2015 Draft Thread: Part VII

[Jim Bob]

The big question is will Murray use less than 6 words when announcing the pick?

 

[Moskau]

Hanifin looks like a wannabe Ekblad in that picture. Just missing the beard of a 40 year old.

 

[Paxon]

He looks giant there. It's kind of weird, I don't remember seeing him that big in other pictures.

He looks as tall as Hanifin which he isn't so there must be some perspective trick going on there. He's definitely at least an inch shorter than Noah. I'm surprised how big his arms look there though, jeez.

 

[OkimLom]

Eichel looks like a man amongst boys. He looks a lot bigger than Marner and McDavid especially.

Damn Americans and their sunglasses...

 

[phosphene*]

Eichel looks like a man amongst boys. He looks a lot bigger than Marner and McDavid especially.

Yeah, I don't think McDavid is 6'1 190 after seeing that picture.

 

[Myllz]

He looks as tall as Hanifin which he isn't so there must be some perspective trick going on there. He's definitely at least an inch shorter than Noah. I'm surprised how big his arms look there though, jeez.

Seriously, his forearms are massive.

 

[sabrebuild]

Can anyone say physically ready??

 

[jBuds]

There was a little birdie in my dream that had Chiarelli and North Chelmsford married together tomorrow.

 

[stokes84]

They are on a boat ramp and Jack is higher up, while the other kids are a few inches back, FWIW.

 

[Royisgone]

That's an interesting photo which conveys the way Eichel actually looks.

He has by far the biggest, thickest, most mature body in that photo.

What will his body look like when he is a man and age 26?

The guy is going to be a beast.

McDavid may end up being a Gretzky type...but Eichel is going to be a Messier type.

That ain't bad, and if I could pick, I might take Messier over Gretz anyway.

 

[Moskau]

That's an interesting photo which conveys the way Eichel actually looks.

He has by far the biggest, thickest, most mature body in that photo.

What will his body look like when he is a man and age 26?

The guy is going to be a beast.

McDavid may end up being a Gretzky type...but Eichel is going to be a Messier type.

That ain't bad, and if I could pick, I might take Messier over Gretz anyway.

He plays nothing like Messier.

I'm willing to bet that Connor McDavid throws more hits and gets into more fights in his career than Jack Eichel does. Eichel is an INCREDIBLY passive player.

 

[Samsonite23]

That's an interesting photo which conveys the way Eichel actually looks.

He has by far the biggest, thickest, most mature body in that photo.

What will his body look like when he is a man and age 26?

The guy is going to be a beast.

McDavid may end up being a Gretzky type...but Eichel is going to be a Messier type.

That ain't bad, and if I could pick, I might take Messier over Gretz anyway.

Woah there....

 

[26CornerBlitz]

He plays nothing like Messier.

I'm willing to bet that Connor McDavid throws more hits and gets into more fights in his career than Jack Eichel does. Eichel is an INCREDIBLY passive player.

That's an overstatement.

 

[Royisgone]

He plays nothing like Messier.

I'm willing to bet that Connor McDavid throws more hits and gets into more fights in his career than Jack Eichel does. Eichel is an INCREDIBLY passive player.

You mean other than having elite talent, elite goal scoring ability, and a strong physical puck control presence along the boards.

Right. They are totally different.

 

[Tapu Coco]

You mean other than having elite talent, elite goal scoring ability, and a strong physical puck control presence along the boards.

Right. They are totally different.

None of those have any relevance when determining whether a player is passive or not.

 

[Moskau]

You mean other than having elite talent, elite goal scoring ability, and a strong physical puck control presence along the boards.

Right. They are totally different.

Comparing Eichel to Messier and McDavid to Gretzky is saying that McDavid doesn't have many of those qualities when he does. What you just named isn't what defined Messier anyways. His leadership, scoring, ability to bring 100% every game and his grittiness is what people remember him for. McDavid has just as many of those qualities as Eichel does.

