C Connor Bedard - Regina Pats, WHL (2023 Draft) Part 4

[wetcoast]

Last player to got 1st overall who was 5 foot 9?

With his skillset and resume it won't matter at the draft.

 

[ORRFForever]

an NHL 5'10 which of course in real life means about 5'8.5

Yup. I don't know why they do that.

 

[CallMeShaft]

Last player to got 1st overall who was 5 foot 9?

DeBrincat is only 5ft7 and would've gone 1st overall in 2016 if you had the 1st overall pick....

 

[Dakinjor]

DeBrincat is only 5ft7 and would've gone 1st overall in 2016 if you had the 1st overall pick....

As much as much as I hate to say it as a oilers fan I’d still pick the 60 goal man first overall , heck I’d even be inclined to pick tkachuck or mcavoy second before debrincat

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Last player to got 1st overall who was 5 foot 9?

Patrick Kane was 5'9 160

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[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

As much as much as I hate to say it as a oilers fan I’d still pick the 60 goal man first overall , heck I’d even be inclined to pick tkachuck or mcavoy second before debrincat

I think he's anywhere from the 5th - 10th best player from that draft as of right now:

1 Matthews
2 Fox
3McAvoy
4 Bratt
5 Laine
6 Tkachuk
7 Debrincat
8 Keller
9 Kyrou
10 Sergachev

 

[Voight]

I think he's anywhere from the 5th - 10th best player from that draft as of right now:

1 Matthews
2 Fox
3McAvoy
4 Bratt
5 Laine
6 Tkachuk
7 Debrincat
8 Keller
9 Kyrou
10 Sergachev

How on earth can you rank Bratt ahead of Tkachuk, DeBrincat, Laine and even Keller? This is the first time in his career he scored more than 35 points.

Talk out Bias.

 

[nbwingsfan]

Which makes me wonder if he won't end up a winger with his size and the type of goal scoring game he has, and I don't see what's so bad about that, a top of the line winger is a great player to have.

About the size of Point and he’s done okay as a 1C

 

[Nico Cauzuki]

DeBrincat is only 5ft7 and would've gone 1st overall in 2016 if you had the 1st overall pick....

over Matthews? love Debrincat but theres atleast 5 players i draft over him

 

[Frolov 6'3]

How on earth can you rank Bratt ahead of Tkachuk, DeBrincat, Laine and even Keller? This is the first time in his career he scored more than 35 points.

They call that extreme homerism and can never be taken seriously.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

How on earth can you rank Bratt ahead of Tkachuk, DeBrincat, Laine and even Keller? This is the first time in his career he scored more than 35 points.

Talk out Bias.

Nothing to do with him being a Devil. He's an all world talent.

 

[arider1990]

over Matthews? love Debrincat but theres atleast 5 players i draft over him

As much as much as I hate to say it as a oilers fan I’d still pick the 60 goal man first overall , heck I’d even be inclined to pick tkachuck or mcavoy second before debrincat

You missed the joke on this one. The person he was responding to is very biased towards the CHL.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

This kid could be a Michkov-lite

 

[EddieTheEagle]

Last player to got 1st overall who was 5 foot 9?

Deleted. Answered above.

 

[Lavar Ball]

I think he's anywhere from the 5th - 10th best player from that draft as of right now:

1 Matthews
2 Fox
3McAvoy
4 Bratt
5 Laine
6 Tkachuk
7 Debrincat
8 Keller
9 Kyrou
10 Sergachev

Bratt over Tkachuk?? DeBrincat should be above him (Bratt) too, but Tkachuk is just outrageous. I might take Kyrou over Bratt as well, but they are indeed close.

Nothing to do with him being a Devil. He's an all world talent.

Lol and.... Tkachuk and DeBrincat are pretty good talents as well...

I don't think anyone other than Devils fans are taking Bratt top 5 in this redraft. Comfortably top 10 though

 

[ForsbergForever]

Last player to got 1st overall who was 5 foot 9?

You'd have to go all the way back to 2019 with Jack Hughes who went 1st overall despite having the body of a 12 year old boy.

 

[Voight]

Nothing to do with him being a Devil. He's an all world talent.

He has scored over 35 points once. That is something everyone I mentioned has done multiple times with DeBrincat, Laine and Tkachuk all placing in the top 10 in either goals or points at least once each.

Bratt had a hgue breakout last year and could very well continue at that pace if not better but there is 0 chance one can sanely rank him above the 4 I mentioned.

 

[CallMeShaft]

over Matthews? love Debrincat but theres atleast 5 players i draft over him

Leafer made a thread a year or two ago on the main boards saying how DeBrincat is potentially the best player in the entire league. That thread went over about as well as you'd expect and he's made various other comments hyping Cat up to insane degrees.

My comment was calling him out for his love of a player shorter than Bedard, while he questions whether Bedard's size will have a negative impact.

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

I saw Bedard compared to a supercharged DeBrincat in a brief social media scouting report and I liked the comp.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

He has scored over 35 points once. That is something everyone I mentioned has done multiple times with DeBrincat, Laine and Tkachuk all placing in the top 10 in either goals or points at least once each.

Bratt had a hgue breakout last year and could very well continue at that pace if not better but there is 0 chance one can sanely rank him above the 4 I mentioned.

I don't rely on counting box scores to evaluate players.

 

[wetcoast]

I don't rely on counting box scores to evaluate players.

Fair enough but just evaluating skillsets and not production would inflate a guy like Poolparty or Laine for example.

I don't doubt that Bratt could end up being ranked as high as you placed him but he has to prove it for more than one season (and I think his 20-21 season was a stepping stone as well)

 

[nbwingsfan]

Nothing to do with him being a Devil. He's an all world talent.

All world talent having his first 70pt (and first over 35pts) season of his career. Crazy.

 

[jj cale]

About the size of Point and he’s done okay as a 1C

That's true, but they play a different style of game.

 

[nbwingsfan]

That's true, but they play a different style of game.

True but Bedard is better in most areas than Point is.

Near generational talent like his won’t be limited due to his size

 

[jj cale]

True but Bedard is better in most areas than Point is.

Near generational talent like his won’t be limited due to his size

Agreed, he won't miss, I just wonder if he won't miss at centre or on the wing in the pros.