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F Simon Knak - Portland Winterhawks, WHL (2021, 179th, NSH)

Say, will Michal Kvasnica not return to Portland? I'm asking because Portland also drafted Danish D Jonas Brøndberg. I suppose Kvasnica wasn't good enough then?
 
Seems like a decent player, be interesting to see how next yr. goes for him and if he does end up going in Round 1.
 
Will be intersting to see what he can do this year. I have a feeling he could be a sleeper in the draft especially if he has a good world juniors tournament...
 
Ovechkin962 said:
Simon Knak at eliteprospects.com

Just signed with the Portland Winterhawks. I have a feeling he will be a first rounder next year. Anybody has a scouting report on him?
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It's funny but this will be said for about 60 or 70 guys this year.

that being said he had a great first game for Portland so we will see but the 20 draft is very deep in top forward depth so some very good forwards are going to drop to the 2nd round.

does anyone have a scouting report on him?
 
Rated a B level skater by central scouting's preliminary watch list. Has 1+4 in 5 games so far in Portland and should be part of the Swiss WJC team. Will try to update this when I get a live viewing of him
 
3 + 7 in 8 games so far. Wasn't able to watch any games of his so i can't say how he looked. At least the stats seem to suggest that he hasn't stagnated like other Swiss 2002s or Eggenberger and Nussbaumer in the past. If anybody can say more about his play it would be appreciated.
 
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I hoped he would produce over ppg in his draft season wich he wasnt able to do this far. He has a chance to get there though since he has been on a much higher scoring pace since the WJC. Looks like a third or forth round pick in the moment. He alway seemed to me like a player that has a better skillset than his numbers indicate.

Has someone seen him play regularly this year? If sow how has he looked aside from the numbers?
 
Speyer said:
I hoped he would produce over ppg in his draft season wich he wasnt able to do this far. He has a chance to get there though since he has been on a much higher scoring pace since the WJC. Looks like a third or forth round pick in the moment. He alway seemed to me like a player that has a better skillset than his numbers indicate.

Has someone seen him play regularly this year? If sow how has he looked aside from the numbers?
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Portland fan here, he plays a very well rounded game but doesnt seem to have a standout skill. I can see him being a complementary 3rd liner in the future if his development continues. 3rd or 4th round sounds accurate, he feels like a safe pick but limited upside so far. Point per game scoring pace or better is possible this season but Portland really rolls their lines and hes been getting middle six minutes so far on a top Portland team.
 
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Kuracmugger said:
Wow he went undrafted, is there a reason for that? Because i don’t really see why he went undrafted.
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It really surprised me as well, especially when Cross Hanas went in the 2nd and Jaydon Dereau in the 5th. Knak doesn't really have many flaws in his game, but he also doesn't have any real stand out traits so perhaps scouts saw a guy who is solid but don't project him to be more than an AHLer or european pro. That being said there were quite a few picks today that were head scratchers and players that Knak is probably better than. I feel bad for Simon but hopefully this just lights a fire in him and he will play better and get selected next year.
 
canucklax said:
It really surprised me as well, especially when Cross Hanas went in the 2nd and Jaydon Dereau in the 5th. Knak doesn't really have many flaws in his game, but he also doesn't have any real stand out traits so perhaps scouts saw a guy who is solid but don't project him to be more than an AHLer or european pro. That being said there were quite a few picks today that were head scratchers and players that Knak is probably better than. I feel bad for Simon but hopefully this just lights a fire in him and he will play better and get selected next year.
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From what I have learnt about drafting is that in later rounds you want to pick players with some speciality rather than guys who are kinda good overall but don't have any particular strength. Knak wasn't supposed to be an early round pick and maybe 'cos he didn't have that stand out trait, teams weren't high on him. Hopefully this motivates him to improve his game.
 
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I thought his World Junior performance would secure him a spot in the later rounds. I guess its really his lack of a standout skill that is holding him back. Maybe teams thought he isn't dynamic enough for the top 6 and not gritty, defensively sound enough for the bottom 6. Hopefully he can turn it around and find some success in Davos though he seems like a good kid that deserves a break.
 
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