His decision to be short is pretty bad, I guess
Can you specify on the bad habits and decision making? That’s quite a bold claim you have there.
I think he makes alot of high risk pass attempts and pinches that work at the OHL. of course he can always adjust in the NHL but I think this was one of the reasons he catupulted up the rankings so it wouldnt really make sense for him to change the way he plays. Almost like a Catch 22.
I think he can end up being like somewhere in between a floor of Justin Schultz and a ceiling of Mike Green
Haha well I'd definitely take prime mike green...but who needs a dman on pace for 88 points! Grossss!
He literally plays nothing like etiher of those players.....I think he makes alot of high risk pass attempts and pinches that work at the OHL. of course he can always adjust in the NHL but I think this was one of the reasons he catupulted up the rankings so it wouldnt really make sense for him to change the way he plays. Almost like a Catch 22.
I think he can end up being like somewhere in between a floor of Justin Schultz and a ceiling of Mike Green
Exciting times to be a Ducks fan. I feel like if we could get one or two more super prospects
(2021: ?, 2022: Lambert(?)) we are heading towards the right direction
Obviously I’m extremely far from a pro scout, but I still scratch my head about Ottawa taking Sanderson over Drysdale. Drysdale looks like a star in the making to me, I can absolutely see him as a top pairing dman. Sanderson looks kind of mediocre in comparison, like I can see him being a quality 2nd pair dman, but I’m not seeing the star potential I see in Drysdale.
Sanderson is more of a longer term project...you can see why teams liked him with his size and skating but IMO in the offensive zone he doesn't know what to do quite yetObviously I’m extremely far from a pro scout, but I still scratch my head about Ottawa taking Sanderson over Drysdale. Drysdale looks like a star in the making to me, I can absolutely see him as a top pairing dman. Sanderson looks kind of mediocre in comparison, like I can see him being a quality 2nd pair dman, but I’m not seeing the star potential I see in Drysdale.
Such a good player. Very clearly the best defenseman from this draft class... really not much of a question at this point (although that could change)
There's plenty of question about that which is why he wasn't the consensus top d-man in the draft.
I mean you're dead wrong. What the guy said was at this point he's the best defenseman from that draft, which he 100% is.
Nah, you're dead wrong.
Sanderson is more of a longer term project...you can see why teams liked him with his size and skating but IMO in the offensive zone he doesn't know what to do quite yet
Activating is not the same as knowing what to do with the puck in the offensive zone and having to make a quick decision. I saw a play the other night where USA had finally gotten to some loose pucks and had Russia on the defensive and Sanderson panicd and shot the puck into a wall of defenders and it killed the possession.he knows exactly what to do. am i crazy or are people not seeing Sanderson activate on the rush as well as off the cycle?
sure the execution hasn't been perfect but he is making aggressive attacking reads. specifically more than Drysdale too.
I do agree Sanderson is more of a project compared to Drysdales silky polished game. But he is a project with all the tools as well as the hockey IQ.
I think Drysdale is paying more attention to the 2 way game anyway, sure he would activate more with a defensive minded partner, but he is not and will not be Karlsson or even Byram in that aspect of the game.Drysdale is currently playing with 4 forwards... A little hard to activate as much as he would usually.
Sanderson will be Slavin lite, Drysdale Miro Heiskanen lite..
I don't think either player will end up as good as the comparison above but play kinda similar. Both will be great NHL defensemen.
Such a good player. Very clearly the best defenseman from this draft class... really not much of a question at this point (although that could change)
I mean you're dead wrong. What the guy said was at this point he's the best defenseman from that draft, which he 100% is.