offensive defenseman

[Barney Stinson76]

Which defenseman has the most offensive potential of the last two draft classes??

What do you guys think?
Tell me your top 5 of 05 and 06 draft please!

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[Prospector]

05 Draft
1-Jack Johnson
2-Brian Lee
3-Luc Bourdon
4-Keith Yandle
5-Marc Staal
HM: Jakub Kindl, Cody Franson, Matt Niskanen, Marc-Edouard Vlasic


06 Draft
1-Eric Johnson
2-Bobby Sanguinetti
3-Ivan Vishnevski
4-David Fischer
5-Nigel Williams
HM: Mathieu Carle, Dennis Persson, Yuri Alexandrov

 

[Dominator13]

05 Draft
1-Jack Johnson
2-Brian Lee
3-Luc Bourdon
4-Keith Yandle
5-Marc Staal
HM: Jakub Kindl, Cody Franson, Matt Niskanen, Marc-Edouard Vlasic


06 Draft
1-Eric Johnson
2-Bobby Sanguinetti
3-Ivan Vishnevski
4-David Fischer
5-Nigel Williams
HM: Mathieu Carle, Dennis Persson, Yuri Alexandrov

As a Habs fan, i feel that Carle has more off. potential then Fisher, atleast that's what i saw at the rookie camp

 

[Barney Stinson76]

What about McBain and LaPoint??

 

[spintheblackcircle]

05

1-Jack Johnson
2-Brian Lee
3-Patrick McNeill
4-Vlasic
5-Bourdon

 

[Hatcher Dies Tonight]

05 Draft
1-Jack Johnson
2-Brian Lee
3-Luc Bourdon
4-Keith Yandle
5-Marc Staal
HM: Jakub Kindl, Cody Franson, Matt Niskanen, Marc-Edouard Vlasic


06 Draft
1-Eric Johnson
2-Bobby Sanguinetti
3-Ivan Vishnevski
4-David Fischer
5-Nigel Williams
HM: Mathieu Carle, Dennis Persson, Yuri Alexandrov

Agree with the names, maybe not the order ... if we're talking pure offensive talent i might put Bourdon and Sanguinetti tops of their respective drafts.

 

[HOCKEY_GURU]

Not that I think the names mentioned so far are bad choices, but I do see a bias so far towards High drafted/high profile players and or CHL ers.....also while I like someone like Bourdon.. I think he was drafted fo his offence and solid all around play.... but is he truly more offensive than Franson , Yandle , Vlasic etc? same argument for Johnson and sanguenetti/vishnevsky.... the latter 2 may have as much or more Offensive potential.. just may be risky defensively .

 

[Alessandro Seren Rosso]

Vyacheslav Buravchikov is a very good offensive defenseman as well

 

[J17 Vs Proclamation]

What about McBain and LaPoint??

LaPoint is a huge project. Big upsides, but is 4/5 years away. Its way to early to tell what his offensive upsides are.

 

[Patty Ice]

Vyacheslav Buravchikov is a very good offensive defenseman as well

I like him alot as well (shocked he fell to the 7th). I guess you could call him a sleeper but I wouldn't be surprised if he's on more than a few people's lips the next year or two.

 

[Stealth JD]

Agree with the names, maybe not the order ... if we're talking pure offensive talent i might put Bourdon and Sanguinetti tops of their respective drafts.

no way both of the Johnson's are not at the top of their draft class....offensively & defensively.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

no way both of the Johnson's are not at the top of their draft class....offensively & defensively.

Exactly. Sanguinetti isn't close to EJ right now in terms of even strictly offensive potential.

 

[inferno98]

Exactly. Sanguinetti isn't close to EJ right now in terms of even strictly offensive potential.

How so? Im not saying your wrong, but how has EJ proved to have more offensive potential

 

[Randall Graves*]

I'm going to be a homer and say Brenden Mikkelson is going to be a good offensive dman if he can stay healthy.

 

[Hockey-Freak]

Marc-Andre Gragnani

2005-06 QMJHL: 62 16 55 71

 

[LHJMQFAN]

1. Christopher Letang
2. Marc-André Gragnani
3. Patrick O'Neill
4. Marc Staal
5. Ivan Vishnevski

I think those are very offensive D-men and they will be dangerous on PP in a near future.

 

[The Viking Fury]

Mike Green
Jeff Schultz
Patrick McNeill
Sasha Pokulok
Victor Dovgan


yeah, I'm a caps fan

 

[LadyByngJeanRatelle]

Mike Green
Jeff Schultz
Patrick McNeill
Sasha Pokulok
Victor Dovgan


yeah, I'm a caps fan

05 and 06 only.

 

[The Viking Fury]

05 and 06 only.

I'm also an idiot...

Seabrook then haha