[The Athletic – Powers] Classement des meilleurs jeunes joueurs des Blackhawks : Connor Bedard n°1, suivi de Levshunov
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JD397
@Blackhawks de Chicago
[The Athletic – Powers] Classement des meilleurs jeunes joueurs des Blackhawks : Connor Bedard n°1, suivi de Levshunov
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JD397
5 Comments
1. Bedard
2. Levshunov
3. Vlasic
4. Korchinski
5. Moore
6. Nazar
7. Reichel
8. Kantserov
9. Boisvert
10. Dach
11. Vanacker
12. Kaiser
13. Rinzel
14. Lardis
15. Greene
16. Slaggert
17. Ludwinski
18. Del Mastro
19. Hayes
20. Mišiak
21. Commesso
22. Gajan
23. Allan
24. Savoie
25. Phillips
26. Crevier
27. Safonov
28. James
29. Mustard
30. Spellacy
Hot take
My own initial thoughts when going through this:
– Can’t really argue the top three, though there may be arguments for at least one of Moore/Nazar to be above Korchinski.
– Dach and Slaggert are way overrated here, maybe Greene as well but to a much more modest degree.
– Del Mastro and Allan aren’t getting nearly enough love. EDM, especially, should be right around top 10.
– I’d probably give the benefit of the doubt to the far younger, high-end skaters like Mustard and Spellacy over all the guys ranked 25-28, who are basically nothing. Probably would put them over Savoie too, though he’s more of a wildcard.
Vlasic was one of the biggest surprises/bright spots in what was a pretty rough season. Can’t wait to see him develop further.
I like that KD hasn’t been afraid to draft « boom or bust » guys, like Rinzel, Kantserov, and Lardis. They each have the potential to be impactful, high in the lineup guys. Or they could end up not being everyday NHLers at all (and most prospects won’t). But when you have the kind of draft capital the Hawks have had recently, you need to take risks like that, because if even one of those guys hits their ceiling, then the Hawks will have gotten an absolute steal.