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LW Riley Tufte - Minnesota-Duluth, NCAA (2016, 25th, DAL)

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I think he would be able to jump into the NHL game fairly quickly. He has very good skating ability with speed and has nice hands and vision. I can see him with 50 point seasons and then add in what his size brings.
 
Interesting prospect, one of the Sportsnet's guys were saying he got ND'd by a couple teams because of his interview/explanation for going back to high school hockey. Definitely a high-risk but high-upside play, will be interesting to see how he does at Minnesota-Duluth next year.
 
He's a long term high risk project player, was always at least 3-5 years away like Wheeler was out of high school.
 
The Stars should give up on selecting in the 1st round and just outsource their pick to HFStars. Look at their track record in the last decade:

2006: Ivan Vischnevskiy
2009: Scott Glennie
2010: Jack Campbell
2011: Jamie Oleksiak
2012: Radek Faksa
2013: Valeri Nichushkin, Jason Dickinson
2014: Julius Honka
2015: Denis Gurianov
2016: Riley Tufte

Not saying Tufte is a bust at age 18, but given the Stars' track record in the 1st round in the last 10 years I wouldn't be surprised. Never seen a team so bad at picking at the 1st round and yet so good at finding NHLers in rounds 2-7.
 
Hale The Villain said:
The Stars should give up on selecting in the 1st round and just outsource their pick to HFStars. Look at their track record in the last decade:

2006: Ivan Vischnevskiy
2009: Scott Glennie
2010: Jack Campbell
2011: Jamie Oleksiak
2012: Radek Faksa
2013: Valeri Nichushkin, Jason Dickinson
2014: Julius Honka
2015: Denis Gurianov
2016: Riley Tufte

Not saying Tufte is a bust at age 18, but given the Stars' track record in the 1st round in the last 10 years I wouldn't be surprised. Never seen a team so bad at picking at the 1st round and yet so good at finding NHLers in rounds 2-7.
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Was just thinking this the other day. Dickinson and Honka look pretty solid but damn. Unlucky.
 
7even said:
Was just thinking this the other day. Dickinson and Honka look pretty solid but damn. Unlucky.
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Its gotten a bit better the last couple of year but Nieuwendyk drafting busts 3 straight years early in the first round really hurt the team . 09 and 10 by far the worst 11 at least wasn't that great a draft overall.

Faksa was a good pick in 2012 though . He's not a star player but he's a solid contributor . 2012 wasn't exactly a good draft either.

Nichuskin wasn't a bad pick. He's an NHL caliber talent that didn't fully work for various reason. He could still come back meh what you gonna do. He fell hard in the draft sometimes it works out for the team that takes the player sometimes it doesn't.

2015 and 2016 too early to judge .
 
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Hale The Villain said:
The Stars should give up on selecting in the 1st round and just outsource their pick to HFStars. Look at their track record in the last decade:

2006: Ivan Vischnevskiy
2009: Scott Glennie
2010: Jack Campbell
2011: Jamie Oleksiak
2012: Radek Faksa
2013: Valeri Nichushkin, Jason Dickinson
2014: Julius Honka
2015: Denis Gurianov
2016: Riley Tufte

Not saying Tufte is a bust at age 18, but given the Stars' track record in the 1st round in the last 10 years I wouldn't be surprised. Never seen a team so bad at picking at the 1st round and yet so good at finding NHLers in rounds 2-7.
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Seems like they love taking those high risk, high reward players.
 
Hale The Villain said:
The Stars should give up on selecting in the 1st round and just outsource their pick to HFStars. Look at their track record in the last decade:

2006: Ivan Vischnevskiy
2009: Scott Glennie
2010: Jack Campbell
2011: Jamie Oleksiak
2012: Radek Faksa
2013: Valeri Nichushkin, Jason Dickinson
2014: Julius Honka
2015: Denis Gurianov
2016: Riley Tufte

Not saying Tufte is a bust at age 18, but given the Stars' track record in the 1st round in the last 10 years I wouldn't be surprised. Never seen a team so bad at picking at the 1st round and yet so good at finding NHLers in rounds 2-7.
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Honka's a stud but the rest... oh my
 
Have watched tufte this year. Not saying it isn't possible, but he really doesn't look like he will ever be an NHL player to me. Not close. And I don't mean stats. His whole game and skillset doesn't feel nhl quality.
 
