Which u23 top 6 would you take going forward?

[PatrickMcC]

Group 1:

Byfield-Bedard-Demidov
McTavish-Johnston-Leonard

Group 2:

Iginla-Stützle-Catton
Wright-Beniers-Sennecke

Group 3:

Slafkovsky-Celebrini-Smith
Guenther-Carlsson-Jarvis

Group 4:

Stankoven-Fantilli-Michkov
Gauthier-Cooley-Raymond

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[Crow]

I think group 4. Maybe group 1. Just not sure how Leonard is doing.

 

[Our Lady Peace]

Group 3
Group 1
Group 4

Group 2

 

[MNRube]

Group 3

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

1. Not a tough decision.

 

[BKarchitect]

1 for sure followed by 3. I guess 4 third because 2 is clearly last at the moment - it’s way less proven outside Timmah.

I think group 4. Maybe group 1. Just not sure how Leonard is doing.

Leonard’s doing fine. He’s a bit snake bitten if you are just looking at 6 game sample counting stats box scores but he’s gonna be a helluva NHL player.

 

[Bouboumaster]

1
3
4
2

 

[biturbo19]

I voted 3 initially, because i feel like Byfield is a weak link in 1, and my brain was not registering who "Johnston" was. But when i realized who that was presumably referring to, it was pretty easy to flip back to group 1. It's the best mix of "high upside" at the top, with more of a "proven floor" than most others here.

Group 3 is good too though and has a pretty enticing mix of size and skill. I think Smith is probably the weak link there...and he's still obviously got a ton of skill and upside anyway. So that's not too bad as a weak link.

 

[LemonSauceD]

Group 1

Group 4

Group 3




Group 2

 

[CanadienShark]

Group 1 fairly easily. Arguably the best at every spot except 2RW.

 

[trick9]

Group 1.