Chapin Landvogt
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People are sleeping on Amirov. Kid is a beauty.
And he's expected to go in the first round.
Thread is dedicated to names likely going after 45, if not first as of the 3rd round.
People are sleeping on Amirov. Kid is a beauty.
Eamon Powell looks like someone who could be a sneaky good pick if he's available in the 3rd. He's a high IQ RHD and does all the little things that coaches love. He could be a good fallback option for teams who strike out on RHD's in the first two rounds (i.e. Schneider/Grans/Barron/Grans/Niemelä/Cotton/Nickl/Benning/etc).
What's the deal with Sam Colangelo being rated #63? 58 points, +32 in 44 games for Chicago Steel of the USHL. 6'2" RW. Reading his scouting report he sounds a lot like Mark Stone. I just started looking up this kid's highlights because of this thread and he's looking like he could be the kind of top 9RWer that is tough to play against in all areas of the ice and he's got a great wrist shot to boot. Originally I was hoping that the Wings would pick JJ Peterka with one of their late 2nds but now I'm kind of hoping that Colangelo falls to us in the 48-63 range.
Eamon Powell looks like someone who could be a sneaky good pick if he's available in the 3rd. He's a high IQ RHD and does all the little things that coaches love. He could be a good fallback option for teams who strike out on RHD's in the first two rounds (i.e. Schneider/Grans/Barron/Grans/Niemelä/Cotton/Nickl/Benning/etc).
Luke Evangelista-Feels like his upside is underrated. Skilled and very smart.
Ryan O'Rourke-Nothing not to like.
I agree that his ceiling isn't that high, but if you're getting a steady 4/5 Dman in the late 2nd or 3rd round you should be relatively pleased.I wouldn’t consider him a sleeper because I think he’ll be a mid-second round pick, but he’s one of my favorite players in the draft. I would not be surprised if he ended up the best American player from this draft eventually.
He’s slightly undersized, although not terribly. Besides that, he’s no worse than average at pretty much every main part of the game. I think the main question is how good his offensive skill is. I think it’s probably at least good enough for an NHL PP, but is it high end for the NHL or merely good? I’d lean more towards the latter category, and he probably ends up as a 4/5, but if he’s a full NHL pair better than that, I would not be surprised.
That Chicago team has a lot of high end talent going into 2020 draft. It didn’t matter who’s highlight package I was watching, it was always Colangelo acting as the catalyst. I like the Stone comparison, great physical tools, good vision and hands, and v high IQ. I’m pretty sure he lead his team in PPGWhat's the deal with Sam Colangelo being rated #63? 58 points, +32 in 44 games for Chicago Steel of the USHL. 6'2" RW. Reading his scouting report he sounds a lot like Mark Stone. I just started looking up this kid's highlights because of this thread and he's looking like he could be the kind of top 9RWer that is tough to play against in all areas of the ice and he's got a great wrist shot to boot. Originally I was hoping that the Wings would pick JJ Peterka with one of their late 2nds but now I'm kind of hoping that Colangelo falls to us in the 48-63 range.
Let me say, holy smokes this lad has been as impressive as anybody that I've seen for the 2020 draft. Sure, a lot of it is due to expectations, but Phillips has surpassed it and more for me. The biggest issue is that he's a late birthday...well, perhaps a very late birthday. With that said, I would also like to mention is that I think he's fairly raw at this current point of time. He has had a big growth spurt in a short time and at times it looks like he doesn't know what type of game he wants to play. Now lets talk about some positives.
Phillips is a Jamaican-Canadian who is a superb skater and I am not even talking about for his frame which is 6'3" and 195 lbs. He beats a lot of players in straight line speed with his skating ability because it is that smooth, that strong, and that good. The next aspect I would like to talk about is his cerebral play, it is outstanding and factoring in this with his skating ability makes him a very intriguing prospect. I would like to see more of that IQ on the offensive side, but I wouldn't call him strictly a defensive-defender currently. I admit that might be all he develops into, but as I said before I think there is a certain level of rawness in his game. He is one of the best 1v1 defenders for 2020 prospects I've seen thus far and he can break up plays looking so effortless. Isaak then skates the puck to the neutral zone and dictates it to one of his forwards.
In that way he plays it safe for majority of the time, but Phillips does have 9 goals on the season showing that he can score, he loves jumping up into the play, and he does like to shoot the puck. He prefers to do quick wristers or wrist shots with power instead of slappers, but he's able to walk back and forth on the blueline giving him the ability to change angles (due to his skating ability0. I do question his puck skills and hands, but if there is a lad who could be one of the bigger darkhorses in this draft, I have all the confidence to say that it is this lad. Reminds me of Brett Pesce/Oscar Klefbom. Thoughts and comments?
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Isaak Phillips at eliteprospects.com
Luke Evangelista-Feels like his upside is underrated. Skilled and very smart.
That Chicago team has a lot of high end talent going into 2020 draft. It didn’t matter who’s highlight package I was watching, it was always Colangelo acting as the catalyst. I like the Stone comparison, great physical tools, good vision and hands, and v high IQ. I’m pretty sure he lead his team in PPG
I like Colangelo as well, but I think the WJAC 19 made it pretty clear that Brisson creates more scoring.It didn’t matter who’s highlight package I was watching, it was always Colangelo acting as the catalyst.
Dylan Demelo?I wouldn’t consider him a sleeper because I think he’ll be a mid-second round pick, but he’s one of my favorite players in the draft. I would not be surprised if he ended up the best American player from this draft eventually.
He’s slightly undersized, although not terribly. Besides that, he’s no worse than average at pretty much every main part of the game. I think the main question is how good his offensive skill is. I think it’s probably at least good enough for an NHL PP, but is it high end for the NHL or merely good? I’d lean more towards the latter category, and he probably ends up as a 4/5, but if he’s a full NHL pair better than that, I would not be surprised.
Dylan Demelo?
Luke Evangelista-Feels like his upside is underrated. Skilled and very smart.
Ryan O'Rourke-Nothing not to like.
I mentioned Luke in a recent interview (can't recall which one), He's a player that has been in our top 31 for a while and I expect will hold his ground on our final list. I was surprised when he was ranked around 60th on B0ob's mid term and I tweeted back then that I expect that will change on Bob's final list.
Luke is a very smart player, he's skilled and was trusted by Dale. A lot to like in his game. Just needs to continue to get stronger. We have an interview on our website.
We also posted about another player who we really like, Tristen Robins. His BB writeup is on our website's front page. We gave a bit of a BB preview as we continue working on our 2020 edition.
Mark, do you hear from NHL teams that they put extra emphasis on drafting players out of a program like London?
My own thinking would be that the historical statistics of the number of good players they produce is a better predictor of talent than all the professional and amateur prognosticators. Obviously you need some human thinking in your draft decisions, but I wouldn’t ignore what the record says for a program like London, and I’d try to get as many of those guys in my NHL organization.