Prospect Info: Tom Willander: 11th Overall 2023 Draft (Rogle BK J20) - Part 02

[LordBacon]

I need big willy on the back end.

He cant come fast enough

 

[Wildcarder]

How does he compare to Brodin in terms of an NHL player/playstyle?

 

[The Iron Goalie]

How does he compare to Brodin in terms of an NHL player/playstyle?

I like Dan Hamhuis with slightly more dynamic skating as my comp.

 

[lawrence]

let him cook for another year. we shouldn't be rushing anyone.

 

[Snatcher Demko]

For those who are too young:

Good times. The Scott Neidermayer one was hilarious too.

 

[LordBacon]

I like Dan Hamhuis with slightly more dynamic skating as my comp.

I'd never watched him play but If thats true then it's pretty impressive,
Hammer was a very decent skater.

 

[B-rock]

In the clips i've watched he looks like a great skater with more impressive stickhandling than I expected, but by most accounts hasn't figured out his offensive game entirely.

 

[Bitz and Bites]

I will not be surprised if he matches Myers' minutes quite quickly.

Myers is exponentially better when he's being underplayed, it's like his brain only had a set amount of processing power each game. The more shifts he gets, the less brain power is dedicated to each one.

As a qualified HF boards medical professional, I think his long neck makes it hard for the blood to get up to his brain when he’s really working hard which would explain a lot of his play.

 

[VanJack]

If there's silver lining in this Canuck implosion, it's the fact that their blueline has been so bad, there's no way they'd even be tempted to move Wilander for short-term help.

And I suppose the same could be said for Elias Pettersson II, and probably even Kudryavtsev and Mynio. And I suspect the Canucks aren't done dealing for some blueline talent.

If they trade one of Boeser or Miller--or even both--there simply has to be a promising young d-man and a center coming back.

 

[ManVanFan]

Just a few more months.

 

[credulous]

Just a few more months.

that's not a bad list but rinzel is head and shoulders the best dman in the ncaa this year. it's also kind of silly levshunov is at #6 when he's playing at the highest level of any of those guys and was better than all the college guys last season (with the exception of zeev arguably)

 

[ManVanFan]

that's not a bad list but rinzel is head and shoulders the best dman in the ncaa this year. it's also kind of silly levshunov is at #6 when he's playing at the highest level of any of those guys and was better than all the college guys last season (with the exception of zeev arguably)

I look at the list and I see 10 different defencemen. Different values to each team.

 

[arttk]

I look at the list and I see 10 different defencemen. Different values to each team.

rankings are usually pretty useless, feels like they are never right.

 

[VanJack]

that's not a bad list but rinzel is head and shoulders the best dman in the ncaa this year. it's also kind of silly levshunov is at #6 when he's playing at the highest level of any of those guys and was better than all the college guys last season (with the exception of zeev arguably)

I note that at one time the Canucks were linked with Carolina Hurricanes blueline prospect Scott Morrow.....is he anywhere 'close' on this list?

 

[arttk]

I note that at one time the Canucks were linked with Carolina Hurricanes blueline prospect Scott Morrow.....is he anywhere 'close' on this list?

probably was on a list like that like last year.

 

[ManVanFan]

rankings are usually pretty useless, feels like they are never right.

I wouldn't say that. It's just hard in a number system of players that are so close in talent. It would look better if you put it as an argument on what you think the players reaches as in a #1 D or a 1/2 or 2/3 all around D or 2/3 offensive defencemen.

 

[credulous]

I note that at one time the Canucks were linked with Carolina Hurricanes blueline prospect Scott Morrow.....is he anywhere 'close' on this list?

morrow is okay. he's a much more mature prospect though and no longer has the perceived ceiling that this younger (nikishin excepted) group does