2018 NHL Entry Draft Thread (Less then 24 Hours Edition)

[Andrei79]

I'm still waiting for Michael McCarron to be a great skater for us.

I don't see how that's relevant tbh as I've never argued he would be nor is the fact the some players don't improve their skating enough somehow means that others do not. That's why finding and discussing the reasons why is so pertinent.

But then again, we've discussed Vilardi before, a player who you think is a cut above Borgstrom as a prospect and who you also think is not that bad of a skater.

So, your stance here is strange to say the least.

 

[WeThreeKings]

I don't see how that's relevant tbh as I've never argued he would be nor is the fact the some players don't improve their skating enough somehow means that others do not. That's why finding and discussing the reasons why is so pertinent.

But then again, we've discussed Vilardi before, a player who you think is a cut above Borgstrom as a prospect and who you also think is not that bad of a skater.

So, your stance here is strange to say the least.

North American player vs. European

 

[Habs Halifax]

Zadina is a very well rounded player but lets not act like he is flawless. His playmaking is defnitely not 2nd to none. That is probably his weakest point.

His skating is average to slightly above average. Not an issue but not a strength.

I have no issue with Zadina and I think he will be a great player. I wouldnt have an issue with him at our pick but he wouldnt personally be my pick. After Dahlin and Svech, I think any of Zadina, Wahlstrom, Boqvist, Kotkaniemi, Dobson, Hughes or Smith are good picks. Just not Bouchard or Tkachuk.

I don't think his play making is his weakest point. It's very underrated.

 

[Mdamico]

Just a little NHL Draft talk on who the Canadiens could realistically take at third overall this year. Enjoy!

2018 NHL Draft: Who will the Montreal Canadiens select?

 

[jaffy27]

Just a little NHL Draft talk on who the Canadiens could realistically take at third overall this year. Enjoy!

2018 NHL Draft: Who will the Montreal Canadiens select?

Good read.....wow, didn’t realize that Carolina has not selected a Russian in 12yrs. With the Necas/Zadina history, it’s not out of the realm to think that Carolina would select Zadina and leave us Svechnikov.

What a gift that would be. Either way, we come out winners here!!

 

[yianik]

Would it be fair to describe Dobson as a Ryan McDo with the potential for better offensive numbers due to a bit better skill set ?

 

[L4br3cqu3]

Would it be fair to describe Dobson as a Ryan McDo with the potential for better offensive numbers due to a bit better skill set ?

He's often been compared to Alex Pietrangelo. Which is great, IMO.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Just a little NHL Draft talk on who the Canadiens could realistically take at third overall this year. Enjoy!

2018 NHL Draft: Who will the Montreal Canadiens select?

Hasn't it been 17 years since the last time Carolina drafted a russian?
Since 2001

 

[Mrb1p]

Hasn't it been 17 years since the last time Carolina drafted a russian?
Since 2001

How long has it been a russian this good was up for a draft ? Tarasenko ? Malkin ? Ovi?

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

How long has it been a russian this good was up for a draft ? Tarasenko ? Malkin ? Ovi?

He wrote 12 years on the article, thats why I'm asking...

 

[WeThreeKings]

How long has it been a russian this good was up for a draft ? Tarasenko ? Malkin ? Ovi?

Yakupov

 

[LastWordArmy]

Kurashev

Philipp Kurashev Scouting Report: 2018 NHL Draft #57 - Last Word on Hockey

 

[jaffy27]

He wrote 12 years on the article, thats why I'm asking...

Since 1997, they've drafted 1 player born in Russia.....they've drafted a Belarussian and many Slovaks and Czechs!

 

[Mrb1p]

Yakupov

LOL COME ON

 

[WinterLion]

Since 1997, they've drafted 1 player born in Russia.....they've drafted a Belarussian and many Slovaks and Czechs!

New owner new management... They likely take Svech and that's it.

 

[BB88]

Barkovs skating was considered a big weakness for him, basically the only real weakness for him.

He worked on it and later hired a figure skating coach, today he's a beautiful skater with strong stride.
Tough to get off the puck.

If they are so worried on Kotkaniemis skating do the same thing for him.

 

[jaffy27]

New owner new management... They likely take Svech and that's it.

I'm wagering my money on Svechnikov too, but it's still interesting and fun to speculate, and really, I was only stating facts

 

[Habs76]

He's often been compared to Alex Pietrangelo. Which is great, IMO.

I think he plays a lot like Tyler Myers. Obviously he's not 6'8", but he has some similar qualities and strengths- size, skating, puck protection, etc

 

[Mrb1p]

I don't see the Pietrangelo comparison for Dobson. Pietrangelo seldoms skates it out or up like Dobson does, literally every shift ever. Suter is a better "high-end" comparable.

 

[WeThreeKings]

LOL COME ON

He was a consensus number one pick in the draft and had a lot of hype that year. We can laugh now but not a lot of people saw it coming.

 

[Habs76]

I don't see the Pietrangelo comparison for Dobson. Pietrangelo seldoms skates it out or up like Dobson does, literally every shift ever. Suter is a better "high-end" comparable.

I've decided Myers is my go-to comparable

 

[Goldenhands]

I think he plays a lot like Tyler Myers. Obviously he's not 6'8", but he has some similar qualities and strengths- size, skating, puck protection, etc

A smaller but more talended Myers, I could live with that comparison...

 

[Habs76]

A smaller but more talended Myers, I could live with that comparison...

Precisely. He's a better skater by quite a bit but Myers is no slouch himself.

 

[WinterLion]

I've decided Myers is my go-to comparable

Yeah he plays a bit like Myers did in Junior. Myers was an absolute octopus though... he was AMAZING defensively... much better than Dobson in that regard. Dobson has better offensive tools than Myers did though...

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Kravtsov won rookie of the year in the khl.
He beat tolvanen