C Gabriel Vilardi (2017, 11th, LAK)

[Redder Winger]

Rasmussen is a very good player.

I think his potential to be a top 3 forward for an NHL team is limited, compared to Vilardi

 

[Frolov 6'3]

His skating is exactly like Kopitar. Big body and odd skating. His agility is good, he can make a 180 degrees turnaround with relative ease.


kingstonfrontenacs.com/video/jan-2818-pbo-0-kgn-2


Vilardi going coast to coast around the 0.42 mark.

 

[Claypool]

I think his potential to be a top 3 forward for an NHL team is limited, compared to Vilardi

Why do you think this? Rasmussen has all the tools to be a top 3 forward for Detroit.

 

[Frolov 6'3]

I have read the entire GDT of this years draft from Vancouver, Detroit and Florida. Most Detroit fans here on this site didnt even want Vilardi but for some reason they keep popping up. No offense.

Much more different it was with Vancouver and Florida.

 

[tigervixxxen]

I'm happy to see Vilardi doing well. That injury is scary but if he's put that behind him the Kings have a steal.

 

[Redder Winger]

I have read the entire GDT of this years draft from Vancouver, Detroit and Florida. Most Detroit fans here on this site didnt even want Vilardi but for some reason they keep popping up. No offense.

Much more different it was with Vancouver and Florida.

Because there are some Detroit fans, even now, who defend every stupid f***ing thing this organization does.

 

[Redder Winger]

His skating is exactly like Kopitar. Big body and odd skating. His agility is good, he can make a 180 degrees turnaround with relative ease.


kingstonfrontenacs.com/video/jan-2818-pbo-0-kgn-2


Vilardi going coast to coast around the 0.42 mark.

Nice.
Love that assist on the first goal.
That's the skill I'm talking about.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

1st period hat trick tonight. That'll put him over 2 PPG for the season.

Kid is unreal.

 

[KopitarFAN]

Is that good? I think that's good.

 

[Dominance]

He is utterly dominant, there’s no other term for it. Skating is not even close to a concern, like watch a game, lol. He comes back and works damn hard in his own end, too. At wing or at centre, LA has an absolute gem. My pick for best player to come out of the 2017 draft class before the draft and probably still to this day. Between he and Pettersson - and a host of other guys, too (looking at Frost and Thomas and others drafted later in particular) - I don’t think the 2017 draft will go down as even close to a “weak” class.

He also scores so many different ways.

 

[WonderTwinsUnite]

Was stunned when Vilardi fell, and still am. He should have gone top 4 at the draft, assuming there weren't already concerns about his injury (don't know the timeline on that). Kings got a steal.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

He is utterly dominant, there’s no other term for it. Skating is not even close to a concern, like watch a game, lol. He comes back and works damn hard in his own end, too. At wing or at centre, LA has an absolute gem. My pick for best player to come out of the 2017 draft class before the draft and probably still to this day. Between he and Pettersson - and a host of other guys, too (looking at Frost and Thomas and others drafted later in particular) - I don’t think the 2017 draft will go down as even close to a “weak” class.

He also scores so many different ways.

Yeah, I like that it's not limited to Vilardi, a lot of these guys are proving people wrong in various ways. But my goodness, kid is utterly dominant at this level.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

15 games, 31 points, 2.07 ppg...not bad , though not as good as Heponiemi's 39 games, 93 points..wink wink,nudge nudge

 

[Elias Pettersson]

Better than Glass?

 

[kings11]

Better than Glass?

Gabe Vilardi has a Kopitar level skillset and ceiling but he shoots much more.... so i would say, yes. Oh and Kopitar was also viewed as a poor skater and dropped to 11th OA

 

[Wall of Wonder]

Congrats to the Kings. He looks like the steal of the draft.

 

[zharkenby]

Better than Glass?

Better than Pettersson so yes. I’m a devil fan and to be quite honest if we got the second pick, this is the guy I’d want us to take right now. He was ranked 3rd all year for a reason. Incredible arsenal of skills with off the charts strength, and good size. He’s going to be a good one and teams (NYR specifically) are going to regret passing him hp

 

[Frolov 6'3]

 

[Elias Pettersson]

Better than Pettersson so yes. I’m a devil fan and to be quite honest if we got the second pick, this is the guy I’d want us to take right now. He was ranked 3rd all year for a reason. Incredible arsenal of skills with off the charts strength, and good size. He’s going to be a good one and teams (NYR specifically) are going to regret passing him hp

What does Pettersson have to do with it? I think you're just mad at the Hischier Pettersson comparisons. Stop going through life so easily triggered fam

Anyway i would definitely says Vilardi has higher upside than Glass

 

[zharkenby]

What does Pettersson have to do with it? I think you're just mad at the Hischier Pettersson comparisons. Stop going through life so easily triggered fam

Anyway i would definitely says Vilardi has higher upside than Glass

And higher upside than petterson. There is no Hischier petterson comp for reasons that have been explained directly to you multiple times. Vilardi is the full package. Size strength skill. He just needs to get a bit faster and he’s ready to produce in the nhl. I don’t think you can say that quite yet about any other forward from the draft

 

[Hatter of the Beach]

I think teams have a pretty good idea of who they're picking and are hesitant to switch.

I can't understand Detroit drafting Rasmussen over Vilardi. But somewhere, sometime on draft day or before, Detroit decided on Rasmussen. They probably debated it. They probably had to come to some consensus. Someone had to make a case for him and Holland and Co had to buy in.
Then once you buy in, you start imagining it and telling yourself why it's the right move.

Then on draft day, Vilardi falls and you're already sold on someone else. You've already envisioned your guy.

I have heard from people in the know that I trust that if the Wings weren’t picking Rasmussen, they were going to more than likely take Necas. They also took Cal Foote and Suzuki out for dinner.

Vilardi didn’t interview well supposedly, which is a stupid reason, but impacted several team’s perception of him.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

I have heard from people in the know that I trust that if the Wings weren’t picking Rasmussen, they were going to more than likely take Necas. They also took Cal Foote and Suzuki out for dinner.

Vilardi didn’t interview well supposedly, which is a stupid reason, but impacted several team’s perception of him.

That would make more sense. That would make THREE factors worth questioning--interviews, injuries, skating.

 

[elYankee]

More impressive (and in my opinion, more important) than his PP/G is his P1/G. It only counts goals and primary assists (secondary assists say a lot more about your teammates than you as a player).

He leads the OHL with 1.73 P1/G, and its not close. Kyrou is 2nd at 1.41 and Svechnikov is 3rd at 1.34. I know its only 15 games but damn....

Edit: a few spelling errors

 

[Rebels57]

Vilardi slipping to 11 didnt make sense on draft day and makes even less sense today.

 

[TeddyBare]

And higher upside than petterson. There is no Hischier petterson comp for reasons that have been explained directly to you multiple times. Vilardi is the full package. Size strength skill. He just needs to get a bit faster and he’s ready to produce in the nhl. I don’t think you can say that quite yet about any other forward from the draft

It's definitely not upside.
But he is the most NHL ready player hands down, without a doubt. He'll step right in the 3rd line center spot pretty seamlessly.
I'd say Pettersson is another year away after this one at least.