He’s been falling a lot from scouts that watch these kids a lot . Lot of people have him 20-30 range now .
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WeThreeKings
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Was gonna say.. thread is quiet because he's not a top 10 pick. He'll go somewhere in round 1 because of his pedigree and position, but I don't think you are looking at more than a #4 at best, but more likely a 5.
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I’m talking about real NHL scouts, not the clueless geeks in the media.
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Anyway, Hensler was pretty good last night as Wisconsin snapped its winless streak in a win over Notre Dame. Gap was tight and finished his checks with authority. Earned a primary by dropping down around the net and finding Melenbacher in the slot. He looks like a pro defenseman despite being a freshman on a young and banged-up team in the nation’s toughest conference.
He’s not going top 15 because he shouldn’t . The fact people had him slipping in the top 10 in the beginning of the year was the issue .
Patty Ice
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He wasn’t great at world juniors and he’s having an average but solid year at wisconsin . He doesn’t do anything really good and he projects as bottom pair dmen - that sound like a top 10 pick lol . Outside Schaefer the dmen in the class from what i watched and scouts that i listen too think it’s a weak class . I think he goes 17-24 probably which is great but I don’t see top 10 pick and I think he’s 4 -5 th dmen taken .
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Patty Ice
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Much more reasonable. I tend to agree that he's likely not going to be a top 10 pick, I do think you are selling him short. I think he is handling himself very well as a freshman and with this weak class plus the fact that he is a righty, I don't see him falling out of the teens (even though I would love it if he was around the Stars pick). I think he has the makings of a very solid if unspectacular top 4 damn that would fit very well with the group the Sharks have collected this far.
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I'd use another (former) Canes defenseman Brett Pesce as a comp as far as what his offensive production might look like and being a righty.
Nothing flashy but damn solid. A top 4 guy on a contender in his prime.
My wish is for Grier to sucker some GM drafting in the teens to take the Stars pick and the Sharks second so they can pick him up.
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Hi, Wisconsin season ticket holder here. Here are my thoughts on Hensler:
Hensler’s skill set and size are quality traits towards an NHL projection. Hockey IQ leaves a lot to be desired. There are a ton of chances against/goals against this year that can be traced back to a decision he made in the offensive zone and neutral zone. He will often try to make the hero play instead of using his teammates as well.
Playing 18 minutes a night in D1 NCAA is better than 23 minutes a night in the CHL.
Pavel Buchnevich
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Logan Hensler is the most boring 6-20 range prospect ever. He’ll go somewhere in that range. He’ll be like an NHL 3 or 4. People work themselves up about him way too much. The thread isn’t lively because he’s not exciting.
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The bolded can be said about Dexheimer and Palodichuk as well. If you recall, Hensler was more reserved when paired with Laatsch, who got hurt and forced Hastings to mess with his pairings.
Hastings said on his radio spot that he was counting on Hensler to be more aggressive, which explains why 10 of his 12 points have come in the last 18 games. Then he paired him Dexheimer which made sense offensively but led to plenty of odd-man rushes. Seems like the coach is the one putting pressure on Hensler to create since the blue line is green. Hastings has even had to use a forward on defense because of the injuries (think it was Hornach and someone else).
I don’t think it’s an IQ problem at all and I definitely don’t see his turnovers coming in bunches. Saying “a ton” is a stretch. Werenski, the Hughes brothers and Levshunov were turnover machines in their draft years, way more than Hensler’s been.
If you need specific examples, I’m talking about the Michigan games after the WJC, the Gopher series in Mariucci, and last night against ND.
Besides, Hastings has always been a coach who pushes his dmen. It’s an up-tempo system and Hensler has looked good all things considered.
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It’s a shitty year for defensemen. But he’s been more involved on offense the last few weeks. He was more vanilla in the first half, but he was new to the NCAA. Hanifin was boring as well early at BC but produced in the second half. Youngest defender on a top-heavy team in the toughest conference in the nation.
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"Vanilla 6'2" right-handed NCAA defenseman who was solid at the WJC" is an archetype that will get drafted top-15 comfortably IMO. If he was a lefty, he might fall into the second round.
