DatsyukToZetterberg
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it is pretty exciting
Especially because we get to have their rights for 4 years instead of 2 now. I think Bodin would have benefited from being able to have the extra 2 years of development time.
it is pretty exciting
Needs to train with Dustin Byfuglien over the offseason...
Anybody know what makes him "special"?
Anybody know what makes him "special"?
I actually know this guy, or know about this guy rather.. We're from the same town so we know some of the same people. I didn't think he'd get drafted but if any team was going to take him, it was gonna be Detroit.
Could be a Datsyuk-type player, although that is unlikely. It kind of depends on how serious he takes hockey now and in the future and how he copes with putting on more weight, but he is skilled, no doubt about that.
I'm guessing Melén is another in the J.Samuelsson, Bodin mold.... huge busts with just a tiny chance of working out.
Okay but to be fair, even assuming he absolutely never does anything in hockey from here on out: he is a 7th right? Pretty much impossible to be a huge bust.
Maybe a waste of time, but "bust" doesn't apply when picking 199th does it?
But you don't want to throw away 7th rounders either, you always want them to become zetterbergs, ericsson's etc
I really can't argue with this point at all. Yes, this is definitely what I always want as a fan; pretty sure it's what the front office wants too when they draft the kid.
So what you're saying, if I am understanding you correctly is: "I don't think this kid has the kind of swing for the fences potential I would have preferred in a 7th round Hakan pick"? Honest question, I'm a little confused (not news, I'm aware).
Look at the picture of him in his driveway, he looks like he is 15 lol
I smell jealousy.
OT: I like this pick. If he pans out we have ourselves a skilled guy. If he doesn´t, well, it was a 7th round pick...
look on the bright side, once Drew Miller's trainer get's a hold of him, he'll get to about 160 lbs or so. same size as Miller.
Does anyone know if the kid plays center?