are they the next first pick of their respective draft . I wanna know much about them . Especially kessel and tavares
AnThGrt said:Frolik is better then Kessell.......
http://www.nhl.com/nhlhq/cba/cba_faq072205.htmlfuturcorerock said:Will they be 19 by the time the draft rolls around?
If not, 2006 will be a weak year.
bruins8152 said:But i was refering to the wjc(u18), the one the US won gold and Canada took silver, which is a different tournament, Where he completely dominated. It was like how kovalchuk woulda looked if ya woulda put him in the qmjhl last year
AnThGrt said:Frolik is better then Kessell.......
bruins8152 said:Well he was great in the wjc(u20) which is what i think ur refering to
But i was refering to the wjc(u18), the one the US won gold and Canada took silver, which is a different tournament, Where he completely dominated. It was like how kovalchuk woulda looked if ya woulda put him in the qmjhl last year
Vincent_TheGreat said:Its just to early to tell about Tavares, but hey in a little while he'll be in a Generals uni playing OHL, so we will see! But when scouts tell you he is the best prospect out of Toronto in 15 years, you take serious notice. especially recently with Spezza and Nash! Just amazing what he did with Toronto Marlboros and Milton last year at such a young age. Think about this:
Spezza at 14 with Toronto Marlboros 54gp 53g 61a 114pts 42pim
Tavares at 14 with Toronto Marlboros 72gp 91g 67a 158pts 62pim
Spezza - 0.98gpg, 1.13apg, 2.11ppg
Tavares - 1.26gpg, 0.93apg, 2.19ppg
Not to dissimilar. Lets also remember Tavares team won the OHL showcase cup and played Jr.A as well with Milton. 20gp 13g 15a 28pts 10pim
Scouts widely agree Tavares is better at the same age, and we all remember the early Spezza hype, and hell look what he's done in a short time in the NHL and AHL, looks like a hellva player. As for Tavares its early, but damn he looks like an amazing player!
ktownhockey said:Tavares isn't a Nathan Horton type player. He's strong on his skates but they play totally different styles. He is an awkward skater, yet a very fast skater. He's more of a pure sniper and explosive player. He's very hard to knock off the puck and he's more of a sniper than a passer which takes the Spezza comparison away from him.
IMO he's a taller Pavel Bure.. just not as fast yet.
HabLover said:now how would have Kovalchuk played junior last year?