Fellowship of the Rink Ep 18 | Judd Brackett

Joe Smith interviews Director of Amateur Scouting for the Minnesota Wild -- Judd Brackett -- along with a substitute co-host in Seth Toupal of Locked On Wild stepping in to cover the remainder of the episode with Joe on leave as covered on “Fellowship of the Rink” Episode 18.
Topics include:
-Seth's thoughts on the Minnesota Wild logo
-Thoughts on the rumored rebrand to Reverse Retro / Alternate / North Stars branding
-Seth diving into the intricacies of his nerd itch "The Boys" on Amazon Prime Video as well as some griping about "House of the Dragon" on HBO Max
-Stanley Cup Finals
--Gentleman's sweep for Florida Panthers or do the Edmonton Oilers have momentum?
-Judd Brackett interview
--Minnesota Wild logo
--His restaurant in Cape Cod -- "The Port" -- and top recommendations www.theportrestaurant.com/
--Has he ever heard of the podcast "Judd'z Budz"?
--NHL Scouting Combine in Buffalo, NY
----What's the biggest thing he gets from this event?
----How much does it impact his draft list?
--Twitter Bio: "Talent sets the floor, character sets the ceiling."
----Most important characteristics he looks for when scouting a player
--Positional need vs best player available
--Some draft experts saying the 2024 NHL Draft has a dropoff after 12 where others say it's more like 14-15... How does he feel about the Minnesota Wild position at 12?
--Philosophy on trading up or down on draft day
--Level of involvement in a player's development path after being drafted
--Marco Rossi's development
--Charlie Stramel moving from Wisconsin to Michigan State
----expectations for growth in 2024-2025 season?
----how does he profile as an NHLer?
----why was he the right choice in 2023?
--Development of young defensive prospects with the Iowa Wild
--Perspective on Cole Eiserman as he's been nit picked quite a bit by scouts and analysts
--How the Vancouver Canucks war room ultimately landed on selecting Elias Pettersson at 5th overall in the 2017 NHL Draft
--Waggle Golf Dream Foursome, except it's a group of 4 to sit down and enjoy a meal at "The Port"
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-Barrel Theory "Keyboard Warriors" where we address hot takes from the listeners and X/Twitter
--Seth brings the heat talking about which players will and will not be traded by Bill Guerin
----Full details of Barrel Theory's 7th Anniversary this week can be found on their Facebook page: / barreltheory
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[@BaneOfV]

As a want to be scout, i look up to Judd. I shed tears when they traded up and drafted wallstedt. You guys have had some banger interviews, but wow thia one will be watched multiple times! Would be amazing to see a post draft interview

[@thesotapod]

Appreciate you! Already in the works 😉

[@evannovitzke]

I was waiting for this! Thanks guys

[@thesotapod]

🍻

[@tegridyfarmz]

The boys is fucking hilarious 😂 Toups knows his shit

[@thesotapod]

Seth rocks

[@jlip4308]

Right

[@michaelowen6377]

The Penguin show coming up looks pretty solid. We'll see....if they try to walk that PG-13 mickey mouse line then it'll be trash.

[@thesotapod]

Hard to get a gauge on that one, for sure

[@77racing71]

Good Ol Charlie Stammel could have been had waaaaaaaaay later in the draft,,Fear of loss reared it ugly head...

[@BaneOfV]

stramel was a projected top 10 pick at points over the 2 years pre draft. He wasn't going to drop out of the first round. But I do agree, I punched a wall when we passed on perreault for frckn stramel