My top 5 are
Patrick
Sanheim
Lindblom
Myers
Rubtsov
My top 5 are
Patrick
Sanheim
Lindblom
Myers
Rubtsov
I voted Morin. I think that he's such a different prospect with a different skill set from everyone else in the organization. This is a BIG man who can skate, play shut down defense and has a mean streak a mile wide. His physical presence alone is going to be game altering. I really see a new age Derian Hatcher with Morin. He won't put up numbers like Sanheim, but he's going to be the most important defensemanb with regards to shut down and physical presence. He's going to allow the skill players to do their job without fear.
Agreed, Morin is gonna be à monster. Few people on here seem to realize how high his potential is.
Agreed, Morin is gonna be � monster. Few people on here seem to realize how high his potential is.
Honest question, if he realistically had such high "monster" potential, why haven't we seen more from him yet? He's been good in the AHL, but not dominant. Yes, big players take longer to develop, but that doesn't mean all big players have limitless potential. I think fan perception of Morin has always been distorted by the fact that he was the first defender we took in the post-Pronger, youth movement era. He's a promising player who has developed as well as we should have expected, but I don't see a "monster" so much as I see a big #4 who can play tough minutes and PK. I'm not sure how much higher his potential is than that. Still a valuable young player, for sure, but after four years, I don't see the "high potential".
I think his potential is to be a bigger Gudas.
And personally I'd be ecstatic with that.
Yeah, I agree, but I think that's his absolute ceiling though. That's obviously a terrific player, but he'll have to really mature his game to reach that point. Gudas is also super underrated as a play driver. He's a deceptively savvy player in transition and actually carries the puck remarkably well for a player who isn't a great skater and has poor hands. Morin is a much better skater, but he'd have to improve substantially in those areas to reach Gudas level, so I think it's unlikely he reaches that ceiling.
Getting a jump on the next vote, I will vote Myers. Lindblom is right there, but the value of a top pair RHD if he hits is just much more than a potential 55-60 point 2-way winger. Can't fault anyone for voting for Lindblom though as the safer, older choice. But 2-way, 6'5 RHD with high end skating and skills are gold, Jerry, gold.