Projecting 2018 Defence Draftees after Dahlin

[forsbergfan]

How would you project the big four defencemen that went in this year's draft after Dahlin? What kind of production should we expect from them?

Hughes
Boqvist
Bouchard
Dobson

Please project a realistic point total at their upside (obviously some of their upsides are sky-high, but realistically what will they do), plus do they put up a decent amount of hits and blocks.

Is Boqvist the next John Klingberg, or Derrick Pouliot.
Is Dobson a carbon copy of Alex Pietrangelo?
Does Bouchard put up seasons consistently like John Carlson did this year?
Is Hughes a consistent 55 point defenceman with the kind of forwards he's going to play with?

[jman]

I'll chime in here. These are my thoughts and the order my preference.

Hughes: going to be huge in Van.
Boqvist: the fact that he was taken high at 8th by a very reputable organization tells me the reward is real while the risk is smaller than said.
Dobson: Like that he was a riser coming up to the draft. Not sure he's Pietrangelo caliber so I do think he's better real life than fantasy. Still, valuable in fantasy though.
Bouchard: Like him but not as much as most. Not too knowledgable on him though...

[lucafen4]

hughes & boqvist have 60+pt upside.
Dobson/bouchard 45-55. Much bigger players, but not nearly as dynamic skill sets

it's going to be a wait on any of them to provide significant return.