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Originally Posted by FBI
I have more hope with Mangiapane than Phillips for sure.. Phillips seems to try hard and lots of moves but doesn't accomplish much..
Also I wasn't as impressed with AOM as you guys were.. Seemed big and "there" but made some pretty poor plays at times too..
I was pretty underwhelmed this year for the young stars except Janko,Foo,Andersson,Valimaki
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Yeah AOM looks like a long shot at this point to me. But hey, its early and you never know how polished he may end up looking after a couple years and some work on his skating. He'll have to prove something this year in order to get an NHL contract.
I agree on your last point. But really it shows how much of a crapshoot the draft and prospects are. You have the high picks that are good bets to play and then the rest are real gambles. I'll add Dube to that mix though, I thought he showed NHL upside for sure. NHL speed and stick handling but how his offense will translate is a big question.
I'll break it down like this
Guys who looked like NHLers: Jankowski, Foo
Guys who looked close to competing for the NHL: Valimaki, Andersson
Guys who looked to be good bets to be future NHLers: Dube, Parsons
Guys who showed glimpses of having NHL upside: Mangiapane, Fisher, Healey, Ruzicka
I mean we had what, 6 of our top 10 prospects there? And those were the guys who obviously stood out. I didn't watch the opposition too closely but it wasn't like any of their top prospects really wowed me either although I know VAN for example has Petterson off in Europe. But Jankowski looked far more impactful than Brock Boeser who may play for VAN this year.