I keep checking Mock drafts online, and over 50% of them have us taking MBN...
Someone please convince me, I just see too many similarities to Kasper here, and it seems like he is another "high-motor, high-energy" player, but I'm not sure on the overall skill.
Every write-up I read has me convinced that he is such an Yzerman type of player, but I'm just not convinced on the overall potetial. Do we really think he's a top 6 Winger??
I'm still personally hoping Eiserman falls to 15 and we grab him....
Tony Ferrari from DobblerProspects described MBN as Zack Hyman during his Toronto days. Basically a 25/30=55pt potential guy. And a guy that can become money during the playoffs.
Ferrari watched tape on Nate Danielson during Winterhawks playoffs and wasn't too high on him. Projects he'll become a 2nd line winger/3rd line center in the NHL. Source: Locked on Red Wings podcast.
What I do know is soft scoring players get shut down in the playoffs. Guys like Kasper, MBN, Mazur are guys you lean on to go deep.
Also, fun side note, only 2 players in the NHL playoffs right now earn over 11 million per. Either of the two teams I project to win the cup don't have either of those 11 million guys; Stars, Panthers. Depth matters. You'll want a pack of hyenas on the bottom six.
Eiserman is not the player I want. He doesn't fit the mold for the type of team Yzerman is building.