Any viewings of Gracyn Sawchyn? He's one I was thinking about for the 2nd rounder but he is also rising lately. Good producer in Seattle. He's been on a loaded team, but actually has had lower minutes with Guenther and Lambert joining them. His counting stats should rocket up next year. Plays with good pace and intensity too, something we should be looking forSome, uh, questionable descriptions. Smith hard working? Gauthier big? No Lardis?
The way Lardis is trending he may go shockingly high. Could be a darkhorse top 20 candidate the way he's produced in the second half.
they can only get as far as #4, which would still suck a lotIf Pitt wins the lottery again... something something
Some. I have him as a very late first rounder so if he lasts until 40 it's strong value. It's probably unlikely, esp. with Seattle poised to play more high visibility games. I struggle to come up with all that many upside forwards for that pick that may slide. A couple of OHLers come to mind: Carson Rehkopf and Luca Pinelli. But that may be more of a D/G range. Those two probably won't have much chance of going in the first round whereas there are quite a few bubble D (Price, Molendyk and about 4-5 RD).Any viewings of Gracyn Sawchyn? He's one I was thinking about for the 2nd rounder but he is also rising lately. Good producer in Seattle. He's been on a loaded team, but actually has had lower minutes with Guenther and Lambert joining them. His counting stats should rocket up next year. Plays with good pace and intensity too, something we should be looking for
FWIW.
Skating is a severe issue. Despite that he produced quite well as a freshman but he'll have to put in a lot of work to be less easily contained. Doesn't really play to his size very much either at this point. Good skill but more of a 15-20 guy IMO.Any thoughts on him?
Yeah that was the main thing that stuck out to me.Matthew Wood as the #4 NA skater ahead of Benson, Moore, and Leonard seems surprising, haven't seen him talked about here before. Any thoughts on him?
No one is trading the Bedard pick. When you consider the upside with Bedard and the fact that he’s cost controlled for cheap for his ELC then he’s under team control for a few years after that before he gets to UFA status it’s an untouchable asset. This isn’t a Nail Yakupov or Ryan Nugent-Hopkins or Nico Hischier or Juraj Slafkovsky type talent… this is Connor McDavid, Alex Ovechkin, or Sidney Crosby. A potentially generational first ballot HoFer. Someone who could lead your organization for the next 15 years and give them a chance every year to compete.Can we find a way to get Fantili AND Bedard? Maybe trade our entire middle 6? I'd honestly do that haha.
So…….you’re high on Bedard? Lol…..No one is trading the Bedard pick. When you consider the upside with Bedard and the fact that he’s cost controlled for cheap for his ELC then he’s under team control for a few years after that before he gets to UFA status it’s an untouchable asset. This isn’t a Nail Yakupov or Ryan Nugent-Hopkins or Nico Hischier or Juraj Slafkovsky type talent… this is Connor McDavid, Alex Ovechkin, or Sidney Crosby. A potentially generational first ballot HoFer. Someone who could lead your organization for the next 15 years and give them a chance every year to compete.
McDavid is probably the only player in the NHL worth trading that pick for.
If you believe the hype he’s the best prospect since McDavid who was the best prospect since Crosby. I have questions about him, mainly at 5’10” and 185 pounds does he have the size and strength to be dominant at center? His offensive gifts are beyond question and he’ll already have one of the best shots in the NHL the minute he plays his first shift but he’s never really been asked to be defensive minded as a center. In Regina he had free reign to score because his team needed his production and Team Canada is normally stacked with guys they can fill in around him to take the tougher defensive assignments. It’s not that he’s not capable of being a two-way center but because he’s so good offensively he’s never been deployed that way.So…….you’re high on Bedard? Lol…..
No one is trading the Bedard pick. When you consider the upside with Bedard and the fact that he’s cost controlled for cheap for his ELC then he’s under team control for a few years after that before he gets to UFA status it’s an untouchable asset. This isn’t a Nail Yakupov or Ryan Nugent-Hopkins or Nico Hischier or Juraj Slafkovsky type talent… this is Connor McDavid, Alex Ovechkin, or Sidney Crosby. A potentially generational first ballot HoFer. Someone who could lead your organization for the next 15 years and give them a chance every year to compete.
McDavid is probably the only player in the NHL worth trading that pick for.
If you believe the hype he’s the best prospect since McDavid who was the best prospect since Crosby. I have questions about him, mainly at 5’10” and 185 pounds does he have the size and strength to be dominant at center? His offensive gifts are beyond question and he’ll already have one of the best shots in the NHL the minute he plays his first shift but he’s never really been asked to be defensive minded as a center. In Regina he had free reign to score because his team needed his production and Team Canada is normally stacked with guys they can fill in around him to take the tougher defensive assignments. It’s not that he’s not capable of being a two-way center but because he’s so good offensively he’s never been deployed that way.
In fairness to Bedard though, McDavid isn’t exactly a Selke candidate himself and he’s pretty ok as a player.