The Zetterberg Era
Ball Hockey Sucks
I know you are big into stats, so explain to me how a defenseman that put up .65 ppg would not be surprising if taken at 3/4, when nowadays pretty much any defenseman that goes top 10 is putting up a PPG or better.
I don’t mind Sanderson as a player, but this is like the ultimate projection pick, and you tend to not make those in the top 3-4 of a draft. Jamie Drysdale is a significantly better player now, and I am a lot more comfortable with his range of outcomes. Taking Sanderson over Drysdale would be both shocking and upsetting to me.
I would be upset about it for sure, but then again I have Sanderson in my top 10. Reminds me of Jaccob Slavin.
He was the best player on the ice in the February five nations tournament and one of the best prospects in the world for what we did see in 2020. A lot of what is driving up his demand happened from January through the stoppage. I understand that being concerning, but he was on a big rise, I think he more than just about any other player was hurt by the U-18 cancellation given his form.