Ok, the more I'm reading the draft profiles on these guys the harder it gets. Here is a question for you guys that know prospects better than I do (pretty much anyone here
haha)... For each of these guys on the list... what's their biggest drawbacks?
Example: Boqvist- Size/ Concussions already something he's battling?
Things that worry me about
Tkachuk:
1. His production sucks for a top five pick, especially one that's old for his class
2. What does the above mean for his ceiling?
3. He's a LHS LW
Things that worry me about
Hughes:
1. He plays a wild ass game of hockey. It's amazing to watch, but does it translate to the NHL effectively?
--Will our coaching staff tolerate a kid who wants to take the puck from behind his own net all the way into the offensive zone, go through multiple defenders and cycle around the world for 45 straight seconds without passing the puck at any point? Probably not.
2. He's a LHS LD
3. He's small
Things that worry me about
Bouchard:
1. He doesn't have high end mobility
2. He's a low energy player, which really highlights the above
3. It's not unlike Strome's issues in the above two categories (isn't super mobile, takes his time, slows things down), but I'd say to a lesser extent than Strome, but maybe equally concerning because it's more vital at D
Things that worry me about
Wahlstrom:
1. Seems to lack urgency, floats a bit, and cheats a bit
2. I'm basing this off of the U18, when that kind of stuff shouldn't be a factor (in league play I can easily forgive amateurs for this).
3. Whoever is making decsions with/for this kid, isn't helping him. I can't remember any prospect so highly touted as him without any firm plans for the future at any point in the entire season leading up to the draft. WTF?
Things that worry me about
Boqvist:
1. Concussions
2. Concussions
3. Small
4. He's been pretty blunder prone from what I've seen (not much more than Hughes, but I think more than Hughes and he hasn't recovered nearly as well as Hughes seems to have a knack for cleaning up his own mistakes well)
5. He's looked a little casual at times
6. Hasn't cracked the top levels of competition domestically or internationally (though, he's very young for his class, so I'll give him a bit of a pass)
Things that worry me about
Dobson:
1. Nothing really.
2. The above is because nobody ever talks about him. He has zero hype. It seems like noone has ever seen him play. There are zero strong opinions out there on this player.