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Tony Ferrari

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
213 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

Canucks Central
Who's on the Rise?

a team's going to fall in love with that pretty easily.

Canucks Central
Who's on the Rise?

And they're going to boost them up the board and they're going to put them at third, fourth, fifth overall.

Canucks Central
Who's on the Rise?

And then when he ends up being a really solid NHL, but you see guys that were drafted well after him, maybe producing more, maybe having a bit more of an impact, you might have a little bit of buyer's remorse, but you're going to get a really good player regardless.

Canucks Central
Who's on the Rise?

So I think he's kind of the guy that sticks out for me, at least in the OHL, because I see him so much.

Canucks Central
Who's on the Rise?

I think the Rock Twins kind of get a little bit of that as well.

Canucks Central
Who's on the Rise?

Their production's

Canucks Central
Who's on the Rise?

JP Hurlburt's another guy that stands out.

Canucks Central
Who's on the Rise?

So it's not like it's just a couple of guys.

Canucks Central
Who's on the Rise?

It's kind of all over the draft.

Canucks Central
Who's on the Rise?

Yeah, it's easy for me in my position that doesn't work for an NHL team to be like, you know what?

Canucks Central
Who's on the Rise?

Swing on the upside.

Canucks Central
Who's on the Rise?

Go get this player.

Canucks Central
Who's on the Rise?

Go get that player.

Canucks Central
Who's on the Rise?

But when you're working for a team and your contract's two years and you know that if you mess up in this draft, you're not getting an extension, you go and get the guy that's going to play games and make you look good.

Canucks Central
Who's on the Rise?

Because at the end of the day...

Canucks Central
Who's on the Rise?

Whether or not you drafted the kid that was fantastic three, four years after he was drafted, it doesn't matter.

Canucks Central
Who's on the Rise?

You're probably out of a job by then in the NHL.

Canucks Central
Who's on the Rise?

So I get the understanding of needing to draft a guy that is going to make an impact and going to be kind of a guy right away or close to right away.