Re: Which D Prospect would you draft?
Originally Posted by
Pengwin7
1. Levshunov - seems to be people's choice for "full game"
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2a. Dickinson - if you want SAFE NHLer with "good+" upside
2b. Buium - if you want SAFE NHLer with "good" upside
2c. Parekh - if you want RISKY NHLer with "high offense" upside
2d. Silyayev - if you want SAFE NHLer, with possible BIG WAIT... but "good++" multi-cat upside
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6. Yakemchuk - BIGGEST shot - so if D-goals is a premium... he might be the guy.
For reference - in past drafts, guys like Quinn Hughes, Evan Bouchard, and Noah Dobson have gone 6-15 range.
So... these are some good defensemen.
They all have PP1 potential.
This said - the NHL has also been (finally!) seeing an influx where the newer NHL-D can skate at a very smooth/shifty/precise level as forwards.
Skating is usually... the #1 thing that keeps a kid getting a shot in NHL.
Decision-making, IMO... is what gets the kid a chance to play 20min/night.
Whether these guys have NHL-level decision-making-smarts (IQ) and decision-making-speed (PACE)... is a big TBD. We can all guess... but we don't know for sure.
In order of league quality:
KHL >> NCAA > CHL leagues.
That said... Dickinson is London Knights - and that's about as PRO an amateur system as exists in CHL.
For multi-cat... I probably like Levshunov/Silyayev (if you can wait), then Dickinson/Buium.
For pure points... Levshunov, then Parekh.
For leagues with PIM carrying some significant weight... Yakemchuk factors in.
Generally - short answer - at #4... Levshunov... then... mmmm.... Dickinson (possibly the safest guy of the six).
ps. Hockey-CHUK.
CHUK.
Always CHUK.
There is ONE C in Chuk. Learn it. Say it. Memorize it. You won't miss placing the single C in the right spot!
-chuck... isn't a thing.
Those are fake chuks and they aren't hockey players!!!
Agreed with every choice here except Yak below Sil. Sil is projected to be a defensive Dman and whoever drafts him would be thrilled if he can be a Defensive Dman who hits 40 points but most acknowledge his offensive potential hasn't been tapped and might never be . Currently he projects as a 20-25 point stay at home guy. Maybe good in multicat, but he' not destined to aid on the scoresheet much.
#1 Yahoo Keep 5, 14 teams
C, C, RW, LW, F, F, D, D, D, Uti, G, G, BN, BN, BN, BN
G, A, P, +/-, PIM, PPP, SHP, GWG, FOW~W, L, GAA, Sv%, saves, SO
McDavid C, Kadri C, Zibanejad C, Mackinnon C, Boldy LW/RW, Backlund C, Duchene C/RW, Fantilli C, Batherson LW/RW, Forsberg LW, Zegras C IR, Mintyukov D, Dunn D, Seider D, Hellebucyk G, Kochetkov, Bobrovsky G