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LW Michael Dal Colle (2014, 5th, NYI)

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He is far more finesse than power forward. He doesn't throw a lot of hits. Not that he's scared of it, he's just more of a cerebral player. When he gets the puck on his stick, look out.

Just curious, where did it say he was a Power Forward?
 
SH15 said:
He is far more finesse than power forward. He doesn't throw a lot of hits. Not that he's scared of it, he's just more of a cerebral player. When he gets the puck on his stick, look out.

Just curious, where did it say he was a Power Forward?
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Craig button or darren dreger on TSN can't remember which one.
 
Yikes. I respect the hell out of those two analysts but I can't agree with that assessment! I'd put Nick Ritchie in the power forward category, but not Dal Colle.

Just my opinion.

I think this is going to be a very interesting draft. The Top 5-10 seems so closely bunched together.

Interesting night for Dal Colle tonight. Last time he was in Ottawa he notched 5 assists, which should have been 6 (horrible scoring error took away a primary assist). Cole Cassels also had a 4 goal game that night. Gens are in Ottawa tonight.
 
So what does this kid have to do to bump himself over Reinhart and Ekblad? In my opinion he is definitely the number one player in the draft, but on most major scouting lists he's still in that 3-5 range. He's been lighting it up and even did so without Laughton.

So what can he do? Is this a case of scouts falling in love with a head to head battle for the first pick? Watching him it's easy to see he is at the very least on Reinhart and Ekblad's level, if not above. Seriously I have no idea why these two are consistently ranked above him, and I've seen a lot of all three of these guys.
 
Kulemon said:
So what does this kid have to do to bump himself over Reinhart and Ekblad? In my opinion he is definitely the number one player in the draft, but on most major scouting lists he's still in that 3-5 range. He's been lighting it up and even did so without Laughton.

So what can he do? Is this a case of scouts falling in love with a head to head battle for the first pick? Watching him it's easy to see he is at the very least on Reinhart and Ekblad's level, if not above. Seriously I have no idea why these two are consistently ranked above him, and I've seen a lot of all three of these guys.
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I want Dal Colle or Reinhart on the Sabres, I don't care which one, both are great!
 
He's been fantastic. I'm just as puzzled as you Kulemon. There's no way he drops out of the top 5, but he should be in contention for top 3
 
PantherStriker said:
He's been fantastic. I'm just as puzzled as you Kulemon. There's no way he drops out of the top 5, but he should be in contention for top 3
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Do you think the Panthers are more apt to pick defense or forward in the draft? They, the Islanders, Flames, and Oilers are all on my radar as a Sabres fan...
 
RuffTime said:
Do you think the Panthers are more apt to pick defense or forward in the draft? They, the Islanders, Flames, and Oilers are all on my radar as a Sabres fan...
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Contrary to my username, I'm a Flyers fan :) That being said... I think if they have a chance at Ekblad they take it. If they miss him, they go BPA as I doubt Mckeown or Fleury are the impact players they want.
 
PantherStriker said:
He's been fantastic. I'm just as puzzled as you Kulemon. There's no way he drops out of the top 5, but he should be in contention for top 3
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Yeah it's weird though since the scouts I've talked to love MDC. A couple even agree with me in saying that he's the number one guy in the draft. But in all the major scouting lists you see, he's never cracking into the top two or hopping over Reinhart or Ekblad. It's pretty strange.
 
Kulemon said:
Yeah it's weird though since the scouts I've talked to love MDC. A couple even agree with me in saying that he's the number one guy in the draft. But in all the major scouting lists you see, he's never cracking into the top two or hopping over Reinhart or Ekblad. It's pretty strange.
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Kulemon don't you dare make this good thing stop! We want him to drop....that's the mastermind plan all the guys in oshawa are doing...COME ON GOD DAMN IT JOIN ME ON THIS AND SAY HE'S HORRIBLE SO WE GET A CHANCE!
 
