Barzal, Buchnevich or Connor?

[Selanne13]

Who of those 3 would you pick?

I currently own Barzal and i have offers for him including the others. Both offers are straight up

If you had to chose one of those three, who would it be and why?

A ranking with projected upsides would be awesome as well...


This is for the League in my signature.

Thx

[roenick27]

Id rank:
Connor
Barzal

Buchnevich

Overall upsides (sticking to points) along with something I'm totally guessing on, but something maybe Dobber could add to his guide (likelihood to hit levels of upside)
Upside--likelihood of hitting(upside, 90% of upside, 75% of upside, ). Im just playing with this now and I'm 100% positive there are better guys to ask than me, but I know I would like to see something like this in the guide!

I think Connor and Barzal are close, but Connor IMO is safer. Buch I don't know enough about, and partially because of this, I rate him lower.

Connor 75 90%LH (68 pts) 15%, 75%LH (56 pts) 45%
Barzal 75 90% LH (68 pts) 8% 75%LH (56 pts) 25%
Buch 65 90% LH (59 pts) 5% 75%LH (49 pts) 20%

[StuntMan12]

I'd go with

Connor
Buchnevich
Barzal

[JagrBomb]

long term i like:

Barzal
Connor
Buch


short term I like:

Buch
Barzal
Connor


only because i think Buch will make the NHL before the others. i'd stick with my longterm order regardless though.

[Goldendelicious]

Id rank:
Connor
Barzal

Buchnevich

I like this list

[Rodgort]

I would rank them:
Barzal - Has the highest upside
Connor - Very good but I see WPG having a bit of a log jam at the wing when he makes the NHL squad
Buch - He's only bottom because you never know when he'll come to the NHL and if he can stick on the roster.

So I wouldn't trade either straight up, but if you can get them to add the do it as the separation shouldn't be too much between all 3 if everything goes right

[franklin]

Barzal
Connor
Buchnevich

But Buchnevich and Connor will produce sooner in the NHL.

[ericdaoust]

Id rank:
Connor
Barzal

Buchnevich

This.

[fungchen3]

Long-term...

1. Connor - he keeps getting better and better... watch out!

2. Buchnevich - assuming he comes to NA next year, he'll perform almost immediately. Has been compared to Semin skill-wise by many people who've seen a lot of him.

3. Barzal - I like Barzal but I'm starting to question if a high Isles draft pick (other than Tavares) will ever pan out as expected. I'm not saying he doesn't have the skills the other two have, I just rank him 3rd because I'd take chances on the other 2 first.

[Nehithaw]

Kyle Connor plays a game similar to Joe Sakic. He has 'jersey-flapping speed' and an accurate shot with a quick release. He is your guy.

Barzal needs the puck to be effective. He's a play-making player that needs other players to put the puck in the net in order for him to have points. Connor can create plays, as well as finish on his own.

I do not know as much about Buchnevich but wouldn't pick him ahead of Kyle Connor - taking age, draft pedigree and yearly point production into consideration.

[kirknall]

I htink its more a matter of preference.

You're not in a rush because your team as-is looks like it will be very competitive over the next 2 years. You can afford to wait on Barzal or Connor.

I think Buchnevich's move to North America is inevitable for the 16-17 season. He'll probably be top 9 to start and move into the top 6. I expect that between now and the beginning of next season, there will be a spot available for him. He'll contribute next year. I don't see the others making a meaningful contribution until 2017.

Also keep in mind that Pavel has been playing with men. Kyle and Mathew are still tooling around in the minors with kids.

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