D Tomáš Galvas - HC Olomouc U20, Czech U20 (2024 Draft)

[martygod12]

The physical size is fundamental. Kiviharju and Vaisanen are already less "small" and the Liiga is still a much superior championship. The differences in results in CHL are obvious. So in Europe, there are 3 left-handed defenders indisputably up front.

Dickinson and Skahan are physical monsters, a fundamental and irremediable criterion. Cole Hutson, if we assume that he has a level close to his brother and that he is more advanced in his growth, it is heavy too.

Left-handed defenders under 5-11 in the 1st round are very rare.

The reality will be very virulent. You have to be lucid. A Czech in the first round today is a rarity. Breaking through a Czech team's roster isn't enough.

Tomas Galvas will not be selected in the 1st round. That's all I'm saying. If I'm wrong, I'll apologize. But I expect the same, if the facts give me reason.

Agree that he lack the physical size yet.But he has the height I think 177cm i s good enough,but yeah 67kg Is not enough he needs to have at least 80 for his height.

Dont agree that Liiga Is much superior then ELH. It Is maybe a bit better League, but the difference Is so small, that it should not have much impact. Actually all the top euro leagues are at the basically same level. Sure SHL and NLA Are maybe better, but again the difference Is not very big.

 

[Goodman68]

Agree that he lack the physical size yet.But he has the height I think 177cm i s good enough,but yeah 67kg Is not enough he needs to have at least 80 for his height.

Dont agree that Liiga Is much superior then ELH. It Is maybe a bit better League, but the difference Is so small, that it should not have much impact. Actually all the top euro leagues are at the basically same level. Sure SHL and NLA Are maybe better, but again the difference Is not very big.

If we are talking about the CHL, the Czech league is even more successful than the NLA, if we take participation in the finals and semi-finals. At least I hope so, maybe two years ago it certainly was. So yes, the difference is not big, even compared to the Finnish league.

 

[Dirtyf1ghter]

Czechs in round one are a nice streak right now. 2 in a row and this year and next year should have one too (Jiricek and Benak). Not saying they aren't rare but a round 1 talent is not out of the question.. sale, Kulich and jiricek.

Do you have him going undrafted or later rounds?

Adam Jiricek is really not sure. There is a lot of competition as a right-handed defender and if he doesn't show anything in the Extraliga, I hardly see him in the first round.

Benak can slide with his size.

I have Galvas in the middle of the draft. 3rd-4th round.

No usual specialist has ranked him in his top 32, so I don't understand why some people come to provoke me on this subject as if it were an aberration to think that he will not be in the 1st round. I think it's more of a stupid ego war.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

He’ll go somewhere from 25-95. Once you get to 25, there’s not a lot of agreement on who the best players are or what round a player belongs in. He has the pedigree that he’ll go in that range, but where exactly is a lottery and depends on how good of a season he has, how he tests, how he interviews, and what unfolds on draft day.

 

[martygod12]

Galvas playing today in 3rd line for Liberec as an attacker lol.

 

[Voodoozz]

Here's Galvas's Extraliga analytics card...it's absurd lol (very small sample obviously but still ).



I gotta say though, every game I've watched him play thus far he was excellent - confidence with the puck, movement, stick work, reads... just great display all around. The transfer to Liberec seems to have worked out perfectly for him.

 

[GettingYourMoms]

I like this guy much more than A. Jiricek(and A.Jiricek is no slouch), he is so electric and that skating is something else. If he grows a little bit more, he is edit:NOT future Norris calibre defenseman.

 

[Voodoozz]

I like this guy much more than A. Jiricek(and A.Jiricek is no slouch), he is so electric and that skating is something else. If he grows a little bit more, he is future Norris calibre defenseman.

Please stop jinxing our players.

 

[GettingYourMoms]

Please stop jinxing our players.

Aaaaand Hart and Vezina and Gagarin and Hlinka and Galvas.

 

[Goodman68]

Please stop jinxing our players.

Zadina not bustina. You can't make that up..

 

[Goodman68]

Named man of the match with the Swiss U20.
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[Wooren]

Poor Galvas, playing excellent at Hlinka, in Extraliga and now with the Czech U20 national team and yet he is destined to be a 5th rounder at best, because he couldn't produce more points last year in the Czech U17 league.

But stats don't lie, just ask one of the best U17 defenseman performers in the Czech U20 league history Libor Zabransky junior, currently shredding records in the NHL going toe to toe with Makar...

 

[martygod12]

Poor Galvas, playing excellent at Hlinka, in Extraliga and now with the Czech U20 national team and yet he is destined to be a 5th rounder at best, because he couldn't produce more points last year in the Czech U17 league.

But stats don't lie, just ask one of the best U17 defenseman performers in the Czech U20 league history Libor Zabransky junior, currently shredding records in the NHL going toe to toe with Makar...

I find it completely crazy that he got a C rating and is still not figuring in any of the recent first round predictions. Dont know what people would want more from a 17yrs old prospect to be considered a first round pick lol.

I guess he needs to crush U20 WJC to be finally recognized.

 

[pgfan66]

I find it completely crazy that he got a C rating and is still not figuring in any of the recent first round predictions. Dont know what people would want more from a 17yrs old prospect to be considered a first round pick lol.

