Sorry if you think I've been harsh or impolite?
... But can you answer the question? You seem to dislike Huberdeau for some unknown reason. That's the reason I invite you to make your homework regarding Huberdeau because
I know you already state that you don't know anything about him. So what is the reason you want him selected top 3 and not be selected by the Isles??
Please don't phrase it like that.
In another thread, I politely wrote to the effect that I am not an expert or particularly informed about Huberdeau with respect to the attribtues that we Isle fans can - after Bailey, Tavares, de Haan, Niederreiter and Nelson - determine to play a big role in the decisionmaking of the 'Snow regime'. This was in conjunction with what I perceived were several posters not simply stating that they'd prefer to see the Islanders take him,
but that they feel the Islanders WILL take him.
I.e. as if he'd be a typical Snow pick.
I feel that when trying to suss out what may be going through this staff's mind, that both Hamilton and Strome would be much more likely Snow picks if we're picking 5 or 6.
That is of course assuming that the expected top 4 also end up going top 4.
Now, as for Huberdeau, I've seen all the YouTube videos that everyone else has. He had a nice playoffs last year and has continued that momentum into this season and is doing very well thus far in these playoffs. The kid has snazzle, hands and a chip on his shoulder. I almost wonder if doesn't have a bit of that (uncontrollable) Kyle Beach-factor??? He seems to lose his temper pretty wildly and on-a-dime every now and then.
A lot of fans might really like that aspect.
As for my initial comment hoping that he'll go 3rd overall - it's simple. In addition to being very weary of high-end prospects who climb up the chart a good bit late in their draft year, I simply feel that the top 4 have been the top 4 for the bulk of the season for a reason that has
gone unaltered. The sudden disinterest in Couturier is IMHO simply silly. He's done really nothing to be dropping. His skillset and his all-round game have not changed and they're both right on course to making a successful NHLer. Other players just seem to have possessed more pizazz in the past few months.
Going into this draft, I see Huberdeau as the biggest wildcard amongst the top 8. My hands-down fave as the best player available is Larsson. RNH and Strome are, to me, pretty much the exact same player, just one shoots left, the other right. Landeskog and Couturier seem like the surefire all-rounders who'll mean a lot to their franchises, even if they only settle into being 50 point guys with the odd 70+ season... and I certainly don't want to delimit their upside as just being that.
So if Huberdeau were to go third, then that means that an Isles team likely picking fifth would be in on one of the expected top 4 - who I feel are the better prospects than Huberdeau.
It has little to do with a perceived dislike for the boy.
As far as just chatting about prospects is concerned... I get the impression that several fellow Islander fans have become little more than Huberdeau fanboys. No need to call out or take pot shots at other posters who don't share the same enthusiasm.
