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Guest wrote: ↑Wed Apr 26, 2023 4:02 pm
Guelph probably took money from Guelph 07 captain. Everyone was well aware they also took a cash payment from there 10th round pick as well.
Doesn’t take Sherlock Holmes to know there were some likely back room deals all over the draft.
From another thread. This is bang on:
“Teams in the league have a responsibility to uphold the standard, the reputation and the strength of the league. They do not have the ‘right’ to profiteer or to use league resources to do favours for friends. It’s either a professionally conducted and well run league top to bottom, or it isn’t”
Not saying there isn't money or there is (probably there is). But why are people so adamant that someone who got picked late was a money pick. Could there not be an element of this kid has worked hard to work his way up from AA to AAA and so we are taking a flyer that the person could put in the work to become a useful player in two more years?
Guest wrote: ↑Thu Apr 27, 2023 4:22 pm
Not saying there isn't money or there is (probably there is). But why are people so adamant that someone who got picked late was a money pick. Could there not be an element of this kid has worked hard to work his way up from AA to AAA and so we are taking a flyer that the person could put in the work to become a useful player in two more years?
Guest wrote: ↑Thu Apr 27, 2023 4:22 pm
Not saying there isn't money or there is (probably there is). But why are people so adamant that someone who got picked late was a money pick. Could there not be an element of this kid has worked hard to work his way up from AA to AAA and so we are taking a flyer that the person could put in the work to become a useful player in two more years?
Guest wrote: ↑Thu Apr 27, 2023 4:22 pm
Not saying there isn't money or there is (probably there is). But why are people so adamant that someone who got picked late was a money pick. Could there not be an element of this kid has worked hard to work his way up from AA to AAA and so we are taking a flyer that the person could put in the work to become a useful player in two more years?
Trust your instincts. If you saw a pick where you were like: huh? Wtf? Now!?!
And you’re not the only one who reacted like that…
Guest wrote: ↑Wed Apr 26, 2023 4:02 pm
Guelph probably took money from Guelph 07 captain. Everyone was well aware they also took a cash payment from there 10th round pick as well.
The GG 07 captain was actually a good player he played up with 06’s last year I was more surprised he dropped all that way
Guest wrote: ↑Thu Apr 27, 2023 1:26 pm
I would say this draft shows it isn’t.
Case in point Saginaw Ferguson pick.
CF Kid's family lived across the street from Sag GM when he was in Barrie. Probably driving around in a nice new Lancer! The boy played in a Church League.
