Re: Jamie Drysdale - Definitely a PP1 QB or only probably one?
Originally Posted by
metaldude26
Tough to know for sure if Drysdale is going to have the passing and quick decision-making in order to be a PP1 and if he'll land in the spot where he gets to do it.
Pietrangelo was capable for years but always had Shattenkirk in the way. Dougie Hamilton faced similar usage problems. Hell, it took John Carlson damn near a decade to get there. Meanwhile, lesser skilled options like Klefbom get gifted beauty situations by default. More and more teams are looking at multiple options duking it out like Werenski and Jones in Columbus.
It seems like Drysdale is a notch below the no-brainer #1 guys like Q Hughes, Makar, Chabot, Dahlin who broke in to top usage almost immediately.
In the right spot I could see it. Anaheim seems like a beauty destination with a nice prospect pool loaded with forwards including a playmaking hub like Zegras and not a ton of competition with Fowler always underwhelming.
This sums up my own opinion quite nicely. I don't think Drysdale is elite, good but not elite. Opportunity. Absolutely, AP, Hamilton and Carlson being perfect examples of getting a bit buried in a strong system but eventually getting their chance. I think your concerns are well founded, that Drysdale is handed the PP1 anytime soon is far from a given and if he does get opportunity, performing at an elite level is also far from a given. For me, with the crop of forwards available in this draft, I am not tempted to reach for Drysdale too early on, maybe 8 - 12.
14 Team Roto; Keep 25; 12 F, 6 D, 2 G; 10 Farm; 5 Bench; 5 IR;
Salary Cap - 102.5 Mil
Scoring Cats: G, A, Pts, PIM, Hits, BS, SOG, F Points, D Points; Win+Ties+SO, GAA, SV%
Keepers
F: Aho, Larkin, DeBrincat, Vrana, Bennett, Scheifele, Kakko,Tolvanen, McBain,
D: Heiskanen, Fox, Toews, Lundqvist
G: Swayman, Andersen, Copley
Drops
F: Gaudreau, Terravainen, Puljujarvi, Kravstov, Zary
D: Brannstrom, Cernak, Alexeyev
G: Korpisalo, Merzlikins
FARM: Rossi, Berggren, Holtz, Savoie, Clarke, Tarasov, Wolf