Ehhhhh, in regards in Pronman. He was insistent (if I remember correctly) that we were going to draft Perfeti and turns out we were never even that high on him.
Source?
Ehhhhh, in regards in Pronman. He was insistent (if I remember correctly) that we were going to draft Perfeti and turns out we were never even that high on him.
It was on one of those Podcasts. Winged Wheel or 38 Thoughts or one of them. It was something along the lines of "they were hoping Stuzle dropped, but if not, they were always going for Raymond". Will try to dig it up.Source?
It was on one of those Podcasts. Winged Wheel or 38 Thoughts or one of them. It was something along the lines of "they were hoping Stuzle dropped, but if not, they were always going for Raymond". Will try to dig it up.
Fair point.This doesn't directly translate to "not high on Perfetti"
They could have been ranked
Lafreniere
Byfield
Stutzle
Raymond
Perfetti
Hell, based on the speculation that you have in this post their list could have been
Stutzle
Raymond
Perfetti
Byfield
Lafreniere
The only thing we know based on your post, assuming it is correct, is Stutzle was ahead of Raymond. Who knows what the team actually thought.
Really think yzerman is deciding between eklund and mctavish because reasons. 90% sure. Only other thing I wouldn’t be surprised by is him taking waltstad. His obviously intentional comment about there being great prospects at every position in the top 10 except maybe goalie, was just too... intentional.
Fair point.
I just don't see them taking a goalie with the 6th. I definitely think that would be a trade back area, and there is enough contention in this draft that I think it could happen unlike with Seider's draft,
I also feel like it will likely be one of those two.
I remember listening to an Yzerman interview he gave a few months before the draft (so still solidly in contention for 1st OA) and I got the direct impression that he liked both Byfield and Stuzzle more than he liked Laf, and that he really seemed to like Stuzzle the most. I honestly would not have been surprised if he had gotten the 1st overall and drafted one of the centers over Laf, which would have shocked people.
I think he is really leaning into Hakan and our Euro scouts of late so I think Eklund and Edvidsson may be high on the list and Mac seems like a movement guy Yzerman could take.
Clarke is much more complete at the same age, but I think he projects to be a similar player. I do think he has better tools than Fox besides his awkward skating stride but probably won't be as smart. Fox is really really smart.Anyone get Adam Fox vibes from Clarke?
Really think yzerman is deciding between eklund and mctavish because reasons. 90% sure. Only other thing I wouldn’t be surprised by is him taking waltstad. His obviously intentional comment about there being great prospects at every position in the top 10 except maybe goalie, was just too... intentional.
Anyone get Adam Fox vibes from Clarke?
Hen Kolland pointed that out somewhere in either this thread or another and it really does make a lot of sense. The way they carry the puck and move in off the boards offensively is very similar. I can see them having the same impact offensively as 55+ point defensemen that tilt the ice towards their opponents' ends.
Clarke is also pretty good defensively as well, so it's not like he cheats to create offense. If whoever gets him gets him a good skating coach to clean up his stride then I could see him being the runaway best player in this draft.
Too bad we're picking 6th.1-POWER
2-BENIERS
3-GUENTHER
* those 3 have the best shot at becoming high talent level complete all around players
For those of you who are big HP Black Book fans (@Frk It @MBH), I would suggest considering the Elite Prospects Draft Guide.
The grading system is very similar, if not the same (1-9 scale for tools, A-F letter grades to break prospects up by round). The writeups in depth are damn near equivalent in terms of quality. The one element that I think the Black Book has an edge would be the presence of comments from sources in the league. They may be anonymous, but it gives a little added spice. The EP guide appears to be exclusively commentary from the EP staff.
746 pages of some form of analysis/content
Pinelli is very good skater and passer . Why is he so low in the mock drafts
Pinelli is very good skater and passer . Why is he so low in the mock drafts
Incomplete data because the OHL didn't play. Seems consistency was an issue in his D-1 year, but there aren't many consistent 16/17 YO players. I like prospects with NHL size, I think he's worth a shot but not with the #6OA.Pinelli is very good skater and passer . Why is he so low in the mock drafts