Prospect Info: #55 - LHD Kevin Bahl

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Chayka said he had him in the Coyotes top 20.

 

[Kyle003p]

Found this article on nhl.com in case anyone else is interested

Bahl working to improve mobility with Coyotes

 

[hbk]

Bahl was 20 on our draft board. Mark this post for prosperity.

 

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Bahl was 20 on our draft board. Mark this post for prosperity.

Holy crap.

 

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The lowest they possibly could have had Hayton was 4th overall. It’s most likely he was their 3rd overall ranked player.

I just can’t believe this is the same group that took Clayton Keller.

 

[Kyle003p]

I'd really like to see the boards after the draft

 

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I'd really like to see the boards after the draft

It would be awesome if the NHL made teams turn in their lists prior to the draft and then released those lists after. Teams would get to announce their picks, but they’d be held to the order.

 

[RABBIT]

The lowest they possibly could have had Hayton was 4th overall. It’s most likely he was their 3rd overall ranked player.

I just can’t believe this is the same group that took Clayton Keller.

A lot of us were scratching our heads with that pick as well. Maybe not as much of a reach, but it will be really interesting to see how the guys we took in the 1st and 2nd rounds develop within this upcoming season.

 

[BlazingBlueAnt]

A lot of us were scratching our heads with that pick as well. Maybe not as much of a reach, but it will be really interesting to see how the guys we took in the 1st and 2nd rounds develop within this upcoming season.

Ehhh, I don't really think so, Keller was putting up numbers comparable to Matthews and Eichel in the USNP. Historic scoring.

 

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A lot of us were scratching our heads with that pick as well.

Keller was a prolific scorer and was easy to project.
Hayton is far from prolific at anything, and doesn't even stand out from his peers in terms of production. He is 'hard' to project which is why scouts are essentially betting their job on him.

 

[PuckLife]

Keller was a prolific scorer and was easy to project.
Hayton is far from prolific at anything, and doesn't even stand out from his peers in terms of production. He is 'hard' to project which is why scouts are essentially betting their job on him.

I’m from the Soo, and can tell you Hayton is one hell of a player. He is going to knock your socks off. The stats are not reflective because of low ice time and a restrictive role on the PP.

I’ve seen Bahl too. Huge kid that is coming along really well. More of a project, but Great pick.

Trust Chayka!

 

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I’m sorry, I was lazy with that post. I didn’t mean it’s hard to believe because Keller is good and Hayton is bad. It’s just he doesn’t really fit in with all of their other picks. They seem to have a type. He doesn’t really seem to be that type.

 

[SR]

I’m sorry, I was lazy with that post. I didn’t mean it’s hard to believe because Keller is good and Hayton is bad. It’s just he doesn’t really fit in with all of their other picks. They seem to have a type. He doesn’t really seem to be that type.

My guess is they fell in love with Hayton as a person and not the player. By all accounts Chyka gleamed over his cantor m, humbleness and maturity level. I even think I may have heard him throw in a Doan comparison.

Either way, you don’t do that. Zadina should have absolutely been your pick.

 

[PuckLife]

My guess is they fell in love with Hayton as a person and not the player. By all accounts Chyka gleamed over his cantor m, humbleness and maturity level. I even think I may have heard him throw in a Doan comparison.

Either way, you don’t do that. Zadina should have absolutely been your pick.

Yotes already have a young scoring winger in Keller, who reportedly has a big personality. Maybe Hayton's position, style and modest personality combine to make him a matching piece of the puzzle. Trust Chayka!

As for Zadina, Yotes aren't the only team to take a hard pass. I suspect there are issues the mainstream media didn't pick up on. No insider info - no rumour mongering.

 

[BlazingBlueAnt]

When Zadina mentioned teams who would regret not taking him, he mentioned Ott and Mtl, we were absent from the list lol.

I doubt he wanted to play for us

 

[IPreferPi]

Yotes already have a young scoring winger in Keller, who reportedly has a big personality. Maybe Hayton's position, style and modest personality combine to make him a matching piece of the puzzle. Trust Chayka!

Keller has 70 point talent, but he's more of a playmaker than scorer. Apples and oranges to compare him to Zadina (or Wahlstrom).

 

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Keller has 70 point talent, but he's more of a playmaker than scorer. Apples and oranges to compare him to Zadina (or Wahlstrom).

Imagine Keller and Zadina on the same line...

 

[Jakey53]

My guess is they fell in love with Hayton as a person and not the player. By all accounts Chyka gleamed over his cantor m, humbleness and maturity level. I even think I may have heard him throw in a Doan comparison.

Either way, you don’t do that. Zadina should have absolutely been your pick.

They may have loved him as a person, but that isn't the reason they picked him 5OA. I would imagine the talent is the first thing they look at, and then everything else follows like character, maturity etc. They have their list of importance. As far a Zadina goes, time will tell, but he fell for a reason. He could end up being the best of the draft, or a bust, we don't know at this point.

 

[Jakey53]

Keller has 70 point talent, but he's more of a playmaker than scorer. Apples and oranges to compare him to Zadina (or Wahlstrom).

Keller led the team in goals with 23 on a crap team. He could have easily hit 30 on a good team. Keller shoots the puck, a lot. I believe he was in the top 60 in shots for the entire league. That's is pretty damn good for a young player in his first year. I think Keller will surprise with the amount of goals he scores in the coming years.

 

[Jakey53]

When Zadina mentioned teams who would regret not taking him, he mentioned Ott and Mtl, we were absent from the list lol.

I doubt he wanted to play for us

Talk is cheap. It's time for him to prove it. As it looks now, Hayton is not the sexy pick, but I think Chayka and co. have earned our trust.

 

[IPreferPi]

Keller led the team in goals with 23 on a crap team. He could have easily hit 30 on a good team. Keller shoots the puck, a lot. I believe he was in the top 60 in shots for the entire league. That's is pretty damn good for a young player in his first year. I think Keller will surprise with the amount of goals he scores in the coming years.

Keller is a volume shooter and can score goals that way but who knows if he can continue shooting at a 11% clip. And you're not going to convince me he's a better goal scoring talent than someone like Zadina. Or Wahlstrom. Different styles of players.

 

[Grimes]

Imagine Keller and Zadina on the same line...

I was imaginging that beautiful scenerio before the lotto. Then stopped daydreaming about it because there was no way he would drop to 5. Then for 5 blissful minutes after the Ottawa pick all of our bad luck seemed to have turned around and Keller and Zadina would get a shot to play together! Then Chayka said "From the Soo" and the living nightmare of being a Coyotes fan came pouring over me once again.

 

[Jakey53]

Keller is a volume shooter and can score goals that way but who knows if he can continue shooting at a 11% clip. And you're not going to convince me he's a better goal scoring talent than someone like Zadina. Or Wahlstrom. Different styles of players.

You could be right, but there are many variables this early in their careers to declare one better than the other. Time will tell.

 

[Jakey53]

I was imaginging that beautiful scenerio before the lotto. Then stopped daydreaming about it because there was no way he would drop to 5. Then for 5 blissful minutes after the Ottawa pick all of our bad luck seemed to have turned around and Keller and Zadina would get a shot to play together! Then Chayka said "From the Soo" and the living nightmare of being a Coyotes fan came pouring over me once again.

I have no idea why most are upset at this point because the draft didn't fall like the "experts" thought. It doesn't mean squat at this time. I hadn't even hear of Hayton until the Coyotes called his name. All I heard was the top three were pretty much a lock.