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Gajan has faced 40 shots already. He's made some unreal saves too. Couple breakaways. He's so athletic.
Went to the game tonight…wow! Just wow!Should be a good test for Adam Gajan.
Although not an apples-to-apples comparison regarding age and pre-collegiate background, I tend to agree and said as much last season.I’m gonna say Rinzel but Levshunov is right there too. I think Rinzel just has more fluid tools
Although not an apples-to-apples comparison regarding age and pre-collegiate background, I tend to agree and said as much last season.
As a 2nd overall pick, I would certainly hope that Lev develops into something greater than Seider.Question : Would you trade Levshunov now for Moe Seider or would you keep him banking on his higher upside ? Cheers!!
I think most of us are fine with Lev, but the majority didn't have him as their first, second, or even third pick.Dang people continue to be low on the Hawks 2ND OVERALL PICK.
No offense to Rinzel, whose game I like, but I certainly hope Levshunov is better than a late 1st that was the USA Number 6 Defenseman in his D+2 World Juniors, that he beat out for Big Ten Hockey Defenseman of the Year while a year and a half younger, and that he matriculated into Pro Hockey earlier.
There are levels here. If Rinzel is a Middle 3 Defenseman, it's a fist-pump, at Levshunov's pedigree, you're hoping for a Number 1.
Dang what happened to UMD? That’s a proud hockey program and they look absolutely awful right now.Gajan has faced 40 shots already. He's made some unreal saves too. Couple breakaways. He's so athletic.
Understand Rinzel was/is more of a project but it’s hard to ignore completely where a prospect is/was at similar ages for comparison purposes. It’s not like Lev was some Western Canada Academy well polished figure himself. His growth between his ushl season and ncaa season was really impressive. Kid was playing in Belarus a couple years ago.I think most of us are fine with Lev, but the majority didn't have him as their first, second, or even third pick.
Rinzel was always a high upside swing. Developmentally, he was further behind than his peers. But he had lots of tools. He was seen as a guy that would take longer before he was NHL ready, but it was worth betting on.
2 years removed from his draft, and he has kept getting better and better. So far, his progression has been ideal. Exactly what the Blackhawks had hoped for.
At the end of the day, the NHL is all that matters. Lev could look way better than Rinzel when they both reach that level. The inverse is totally possible as well.
Where a player gets picked doesn't matter when all is said and done.