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C/LW William Eklund - San Jose Sharks, NHL (2021, 7th, SJS)

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Sean Garrity said:
Ritchie is clearly the blunder that the OP must be making his opinion on. However, look at the draft record since then and tell me where they prioritized physics over skills. Dysdale, Perrault, Tracey, Zegras, Lundy, Jones, Steel, etc. I don't have a better way to put it other than based on recent history the OP is out to lunch.
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I think the ducks have always taken skill into priority but grit and physicality always were their identity for winning that cup. To me, the ducks need an eklund to pair with zegras down the road. they're gonna need more skilled wingers
 
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CairneBloodhoof said:
I mean, Dylan Guenther is a very skilled prospect. If you think Eklund is more skilled then that's fair, but both players are closer in draft philosophy to Zegras/Drysdale than Nick Ritchie.
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You're absolutely correct and that is not the comparison I was trying to make, it was more in reference to someone guaranteeing that the Ducks will prioritize size at that spot.
 
Guenther = Kyle Connor
Eklund = Aho
 
UnfinishedBusiness said:
Guenther = Kyle Connor
Eklund = Aho
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I think Guenther is a little more Brock Boeser with the outside chance of becoming a Jamie Benn type player.

Aho isn't a terrible comparison for Eklund but Eklund is more of a passer while Aho is more of a shooter.
If we're looking at modern NHL comparables maybe Eklund is something between Elias Lindholm and Sebastian Aho?
 
OgeeOgelthorpe said:
I think Guenther is a little more Brock Boeser with the outside chance of becoming a Jamie Benn type player.

Aho isn't a terrible comparison for Eklund but Eklund is more of a passer while Aho is more of a shooter.
If we're looking at modern NHL comparables maybe Eklund is something between Elias Lindholm and Sebastian Aho?
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I'm not sure i understand honestly because i do not see boeser (sniper finding soft spots in defensive coverae) and benn (big, strong using his reach) to have much in common....
 
I am almost relieved that my team isn't picking till the 20's. There is so much guesswork this year.
 
molotce said:
I'm not sure i understand honestly because i do not see boeser (sniper finding soft spots in defensive coverae) and benn (big, strong using his reach) to have much in common....
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Benn doesn't just bang and grind in the front of the net, and Boeser doesn't just snipe from the top of the circles. They're both well-rounded scoring wingers with decent size and are capable of scoring from mid to close range.
 
OgeeOgelthorpe said:
Benn doesn't just bang and grind in the front of the net, and Boeser doesn't just snipe from the top of the circles. They're both well-rounded scoring wingers with decent size and are capable of scoring from mid to close range.
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Benn has had ups and down lately, but i would say the way he’s been more successful is by using his reach and puck protection to bring it to the net. I think saying boeser shot is one if not his elite trade mark is not far fetched. Not saying they ddont have other qualities or dont do anything else but it seems to be at least their best assets
 
Eklund is elite guy when it comes to transitioning puck to offensive zone with control. If you spot Eklund with puck outside of/or near enemy blue line, he probably finds way to make it to offensive zone with puck control and find a way to pass the puck to team mate to initiate controlled attack on the offensive zone.

He is the kind of guy that usually initiates offense in offensive zone. And during the offense, if he gets puck back with control, he can probably cause at least an dangerous attempt for his team in offensive zone with his great vision and playmaking skills.

I really like the comparisons people make with him and Ehlers. He is also good with getting up to the offensive zone with puck control.
 
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UnfinishedBusiness said:
Why is that, this draft is a perfect time to see how good your organization is.
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This draft will have some of its best players come out of rounds 3-5.
People will circle back in a few years and be like "Oh my God, how did every team pass on this guy twice/three times/four times!" When literally it was just a scouting department being like "Welp, it's between him and this other guy... I guess he's 3 inches taller and I think he'll play probably 25 pounds heavier, go ahead and grab him."

Don't get me wrong here, there's some science here and I figure the good scouting teams will leave with some good players, but this year is a lot of guess work. I feel like the teams sitting at 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 are just hoping that guys in front of them reach on some lesser known commodities.
 
Eklund receives E.J. McGuire Award of Excellence

The award, presented by NHL Central Scouting, is in honor of McGuire, who served as director of Central Scouting from 2005 until he died of cancer April 7, 2011. It's given to the candidate who best exemplifies commitment to excellence through strength of character, competitiveness and athleticism.
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BondraTime said:
Not worth the bandwidth it takes to read, completely made up
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sabres reporter Lance Lysowski said five days ago multiple sources told him that he is the Sabres #1 rated forward. But they were also still high on Power and Hughes.

to play devils advocate with logic again…they’ve drafted left shot defensemen with a top 32 pick 3 times in the last 3 years including first overall and they are about to move on from their top two forwards.
 
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Ace said:
sabres reporter Lance Lysowski said five days ago multiple sources told him that he is the Sabres #1 rated forward. But they were also still high on Power and Hughes.

to play devils advocate with logic again…they’ve drafted left shot defensemen with a top 32 pick 3 times in the last 3 years including first overall and they are about to move on from their top two forwards.
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if we are moving on from our top 2 forwards I’d imagine pick 3 is involved if not then somebody like Turcotte will. This sounds more like Power at 1 and Eklund at 3, or Eklund at 1 and Hughes at 3, it feels like a deal with Ducks centering on pick 3 is being telegraphed
 
Ace said:
sabres reporter Lance Lysowski said five days ago multiple sources told him that he is the Sabres #1 rated forward. But they were also still high on Power and Hughes.

to play devils advocate with logic again…they’ve drafted left shot defensemen with a top 32 pick 3 times in the last 3 years including first overall and they are about to move on from their top two forwards.
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Yes, as you said. Very logical.

All you need to do is say you were told this very logical thing that anyone who is following the Sabres can surmise by sources that don’t exist, and then parade it around if it happens. Is it likely to happen? No. Is it possible? Definitely. If it’s wrong, no big deal nothing will be made. If it’s right, it will be paraded around as proof that he has sources, of which he doesn’t.

It’s another fake insider account, one of dozens, that do the exact same thing. Stock photo, pinned tweet showing something they got right (no real insider is going to something so obviously looking for attention), rumours nearly every day, somehow have sources for every team. Gets defensive when called out. Easy as anything to tell these types. Incredibly easy to spot someone looking for attention.
 
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