For some reason it reminds me of the poster (cant remember if it was HF or Reddit) who knew a guy that was taken in the 9th round and how proud that made his family, so naturally the OP wanted to extend the draft to 20 rounds so that more people could be drafted and then it would spread the joy of hockey everywhereI think it would be awesome if Dubas spent literally a minute listing off 30 prospects
Especially if he was just asked a really stupid question from a reporter crapping on our prospects or is overly concerned about us trading picks.
For some reason it reminds me of the poster (cant remember if it was HF or Reddit) who knew a guy that was taken in the 9th round and how proud that made his family, so naturally the OP wanted to extend the draft to 20 rounds so that more people could be drafted and then it would spread the joy of hockey everywhere
Coulda been drafted in the 20th round by Toronto and told all your friends about it!
My moneys on Knies
Based on the way Robertson’s seasons have gone the last 2 years it's hard to picture him having a long successful career. He can't seem to stay healthy. If he can get some full seasons going and get his development back on track, I could still see him becoming a 50 pt player but not likely now.
At the same stage Robertson was a better prospect. For 2025 I have to say Knies because Robby just can't improve if he keeps getting hurt. Not only that but he almost definitely will have to change his style of play to stop getting hurt and it could sap what's made him so effective at lower levels and what would make him an equally great NHL player.
I think for me there is equal parts prospect fatigue and legitimate concerns regarding Robertson's play style for me. He is not an overly intelligent player, and it is kind of on full display when he goes fearlessly into certain battles. There have been plenty of undersized players with half as much skill who have made a lengthy NHL career. He's got to find a way to be more quiet on the ice and let the play come to him. Until he does that he will be an AHL/NHL tweener.
Haven't watched him play besides the one game I saw Tverberg in earlier this year, but he's definitely a 1st round pick, maybe as high as top-15. The production is fantastic. Bader's model has him at a 43% chance of being a star. Mitch Brown's tracking doesn't paint a pretty picture, but he only has a 3 game sample size. He should be out of our range at this point so I likely won't go too much further in depth with how busy I've been.
Keep in mind that I have only seen him play 3-4 games at the begining of the season.
Why? He was on the Leafs and didn't produce 1 point in his 8 games here. He's going off in the AHL and that's what we want to see but it doesn't translate to NHL scoring. IMO he's earned a spot on the Leafs next year and has earned the top spot for a call up if we need it. Our entire bottom 6 next year except Jarnkrok are FA after this season. So guys like McMann, Steeves, Holmberg, Abruzzese and SDA all have a very good chance to make the roster next year. Might as well let them dominate in the AHL and make a run for the Calder Cup because they have a 20 point lead in their division which pretty much guarantees they won the division and 2nd in the entire league. ZAR might not produce huge points but he's very reliable and can play a grinder role which is what you expect from most 4th liners who make league minimum.
Haven't been following as closely as I used to, so really can't provide much info. When I talk to people I know who do closely follow this stuff I'll ask what the industry thoughts on him are.
Big difference between Konecny, who at the time reminded me of Fabbri for the same issues, is Konency was a significantly better skater. The thing that always worried me about Robertson was his lack of ability to avoid getting hit, and his propensity to hold on the puck too long. At the NHL level without elusiveness like Marner for example if you hold on too long your are just going to get blown up at his size.
Konecny is just the first player I remember scouting that I legitimately didn't think would be amount to anything because I didn't think he'd stay healthy long enough. I legit thought his career would be what Robby's has been so far: insane promise, cant stay healthy. Never seen a guy so intent to put himself in bad situations.
Wasn’t he the one with the arm that rivals an NFL QB?
