Clearly a bust already after one regular season game
C Aatu Räty - Jukurit, Liiga (2021, 52nd, NYI)
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Clearly a bust already after one regular season game
Raty really only had 2 goals last year in juniors and not off to a great start this year though it's still early, certainly not 1oa caliber in my books. A player like Lundell who I like better than Raty was rated top 3 early on and slipped to 12 despite a solid draft year. Can see Raty slipping big time unless he picks it up
JustaFinnishGuy
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I've no idea why he's hyped up to be the #1 pick to be honest, he didn't show that last year and hasn't so far this year. The expectations are getting to him, methinks
Polar Bear
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He's far from the number 1 pick. It's truly a wide open race, because the draft lacks clear elite talent at the very top. I'm not even sure Raty is in my top five right now.
Yeah i never really understood this either, he's never really displayed any traits of a 1st OA.
JustaFinnishGuy
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He's been played very sparingly in these games so far, but he really hasn't shown anything close to #1 potential yet.
Really think he should be sent to the junior team for the time being.
He was decent today but he really isn't anything special in NHL standards.
Really think he should be sent to the junior team for the time being.
He was decent today but he really isn't anything special in NHL standards.
Because people only think of draft years so late birthdays tend to have the advantage.
But yeah his results are way behind Anton Lundell's for example in the past 3 years. And Anton Lundell was 12th overall pick. Aatu Räty might have a more exciting skill set but he's always either produced poorly or played at a lower level than might be expected.
Funny how his skillset was on display at the Hlinka then eh.
His size and processing skills make him a top prospect for the 21 draft, how he progresses is a fair question but still way too early to tell.
Yep, he often becomes invisible and ends up becoming a non-factor. That would imply low hockey IQ, and to be honest with his tools and size and age he should be producing in Liiga.
Then again, he's been #1 for a ton of sites for like 3 years now for one reason or another, and scouts are known to get attached to prospects who have been at the top for so long, so he might end up going higher than he should. A lot depends on the season he'll have, though.
Exactly, if he doesn't start producing on a team like Kärpät with his size and skills than it's infact a matter of not having good hockey IQ, but it's way too early to draw any conclusions here, little is known of this prospect anyways because i have tried in the past getting footage of him but there is not much. I only got to watch him in the Junior tournaments and he was invicible in both of them that i watched.
JabbaJabba
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Räty should go down to juniors. Today he got less than 10 minutes and I doubt he plays any PP or PK minutes. Let him get some meaningful minutes against his peers rather than hang on 4th line minutes. Then go to WJC tournament in Edmonton to dominate against other nations and make a case for that number 1 draft position.
I must say that it isn't very surprising that he isn't producing points as guys like Puljujärvi and Kunyk are getting the most minutes and chances to produce, which is understandable. Räty doesn't get to play with them and likely won't. It is difficult even for talented youngster to earn his way to the top 6 in a stacked team like Kärpät. It could get easier once the NHL guys leave, but even then it's not a sure thing.
When comparing Räty to Lundell it is easy to notice that Lundell was able to secure a top 6 role last season because the center situation was so poor in HIFK. There wasn't many people in the depth chart before him. In order for Räty to play top 6 minutes it would likely require injuries to Kunyk, Kristof and Jokinen (can play center role). Currently there's not much that Räty can do to earn his way to the top.
I think Räty should go back to juniors. Played less than 10 minutes today. I doubt he gets any PP or PK minutes on a team like Kärpät.
While his team has been invincible so far, it's because players like Puljujärvi and Kunyk etc. are doing the heavy lifting and getting the most minutes etc. Räty isn't playing with them, which is why it isn't surprising that he isn't producing. Lundell was playing 2nd line minutes last season so he got more done. Obviously Räty would have
Just sent him to juniors to dominate, then go to WJC red hot and after the tournament try him again in Kärpät, possibly as a winger if there's no room at center. Or just put him in juniors for the rest of the season.
But that's what i said earlier that i watched him playing vs his own competition in juniors and was invicible all the games i watched, i'm not drawing any conclusions what so ever based on the 15ish games i've seen of him.
Invicible??? Invisible or invincible. There's a difference....
NHL Dude 120
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I’ve been saying it since this time last year, but he’s shown nothing to be considered at a 1st Overall pick. I recently created a preliminary top 10 rankings for 2021 and he’s 9th on my list.
HockeyHistorian
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I would love him to show something to warrant that first overall pick, but as others have said, thus far there are no reasons to think he will go first. I'm not familiar with the draft class - but I doubt he'd be going above Lundell in this years draft and he went 12th. Hopefully his game will pick up.
Pavel Buchnevich
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Around the same caliber of prospect right now, in my opinion. I think Hughes is much more likely to move up and Raty a lot more likely to move down. I don't see Hughes much lower than 6-10. I could Raty dropping to the late first/early second.
When assessing Raty's range, it's hard to figure out because there's a whole season to be played. What if he has a good season and shows an improvement in his skillset? I don't see why he couldn't be a top 5-10 pick. If he has a bad season, he'll drop. Barron and Lapierre were talked about in a similar range coming into the season, and their stock dropped a lot to late first range. It wasn't unrealistic that they could've went in the early second. So I'd say thats probably around the range for Raty. It's a big range.
The same could be said about Hughes. If he has a terrible season or battles a lot of injuries, he could drop a lot, but the narrative around Raty is that right now. The narrative around Hughes is very positive. I think realistically Hughes has a much smaller range. I think its somewhere in the top 10, and the season he has will dictate where in that top 10.
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APVJ
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Decent list but highly unlikely that Dmen go 1-4 in this draft, or any draft.
Forwards will find their way up there as the season goes on if there is a season for some of them.
Just WOW, a ton being made from a very small sample size here.
Maybe if there is a world juniors we can get a better idea on his progress.
Is it really a very small sample size? He was not even close to first overall caliber last season either, 2 goals in 30 games in the junior level is not stellar.
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