displacedpensfan
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- Dec 23, 2008
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Now that we are out of the playoffs, it is as good a time as any to start discussing what we're going to do at the draft this year. Based upon where our first selection will be in the mid second round, there are a pair of forwards who I think could be steals at that selection. At that point in the draft, they both come with flaws, but they're flaws I could live with.
My preferred pick is LW Jordan Greenway-he's an absolute beast at 6'5" and 222 pounds. He's supposedly a pretty good skater and with his size he wins a lot of board battles. He's also lacking a great release and can play a bit inconsistently. More than a few scouts have said that he's a Top 10 talent if he can learn to be a more regular performer. Of late, we've been lacking in the power forward department, and while Greenway is a bit of a project, I'm pretty sure he'd be worth it.
The other guy who I think is worth the risk is RW Nikita Korostlev, who plays for Sarnia in the OHL. The summary on him is much shorter and to the point-he's got all of the offensive skills that you can't teach, but his defensive skills are sorely lacking. He'll either be a giant hit or an enormous bust, but if you had him playing shotgun on Malkin's wing, then that's a risk worth taking,
My preferred pick is LW Jordan Greenway-he's an absolute beast at 6'5" and 222 pounds. He's supposedly a pretty good skater and with his size he wins a lot of board battles. He's also lacking a great release and can play a bit inconsistently. More than a few scouts have said that he's a Top 10 talent if he can learn to be a more regular performer. Of late, we've been lacking in the power forward department, and while Greenway is a bit of a project, I'm pretty sure he'd be worth it.
The other guy who I think is worth the risk is RW Nikita Korostlev, who plays for Sarnia in the OHL. The summary on him is much shorter and to the point-he's got all of the offensive skills that you can't teach, but his defensive skills are sorely lacking. He'll either be a giant hit or an enormous bust, but if you had him playing shotgun on Malkin's wing, then that's a risk worth taking,