Obviously went Kerins here as I have Whynot a tier down at this point in time.
Cameron Whynot
Cameron Whynot is a terrific skater who is confident moving the puck from defensive zone to offensive zone with urgency. I found Whynot to be a very difficult prospect for me to give a trajectory for as he has the abnormal skillset of being dominant on the rush, but also terrible defending the rush: usually players are adept at both attributes with their skating ability. Whynot can easily navigate the neutral zone, breaking through various forechecking and blueline-defending tactics with ease. However, defending the rush, Whynot struggles significantly matching opponents' speeds and angles and is frequently caught on his heels resulting in his side of the ice being an easy route into the offensive zone for the opposing team. While his skating is clearly far better, he is almost like Dennis Wideman with his inability to defend the rush as a memory for Flames fans. Whynot also gives me vision concerns as he seems to play with horse blinders at times, but that could be chalked up to trying to do too much on his own rather than a fault. Something to keep an eye on. If I didn't find him difficult enough to analyze already, you can add in the story of two seasons: In his D-1 season he struggled mightily but rebounded with a much better draft season, however you have to weigh what impact playing without, then with, Avalanche first-rounder, Justin Barron, had on that which is always a difficult task.
Add all that up and this is a prospect I am have a very large range for relative even to the naturally wide ranges most prospects have already. Should have a much better impression a year from now.
Ceiling: Second pairing I guess
Probable: No idea (Style: kind of reminds me of Brandon Montour - great skater but questionable IQ and poor vision)
Floor: Outright bust
__________________
"I think the eye test is still good, but analytics can sure give you confirmation: what you see...is that what you really believe?"
Scotty Bowman, 0 NHL games played
"You ain't gotta like me. You're just mad 'cause I tell it how it is and you tell it how it might be."
|
