The only thing that's iffy on sennecke is his skating and that might be due to the growth spurt. I just hope it's that and not a lack of skating skill like KK
His skating isn't an issue - mechanically it's good, it's just the big growth spurt and the lack of power right now. Most scouts and draft coverage have not flagged it as an issue.
That is one hell of a convincing argument in favour of Buium tho.
I don't think he is overhyped tho, he indeed played in a strong program but he was also the leader of this program as a 17YO.
His resume is incredible and i believe he has a case for BPA against any forward in this draft not named Celebrini.
Also, his toolkit is not impressive, from a physical standpoint (skating, hands, shooting for example) i agree. But his hockey IQ is elite, top of the class and that is the most important trait for me.
He is not the best offensive dman of the class, nor the most physical or biggest but he excels at a very high level in every single one of those categories.
I can totally envision Buium being a true 1D with norris nomination. (Ceiling). He does not have the rock-solid big top pair archetype of a Lev, Dickinson or Silayev, but imo, he simply has an higher ceiling than those.
The guy has killed the NCAA at 17, that is big, he is probably coming at the end of next season and although we have many LDs, he would be top of the list.
He is my personal favourite at 5. In fact, he is 2nd on my worthless list. One possible scenario is that he becames a 1D and with Reinbacher will gives us one of the best pairing in the league. We will be in a spot to deal from a position of strenght and the forward we may acquire trading one of our young Ds may be better than the forward we would draft instead.
I also think Buium displays the human qualities we saw in Slaf and Reinbacher. Starpower, charisma, humble confidence, ability to handle the MTL market, etc.
Finally, some forward have great profile indeed, and we are in dire need for offensive punch, but i don't know, i am simply higher on the top defenseman in this class. There is many valid question marks on the forward beside Celebrini and although they are great prospects and we could absolutely benefit from them, i don't think there are players with superstar upside like Buium has, in my humble opinion.
It's not a convincing argument - if Hutson fails it won't be because he's 2 inches shorter. le_sean hits the nail on the head with the post below - you are making a huge bet that his hockey IQ remains so much higher than everyone else in the NHL, it's not a convincing bet to make when the rest of the tool kit isn't loud. If Hutson fails it will be because he can't out-think his opponent and his agility forward skating style doesn't translate against NHL defenders. Buium has those same elements to his game.
I'm not willing to bet Buium's offensive tool-kit and smarts are leagues better than Hutsons? In fact, I believe its the opposite.
I just can't get behind using the 5th overall pick on - the one position we need the least. On a guy without any physical elite trait, a guy that we have our own in house version of already, and a guy that needs everything to break his way to be an impact defenseman. This isn't Lindstrom where if the IQ and playmaking don't advance, the size, skill and athletic profile with the shot will still be a player on your 2nd line that helps when the playoffs come. I'd bet on Parekh's elite shot and handles before I bet on Buium's subdued offensive skills.
I like Buium but he's closer to 10 for me and he doesn't ever enter the conversation for me because it's a waste of our last top 5 pick considering our strength there and what else would be available.
Then at that point I’d rather take a chance at the toolsy Dickinson. Because if not, you’re just banking on Buium having the best hockey sense in the NHL in order to carve out a career. I don’t think that’s a smart risk to take at 5.
Especially when your LD is so deep you don't need to take it.
Everyone is assuming Ducks are set on taking a D but even they are probably strongly considering Demidov.
If I were to put money down right now, both Demidov and Lindstrom will be gone and Habs go Sennecke.
I don't think they're considering Demidov. Not Verbeek's style and they are already heavy on left shot forwards, they'd be looking for right shots both at forward and on defense.
If they were to pick Buium #5 I'm confident they'd have something else up their sleeve to get forward help.
A Buium-Reinbacher pairing sounds pretty damn good to me.
I remember reading we shouldn't even think about drafting Quinn Hughes because we already had Victor Mete.
It's not Victor Mete - it's Guhle, it's Hutson, It's Xhekaj, it's Engstrom, it's Struble, it's Harris and it's Matheson. We already have to make hard decisions on this. Adding another name to the mix isn't going to help and trading defense for forward help is not as easy as it sounds in theory. I think we see one every 4 years and in half of those we aren't eligible to make that trade because the player wouldn't waive a NTC, the team wouldn't trade within conference/division or the player wouldn't sign in Canada.
Buium plays a roving style, but a lot of time on faceoffs/rush plays he's coming up the right side. I'm thinking Montreal thinks he may be a left handed RD, which makes it easier to see where he could slot within the line-up.
As posters pointed out, his play style is very reminiscent of Lane Hutson. If management is still not sure about Hutson, then maybe the best course of action is to draft Buium as a "hedge," especially if none of any remaining forwards are projected to have more than say, a 2nd line impact. If both Hutson and Buium hit, then you can trade one, and defensemen of that nature are rare and in high demand. If Buium hits and Hutson's size limits him too much, you'll be thankful you had the back-up given how rare these types of players are. If Hutson hits and Buium busts, then you'll be disappointed you wasted a top-5 pick, but I have a hard time picturing Buium not playing in the NHL. Of course there's a chance that neither hit, and that's a worse case scenario.
Still, if you're thinking a cup contender has certain archetypes to fill, and a #1 PP D quarterback is one of them, it's understandable why you might go this route especially if the forwards aren't interesting.
With all that being said, I am hopeful that one of Demidov or Lindstrom falls to Montreal, but in a situation where the top 4 is Celebrini/Lev/Demidov/Lindstrom I'd be very comfortable going for Buium over the rest.
Most coaches want their defenseman on their natural side. Picking a LD to play him on the right side is a waste of that pick when you could just pick Parekh and get better qualities with the same questions but not force someone to have to play their off side in the NHL.
Not everyone is even comfortable Buium runs a PP1 in the NHL.
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Well he's out - he's too ugly for us.
. This would be like a Leafs fans building their core to the "Pens Model" thinking they can win.
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