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D Radim Mrtka - Třinec-U20, Czechia (Draft 2025)

Briser la glace said:
Mrtka will be an NHLer.

Mrtka will be a 1st-rounder.

and I'm even ready to say he might end up being drafted in the Top-12, maybe even before Jackson Smith.

But I don't see the offensive upside either and I don't think he is the elite skater many see (it doesn't mean he's not mobile for his size). I personally don't like his puck-retrieval game, I don't find him creative, he juggles too much with the puck for my taste, and I would like to see more physically. But that's me. I'm probably wrong, and that's my own opinion, it's fine if we don't all agree. :)

That being said, even if he lacks offensive upside imho, it does not mean he's never going to play on a first pair at some point in his career either. It also depends on where he ends up on draft day.

Here are all his points in the WHL so far this season :

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(Braeden Cootes is so underrated)
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Before Jackson Smith maybe?

Fully agree on Braeden Cootes.
 
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superdeluxe said:
Mrtka has an Apple.

Also pekar has 2 goals. I think that’s his 10th in the last 11 games?
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Sounds accurate.

If I had to put a number on it.. he's a scorer.. and probably a 6 out of 10 goal guy

He started the season around 1 goal in 10
Now he's 10 for 10

The kid is not easy to predict. He is Matej Petrov right now!lol
 
HuGort said:
Where you see him a late round pick?
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Before the season started I thought top 100 and maybe creeps into round 1 if all goes well

Then the season began and it was clear he's not getting drafted

Now this revelation? I'm still not sure he gets drafted. But if he keeps this up and has a good U18 (where he may be on top line) then a 4th?
 
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Mynio is gone... So Mrtka has more points than D combined (almost next 3) in about 20 less games played. I won't defend that his points seem to be basic hockey plays and he's not a burner. But he's clearly doing something different than the other Dman on the team.lol
 
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Saw Mrtka play twice this year in person, most recently against Everett so I could peep DuPont. Other than his size, he didn’t stand out in any sort of way to me, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing for a defensive dman. Didn’t seem too feisty either. He’s pretty solid but in the very SSS I saw he looked more like a late first that you hope blossoms. Worst case scenario he’s a 6D type of dude
 
U-18 will be big for him, if he plays lights out he probably rises into top 7 or 8. Likely still a top 12 player even if he doesn't. One of the younger players in the draft, I watched and at times seems like he struggled to adapt to North American game.
 
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He strikes me as Silayev without the skating and the physicality. I'm just not sure what he brings to the NHL except a big body. Risky as a top 10 pick IMO.
 
GettingYourMoms said:
Maybe higher offensive upside than Silayev?
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Mrtka wasn't getting points in the Czech men's league which is a closer comparison to the level Silayev plays at. A lot of Mrtka's points have been secondary assists and PP assists. I just don't know how much of that translates to the NHL. I don't think he'll be a PP option at the next level.
 
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