Kole Lind vs Drake Batherson

[Brock Boeser]

Debating with my buddy about these two 2017 draft picks, who is the better prospect now and who will be the better player in the future?


Obviously this is early but since it’s Hockeys Future let’s speculate.

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[Ctrain2k]

Batherson not particularly close either

 

[Bob22]

Batherson not particularly close either

Closer than you think

 

[Addison Rae]

Wait so the guy who was drafted significantly higher and is having a better season is worse?

 

[WTG]

Drake Batherson has a profile picture, Kole Lind doesn't.

That means Batherson is a more important prospect.

 

[member 105785]

I have no idea who Batherson is but Lind is having a pretty good season

 

[Brock Boeser]

Batherson was a 2016 draft eligible FYI

 

[joe dirte]

neither of these guys are blue chippers so who cares.

if I had to choose I'd take lind.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

Lind

 

[Skip2myBordyloo]

Really, really liked what I saw from Batherson at the WJC. I'm going him.

 

[Bileur]

Wait so the guy who was drafted significantly higher and is having a better season is worse?

By what metric is he having a better season? Points scored in chl hockey?

Batherson was essentially matching him in production on a FAR worse team and then tore up the WJC.

 

[Elias Pettersson]

By what metric is he having a better season? Points scored in chl hockey?

Batherson was essentially matching him in production on a FAR worse team and then tore up the WJC.

Batherson is in his draft+2 year...

 

[M2Beezy]

Lind AINEC never even heard of the other guy

 

[Captain Bowie]

Lind AINEC never even heard of the other guy

You haven't heard of the guy who lit it up for Canada at the WJC's just a couple weeks ago???

 

[Golden_Jet]

Went with Batherson led Team Canada in scoring, don’t know much about Lind., didn’t make WJC I guess.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

I don't put a lot of weight on short tournaments either way.
Lind for me.

 

[JungleBeat]

Batherson is much more skilled and has a higher ceiling. Went with him.

 

[Knies iT]

Batherson is a far superior skater which could make all the difference at the next level considering how close they are otherwise.

 

[2XPRO31]

Lind AINEC never even heard of the other guy

I guess you don't really follow hockey outside of the Canucks?

 

[Captain Bowie]

I guess you don't really follow hockey outside of the Canucks?

Given his opinion on Canucks matters I'm not sure how much of that he does either.

 

[Dominance]

Given his opinion on Canucks matters I'm not sure how much of that he does either.

Just expectantly waiting for Gaudette to enter the league and easily surpass all of Gretzky’s records.

 

[M2Beezy]

You haven't heard of the guy who lit it up for Canada at the WJC's just a couple weeks ago???

Missed it was out of country

 

[Bileur]

Batherson is in his draft+2 year...

There’s a 6 month age difference. I’m not too worried.

 

[Brock Boeser]

In reply to the poster who posted that they are not blue-chippers, they've done well this year.

 

[Our Lady Peace]

Batherson is a far superior skater which could make all the difference at the next level considering how close they are otherwise.

Batherson is a far superior skater? That's just flat out false.

Lind has Batherson beat in:
Acceleration
Top speed
Stride fluidity
Agility and edge work
Balance
Opening up space with his skating

As for their other qualities, I think Lind has better scoring instincts for the next level and I think his offense is more translatable than Batherson's.