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Guenther and him were teammates in midget. I bet they tear that league apart.They got Max Savoie skating for them as well.
Guenther and him were teammates in midget. I bet they tear that league apart.They got Max Savoie skating for them as well.
Guenther and him were teammates in midget. I bet they tear that league apart.
Keep an eye on the University of Michigan. Tons of talent this year including Owen Power (potential top-3 pick), Kent Johnson (top-5), and Matthew Beniers (top-10) in addition to past draft picks such as Cam York, Thomas Bordeleau, Brendan Brisson, and John Beecher.
In their season opener yesterday, Kent Johnson had 4 assists, Owen Power had 1 goal and 2 assists, and Matthew Beniers had 2 goals in an 8-1 win.
Nope. There’s literally no good reason to do so. There’s players who are NHL ready at 18 there’s no use in hindering there development. And for the guys who aren’t ready right away, access to NHL teams player development staff is a big resource for them.if the season gets cancelled, they should skip the draft this year and increase draft min age to 19 after round 1.
Nope. There’s literally no good reason to do so. There’s players who are NHL ready at 18 there’s no use in hindering there development. And for the guys who aren’t ready right away, access to NHL teams player development staff is a big resource for them.
There are very, very few players who are ready at 18. And there are some exceptional talent who could've played in the NHL at 18 but was delayed another year due to being a late birthday. It would be hard to argue that players like Taylor Hall and John Tavares was harmed by having to wait another year. Even McDavid wouldn't have been harmed if he had another year outside the NHL. Meanwhile you can point to countless number of players who were harmed by playing in the NHL at 18. IMO there would be a huge benefit of moving the draft one year forward with more or less zero downsides.
If you're 18 before the NHL season starts you deserve to be allowed to sign a contract and start getting paid as a professional.There are very, very few players who are ready at 18. And there are some exceptional talent who could've played in the NHL at 18 but was delayed another year due to being a late birthday. It would be hard to argue that players like Taylor Hall and John Tavares was harmed by having to wait another year. Even McDavid wouldn't have been harmed if he had another year outside the NHL. Meanwhile you can point to countless number of players who were harmed by playing in the NHL at 18. IMO there would be a huge benefit of moving the draft one year forward with more or less zero downsides.
I'm going to be paying close attention to the Michigan Wolverines as Kent Johnson is a distant family member of mine and Owen Power is the top-ranked defenseman in the draft at the moment. Kent debuted with 4 assists in their opening game 8-1 win, Owen had 1+2 as well. Frozen 4 seems like a lock for them this year.
If you're 18 before the NHL season starts you deserve to be allowed to sign a contract and start getting paid as a professional.
If you're 18 before the NHL season starts you deserve to be allowed to sign a contract and start getting paid as a professional.
The might be able to but that doesn't mean they should.If other leagues can force players to wait until they're 20+ years old and also go to school, that shouldn't be an issue.
The vast majority of CHL and NCAA kids don't deserve to be paid.First of all I'm not sure that's really a problem. Second of all, if it is, then that's not so much an NHL problem but a hockey problem and doesn't have anything to do with the draft. It should rather be up to CHL and NCAA teams to pay their players.
They don’t deserve anything, it’s a privilege to be able to play in the NHL.The might be able to but that doesn't mean they should.
The vast majority of CHL and NCAA kids don't deserve to be paid.
Brandt Clarke signing with Lavoie's team in the Allsvenskan is pretty awesome.
I think he'll do great there even at 17 years old. He's so polished. Just a stud defensively and his offensive development has been skyrocketing.
Lots of people drooling over the size/skating combo of Power, but I'd take Clarke over him.
How would you characterize his defensive game? What in particular do you like about it? I haven't seen him much except a few clips but my impression from that and a bit of reading suggests his defensive game, while not bad, isn't necessarily high-end, and that his backwards skating could use some work. I feel like the Dougie Hamilton comparison I saw thrown around might be pretty accurate.
So far I like Lambos more, but it does appear like Clarke is perhaps even better suited to the modern day NHL and could really be that game-breaking type player that can decide a game or even a playoff series with an individual performance. Maybe that's worth more these days than an all-around steady #1D like I would project Lambos to be. Not sure how to weigh that honestly.