LD Sam Dickinson - London Knights, OHL (2024, 11th, SJ)

[matt trick]

Probably the best D in this draft tbh

Is John Carlson a decent comp?

Heiskanen

What a steal. Had him #3, Buium #4.

Ridiculous first round for SJ.

I see more Pietrangelo. Solid all around game. Great puck management.

Hanifin.

Best D in the draft, ranked number 3. Comparisons to Hanafin, Pietro, Heiskanen, and Carlson. God, could we do with one of those guys. Love these quotes!

Would have loved to pick up Emery, Badinka, or Elick to have a quality RHD prospect in the 2nd, but Chernyshov was much higher on my list so glad we picked him.

Aside from goal (which SJ hasn't gotten right for 25 years), the team's only prospect weakness is RHD. With 3 top 35 picks next year (pre-deadline trades), like to think we'll come away with two.

 

[Nico Cauzuki]

crazy that he fell to 11 great pick by SJS

 

[waitin425]

Best D in the draft, ranked number 3. Comparisons to Hanafin, Pietro, Heiskanen, and Carlson. God, could we do with one of those guys. Love these quotes!

Would have loved to pick up Emery, Badinka, or Elick to have a quality RHD prospect in the 2nd, but Chernyshov was much higher on my list so glad we picked him.

Aside from goal (which SJ hasn't gotten right for 25 years), the team's only prospect weakness is RHD. With 3 top 35 picks next year (pre-deadline trades), like to think we'll come away with two.

Pure stud. I have seen a ton of him over the past two years. He is a surefire NHLer. Pietro is the best comparable.

I had him as the second best player in the draft after Celebrini. According to my list, you guys got #1 and #2.

Shocked he dropped to #11

 

[Frk It]

I think him not being a top 10 pick is going to look as crazy as Noah Dobson not being a top 10 pick in his draft... which I still do not understand to this day.

 

[Stewie Griffin]

 

[w e l o s t b o y s]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1855072499567829074

 

[Voodoo Glow Skulls]

The kid will be a solid player.

Also, did London do sombrero night?

 

[wetcoast]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1855072499567829074

I still really like his safe 1000+ solid NHL game potential more than any other Dman from the last draft.

Also I noticed in the game that 5 goals from London were scored by 2 Dmen, has that ever happened in the NHL where Dmen on a team scored 5 goals combined in a game before besides Ian Turnbull in his 5 goal game which surprisingly is unmatched?

 

[waitin425]

The kid will be a solid player.

Also, did London do sombrero night?

Long History of throwing a sombrero at Knights games.

Heres an article that explains it.

The Sombrero Guy & Lady | Mitch Marner

Nine years ago, Dick Hoos was browsing a Gibraltar Center in Mt. Clemens, Mich., when he saw a vendor closing up shop for the day. “They had a golden-brown sombrero at the booth there for two bucks,” the Londoner recalled, “so I bought it.” Hoos' wife Sha

www.mitchmarner.ca

youll find Patrick Kane, Mitch, Cowan and numerous others who have donned the mexican headwear.

 

[slumpy43]

What a great story. Thanks for sharing

 

[Pass the Saitl Sauce]

This guy is putting up some impressive numbers as a Dman, 30 points in 17 games

 

[wetcoast]

This guy is putting up some impressive numbers as a Dman, 30 points in 17 games

I love Celebrini but I think Dickinson might turn out to be the best value pick in the first round when it's all said and done.

At the time of the draft I thought he was the player who had the most games at a better than average level of any player in the draft as he is going to be a very good top 4 Dman for a very long time and as soon as next season.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Lmfao wrong thread.

 

[Intangir]

Had Dickinson at #3 on my list, was pretty vocal about it.

And I'm not at all surprised that Dickinson's shown elevated offensive instincts this year.

Last year he was clearly focusing more on honing his D-zone play and polishing his fundamentals whereas this year I feel that Dickinson's started asserting himself a little bit more offensively. I've also noticed that he's making decisions slightly faster in the offensive zone, extending plays a little bit more to try and get those A-grade chances, similarly holding the line a bit more aggressively.

Overall, I just really like the small changes to Dickinson's game and the improvements he's shown. He is tracking to be an amazing defenseman for San Jose if he continues developing.

And even in the unlikely event that Dickinson's development stalls, and he fails to really grow past what he's already shown, his "floor" as a prospect is so high that at this point he's basically what I consider a "can't miss prospect", a true blue-chipper.

And even months later I'm still incredulous that Dickinsion fell to the 11th spot in the draft.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Scott Wheeler was saying he’s trading defense for offense this season.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Scott Wheeler was saying he’s trading defense for offense this season.

He was in the first half dozen games of the season. Rough watch. But he's locked in the last ten games, 22 points and very good defensively. I think he's still got room for improvement there, because I believe he has the potential to be extremely good defensively, but he certainly hasn't been bad outside of those first few rough games.

The main difference I've seen from last season is much better decisions on breakouts, a little more playmaking creativity, and an increased willingness to use his size advantage to rub guys out along the boards.

 

[QJL]

Scott Wheeler was saying he’s trading defense for offense this season.

He definitely is, and the London Knights are 15-4 because of it.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

I wanted the Flames to pick him so badly...

 

[Michoulicious]

He's gonna be Monster.

Had him at #3 after Celebrini and Demidov.

 

[Stewie Griffin]

What a year so far, 31 points in 18 games, leading the London Knights as a defenseman.

 

[Nabrules]

6 points today. Kid is unreal

 

[Zbynek]

Jesus, Kyle Dubas, you absolutely blew it.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Jesus, Kyle Dubas, you absolutely blew it.

What am I missing? The Penguins didn’t have a first rounder.

 

[PAZ]

There isn't nearly enough hype on Dickinson. close to 2.0 PPG as a defenseman and actually knows how to play defense.

 

[Juxtaposer]

What am I missing? The Penguins didn’t have a first rounder.

Yeah, because they traded it to the Sharks for Erik Karlsson, and then the Sharks used 42nd overall (Pens had two picks in the mid-40's) to move up with the Pens pick to get Dickinson.