Marc the Habs Fan
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Get used to him finishing plays off of McDavid and/or Draisaitl passes for years to come. He's legit.
I willGet used to him finishing plays off of McDavid and/or Draisaitl passes for years to come. He's legit.
Him and Bourque are just lethal together.
Went from the next Eberle to the next over 30 Gagner pretty quick!And he's doing nothing in the A while the guy picked right after him is red hot.
Has the tools, will be interesting to see if he can put it together though. Can still be a late bloomerBust?
Crazy how you predicted the bolded, and got tarred and feathered for itstill shocked, Oilers traded down to pick this guy instead of drafting a franchise goalie like Wallstedt.
Bourgault wont be NHL ready until probably after Draisaittl and Mcdavid are free agents.
Meanwhile the 6'3 monster in Wallstedt posted a 1.98 GAA and .917 sv % in 22 games in the SHL as an 18/19 yr old .
Oilers should have picked this stud or traded the pick away completely for some actual help to Mcdavid and Draisaittl.
I don't think he'll be a bust but his celing, today, is Filip Zadina. And I really like Filip Zadina but my days of defending 'filling the puck with nets' are over.lolBust?
The contrast being Benson had poor skating and a high IQ. He has great skating. Might be time to start teaching him to PK and give him d zone starts. Hope I'm wrong. Hope he finds his offence and becomes next Eberle.. 50 to 60 point winger but it looks bleak today.His development has stagnated.
The more I watch him play the more he seems to struggle with the size and speed.
He is a worse Benson honestly. He wasn't great last year but is quite a bit worse this year.
Coaching staff tries to use him more but he just brings so little.
That was a legit thing 2 years ago. Even the mere mention of 'should've taken walstedt' would get your anhilated on here.Crazy how you predicted the bolded, and got tarred and feathered for it
I would have hope with Bourgault if he showed forward momentum but he seems to be taking steps back. Hopefully next year is a bounce back but he just seems like another one of our wasted first round picks...which is happening far too much.The contrast being Benson had poor skating and a high IQ. He has great skating. Might be time to start teaching him to PK and give him d zone starts. Hope I'm wrong. Hope he finds his offence and becomes next Eberle.. 50 to 60 point winger but it looks bleak today.
Big time... Bro and Hollo tweening away. Xavier B not even in tween territory. I think that's our only first rounders 5 years into Kenny's reign. I will say though, I did like the Bro and Hollo picks at the time. Still a bit surprised they aren't regulars.I would have hope with Bourgault if he showed forward momentum but he seems to be taking steps back. Hopefully next year is a bounce back but he just seems like another one of our wasted first round picks...which is happening far too much.