2016 NHL Rookie Preview, Part II: U20 Forwards

[Brian Fogarty]

Part Two of the 2016 NHL Rookies Preview has just been published by the Hockey Prophets. Players discussed include Marner, Strome, Kyle Connor and more. Check it out!

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[GoldiFox]

Aho didn't Center Patrik Laine in the FEL. They played for two different teams.

 

[SLAYER]

and a chance to perhaps center a second line with Patrik Laine

I don't think that Connor will be playing center at the NHL level... he was a LW this past year in the NCAA.

Would think the chances of him centering Laine on the 2nd line (over Bryan Little) is almost 0.

Connor will most likely draw in at 3LW centered by Perreault to start the season.

 

[Brian Fogarty]

Aho didn't Center Patrik Laine in the FEL. They played for two different teams.

Good catch. That was supposed to be Puljujarvi. Corrected.

 

[OriginalJetsCoyotes]

Well, what I was going to say is I don't remember seeing the first one but I read a little into Strome's paragraph and can't say I want to see it.

Dylan Strome is more than physically ready to play in the NHL. The big winger stands 6'3 and weighs 185 pounds, and has high-end agility and balance.

He is a centerman...

Why do people keep posting Coyote related articles without knowing the players they are talking about. It's like yahoo fantasy hockey where players get multiple positions allocated to them. He is purely a center. He won't be playing on the wing.

 

[Brian Fogarty]

Well, what I was going to say is I don't remember seeing the first one but I read a little into Strome's paragraph and can't say I want to see it.



He is a centerman...

Why do people keep posting Coyote related articles without knowing the players they are talking about. It's like yahoo fantasy hockey where players get multiple positions allocated to them. He is purely a center. He won't be playing on the wing.

You're right. As I was writing that I was thinking about how he compares physically to Lawson Crouse, but he so much more effective. I wrote winger, but was thinking forward. Thanks for the catch. I'll correct it in the text.

 

[Matias Maccete]

Good read, at first I was like where's dvorak, then realized he's 20.

 

[Brian Fogarty]

Good read, at first I was like where's dvorak, then realized he's 20.

Dvorak will be in Part 4...

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

the amount of fact checking and proof reading that goes into these never fails to amaze me

 

[Brian Fogarty]

Part Two of the 2016 NHL Rookies Preview has just been published by the Hockey Prophets. Players discussed include Marner, Strome, Kyle Connor and more. Check it out!

the amount of fact checking and proof reading that goes into these never fails to amaze me

And yet, there's always something that slips through. Proofreading is an inglorious task.

 

[tucker3434]

Why no rantanen? Seems that everyone else at least got a mention.

 

[Brian Fogarty]

Why no rantanen? Seems that everyone else at least got a mention.

Rantanen is so close close to being 20 (he'll turn 20 in four weeks) I thought I'd include him with the over 20 forwards. He'll appear in Part 4.

 

[Brian Fogarty]

Posted Part Three yesterday, which discusses some of the top newcomer defensemen looking to make an impact this year.