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Prospect Info: LAK Draft (45th, 2020) RD Brock Faber - USNTDP, USHL

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I still don’t know what happened with Hults. He was super hyped, played a quarter of a season with the Reign, and then we traded him and Boko Imama for nothing.
 
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kilowatt said:
I still don’t know what happened with Hults. He was super hyped, played a quarter of a season with the Reign, and then we traded him and Boko Imama for nothing.
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Some guys just get to the pro-level and only then do we realize they don't have it. Not saying that's what happened, but it's possible.
 
I understand why a team wouldnt risk a high draft pick on a russian player....but if you can get 1st rd talent with a 5th or 6th rd pick pretty sure many teams will take that risk. Hope the Kings would.
 
mysterman2 said:
I understand why a team wouldnt risk a high draft pick on a russian player....but if you can get 1st rd talent with a 5th or 6th rd pick pretty sure many teams will take that risk. Hope the Kings would.
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That Kaprizov thing worked out pretty well….

Unfortunately that kind of thing would NEVER happen to the Kings.
 
Charlie McAvoy.....just photoshop the Elton John glasses and there you are.

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Not out of real of possibility he stays. Johnson did. Minnesota born players are a diff breed (or in Johnson case son of an alum), I’m actually at Mall of America right now with my daughter and I was reminded just how big college hockey is up here, on all the TVs, everyone wearing jerseys of the teams in tourney. It’s multiple levels more intense than Michigan and Wisconsin are. A lot of kids just grow up with the goal of winning a HS title and then a college one.

He may look at the Kings roster in the NHL and AHL and just think he’s better off returning to school than playing in the AHL. He could also lose tonight and be in the Reign lineup next week, tough to say.
 
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Am I the only one not getting all the BF hype? He looks more Clague than McAvoy to me.
 
HookKing said:
Am I the only one not getting all the BF hype? He looks more Clague than McAvoy to me.
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Well... Team USA's coaching staff for the olympics made him the No. 1 defenseman. So, he constantly gets increased responsibility rapidly.

Not sure what part of his game looks more like Clague, minus the skating.
 
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Well... Team USA's coaching staff for the olympics made him the No. 1 defenseman. So, he constantly gets increased responsibility rapidly.

Not sure what part of his game looks more like Clague, minus the skating.
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I'm seeing a guy doing the bare minimum (smart safe plays). No physicality and no offense.
 
kilowatt said:
Fox sucks. Anyone who forces their way onto a team is super lame. I'll never root for him.
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That's fair. But boy if I knew how to slap a puck, I would have loved to hear the kings call my name on draft day.

Hoping Faber joins the reign after his season is over to see what he can do at the pro level. Could be playing top line minutes, plus next year, then be a full time king around the TDL(or traded for bigger piece) I have higher hopes for Grans to be honest. Helges offence from the blue line is something we're desperately missing.
 
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I'm seeing a guy doing the bare minimum (smart safe plays). No physicality and no offense.
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That's what I see too. He's one of those guys who looks to be a surefire NHL'er, but to be something special he'll have to elevate other parts of his game. Right now I don't think his ceiling is as high as Bjornfot, nor is he as physical as Anderson. Not to say that's not good value at his draft spot, they are very good young NHL defensemen. He's still developing though so maybe another aspect of his game takes off.
 
Fishhead said:
That's what I see too. He's one of those guys who looks to be a surefire NHL'er, but to be something special he'll have to elevate other parts of his game. Right now I don't think his ceiling is as high as Bjornfot, nor is he as physical as Anderson. Not to say that's not good value at his draft spot, they are very good young NHL defensemen. He's still developing though so maybe another aspect of his game takes off.
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Yeah I agree, I don't see a lot of offense coming from Faber. He'll maybe pitch in a few points here and there, but he just doesn't have the offensive capabilities like a Spence or Durzi. Although I think defensively he might be the best out of all our D prospects and his skating is elite.
 
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I always figured Faber as a Mikey Anderson clone. Maybe that's a lazy comparison since they both played for Minnesota, but that's the impression that I always got from him.
 
Watch Jacob Slavin play, that is his ceiling. Slavin is a defensive stud without being a physical force (I know some don’t think that is possible).

There is a reason he has been voted near the top of his conference by Big Ten players he competes against, Big Ten coaches who’s occupation is knowing a ton about this league as well as the media who cover the league.
 
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