Prospect Info: 2024 Draft (1/11): Sam Dickinson (D) | London Knights (OHL)

[CanadienShark]

Dickinson top pair and Muk 2nd pair? Yes f***ing sir. Now we need some RHD and were in business.

 

[Mattb124]

Amazing a guy I though would go 4-6 went at 11, really like this pick.

 

[Jargon]

Dickinson top pair and Muk 2nd pair? Yes f***ing sir. Now we need some RHD and were in business.

The key is to find two 7 foot tall RDs.

 

[Munnyro]

The key is to find two 7 foot tall RDs.

Hey we don't want to tilt the bench with our tiny 5'11.75'' forwards!

 

[Jargon]

Hey we don't want to tilt the bench with our tiny 5'11.75'' forwards!

Can you imagine Cagnoni on this defense? It’s going to look like a child playing with his parents. They should get him an oversized jersey just as a joke.

 

[CHIshark]

Sharks left handed defense just got a big upgrade. Ferraro gone for sure. Walman, Muk, Thrun, Vlasic, and Cagnoni?

 

[Juxtaposer]

I won’t go into as much detail as I could because my phone is about to die, but here’s the tl;dr for now:

-6’3”, farm boy strong
-Amazing skater in all directions, just covers so much ground in a single stride
-Bomb of a shot from the point, absolutely lethal
-All-situations type of player. Probably PK1 and PP2, 22 minutes a game type of minute muncher
-I have my doubts that he can become a true #1D, but he’s the type of player who can anchor a second pair comfortably with an outside chance to be a top pairing guy
-Decision-making could be better, but it’s no worse than Levshunov and Yakemchuk who went above him
-I prefer Zeev but I’m absolutely not mad about this pick, Dickinson immediately becomes our best prospect after Celebrini and Smith and I think there’s a big gap between him and the next guys (Musty/Mukhamadullin)
-If you browse the main boards thread for Sam, you’ll find me being rather… unkind… but I want to stress that that was when he was being talked about in the 3-5 range. He’s easily worth it at #11
-Probably only one more year in juniors before he’s ready, could probably honestly play a bottom pairing role in the NHL right now and it wouldn’t be a stretch
-Similar playstyle to Noah Hanifin IMO, but his shot is much better than Hanifin while having a little worse puck-handling

I’ll say more later but for now, welcome to SJ Sam! He’s just what the doctor ordered for this team.

 

[timorous me]

What a stunning outcome for the Sharks. I hadn't even considered Dickinson as a possibility; I started to think earlier today that Silayev might actually be a possibility--there was at least potential reasoning for him to fall--but Dickinson? It just boggles the mind. The combination of size, skating, and shot should have been catnip to NHL managers, but somehow they let him fall. (And yes, Buium, too, very surprising, but at least the defensive questions are a little more valid there.)

The move by Grier to go up to 11 a day early ended up being a masterstroke--what a tremendous outcome. And to think, this was basically the reward for trading Erik Karlsson a year ago, after everyone thought we'd have to pay teams off to get rid of him! I just can't get over it.

 

[Munnyro]

Can you imagine Cagnoni on this defense? It’s going to look like a child playing with his parents. They should get him an oversized jersey just as a joke.

He'll need a parent waiver.

 

[mogambomoroo]

After watching Dickinson media availability, he has a leader written all over him!

 

[Tw1ster]

Love the pick but we gotta update the spelling of his name in the title!

Edit: it’s been updated, original post was for a different spelling

 

[Hodge]

Fantastic f***ing pick!!!

So glad we didn't take Eiserman or an undersized offenseman. Dickinson could legitimately be our Duncan Keith.

 

[Alaskanice]

After watching Dickinson media availability, he has a leader written all over him!

Excited leader.

 

[Shark in Hockeytown]

Fantastic f***ing pick!!!

So glad we didn't take Eiserman or an undersized offenseman. Dickinson could legitimately be our Duncan Keith.

I'm sorry but I do not understand this parallel. Keith was an undersized, mobile dman, a type that was undervalued when he was drafted.. Dickinson is hardly undersized...

 

[LadyStanley]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806885617000988808

 

[Cas]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806885617000988808

Those photos make him look like he's being congratulated on having his number retired.

 

[Hodge]

I'm sorry but I do not understand this parallel. Keith was an undersized, mobile dman, a type that was undervalued when he was drafted.. Dickinson is hardly undersized...

Just meant he could develop into a great skating all situations #1. Heiskanen might be the better comp.

 

[PacificOceanPotion]

I really want Chernyshov at 33..

 

[Jargon]

Nickname pitch: Big Dicky.

 

[CupfortheSharks]

Nickname pitch: Big Dicky.

He can’t use my nickname!!

 

[one2gamble]

Just watched his media interview. Seems like he's got a good head on his shoulders and just oozes confidence

 

[WSS11]

Well our zone entries on the PP are set for a long time.

 

[sjsharks92]

Absolutely thrilled with this pick. Could not have imagined a better day 1 haul.

 

[ChompChomp]

Sounds like he could be a Shark in his D+2 year (like Vlasic was many years ago), which is really exciting!

 

[PacificOceanPotion]

Yeah, Muk and Dickinson is gonna be lethal.