Prospect Info: Matthew Boldy, Left Winger, 12th Overall

[16thOverallSaveUs]

I believe 2020s top 12 of Lafreniere, Byfield, Stutzle... Perfetti, Askarov, Lundell is much better than 2019s group, I just think 2019 had a deeper first round. You’re not going to get the McMichaels and Tomasino in the twenties this year.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

A lot drafts barely go 25 deep with NHL players. 2015 might go 25 deep with top liners/top pairings.

 

[AKL]

I believe 2020s top 12 of Lafreniere, Byfield, Stutzle... Perfetti, Askarov, Lundell is much better than 2019s group, I just think 2019 had a deeper first round. You’re not going to get the McMichaels and Tomasino in the twenties this year.

I'm not a professional by any means, and even professionals get it wrong, so I know I'm prone to getting it wrong, but it was always kind of a small pet peeve of mine when people would talk about the quality of 2020 vs. 2019. 2019 is going to have some great players, but the top 10 in 2020 blows the top 10 of 2019 out of the water. And I saw too many people talking about Lafreniere vs. Hughes as if it was a fair comparison to Hughes.

2019 was an all time great draft class for Americans, but 2020 was just a great draft class in general.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

I'm not a professional by any means, and even professionals get it wrong, so I know I'm prone to getting it wrong, but it was always kind of a small pet peeve of mine when people would talk about the quality of 2020 vs. 2019. 2019 is going to have some great players, but the top 10 in 2020 blows the top 10 of 2019 out of the water.

Yeah like you said, I’m no professional, but just comparably the seasons the players were having in both drafts it seemed like a no brainer to me.

 

[ThatGuy22]

The top 15 is so ridiculous in terms of talent in 2019;

Hughes, Kakko, Dach, Byram, Turcotte, Seider, Cozens, Broberg, Zegras, Podkolzin, Soderstrom, Boldy, Knight, York and Caufield. After that is Newhook and Krebs.

That's a lot of talent there

Most drafts look like that after the next WJC...

Half those players will likely end up being mediocre NHLers.

 

[thestonedkoala]

Most drafts look like that after the next WJC...

Half those players will likely end up being mediocre NHLers.

Not looking at the WJC though.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Not looking at the WJC though.

The time up through it. Top 10-15 picks rarely lose their luster that quickly. Usually takes some time.

 

[thestonedkoala]

The time up through it. Top 10-15 picks rarely lose their luster that quickly. Usually takes some time.

I could see the 2019 draft being similar to the 2013 (MacKinnon, Barkov, Jones, Lindholm, Nurse, Horvat in the top 10) 0r 2015 without the McDavid (McDavid, Eichel, Strome, Marner, Hanifin, Werenski, Rantanen).

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

I could see the 2019 draft being similar to the 2013 (MacKinnon, Barkov, Jones, Lindholm, Nurse, Horvat in the top 10) 0r 2015 without the McDavid (McDavid, Eichel, Strome, Marner, Hanifin, Werenski, Rantanen).

It'll have A LOT of work to do before it gets to 2015.

 

[thestonedkoala]

It'll have A LOT of work to do before it gets to 2015.

But it'll have the potential.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

But it'll have the potential.

And his point was that most every draft looks like has the potential so close from the date of it. 2019 has a lot of work to do to put anybody on the Rantanen/Marner/Barzal level, speaking nothing of Eichel or McDavid (incredibly unlikely). I'm rooting for it to happen, because it probably means some really good things for USA hockey, but I guess Fiala does still have some Bure potential too.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

First game all year where he doesn't get a point

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

First game all year where he doesn't get a point

Son of a Caufield.

 

[AKL]

First game all year where he doesn't get a point

Hopefully next year he'll do better

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Hopefully next year he'll do better

It would be nice to see him top his 7 game point streak next year, especially considering he'll be on the Wild.

Son of a Caufield.

Though can d0 no right.

Where's Bazeek at these days, anyways?

 

[AKL]

Though can d0 no right.

Where's Bazeek at these days, anyways?

I think he fell into the same trap all our other moderators throughout history have, where he took some time off cause there wasn't much going on, and then realized how much he enjoys not being a moderator

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

I think he fell into the same trap all our other moderators throughout history have, where he took some time off cause there wasn't much going on, and then realized how much he enjoys not being a moderator

And every single one that follows that path, I move one spot closer.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

I think he fell into the same trap all our other moderators throughout history have, where he took some time off cause there wasn't much going on, and then realized how much he enjoys not being a moderator

That's fair. I wouldn't blame them, either. Talon has probably lost days of his life deleting/editing/merging my posts

 

[thestonedkoala]

That's fair. I wouldn't blame them, either. Talon has probably lost days of his life deleting/editing/merging my posts

I mean I probably aged Talon by 10 years myself. So...

 

[Bazeek]

It would be nice to see him top his 7 game point streak next year, especially considering he'll be on the Wild.


Though can d0 no right.

Where's Bazeek at these days, anyways?

It's been a weird few months. Haven't been able to do much more than follow along and try to piece together why Boldy isn't letting Caufield score any goals I'm still a big fan, but the character issues are starting to pile up here.

 

[57special]

Yeah, that Boldy is a SOB. I'm upset about it too, Bazeek.

 

[GordieGallant]

Caufield reminds me of Dino Ciccerelli. Big shoes but just saying.

 

[2Pair]

Caufield reminds me of Dino Ciccerelli. Big shoes but just saying.

Outside of being short, They are not similar at all

 

[GordieGallant]

Outside of being short, They are not similar at all

Tell me why?

 

[MuckOG]

Caufield reminds me of Dino Ciccerelli. Big shoes but just saying.

As a NHLer, Dino seemed to score a lot of dirty goals around the net. I dont remember him being strictly a perimeter scorer like Caufield is.