Prospect Info: Sharks Prospect Info & Discussion Megathread XXI: "New, improved, and wayyyy too much info" Edition

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I’d of course love it if Dickinson ended up being better than Buium (though I wanted Buium) but it’s completely absurd to make that judgement right now.

Shrugs*

Dickinson is a more elite level skater and has better physical tools. Better defensive tools and transition Game. His floor is top 4 dman ala Sanderson comparable

Buium has a higher offensive IQ, but is behind everywhere else. Less physical tools and defensive IQ

Their draft year London used Bonk on the PP in the bumper position, so Dickinson's numbers weren't as high as they could have been.

that's how I saw them going into the draft

He's PP1 this year and just exploding.

 

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I’d of course love it if Dickinson ended up being better than Buium (though I wanted Buium) but it’s completely absurd to make that judgement right now.

You're no fun at all.

 

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Hopefully Dick cracks the lineup next year. He's dunking on children right now

Defense in the NHL is so hard

I'm guessing he will be like Musty sadly

 

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Shrugs*

Dickinson is a more elite level skater and has better physical tools. Better defensive tools and transition Game. His floor is top 4 dman ala Sanderson comparable

Buium has a higher offensive IQ, but is behind everywhere else. Less physical tools and defensive IQ

Their draft year London used Bonk on the PP in the bumper position, so Dickinson's numbers weren't as high as they could have been.

that's how I saw them going into the draft

He's PP1 this year and just exploding.

The thing I liked about Buium at draft time was that of all of the defensemen in the draft, he had the best vision and the best passing out of all of them IMO and that above everything else is what I think separates the wheat from the chaff when it comes to offensive defensemen. People get excited about guys with the big booming shot, but those are low probability scoring events. That's the thing I hadn't seen from him either pre-draft or in his short stint with us before returning to juniors.

But you have to be pretty excited about his statline so far this year.

 

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The thing I liked about Buium at draft time was that of all of the defensemen in the draft, he had the best vision and the best passing out of all of them IMO and that above everything else is what I think separates the wheat from the chaff when it comes to offensive defensemen. People get excited about guys with the big booming shot, but those are low probability scoring events. That's the thing I hadn't seen from him either pre-draft or in his short stint with us before returning to juniors.

But you have to be pretty excited about his statline so far this year.

Depends on the shot and the skating.
I agree a quarterback is the main thing you see from great offensive dmen.

However

Triggermen on the point with good lateral skating can be game breakers, ala Brent Burns

 

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Defense in the NHL is so hard

I'm guessing he will be like Musty sadly

Defense is harder than wing for sure but Dickinson is also a much much much better prospect than Musty. I think it would be criminal to send him back to the OHL after this season. Just blood him on the third pair.