I wouldn’t draft him for his offensive quality but for his defensive play and his physicality. I like how he defends the rush and he’s a great skater. I did see a big step in his transition game since the start of the season too
Grant always has these useless stats for players he likes.
Yes. A thousand times yes. He's nastyyyyyy. He's also the best in the draft class at defending IMO. Followed closely by Muggli and Dickinson. Don't believe the hype on his "bad skills" too, he's more than adequate and has a lot of room to grow. Anyway, you don't draft him for goals or assists, you draft him because he's going to be Chiarot levels of nasty.
Exact he’s not a sexy pick but he’s gonna be really useful player when you will be in the playoff. Type of player that miss in Toronto
Personally, I prefer drafting a defensive/physical beast with a late pick then a middle 6 player or a soft offensive Dmen but that’s my philosophy
Moving the puck will never be a big part of his game but I do think he can make those little transition pass and move the puck quickly when he have it and with his skating and he can move the puck out of the zone. A little bit like Chairot did here
He would be so much a nice fit with Hutson. He got the mobility to play with him, will win the net battle, corner battle and can be nasty against other team forward who take advantage of Huston.
I prefer Elick, he's better defensively, more physical and he is a similar level of skater. They are very similar players overall.
I asked because i think Emery would be disponible with our 2nd round pick while we would probably need to use our late 1st on Elick.
I think both go around 40 to 50. I wouldn't pick Elick inside the top 30, there's just better players there.
I find trading down useless for the Habs considering they already have a second 1st rounder and a lot of picks next year. You might as well just take the player you like the most in a draft this open.
I don't see an upgrade there, pretty much the same as KG but he's definitely a good prospect.
I'm not opposed to the idea. The only worry I have is whether his compete level will ever match up to the NHL playoffs, at his size, or not. It's what would make me pick Iginla over Helenius. That considered both of them have great puck possession skills, so it would be an okay pick.
