I wouldnt be surprised, that little man is oustanding and plays with relentless skating and efforts. His motor and compete level are high end, skills level underrated, he has quick hands, great puck protection and proceed the game fast and well.
It will be very interesting, if he makes the team and has a solid performance at WC. Could we see a team jump on him as a late first round pick? We’ve seen it before with Slovak player (Marko Dano). TSN had Dano ranked as a late second rounder.
Central scouting doesn’t matter that much, individual teams have rankings that vary to a much greater degree. Even looking at recent Slovak examples. Jakub Demek was ranked 129th among Euro skaters and yet he was a fourth rounder. He shouldn’t have even been drafted if central scouting mattered that much. All it takes is one team to like a player, that’s why i used Dano example. And I bet almost every team has seen Sykora on multiple occasions this year cause of Nemec, and could see him more at WC if he makes it.
You may be right, although I still think late second is where we can start expecting him being picked, which is not bad. But just to imagine - Four first rounders, I feel greedy even writing this. In the end, draft position is one thing, what is more important that they continue to progress and fulfil their potential.
Yeah, Central Scouting's rankings aren't always accurate in the end, especially when it comes to European skaters. For example last year Chibrikov, Räty and Tuomaala were in the top ten of European skaters but all of them dropped to mid second round.
Maybe they should self reflect on their own careers, disappointing or not.
The draft proved them wrong but not the sporting events. And this is essential.
Yes, I agree. But apparently NHL teams didn't and sometimes that happens. Evetu team has their own list and sometimes top ranked guys drop a lot.
We'll see; but imo undersized wingers with great motor are dime a dozen nowadays; you really have to be exceptional to succeed.
