Heidt was 6th in Pt/G last year in the WHL. This year he is tied for 5th. While the numbers are slightly down, it's certainly nothing to draw conclusions about at this time. Certainly nothing like the uneven production that Marat and Yurov have had in the KHL. If anything, Heidt has shown consistency offensively. He is becoming a better two way player the longer he stays in the WHL. I think he is a decent two way C. Slightly bigger and faster than a guy like Perfetti, IMO, and plays with more physicality. Still not sure that those attributes will carry over into the NHL, but all he can do is play well at the level he is at. Too bad we couldn't see him at the WJC over guys like Tanner Howe.
Prospect Info: Danila Yurov RW/C, 24th Overall, 2022 NHL Draft
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He could have gone overseas to play in a men’s league instead of beating up on 16-18 year olds.
You been eating a lot of spicy food lately? Sure have a lot of hot takes.
Dr Jan Itor
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He’s not even among the 5 biggest snubs for Team Canada and I don’t think this two-way reputation is something Team Canada agrees with. If you can’t win the occasional puck battle, you are a huge liability. Heidt needs to add a lot of lower body strength and learn to compete below the dots or he won’t make it
He consistently wins puck battles in junior, and is a fixture on PG's PK. He does compete "below the dots" in my viewings of him. As with almost all prospects, he needs to add strength, but he by no means looks weak in the WHL. Like most offensive players, he tends to focus on offense, but he has far more of a two way game than a guy like Cristall.
Team Canada- well, that's another story. Leaving Parekh, Yakemchuk, Sennecke, Cristall, and Heidt off the team, then finding out that they can't score, is certainly casting doubts on their team selection process. I would pick the most talented players, and send them in waves at opponents, not pick Tanner Howe, Cataford, and the like. TC has oputthought themselves.
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Dr Jan Itor
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Stramel being a 1C for a D1 school and Yurov being a .5 ppg player in the KHL are more impressive than Heidt scoring 1.6 points per game in the WHL.
Dr Jan Itor
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The CHL has its faults, but it is not prohibitive to players reaching the NHL. If Heidt is a player, he'll be one coming out of that league too.
Not hard to see him producing as a 19 year old, ppg could be well within reach.
