Re: Dylan Strome v Clayton Keller
Originally Posted by
Axeman33
For all we know, this statement could fit Keller too. As I mentioned earlier, none of us truly know how this will play out. I certainly trust the pro scouts who draft these kids where they draft them (obviously both were drafted extremely high and early) that both kids project to be solid NHL players over opinions made here until the kids prove them wrong.
For all we know? Not at all. I completely disagree with that assessment. We aren't blind guessing. We have plenty of research and performance to go on. We have plenty of game reels and highlights to watch. To suggest it's all equal I think is just incorrect.
And no I don't believe the same can be said about Keller. Keller looks to have a far more complete game and as many attributes that simply should allow him greater access to minutes. And if you don't get minutes you cant perform.
That's only one aspect of their game though.
And some scouts are better than others. Some scouts are probably poor at their jobs. They have to be. In fact, there are numerous individuals on this forum and perhaps Dobber himself, that have a far greater eye for talent than MANY pro prospects. To assume that Scout A liking Player B is equal to Scout B liking player A would be absolutely faulty. Not all perspectives are worth the same. That kind of relativistic equality doesn't fly in the real world.
And to go even further, you quite often hear scouts and GMs talk about gambles. Well, every prospect is a gamble to whatever extent. But each player has their own specific set of odds. Meaning not all players are equal gamble. Which makes perfect sense because not all players are equal.
If I were to say to you that "the same can be said" about Jack Eichel as Troy Terry, drafted in the 5th round, what would you say? There's a reason Terry was drafted in the 5th round. Does that mean he couldn't become a Star like Jaime Benn did ? No. It just means he was a much greater gamble. And as far as I can tell, Dylan Strome is a much greater gamble than Keller. Just because they were drafted in close proximity, doesn't mean that distance hasn't been created since the draft. That sentiment seems to be the consensus . Which in turn means, Strome stands a greater chance of busting.
Does that mean he will? Absolutely not. He could surpass Keller. But its completely different odds.
So no, we don't know the future. But we make educated guesses. Your perspective on prospects seems to be very passive, which is fine. But that doesn't help you on draft day in a dynasty league.
18 Team H2H Dynasty 9x4 cat. Roster 30 + 2 NA, 4 DL. 4C,4LW,4RW,6D,1G,11BN
Scoring cats are G, A, +\-, PIM, PPP, SHP, FW, HIT, BLK
W, GAA, SV%, SHO.
C: Crosby, Horvat, , E. Lindholm (RW), Aho, W. Johnston (RW), Bjugstad,
LW: Marchand, J. Benn, E. Kane, Fiala, Barbashev (C), Schwartz (C), Namestikov (C)
RW: M. Tkachuk (LW), JT Miller (C), Batherson, Hyman (LW), Frederic (C), Palmieri
D: J. Carlson, Josi, Doughty, Pietrangelo, Seider, Gudas, Ekman-Larsson,
G: Vasilievkiy, Shesterkin, Husso
NA: Mukhamadullin (D), I. Rosen (RW), D. .Levi (G)
LTIR: Landeskog (LW), Dach (C)