Prospect Info: With the 13th Overall Pick the Golden Knights Select Nick Suzuki

[LastWordArmy]

LWOS Scouting Report

http://lastwordonhockeyprospects.com/2017/04/12/nick-suzuki-scouting-report-2017-nhl-draft-14/

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[Club]

Great pick imo

Vegas could've potentially hit the lottery with Glass and now Suzuki!

 

[Anarchy Joe]

One of my favorites in the draft so glad he a Golden Knight

 

[Edge]

His skills are tailor-made for today's NHL.

Excellent offensive instincts, high IQ, explosive.

On talent, he's up there with most anyone in the top 10. Easily.

 

[derriko]

Future Mike Hoffman potential. Dynamic, speedy goal scorer.

Love the late riser type picks!

 

[Vegas Mac]

Welcome to Vegas Nick! Man with a name like that we gotta come up with a good nickname heheh...

 

[Brock]

I had Suzuki as the 3rd best OHL'er available this year.

http://ohlprospects.blogspot.ca/2017/05/my-final-top-50-ohl-players-for-2017_16.html

Suzuki also finished 3rd in my final media/scout poll.
http://ohlprospects.blogspot.ca/2017/06/final-mediascout-poll-for-2017-nhl-draft.html

 

[ginner classic]

I absolutely love his game. I probably watched 40 hours of Suzuki this year. Such a good pick. Enjoy.

 

[Bart9349]

Although not the biggest player, his speed and quickness might play well in today's game. Could keep the fans awake during those (not-unexpected and all-too-frequent) dismal stretches of an expansion team.

 

[Matias Maccete]

Love the pick.

 

[Soundgarden]

Could be a steal for us. Love our picks.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

I read somewhere that at a recent prospect combine, Suzuki topped all the analytics results and in a couple of cases it wasn't even close.

Might be the steal of the draft for the Knights.

 

[derriko]

I read somewhere that at a recent prospect combine, Suzuki topped all the analytics results and in a couple of cases it wasn't even close.

Might be the steal of the draft for the Knights.

I'm one of the combine skeptics.

I. E. Middelstadt. Poor upper body strength at 18 years old doesn't mean anything if he has never trained before, and he's a thick kid (not too fat)

I see the argument of work ethic if they come in at the top of the results, but I also see the argument for more room to improve if you test poorly.

 

[Vegas Mac]

I read somewhere that at a recent prospect combine, Suzuki topped all the analytics results and in a couple of cases it wasn't even close.

Might be the steal of the draft for the Knights.

I'm also a skeptic wrt the draft, only thing I think is valuable is the cardio assessment side of things, which really ends up showing in ice time as well. Definitely more of a "watch what tape I can get my hands on" type of enthusiast when it comes to the draft.

Suzuki is definitely in that mix as a guy who will surprise. For me, though, the best value for the pick was Hague. And not only that, but I also think, as I mentioned in the Hague thread, that he has some elements to him that might debunk the typical "long development time for big defensemen" tendency. The guy is big, and strong, but also moves well and knows how to use his size.

Drafts are such crap shoots, granted, that you just don't know what a 17 year old kid is going to become. But yeah I really like our chances on a lot of these picks. I think we're in for a great time watching them develop over the next few years.

 

[Vegas Mac]

Oh and btw re: his nickname... How bout Suzuki SAMURAI!? Wouldn't surprise me if he's been called that too lol.

 

[airbus220]

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I read somewhere that at a recent prospect combine, Suzuki topped all the analytics results and in a couple of cases it wasn't even close.

If you mean the NHL Combine then his results in the Top 25 were:

#9 in Aerobic Fitness: Test Duration
#9 in VO2max (ml/kg/min)
#20 in Pro Agility Right
#24 in Vertical Jump with 19.85 inches

 

[The Feckless Puck]

If you mean the NHL Combine then his results in the Top 25 were:

#9 in Aerobic Fitness: Test Duration
#9 in VO2max (ml/kg/min)
#20 in Pro Agility Right
#24 in Vertical Jump with 19.85 inches

No, that's not the one I meant. I don't recall which it was, but there was a spreadsheet showing a slew of offensive skill and statistical categories by which the draft class was rated, and Suzuki, IIRC, was at the top of nearly all of them.

 

[Aurinko]

He can make smart plays, pass and shoot. But those who think he's fast: He has decent speed, but that is DEFINITELY not enough. He needs to develop a lot.

 

[keppel146]

Konecny similarity?