Vlad The Impaler said:Can't believe I'm about to suggest someone buys this but if you guys are really interested in what's in, I think you should buy it. It's only fair. With the number of questions that have been asked, I believe the answer would already give away a good munch of their draft report and only more questions will pop up.
I'm also curious about it but I'm still unsure if I will buy it or not. I'd prefer to buy a past issue to see the quality (comments that it is first rate are bogus. It's not first rate until we know how they fare in their assessments which takes a couple of years).
Based on the USAToday column, it still looks like not being my thing but I'm still on the fence. Anybody know if they sell past issues?
I got it in 2000 and thought it was great..................until Future Watch came out and the following summer when I saw my results of using it as my draft guide. My question to Kyle woodlief is how are Lars Jonsson, Michel Ouellet, Alexander Seluyanov, and/or Alexei Mikhnov coming along?Vlad The Impaler said:Can't believe I'm about to suggest someone buys this but if you guys are really interested in what's in, I think you should buy it. It's only fair. With the number of questions that have been asked, I believe the answer would already give away a good munch of their draft report and only more questions will pop up.
I'm also curious about it but I'm still unsure if I will buy it or not. I'd prefer to buy a past issue to see the quality (comments that it is first rate are bogus. It's not first rate until we know how they fare in their assessments which takes a couple of years).
Based on the USAToday column, it still looks like not being my thing but I'm still on the fence. Anybody know if they sell past issues?
MacDaddy Version 1.3 said:I got it in 2000 and thought it was great..................until Future Watch came out and the following summer when I saw my results of using it as my draft guide. My question to Kyle woodlief is how are Lars Jonsson, Michel Ouellet, Alexander Seluyanov, and/or Alexei Mikhnov coming along?
Vlad The Impaler said:Can't believe I'm about to suggest someone buys this but if you guys are really interested in what's in, I think you should buy it. It's only fair. With the number of questions that have been asked, I believe the answer would already give away a good munch of their draft report and only more questions will pop up.
I'm also curious about it but I'm still unsure if I will buy it or not. I'd prefer to buy a past issue to see the quality (comments that it is first rate are bogus. It's not first rate until we know how they fare in their assessments which takes a couple of years).
Based on the USAToday column, it still looks like not being my thing but I'm still on the fence. Anybody know if they sell past issues?
Behn Wilson said:Vlad, I recommend it, Ive been getting iot for the last four or so years. He generally has some left from the last few years so i would think you could buy those, just call him, hes a pretty good guy (the # is on his website). Kykle usually answers the phone himseld so you can ask him questions too.
One weakness is he tends to favor undersized skill guys a little too much which doesnt always project to the NHL. I think he had Hudler 6th last year for example and he has Radulov 4th this year. But who knows who the next St Louis will be?
Behn Wilson said:One weakness is he tends to favor undersized skill guys a little too much which doesnt always project to the NHL. I think he had Hudler 6th last year for example and he has Radulov 4th this year. But who knows who the next St Louis will be?
steblick said:Redline sure gave it to Lammers. Next to Chris Bourque, he got the biggest ****kicking in the review. McKeen's, on the other hand, has Lammers as a favourite and just outside the 1st round.
Should be interesting.
I tend to favour McKeen's ratings. Redline gets a little too emotional, not the best quality in a scout.
steblick said:Redline sure gave it to Lammers. Next to Chris Bourque, he got the biggest ****kicking in the review. McKeen's, on the other hand, has Lammers as a favourite and just outside the 1st round.
Should be interesting.
I tend to favour McKeen's ratings. Redline gets a little too emotional, not the best quality in a scout.
MacDaddy Version 1.3 said:I got it in 2000 and thought it was great..................until Future Watch came out and the following summer when I saw my results of using it as my draft guide. My question to Kyle woodlief is how are Lars Jonsson, Michel Ouellet, Alexander Seluyanov, and/or Alexei Mikhnov coming along?
steblick said:Redline sure gave it to Lammers. Next to Chris Bourque, he got the biggest ****kicking in the review. McKeen's, on the other hand, has Lammers as a favourite and just outside the 1st round.
Should be interesting.
I tend to favour McKeen's ratings. Redline gets a little too emotional, not the best quality in a scout.
X-SHARKIE said:I like both Redline and Mckeens. What I see from both is great.
One thing should be noted.
Mckeenshockey.com was the first to see Andrew Ladd and accept him, where Redline was still ragging on Schremp. I think Korpikoski is a great player, and I would love the Sharks to trade up to get him...But he won't go top 10.
Lol that is very funny. Red line and ISS had ladd ranked long before McKeens did. Also Mckeens had one piece of information on him up until Jan. so you may want to rethink your claims. Also what does Ladd have to do with red line ragging on schremp that makes no sense. Do you even get Red line?
buddy said:I think it has more to due with McKeens rarely seeing players and not having a lot of insight into them. Lammers is a prime example. How can a guy who walked out on his team be ranked that high when he is average size, average skater and doesn't like traffic.
kingsfan said:dr. holiday is that you? Anyways, funny this comes from a guy with one post. Competitor with McKeen's perhaps?
X-SHARKIE said:I like both Redline and Mckeens. What I see from both is great.
One thing should be noted.
Mckeenshockey.com was the first to see Andrew Ladd and accept him, where Redline was still ragging on Schremp. I think Korpikoski is a great player, and I would love the Sharks to trade up to get him...But he won't go top 10.
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X-SHARKIE said:Last year it was Kastisyn and he sure had a greeeaat year lol. Oh no I said somthing bad about Kastisyn, Habs fans well have me banned.
Stock Rocks said:Disagree.
Scouts are in a business of emotions. If they see players who lack passion, drive and character- essentially wasting their tremendous physical gifts, then why not get fired up over it?
The problem is- too many fans get their little panties in a bunch when Red Line goes off on their favorite wittle players. Oh, boo hoo! Cry me a river.
At least Red Line takes a stand...McKeen's and ISS tend to spend more time writing positive, generic reports that don't really hammer the underachievers.