We took a HUGE risk with this pick...Yann Sauve has a boatload of potential but with Dalpe available I can't say I'm satisfied with the pick in comparison to Hodgson. What sucks even more is that the second guy I wanted in my "perfect" draft was Aaron Ness was picked immediately before Sauve. At least they didn't go completely off-board like last year again...
Would have preferred an offensive player, but Yann Sauve doesn't seem to be a bad pick. Big, physical and mean, but needs to improve his play and poise with the puck.
Would have preferred an offensive player, but Yann Sauve doesn't seem to be a bad pick. Big, physical and mean, but needs to improve his play and poise with the puck.
From TSN: The big, strong, physical blueliner who models his game on Dion Phaneuf's is sometimes too aggressive for his own good, taking himself out of position, but he is most certainly a work in progress. One of his claims to fame is that he fought Steven Stamkos in the CHL Prospects game. He started this season as a projected first rounder but will have to improve his decision-making to get back to that status.
From NHL Central Scouting: Yann is a defenceman who, when he is on, can be one of the best defencemen in all the Quebec League and all of junior hockey. With continued development and maturity, as well as experience on when to dish the puck and when not to dish the puck, projects to be a solid defenceman. He needs to improve on a little bit of poise and calmness with the puck. He is good with the puck but sometimes gives it away too abruptly and it results in turnovers.
Not bad. This helps out our defensive depth a bit, and I think he may leapfrog Ellington as our top defensive prospect at the moment.
From TSN: The big, strong, physical blueliner who models his game on Dion Phaneuf's is sometimes too aggressive for his own good, taking himself out of position, but he is most certainly a work in progress. One of his claims to fame is that he fought Steven Stamkos in the CHL Prospects game. He started this season as a projected first rounder but will have to improve his decision-making to get back to that status.
From NHL Central Scouting: Yann is a defenceman who, when he is on, can be one of the best defencemen in all the Quebec League and all of junior hockey. With continued development and maturity, as well as experience on when to dish the puck and when not to dish the puck, projects to be a solid defenceman. He needs to improve on a little bit of poise and calmness with the puck. He is good with the puck but sometimes gives it away too abruptly and it results in turnovers.
