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He can play defense as good as Bouchard can.He looks good, but I'm not sure if he can play defense.
He can play defense as good as Bouchard can.
I must have caught Wilde's only good defensive games thenBouchard is better by a mile at defense. I get he does make the odd mistake but Wilde has no clue in the d zone.
I must have caught Wilde's only good defensive games then
I'm not a big Bouchard fan but he's still a better prospect than Wilde. It's not like Bouchard is having such a poor season that his stock has dropped that much or that Wilde has all of a sudden become an elite prospect.
However, I'm really disliking the McLeod over Thomas pick more and more as the season wears on. I'm getting a Benson vs. DeBrincat vibe, passing on the higher offensive upside for the safer pick.
Hot take: Benson will end up having the better NHL career than Debrincat when it's all said and done.
Hot take: Benson will end up having the better NHL career than Debrincat when it's all said and done.
I think McLeod over Thomas is another example at the team trying to draft a certain type of team instead of the best players.
We used to try to be the next Boston or LA so we drafted coke machines. Now the trend is speed so we drafted that over skill. Thankfully McLeod isn't a terrible pick but I was pulling for Thomas. I also really wanted DeBrincat, Jenner and Toffoli in the 2nd round of their draft years. I'm not saying I know everything, but I wonder what our OHL scouts are doing when I see it better than them. I know I'm far from the only one here.
Thankfully they seem to be doing better lately with Samorukov and Maksimov in later rounds.
Hot take: Benson will end up having the better NHL career than Debrincat when it's all said and done.
McLeods peak imo is a third liner. Thomas is a top 6 guy. McLeod is more likely to reach his but his ceiling is pretty lowTo be clear McLeod was projected to go in the late first round. It’s not like he was a bad pick.
Thomas had red flags too. It happens when you are getting to the second round.
He may be a better junior player but we need to reserve judgement on these guys until they prove something in the pros.
I will always be furious that they didn’t pick Jenner. Wasn’t that the one where they picked Musil?
Too early to tell. McLeod's potential could be anywhere from a complimentary top liner to a middle 6 player. He certainly has all the tools and the toolbox. I believe his issue is consistencyMcLeods peak imo is a third liner. Thomas is a top 6 guy. McLeod is more likely to reach his but his ceiling is pretty low
McLeods peak imo is a third liner. Thomas is a top 6 guy. McLeod is more likely to reach his but his ceiling is pretty low
Debrincat has a huge head start but I don't think it's as crazy a thought as some are making it out to be. Benson likely won't put up the points that Debrincat has but he'll impact the game in other ways. Kinda like comparing TJ Oshie to prime Chris Kunitz.Hot take: Benson will end up having the better NHL career than Debrincat when it's all said and done.
Watching him here and there the last couple of months he just looks so confident. Its like he just realised the game is easy.Again the coaches confirm what I've been saying. Samorukov is a stud. He's the best defensive dman in the OHL. He found his offense, which since world Juniors has been as good as Bouchard. He's tough as Nails. He's so incredibly smart and well positioned.
We might honestly have a 25-30 min a night all situations dman in the making here. Please don't mess up this development!