Roy, if he is ready for the task + a player obtained on the trade or UFA market. OR Newhook.If that's your 3rd line who is Dach playing with on the 2nd?
Slaf-Suzuki-Roy (Great all situations top line)I'm still surprised on how little he's talked about in the Mtl medias (and fans). He cleared showed he was top6 talent. The way he kills play is elite and is a great showing of his high hockeyIQ. Add a great shot and he's one hell of a player.
Demidov going to miss 2.5 months due to knee injury. This may see him drop to the 5-7 slotSlaf-Suzuki-Roy (Great all situations top line)
Demidov-Dach-Caufield (Lots of o-zone starts)
Beck might. Mesar might. I mean if we’re dealing with mightsIf I’m Kent Hughes I give him a real shot at top 6 with Dach and Newhook to start the year. Not 3-4 games, like 40 games unless he’s real bad…
He’s the only one who *might* fill this spot internally. If it doesn’t work go find a top 6 forwards via trade.
That’s interesting.Demidov going to miss 2.5 months due to knee injury. This may see him drop to the 5-7 slot
However i still select Lindstrom ahead of him.
Our own Legion of Doom.That’s interesting.
If injuries aren’t a thing I don’t know who I’d pick out of those 2. Either or and I’m over the moon. I might say Lindstrom myself. You can’t go wrong with another Slaf really. Come playoff time we’ll be a nightmare to play against. Especially if Dach can get past the injuries. 3 f***ing behemoths who can skate and have skill
Beck might. Mesar might. I mean if we’re dealing with mights
You may ultimately be right about Mesar but I would not make that prediction just yet.I see Beck as good 2way 3C. Mesar I just don’t see him making it.
I like the idea of Newhook with Beck on the 3rd.Beck might. Mesar might. I mean if we’re dealing with mights
I like the idea of Newhook with Beck on the 3rd.
I think Beck has some decent offensive upsideUgly. Newhook is a 2nd/3rd, while Beck is a 3rd/4th
I think Beck has some decent offensive upside
He’s got more upside than Evans by a fair bit. Look at their minor league stats. Beck will be a solid number three. Newhook on the third with him would give us great scoring depth.30 points like Evans?
Doesn't Beck also possess a strong shot?He’s got more upside than Evans by a fair bit. Look at their minor league stats. Beck will be a solid number three. Newhook on the third with him would give us great scoring depth.
If we land a stud in this draft there’s no room for Newhook in the top six. But he’d be amazing on the 3rd. Can always be moved up in case of an injury
No way Beck or Mesar are top 6 players. Beck maybe in 5+yrs a solid shutdown type, but i think people have lost sight of what an actual top 6 player is, and how it forms a cohesive unit.Beck might. Mesar might. I mean if we’re dealing with mights
He’s got more upside than Evans by a fair bit. Look at their minor league stats. Beck will be a solid number three.
Newhook on the third with him would give us great scoring depth.
If we land a stud in this draft there’s no room for Newhook in the top six. But he’d be amazing on the 3rd. Can always be moved up in case of an injury
I think he’s got more offensive upside than you do. He has better numbers than Evans did. We’ll see.Evans at ages 19/20/21 was a ppg player in the NCAA. Not sure Beck beats that. Beck's OHL production is three levels worse than Dvorak's was.
Newhook on the third with Monahan and Armia would be like another 2nd line. Beck is far, far, far below Monahan offensively.
Agreed.
My quibble is with Beck, not Newhook.
Evans never played OHL. His JAAA numbers were good 1.3 ppg at 17.I think he’s got more offensive upside than you do. He has better numbers than Evans did. We’ll see.
30 points like Evans?
No way Beck or Mesar are top 6 players. Beck maybe in 5+yrs a solid shutdown type, but i think people have lost sight of what an actual top 6 player is, and how it forms a cohesive unit.
The "mesars" are scattered all over the place in varying leagues.. all teams have this type of player they have drafted. The only way these guys work is if they actually become a top 6, absent that achievement they don't fit in a bottom 6 role, not big enough to do any damage to the opposing teams, or handle heavy minutes when we're under attack.
Lol, that line is missing an elite talent of Lindros.Our own Legion of Doom.
I don't remember Lindros as being an elite talent. He was very talented and was very, very good at using his frame and size to his advantage. Had he been a regular sized player I don't think he would have been considered elite. That is my memory anyways, could be off, it has been a few years lol.Lol, that line is missing an elite talent of Lindros.
You may be right in the end but Beck has a higher projected ceiling than a 30 pts Evans.
You're underselling Beck at the moment but it's just too dam hard to know one way or another.
I would say Beck and/or Kapanen have solid shots at becoming very good 3C's and there is nothing wrong with that.
Roy is also hard to predict still. Is he a legit top 6F or a middle 6F. Most will say top 6F today and it's fair.
He's a 3rd line C if he reaches his ceiling, and he is not a 4th liner. Very small window for him to reach his potential.. will take him 3ish yrs to hone his craft in the AHL.I'm talking likelihood, not best case imaginable.
Beck has had clearly worse numbers in the OHL than Dvorak. I don't see a strong offensive game in Beck, sorry.
Kapanen has shown more offense, close to Lehkonen level, maybe one notch (5-8 points per season) lower.
2nd or 3rd line, somewhere in there, yep!