Rejoint: août 2016
Messages: 32
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Not ready to comment about the 2019 draftees yet, but of the currently drafted stable, I would personally put Abramov ahead of Formenton on the left side, solely due to upside. He's way more boom or bust than Formenton, but his skill set still has me ranking him ahead. I see Abramov as top 6 or bust, whereas Formenton has a much higher floor (I'd say that he's practically a lock to make the team in 2020-21 after spending most of 2019-20 in Belleville with a couple of call-ups), but I think he's all but locked in as their 3LW of the future. Abramov might not make the NHL at all, but that higher risk has such a high-level skill set attached to it that he's still ahead of him on the prospect chart for me.
That being said, even ignoring the 11-13 picks in the top 62 the next 3 drafts, this is a legit stable of prospects. I love how deep the team suddenly is on the right side up front with the additions of Balcers, Davidsson, and Veronneau, and there's still a fairly big hole in the top 4 at RD that should absolutely be addressed, but the holes are getting patched up in fairly short order.
Strengths:
High end skill at both wings
Depth at all forward positions
High end - bordering on elite - skill at LD
High end depth at LD
Multiple potential starters in goal
Weaknesses:
Top 4 RD
High end 1C
"Can't miss" 1LW