Quinton Byfield vs 10th overall in 2023?

[Tufted Titmouse]

If you could have 1 or the other, which would you prefer?

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[Marc the Habs Fan]

Byfield.

If you proposed the 7th pick, it would be different.

 

[Tufted Titmouse]

Byfield.

If you proposed the 7th pick, it would be different.

I almost went there, but I thought it would be a bit too lopsided. We'll see, maybe I went too deep.

 

[General Fanager]

Byfield...but its close

 

[bert]

HF boards just has no patience for big players. Byfield by a mile.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

What is with all the 'f*** Byfield' threads lately?

 

[Satoru Gojo]

10th

This draft will be stacked

 

[Nasti]

I really can’t wait until Byfield does exactly as was projected which is to take a few years to reach his potential, and then see all the HF posters claiming they knew he’d be that good.

 

[biturbo19]

I'd probably take the 10th pick. Never been a particularly big fan of Byfield, and some warning signs and early career struggles haven't done much to dissuade me from that.

Also for the Canucks, it'd be really nice to potentially land a high-upside defenceman there, even if the timeline is extended. Byfield isn't really what they particularly need right now. They've got enough forwards. So Byfield being available "right now" doesn't do a whole lot for me.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Byfield I still think is going to be a good player. Big guys that can skate like he can really show their worth in the playoffs. Don't know if he ever gets to star status but I'd take him here.

 

[The Red Line]

Byfield is still going to be a beast. Big guys like him take time.

 

[bsu]

Byfield I still think is going to be a good player. Big guys that can skate like he can really show their worth in the playoffs. Don't know if he ever gets to star status but I'd take him here.

They show their worth when they actually use their size... Byfield uses his stick not his body. 5'8 Marco Rossi is more physical.

 

[Akrapovince]

What is with all the 'f*** Byfield' threads lately?

Going to be very funny to look back at.

 

[Voight]

Byfields only 20.... people need to chill

 

[JTToilinginToronto]

10th overall, but it's very close.

 

[TheNumber4]

A chance to take a mulligan on Bustfield. Take it all day long.

 

[Burkeocet]

HF boards just has no patience for big players. Byfield by a mile.

Total bust. He should have a 50 goal season by now

 

[ItWasJustified]

Byfield is still going to be a beast. Big guys like him take time.

They do? What other big forwards top picks took time? Not Lemieux, not Lindros, not Arnott, not Shanahan, not Lecavalier, not Malkin, not Ovechkin, not Staal, not Nash, not Kovalchuk and not Heatley. Joe Thornton? Not really, he was almost 1PPG in the playoffs his second season.

So who? I'm genuinely curious because I've seen that statement before.

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

They do? What other big forwards top picks took time? Not Lemieux, not Lindros, not Arnott, not Shanahan, not Lecavalier, not Malkin, not Ovechkin, not Staal, not Nash, not Kovalchuk and not Heatley. Joe Thornton? Not really, he was almost 1PPG in the playoffs his second season.

So who? I'm genuinely curious because I've seen that statement before.

Not very many but add Tage Thompson, Dylan Strome, Kirby Dach. Doesnt bode too well for Byfield bc. the latter two are not very impactful at all.

 

[ricky0034]

They do? What other big forwards top picks took time? Not Lemieux, not Lindros, not Arnott, not Shanahan, not Lecavalier, not Malkin, not Ovechkin, not Staal, not Nash, not Kovalchuk and not Heatley. Joe Thornton? Not really, he was almost 1PPG in the playoffs his second season.

So who? I'm genuinely curious because I've seen that statement before.

Scheifele, Couturier, Wheeler

there's a few examples out there but yeah I wouldn't say a majority or anything like that

 

[KevSkillz4]

Give me Will Smith (if he is available) over Quinton Byfield.

 

[Srsly]

Not very many but add Tage Thompson, Dylan Strome, Kirby Dach. Doesnt bode too well for Byfield bc. the latter two are not very impactful at all.

Dach actually has the potential to become an argument in the opposite direction. I wouldn’t say a 21 year old 6’4 forward playing twenty minutes a night while putting up 16 points in 18 games is anything but trending for a breakout season.

 

[Captain97]

Not very many but add Tage Thompson, Dylan Strome, Kirby Dach. Doesnt bode too well for Byfield bc. the latter two are not very impactful at all.

Kirby Dach is on pace for like 75 points... how is that not impactful.

 

[Tufted Titmouse]

Byfields only 20.... people need to chill

To me, he looks a lot like the player I saw in Sudbury: still struggles with decision making at a high pace, still a little raw with his passing and stick skills, needs to use his body more.

I think this is less of a shot at QB than it is people saying they love the upcoming draft.

 

[Aqualung]

Kirby Dach is on pace for like 75 points... how is that not impactful.

Small sample size.