Misa is an exceptional player at beating defenses, creating space for HIMSELF, and bringing competitiveness to every shift. He's also better than Hagens off the puck, but I have concerns about picking him in the top two; I don't like his passing ability, playmaking game is just above average, his skating is at least as good as Hagens's, and above all, his 60 goals in the OHL aren't translatable to professional hockey, IMO. Misa is capable of producing with his mobility, positioning, transition, and off-puck game, but Hagens is more aware of the game (he detects his teammates very quickly), has better hands, is a better playmaker, and his game in front net is very underrated.
Your english is fine. Appreciate you sharing your thoughts. Always good to get another perspective. I think the goal scoring will translate and while I agree Hagens is the better playmaker, I think part of why Misa plays the way he does is that is what Saginaw is asking him to do. Hagens just is soft skill to me and I worry he will be too easily pushed to playing perimeter hockey, which happened to him against some of the older teams in college this year.Misa is an exceptional player at beating defenses, creating space for HIMSELF, and bringing competitiveness to every shift. He's also better than Hagens off the puck, but I have concerns about picking him in the top two; I don't like his passing ability, playmaking game is just above average, his skating is at least as good as Hagens's, and above all, his 60 goals in the OHL aren't translatable to professional hockey, IMO. Misa is capable of producing with his mobility, positioning, transition, and off-puck game, but Hagens is more aware of the game (he detects his teammates very quickly), has better hands, is a better playmaker, and his game in front net is very underrated.
If we draft Misa I'll be happy anyway, but in pick 1 or 2 I have other favorites that make me more excited.
**Sorry for my writing, English is not my first language.
What is even more mind boggling is you just keep going with the same goalie as if you don't have one on the bench as they let in 2 out of every 10 shots they are seeing on the night.
Well said. I'd go as far to say all of Misa, Frondell, Hagens, and Desnoyers are very close to each other. Martone and Eklund not too far from that cluster. Schaefer is the slam dunk pick at 1 from what I've seenMisa is an exceptional player at beating defenses, creating space for HIMSELF, and bringing competitiveness to every shift. He's also better than Hagens off the puck, but I have concerns about picking him in the top two; I don't like his passing ability, playmaking game is just above average, his skating is at least as good as Hagens's, and above all, his 60 goals in the OHL aren't translatable to professional hockey, IMO. Misa is capable of producing with his mobility, positioning, transition, and off-puck game, but Hagens is more aware of the game (he detects his teammates very quickly), has better hands, is a better playmaker, and his game in front net is very underrated.
If we draft Misa I'll be happy anyway, but in pick 1 or 2 I have other favorites that make me more excited.
**Sorry for my writing, English is not my first language.
these posts are going to be the death of me. they are going to cause my mind to overheat, and the worst part is you won't even be aware that you are actively murdering me.
Hawks have the 2nd to last spot on lock. They can win out and not even get all that close to passing Nashville.
