Stud Muffin
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Lower tier league along with not getting the chance to play at the Hlinka tournament limited exposure, he’s getting the recognition he deserves now though.Why doesn't Newhook get more love as a prospect?
Lower tier league along with not getting the chance to play at the Hlinka tournament limited exposure, he’s getting the recognition he deserves now though.Why doesn't Newhook get more love as a prospect?
Lower tier league along with not getting the chance to play at the Hlinka tournament limited exposure, he’s getting the recognition he deserves now though.
Newhook is better than Krebs anyways so I wouldn’t call that worst case.1. Hughes
2. Kakko
3. Byram
4. Turcotte
5. Dach
6. Zegras
7. Krebs
Who would you take? My pick would be between Boldy, Caufield, and Newhook.
Newhook is better than Krebs anyways so I wouldn’t call that worst case.
I love his game and would be happy if we got him at 8. Incredible skater, great passer, and a really deceptive shot. I think he has another level to go to as a playmaker and passer.Some other opinons on Alex Newhook? @Zaddy? Anyone else?
Lots of love for Cozens. Everytime I check him play, I say to myself, why not draft Leason with the 2nd round pick. Similar size, a bit less mobility and both have limited creativity. Could step into the NHL as soon as next season.
2nd round for a guy who looks safe to make it to the NHL? His floor is a 4th liner and his upside is a 1st line complimentary player.The fail rate for +1 drafts is huge. I wouldn't consider Leason before R3. Last chance to show his stuff before the draft and he isn't even leading his team. A really good Junior but this is where he should be busting out.
Luv Cozens. His upside is huge.
All three of those players will probably be gone by 5.Best case but still realistic draft scenario:
1. Hughes
2. Kakko
3. Podkolzin(cant develop)
4. Cozens
5. Zegras (playmaker)
6. Caufield (not sure how he is without Hughes...Rattie/Kassian without McD?)
7. Krebs(meh)
At 8 we have Byram,Dach and Turcotte to pick from.
So do Zegras/Boldy/Turcotte and everyone else on the U.S. team get knocked for playing with each other?He can score give me’s while playing with top 15 talent around him. He has a really accurate shot but it’s still one that lacks velocity and is going to be stopped at the NHL level.
He can score give me’s while playing with top 15 talent around him. He has a really accurate shot but it’s still one that lacks velocity and is going to be stopped at the NHL level.
Yup. I was actually one of those doubters for Tkachuk especially, but I've learnt my lesson.Same was said about DeBrincat, and Matthew Tkachuk. They turned out alright. Being able to play with talent is not a bad thing. And Caufield is going to score goals (and plenty of them) in the NHL, no doubt about it.
Yup. I was actually one of those doubters for Tkachuk especially, but I've learnt my lesson.
People say Caufield is a risky pick because of his size, I don't get it. He's one of the safest bets to reach his upside, which is incredibly high.
Yes they do get knocked for playing with elite talent, that’s why on many lists Dach,Cozens and Podkolzin are ahead when the Americans minus Caufield should be right with them.So do Zegras/Boldy/Turcotte and everyone else on the U.S. team get knocked for playing with each other?
Does Draisaitl then get knocked for scoring gimmes off of McDavid?
Asking for consistency purposes.
Tkachuk was a playmaker so I don’t really get your comparison there.Same was said about DeBrincat, and Matthew Tkachuk. They turned out alright. Being able to play with talent is not a bad thing. And Caufield is going to score goals (and plenty of them) in the NHL, no doubt about it.
Actually, being able to play with talent is something I'm not sure if your boy Podkolzin is going to be able to do considering how much tunnel-vision he gets and how average his playmaking and vision is. That's a much bigger worry to me.
Tkachuk was a playmaker so I don’t really get your comparison there.
There’s a difference between being able to play with talent, which isn’t a rare skill btw, and being zoomed by talent. You can’t tell me that Caufield scores 70 goals without Jack Hughes that would be insane.
My boy Podkolzin? Is also a normal sized human and shows the ability to drive play which Caufield flat out cant.
McDavid was injured for a lot of that season, plus that wasn’t even DeBrincat’s draft year, he went on and showed he could produce the next year with Strome.No he probably doesn't, but he'd still score a lot of goals. You could literally make the same argument about DeBrincat. "You can't tell me DeBrincat scores 50 goals without McDavid", yet DeBrincat just scored 41 goals in the NHL. Caufield will score goals in the NHL too.
Being able to play with talent isn't a rare skill? Well maybe not being able to play with talent, but being able to play with ELITE talent is. An Oilers fan if anyone should recognize this as very few players on this team have been able to keep up with either McDavid or Draisaitl, hence why they are played together since no one else on this team is on the same wavelength or thinks the game as well as they do.
Guys like DeBrincat and Tkachuk who many thought were products of their linemates has shown that those abilities transferred to the NHL, and I really don't see why they wouldn't for Caufield. It's not like he ONLY produced with Jack Hughes on his line. He produced with Boldy and whoever else too. IIRC he scored goals at a similar rate with the USNTDP even when Hughes was away at the World Juniors. So there goes your theory out the window.
As for Podkolzin: "drive the play" is such an overrated and even misunderstood term in my opinion. Podkolzin drives the play? To me someone who drives the play is someone who makes his teammates better whenever he is on the ice. Podkolzin doesn't do that. He takes the puck and tries to do it all himself without using his teammates at all. If I had to choose between that and a guy who knows how to get into a scoring position and finish plays, I'd easily take the latter. Not as flashy, but a hell of a lot more effective.
Also I'd be willing to bet that Caufield is going to score more goals (and points for that matter) than Podkolzin in the NHL.
As for Podkolzin: "drive the play" is such an overrated and even misunderstood term in my opinion. Podkolzin drives the play? To me someone who drives the play is someone who makes his teammates better whenever he is on the ice. Podkolzin doesn't do that. He takes the puck and tries to do it all himself without using his teammates at all. If I had to choose between that and a guy who knows how to get into a scoring position and finish plays, I'd easily take the latter. Not as flashy, but a hell of a lot more effective.
Also I'd be willing to bet that Caufield is going to score more goals (and points for that matter) than Podkolzin in the NHL.
Or he could be Ty Rattie 2.0Yup. I was actually one of those doubters for Tkachuk especially, but I've learnt my lesson.
People say Caufield is a risky pick because of his size, I don't get it. He's one of the safest bets to reach his upside, which is incredibly high.