PatrickMcC
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- May 24, 2015
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What are the questions about Dobson’s offensive game?I think I’d take Sanderson. He has the highest floor imo, with his smooth skating defensive game with transition ability that I think is very valuable and tends to age well. Even if he doesn’t progress offensively, you’re likely still ending up with a Toews, Spurgeon, Slavin, Forsling type two-way guy that we’ve seen are so valuable.
Dobson is awesome offensively but I still have questions about his offensive game, and I’m not sure if Power has shown results as well as Sanderson yet, though he might have more potential with his size. Seider is a weird one where his underlying numbers struggled in insanely heavy minutes last year so might improve with more conservative minutes, but I’d like to see him get back on the track he looked like after his rookie year. He might have the highest potential.
Defensively:
Sanderson
Dobson
Seider
Power
Offensively:
Dobson
Seider
Power
Sanderson
This poll is also comparing four players drafted in four entirely different drafts. Is it really fair to compare the future of a 24 year old to that of a 21 year old based on what the 24 year old did at age 24? Some have more runway left before peak than others.
The younger players also theoretically have more years of team control ahead of them which is bound to affect which player ‘you take” - Dobson has 5 years of nhl experience already and could walk as a UFA as early as summer 2026 (or is it 2027, I’m not sure if his first season is an accrued season towards UFA status - he played 34 but was he rostered for 40+?). Sanderson is already under contract until summer 2032.
Great defensively ? Really ?Seider because I'm a Detroit fan, but I honestly feel like Power is underrated. He may not have the same offensive output as the other three, but he's great defensively.