Awful production, should be in the USHL imo. Dallas loves the risky picks in the first round, but seem to find the gems in the later rounds.
 
He was always a player that would take like 5 years to be NHL ready, in my opinion. Some interesting tools but a definite 'project' pick aimed for years into the future.
 
Ouff 14 games no points. That is un good.

Interesting to note that Devils third rounder from same draft has 17 points in 16 games
 
Zippy316 said:
Seems like they love taking those high risk, high reward players.
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For sure. Looking at their draft history just seems like they've gambled a little too much in the 1st round. It's fine gambling in the later rounds as that is where you could get a potential huge payoff but in the 1st round I have to think the biggest priority is getting a future NHLer who can contribute for many years. They've taken huge risks selecting guys like Campbell, Oleksiak and Guryanov early on and so far it doesn't look like it's paying off (although I was a fan of the Guryanov pick but maybe not ahead of guys like Connor and Barzal). We'll see though, it's way too early to write off Guryanov and Tufte and Nichushkin could still return in a few years.
 
Zaddy Zads said:
For sure. Looking at their draft history just seems like they've gambled a little too much in the 1st round. It's fine gambling in the later rounds as that is where you could get a potential huge payoff but in the 1st round I have to think the biggest priority is getting a future NHLer who can contribute for many years. They've taken huge risks selecting guys like Campbell, Oleksiak and Guryanov early on and so far it doesn't look like it's paying off (although I was a fan of the Guryanov pick but maybe not ahead of guys like Connor and Barzal). We'll see though, it's way too early to write off Guryanov and Tufte and Nichushkin could still return in a few years.
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Well, I definitely wouldn't be writing off Guryanov; he's been quite good in the AHL this year.
 
Zaddy Zads said:
For sure. Looking at their draft history just seems like they've gambled a little too much in the 1st round. It's fine gambling in the later rounds as that is where you could get a potential huge payoff but in the 1st round I have to think the biggest priority is getting a future NHLer who can contribute for many years. They've taken huge risks selecting guys like Campbell, Oleksiak and Guryanov early on and so far it doesn't look like it's paying off (although I was a fan of the Guryanov pick but maybe not ahead of guys like Connor and Barzal). We'll see though, it's way too early to write off Guryanov and Tufte and Nichushkin could still return in a few years.
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Like I've said a few posts before, Tufte should have played in the USHL this year (as a top 6 player). He would have developed more that way. Weird choice to jump directly to the NCAA. In the USHL, he probably would have been close to PPG production and could improve to get him ready for NCAA top 6 role.

AJ Greer made the same weird choices and he only blossomed once he moved to the QMJHL.

Tufte will eventually be a good player but he needs work in some key areas.
 
I've watched him and other Minnesota talent for decades. Some of you have no idea. He is a freshman on a team that has been riding at number one most of the season. Put him on a less skilled team, in a more important role, and he could have ten or maybe even way more points. You can't be that green to have never seen a player explode in a different setting?

I do agree that a full season in the USHL probably would have been beneficial, but no NHL future after a few college games as a true freshman? Silly!
 
North Country said:
I've watched him and other Minnesota talent for decades. Some of you have no idea. He is a freshman on a team that has been riding at number one most of the season. Put him on a less skilled team, in a more important role, and he could have ten or maybe even way more points. You can't be that green to have never seen a player explode in a different setting?

I do agree that a full season in the USHL probably would have been beneficial, but no NHL future after a few college games as a true freshman? Silly!
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Thanks for the does of sanity. Have yet to see him this year. The knee jerk reactions on this board are absurd at times.
 
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