MrHeiskanen
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C Ty Dellandrea - Flint Firebirds, OHL (2018, 13th, DAL)
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Castle8130
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Dellandrea is a stud, don't even compare him to Hayton or Veleno. He's the best C in the draft. Dallas got a steal. Bergeron/Toews type C.
While I don't agree with the original assessment. Teams draft guys who project and end up terrible at the next level. Remember, Dylan McIraith went 10th overall this decade.
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Lol a guy that went 30th overall. If he went 14 they might have an arguement. I’ve read nothing but great things about this kid.
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"Before the NHL draft resumed on Saturday at the American Airlines Center, representatives with two teams complimented Stars amateur scouting director Joe McDonnell.
Each person told McDonnell that his club tried its hardest on Friday night to move up and pick off center Ty Dellandrea. They failed, and Dellandrea went to the Stars with the 13th choice overall.
The mock-drafters disliked the choice. McDonnell's peers liked it, which meant more to him and the Stars.
"You look at some of the funny lists out there, but for the most part the teams have the same lists," McDonnell said. "And it shows.""
I think this is a clear case of the difference between the proper scouting that teams do (watch a player multiple times in person, talk to his coaches, interview the player) vs what mock drafters and public scouting list publishers do (watch some video of the player and look at his stats). Also, having watched Vegas make the Finals based much more heavily on team chemistry than individual talent, I wonder if character is starting to matter a lot more to scouts.
Each person told McDonnell that his club tried its hardest on Friday night to move up and pick off center Ty Dellandrea. They failed, and Dellandrea went to the Stars with the 13th choice overall.
The mock-drafters disliked the choice. McDonnell's peers liked it, which meant more to him and the Stars.
"You look at some of the funny lists out there, but for the most part the teams have the same lists," McDonnell said. "And it shows.""
I think this is a clear case of the difference between the proper scouting that teams do (watch a player multiple times in person, talk to his coaches, interview the player) vs what mock drafters and public scouting list publishers do (watch some video of the player and look at his stats). Also, having watched Vegas make the Finals based much more heavily on team chemistry than individual talent, I wonder if character is starting to matter a lot more to scouts.
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You must not know much about Veleno because his IQ is by far his better trait.
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Funny when someone gets so defensive about their reach of a pick they just start spewing bs.
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Reading up on Dellandrea he is reminding me a lot of Faksa who was also drafted 13th in a similarly weak draft, but had slightly better stats which put him closer to his draft position in his pre-draft rankings.
Veleno is a superior player today but many scouts and coaches talk about Dellandrea's weaknesses with a sort of excitement, because they can all be addressed and coached to make him improve substantially as a player. Veleno doesn't seem to have as much room for growth. You're never going to find surefire NHL talent at 13 but I think they got a good prospect they can work with. Now we'll have to wait and see if the Stars organization is able to help him reach that next level. They haven't had a good track record recently of doing so.
Veleno is a superior player today but many scouts and coaches talk about Dellandrea's weaknesses with a sort of excitement, because they can all be addressed and coached to make him improve substantially as a player. Veleno doesn't seem to have as much room for growth. You're never going to find surefire NHL talent at 13 but I think they got a good prospect they can work with. Now we'll have to wait and see if the Stars organization is able to help him reach that next level. They haven't had a good track record recently of doing so.
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Not excited about this pick at all. I think him and Veleno are comparable so I won’t complain about that, but Ty Smith was right there for the taking and we didn’t.
MrHeiskanen
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Funny when a CHL exceptional status player doesn't go #1 overall in the draft and is so highly overrated.
Really doing a good job showing how secure you are with the pick btw.
I don't even have anything against Dellandrea, I like him and had him ranked around 20, similar to where I had Veleno, but whatever helps you sleep better.
I guess if someone is granted exceptional status and doesn't go first overall they're an automatic bust, some real sounds logic ya got there. You should definitely be a scout.
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4 games no goals, one assist and -7 after being sent back.
Any updates on his play?
Playing well and not rewarded?
Disappointed to be sent down and playing poorly?
Any update here? That minus 7 really sticks out.
Any updates on his play?
Playing well and not rewarded?
Disappointed to be sent down and playing poorly?
Any update here? That minus 7 really sticks out.
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Flint is 0-4 with 6 goals for and 26 goals against.
Their goalies have 5.11 GAA/6.65GAA and 0.860SV%/0.822
As others have said, the team is complete garbage.
