As mad as it might make me, it just means that it would push someone else down to the Wings. But really, it feels like he should be the pick almost on a cosmic level. Wings need a center, check. Their last 3 top picks drafted from Europe, check. Close connections to his club team, check. It's like Aiden Hutchinson to the Lions, it's practically meant to be.
Exactly, and there’s multiple players I’d be okay with instead of him at 8, namely gauthier, savoie or geekie (lowest on geekie out of the 4) but I’m starting to warm up to wanting kasper more than all of them. It’s just a plus he plus for detroit development team rogle and perfect fits our draft needs. Also he’s relatively young for this draft, just turned 18 in april
Chill. He should absolutely be in the discussion considering we need a center and are picking 8th.
We need a center but I really don't think Geekie should be in the discussion for top 10. I lean more towards Smaht Scouting's assessment of him as someone that's mid teens to 20s in the draft.
No, but it doesnt mean that he couldnt develop into someone who would. Kasper is clearly developing well and is ahead of Geekie at this point, but if things go right for Geekie youve got a special player on your hands so I can see the appeal. I think Geekie has a longer and more tenuous road to the NHL than what Kasper has, hence my preference for Kasper. But if someone snags him (Kasper) first, the Wings could certainly do worse than Geekie.
I’ll take hockeyprospect’s opinion (the only service that liked Seider) over Smaht Scouting any day, thanks.
Its really not fair to the rest of the league if we have frolunda and rogle as feeder clubs.
But The Rogunda Red Wings does have a nice sound to it.
It's hard to make a direct comparison. Kasper plays a very good two-way game, and even at the junior level he doesn't abandon all defense to focus on scoring. Simply looking at highlights it's often obvious how much players in canadian juniors cheat for offense and do things that have little chance of working at the pro level.
There have only been 10 players who have gotten to play 10 or more SHL playoff games in their draft year ever, and only 5 were forwards. So not really sure how much that says.
I will take that bet if you are willing to bet scotch like a normal adult. More importantly, I don't really care where he is drafted, I care how good he ends up in relation to the rest of the class six years from now.
Sure?
Can't see Ottawa reaching (Unless his stock continues to rise over the next 2 months) for a center with Stutzle/Norris/Pinto.
I think he goes in the teens and fans end up disappointed with his level of offense. He does do some things this team could use, though. Our forward group is small.
