Leafs pick 7th overallNazem Kadri - C-6'0 190 - London CAN Analysis: "He's got a chance to be a very good offensive player. This is a terrific kid who has tremendous offensive ability. He just needs a little consistency." - Bob McKenzie
1. Age He's an October 90 birthdate, almost a year older than some of the other draft candidates
2. Size He is listed at 6' or 5'11.5 and between 165 and 175 pounds. He looks slender and will have to put on a lot of weight even to reach average size.
3. Reports say his effort is inconsistent.
Kadri was the best player at the WJC invite camp last summer, If he reaches his full potential he could be a 35 goals 90 pts player. H is not a franchise type i.e. guys like Kane, Cowan, Schenn to lesser extent if he becomes like Mike Richards.
Kadri has the potential to be most comparable to Duchene
KADRI = 78 pts.. Duchene 79 pt
The reason he has good stats in One word X 2 JOHN TAVARES...thats how kadri got 79 points. That's like saying Rob brown was a great 50 goal scorer...ya with lemieux as his center
KADRI STATS 25 goals 40 assists 65 points in 2007-2008... with the London Knights Kadri's stats 25 goals 53 assists ( with your precious tavares) for 78 pt
Players selected ahead of Kadri
1 John Tavares - C - 2 Victor Hedman - D 3 Matt Duchene - C 4 Evander Kane - C 5 Brayden Schenn - C 6 Oliver Ekman-Larsson - D
Players selected after Kadri8 Scott Glennie - RW - Brandon
9 Ottawa Jared Cowen - D - Spokane
10 Edmonton Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson - LW - Timra
11 Nashville Ryan Ellis - D - Windsor
12 NY Islanders Calvin De Haan - D - Oshawa
13 Buffalo Zack Kassian - RW - Peterborough
14 Florida Dmitri Kulikov - D - Drummondville
15 Anaheim Peter Holland - C - Guelph
16 Minnesota Nick Leddy - D - Eden Prairie
17 St. Louis David Rundblad - D - Skelleftea
18 Montreal Louis Leblanc - C - Omaha
Round 250 - Kenny Ryan, RW , 6'0 205 USA U-18 (USDP) right wing, boston college, 6.0, 204 lb
http://thehockeywriters.com/55-kenny...raft-rankings/ Quote:
One-Timer: His childhood hockey idol was Darren McCarty because “he played with so much energy and grit”, which tells you something about Ryan’s work ethic. NHL Central Scouting’s Gary Eggleston stated “Ryan is a solid skater who is strong on his skates, has good balance and his hard to knock off his feet. Has good overall speed and works hard in all zones. He is strong in the corners, is aware of defensive responsibilities and backchecks well. Ryan plays a rugged two-way game.” Ryan has good anticipation of how the play will develop. He is definitely more of a shooter than playmaker.
NHL Player(s) Comparison: Jere Lehtinen
58 - Jesse Blacker, D, 6'1 190 Can Windsor (OHL) D -Dob Apr 19 1991,Toronto, ONT, ht 6.00 -- Wt 190 -- Shoots R- Solid positionally, hometown kid, willing to drop the gloves, and is a hard worker who has overcome much adversity to get where he is today.
Round 368- Jamie Devane, LW ,6'5 210 Can Plymouth (OHL)-comparable to Milan Lucic, similar to Kyle Clifford who went 35th overall to LA
Round 5128 D Eric Knodel 6'6 215 USA Great low risk high reward pick. My favourite of the draft so far.
"He's an untapped resource," said Rustin coach Nick Russo. "He's a special player with a great character and impeccable work ethic. I think if he would have played in juniors for one or two years instead of playing in high school, he may have been a second or third rounder. His upside is enormous."
"He's a safe pick," said McGuire. "He doesn't have a huge mean streak, but he doesn't shy away from being physical. He also pinches well from the back end. If he keeps on developing at juniors and eventually the NCAA, he could be a real diamond in the rough."
Round 6158 RW
Jerry D'Amigo 5' 11" 196 USA-Offensive minded, highly competitive, speedy forward with good leadership qualities. He seems to put together consistent efforts game in and game out He makes good smart quick plays, takes contact well and drives the net without hesitation. ranked 67th by the CSB North American skaters. ranked 40th by ISS good pick
Round 7188
D Barron Smith 6'5" 205 USA - His father
is former Edmonton Oilers great Steve Smith.
ultra-aggressive defenseman who looks to time his hits and will drop the gloves without any hesitation. not fluent with the puck, he handles it poorly and shows very little eagerness to retrieve or make a play with it, he does a good job defensively of using his size and staying in front of his man as not to expose his poor backwards skating, good mobility and considering his height, he moves rather well, suffocating defensive defenseman
If you look at our talent pool, we have a lot of what would be considered skill guys. Bozak, Stralberg, Tlusty, Step, now Kadri. That's your prospect pool, so it's not hard to see why Burke is going for grit- we don't have any in the system!!
I think there is a method to the madness. Once we see the monster sign, free agency, actually trading Kaberle for more young talent, this will make more sense
