I don’t get why buium isn’t getting a lot more love, and Helenius.
Yakemchuk at 3 is bold, but I like it. I’d still take levshunov over him tho
Buium is small and his skating isnt a plus trait so its hard to see him transitioning to NHL level. Pronman says it quite well
"Buium has been one of the top scoring defensemen in college as a draft eligible. He is a very intelligent puck-mover who can run a power play like an NHL player. He makes high-end plays routinely and can break shifts open with his puckhandling.
Buium is a strong enough skater who can activate off the blue line and create off the rush.
His defense is good enough at the amateur level, but
he isn't very physically imposing, and whether he can make a lot of NHL stops will be a debate.
His feet are good enough that with his hockey sense at both ends, I think
he can survive enough defensively at even strength to make the most of his offense and be a top defenseman for an NHL team."
Basically he is just enough to get there but that isnt really what you want from a top defenceman especially in a strong defence draft.
