same reasons probably that people are losing their minds here - no nhl games. It's a waiting game. Two years is usually enough to see who is great and who is not.

McMichael could very well be the best, or it might be Newhook. We have no clue yet.

100% agree. I just find it funny that people in this thread listed guys like Soderstrom, Caufield, Zegras but didnt mention Newhook

I agree with Afox. This draft was hyped up more than it should have. However, i think many players in this draft WILL be excellent, but NONE of them were NHL ready. So, it's worse in that nobody stands out as being franchise changing immediately, but i think their end result and potential is higher than some previous drafts.

Just poking fun at how terrible Tampa’s assets management is this year. I guess I did go off topic but Your opinions are actually pretty interesting and intelligent for you to give such a lazy thoughtless initial comment. I guess going for the edgy easy approach today?

Caufield will eternally be mentioned on this site. I will be laughing when he is the next bust. To me he is nothing more than Hoffmann - just a guy that sits still in one spot firing shots that is only useful on the PP.

I don’t follow the NCAA as much as I should but I have heard great things about him

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There will be a lot of skilled NHL players from that draft, it is a very good draft, just because it had no superstars YET does not mean anything at this point.

No he doesn't. And he's played better away from Kane than with him.

It was more of an open discussion/ how bad the actual players from this draft are playing in the nhl / how well McMichael is actually doing. Admittedly others are playing really well also.

Man y’all be sleeping on my boy tomasino

The 2 players at the top of the OHL points list are both in the 2020 draft class. Wouldn't playing on a good team affect their point total more than age in junior hockey? I ask because now there are a bunch of paths leading to the NHL and there is a bigger gap in skill between the top players on a team guys on the 4th line or bottom pair?

Kaliyev is the mext Kucherov, change my mind

3 teenagers playing vs men or a kid playing against kids? Hmm I wonder why someone has more points in a league made for 19 year olds.

Teenagers vs grown men or a 19 year playing in a league built for 19 year olds? I wonder who’s numbers will look better.

Yeah no teenager ever had success playing against men. Haha 26 point pace vs “men” or a 160 point pace vs “teenagers”. You are coming off stupid and I hope this isn’t the case

Nobody is saying the OHL is the NHL. We are saying that their NHL success isn’t there. They are producing at a 3-5th rounder pace. Guys are producing at a really good 4th liners pace. Look at Matthews Eichel Mc David they were teenagers and top picks as well

Ok thanks for the response.

i think the big issue was with the USNDT group being over rated. That was a good team but individually probably not as great as the numbers they were able to put up together

I really iked McMichael in the preseason, he impressed me. I looked up a couple of prospects in diff games in PS and check how they are doing in diff teams. He stood out to me like a "steal". And he is super young...
That's far from "real" NHL level, but still. The closest we have so far.

On the other hand all tampa's prospects disappointed me... At least on the offensive front don't think we have a new Kuch/Point/Cir/Palat type of guy anymore... but i hope i'm wrong... well our draft luck is not infinite, yzerman was crazy good though.
I will be curious to see If Seider is the real deal... or he didn't made the correct choice...

Imo Hughes will be the best... He is like Point 2.0 - Excellent playmaker - 100 points player
Finally Buffalo found a good one, Cozens, i feel he will be also pretty good.
Byram - jeez - i can't wait to see him play in the nhl...
I think this draft class was not a "bust/overhyped"...

Next draft is gonna be crazy good: That's for sure, whatever the media says... check the players... lots of them already insanely talented, not just 5...
Easily best draft in last 10 years.

Keep moving the goal posts bud. You compared a junior player to NHLers. That’s about as dumb as it gets.

You did?! Not me. Those nhl players are just playing terrible. I simply asked based off how terrible those players nhl starts have been If McMichael would be the best guy in the draft. Marino played NCAA last year does that mean Djoo is better bc he played NHL? Flawed logic again.

No you said the 3 guys in the NHL have 61 points so theyre bad and McMichael is better. You compared 3 NHLers to a junior player based on points. Not me.

Since everybody is just throwing their teams prospects into the mix. NICK ROBERTSON

You should reread or read at all. I said if there was a redraft that McMichael would go top 10. Never did it say he was better. I hinted that it’s possible never said it. Also ask anyone on this site would they rather take a 18year old that scores at a 26p/y pace in the NHL or a 18 year old that scores at a 160p/y pace in juniors who they would take I think the kid that show promise at juniors would get the nod over the kid that shows struggles at the nhl level already.pleaee read AND comprehend

You’re an idiot. I’m over it. You title says one thing then you use points of NHLers to compare to a junior player and now you’ve moved the goal posts again.