After last year, I wanna follow the draft more in depth. Please to all the draft gurus, tell me how to follow prospects in depth (without paying plane tickets to watch them play).
After last year, I wanna follow the draft more in depth. Please to all the draft gurus, tell me how to follow prospects in depth (without paying plane tickets to watch them play).
I just don't wanna be the youtube highlights guy.
Pick up list of prospect (most likely a good one ), pick up a calendar, pick up dates of games you want to watch (best interest is to focus on two players a game) then get a stream !
Who knows we might have another top 5 picks next year if there's substantial lockout and we have many lottery balls.(The worse part of that: Edmonton could pick very high again)
Pick up list of prospect (most likely a good one ), pick up a calendar, pick up dates of games you want to watch (best interest is to focus on two players a game) then get a stream !
Who knows we might have another top 5 picks next year if there's substantial lockout and we have many lottery balls.(The worse part of that: Edmonton could pick very high again)
So we didn't get a goalie this year. arggh.
Let's go for Fucale?
Don't wish for a lockout... It's been 2 weeks there's no hockey and i'm falling little by little in a deep deep deeeeep depression
After last year, I wanna follow the draft more in depth. Please to all the draft gurus, tell me how to follow prospects in depth (without paying plane tickets to watch them play).
I just don't wanna be the youtube highlights guy.
I try to catch as many Mooseheads games as I can live, if I can't, Eastlink t.v. streams them. There is also streams available all over the net for games. Some CHL games are broadcast on Sportsnet.
If you can get streams of tournaments like the Can-Rus challenge, the top prospects game, Ivan Hlinka, U-18, U-20, they are good to see the top players in the age groups.
Find resources that you trust on the internet, lots of draft blogs, scouting websites, nhldraftvideo is an excellent resource which comes from a guy on our own forum.
Who knows we might have another top 5 picks next year if there's substantial lockout and we have many lottery balls.(The worse part of that: Edmonton could pick very high again)
So we didn't get a goalie this year. arggh.
Let's go for Fucale?
If we are picking that high, screw the tender, I want Jonathan Drouin. That way everyone gets something, talented, top six forward, francophone.
After last year, I wanna follow the draft more in depth. Please to all the draft gurus, tell me how to follow prospects in depth (without paying plane tickets to watch them play).
I just don't wanna be the youtube highlights guy.
Start by doing second hand research (prospect write ups, blogs, and yes, even youtube highlights and hfboards posts), find prospects that stand out to you, and find streams when you can. All the big tournaments are easy to find, high profile CHL games and European games are possible to stream at times.
Following European youth teams is harder but you will figure out who to keep a look out for by lurking on the prospects and international boards enough to see which European posters are worth listening to.
I try to catch as many Mooseheads games as I can live, if I can't, Eastlink t.v. streams them. There is also streams available all over the net for games. Some CHL games are broadcast on Sportsnet.
If you can get streams of tournaments like the Can-Rus challenge, the top prospects game, Ivan Hlinka, U-18, U-20, they are good to see the top players in the age groups.
Find resources that you trust on the internet, lots of draft blogs, scouting websites, nhldraftvideo is an excellent resource which comes from a guy on our own forum.
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Start by doing second hand research (prospect write ups, blogs, and yes, even youtube highlights and hfboards posts), find prospects that stand out to you, and find streams when you can. All the big tournaments are easy to find, high profile CHL games and European games are possible to stream at times.
Following European youth teams is harder but you will figure out who to keep a look out for by lurking on the prospects and international boards enough to see which European posters are worth listening to.
This is really helpful guys, thanks. Sounds like fun.
1. Nathan MacKinnon
2. Seth Jones
3. Anthony Duclair
4. Hunter Shinkaruk
5. Aleksander Barkov Jr
6. Sean Monahan
7. Elias Lindholm
8. Ryan Pulock
9. Valery Nichushkin 10. Jonathan Drouin 11. Curtis Lazar
12. Kerby Richel
13. Rasmus Ristolainen
14. Adam Erne
15. Max Domi
16. Alex Forsberg
17. Zachary Fucale
18. JT Compher
19. Nick Sorensen
20. Eric Roy
Being in a mindset of not tanking that badly, these 2 guys are the ones I want in my team. Especially Curtis Lazar. The kid is so mature for his age and has tremendous work ethic.
After last year, I wanna follow the draft more in depth. Please to all the draft gurus, tell me how to follow prospects in depth (without paying plane tickets to watch them play).
I just don't wanna be the youtube highlights guy.
Depending on where you're from, go watch CHL games either Q, OHL or WHL. It's not that expensive and watch for visiting teams that have great talent for the draft. I live in Mauricie, Québec and I went to watch Grigorenko played 2 times in Shawinigan.
As most of us aren't real scouts, we do a lot of reading and discussions. Make sure you come often on HFboards and the prospects section.
Here's my hockeyblog and you can scroll down to read the articles I've written on them. Galchenyuk tweeted me back 2 times early in the season complementing my article on him.
Depending on where you're from, go watch CHL games either Q, OHL or WHL. It's not that expensive and watch for visiting teams that have great talent for the draft. I live in Mauricie, Québec and I went to watch Grigorenko played 2 times in Shawinigan.
As most of us aren't real scouts, we do a lot of reading and discussions. Make sure you come often on HFboards and the prospects section.
Here's my hockeyblog and you can scroll down to read the articles I've written on them. Galchenyuk tweeted me back 2 times early in the season complementing my article on him.
Looks like a great blog, and regarding the list you posted previously, Rasmus Ristolainen really stood out for me in the last u20 WJC. I'm gonna watch him closely this year and I think he can possibly rise.
1. Nathan MacKinnon
2. Seth Jones
3. Anthony Duclair
4. Hunter Shinkaruk
5. Aleksander Barkov Jr
6. Sean Monahan
7. Elias Lindholm
8. Ryan Pulock
9. Valery Nichushkin 10. Jonathan Drouin 11. Curtis Lazar
12. Kerby Richel
13. Rasmus Ristolainen
14. Adam Erne
15. Max Domi
16. Alex Forsberg
17. Zachary Fucale
18. JT Compher
19. Nick Sorensen
20. Eric Roy
Being in a mindset of not tanking that badly, these 2 guys are the ones I want in my team. Especially Curtis Lazar. The kid is so mature for his age and has tremendous work ethic.
I'm betting by next June, Jones & MacKinnon swap rankings.
I'm betting by next June, Jones & MacKinnon swap rankings.
It's very possible. But we have to be careful with him. Remember how Erik Johnson was considered the next big thing at defence? He completely dominated for the USDP. But it's still a whole year from now so there's going to be a lot of changes, and surprises. An unknown kid like Huberdeau and Teravainen could rise progressively in the rankings without being even mentionned in the early mocks.
It's very possible. But we have to be careful with him. Remember how Erik Johnson was considered the next big thing at defence? He completely dominated for the USDP. But it's still a whole year from now so there's going to be a lot of changes, and surprises. An unknown kid like Huberdeau and Teravainen could rise progressively in the rankings without being even mentionned in the early mocks.
It will be interesting to watch how guys like Valeri Nichushkin will rank.