I guess he needs to crush U20 WJC to be finally recognized.

He’s 5’10” and there aren’t many 5’10” D in the NHL, we’ve been over this

 

[martygod12]

He’s 5’10” and there aren’t many 5’10” D in the NHL, we’ve been over this

I dont think 177cm (or 5'10') is that bad. Makar is 180cm for example. Agree that the weight is an issue for him right now since 70kg is just not enough, he needs to have at least 80-82 ... but thats nothing that cant be worked on and done in the future.

I mean you cant do anything about your height once you stop growing, but you can definitely buff yourself 10-12gk if you need to.

 

[pgfan66]

I dont think 177cm (or 5'10') is that bad. Makar is 180cm for example. Agree that the weight is an issue for him right now since 70kg is just not enough, he needs to have at least 80-82 ... but thats nothing that cant be worked on and done in the future.

I mean you cant do anything about your height once you stop growing, but you can definitely buff yourself 10-12gk if you need to.

Sure but the question is do you think Galvas is as good as Makar? Then go ahead and draft him in the top 5. Because outside of Makar, Hughes and maybe Girard, there aren’t many sub-5’11” impact D in the league.

 

[Czechboy]

I'm cheering hard for him and am really excited to hear about the progress.

The arguments on here about him are all very strong and I have absolutely no idea where he gets drafted or if he does at all.lol

Clearly skating, vision and speed are not an issue.

Height and weight clearly are.

Is he good enough to overcome his size? I hope so.

 

[pgfan66]

I'm cheering hard for him and am really excited to hear about the progress.

The arguments on here about him are all very strong and I have absolutely no idea where he gets drafted or if he does at all.lol

Clearly skating, vision and speed are not an issue.

Height and weight clearly are.

Is he good enough to overcome his size? I hope so.

I’ve made this comparison before and I’ll make it again: Luca Cagnoni. High-end offensive D who lacks nothing but size. Public rankings had him comfortably in the top 64, he ended up going in the 4th round.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

This is the way the NHL is. They discriminate against smaller defensemen for big and tough and bad at hockey defensemen. That’s who they want on their third pair. Notice how every Cup contender at the deadline spends an early/mid round pick for some dude who is good at boxing out in front of the net and little else. It’s never the small offensive defensemen they are trying to add.

There are limited amount of spots for players like Galvas. Does he have amazing offensive ability? The answer is no right now. That makes him a player that teams are less likely to take a chance on in the first round or early second round. This is the way it is. Galvas is no different than the very many players in his position facing the same situation.

He could go higher than many are thinking though. There’s a lot of hockey left to play this season.

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

His skating ability really stands out, might be one of the more mobile D in the draft.

 

[Goodman68]

Central European Stock Watch: Tomáš Galvas turning into a first-round sleeper for 2024 NHL Draft

 

[Czechboy]

Central European Stock Watch: Tomáš Galvas turning into a first-round sleeper for 2024 NHL Draft

Nice Perez review too. Shame about Jiricek.

Galvas is very interesting and I cannot wait to see how this ends for him. Does he make U20? Does he go in round 1? Does he beat out Badinka? Does he go undrafted?

No idea.lol

 

[czech]

 

[LeProspector]

That Galvas is a very good Czech junior team player, I have always agreed. A level similar to its brother - 5th round profile with a small frame is something.

That puts him around 25-30 among left-handed defenders in the world.

1st round is out of reach. You really need a player of the caliber of Aron Kiviharju and Cole Hutson.

The list is not exhaustive and does not claim to rank the best players. Last year he made a top 10.

He simply presents elite players who have increased their rating and unknown players who have proven themselves to be good players in his eyes. There is also the desire to present the nations in an equivalent way.

Which explains the absence of Ryder Ritchie and many others.

Adam Jiricek does not belong to any category.

Tony Ferrari is not God. He does not have the divine word. On my reference site, Galvas is not mentioned among the Czechs. Ondrej Kos is particularly praised.

And it's not a clown site. They were talking about Simashev as a big prospect as soon as the 2021-22 season ended.

Another in a long line of bad takes from you. this player is great. Down to the “You need a player the calibre of Hutson or Kiviharju”.Wow your talent evaluation is bad

 

[Dirtyf1ghter]

Another in a long line of bad takes from you. this player is great. Down to the “You need a player the calibre of Hutson or Kiviharju”.Wow your talent evaluation is bad

I would be curious to have your list of my bad comments.

And to be intellectually honest, you should also keep a list where my words are good.

I think there is endlessly more good.

If I had to revise my list, I would remove Kiviharju as a 1st round player.

Usually there are 5-6 left-handed defenders in the 1st round. I see Dickinson, Silayev, Buium, Hutson for sure. Skahan and Sahlin currently at the end of the 1st round.

Galvas is a talented player but he does not have the profile of a defender selected in the 1st round. You have to have an exceptional level of play to get a selection in the 1st round when you are only 5'10 tall as LD. I only have Quinn Hughes in mind. Buium, Solberg and Muggli are also having a very good tournament and they have a better size.

My evaluation of 1st round players is only 75% effective on average. But if you do better, don't be embarrassed. Get out your list. It's easy to criticize but prove it that you're smarter than me. Show me your list.