Prospect Info: 2018 NHL Draft / Pick #22 - K'Andre Miller (D)

[FireGerardGallant]

Wisconsin losing 3-0 to the Buckeyes rn. Im not watching so im not too sure how well K’Andre is playing

 

[Justin17]

Anyone know how he played?

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

 

[Killem Dafoe]

Saw that he had 6 shots on goal. If correct, I think that's double what any other player on his team had.

 

[ecemleafs]

miller is the american victor hedman

 

[bl02]

miller is the american victor hedman

Decent comparable albeit I am sure we would get blasted for mentioning it. A Hedman lite

 

[Miamipuck]

miller is the american victor hedman

Decent comparable albeit I am sure we would get blasted for mentioning it. A Hedman lite

I dare you guys, I will blast you like never before.


BTW that one clip Hedman was who I thought of as well. lol

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Did you guys read this on the main prospect board?

The one thing that sticks out is his Neutral zone defense. He is incredible at stepping up and breaking up passes. He breaks up the neutral zone passes so efficiently that it pretty much eliminates one forward as he is now stand still.
He probably had like 6 entry denials alone last night to go along with it.
That ability to know when to step up and develop great Gap control at the blue line is crazy good.

 

[bobbop]

I've only seen pieces of most of his games but the thing I am most impressed with is that he is limiting turnovers. This was the big knock on him. (e.g. "More turnovers than a pastry chef") I haven't seen it at all.

 

[Kovalev27]

He was a turnover machine at the u18s which is why I was so unimpressed by him. Sounds like he’s cleaned that up big time.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Did you guys read this on the main prospect board?

This has and will continue to be a strength of his.

Probably the #1 quality a defensive d man can have these days.

 

[Mac n Gs]

Did you guys read this on the main prospect board?

But that's not a tangible skill and "transitional" defense isn't important.

 

[Lion Hound]

Super excited about Miller as a prospect. Great to see him develop. So many tools here. I want to see him develop under Quinn down the road.

One thing I see missing is the supposed physical element and "mean streak" posters keep mentioning. I don't see that in his game. He's big and certainly a physical specimen, but I'm not seeing him play that style game.

 

[bl02]

He was a turnover machine at the u18s which is why I was so unimpressed by him. Sounds like he’s cleaned that up big time.

And hopefully its just the tip of the iceberg in his development. I think we all realized he would be a 2-3 year "project" but he's our most exciting prospect and that's saying a lot

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

Miller stuff starts are 2:30, both games this weekend are at 730EST Friday and Saturday

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Miller stuff starts are 2:30, both games this weekend are at 730EST Friday and Saturday

I love how you can see Granato start to smile a bit when they start to move onto talking about Miller. You can see how excited he is to have him on the team.

 

[Machinehead]

A lot is made of talent which is great, but because of that, I didn't realize how humongous he is.

He's listed at 6'4" 192 at 18. He may grow more and could very well be built like a Hedman or a Pronger.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

A lot is made of talent which is great, but because of that, I didn't realize how humongous he is.

He's listed at 6'4" 192 at 18. He may grow more and could very well be built like a Hedman or a Pronger.

I just pictured Miller turning into the next Pronger and started drooling...

 

[Machinehead]

I just pictured Miller turning into the next Pronger and started drooling...

Lol I'll take half of that.

But he's a giant with skill and speed, lots to be excited about.

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

A lot is made of talent which is great, but because of that, I didn't realize how humongous he is.

He's listed at 6'4" 192 at 18. He may grow more and could very well be built like a Hedman or a Pronger.

His wing span is nuts. He’s so good at breaking up zone entries (I think that’s currently the biggest strength to his game) because he can position his body to give a forward a lane that they think they can take around him and then just reach out and knock the puck away from them. I posted an article a few weeks ago from someone who saw one of his games in person and they were saying he can cover half the width of the ice with his reach

 

[SnowblindNYR]

A lot is made of talent which is great, but because of that, I didn't realize how humongous he is.

He's listed at 6'4" 192 at 18. He may grow more and could very well be built like a Hedman or a Pronger.

I wonder if Miller is what the Rangers were hoping for with McIlrath.

 

[Machinehead]

His wing span is nuts. He’s so good at breaking up zone entries (I think that’s currently the biggest strength to his game) because he can position his body to give a forward a lane that they think they can take around him and then just reach out and knock the puck away from them. I posted an article a few weeks ago from someone who saw one of his games in person and they were saying he can cover half the width of the ice with his reach

I was watching the video package above and he looks like he's playing with mites.

Its not just height and weight. It's volume, mass, length. He has it all. He's a big 6'4".

Sort of like Aaron Judge, you know? He's 6'7" but he looks like he's 7'2". There's just arms and legs and man going everywhere.

 

[Machinehead]

I wonder if Miller is what the Rangers were hoping for with McIlrath.

In terms of the size and toughness side of it, we may get that, but I think the skill side of it is more than McIlrath was ever going to be, potentially.

I've really fallen in love with this pick.

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

I was watching the video package above and he looks like he's playing with mites.

Its not just height and weight. It's volume, mass, length. He has it all. He's a big 6'4".

Sort of like Aaron Judge, you know? He's 6'7" but he looks like he's 7'2". There's just arms and legs and man going everywhere.

Absolutely, he’s not even like, filled out yet and I’ve seen him completely rag doll other college players along the boards. His upside is essentially the ideal kind of hockey player that everyone dreams of: huge, fast, smart, dynamic, etc etc.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Absolutely, he’s not even like, filled out yet and I’ve seen him completely rag doll other college players along the boards. His upside is essentially the ideal kind of hockey player that everyone dreams of: huge, fast, smart, dynamic, etc etc.

I didn't know Sean Day was the ideal hockey player.