Epsilon said:
Seems that a lot of people have Wellwood last or next to last.
Ask yourself this: if Wellwood was a prospect for ANY other team, would you consider him a better prospect than the guys listed, or just another junior scorer with a remote shot at making the show?
Not sure, that's a hypothetical situation.
Until someone can prove that Kyle Wellwood isn't as good as atleast Brad Boyes, I see no reason why Wellwood's ranked behind Boyes.
Size...
Wellwood: 5'10, 190
Boyes: 6'1, 195
Junior career...
Wellwood: 344 points in 244 games, +85
Boyes: 309 points in 233 games, +58
AHL...
Wellwood: 108 points, 124 games, +1
Boyes: 183 points, 206 games, +9
NHL...
Wellwood: 1 game
Boyes: 1 game
Age...
Wellwood: May of 1983
Boyes: April of 1982
- Neither are great skaters.
- Wellwood is a better offensive player.
- As of today, the better defensive player is a toss up.
- Boyes plays a more physical game.
It can be said that if Wellwood weren't a prospect of the Toronto Maple Leafs, he wouldn't be looked at under the same light as he is. The guy's one of the most skilled AHL prospects and seems to be looked at as a long shot...yet he's only 21 years old and the 7th leading scorer in the AHL. Of the top 50 point producers in the AHL, there are only 7 younger than him.
Spezza
Bergeron
Staal
Brown
Kesler
Stajan
Lupul
Yet, he's looked at as a long shot because of his lack of breakaway speed, size (which shouldn't be an issue), and style of play (finesse).