Prospect Info: Cole Perfetti, 10th Overall Pick

[Guardian17]

 

[Fire Chevy]

What a great pick thought he’d be gone before our pick thank you Ottawa and Buffalo ​

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

So uhh can he play C?

That may be the big question. At least, at 5'11, he is a little taller than some other top C's this year. If he has to play LW, he will be a good one. Maybe Ehlers moves to RW.

Jets drafted for position AND took BPA. So that argument is moot.

I was really hoping Minny would take the goalie and leave us to choose from Rossi, Perfetti and Lundell. I would have gone with Rossi, but we couldn't really lose there. I'm very happy with Perfetti.

Now, I wonder how many years it will be before he is NHL ready?

 

[Gabe Kupari]

He will be developed at the position he played in last year. Winger

FFS why even follow the team. Just negative all the time

 

[sipowicz]

Well at least he’s not another Merikan!

 

[Guardian17]

 

[Adam da bomb]

That may be the big question. At least, at 5'11, he is a little taller than some other top C's this year. If he has to play LW, he will be a good one. Maybe Ehlers moves to RW.

Jets drafted for position AND took BPA. So that argument is moot.

I was really hoping Minny would take the goalie and leave us to choose from Rossi, Perfetti and Lundell. I would have gone with Rossi, but we couldn't really lose there. I'm very happy with Perfetti.

Now, I wonder how many years it will be before he is NHL ready?

Is Rossi supposed to be better?

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

He isn’t the biggest guy

And he isn't the smallest.

 

[Teemusalami204]

FFS why even follow the team. Just negative all the time

How is that negative ??????? He’s played mostly winger and I personally don’t see them moving him to C . That doesn’t happen to often, especially with Maurice

 

[Guardian17]

MSNBC coverage with Craig Button.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Mixed feelings on this pick. I don't know how we're going to use him, but it seems as if Laine is traded he'll take over his role or if Connor/Ehlers are bumped to the first line with Scheifele and Ehlers. I thought he'd be most likely to bust amongst the draft-eligible players taken today, but I hope he really pans out for us and proves me wrong.

But without a doubt, the worst draft by far, not to mention the spoiling of the picks before they're actually taken. I just think a lot of the picks aren't taken by the right teams so far.

 

[FrankGallagher]

Don't worry about fit, Perfetti's upside is through the roof

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Is Rossi supposed to be better?

Rossi 2.14 ppg
Perfetti 1.82 ppg
Same league. Perfetti is 2(ish) inches taller, maybe a few lbs lighter. Both could improve their skating. Both have exceptional HIQs.
For context Laf scored 2.15 ppg playing in the Q.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

 

[Adam da bomb]

Rossi 2.14 ppg
Perfetti 1.82 ppg
Same league. Perfetti is 2(ish) inches taller, maybe a few lbs lighter. Both could improve their skating. Both have exceptional HIQs.
For context Laf scored 2.15 ppg playing in the Q.

so would you have taken Rossi?

 

[Duke749]

The big plus on this kid seems to be his “smarts”, and that is not always something you can teach. That is big no matter the position or physical attributes. Period.

 

[lanky]

Mixed feelings on this pick. I don't know how we're going to use him, but it seems as if Laine is traded he'll take over his role or if Connor/Ehlers are bumped to the first line with Scheifele and Ehlers. I thought he'd be most likely to bust amongst the draft-eligible players taken today, but I hope he really pans out for us and proves me wrong.

But without a doubt, the worst draft by far, not to mention the spoiling of the picks before they're actually taken. I just think a lot of the picks aren't taken by the right teams so far.

Spoiling?

 

[Hunter368]

Love the pick, surprise he fell to 10th OA. Elite level IQ and offensive skills. Ideally adds 15lbs, improves his skating a little. Very shifty skater in the O zone. Time will tell if he plays C or W. Very happy overall.

 

[surixon]

Is Rossi supposed to be better?

Rossi is older and plays on a more stacked team. Couldn't go wrong with either but I think Perfetti is the more talented player, he just needs to really work on his skating.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Spoiling?

They'd show the family watching the draft from home before being announced.

 

[Guardian17]

 

[Gabe Kupari]

Ryan O'Reilly was knocked for his skating also.

 

[Duke749]

They'd show the family watching the draft from home before being announced.

On NBCSN they didn’t show until afte the pick. Maybe some foreshadowing though before that though.

 

[lanky]

They'd show the family watching the draft from home before being announced.

That's just a matter of internet speed. I thought you were suggesting picks we're leaked, as in someone got hold of Bobbie Mac's data.

 

[Rheged]

Here are the guy's who have had a higher points per game in the OHL in their 17 year old season than Perfetti since 2005:

Connor McDavid

Patrick Kane

Sam Gagner

Marco Rossi

Mitchell Marner

Dylan Strome

Matthew Tkachuk

Taylor Hall

John Tavares

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Maybe he's a Gagner but its much more fun to be an optimist.