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Originally Posted by RyZ
I watched as much of the U-18s as I could last month and until Nesbitt banged in a pass from 2 feet in front of the cage in one of the later games, Im not sure I heard his name the rest of the tournament. I'm no scout but he appeard to multiple levels of effectiveness below players like Cootes, Reschney, Kindel and Martin on the ice. I have him closer to Ethan Czata and Matt Gard than I have him to the previously mentioned players. If he is 6'0 instead of 6'4 he is not in the top 50.
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Nesbitt was tied for 7th in scoring (5 points in 6 games) on Team Canada at the U-18’s, playing 1 less game than most of his teammates ahead of him- while cast in mostly a defensive role. He has excellent hockey sense, and applies it to his defensive duties. True, he wouldn’t be garnering the same attention if he weren’t 6’4”, but the fact of the matter is- he is 6’4”, and size is an asset in a contact sport, same goes for Mason West.
Don’t get me wrong, as I’ve said repeatedly- Nesbitt makes my Greg Neimisz PTSD act up a little, but I generally like him.