RD Jamie Drysdale (2020, 6th, ANA)

[Kalv]

His decision to be short is pretty bad, I guess

 

[FreeMcdavid]

Can you specify on the bad habits and decision making? That’s quite a bold claim you have there.

I think he makes alot of high risk pass attempts and pinches that work at the OHL. of course he can always adjust in the NHL but I think this was one of the reasons he catupulted up the rankings so it wouldnt really make sense for him to change the way he plays. Almost like a Catch 22.

I think he can end up being like somewhere in between a floor of Justin Schultz and a ceiling of Mike Green

 

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I think he makes alot of high risk pass attempts and pinches that work at the OHL. of course he can always adjust in the NHL but I think this was one of the reasons he catupulted up the rankings so it wouldnt really make sense for him to change the way he plays. Almost like a Catch 22.

I think he can end up being like somewhere in between a floor of Justin Schultz and a ceiling of Mike Green

Haha well I'd definitely take prime mike green...but who needs a dman on pace for 88 points! Grossss!

 

[FreeMcdavid]

Haha well I'd definitely take prime mike green...but who needs a dman on pace for 88 points! Grossss!

yes that would be nice,

but like I said I drysdale falls somewher in between a Schultz and Mike Green meaning I dont think he will ever get as good as prime Mike Green.

I do however think Ducks have other nice prospects, really liked and wanted Zegras at the draft.

 

[57special]

I don't know how good he will be in the NHL , but I say that about almost everyone. I do know this, when he is on the ice I can't take my eyes off him. He is a unique player.

 

[bsu]

I think he makes alot of high risk pass attempts and pinches that work at the OHL. of course he can always adjust in the NHL but I think this was one of the reasons he catupulted up the rankings so it wouldnt really make sense for him to change the way he plays. Almost like a Catch 22.

I think he can end up being like somewhere in between a floor of Justin Schultz and a ceiling of Mike Green

He literally plays nothing like etiher of those players.....

 

[MMC]

 

[bsu]

This guy backward crossovers are insane. Some of the quickest feet I have ever seen, I wish he was a little bit bigger.

 

[ponder]

Obviously I’m extremely far from a pro scout, but I still scratch my head about Ottawa taking Sanderson over Drysdale. Drysdale looks like a star in the making to me, I can absolutely see him as a top pairing dman. Sanderson looks kind of mediocre in comparison, like I can see him being a quality 2nd pair dman, but I’m not seeing the star potential I see in Drysdale.

 

[Smirnov2Chistov]

Exciting times to be a Ducks fan. I feel like if we could get one or two more super prospects
(2021: ?, 2022: Lambert(?)) we are heading towards the right direction

 

[Sean Garrity]

Exciting times to be a Ducks fan. I feel like if we could get one or two more super prospects
(2021: ?, 2022: Lambert(?)) we are heading towards the right direction

Need three or 4 of Lundy, Steel, Comtois, Tracey, Jones, Perrault, or Terry to pop and one of Lacombe, Thrun and we could be competing much sooner than people think.

 

[Flamingo]

Obviously I’m extremely far from a pro scout, but I still scratch my head about Ottawa taking Sanderson over Drysdale. Drysdale looks like a star in the making to me, I can absolutely see him as a top pairing dman. Sanderson looks kind of mediocre in comparison, like I can see him being a quality 2nd pair dman, but I’m not seeing the star potential I see in Drysdale.

We had our time in the sun with Karlsson, time to select a more conventional defenseman? :shrug:

 

[KaseMeOutside]

Obviously I’m extremely far from a pro scout, but I still scratch my head about Ottawa taking Sanderson over Drysdale. Drysdale looks like a star in the making to me, I can absolutely see him as a top pairing dman. Sanderson looks kind of mediocre in comparison, like I can see him being a quality 2nd pair dman, but I’m not seeing the star potential I see in Drysdale.

Sanderson is more of a longer term project...you can see why teams liked him with his size and skating but IMO in the offensive zone he doesn't know what to do quite yet

 

[bsu]

Sanderson will be Slavin lite, Drysdale Miro Heiskanen lite..

