2015 NHL Entry Draft Thread Part 4

[JeromeHP]

He is the classic Boom/Bust prospect.

He could be great but I see him as a bottom pairing guy at best.

Heck, look at Morin and how he is struggling.

I think the league is moving towards guys that are slightly smaller. 6'2 Range but are very very mobile.

What hurt Morin/Tinordi type is how slow they are at moving the puck. I was shocked to hear the talk of Morin as a top-15 pick back in 2013. On my personal board he was an early 2nd round guy, love the size-agility and toughness but hockey sense and decision making were major flaws to me.

Tinordi will be a 3rd pair/PK type of guy on the backend if he makes it at the NHL level. Similar to Carlo potential imo, can he be a top 4 guy ? not sold.

 

[Richiebottles]

What hurt Morin/Tinordi type is how slow they are at moving the puck. I was shocked to hear the talk of Morin as a top-15 pick back in 2013. On my personal board he was an early 2nd round guy, love the size-agility and toughness but hockey sense and decision making were major flaws to me.

Tinordi will be a 3rd pair/PK type of guy on the backend if he makes it at the NHL level. Similar to Carlo potential imo, can he be a top 4 guy ? not sold.

People crave size in D men though and EVERY year there is a huge guy that goes way higher then he should.

 

[WeThreeKings]

People crave size in D men though and EVERY year there is a huge guy that goes way higher then he should.

And they all blow.

 

[Richiebottles]

And they all blow.

The only huge D man that I can think of that is good is Sustr and he wasn't even drafted.

 

[dcal64]

The only huge D man that I can think of that is good is Sustr and he wasn't even drafted.

Do you watch hockey?

You mention Sustr but not Hedman

 

[Richiebottles]

Do you watch hockey?

You mention Sustr but not Hedman

Doh ! Forgot about him ahahha it was off the top of my head.

 

[The Nightman]

The only huge D man that I can think of that is good is Sustr and he wasn't even drafted.

Sustr isn't very good, Myers and Hedman more like it.

 

[Team_Spirit]

The only huge D man that I can think of that is good is Sustr and he wasn't even drafted.

please tell me your are joking.

Sustr sucks. Plenty of others huge Dman are doing well.

 

[Richiebottles]

Sustr isn't very good, Myers and Hedman more like it.

please tell me your are joking.

Sustr sucks. Plenty of others huge Dman are doing well.

Sustr isn't a top pairing guy but he is decent overall.

Although yes Myers and Hedman are elite.

 

[Le Barron de HF]

please tell me your are joking.

Sustr sucks. Plenty of others huge Dman are doing well.

It depends on what your criterias are. If a huge dman is anyone above 6'3 then the list grows, if it's anyone above 6'5 then the list is rather small. In terms of top 60 picks post-lockout the list is rather thin.

For every Tyler Myers/John Carlsson/Jeff Petry/Marco Scandella/Patrick Wiercioch/Simon Despres/Victor Hedman/Jon Merrill, you got a Alex Plante, Keaton Ellerby, Mark Mitera, Nick Petricki, Colton Teubert, Yann Sauve, Colby Robak, Eric Mestery, Tim Erixon, Mat Clark, Brett Ponich, Taylor Doherty, etc.

Then you have fringe guys like John Moore, David Rundblad, Jared Cowen, Jarred Tinordi, Jamie Oleksiak, Brian Dumoulin, Eric Gelinas, Dylan McIlrath, Derek Forbort, Alex Petrovic, Patrik Nemeth, Martin Marincin, Mark Alt.

It's been proven that picking a guy like Gudbransson or Schenn in the top 5 is a dumb investment. You can find gems like Petry, Scandella or Merrill in the second round.

 

[Richiebottles]

It depends on what your criterias are. If a huge dman is anyone above 6'3 then the list grows, if it's anyone above 6'5 then the list is rather small. In terms of top 60 picks post-lockout the list is rather thin.

For every Tyler Myers/John Carlsson/Jeff Petry/Marco Scandella/Patrick Wiercioch/Simon Despres/Victor Hedman/Jon Merrill, you got a Alex Plante, Keaton Ellerby, Mark Mitera, Nick Petricki, Colton Teubert, Yann Sauve, Colby Robak, Eric Mestery, Tim Erixon, Mat Clark, Brett Ponich, Taylor Doherty, etc.

Then you have fringe guys like John Moore, David Rundblad, Jared Cowen, Jarred Tinordi, Jamie Oleksiak, Brian Dumoulin, Eric Gelinas, Dylan McIlrath, Derek Forbort, Alex Petrovic, Patrik Nemeth, Martin Marincin, Mark Alt.

It's been proven that picking a guy like Gudbransson or Schenn in the top 5 is a dumb investment. You can find gems like Petry, Scandella or Merrill in the second round.

You need to have an excellent package to pick a guy in the first. Morin had size but has other difficulties that will be hard to overcome.

Tinner had size and speed but his IQ is terribad and his passing as a result is poor too.

 

[Team_Spirit]