Gecklund
Registered User
This years Noah gregor
2025 NHL Draft: Lose a ton for Porter Martone
- Thread starter StanleyCup2035
- Start date
-
Work is still on-going to rebuild the site styling and features. Please report any issues you may experience so we can look into it. Click Here for Updates
hohosaregood
Banned
- Sep 1, 2011
- 33,561
- 14,415
For the draft people, what's up with scoring in the WHL these days? It seems like the last 2-3 years, it's been very normal for the top chunk of players to have a 1.5-2 PPG rate. You'd think that these are elite prospects but they're not particularly special players doing it. Is it becoming a weaker league?
Juxtaposer
Outro: Divina Comedia
I think the parity of all three CHL leagues is getting worse. By which I mean that the best players are a lot better than the worst players. But BC has also been the best source of hockey talent for the last five or so years, for what it's worth.
Hodge
Registered User
- Apr 27, 2021
- 7,299
- 8,865
Jack Murtagh - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Jack Murtagh, 2007-08-22 East Greenbush, NY, USA USA. Most recently in the NTDP with U.S. National U18 Team. Complete player biography and stats.
www.eliteprospects.com
Forgive me if there's already been a discussion about this kid but is he a good option with the Dallas pick? He meets the most important criteria.
Juxtaposer
Outro: Divina Comedia
Without even checking, I just know he's going to BU.Jack Murtagh - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Jack Murtagh, 2007-08-22 East Greenbush, NY, USA USA. Most recently in the NTDP with U.S. National U18 Team. Complete player biography and stats.
Forgive me if there's already been a discussion about this kid but is he a good option with the Dallas pick? He meets the most important criteria.
I've mentioned a Murtagh as someone I'd be quite interested in at 33 if there isn't a good RD available. He's my favorite of the NTDP guys. Decent size, good shot.
Who has the biggest floor? and the biggest ceiling? Smith or Misa?
Supposing we only had Celebrini and we needed to choose Misa or Smith, who would you choose (Of course based on the information we have on both in their draft years)?
Supposing we only had Celebrini and we needed to choose Misa or Smith, who would you choose (Of course based on the information we have on both in their draft years)?
I would choose Smith. Once we got Celebrini I felt that Smith is the perfect complement to him. Smith can feast in a sheltered scoring 2C role and I would want his offensive upside over Misa.
- Jul 25, 2007
- 5,110
- 7,313
I'll be really curious to hear others' POVs.
Personally I think they're such different players that it's hard to evaluate just on floor/ceiling.
I've heard Misa comped now as: Seguin, Couture with + skating, other ceilings that are exciting. I personally see a bit of Marleau in the game - some size, speed, a bit of an all rounder game, leaves something to be desired at times in the "spikiness" although he has shown to be a pretty good finisher at his level. Maybe his ceiling is as a great versatile 2C or a very good scoring wing with a Celebrini/Smith. Maybe his floor is a less exciting 2C or middle 6 consistent guy who can do it all.
Smith, you've got all the insane comps (Kane, Kucherov), but maybe stylistically appropriate (makes bread on IQ and killer instincts and puck skills, but not on skating)... and the floor is, bounces around the league trying to find a home as a top 6 scoring forward and PP guy and doesn't bring a whole lot else consistently.
Luckily we don't have to choose between the two... I personally might lean Misa but it doesn't matter. I'm glad Smith is showing flashes this year, and despite his struggles, he still has all the upside he had at the draft as far as I'm concerned.
Juxtaposer
Outro: Divina Comedia
I'd lean Misa over Smith, if I had a choice, but it would be really close.
