Knights fans unite !!!!! And give us some NHL comparison's for Sam ,,Thanks
I think if you just took the entire New York Islanders D Corps and rolled them into one player, that player would be Sam Dickinson. Haha.Knights fans unite !!!!! And give us some NHL comparison's for Sam ,,Thanks
That's a cool story (seriously), but they skate differently (Dickinson a lot more power, while Drysdale more nimble), and their puck games are different (Drysdale very clean breakouts and has very good puck skills, while Dickinson hands betray him a good amount).I would say he is a bigger, stronger version of Jamie Drysdale. Interesting to note that Sam actually grew up trying to model is game after Jamie. He’d stay behind after his game for a couple hours so he could watch the older Drysdale play in Toronto. Both players are good skaters who are excellent at distributing the puck. Sam has a better shot though and he got some help with that from his teammate Mailloux.
Depending on team need I think he goes as high as 2nd over all and no later than 6th.
A bigger, stronger version of Jamie with a better shot is like Makar and easily the number 1 pick in the draft.I would say he is a bigger, stronger version of Jamie Drysdale. Interesting to note that Sam actually grew up trying to model is game after Jamie. He’d stay behind after his game for a couple hours so he could watch the older Drysdale play in Toronto. Both players are good skaters who are excellent at distributing the puck. Sam has a better shot though and he got some help with that from his teammate Mailloux.
Depending on team need I think he goes as high as 2nd over all and no later than 6th.
The Pietrangelo comparison is very lazy.
If his career goes as well as possible, he could be a left handed Pietrangelo.
Nice selective quoting. When you can’t use a full post and have to select certain parts, it speaks for itself.LOL
Seems a little contradictory
Nice selective quoting. When you can’t use a full post and have to select certain parts, it speaks for itself.
Parekh could also end up Erik Karlsson. The absolute dream outcome is not the player you should be comparing a player to.
You missed the part where he said stuff in the paragraphs that made his comparison not lazy though... Maybe reread his post.Right, I selected the quote where YOU said comparing him to Pietrangelo was lazy, and then paragraphs later said if everything goes right he’s left handed Pietrangelo.
I’m sorry, but that’s hilarious.
His post is a little silly when you read it. Calling him a low-ceiling offensive player in line with Kaden Guhle when Dickinson is putting up far better better numbers than Guhle ever did in Juniors.You missed the part where he said stuff in the paragraphs that made his comparison not lazy though... Maybe reread his post.
You missed the part where he said stuff in the paragraphs that made his comparison not lazy though... Maybe reread his post.
His post is a little silly when you read it. Calling him a low-ceiling offensive player in line with Kaden Guhle when Dickinson is putting up far better better numbers than Guhle ever did in Juniors.
Dickinson is not Cale Makar offensively to be sure, but neither is Pietrangelo. They are both smart, physical two-way defencemen that can run the powerplay if needed. I feel like people need to refresh themselves on Pietrangelo's career if they think Dickinson is not on the same trajectory stats-wise.
It's a lofty comparison, but there's a reason Dickinson is considered to be lock for a top ten pick.
You don’t seem to have realistic expectations.His post is a little silly when you read it. Calling him a low-ceiling offensive player in line with Kaden Guhle when Dickinson is putting up far better better numbers than Guhle ever did in Juniors.
Dickinson is not Cale Makar offensively to be sure, but neither is Pietrangelo. They are both smart, physical two-way defencemen that can run the powerplay if needed. I feel like people need to refresh themselves on Pietrangelo's career if they think Dickinson is not on the same trajectory stats-wise.
It's a lofty comparison, but there's a reason Dickinson is considered to be lock for a top ten pick.
With respect to Dickinson’s production, from my viewings it’s far more tied to the fact that he plays a lot of minutes on a very good team than because he has exceptional or even great offensive tools. He’s very much a classic NHL-style defenseman in that he can capably move the puck, take shots from the point, and make consistently solid passes. But not once have I seen a truly exceptional offensive play from him, even though it’s major juniors. I haven’t even see a play that made me think he had plus offensive skills.His post is a little silly when you read it. Calling him a low-ceiling offensive player in line with Kaden Guhle when Dickinson is putting up far better better numbers than Guhle ever did in Juniors.
Dickinson is not Cale Makar offensively to be sure, but neither is Pietrangelo. They are both smart, physical two-way defencemen that can run the powerplay if needed. I feel like people need to refresh themselves on Pietrangelo's career if they think Dickinson is not on the same trajectory stats-wise.
It's a lofty comparison, but there's a reason Dickinson is considered to be lock for a top ten pick.
You are acting dishonest.No I read the post. He rambled on about why he thought it was a lazy comp only to conclude the same thing. Lol
Typing a lot of words together in between those sentences doesn’t make it any less silly.
Are you kidding?Bingo. Dickinson isn’t going to put up Makar or Karlsson numbers or anything crazy. But he plays a much better offensive game than Guhle.
If anything, I think saying Guhle is his floor would be more accurate.
You are acting dishonest.
You selectively took my words and created a collage of what you wanted it to say.
That’s disrespectful towards me, and it’s hard for anyone that reads that to respect that approach. How do they know you won’t do that to them? That’s a full-throated attack on someone.
I'm not always, but I'm with Pavel here. It's more a broad point about prospects though, not just Dickinson.
Dickinson, Levshunov, Silayev, and Buium are all "pushing for top 5" and comping against cup-winning all star defensemen, but if that happened, it would be the best draft class of all time.
This is why comps are kind of dumb, and if we're going to comp, we should comp a "best possible, highly unlikely" vs. a middle-range name.
In a highly rough comparison of points only, Guhle seemed to score just under 1 PPG in the WHL and Dickinson is 1 PPG in a weaker-this-year OHL. So they're pretty comparable in points generated. Definitely don't think you can reasonably say "Guhle is the floor."