henchman21
Mr. Meeseeks
- Feb 24, 2012
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His skating is the big question to me… and I think his IQ is just so much better than most to where it won’t be a huge issue. A lot of Fox in the what he plays and produces.Yeah, Zeev has to be the Landeskog of this draft in terms of being the biggest riser out of nowhere and earning it (though both started the season as low second-rounders on some lists). Had a ridiculous game today in the finals, and I could see a team absolutely love him in the top 5-7. Not sure if he has top 5 talent, but at this point, you can't really say no. He's been on an upward trajectory ever since 2024.
I don’t think his skating is as bad as people think, but it is really ugly. I think there is a good enough base to refine the stride and get rid of some choppiness. Do that and create some explosion, I think he’d end up a high end skater. It’ll take 3-4 years to rework the stride, if it can even be done.