If goal scoring and board play is what you compare to Messier then you could compare about 20 players in the league to him.

 

[TehDoak]

Picture this.

Tim Murray walks up, calls Eichel's name.

All of the sudden, Eichel appears on stage wearing a hulk hogan full getup. Hair, clothes, everything. With this song playing in the background.

Actually, let me repaint that picture.

Edmonton walks up to the stage. Peter Chiarelli takes the mic.

A rendition of O Canada starts before he makes his pick. Suddenly, the music changes. It's God Bless America.

Bob McKenzie: "I'm Checking my sources, but I'm certain that is NOT Connor McDavid's song!"

Camera is moving around frantically. Suddenly it zooms in on Chiarelli's pin. Below the the Oilers there's a USA flag! Oilers fans everywhere:

Chiarelli announces: "With the FIRST overall pick, the Edmonton Oilers Select from the GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.....JAAAAACK EICHEL"

He comes to the stage all like

Don Cherry gets a chair ready in the corner. Canada's everywhere are all mad.

 

[Ruckus007]

So after McDavid falls off that boat and gets eaten by an alligator, and Edmonton picks Eichel, who do people think should go #2 to Buffalo? Or should they just trade out?

 

[TehDoak]

So after McDavid falls off that boat and gets eaten by an alligator, and Edmonton picks Eichel, who do people think should go #2 to Buffalo? Or should they just trade out?

Was he swallowed whole? Could he blast his way out like Boba Fett in the now non canon Star Wars EU?

Would we retain cloning rights of McDavid in the near future?

 

[26CornerBlitz]

Will be interesting to see what happens after Eichel gets selected by the Sabres.

 

[Deevo]

He plays nothing like Messier.

I'm willing to bet that Connor McDavid throws more hits and gets into more fights in his career than Jack Eichel does. Eichel is an INCREDIBLY passive player.

We clearly have not watched the same Eichel games...

 

[Moskau]

We clearly have not watched the same Eichel games...

I have never seen Jack Eichel get into a scrum after the whistle. Or put gloves in someone's face. Or hit someone who had the puck. Or elbow people in the face every other shift.

Jack Eichel is physical in the sense he has elite board play and will counter hit people to keep control of the puck and create space for himself. But he's very passive outside of that. Comparing him to Messier who was an incredibly physical and downright dirty player is confusing. Eichel is physical with the puck but not without it. Quite frankly McDavid is a more physical player when it comes to throwing the body around without the puck.

 

[26CornerBlitz]

 

[Kublakhan]

He plays nothing like Messier.

I'm willing to bet that Connor McDavid throws more hits and gets into more fights in his career than Jack Eichel does. Eichel is an INCREDIBLY passive player.

As far as I can tell McJesus has had two fights, got his ass kicked in one and broke his hand in the other..I don't think he will be dropping the gloves much in the NHL lol

 

[sabrebuild]

I have never seen Jack Eichel get into a scrum after the whistle. Or put gloves in someone's face. Or hit someone who had the puck. Or elbow people in the face every other shift.

Jack Eichel is physical in the sense he has elite board play and will counter hit people to keep control of the puck and create space for himself. But he's very passive outside of that. Comparing him to Messier who was an incredibly physical and downright dirty player is confusing. Eichel is physical with the puck but not without it. Quite frankly McDavid is a more physical player when it comes to throwing the body around without the puck.

I would agree that Eichel is not hitter or physical player in the way that Messier, but your off if you think McDavid is more physical.

I watched McDavid live several times the last two years and I think he hit someone with real intent maybe once in 7 games, including playoff tilts. The one fight he hurt himself is his only fight. And he really is not interested in scrums or other rough stuff.

Eichel on the other hand welcomes contact much more, however he is not as physical as his physique could allow so it makes him look even less aggressive.

He also has played in a non-fighting league his whole career. However, when he got scummed by malkin in the WC he got right into his face and had a nice hit later on.

I would happily take a bet saying Eichel ended his career with more pims and fights than McDavid from your earlier post.