I doubt Drysdale is taken before 6, I think he's gonna slide to 8-12 range.Looking at your prospect pool, I don't see many RW or RD. I think Drysdale will be gone by the time you guys pick, Raymond and Quinn could be there though.
I doubt Drysdale is taken before 6, I think he's gonna slide to 8-12 range.Looking at your prospect pool, I don't see many RW or RD. I think Drysdale will be gone by the time you guys pick, Raymond and Quinn could be there though.
What I'm saying is best player available might line up with your position need..
I doubt Drysdale is taken before 6, I think he's gonna slide to 8-12 range.
What I'm saying is best player available might line up with your position need..
Some people think Drysdale is a cant miss future Duncan Keith type, others see him as undersized without any elite skills besides skating. Personally I think there's too much uncertainty there to take him before 8-10, I'd go with the upside of Sanderson given the choice between the two.He is definitely going to either Ottawa or Detroit. You just don't pass on an offensive, right shot defenseman, with his type of skating ability. Sanderson will be there in the 8-12 range though.
He is closer to Fowler than Keith.Some people think Drysdale is a cant miss future Duncan Keith type, others see him as undersized without any elite skills besides skating. Personally I think there's too much uncertainty there to take him before 8-10, I'd go with the upside of Sanderson given the choice between the two.
A guy I could see the Ducks surprising everyone with at 6 is Anton Lundell. Scouts seemed to be split on his potential but some think he's the next Kopitar.
He is closer to Fowler than Keith.
In last years and normal draft sure, this draft not so sure.I think a prospect for whom if he doesn't turn into a franchise player is "only" at the level of Cam Fowler is a good thing to have and one I'd be very happy to draft at 6 if he's there.
In last years and normal draft sure, this draft not so sure.
You could be right. Although I’m not 100% convinced Zegras ends up a centre at the NHL level so that would change our needs.
Grabbing a center high is usually the prudent move. But grabbing a center because you think Zegras will play wing implies you're drafting for need... strawing away from strictly BPA.
That's possible, but we don't know for sure in our predicament. Getzlaf won't be around on the ice for too long and we need top-6 talented centers to be ready for Getzlaf's eventuality. Rico is signed for a long time. Steel is here, but this two seasons at the NHL level has been inconsistent, but reliable as a 3C. After Steel (excluding Zegras), we have Lundestrom, who's still stuck at 4c/3c defensive center, a grinder with Groulx, and... not much else. Zegras will continue to be developed as a center.
In a way, he's very similar to Rico's situation. If there's a lot of top-6 talented centers, then Rico can be pushed to the wing. Here in Anaheim, we don't have that luxury and Rico is a center.
Grabbing a center high is usually the prudent move. But grabbing a center because you think Zegras will play wing implies you're drafting for need... strawing away from strictly BPA.
I think we did Lundestrom a disservice by keeping him at the NHL level beyond his 9 games in his rookie season. Although he was the most NHL-ready prospect defensively, Isac still needed more development. Lundestrom has had an erratic professional career so far and it was out of necessity that he was put into this disposition as our centers were dropping like flies in his draft year.
With that said, I like Rossi. He could be a better version of Andy Mac. If Steel doesn't pan out, then we have a fall back of Zegras and Rossi down the middle for the future of the Ducks in their top-6. But who's gonna put the puck in the back of the net for either center prospect? We've had difficulty for the past three seasons scoring goals with Getz and Rico as our top-2 centers. Right now, Zegras and Rossi aren't on that projected level of NHL play of those two centers. I guess we could be like the Golden Knights and have a plethora of 2nd liners and no top line. I'm not opposed to that path way because Vegas made the playoffs with that design. We still don't have a long term solution at having a goal scorer in our system. Perry carried that mantle of scoring near 30 goals for 8 years (with that shortened season in between). Then we had added secondary scoring with Teemu and Bobby R. When Perry's goal scoring dropped, Rakell took up that slack, but that lasted only 2 seasons. For the past two seasons, the Ducks have had no 30 goal scorers. Rico could have reached that last season as the season stopped short.
If Rossi is drafted, then I hope he can be that 30-goal scorer. We need another scorer in our system besides Tracey. In a tweet on the previous page, 44_VisionHockey denoted, "The thing that impresses me more than his [Rossi] talent is his character & work ethic." - @RobSchremp Holtz, another 2020 prospect who is a goal scorer, had his work ethic also praised. Pairing Zegras with Holtz could be another Getz and Pears chemistry due to being perfect complements of each other - one loves to pass and one loves to score goals. Kinda like how Anaheim likes their set defensive structure of one defensive d-man paired with an offensive d-man complement.
I don’t get the whole bpa crowd , no one knows what our list looks like, hell we could have Holtz as 3rd best player in draft.Drafting Holtz at #6 is also drafting based on positional and player type need than BPA. The Ducks do need a shooter and a winger that put the puck reliably in the net and quality shots on goal.
If the Ducks reach for a shooter at #6 it likely will be Quinn who brings much faster skating and 2way play.
But even then i'm skeptical they'd use #6 on shooters like Holtz/Quinn who look to be taken around #10 because they traded off Sprong and Aberg and could have just let Sprong develop as a goal scorer.
I don’t get the whole bpa crowd , no one knows what our list looks like, hell we could have Holtz as 3rd best player in draft.
I think 4-10 are pretty interchangeable... so id prob go for need at those spots
Well I mean I get it, I just think a lot of teams will have 4-5 players really close at the 6 spot.Its about maximising the value of the asset. If your prospect pool desperately needs a scoring winger and is full of dmen but you have a choice between an 18 year old Pronger or an 18 year old Bobby Ryan you take Pronger every time.
I get if you have two players who are dead even then yeah you can go for need but if there’s any separation between two players I don’t know why you would take the lesser player.
I don’t get the whole bpa crowd , no one knows what our list looks like, hell we could have Holtz as 3rd best player in draft.
I think 4-10 are pretty interchangeable... so id prob go for need at those spots
Its about maximising the value of the asset. If your prospect pool desperately needs a scoring winger and is full of dmen but you have a choice between an 18 year old Pronger or an 18 year old Bobby Ryan you take Pronger every time.
I get if you have two players who are dead even then yeah you can go for need but if there’s any separation between two players I don’t know why you would take the lesser player.
For those interested, found a behinde the scenes documentary about Raymond and Holtz. In swedish but CC is solid.
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