Hughes way to low imo.
Am I not allowed to have an opinion?Your opinion vs the opinion of the 10 scouts he surveyed.
Hmmm Denisenko ahead of Kravstov?
What's the story on Jesperi Kotkaniemi? As an Islanders fan with our 2 picks I want to go Center and Defense, I thought our only option might be Veleno but if their is 2 guys we can look at I like that much better
If you have TSN or NHL network, you can watch him tomorrow at 6:30 AM vs Sweden.
He appears to be a big, rangy all-around C with very good, but probably not high end skill. His skating ability is probably somewhere between ''OK'' to ''slightly above average''. Played well as a 17 year old in the main Finnish league.
And while there was a little bit of separation between those three and Hughes at No. 9, understand one thing about this year’s draft: Based on our survey, there is a huge drop off in consensus after No. 9.
Hughes at 9 is criminal. Bob is losing his mind.
Am I not allowed to have an opinion?
"And while there was a little bit of separation between those three and Hughes at No. 9, understand one thing about this year’s draft: Based on our survey, there is a huge drop off in consensus after No. 9."
Thank God Vancouver can only drop to 9
I think the thing knocking Hughes down is size and handedness.
How many guys do you see drafted at 5'10 and end up growing an inch or 2 though. An an Islanders fan I actually hope he falls to us, we need lefties more then righties, especially given the fact Pelech(lefty) can play both left or right)
Off hand I don't know but it's entirely possible it can happen. I think Parayko was passed over his draft year then he grow a few inches and was picked as an overager the next. I'm pretty sure Hughes brother isn't big either so I don't think they have much more growing to do. I haven't tried to read the board on what teams might pick yet, will wait till after the lottery so you have a better understanding. I don't think he'll fall far enough for the Islanders though so you'd need to move up for him.
How many guys do you see drafted at 5'10 and end up growing an inch or 2 though. An an Islanders fan I actually hope he falls to us, we need lefties more then righties, especially given the fact Pelech(lefty) can play both left or right)