Everyone on this board was excited about his tools but he consistently showed lack of awareness and my biggest issue was that he was soft. I remember when he would get manhandled by Garland in front of the net when he was a Coyote and knew right then he wouldn't make it.
Canadian fans overhype every player they get even if it's in the 4th round
Canadien fans would hype a shiny ball of poop if they drafted it.
It's amazing how McTavish is valued by professionals and by HF posters. I feel like people won't let go of him being a "reach" when he really wasn't at all
| 2021 Draft Projections: McTavish | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| McTavish | . | Draft day | . |
| Scouting Media, 2021 | 4-Jun | 23-Jul | Diff |
| Consolidated Ranking | 14 | 8 | 6 |
| Elite Prospects | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| FC Hockey | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| Neutral Zone | 21 | 9 | 12 |
| McKeen's Hockey | 16 | 7 | 9 |
| NHL Central Scouting (NA) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sportsnet's | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Recruit Scouting | 17 | 9 | 8 |
| Dobber Prospects | 29 | 11 | 18 |
| Draft Prospects | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| Smaht Scouting | 32 | 13 | 19 |
| The Puck Authority | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| TSN/McKenzie | 11 | 4 | 7 |
He was projected to go mid-2nd round.
I typically like to start it 2 weeks after the first day of free agency just to give us time to make some moves, which would be Wednesday. Though honestly this year I’m tempted to wait until we hit the cap floor
The problem with these prospect articles is the recency bias. 5 of the top 10 listed here are from this draft. I don’t really believe that 5 guys just drafted are among the top 10 prospects in the league when you look at who else is still eligible.
He has byfield 15…. I stopped reading there, surprised he didn’t have turcotte at 20, maybe he did, I stopped reading
He's 19 years old, Byfield at #15 ain't that bad. He hasn't been as impressive as his peers but he has super high upside if he ever puts it together, there's many more listed that are worst takes IMO (I've never been a huge Byfield fan, I said it even before the Kings got the #2 pick).
He has Edvinsson and McTavish like 12 and 13 or something like that. In no world is a guy like Savoie a much better prospect than either.
Savoie at 9 was a misfire too, I imagine Sabres have him 3rd or 4th on their forum poles
