The Stars Select: Jack Campbell (1st Round, 11th Overall)

I write some articles about the Stars, and I was wondering if you would mind if I could link your profile of Campbell in one of my articles. I’m just linking it, not re-stating any of it. Thanks ahead of time

And as for the pick, I think Campbell looks solid. I mean Fowler or Gormley would have been nice too, but I’m more worried about them going to Anaheim/Pheionix. It would’ve been nice to see them in the East. But if Campbell happens to become what everyone thinks he has the potential to be, this could be a steal!

I’m done with this thing

By all accounts, Campbell is a beast.

But how did Fowler and Gormly fall to 11?

Will they be standouts? Maybe… We may look at this five years from now and know what kind of mistake right now. But at the same time, there are about 7 other teams that could have picked those guys as well and felt better about other guys.

In Nieuwy and Company. Last year they took Glennie over Kulikov, now they take Campbell over Fowler/Gormley….ridiculous.

I never like when people describe a guy like that. Winning is not some quality that some players just happen to have more of than others- this is a team game after all. If anything, it sounds like grasping for something good to say.

As for the pick…I don’t get it. The Stars trade their best defensive prospect (whether that means much, I don’t know) for a goaltender meant to be in their net for a pretty good period of time. And then draft a goaltender when there were D-men on the board that were considered among the best in the draft, at a pick where they shouldn’t have been available. It’s pretty much a consensus that the Stars desperately need D in their system, and they turn that down.

Campbell may very well turn out great, and I’ll look stupid (nothing new to me), but they’re still stuck with a system that lacks D, and now have to put faith in Joe’s ability to trade for it, and frankly it’s up in the air as to whether he can do that adequately.

However, since Campbell was who the Stars drafted, I wish him the best of luck.

When I see him in camp. I feel like Fowler/Gormley were passed on by other teams for a reason. And we can all say this team need defense til we’re blue in the face but we all know that the biggest question we have is in goal when you look at it a little closer.

Does anyone know if there were issues with Fowler and Gormley that they fell so far? Like attitude issues, maybe? Because Fowler looked a little, well, foul.

BTW, I’m okay with the pick, but not completely sold on it. Campbell’s a good kid with excellent work ethic, so that’s nice. We’re stuck with him, so we just have to deal with it.

…but if “Jack is maybe the most clutch goalie that tournament has seen in years” then it has to be a somewhat decent pick right? I mean we know the Stars are lacking in the G department (Kari is SUCH an unknown at this point) and the D department, but this would help in one of those departments. A goalie is far more important than a defenseman – there’s less of them on your bench. Plus it seems easier to get an elite D than an elite G.

Talk of a loon? Unintelligent loon? Perhaps. But at the very least you can’t grade this pick an “F”. That’s preposterous.

mostly post over at LSB. As far as this goes….goalies can be dominant to a point, but the D in front of them need to do their job, otherwise goals will be scored. At this point, the Stars D is the reason they missed out on the playoffs and is clearly their biggest weakness. I would imagine Joe expects his biggest acquisition thus far, Lehtonen, to be his goalie for the next 5-10 years. If that truly is the case, than this pick makes zero sense. Defenseman are what we need, now and in the future.

The stars need an impact on Defense now, very few players who are drafted have that immediate impact in hockey. Cambell is a beast. The guy knows how to win, and while we might have a bottleneck at the position in a few years, I think we will find ourselves in a position like LA, where we can move someone at a premium.

They aren’t going to be NHL ready for several years. Period. This “We need Defense now” argument has no validity for the draft. It does, however, have validity for a trade in the next week or so. I’ll be very disappointed in Joe if he doesn’t make a move sometime soon.

As far as drafting a goalie over a D-man is concerned, I’ll say exactly what I said before: Drafting a goalie honestly makes more sense. If you need a big d-man in the future, you can pick him up via trade or free agency without a problem. It may be expensive, but it won’t be a huge issue if you can fork over the dough (which we can in a few years). You CANNOT, however, pick up a #1 championship caliber goalie via trade or FA. No one ever lets their incredible goalie go.

I think the main reason why everyone is so upset is this… It looks like Joe is leaning towards a longer term, but more stable, rebuilding (3-5 years) than pushing for immediate patches to what we have. I think it just depresses people that we wont be seriously competitive next season. It sucks, but I think it’s the right path to winning the cup once again.

And some one was going to grab him in the first round.

But I gotta admit, I am pretty shocked Dallas didn’t grab Fowler.

Just remember…were going to need more goalies in the future to. The cupboard is getting bare in that position in the not too distant future. Like stated…we can grad a D-Man down the road, but goalie prospects are alot harder to come by of this cailber.

Was Art playing the NHL Entry Draft drinking game?

Janurary? :P

Have this rated as a grade B or better.

Wouldn’t know it from all the venom around here…