LD Owen Power - Univ. of Michigan, NCAA (2021 Draft)

[Daneurism]

Brandt Clarke's a wonderful player, we don't have to make up superlatives to make his name pop even more

 

[flamebird]

Curious to see how people view Owen Power vs. Jamie Drysdale.

Are they in the same tier? If Owen Power wasn't a late birthday, how would he stack up in this draft class?

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Curious to see how people view Owen Power vs. Jamie Drysdale.

Are they in the same tier? If Owen Power wasn't a late birthday, how would he stack up in this draft class?

This is only my opinion, but I see them in the same tier. I think Power's slightly better, but it's not a big difference between the two. If Power was 2020 draft eligible, I think he would have an argument to go 1st, and would be at worst the second best player in the 2020 draft.

 

[Dominance]

This is only my opinion, but I see them in the same tier. I think Power's slightly better, but it's not a big difference between the two. If Power was 2020 draft eligible, I think he would have an argument to go 1st, and would be at worst the second best player in the 2020 draft.

Was his season really clearly better than Byfield’s, as two similarly-aged players in relatively comparable leagues?

I think that he would be at least clearly a top-5 prospect, with far fewer question marks than all of the high-potential players currently slotted after the big three forwards, but I don’t think it would be a guarantee or even necessarily likely he’d go before Byfield and Stutzle. And even being a full year younger, and having had a good season, I don’t think anyone would have him ahead of Lafreniere, who’s just too much of a proven star to pass on at this point.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Was his season really clearly better than Byfield’s, as two similarly-aged players in relatively comparable leagues?

I think that he would be at least clearly a top-5 prospect, with far fewer question marks than all of the high-potential players currently slotted after the big three forwards, but I don’t think it would be a guarantee or even necessarily likely he’d go before Byfield and Stutzle. And even being a full year younger, and having had a good season, I don’t think anyone would have him ahead of Lafreniere, who’s just too much of a proven star to pass on at this point.

His coach said he was the best player on the clear best team in the league. Coaches often don’t single out one player over the others. I don’t know if his season was so much better or any better than Byfield. I think he played good enough to compete with the season of any top player from the 2020 draft. At a certain point, the skillset matters more than who had a slightly better season than who against inferior competition.

 

[NA Hockey]

Hard to compare forwards to defense but Power certainly did enough to be in contention for a top pick next year. Glad he got the invite to Canadian WJSS camp. It means he is now on the radar for World Junior as he should be.

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

Is it to late to convert him? He could be a Power forward.

 

[PodcastAlleyCanada]

we are featuring Owen Power as one of the players on Tracking the Draft with Craig Button and there is a comparison to a former Hart Trophy winner.

Here's a preview.

#TrackingTheDraft with Craig Button | Sneak Peak Episode 5 - Alexis Lafreniere, Jacob Truscott, Jack Finley, Roy Jarventie, Owen Power

Episode comes out Thursday.

 

[PodcastAlleyCanada]

We discussed Owen this week on Time Machine on Tracking the Draft with Craig Button

#TrackingTheDraft with Craig Button | Time Machine Episode 6 - Roby Jarventie = Brandon Saad, 2021 = Owen Power

A Chris Pronger comparison comes up....be excited, be very excited about this guy!!!

Enjoy!

 

[BroadwayStorm]

What a badass name.


When I was a kid in the 80s I used to watch his dads tv show.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Then I asked Michigan associate head coach Bill Muckalt for his early impressions.
“I’ll tell you this, we were having a conversation as a staff and I don’t know how you overlook a guy that’s probably like a Victor Hedman or a Chris Pronger type,” Muckalt said. “I don’t know how you pass on a guy that’s going to be on a top D pairing for 15-20 years.”

Wheeler: Preseason ranking for the 2021 NHL Draft's top 32 prospects

 

[goavsblue8]

Wheeler: Preseason ranking for the 2021 NHL Draft's top 32 prospects

Michigan coaches have not been slowing down they hype of power at all. Also these upcoming michigan teams are going be silly, like all time talented for college hockey.

 

[Rzombo4 prez]

Michigan coaches have not been slowing down they hype of power at all. Also these upcoming michigan teams are going be silly, like all time talented for college hockey.

They won't be as good as you think they should be. You win in college hockey with older players, not a roster of transitory first round picks (as crazy as that seems). For the record I am a big Michigan fan.

 

[bigdog16]

Michigan coaches have not been slowing down they hype of power at all. Also these upcoming michigan teams are going be silly, like all time talented for college hockey.

They will be very talented. But it is still a significant jump for most of them to the college level. We will see how they adjust

 

[BKarchitect]

Interesting that Wheeler stated there are 5 defenders in the 2021 draft that, as of this point anyways, look to be at least equal to if not better than Drysdale in 2020 and Byram in 2019. After a couple of weak defensive years, 2021 looks flush with elite blue chip defenders. I assume he means Clarke, Power, Edvinsson, Lambos and Hughes. Is that an overstatement or seem realistic? I assume Clarke is clearly above Drysdale as a prospect? Is Lambos an equal prospect to Byram out of the WHL? Is Luke the best US defensive prospect since his brother even above Sanderson?

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

It seems like an overstatement to me, but if you aren’t a fan of Drysdale, it makes some sense.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

Curious to see how people view Owen Power vs. Jamie Drysdale.

Are they in the same tier? If Owen Power wasn't a late birthday, how would he stack up in this draft class?

Power is in his D minus 1 and has tools that Drysdale wishes he had.

In a year with average to good D, Drysdale isn't a top 10 pick. (2018, 2019).
Power is a guy who would be a top 5 pick in just about any draft year.;

 

[Just Linda]

It seems like an overstatement to me, but if you aren’t a fan of Drysdale, it makes some sense.

Im a big fan of Drysdale, what Wheeler says is def true.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Im a big fan of Drysdale, what Wheeler says is def true.

I’m going to have to disagree. Maybe the top two guys, but outside of that, not so much.

 

[Just Linda]

I’m going to have to disagree. Maybe the top two guys, but outside of that, not so much.

I'd have Drysdale as a pretty comparable to LHughes. Some players, like Powers, I have with clear offensive upside advantage over Drysdale but not as many as Wheeler thinks. I also completely disagree with his assessment of Raty but that's a whole other thing lol

 

[Daneurism]

Skeptical of any scout's bonafides who makes a statement like that. A lot of twitter scouting is this.

 

[Fresh Prince55]

My favorite prospect in his draft class.

 

[Leviathan899]

This is only my opinion, but I see them in the same tier. I think Power's slightly better, but it's not a big difference between the two. If Power was 2020 draft eligible, I think he would have an argument to go 1st, and would be at worst the second best player in the 2020 draft.

I think they’re quite close as well, but I think I prefer Drysdale to Power, I always thought he was the more impressive player in minor midget in the same league, then drysdale has been exceptional in a better league then Power, and making the WJC at 17 speaks for itself. Not taking anything away from Power who is a great prospect with loads of upside. Such a good skater and puck handler, and he’s a really determined player.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Power
————
Clarke
Lambos
————
Hughes

This is the ranking for me right now. Haven’t watched Edvinsson

 

[SenSaddest]

I've skated in the summer with this kid the last 2 years. His maturity and calmness under pressure is fantastic . Putting on size too, wins some puck battles against nhl guys. Shot is alright, nothing earth shattering but his hands allow him to work really well in tight.