Size bias is so 2001
You don't draft for need this isn't the NFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No results bias. In the NHL, theres Krug, Spurgeon, Ellis and that pretty much completes the list of small D men like Smith that produced anything like a first round pick this year. Besides, we already have one in Honka. How’s that going?
I feel ya. Normally I would be BPA available but with Heiskanen coming next season and assuming Honka goes full time I would rather see BFA since the Stars' system lacks high-end forward talent.
Ghost, Barrie, Vatanen.............
EK65 is only 6 feet tall. Being below 6'3 doesn't make or break a defenseman but nice confirmation bias my man.
So Ty Smith is Karlsson now? Geesh. Who knew we won the lottery at the 13th pick.
I never even implied that he was. It's just complete nonsense to write off undersized defenders because they're shortchanged 50 millimetres.
Say No to Recency Bias 2018
Why shouldn't he be on our radar lmao? He's incredibly smart and super dynamic- I'd peg him as the #3 defenseman in this draft.
Dahlin, Bouchard and Smith.
You don't draft for need this isn't the NFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is very impressive .Top 5 in khl playoff goal scoring too . Apparently he was given more oppurtunity in the playoffs and he ran with it. After watching his highlights he looks like a young kuzntsov , Backstrom . Really quick feet and good hands . Good posture and always has his head up .No, Kravtsov is a very interesting pick. His playoff performance in the KHL has really risen him up the rankings. He had 11 points in 16 games, for comparison of KHL Playoffs points this year: Nichushkin had 9 in 19, Kaprizov had 10 in 19, Kovalchuk had 10 in 15, Tolvanen had 7 in 11, and Datsyuk had 7 in 15. Very impressive for an 18 year old. Very interesting option but I still have a few players ranked over him in the 13 area.
I dont want us to go out of our way to draft a D man but this top half of the first is stupidly deep with new age Dmen. If one of the guys who should go top 10 fall to us Im gonna be pissed if we pass because we need a winger this year. No one at 13 will play this year so just take BPA and trade from a position of strength down the roadDefinitely should not draft a dman. Center or winger for me. Preferably center (Veleno, Kotkaniemi)
Veleno or Kotkaniemi if they are there. If not I hope we nab the inevitable solid PMD that will drop out of the top 10
I dont want us to go out of our way to draft a D man but this top half of the first is stupidly deep with new age Dmen. If one of the guys who should go top 10 fall to us Im gonna be pissed if we pass because we need a winger this year. No one at 13 will play this year so just take BPA and trade from a position of strength down the road