He’s not making it out of the top 5. He’s having a Sennecke type rise.O’Brien is pretty interesting… I could see him really booming or being a waste of a top 10 pick
He’s not making it out of the top 5. He’s having a Sennecke type rise.O’Brien is pretty interesting… I could see him really booming or being a waste of a top 10 pick
You may be right but I think he goes 6-12 rangeHe’s not making it out of the top 5. He’s having a Sennecke type rise.
You’d rather Desnoyers over O’Brien?I'd love it if a team was dumb enough to take O'Brien in the top-5, makes it more likely that the Penguins will get Frondell or Eklund at their 1st.
Obviously I'm hoping for a lottery win to get Schaefer, but I'm mainly hoping for Frondell or Eklund with the Penguins 1st. Desnoyers would be fine but I like him less than Eklund and Frondell.
O’Brien is pretty interesting… I could see him really booming or being a waste of a top 10 pick
FWIW, I am doing mixtapes for my top 40 this year. That's my goal, anyway. O'Brien's was the most fun I've had watching video so far. Some skating concerns, but nothing too crazy. Definitely one of the deepest offensive toolboxes in the class even if he over-relies on dangling at times.
O’Brien all day. It’s not even close personallyYou’d rather Desnoyers over O’Brien?
You’d rather Desnoyers over O’Brien?
Where would you have him rankings wise?
I think I am here right now. Not sure who to put next.I'd want to get a longer look at O'Brien before I comment on Desnoyers vs him, but I do have Eklund and Frondell over O'Brien.
In the 6-10 range, I like Eklund and Frondell more than any of the CHL guys that would realistically be available in that range (Desnoyers, O'Brien, McQueen, Mrtka and Smith).
Agreed, I think a player like McGroarty could benefit big time from a player like him. I think it could be a hell of a duo down the road for us. Now don't get me wrong, I still want Misa, Hagens or Frondell at Center before himI think I am here right now. Not sure who to put next.
1. Schaefer
2. Misa
3. Martone
4. Hagens
5. Eklund
6. Frondell
7. O’Brien
Subject to change. Tbh I may have O’Brien 5th or 6th when it’s said and done. Or maybe 11th. I don’t even like him that much right now, but I think you gotta draft for potential and he’s got a lot of it. I can easily see him being an invaluable low pace scoring F in the NHL that gets outskated/outmuscled. Maybe he’s only putting up ~100 pts because he is playing with 70 goal guy in Lardis and a 1st rounder in Vanacker.
But the flip side is if he fills out you could have 6’2-6’3 215-225 lb RHC who is very responsible and can create a ton of offense. Could very easily be in 10 years that Lardis scored 70 goals largely bc of O’Briens playmaking…
I think I am here right now. Not sure who to put next.
1. Schaefer
2. Misa
3. Martone
4. Hagens
5. Eklund
6. Frondell
7. O’Brien
Subject to change. Tbh I may have O’Brien 5th or 6th when it’s said and done. Or maybe 11th. I don’t even like him that much right now, but I think you gotta draft for potential and he’s got a lot of it. I can easily see him being an invaluable low pace scoring F in the NHL that gets outskated/outmuscled. Maybe he’s only putting up ~100 pts because he is playing with 70 goal guy in Lardis and a 1st rounder in Vanacker.
But the flip side is if he fills out you could have 6’2-6’3 215-225 lb RHC who is very responsible and can create a ton of offense. Could very easily be in 10 years that Lardis scored 70 goals largely bc of O’Briens playmaking…
But the flip side is if he fills out you could have 6’2-6’3 215-225 lb RHC who is very responsible and can create a ton of offense. Could very easily be in 10 years that Lardis scored 70 goals largely bc of O’Briens playmaking…
I am also the conductor of the "Eklund over Frondell" train. For the simple reason that Eklund is creating *a lot* of space for Frondell to operate. He is a human missile. Very Kunitz-like in his behavior. I feel seen having people in this thread that align with me on that.
The 2 players ahead are also 20 and 19 years old compared to him being only 17. The - part I agree, would need more info from a fan of the team.O'Brien looks pretty impressive. A tad concerned about him only being the 3rd leading scorer on his own team and being a -3 on a largely + team.
Yeah I completely agree on bolded and skating. It’s a power/explosion thingI see your point, and I agree that one of the reasons Lardis has 70 goals is he's getting absolute platters from O'Brien. I mean a handful of those goals are just O'Brien banking the puck in off of him. I didn't even include all the ridiculous playmaking because the mixtape would've been 30 minutes long. I view O'Brien as having the same sort of vision/game understanding as a Guentzel. You align him with someone that can hunt space and shoot and he's gonna feed them like crazy and they'll work off of each other super well.
The skating thing is mostly about power to me. He spends too much time taking staccato little steps to the point that he feels like he needs to do it even when he's in dangle-mode. But I don't think he's a guy that will struggle at future levels. Just needs a touch more strength.
I am also the conductor of the "Eklund over Frondell" train. For the simple reason that Eklund is creating *a lot* of space for Frondell to operate. He is a human missile. Very Kunitz-like in his behavior. I feel seen having people in this thread that align with me on that.
I do not have McQueen in my top ten. I do not have Logan Hensler in my top 32. There are a few things I will be a gross outlier on and I am fine with that.
Yeah, and that's kind of an interesting thing. Is he feeding off those older, better players? Or is he like, going to become even better when they graduate and he has to carry an even larger scoring load.The 2 players ahead are also 20 and 19 years old compared to him being only 17. The - part I agree, would need more info from a fan of the team.