RD Logan Hensler - USNTDP, USHL (2025 Draft)

[Bonin21]

That is kind of scary because he is going to get exposed a lot more at NHL level

Good lord, he's a freshman. Give him two more years and you don't think he'll learn?

 

[DigitalBoldy]

That is kind of scary because he is going to get exposed a lot more at NHL level

It is also the easiest to fix of the issues he has.

I would say the big difference is that Buium has a flashier and more junior style game that gets him more fans and succeeds more outside of pro hockey, but Hensler has similar (probably a little less, but relative to his ceiling a higher floor) potential.

I don’t agree at all that he plays a more junior style game. That wreaks of stat watching. When Wisconsin played Denver, Buium was not super noticeable at even strength (good or bad). He made the right plays and had good gaps/solid defensive positioning. Not overpowering but also not weak. Didn’t cheat into the offensive zone or make dumb pinches. His game looked way more pro ready than Hensler’s game. Unless you mean that Zeev is more top 4 or bust whereas Hensler could stick in the NHL as a 6/7 tweener? I guess I don’t follow what you are saying.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I don’t agree at all that he plays a more junior style game. That wreaks of stat watching. When Wisconsin played Denver, Buium was not super noticeable at even strength (good or bad). He made the right plays and had good gaps/solid defensive positioning. Not overpowering but also not weak. Didn’t cheat into the offensive zone or make dumb pinches. His game looked way more pro ready than Hensler’s game. Unless you mean that Zeev is more top 4 or bust whereas Hensler could stick in the NHL as a 6/7 tweener? I guess I don’t follow what you are saying.

Buium is a star in college hockey (and when he's played junior tournaments).

But what is he when he gets to the NHL? Is he a star 1D who is good at every part of the game? Or is he a slightly flawed 2D who has some major strengths, but also some weaknesses? Is that much better than a lower event player such as Hensler who will be a 3D? Hypothetically speaking, of course.

 

[Bonin21]

Buium is a star in college hockey (and when he's played junior tournaments).

But what is he when he gets to the NHL? Is he a star 1D who is good at every part of the game? Or is he a slightly flawed 2D who has some major strengths, but also some weaknesses? Is that much better than a lower event player such as Hensler who will be a 3D? Hypothetically speaking, of course.

He is a first line partner to Brock Faber for 10 years...

 

[DigitalBoldy]

Buium is a star in college hockey (and when he's played junior tournaments).

But what is he when he gets to the NHL? Is he a star 1D who is good at every part of the game? Or is he a slightly flawed 2D who has some major strengths, but also some weaknesses? Is that much better than a lower event player such as Hensler who will be a 3D? Hypothetically speaking, of course.

Buium will probably be a 2D next to Faber. Hensler is a long shot to be a 3D, which is my initial problem with your analogy.