Yes and being top line and lone wolf means a boatload of minutes. Every bottom feeder has a somebody produce something.
Hounds rolled 4. Frost had the prime minutes and prime linemates.
I think Hayton's stats are excellent when thise factors are weighed in (and I'm sure they are) along with playing both end responsibly.
Great difference? No, wouldn't say that, but there's a defined and definite difference.
I agree Hounds rolled 4 lines, but there isn't that big of a difference between them. We'll be disagreeing on that. I also think Dellandrea has the better offensive upside, especially when it comes to playmaking. I find Hayton is slow in his decision-making or just doesn't see plays when it comes to using his teammates.
Frost may be in the NHL next year, so we'll see how Hayton does in his draft+1. He should get the prime minutes then.
Dellandrea is top 15 for me, while Hayton is top 20, but I know other draft lists have them reversed. I don't.
No one knows how this draft is going to play-out though. It's all over the place.
Morozov and O'Brien I haven't seen a lot of. O'Brien plays high school hockey so it's really tough to get a read on him. What I've seen is he's a real waterbug on the ice & ALWAYS seems to have the damn puck. He's popular on here, but I have my doubts about him.
Wise is also in the mix. I know some have him top 20 too. I think he's a dark horse to go 20-25, like Thomas did last year.
I can see a run on centers where Hayton, Kupari, Lundestrom, Dellandrea & Wise all go together or within a few spots of each other.
Veleno and McLeod you either love or hate. No in between with those 2.
Jeez.
The earlier props looked very good and now they're gone.
