Stars throw curveball, draft Scott Glennie
June 26th, 2009 by BradScott Glennie of the WHL’s Wheat Kings is the newest Dallas Stars. With Magnus Paajarvi Svensson and Dmitri Kulikov still on the board, few expected the Stars to select the young right wing. The TSN crew was sure the Stars would go defense, no doubt remembering their history, but the Stars went for a playmaker and made a bold strike.
Glennie had 70 points in 55 games with the Wheat Kings last year.
Read about Glennie:
http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2009/jun/26/dallas-stars-select-scott-glennie-8th-pick-nhl-dra/
http://www.mynhldraft.com/2009/NHL-Draft-Profiles/Scott-Glennie
By all accounts he’s a skilled playmaker, a hard worker, and most importantly…fast. Speed is a big plus with me and I welcome it with open arms.
The knocks on him are strength, and the defensive end. Even with Marc Crawford at the helm, I truly hope that defensive responsibility will continue to be a hard requirement to get on the ice as a Dallas Star, as it always has been.
A lot of fans evidently don’t like the pick, judging from the initial reaction. Just wait and see. It’s a draft full of 18 year olds. The vast majority of them are petty far away from “can’t miss”, even in the top 10. I would have liked to have seen them take Kulikov, but Kulikov went to the Panthers at fourteen! (They lose Bouwmeester and gain Kulikov, maybe that will ease the pain in South Florida)
No Americans taken in the top 10 since 1993.
How about that Pronger trade? I don’t think a penalty prone, crying, aging defenseman is worth all of that. Good for Anaheim there.
The Stars have 5 additional picks tomorrow.
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