HF Habs: U18 World Men's Hockey Championship, April 25-May 5

[SannywithoutCompy]

Elick and Mews have really disappointed this tournament. Also not seeing much out of Helenius but he's a guy who would thrive more in a pro atmosphere.

Still don't see Aho upside with him though.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

There's a huge dropoff in the early 20s IMO which is pretty typical of most draft years.



Hemming is the biggest disappointment. Just a perimeter shooter with limited IQ.

I was definitely expecting a lot more from Hemming. At his size, I wanted to see a lot more physical determination from him.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Elick and Mews have really disappointed this tournament. Also not seeing much out of Helenius but he's a guy who would thrive more in a pro atmosphere.

Still don't see Aho upside with him though.

He actually reminds me of Necas.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

There's a huge dropoff in the early 20s IMO which is pretty typical of most draft years.



Hemming is the biggest disappointment. Just a perimeter shooter with limited IQ.

In terms of top 6 forwards, I agree, but in terms of middle 6, it's still strong. Basha, Ritchie, Luchenko, Beaudoin, Boileau, etc. There should be forwards with upside.

 

[le_sean]

DC oo

Same thing happened to Pastrnak. He had an excellent season in HockeyAllsvenskan, but did nothing at u18s. No goals & only handful of assists.

The following year he's ppg in AHL to start, gets called up to NHL and that's all she wrote.

Helenius is productive in Liiga.

He's playing at World Championship in a couple of weeks, so there's more opportunity to watch him.

Fair enough but I expect more from a Top 10 pick when you play all season and show decent production against men but then fall flat against kids. This should be a cakewalk for him.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Man, Mews is killing his draft stock in this tournament. Just an absolute brutal turnover. Good save by George.

Ritchie. 2-0.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

La La La La La

 

[Mrb1p]

Iggy dancing around with his "sub par skating and sub par hands"

 

[MarkovsKnee]

I think that actually went off Latvia's D, but good shot.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Iggy dancing around with his "sub par skating and sub par hands"

Who the hell said that?!

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

Luchanko reminds me a lot of Akil Thomas

 

[Mrb1p]

Who the hell said that?!

A lot of people, actually.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

DC oo

Fair enough but I expect more from a Top 10 pick when you play all season and show decent production against men but then fall flat against kids. This should be a cakewalk for him.

Overall, I agree. I mean I've had Iginla on my list all year. I wrote last summer that he would end up as a top 10 pick when he was initially ranked late 1st.

Demidov, Iginla, Lindstrom are my top forwards.

 

[TT1]

Spence is such a stud, he already plays such a mature/clean game

 

[Playmaker09]

In terms of top 6 forwards, I agree, but in terms of middle 6, it's still strong. Basha, Ritchie, Luchenko, Beaudoin, Boileau, etc. There should be forwards with upside.

Yeah that's the exact tier I'm talking about + Surin (and minus Ritchie). There's a significant drop in quality from Artamonov/Chernyshov/Hage to that group.

Basha is the one guy I don't really have a read on, so if someone wants to argue him higher I won't complain.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Good thing Canada is an offensive machine and are getting good goaltending because the turnovers in their own zone are brutal.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Spence is such a stud, he already plays such a mature/clean game

Yeah, I love him already.

He's a total player.

 

[FrankMTL]

Iggy dancing around with his "sub par skating and sub par hands"

Always going to the net too....Not only that, he's always putting himself in a position to shoot.

 

[le_sean]

Spence is such a stud, he already plays such a mature/clean game

Yes but he better have himself a monster season because he will be one of the oldest players in the 2025 draft.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

2-0 Canada, but game is much closer than I thought it would be.

 

[TT1]

Honestly I'm not that convinced by Iggy or Helenius at #5, feels too high for them with the amount of high quality talent available, they both feel like top 8-12'ish prospects to me. They both definitely have upside with a safe floor tho, they're solid prospects.

If I'm at 5 and Lindstrom/Demidov aren't available I'm looking at Catton or Parekh. Personally it's Parekh for me.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Iggy dancing around with his "sub par skating and sub par hands"

The thing with Iginla is he's still only 17. He also barely played last year due to being on a stacked Seattle team.

This is his 1st full year in WHL. His progression this year has been insane. He's going to get stronger, and faster. He's going to get better with more experience.

That's what you want. Players who have the tools to grow. He definitely has that.

 

[Laboeuf]

I don’t think we have a shot at James Hagens next year but with Calgary’s pick and our own, I wouldn’t mind both Porter Martone and Roger McQueen. Both actor names lol

 

[JeffreyLFC]

I was definitely expecting a lot more from Hemming. At his size, I wanted to see a lot more physical determination from him.

That's why I do not rate player from Finland, their league is subpar and their bust ratio is scary high. (And yes I am aware of Aho/Hintz/Rantanen/Barkov)

I do not see a similar player this year. I am not against drafting them outside the first round though. Let's just say I have a huge a negative bias toward them achieving their draft rank.

 

[Mrb1p]

Overall, I agree. I mean I've had Iginla on my list all year. I wrote last summer that he would end up as a top 10 pick when he was initially ranked late 1st.

Demidov, Iginla, Lindstrom are my top forwards.

I'll make sure to quote this once Celebrini is a star

I don’t think we have a shot at James Hagens next year but with Calgary’s pick and our own, I wouldn’t mind both Porter Martone and Roger McQueen. Both actor names lol

Martone is going 2nd without a doubt, I think he's out of our reach too lol