I don't think either player will end up as good as the comparison above but play kinda similar. Both will be great NHL defensemen.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

He reminds me a little of Ryan Ellis. He's so solid. Not that flashy or the biggest, but what part of the game does he struggle with? He's a really good bet to be a top pairing defensemen.

 

[kk87]

Such a good player. Very clearly the best defenseman from this draft class... really not much of a question at this point (although that could change)

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Such a good player. Very clearly the best defenseman from this draft class... really not much of a question at this point (although that could change)

There's plenty of question about that which is why he wasn't the consensus top d-man in the draft.

 

[Sean Garrity]

There's plenty of question about that which is why he wasn't the consensus top d-man in the draft.

I mean you're dead wrong. What the guy said was at this point he's the best defenseman from that draft, which he 100% is.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

I mean you're dead wrong. What the guy said was at this point he's the best defenseman from that draft, which he 100% is.

Nah, you're dead wrong.

 

[Sean Garrity]

Nah, you're dead wrong.

I appreciate your complete analysis including a player’s name who is better. Your communication style is clearly elite.

 

[Agent Zuuuub]

Sanderson is more of a longer term project...you can see why teams liked him with his size and skating but IMO in the offensive zone he doesn't know what to do quite yet

he knows exactly what to do. am i crazy or are people not seeing Sanderson activate on the rush as well as off the cycle?

sure the execution hasn't been perfect but he is making aggressive attacking reads. specifically more than Drysdale too.

I do agree Sanderson is more of a project compared to Drysdales silky polished game. But he is a project with all the tools as well as the hockey IQ.

 

[bsu]

Drysdale is currently playing with 4 forwards... A little hard to activate as much as he would usually.

 

[KaseMeOutside]

he knows exactly what to do. am i crazy or are people not seeing Sanderson activate on the rush as well as off the cycle?

sure the execution hasn't been perfect but he is making aggressive attacking reads. specifically more than Drysdale too.

I do agree Sanderson is more of a project compared to Drysdales silky polished game. But he is a project with all the tools as well as the hockey IQ.

Activating is not the same as knowing what to do with the puck in the offensive zone and having to make a quick decision. I saw a play the other night where USA had finally gotten to some loose pucks and had Russia on the defensive and Sanderson panicd and shot the puck into a wall of defenders and it killed the possession.

I feel like my assessment of him has been pretty fair so far. I'm not saying the offense wont come I'm saying it's not there right now

Drysdale is playing with Byram who thinks he's a forward he is literally playing exactly how he should be

 

[Kalv]

Drysdale is currently playing with 4 forwards... A little hard to activate as much as he would usually.

I think Drysdale is paying more attention to the 2 way game anyway, sure he would activate more with a defensive minded partner, but he is not and will not be Karlsson or even Byram in that aspect of the game.

Sanderson comparisons are way to early, the D+1 season have barely started, none of them have hurt their outlook so far. They are different players and should be evaluated differently and definitely down the road moreso than now.

I'm very happy with Drysdale, I am a bit worried about his size as a two way defenseman, but his qualities (skating and IQ) makes me very positive for the future.

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

Sanderson will be Slavin lite, Drysdale Miro Heiskanen lite..

I don't think either player will end up as good as the comparison above but play kinda similar. Both will be great NHL defensemen.

Sanderson plays a lot more like Heiskanen. They separate the forwards from the puck very similarly. Sanderson has also had more offensive rushes and impressive bursts on offense than Drysdale thus far. Drysdale plays a steady solid, high IQ 2 way game like Fowler. He'll be a good mentor for him.

Both will be top pairing defenders.

Such a good player. Very clearly the best defenseman from this draft class... really not much of a question at this point (although that could change)

I mean you're dead wrong. What the guy said was at this point he's the best defenseman from that draft, which he 100% is.

I know there might be some bias coming from your posts but 2 of the top 10 scouts in Bob Mackenzie's final list had Sanderson 3rd (ironically could be Ottawa and Anaheim) no one had Drysdale that high. That alone means your posts are dead wrong. The Leaf fans post above is hilarious, lol.