Buium fell because he’s a flight risk. Pretty obvious
I’m sure Spurgeon, Faber, and Brodin can give him a couple tips if needed.Can’t really speak to Parekh. The knock on Buium was always going to be can he play his style at the NHL level since he’s not big (not saying he’s small) and not an elite skater. I think that’s why he wasn’t top guy after Celebrini.
That said I didn’t want to like Buium this year. Not my style of D. But he blew me away every single game. I think he’s going to be a stud, maybe a star.
Evan Bouchard?Look at OHL defensemen from the last 15 years that had high scoring seasons. It’s not a super impressive list.
Ryan Ellis comes to mind. Bouchard's scoring is more in line with, say, Matt Finn or Stuart Percy. Suffice to say, junior scoring isn't a reliable predictor for many players at the NHL level. Yet, e.g., Brian Rafalski's NCAA output is similar to Buium's and possibly a better point of comparison.Evan Bouchard?
I think his overall game translating to the NHL is a valid concern, and I'm not sure minimizing it by saying that a few pieces of advice will completely negate that concern is equally valid. If his game doesn't translate to the NHL, no amount of advice is going to save him. I say this as a guy who rated Buium 4th overall before the draft.I’m sure Spurgeon, Faber, and Brodin can give him a couple tips if needed.
Because he will probably only spend 1 more season at Denver before he is NHL-ready, I don't expect him to be a flight risk. I could be wrong, but the flight risks are usually those that stay in college for their D+3 season, that are the ones to be careful of.
He likes to pee in the zamboni grate...So why did everyone skip Buium? Guessing they all see something they don't like
Guys getting spoken of like a generational talent, do they ever fall like this?
That's Dickie Dunn!! It's got to be true!I'm a homer so I won't vote. But I do like reading the positive opinions on Buium.