Alex Newhook or Alex Turcotte?

[Frolov 6'3]

I already explained my point: that stating Turcotte was a ‘weak’ skater (whether it be in August or April) is hyperbolic at best and verifiably untrue at worst. Surely, he didn’t suddenly go from being a weak skater to a great skater in a matter of months?

In Kevin Musto's world that is possible.

 

[HOPE]

In Kevin Musto's world that is possible.

This, i feel like the guy don’t even watch the prospects, he makes post while throwing shit at the wall and hope it sticks

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Turcotte is the better player in my mind, and far less risky at this point, but Newhook has the higher ceiling. Turcotte is a great skater, but Newhook is elite. Second best skater in this draft, imo. I’d say it’s like an 80% chance that Turcotte is the better player, but if Newhook’s skills transfer well, he could be a hell of a player to deal with. One thing that resonated with me from the recent U18s is how high newhooks IQ is. He forces things sometimes, but he’s always aware of what is going on and where he can exploit the other team.

I think turcotte is going to be a 60-75 point center who is good defensively, and Newhook could be anywhere from a 45 point to 95 point guy. His skills really are there to be an elite player, there is just a lot of risk.

 

[McFlyingV]

This, i feel like the guy don’t even watch the prospects, he makes post while throwing **** at the wall and hope it sticks

You're not wrong.

 

[Dump Itch]

newhooks gonna drop so hard. Picked in the 30s.

 

[ijuka]

newhooks gonna drop so hard. Picked in the 30s.

You think so? After this u18 performance?

 

[McFlyingV]

newhooks gonna drop so hard. Picked in the 30s.

Not a chance.

 

[Dump Itch]

You think so? After this u18 performance?

Yeah. One tournament shouldn't change a players ranking dramatically.

 

[McFlyingV]

Yeah. One tournament shouldn't change a players ranking dramatically.

He wasn't ranked in the 30's before the tournament. So why do you think he will drop after the tournament?

 

[covfefe]

He wasn't ranked in the 30's before the tournament. So why do you think he will drop after the tournament?

Mostly just because he was the best/2nd best forward on the team, makes sense

 

[Thebesthockey]

Newhook without even flinching
will be top 15 in june
if he gets stronger/bigger projects Mckinnon

 

[BondraTime]

Yeah. One tournament shouldn't change a players ranking dramatically.

So why do you have him dropping extremely significantly?

 

[EXTRAS]

Like others have said, Turcotte looks like he would be the safer pick as far as the way he scores. he uses more of a team effort and scores different kinds of ways, but a lot of in close scoring.

Newhook looks like he has more of a boom (into a Mackinnon-lite) or a bust, in that he won't be able to do the things he does well enough at the nhl level to make himself into a dominant nhler. He skates well, and a lot of his points come off the rush when flies by dmen.

For comparison sake, Newhook played against similar competition as Makar did in 16-17 and Makar looked a lot better physically, and further along with his game. Makar dominated more clearly. Both get Mackinnon comparisons: I'd say Newhook looks more like Mackinnon skating down the ice, but Makar more exemplified the actual agility and power Mackinnon has.