This is why Malatesta is the pick. He is developing at a much higher pace, especially given their relative draft positions.
For me these polls are top end potential vs likely hood of hitting. I think he tops out as a bottom 4 guy who's probably best at a 4/5/6. I think he's gonna take your prototypical path that's going to take him until he's 25ish before he starts seeing regular time. But I think he's more likely to hit his top end potential compared to the others on the list. Progression isn't linear so if he's put into the proper system for a few years I could see him making some decent gains.
Just remember progression isn't linear, he could just as easily hit a wall once he starts playing in the pros.
This...This is most likely where it starts getting interesting.
Mateychuk, add Malatesta.
Some people rank and vote based on when they think they will arrive in the NHL. I do think after Adam and David he is the next one to make it to the NHL.
While that may be true, Most people believe he has 3rd line upside at best. So I agree with cow, a bit interesting.
I don’t mind picking Voronkov over dumais. Hell I did it on my own list. But Voronkov over brindley and Svozil is a bit…questionable. To me
I do think there's a chance he's more than a 3rd line grinder, if he gets some chemistry with a guy like Gaudreau or KJ it wouldn't be surprising if he puts up some numbers attached to one of them. It wouldn't be the first time a 3rd line grinder type has found themselves attached to a top line star and put up some numbers.
Yep, that's what I'm thinking for me own list. Brindley, Svozil, McKown, Voronkov, Dumais is how the next five go in my opinion. I'm not a Malatesta fan.
