LD Noah Hanifin - Boston College, NCAA (2015 Draft)

[Fire Sweeney]

Werenski will have a better career.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Werenski will have a better career.

Based on what? Divining your bowl of Lucky Charms this morning?

 

[Swervin81]

Werenski will have a better career.

Que?

Hanny's hockey IQ is through the roof. It makes Stephen Hawking's regular IQ look miniscule. And all that as a 17 year old. Very Niedermayer/Leetch-esque in terms of smarts and also offensive upside.

 

[Riellyfan04]

Werenski will have a better career.

care to share why you think this or you just trolling

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

care to share why you think this or you just trolling

Lol that's not trolling.

Werenski definitely has a chance to be better. He is on par with Hanifin at this point. Both do different things well. I definitely think Werenski's ceiling is higher.

 

[Ralonzo]

Side by side at WJC I felt Hanifin was miles better than Werenski.

 

[WTFMAN99]

Hanifin was on a pretty low scoring team in the NCAA, hides some of his true offensive potential.

 

[Steve Kournianos]

Hanifin was on a pretty low scoring team in the NCAA, hides some of his true offensive potential.

Exactly. He would have been a 50-60 point rookie dman in the CHL. His points will come once he gets more ice time like he had in the 2nd half.

 

[TimeZone]

Lol that's not trolling.

Werenski definitely has a chance to be better. He is on par with Hanifin at this point. Both do different things well. I definitely think Werenski's ceiling is higher.

I don't see it personally. There is a very clear seperation between the two. Rankings are correct imo.

 

[TimeZone]

Hanifin was on a pretty low scoring team in the NCAA, hides some of his true offensive potential.

This is something a lot of people aren't taking into consideration. He had a great second half to his season.

 

[Mr Positive]

I say Arizona takes him

Strome is more of the type of player they need but Hanifin is better.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

I almost feel bad for Hanifin cause he is in this 2015 draft with all these real skilled forwards. I know the sexier picks for Yotes, Leafs, Canes, etc are Marner, Strome, Barzal, etc. But lets face it, Hanifin is a stud and Yotes need to draft this kid. They already have Domi, Samuelsson, Duclair, Dvorak and more... Their d core is real weak. I realize its tempting to draft a forward, but they need Hanifin

 

[WTFMAN99]

I almost feel bad for Hanifin cause he is in this 2015 draft with all these real skilled forwards. I know the sexier picks for Yotes, Leafs, Canes, etc are Marner, Strome, Barzal, etc. But lets face it, Hanifin is a stud and Yotes need to draft this kid. They already have Domi, Samuelsson, Duclair, Dvorak and more... Their d core is real weak. I realize its tempting to draft a forward, but they need Hanifin

Hanifin is who I want as a Leafs fan.

Followed by Marner,and the Strome.

A stud defenseman can make all the difference in the world.

 

[McMatthews]

I'm not sure how I would feel about taking Hanifin over Marner.

It looks like Arizona may be picking Dylan Strome at 3.

 

[Bridgeman]

I'm not sure how I would feel about taking Hanifin over Marner.

It looks like Arizona may be picking Dylan Strome at 3.

Button strikes again with the Hanifin insult.... The kid must have picked up his daughter!

 

[Paxon]

I'm not sure how I would feel about taking Hanifin over Marner.

It looks like Arizona may be picking Dylan Strome at 3.

I'd feel fine about it, especially since you guys already have Nylander as a somewhat similar kind of player to Marner. Rielly and Hanifin would give you two fantastic-skating building blocks back there. Assuming the Leafs get a high pick next year, there are several high-end forwards. Either way, I'd be pretty happy as a Leafs fan with my options should Arizona pick Strome.

 

[Woodhouse]

 

[sessiroth]

care to share why you think this or you just trolling

It's ok. People on these boards were saying the same thing about Bogosian and Doughty in there draft year because of point totals.

 

[GordieHoweHatTrick]

Werenski will have a better career.

We can't be so sure of that but I will say he definitely needs to be part of the conversation more often. All people talk about after McEichel is Marner/Strome/Hanifin but Werenski deserves to be in there as well imo.

The way I see it is that Werenski is a much more raw product than Hanifin and simply has more high-end potential if he puts it together. He's also one of the youngest draftees at the top of this draft class, younger by 6 months than Hanifin. Hanifin > Werenski today but that may change in the future.

Thats my concern about drafting Hanifin as a Leafs fan. If they're going that route then I wouldn't mind sliding back a few picks and selecting one of Hanifin/Provorov/Werenski and just keeping my fingers crossed as defenceman are more difficult to project transitioning to the NHL level. If they're picking a forward stay and pick the hometown guy with pedigree, if they're taking a defenceman then slide back.

 

[Fire Sweeney]

care to share why you think this or you just trolling

Hanifin's shot is awful and he has no creativity in his game.

 

[dwanmaster*]

Hanifin's shot is awful and he has no creativity in his game.

You are going to look pretty dumb in about 5 months

 

[NarcoPolo]

Hanifin's shot is awful and he has no creativity in his game.

After watching videos/highlights, and reading what scouts say about him owning a bomb of a slapshot, i was convinced that it wasnt awful. But yeah, thats just me.

 

[Woodhouse]

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[Mark Kandy]

I know it's a tough call because we don't know which team will pick him, but in your opinion, what is his chances of playing in the NHL next year? (in %)

 

[MatthewFlames]

I know if it's a tough call because we don't know which team will pick him, but in your opinion, what is his chances of playing in the NHL next year? (in %)

Very low. Simply because defenseman take longer to develop. He is still a project in some areas of his game and although he's now 200lbs plus, some more physical maturity will help.