FlyTimmo
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- Jul 10, 2013
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I voted Laughton at #1 because he's the most NHL ready, and I voted him here, too.
Where's Goulbourne??????????
Chill out, I'll add people.
I voted Laughton at #1 because he's the most NHL ready, and I voted him here, too.
Where's Goulbourne??????????
Chill out, I'll add people.
Really am befuddled at so many people thinking Laughton is ahead of Sanheim, Morin, and Ghost. That's just me though and I know what the rationale is, I just can't understand it really.
Anyhow, voted for Sanheim as I think he and Morin are top two, for now.
Haha its just BP. He's just messing.
He's got the IQ, mobility, skills and smarts to really be a top pairing defender and I also think there's a little less questions with regards to his upside than there are with Morin, Gostisbehere and Hagg.
That is a very interesting statement to me. If anything, I would argue that lack of time (scrutiny) makes Sanheim a much greater question mark than those later three. I'm not arguing that he doesn't have that upside, but he's shown it for basically a half season and a tournament. I think there are considerably more questions about Sanheim all around than guys farther along in their respective development.
Generally speaking, the more scrutinized a player is, the less upside people suspect he has. Going into his draft year, MacKinnon was super-hyped and then almost got picked apart during his draft season to the point that people questioned whether he'd ultimately be the top pick. The same thing happened to Ekblad this year and Couturier in his draft year.
To me, Sanheim benefits from the fact that he has consistently exceeded expectations. While I like the player and certainly like the pick the Flyers made, Travis is going into this season with significant expectations now that he's a first round pick, so this will be very telling about how he progresses.
went with Gostisbehere. well rounded defenseman and has good amount of skill. something this organization is lacking on the backend.
I am still concerned at his lack of physical play while defending in his own end.Yea the whole "Ghost doesn't play defense" thing was like two years ago. Anyone who watched him during the tournament knows he can play it very well. He did very well against one of the best NCAA players in Johnny Hockey.
twice, not in the same poll.
so should i get ready to vote for him in poll #3.