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What is your take on the Dobber Prospects reports on Owen Power?Power has no issues I've seen with decision making - it's probably his best attribute. He's extremely poised.
But he definitely can be too casual at times. Doesn't move his feet enough and is more reactive than proactive on the defensive side.
Overall there's enough there to make him the favorite for #1. Massive kid with a very good skill level and IQ.
Hamilton could be a good comparable if his defensive game doesn't develop. Maybe Pietrangelo if it does.
I haven't seen a ton of him but it sounds like Hughes has top pairing upside. Beniers would have to end up a star forward to even compare to that value-wise, which I'm skeptical about.
Hughes also has played a decent amount at RD. Could potentially be paired with Chabot or Sanderson down the road.
They asked there scouts to write up their take on some of the top players so there are some different perspectives. You can find them here.
Scouting Point of View: NHL Draft Top-15 Roundtable
I will place all the Owen Power related write ups in quotes below:
Dylan Griffing
On the opposite side of the spectrum, Owen Power is a player that I’ve really struggled to get behind. Going back to last season with the Steel, he had so much freedom to roam around the ice because of how, dare I say, powerful that team was. His faults were going unnoticed because there was not a lot of pushback coming against Chicago, this made me very nervous for his NCAA rookie season. And, well, I was rightly nervous. Positively, he has a very strong shot and he is really effective in the neutral zone because of how much ice he covers. However, he cannot handle pressure at all. He makes poor judgments when the opposition closes him down. You can’t teach size, and Owen Power is huge, but he plays so soft that it’s not even an advantage for him. Am I completely against him in the top 10? No, there are clearly tools there that can be advantageous if he takes that next leap forward and gets smarter on the ice.
Samuel Tirpak
Owen Power is my second ranked player. The combination of puck skills, offensive dynamic, transitional qualities and size would likely make him prime candidate for first overall selection in July, but he has his own flaws which need to be worked on such as play under pressure, defensive positioning, defensive zone coverage and decision-making.
Mikael Holm
Owen Power is a very divisive defenseman that I’m sure my colleagues have already talked about. He’s great when he’s got time to gather some speed and use his skating to get out of tough situations. When he’s forced to pass the puck out of tough spots, he doesn’t deliver enough for me to put him higher.
Tony Ferrari
Power has the raw package that everyone covets in a blueliner but the decision-making and understanding how to deal with pressure worries me. I see more Tyler Myers in his game than Chris Pronger, who some have compared him to.