And there’s nothing thing wrong with that. I really enjoy the way he plays the game, unlike quite a few other players that will likely be taken when he’s going to be drafted.
Youre waiting on all of them but Bedard to make an impact for at a minimum of two years. The contract is of no consequence.
A team like the Habs, with 2 potential top 10 picks and a strong prospects pool, could afford to take that risk, not sure other teams can afford to draft Michkov too early in the actual conditions... I think Michkov could pretty well drop around 7-8 th OV in a such draft, I think no team will end up passing on a potential top line foward or top pairing defenseman for Michkov who comes with alot of uncertainty and risks. Bedard, Carlsson, Fantilli will get picked over Michkov 100%, then if in your evaluation, a kid like Will Smith has realistic chances to become a decent top line center, you dont pass on that either. Same for Reinbacher, if you value him as a solid top pairing defenseman in the making, you take him. I suspect some teams will like Dvorsky alot too, so I wouldnt be surprised at all if Michkov ended up dropping more than people think. Dont underestimate the lack of exposure, the time he missed this year due to an injury, his size ect, all this could affect his draft ranking.
Exactly. He was terrific at the WJC but as the Slovakian 3rd string goalie, he was probably the least scouted goalie in advance of the tournament who got significant playing time. I'm betting nobody had a book on him.
He did get a lot of sudden attention put on him, a team might feel good about spending a late draft pick on him now . It's happen a few times before, sometimes it's really as simple as that. I still remember guys like Benjamin Conz being the flavor of the month on the back on one good tourney.
That was not the intention of my comments to suggest that.
Everyone seems to have a different opinion for both of your questions. I suspect 2 or 3 of them will go in the 10 - 15 range but closer to draft day it will probably be clearer.
Most would claim that this spot of the future is already filled with Owen Beck.
IMO it really depends on who's still on board when you pick and what's your pipeline looking like. With the quality of this draft and the huge amount of B+ prospect we have, i would swing for homeruns more than players with limited upside.
Obviously, depending on where we end up drafting and who is available when we pick will play a big part in who we pick.
I think for him strength is a bigger issue then even his play defensively. When the season ends he needs to prep for the combine and at least do a decent enough job there if he wants to be drafted higher up.
We'll regret not taking Miroshnichenko.
Better and Dvorsky's two years younger. It's Roy's weakness and the only thing that makes his status as a blue chip prospect questionable. Dvorsky's almost a sure thing to have a long NHL career.
