Canada4Gold
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Didn't hear of him before 4 hours ago. But reading up on him as the draft took forever I wanted him at 106. Excited they got him 122.
Prospect Info: 2020 4th Rd Selection - #122 OA (via VGK) - RD William Villeneuve (QMJHL) - 6'1 181
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ToneDog
56 years and counting. #FireTheShanaClan!
Burkie says strength and skating are the easiest things to fix. He never said anything about size
hotpaws
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love this pick , had him going in the late 1st early 2nd
can't believe he went this late
can't believe he went this late
stickty111
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Thats odd, I heard the opposite about his D-zone play. We'l see I guess
CantLoseWithMatthews
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honestly not sure. I don't really know much about him. But his production is really good and any 4th round pick is going to have flaws
Nah, he’s reliable at both ends.
His skating needs improvement. Barb Underhill project.
A1LeafNation
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Kelly
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weems
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It's not that suprising.
I've been saying for awhile that Dubas's biggest strength so far looks to be his drafting.
This is one of my favorite Leaf drafts in awhile.
notdoneyet
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Its not atrocious. It needs work just like any 17 year old
Solid pick
High hockey IQ
And a great kid
i watched chabot in his early years and
He had warts
not saying this guy is chabot but he haa a great chance to make our team as a top four
he is putting up those numbers on a basement team
Chabot put up his numbers with a very talented supporting cast
ill see him every game all year and ill keep you uodated
CantLoseWithMatthews
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yeah I have seen that too, but scouching seems really low on his defense. He does have a negative goal differential, but that may just be the team he's on as his relative goal differential is quite good
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I guess I can’t copy and paste that into every thread. Need to figure out a different way to be mad about this pick then.
Here is a scout's quote on Villeneuve on Mckeens (as one of the top sleepers in this draft):
"Honestly, I don’t get the wide gap separation between Poirier and Villeneuve, and I’ve seen
them both 40+ times in their junior careers. To me, Villeneuve will be just about as good offensively and won’t be that far off defensively.
I see Villeneuve, with more experience, as a finesse defender with great positioning and solid stick off the rush consistently. Currently holding Villeneuve back a bit is the need to put on a bit more muscle. From this, his stride will be more powerful and it’ll help him out. He’s very agile and fleet on his feet, maybe a better technical skater than Poirier.
Additionally, he is more calm and mature with the puck than Poirier. He works the line really well, but I’d like to see him play with more confidence, generally. He doesn’t take charge that much offensively, but does put up points. Adding more weight would also aid him defensively, as his reads are decent, but he can be beaten wide and lose some physical battles."
"Honestly, I don’t get the wide gap separation between Poirier and Villeneuve, and I’ve seen
them both 40+ times in their junior careers. To me, Villeneuve will be just about as good offensively and won’t be that far off defensively.
I see Villeneuve, with more experience, as a finesse defender with great positioning and solid stick off the rush consistently. Currently holding Villeneuve back a bit is the need to put on a bit more muscle. From this, his stride will be more powerful and it’ll help him out. He’s very agile and fleet on his feet, maybe a better technical skater than Poirier.
Additionally, he is more calm and mature with the puck than Poirier. He works the line really well, but I’d like to see him play with more confidence, generally. He doesn’t take charge that much offensively, but does put up points. Adding more weight would also aid him defensively, as his reads are decent, but he can be beaten wide and lose some physical battles."
stickty111
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notdoneyet
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We have absolutely the worst goaltending in the Q
This pick is going to surprise us
stickty111
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This report seems promising. I like it.
Bad skating and questionable hockey sense in his own end. Funny enough Poirier is worse defensively but has better skating and was drafted 40 picks higher by the Flames. Though he is off to a blistering start to the season with 4 points in 2 games meanwhile Villeneuve has 1 point in 2 games.
This kid is a project. Going to take a lot of work to fix his issues. Might not be an NHL player but he was drafted 2nd overall in the Q and had a good year numbers wise last year on an offensively abysmal team, so I guess there's a little bit of hope.
supermann_98
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If only his skating is holding him back the worst case scenario if he doesn't pan out is a future Marlie? I'll take that
stickty111
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notdoneyet
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how many games have you actually seen him play. All young players have warts
his hockey IQ is very high
his skating and strength need to improve
he will be a steal at 122
