12-18-2018, 11:55 PMluketd Wrote:

12-18-2018, 11:50 PMBoomcheck Wrote: And you went third overall buddy, SanFran's roster isn't even that good. You wouldn't be able to have gotten solid minutes there instead of spending a +2 ssn in the SMJHL?

Well I spent 3 seasons in juniors for a couple reasons.

1. I became Whalers co-gm and I wanted my player to be in juniors to help the WHalers do stuff.

2.  12 players have gotten over 600 tpe in the S43 class, it doesnt matter where you are drafted if get tpe. So does that mean all 12 get  forced to go up?

3. I still dont understand what going 3rd overall means? 2nd OA went inactive. 4th OA was still sent down. 8th OA went down. 9th OA is inactive. being drafted high doesnt mean that you get called up immediatly. I stayed down an extra season because I wasnt needed the SHL and I wanted to stay 1 more season down

Expectations is where it comes through. No one drafts someone 2nd overall thinking they will go inactive, come on fam.

As a 3rd overall pick you're expected to earn a certain amount and i'd assume you would be SHL ready sooner than most. If you're a long term project it won't matter, but you're clearly gaining a lot of TPE per season.

Also most people stay down, seldom do top picks go up immediately. It's a shame, but I don't think top earners should be spending a bunch of time in the SMJHL, it's not their place. They're SHL ready and should be prepared to play in the big leagues.