henchman21
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Not to a level where it is better than an average NHLer. He’s gonna have to learn his frame and applying it in the dirty areas
Prospect Info: Avs draft F Calum Ritchie (2023 #27 overall)
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Ritchie is a boring pick, some scouts saying he would be a top 10 prospect if he wasn’t injured and I just don’t buy it. I think the best chance is for him to become a Mikael Backlund type of player, but I think he more likely becomes someone Ike Brett Howden. I don’t hate it, but I think I would have rather drafted Jayden Perron, Edstrom, or Brinkley, but Gavin and Cal aren’t super different for me and Ritchie is more likely to stay at Centre. That’s what I am honestly happy about, getting a Centre player even if Mitch Heard was also classified as a Centre when Avs drafted him.
GirardSpinorama
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This guy will play about 120 AHL games then retire from hockey to become an insurance salesman for industrial grade wheelbarrows.
Agreed and there are differences between them, but both also have similarities in their game as well. I think Ritchie can become an NHL player, the problem is how high that will be. In a draft as deep as this one, you gotta be banking with a lot of faith and hopefully have faith that he can be Backlund-esque type of player because Brett Howden is a dime-a-dozen that you can find at every Free Agent year.
Again, Yakupov was high on his same list as well. It doesn’t mean that scouts are right about him or any player for that matter. The only difference is that this situation reminds me of Ryan O’Reilly. Ryan was drafted 1st overall in the OHL and fell because of his skating, Ritchie was drafted 2nd overall in OHL draft and might have fallen due to his injury.
Trade this bust already. Dude can't hold a top 6 role to save his life. Wait a minute... 6'2"??!! LET'S GO!
Great pick, he only had one less point in the playoffs this year than Newhook.
Avaholic29
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As tragic as our draft history is, I think both these picks will be solid.
Problem with trading is at least one other team has to agree with you.
He's 3'6"
John Mandalorian
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Hopefully I'm wrong but I'm getting Bowers vibes from this guy. Underwhelming.
And the thing is, when you watch Edstrom, his forechecking and puck pressure jumps off the screen right away. This makes him Bednar friendly and that's not something insignificant. Not so much the case with Ritchie. How remarkable would Ritchie's skill need to be to even get an opportunity?
And based on discussion of Ritchie, it seems like it needs to be a longer development curve with no guarantee it all comes together. Edstrom seems like he could contribute a lot sooner.
Like the 31st pick though.
Do the Avs still have a hangup with drafted Swedes remaining in Sweden to develop?
And the thing is, when you watch Edstrom, his forechecking and puck pressure jumps off the screen right away. This makes him Bednar friendly and that's not something insignificant. Not so much the case with Ritchie. How remarkable would Ritchie's skill need to be to even get an opportunity?
And based on discussion of Ritchie, it seems like it needs to be a longer development curve with no guarantee it all comes together. Edstrom seems like he could contribute a lot sooner.
Like the 31st pick though.
Do the Avs still have a hangup with drafted Swedes remaining in Sweden to develop?
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AvsCOL
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There’s an unfortunate trend with players falling vs. rising that end up favouring the players who’ve raised their draft stock through the process. The shoulder injury is a valid reason for lower production, but I believe it was later in the year that it happened no?
Surely NYI didn't agree to get f***ed when Sleepy Joe and CO took them to the woodshed for Toews.
Freedom Elz
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So like how many people here have actually seen the kid play?
And I don't mean highlights on youtube either.
That did other wise we wouldn't have Toews.
Ask Brian Burke, you can't force a team to make a trade.
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RockLobster
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To me this pick is a lot like the Justin Barron pick. They selected a player that was ranked really high earlier but dropped throughout the year due to an injury. I turned out pretty good for the Avs with the Justin Barron pick so I will give them the benefit of the doubt on this one. I don't love this pick due to his skating but I do like what I read about the rest of his game.
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Brock
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More info on Ritchie for you:
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henchman21
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Pretty high... once you dislocate it once, you become more likely to dislocate them in the future. Each time it happens it increases the risk for it to happen again (and happened at least twice, maybe 3-4 times last year). It won't happen all the time, but reasonable to expect he will have shoulder issues again at somepoint in his career.
