C Matt Copponi - Merrimack College, NCAA, (2023, 216th, EDM)

[Jersey Fan 12]

Under the radar for sure but sophomore forward is scoring at point per game for one of the surprise teams in college hockey.

Does a team take a flier on him in his third year of eligibility?

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[wetcoast]

Some team might but he is quite small so some teams might not bother.

How is his skating?

I understand that he is really competitive but he needs more than that given his size.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Overtime game-winning goal last night to send Merrimack to the Hockey East final.

Always sketchy judging solely on numbers.

But a 19-year-old having success in the NCAA seems less of a late round gamble than a 17-year-old with size or skill that is not doing much against 19 and 20 year olds.

 

[Michael Farkas]

It's not necessarily about the high level theory of "well, a player is doing this here" vs "The concept of this player doing this here" - it's really about specifics. You don't draft a concept or a hypothesis, right? You're taking a player and you have to evaluate that player against all of the other players you're looking at.

Copponi is smart and he can skate. But I'm not sure if this translates into being an NHL player given some other things I see in his game. Then on top of that, you have the draft pick investment now vs. waiting it out to sign him next year, perhaps.

It's a fairly weak year for the Americans, so if you have a U.S. scout that "gets a pick" - it's not completely out of bounds to suggest that he goes in the 6th or 7th round...there are some connections out there for him, no doubt. I'm going to write him up for our Blackbook, he's worthy of getting a profile, even as an '03...

 

[MMC]

Welcome to Edmonton

 

[Terrier]

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