Prospect Info: #5 OA - Barrett Hayton - Center - Back to the OHL

[Plub]

He uses that toe drag move a lot. I hope he has a few more moves by the time he reaches the show.

That's what I said about Marner and his moves. Boy was I wrong.

 

[CLW]

More Hayton:

 

[Matias Maccete]

Looking good, hopefully Hayton keeps up or even increases his scoring rate.

 

[lanky]

Hayton is good at shielding the puck with his body. Seems to compensate for his slower speed.

 

[Imaravencawcaw]

The only reason that play happens is the little things like forcing the turnover with his defense, getting the puck in the zone at the blue line, and lastly finishing.

 

[PuckLife]

That’s him game in and game out.

 

[GiveAFlyingPuck]

My jaded self says we have a roster full of "junior hockey high light reel players" who have not been able to put it together at the NHL level. I hope whoever said he's the one we need knows what they're talking about.

 

[RABBIT]

Corey Pronman: Prospects I was wrong about, the 2018 edition
Paywall article: Pronman: Prospects I was wrong about, the 2018 edition

Hayton was 2nd on his list regarding prospects he was wrong about, behind Pettersson.

Barrett Hayton, C, Arizona
Hayton was a fascinating prospect to follow his draft year. I wasn’t blown away by him initially. He looked like a smart two-way center without a ton of upside. I saw more offense the more I watched him. I thought he was very skilled but didn’t think it was top 5-10 pick skill. I also had concerns about his skating. And while the Soo were a deep team, his counting numbers were a mild concern too (although he got top power play time). I rated him as a low first/high second due to my concerns.
Since then it’s clear I got the evaluation wrong. Hayton has blown me away in nearly every viewing this season. His skill level is high-end, he’s a wonderful playmaker and he’s added a ton of pace to his game.
He shows he can gain the zone with speed and make a play

...

I don’t have him as a top-five pick now as Arizona did, but I’d have him in my 6-10 range among 2018 prospects. Arizona did its homework and saw a player with all the tools, even if he didn’t have jaw-dropping numbers and was buried in a deep lineup. I watched a ton of Hayton and saw that player in flashes, but I should have watched him even more and focused in more. He’s a center with decent size who is great at both ends with game-breaking skill and more than enough pace for the NHL. That’s a heck of a prospect.

 

[Jakey53]

Corey Pronman: Prospects I was wrong about, the 2018 edition
Paywall article: Pronman: Prospects I was wrong about, the 2018 edition

Hayton was 2nd on his list regarding prospects he was wrong about, behind Pettersson.

That's why they say the draft is a crap shoot.

 

[moosemeister]

M feeling better about this. Still have the toaster on hand but my bathtub isn’t full yet

 

[IPreferPi]

Still am skeptical of Hayton's upside, but obviously I feel better this pick after shipping off Strome.

 

[Vinny Boombatz]

I'm even more skeptical after shipping off Strome, because now Hayton has to be really really good...he's got to make up for what I'm expecting we're going to miss out on Strome.

 

[Vinny Boombatz]

and Pronman is an idiot, so I don't put too much stock into what he says anyway...but obviously it is good news that Hayton is playing well enough to make some of his critics change tune. Still doesn't make him the best pick at that spot yet.

 

[lanky]

I don't think Pronman is an idiot. He makes his own assessments and builds lists off of what he sees. He does well at blocking out what the rest of the community is saying. I respect his work and the work of others like him (I'm thinking Button).

In a perfect world these guys would see all prospects play all games. They can't so there will be loads of bias and quick takes based on small samples. I'd rather hear about those assessments than simply reading a list that has been debated amongst a team of independent entry level scouts (I'm thinking ISS).

 

[RABBIT]

I honestly feel better about Hayton at 5th overall than I ever did about Strome at 3rd overall.

 

[johnchayka89]

Our drafting has gone from spam to caviar.

Although painful, the Maloney yard sale is something we had to swallow.

 

[CLW]

That's why they say the draft is a crap shoot.

I think the article is saying that the draft is a crapshoot if you don't do your homework properly...

 

[RemoAZ]

That's why they say the draft is a crap shoot.

Unless you're a Coyotes fan. Then the draft is just false hope.

 

[rt]

Unless you're a Coyotes fan. Then the draft is just crap.

Fixed.

 

[Jakey53]

Our drafting has gone from spam to caviar.

Although painful, the Maloney yard sale is something we had to swallow.

Don't blame DM for the NHL giving him no money to work with. Remember, we had no scouting dept. to speak of. Our team was run on a very limited budget.

 

[Prarievarg]

Of course you'd say that, John.

 

[johnchayka89]

Believe me, I know what limited budgets are all about.

 

[johnchayka89]

They only recourse they had was watching highlight reel goals on youtube.
Those were tough times...

 

[Sinurgy]

That's why they say the draft is a crap shoot.

It becomes less and less of a crap shoot the higher up you pick...well unless you're the Coyotes.

 

[Mosby]

Canada announces its WJC camp roster on Monday.

I imagine both Hayton and POJ will be there.