C Michael McLeod - Mississauga Steelheads, OHL (2016, 12th, NJD)
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The Draft Analyst 2016 Draft Profile: Michael McLeod
http://www.thedraftanalyst.com/prospects/michael-mcleod/
McLeod has three "dings" on him -- he's been hurt, he played somewhat poorly without Nylander, and he can't finish. It's the last thing that may force him to drop a tad, which is a shame because he (literally) does everything else at a high level. He has a good shot -- just too many logo jobs.
Still don't know if a prime Brandon Dubinsky is his ceiling or his floor. A sure-fire NHL forward regardless.
http://www.thedraftanalyst.com/prospects/michael-mcleod/
McLeod has three "dings" on him -- he's been hurt, he played somewhat poorly without Nylander, and he can't finish. It's the last thing that may force him to drop a tad, which is a shame because he (literally) does everything else at a high level. He has a good shot -- just too many logo jobs.
Still don't know if a prime Brandon Dubinsky is his ceiling or his floor. A sure-fire NHL forward regardless.
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His production is decent for what he is, I think the crazy production of recent guys from the O in there draft year (Marner, D.Strome and to a lesser extent Dal Colle and Bennett) clouds things a bit, but his production is fine when compared to 2-way guys like Horvat (not even a ppg in his draft year), McCann, and Scheifele.
Except none of those guys were ranked top 10. Horvat and Schiefele were small reaches. And Horvat grew because of his disgusting playoffs. If it werent for that he would have went late teens probably.
Mcleod's production is quite perplexing. Hes a dynamic offensive force. He plays with two potential first round picks and one of those being another top 10 pick. He also plays top minutes and top pp minutes. Nylander his linemate has 16 more points than him in just 2 more games. Thats a major difference.
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Have a feeling he'll slip into the 10-15, his rankings have a wide gap. I'd say he's higher than he should be just due to the lack of high end 2-way centers outside of Matthews and possibly Dubois, with the other top 3 centers being smaller and/or in harder leagues to evaluate (Keller, Rubstov and Jost). I'd say McLeod and the 3 I mentioned probably have the widest ranges of anyone in the draft.
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I don't think he'll slip that far. GM:s love their big centres, especially ones that can skate. I do agree though that he's ranked higher than he should be but I also think that he is going to be picked higher than he should be and maybe a lot higher than people think. The draft never really plays out the way anyone expects and you can bet there is going to be some reaches. I could see McLeod being picked 4th overall easily, maybe even higher than that.
Columbus, Winnipeg and Toronto are all in that range and I think all of them would have interest in McLeod if they miss out on a top2 pick. Of course, if scouts see Dubois as a centre going forward then maybe he is the guy they take but if they think he projects more as a winger then McLeod could be the selection. I really don't think he falls out of the top10 on draft day even though I personally have him outside my top10. He has too much going for him in terms of size, speed and two-way game.
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A lot of the difference is attributable to Nylander being far more productive on the power play. At even strength Nylander's PrimP/G is 0.589 while McLeod's is 0.537. On the PP, Nylander's PrimP/G is 0.375 while McLeod's is 0.204.
While I've watched some Steelheads games this year, I haven't paid close enough attention to comment on whether their difference in production on the PP is impacted by ice time or usage at all.
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I don`t saw many games with Mcleod, but I think he`s new version of B. Schenn. May be even degraded version. I mean NHL-time Schenn, not juniors-time.
He has great skating tools and use nice speed, he has work ethic, but brain in their line - Nylander. Mc`s hockey IQ is preplexing.
I think on NHL level he will be more productive if he will be used on RW/LW with creative center
He has great skating tools and use nice speed, he has work ethic, but brain in their line - Nylander. Mc`s hockey IQ is preplexing.
I think on NHL level he will be more productive if he will be used on RW/LW with creative center
This is cause for concern. If you have size, skating, passing, and puck-handling and can't dominate a jr league, something stinks.
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Is he falling on people's lists? I remember seeing him in some top 10's early on and in others he was around 15-20.
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Demidov is a HAB
That's realistically where he should go.. but he will get picked higher due to duping some scouting staffs into believing there is ability with his physical package, when, in fact, there isn't.
I'm not sure he would make sense for Philly though.. Laughton and Couturier are similar players.
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Couturier and Laughton are certainly not similar players. Couturier is borderline the best player on the team. A true workhorse center. Laughton has been moved to the wing where he looks more comfortable, but has struggled to find ice time.
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Following his rookie season and the start of this season I was really hoping that his offensive tools would catch up to incredible physical traits. He's disappointed me a little in that aspect.
What I do see though is a guy who's skilled enough and talented enough to play with skilled players, but take them off his line and his creativity isn't enough to allow him to carry a line himself.
For Leafs fans, think of the way Tyler Bozak has been used in Toronto. He's always been able to keep up and play with the likes of Phil Kessel and JVR and didn't look out of place. But for some reason he was still never able to break more than 50 points. That's the kind of role I see for Mcleod in the NHL.
That being said, he has physical gifts that Bozak could only dream of having. He is going to be a coach's wet dream in the NHL one day, and you'll be able to play him anywhere in the line up and not look out of place. He's a C that will be able to do all the heavy lifting and work on a line, but is still skilled enough to play with anyone. Just don't expect 60 points out of the guy.
What I do see though is a guy who's skilled enough and talented enough to play with skilled players, but take them off his line and his creativity isn't enough to allow him to carry a line himself.
For Leafs fans, think of the way Tyler Bozak has been used in Toronto. He's always been able to keep up and play with the likes of Phil Kessel and JVR and didn't look out of place. But for some reason he was still never able to break more than 50 points. That's the kind of role I see for Mcleod in the NHL.
That being said, he has physical gifts that Bozak could only dream of having. He is going to be a coach's wet dream in the NHL one day, and you'll be able to play him anywhere in the line up and not look out of place. He's a C that will be able to do all the heavy lifting and work on a line, but is still skilled enough to play with anyone. Just don't expect 60 points out of the guy.
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Laughton's future seems to be at LW.
McLeod likely wouldn't be on the Flyers till 18-19 or 19-20 so that's a long way down the line.
