PariseSuterKoivu
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As a whole I like the group of defensemen we drafted. All good skaters and athletic with adequate height. Can't complain too much at all.
Not really sure how to respond to this.
Thanks for proving my point that you were wrong I guess
How long you have to sign a guy has nothing to do with how long it will take a player to be ready for the NHL.
Ah, the USHL has 19 and 20 year olds. It is not as good as the CHL but it is a very good league.How am I wrong?
Re-reading this, I can see your point of view because all prospects develop differently and at their own pace. But we aren't going to be yanking Gustav out of school until 3-4 years down the road unless he decides to go the CHL route (ala Charlie Coyle). This is different then a guy coming out of the CHL that is forced to go into the AHL. By 3-4 years when Gustav is ready, that prospect will have 1-2 more years of development in a higher league. Does it mean he is prepare for the NHL? Maybe, maybe not.
How am I wrong?
Re-reading this, I can see your point of view because all prospects develop differently and at their own pace. But we aren't going to be yanking Gustav out of school until 3-4 years down the road unless he decides to go the CHL route (ala Charlie Coyle). This is different then a guy coming out of the CHL that is forced to go into the AHL. By 3-4 years when Gustav is ready, that prospect will have 1-2 more years of development in a higher league. Does it mean he is prepare for the NHL? Maybe, maybe not. But it also means we can't really do anything with Gustav for at least 3 years, 1 more year than a CHLer.
Furthermore, do you think Draeger, Seeler or Lucia is ready for the AHL?
Ah, the USHL as 19 and 20 year olds. It is not as good as the CHL but it is a very good league.
Playing 2 years of NCAA is much better for the development of a big dman than 2 years of CHL. Almost zero NCAA players with a real NHL future play 4 years of college, and there are countless numbers of guys who play 2 years of NCAA and then a year in the AHL.
Wow, that old? I thought the USHL was a setting stage for the college group, so 18 year olds.
Uh Justin Schultz? Jake Gardiner (3 years). Aaron Ness (3 years). Seems like 3 years and then done.
http://twitter.com/ChadGraff/status/351479069940002817Wild pick Gustav Olofsson scores big points for this exchange: Q: "Who would you say you model your game after?" Olofsson: "Jonas Brodin."
I wanted Vannelli.
First Round Bust said:Gustav Olofsson - Green Bay Gamblers (USHL): Olofsson is someone who may even be targeted in the late 1st or early 2nd round, as teams have become smitten with his exceptional hockey sense, size, and mobility. What you likely won't get in offense from him, you will get in safe, solid defense; he's the type of defender to keep the play ahead of him. Not a game breaker per se, but a guy who could eat up tough minutes and be reliable enough shift after shift. Portland courted him extremely hard to be their CHL import pick, but the former Colorado Thunderbird opted to keep his NCAA commitment to Colorado College.
Olafson is a 6-3 dman from Green Bay in USHL. His old man is 6-8!!!! Still growing... - Wes Walz
I'm kind of iffy on this pick. Are we going to let him develop for 3-4 years in college or are we going to pull him out early?
Yes, the Wild needed more non-physical defensemen. He's not going to be Brodin otherwise he would've been drafted in the 1st round.
The Wild have drafted far too many of these finesse, non-physical stay at home types IMO. .
http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/213782751.htmlFlahr: “He’s a kid we targeted. He’s a kid that really shot up our draft board throughout the year. He basically played high school hockey in Colorado last year, which is a real low level, and stepped in the USHL, and right from the first tournament of the year, he looked like a player and just get better and better. His mobility, instincts for the game, moving the puck and going back into tight situations. Some of the reads he makes, we were very impressed. His dad is a huge man. He’s already a big kid and he has lots of room to fill out. We’re excited for his future.”