GeeoffBrown
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to me, Byfield seems like a bit of a slow starter. He took a bit to get going in the WJC but then just kept scoring. So, it's possible even by the end of THIS season he is crushing the AHL
As was stated earlier in the thread, the Kings took Byfield fully knowing that he would need a few years to develop. Blake and the Kings would still gladly choose Byfield 2nd overall in a re-draft.
to me, Byfield seems like a bit of a slow starter. He took a bit to get going in the WJC but then just kept scoring. So, it's possible even by the end of THIS season he is crushing the AHL
Said it before the draft, said it on day of draft, said it after draft, Tim Stutzle will be the best player out of that draft class.
And what's this mythical ceiling?Not if Byfield hits his ceiling. If he does, no one (including Stutzle and Lafreniere) is touching him.
You say far too early in March 2021, but it somehow wasn't too early six months ago? It's less too early now! The draft is always too early, you're always doing your best with incomplete information.
Players move up and down team's draft boards based on a strong tournament, a hot scoring streak, or a bad junior playoff or something ephemeral like that. It's silly to think that scoring 8 pts in his last 8 NHL games wouldn't greatly elevate Stutzle's stock. He was already ahead of Byfield on many lists at the time of the draft. He assuredly would be ahead on more if the draft was today, I'd expect 31/31.
The question is what would LA do. Not what the voter would do.Really surprised Byfield is winning this poll when Stutzle is winning the poll against Laf. So Stutzle would get drafted 1st overall but LA would still take Byfield over him? Makes sense.
Really surprised Byfield is winning this poll when Stutzle is winning the poll against Laf. So Stutzle would get drafted 1st overall but LA would still take Byfield over him? Makes sense.
Oh I’v read the reasoning, it’s completely asinine. Anyways I’d still take Laf over Stu but anyone with half a brain takes Stu over ByfieldThere is plenty of solid reasoning throughout this thread, you just chose to shamelessly bump it in the name of "please like my guy" instead of reading.
Oh I’v read the reasoning, it’s completely asinine. Anyways I’d still take Laf over Stu but anyone with half a brain takes Stu over Byfield
What was my purpose?And folks with more than half a brain will realize you draft for 20 years, not 6 immediate months.
You may disagree with the reasoning but it's far from 'asinine.'
But let's be real, your purpose wasn't to have rational discussion, so have fun with that
Which is such a difficult thing to do, it’s so hard for scouts to project how these players will translate from junior to the NHL that’s why scouts would kill to get a glimpse of how these kids would handle the NHL game. Tim Stutzle now has a far better chance than Byfield does at becoming a star in the NHL over the next 20 years because we have seen how well his skills are translating to the NHL.And folks with more than half a brain will realize you draft for 20 years, not 6 immediate months.
You may disagree with the reasoning but it's far from 'asinine.'
But let's be real, your purpose wasn't to have rational discussion, so have fun with that