Watched a few Michigan State games yesterday and holy crap is the Seth Jones comp accurate with Lev. Don’t see the appeal of taking him over Buium if we are going D. Buium has more of the it factor and much more puck dominant which I like. That being said I hope the pick is Demidov
Yeah definitely reminds me of Seth Jones too. All the tools, but not the brain.
Honestly the idea of adding another Seth Jones for the next 10 years makes me vomit. Not the type of defensemen we should be aiming for.
For me it's a clear Demidov at 2. Nobody has the type of play driving, game breaking ceiling. His floor is good too because he competes and cares about defense. I envision adding the long term side kick to Bedard and I'm smiling ear to ear.
Only question to me is if KDs gonna like Demidov's skating. We know his thoughts on skating so...
The player that most fits the KD type this time I think is Iginla and Lindstrom. They're probably going to be the Oliver Moore's of this year in terms of hard on. I like both.
My ideal scenario is Demidov at 2 and using assets to move into the top 15 for Iginla or Lindstrom or even Sennecke or Catton.
Get two dynamic top six forwards. Quality over quantity.