Whats the best comparison for Kane?
I was not comparing the two in ANY way at all... completely different game styles but both score alot of goals...
Kane making a STRONG STRONG case to be number 1 pick in this june draft. Also he's got pretty amazing playmaker playing with him in kostitsyn and Gagner
IMO he is too small for that staus. His play and ability say yes, but I feel the GM's will relegate him to a mid to late 1st round. As much as I would love for him to fall to NYR, after the Jessiman fiasco we could't take that shot. NYR need a sure fire pivot in 1st round.
IMO he is too small for that staus. His play and ability say yes, but I feel the GM's will relegate him to a mid to late 1st round. As much as I would love for him to fall to NYR, after the Jessiman fiasco we could't take that shot. NYR need a sure fire pivot in 1st round.
There's no way he goes higher then #8.
IMO he is too small for that staus. His play and ability say yes, but I feel the GM's will relegate him to a mid to late 1st round. As much as I would love for him to fall to NYR, after the Jessiman fiasco we could't take that shot. NYR need a sure fire pivot in 1st round.
What do you base this upon?
IMO he is too small for that staus. His play and ability say yes, but I feel the GM's will relegate him to a mid to late 1st round. As much as I would love for him to fall to NYR, after the Jessiman fiasco we could't take that shot. NYR need a sure fire pivot in 1st round.
There's no way he goes higher then #8.
PM Bouchard went #8 in a year where top-end talent was probably better then this year. I can't see Kane going higher then Bouchard in a year where top-end talent is a bit lower...
First of all, your comparison is backwards. If the top end talent in 2002 was better, then if Kane is comparable to Bouchard he would go higher.
Second of all, that's not a very fair way to judge it. So you could say that because Upshall went 6th overall that same year there is no way Kane goes lower than 6th because he is much better than Upshall.
I can't compare Bouchard and Upshall in term of playing style but I can compare Bouchard and Kane in term of skill, size and speed. Both players are very similar but Kane will be better.
Anyway, all that to say that I'm 100% sure he'll go from 1st overall to 8th overall, not higher...I would put money on it.
Wait, so when you say "higher" you mean higher in number not higher in the draft? Typically when you refer to going higher in the draft you mean he will go earlier. So you mean you think there is no way Kane goes any worse than 8th?
Kane has amazing skills with the puck...no doubt...
He could very werll go#1...
BUT:
He is not a complete hockey player--team that drafts him will have to live with his defensive liabilities ( poor back-checker--not because he's lazy--but when an oposing player gets a step on him,he really doesn't have straight line closing speed to recover --also he can't out muscle guys for the puck--so if he doesn't use his quick stick to steal the puck back right away froman opponent starting to transition away into the London zone,Kane becomes useless on the back-check after the guy gets by him)....with London at the OHL level this "flaw" is protected because London has the puck so much in the opponents own end most of the time when the "stacked" talent line of Kostitsyn Gagner and Kane are on...can Kane's defensive flaws be so hidden if he is drafted by a bottom feeder team who play too much in their own zone? Maybe ,maybe not...It is a risk such team will have to bear if they want the counter-0side which is Kane's brilliant puck skills...
So not only do you believe he will go outside the top 10 if he did you dont think the Rangers would take him.