This is part 2 of our 2024 draft class analysis series. In this video we take a look at the top 5 players in this years NHL draft. With prospect profiles and player highlights. All videos are used within the creative commons guidelines.
Yeah agreed - he put up monster numbers in the MHL but most of his comparables were already in the big league by his age so it makes him a hard player to evaluate
Your nuts, Lindstrom third or second best forward in the draft behind Celebrini and demidov, your smoking crack if you don’t want to take him, in flames I want iggy, but if lindstrom there and they take him I won’t be mad
If you want your analysis to be taken seriously - get the facts straight. You stated Levshunov hadn't had much exposure to the N.A. play style until he played in the NCAA this past season. The fact is he played the previous season (2022/23) in the USHL with the Green Bay Gamblers where he played 62 games and scored 42 points and he played another 3 games in the playoffs. Also - have you watched Demidov play this season - especially in the playoffs? If you had you would have seen Demidov's defensive game is not a weakness. The competitive motor you list as a strength is just as much on display when he doesn't have the puck as when he does. The point being that he plays defense with the same relentless motor as he does in the offensive end - you will not find him cherry picking on the blueline waiting for a breakout pass.
Hey Glenn thanks for commenting. For Levshunov the fact still stands that he has had very little time to adapt to the north american ice / playstyle yet has been able to excel in it! As for Demidov - there are several clips that I can send to you, as well as scouting reports that show that he takes shifts off at times in the defensive end, not necessarily due to a lack of competitive motor but more-so because his defensive IQ is hit and miss so he gets lost in the play at times. Not to mention he is leaps and bounds better than his competition so it makes him very hard to evaluate.
@HockeyOutsider Demidov is a forward though. If his defensive IQ it's less important than a DEFENSEMAN with a lack of a defensive IQ and low compete off the puck? Also Demidov is expected to be 6ft+
@@SoftServeCone sure maybe its a little less important- but for a team like your Blackhawks for example who already have some great forward prospects that aren’t necessarily great 2-way players (yet) its an aspect of his game that could shy them away from taking him at #2
