C Ryder Rolston (2020, 139th, COL, traded to CHI, traded to NSH)

Pavel Buchnevich

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He looks better to me than last season. I think he had a hard time establishing his place with the NTDP.

I questioned his hockey IQ and playmaking previously, but I’ve liked it more in these WJAC games than what I saw in previous seasons. I could definitely see him being a second round pick. He shouldn’t go much lower than that. Maybe with a good ending to the season he’ll sneak into the first.
 
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Pavel Buchnevich

"Pavel Buchnevich The Fake"
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Damn.... What happened? Ranked 102 by Central Scouting. Looks more like a 4th to 7th round pick.

That’s an overstatement.

He had a bad second half to the season. That probably dropped him about a round. But he still is a talented goal scorer who has size, can skate, has good hands and 1v1 skills.

I’d probably say he’s a 4th rounder that could also go 3rd or 5th, as well.
 

Killerjas

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That’s an overstatement.

He had a bad second half to the season. That probably dropped him about a round. But he still is a talented goal scorer who has size, can skate, has good hands and 1v1 skills.

I’d probably say he’s a 4th rounder that could also go 3rd or 5th, as well.

You say it is an overstatement, but then you agree with me that he is a potential 4th round.... What?
 

LastWordArmy

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The son of former NHLer Brian Rolston, Ryder Rolston is a late birthdate who was part of the incredible 2019 US NTDP squad. This past season he stayed in the USHL but moved on to the Waterloo Black Hawks who drafted him second overall in the USHL Draft. Rolston scored 16 goals and 17 assists for 33 points in 42 games. He also played for Team USA at the World Junior A Hockey Championships, picking up two assists in six games and winning a silver medal.

Last season Rolston put up 20 goals and 13 assists for 33 points in 54 games for the US NTDP Under-18 squad. He put up two goals and an assist for three points in two games in the USHL playoffs. In 2017-18, Rolston also put up 26 goals and 11 assists for 37 points in 52 games. He also added two assists in eight playoff games that season.

Rolston is committed to playing NCAA hockey for the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish next season. In addition to his father, his uncle Ron Rolston played in the NCAA and ECHL and has been a long time college and US NTDP coach.

Our Scouting Report is here
Ryder Rolston Scouting Report: 2020 NHL Draft #105
 

Pavel Buchnevich

"Pavel Buchnevich The Fake"
Dec 8, 2013
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I feel like this is a pick with some upside. Very talented scoring winger with big old size and skating. Has 1v1 ability and a very good shot. Not the best playmaker or defensive player, but I see top six upside.
 

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