They clearly saw my write up on him, some say teams around the league have been rewriting their lists after seeing EdJovanovski’s Official Draft Ranking.
12. Adam Fantilli - C, Michigan, NCAA Perhaps my most controversial take, but Adam Fantilli possesses the same opposite Benjamin button syndrome that Lafreniere did. Fantilli has already peaked physically, and 3 years ago he already looked not a day shy of 35. Pic below is over 3 YEARS AGO
20-21 U18
Bedard 7-7-14 in 7GP
Michkov 12-4-16 in 7GP
21-22 U18
Bedard 6-1-7 in 4GP
Michkov 5-8-13 in 5GP
21-22 U20
Bedard 4-4-8 in 7GP
Michkov 3-0-3 in 2GP
Total
Bedard 17-12-29 in 18GP (1.6 PPG)
Michkov 20-12-32 in 14GP (2.3 PPG)
For reference, Fantilli didn't even make any of those teams at that age. Fantilli had 5pts in 7GP at the U20 the YEAR AFTER those U20’s I posted for Bedard & Michkov, in a more depleted tournament in terms of talent.