BarDownBobo
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So I definitely disagree with the bolded. If Munzenberger had gone the major junior route they would have had to make a decision on him 2 years post draft, versus NCAA where they’ve got 4 maybe 5 years. It would’ve been nice to see him go to a bit of a bigger program to get a better read but the fact that he’s been getting a ton of minutes basically since stepping foot on campus could also be a good thing. To me he’s a prime candidate to be a graduate transfer and spend a 5th year in NCAA, see what he could do with a stronger program.Shutdown guy in an abysmal program, good size and skating ability who has played against top opposition throughout his college career. His numbers like +/- are solid relative to his team's goal differential taking on hard assignments in likely the best college conference in the states. There's often blind spots in analytic based evaluation of defensive defensemen. Munzenberger made a significant development mistake not going CHL route to play high number of games, pro travel schedule, and peer age competition. Instead he's tried to keep his head above water in a bad, chaotic program.
They clearly see value in the prospect or wouldn't waste a development camp spot on him. Limited upside but core defending with skating and some edge.
I’m probably one of the bigger fans of his around, but that’s entirely based on seeing him playing internationally for Germany. The numbers at Vermont are bad, but he always stood out playing with his peer group internationally. Strong defender with good awareness and he had a decent first pass. His ceiling is definitely a 4/5/6 at best but I don’t think he’s a write off by any means yet.