C Mitchell Marner - London Knights, OHL (2015 Draft)

[UvBnDatsyuked]

You will not find a single scout who has concern over Marner's size, and if you do they shouldn't be working in the game. It doesn't matter if he is 5'10.5" or 5'11.5" he is an elite talent.

Agree and you will not find a scout that has size as an attribute they look for ahead of skating, compete level, puck skills and hockey iq.

Scouts obviously love to see the 6'2'' forward who has the total package but the people here who are projecting draft order and NHL success based on an inch of height are kidding themselves.

 

[w e l o s t b o y s]

5 points tonight with 4 minutes to go

and now 6 on the empty netter

 

[Snippit]

11 points in 2 games...(teammate Dvorak has 12 in 2)

 

[Bps21*]

F only he was a quarter of an inch taller. Oh well. Lawson Crouse it is.

 

[Wintersun]

Crouse is much better indeed, since he is bigger.

Seriously, this kid is the real deal. Everytime I watch him play he basically scores a hat trick or dominates in some way.

He's been in my top 4 for a while now but he's pushing for Hanifin's spot no doubt.

 

[Paxon]

He's about the same size at 17 that Claude Giroux is at 26. If he fails to succeed at the NHL level, it won't be because he's not tall enough.

Yeah. Look at the top scoring list in the league and you'll see a whole lot of guys who are somewhere between 5'10" and 6'0". A lot of the guys listed as 6'0" are really 5'11".

 

[Bps21*]

Specifically from the buffalo perspective...because we have a truly great look at drafting 3 or 4 this year... His size matters to me even less since we've been stocking big kids all along. Back when darcy was filling a roster of 6 foot and smaller forwards...then I'd take a pause... It's just not the case in our system now. I'll slot this unfortunately diminutive...5'10+...winger into my team.

 

[ProspectsSTC]

The kid has 31 goals and 41 assists in his last 27 games, scoring at 2.67 points per game, or 8 points every 3 games. If he kept up this kind of pace for a full 68 game season, he'd put up 181 points. Hard to not see him going top 5.

 

[Roo Mad Bro]

Absolutely insane pace.

If he wasn't in this draft he's be a potential #1 pick.

I would absolutely LOVE if the Flyers somehow got him.

 

[Boomhower]

Absolutely insane pace.

If he wasn't in this draft he's be a potential #1 pick.

I would absolutely LOVE if the Flyers somehow got him.

He reminds me of Pat Kane. This kid has some of the most incredible hands I've ever seen. #1 overall quality for sure.

His hands, his offensive vision... this kid goes out there and makes the impossible look easy every night.

His skating continues to improve aswell, kid can fly.

 

[Pi]

Leafs have hired Dale Hunter...god I hope he has an impact and we draft more Knights. Mitchell Marner is played himself out of our range (~12-20) .

 

[Plastic Joseph]

He reminds me of Pat Kane. This kid has some of the most incredible hands I've ever seen. #1 overall quality for sure.

His hands, his offensive vision... this kid goes out there and makes the impossible look easy every night.

His skating continues to improve aswell, kid can fly.

Sounds a lot like Drouin. If Huberdeau/Drouin were able to move into the top 3 I see no reason why Marner can't do the same.

There was a time when Drouin over Jones sounded a lot crazier then Marner over Hanifin does today.

 

[ZeroPT*]

Sounds a lot like Drouin. If Huberdeau/Drouin were able to move into the top 3 I see no reason why Marner can't do the same.

There was a time when Drouin over Jones sounded a lot crazier then Marner over Hanifin does today.

that's probably because of Drouin over Jones

 

[Bps21*]

It's because jones was supposed to be fighting for 1 with mackinnon so going 4 seemed crazy. Hanifan isn't fighting for 1.

 

[Plastic Joseph]

It's because jones was supposed to be fighting for 1 with mackinnon so going 4 seemed crazy. Hanifan isn't fighting for 1.

Yet some people seem to think he is locked in at #3 already. I even heard someone on tsn today say if McDavid/Eichel didn't exist Hanifin would be the #1 pick "by far"

I would not be surprised to see him be drafted over Hanifin.

 

[Bps21*]

Think about how silly that statement is though...

If two people didn't exist the third one would go first. Great.

If 50 people didn't exist Justin Bailey was the top pick in 2013. Congrats to him.

 

[KovalSNIPE]

Oh my god if the Devils get him I'll go insane.

 

[DrJenniferHanson]

Leafs have hired Dale Hunter...god I hope he has an impact and we draft more Knights. Mitchell Marner is played himself out of our range (~12-20) .

You guys hired the Hunter with the gold hair... not grey.

 

[MichaelJ]

Oh my god if the Devils get him I'll go insane.

With the Devils unlikely to win the lottery or finish with one of two worst records, Marner is looking like the guy we want. I'd be content with Strome or even Zacha (if the team goes on a winning streak and drafts 6-10), but Marner has to be the top choice. He's a first line talent, the only question is if he can stay at C.

 

[MichaelJ]

Think about how silly that statement is though...

If two people didn't exist the third one would go first. Great.

If 50 people didn't exist Justin Bailey was the top pick in 2013. Congrats to him.

Not really...Marner's talent would likely have had him top pick last year, 2012, and 2011, as well as in the running in 2013.

 

[ZeroPT*]

With the Devils unlikely to win the lottery or finish with one of two worst records, Marner is looking like the guy we want. I'd be content with Strome or even Zacha (if the team goes on a winning streak and drafts 6-10), but Marner has to be the top choice. He's a first line talent, the only question is if he can stay at C.

wouldn't be shocked if the Sabres took him at 3 or Arizona at 4 should the standings today be the draft order.

 

[Random Forest]

Think about how silly that statement is though...

If two people didn't exist the third one would go first. Great.

If 50 people didn't exist Justin Bailey was the top pick in 2013. Congrats to him.

It's more getting to the fact that Marner would be battling for 1st overall in every draft but this one. Instead, he's battling for third overall.

 

[ZeroPT*]

He did nothing in his first what 8 games? The fact that he's ripped it up so much since then is just crazy. McDavid like numbers.

 

[arsmaster*]

He did nothing in his first what 8 games? The fact that he's ripped it up so much since then is just crazy. McDavid like numbers.

Yup.

He's going to surpass Patrick Kane's draft season in his true 17 year old season.

Teams are going to have a hard time passing on what appears to possibly be the next P. Kane.

 

[Minister of Offence]

He reminds me of Pat Kane. This kid has some of the most incredible hands I've ever seen. #1 overall quality for sure.

His hands, his offensive vision... this kid goes out there and makes the impossible look easy every night.

His skating continues to improve aswell, kid can fly.

Hate that he's a knight as it comes off lazy, but his skill level is up there.