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This was just posted about 30 minutes ago. Even includes footage from today :p
How did he slip so far down? Seems like the Habs got lucky here
Yeah but he's smallThe video says 3rd or 4th liner upside. Surely he has more? Not that he'll necessarily be a top 6er but he seems to have the skill for more. Kid's a crafty passer with slick hands.
How did he slip so far down? Seems like the Habs got lucky here
Yeah but he's small
I was making a joke about dinosaur scouts lol i couldnt care less how big he is i agree with what you see in himwell that in and of itself doesn't really hamper his upside. To an extent sure. I think it more so hampers his ability to reach his upside.
A serviceable guy like Byron is a grand slam in the 5th round. Seems like a fantastic pick.The video says 3rd or 4th liner upside. Surely he has more? Not that he'll necessarily be a top 6er but he seems to have the skill for more. Kid's a crafty passer with slick hands.
where is he playing next year?
Great speed isn't everything (see Scott Gomez) but it's still a good starting point. If he can round out his other tools we might have something special there.
Great speed isn't everything (see Scott Gomez) but it's still a good starting point. If he can round out his other tools we might have something special there.
The Habs would be lucky if Pitlick turned into Gomez. People seem to forget how good a career he had.
If Pitlick can become Scott Gomez, I'll take it
Is there any precedent to a player that went from USHS to NCAA and did great ?Since Minnesota lost Pitlick's older brother I had wondered if they would look to bring him in a year early as I thought he just wasn't going due to his size but just found out that he's only a junior in HS so he'll do a year of HS while in the USHL.
Also found out that in the USHL he was and will be coached by former Hab defensemen and 1st round pick David Wilkie.
Was looking at his stats in the USHS, it's been a while since I have followed the Minnesota USHS but see that his team played the top schools like the one Anders Lee went to.
Here's how his numbers compare to that of Poehling since they both played in the Minnesota USHS.
Poehling (age 16 season) -
Lakeville - 25-20-34-54 10 pims
Team Souteast - 20-6-14-20 12 pims
Pitlick (age 16 season) -
Chaska - 23-20-26-46 8 pims
Pitlick (age 17 season) -
Chaska - 25-28-33-61 8 pims
Team Soutwest - 21-13-18-31 2 pims
Poehling was in the NCAA at 17 or else his stats at Lakeville would likely have been very high.
McDonagh comes to mind, although his freshman season wasn't great per se.Is there any precedent to a player that went from USHS to NCAA and did great ?
Size..... lol.
Is there any precedent to a player that went from USHS to NCAA and did great ?
The fact that almost every player who falls due to his size has panned out makes me excited for Caufield and Pitlick. (Point, Debrincat, Gaudreau, Arvidsson etc.)
A serviceable guy like Byron is a grand slam in the 5th round. Seems like a fantastic pick.
The most common error in the draft is ignoring point production. It's the main thing that you can look at that translates. I'd take the 102 point guy who looks lazy over the 80 point guy who is big or who hustles/fights/emotes.The fact that almost every player who falls due to his size has panned out makes me excited for Caufield and Pitlick. (Point, Debrincat, Gaudreau, Arvidsson etc.)
The most common error in the draft is ignoring point production. It's the main thing that you can look at that translates. I'd take the 102 point guy who looks lazy over the 80 point guy who is big or who hustles/fights/emotes.
Those "gritty" guys are a dime a dozen in free agency too. Teams are supposed to draft and develop talent, and sign and trade for grit. Most teams seem to do the opposite.
The fact that almost every player who falls due to his size has panned out makes me excited for Caufield and Pitlick. (Point, Debrincat, Gaudreau, Arvidsson etc.)