Kulemon said:
Yeah it's weird though since the scouts I've talked to love MDC. A couple even agree with me in saying that he's the number one guy in the draft. But in all the major scouting lists you see, he's never cracking into the top two or hopping over Reinhart or Ekblad. It's pretty strange.
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Right now intangibles are the go to thing in the NHL. Executives see teams win with multiple two-way centers in the playoffs the past 4 years and now they have to have it. "He does the small things that help you win" "He wins face-offs" "Incredibly smart player that sees the ice well" etc. they're all buzz words with Hockey players right now. Of course it helps that Reinhart projects to be a 70-80 point player. The same thing that has happened in the past with size and toughness being the "it" thing to draft. There's a lot of projecting going on with these kids and a lot of scouts will take into account where they see them in 10 years while ranking them. Scouts see Reinhart and say "He could be your Jonathan Toews in 5 years if you draft him". Even if some prospects right now are as good as Reinhart or slightly better people will still say "Reinhart is the guy who will win you a face-off in game 7 and lift Crosby's stick on a back check, not Dal Colle."

I think it will be closer towards the draft but generally early season hype pays off for prospects whether it should or not. Late season hype will often get guys inside the top 10 or even 5 like it probably will for Ehlers this year but it almost never propels a guy into #1.
 
well it depends on where the panthers are picking. if they are selecting #2 or later and have a shot at ekblad I'm sure they'd select him. I'm sure reinhart would be 1st on our list because he could play rw for us, but if its between ekblad and dal colle i think we'd go with ekblad. i wonder though who we'd have at #4 between draisaitl and bennett.
i don't expect us to be in the bottom 2 or to win the lottery so I'm hoping we can get that 3rd pick, i loveeee dal colle! ekblads an absolute stud too tho, id be ecstatic with anyone in that top-3.
 
Moskau said:
Right now intangibles are the go to thing in the NHL. Executives see teams win with multiple two-way centers in the playoffs the past 4 years and now they have to have it. "He does the small things that help you win" "He wins face-offs" "Incredibly smart player that sees the ice well" etc. they're all buzz words with Hockey players right now. Of course it helps that Reinhart projects to be a 70-80 point player. The same thing that has happened in the past with size and toughness being the "it" thing to draft. There's a lot of projecting going on with these kids and a lot of scouts will take into account where they see them in 10 years while ranking them. Scouts see Reinhart and say "He could be your Jonathan Toews in 5 years if you draft him". Even if some prospects right now are as good as Reinhart or slightly better people will still say "Reinhart is the guy who will win you a face-off in game 7 and lift Crosby's stick on a back check, not Dal Colle."

I think it will be closer towards the draft but generally early season hype pays off for prospects whether it should or not. Late season hype will often get guys inside the top 10 or even 5 like it probably will for Ehlers this year but it almost never propels a guy into #1.
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Do you see Reinhart as a Toews type player? I can see the comparison based on the smarts, but Reinhart seems to me more of a mellow cerebral let the game come to me player than Toews who has the ability to sometimes force plays as well.
 
He played great last night, but for a player who is 6'2" he is pretty damn soft. Surprised how soft he was to be honest.

Maybe I have WHL bias, but I still prefer Draisaitl over him.
 
The way he moves through the offensive zone and gets the shot off really reminds me of Ovechkin. Also, I couldn't believe when I was watching last night how quick his hands are.
 
His goal tonight. He's my No2 after Ekblad for the draft.

 
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Still disgustingly underrated only because of the fact he generally isn't talked about in contention for the first pick. I don't know what more you would want in a player. I see a lot of Galchenyuk and Nash in his game. Whoever picks MDC will be very happy.
 
FrolikFan67 said:
well it depends on where the panthers are picking. if they are selecting #2 or later and have a shot at ekblad I'm sure they'd select him. I'm sure reinhart would be 1st on our list because he could play rw for us, but if its between ekblad and dal colle i think we'd go with ekblad. i wonder though who we'd have at #4 between draisaitl and bennett.
i don't expect us to be in the bottom 2 or to win the lottery so I'm hoping we can get that 3rd pick, i loveeee dal colle! ekblads an absolute stud too tho, id be ecstatic with anyone in that top-3.
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I'd be very happy if we got Bennett. He is a very good goal scorer which we are in dire need of and he has a bit of a rough side to him also even though he is undersized. It would be nice to have that kind of player on the team with more even keeled guys like Barkov, Bjugstad, Huberdeau, and Shore here already. But his goal scoring ability really intrigues me.
 
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