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Speaker 1: Welcome to Fantasy Hockey Life, presented by fan Tracks.

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Speaker 2: Here sits.

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Speaker 1: Your source of information and analysis to help you win

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your fantasy hockey league. Block off hot a step hit on, staylock.

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Here's your host, Jesse Sevier and Victor Nuno Fantasy Hockey.

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Speaker 2: Live once again. Jess Severe of Man Tracks, Victor Nuno

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of Dabber of McKean's Victor. How you doing.

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Speaker 1: It's really bright down here, Jesse. I don't know what's

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going on. I can barely see what is that. I

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think it's the glow of the two gold medals that

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the US won at the Olympics. I don't know how

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I'm gonna see anymore. It's so bright. How are you doing?

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Speaker 2: Oh no, oh no, yeah, yeah, it's you knew it

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was coming. Canadian listeners, please don't drop in listenership over

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the next week. But yeah, it was quite an event, man,

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and it couldn't have been more exciting, right, couldn't have

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been more exciting. I was actually in Canada watching the

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finals and a little frightened to go outside afterwards. People

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were pretty bummed. Was pretty early in the morning, but no,

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everybody's a good sport and it was fun. It created

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some interesting chats and some of the groups that were

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in Victor.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, it was great. It was the best hockey I've

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ever seen, I think, just in general seeing all the

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nhlrs at the Olympics, I don't understand how anyone can

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watch this, And I'm talking mostly to the NHL leadership

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and say we shouldn't do this again. We'll pass. Like,

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I don't understand how you could not want this. I

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know that these are as, these players are assets for

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the teams and the owners and all that. I totally

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understand that. But this was the best hockey we've ever seen,

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in my opinion, and great storylines with some of the

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countries who maybe you don't think of as being so strong,

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like Slovakia making it in to the fourth seed and

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near upstats happening all over the place. It was just

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really high quality, even some of the teams that were

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a little lower down. It'll and France being more competitive

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than I thought. And France is going to be there

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again because in four years it's back in France, so

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they should be there again, so that'll be interesting. But

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I just really loved it and it was great, fantastic hockey.

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Some of the best that I've ever seen, and I

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just really hope that we get to see it. I

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know it's a little hard for the fantasy rosters and

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I personally lost I think four of my top players

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on one of my teams. It's going for a championship

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due to injury. So I get it. That sucks, but

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to me, it's all worth it just to see such

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great hockey, and I hope we get to continue it.

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It's been It was such.

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Speaker 2: A treat I think it's undebatable that gold medal game

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was the I think it was the most talented. It

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was played at the highest level that has ever been seen.

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Because you can talk about Stanley Cup finals, and I'm

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not dissing Stanley Cup finals at all, but those teams

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are beat up by the time they get to the finals.

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The two teams are beat up. It's a battle of attrition,

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worn out and they're just surviving and you get an

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amazing level of play. But everybody in that game was

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playing their freaking heart out and they were the most skillful,

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best players. Effectively the best two teams that you could

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assemble in the world based on the using use of

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nationality to do it. It's what you theoretically would hope

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an All Star game would be. But these guys not

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only care, but if you saw the way that they looked,

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when both teams looked when the thing was done, there's

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no question. I will say it was the most skillful,

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most talented, strongest play on ice game that we've ever seen,

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and we're going to see probably for several years. So yeah,

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pat on the back to those who tolerated this, even

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with Kevin Fiala, Mikol Ranton and others not probably playing

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for certain amounts of time varying on the player involved.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, it was awesome and there was a lot of

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discourse that was happening, and it was funny. Some of

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the Canadians that I saw said, this is ridiculous. These

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are these Americans are fairweather fans are not even gonna

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care the next day after this upset and obviously Canada

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are really upset. And to that, I will say, how

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dare you? It is Tuesday and we just stopped caring.

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Speaker 2: It's gonna say. They have a point. That's that's the

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American Olympic experience, folks, is Yeah, it's quickly, it's quickly

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crowded out of the public imagination, but nonetheless, what a

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tournament victor. We're thinking always about the next thing, and

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there were a couple of next things in this tournament.

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It was really more about today. But today we're thinking

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about the draft. Right after this Victor, we're gonna come

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back and talk some draft eligibles, really for the most

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organized first time maybe this year, Victor.

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Speaker 3: Today is our first big cut at the Rentil Draft.

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We've mentioned some guys time to time, but today we're

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really getting into the meat of some not We're not

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going one through ten here, We're gonna talk about some

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of the very top guys. We're gonna talk about some

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of the middle of the first we're gonna talk about

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maybe some guys who even get out of the first round.

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So it's not comprehensive, but it's some of the stuff

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that is of great interest to right now. And we're

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gonna start with Keaton Verhoff. He is a consensus top

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prospect in the draft, generally top three ranked. I even

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saw him on some rankings number one overall. Now that's

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Speaker 2: Obviously, there's a couple other guys who are up there

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who've been talked about a lot. But if your taste

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is in a big, heavy, right shot defenceman that is

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on every NHL GM's wish list, and you can understand

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how one of those might rise to the top. Here

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is our scouts tout. FHL Scout Patrick had this to

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say about verof the skating slightly above average, strong stride quality,

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lateral movement, skating and backward skating. Overall, the skating looks

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like it will refine further as he grows comfortable with

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his size. Passing and handling, Veroff makes decisive and crispasses

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on target, can handle the puck, he can transport it

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up the eye, and his shooting is that's a hard shot.

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It beats goalies IQ high for Keaton. He reads and

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reacts to the play very well. Infrequently does one find

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him out of position, and often Verov finds himself in

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the right place to get the puck for for checking.

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He's going to contribute by coming down to the face

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off circle when it makes sense, but he is conscious

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of defense. He's not going to sell out from the

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defender position. He uses his hockey sense and skating to

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be in the right position to defend on the rush,

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retrieve the puckin zone, defend well at NetFront, so the

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best asset here, according to Patrick, is hockey sense. The

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biggest concern was overall defensive game still has some imperfections,

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mostly minor, still to be worked out. The top tier

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outcome that can be seen here a top pair defenseman,

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power play one quarterback. That's because he's got all the

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skills to be a top pair with the attainable approvements

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to his game the fiftieth percentile of the median here,

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second pair of power play two. The overall size and

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skills provide a good baseline that you could take him

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pretty far. The stylistic comparable echoes of headman or Eckblad.

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A more recent comparison perhaps Sam Dickinson, who's still matriculating

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through the miners, but with better defense and less dynamic offense.

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The NHL ranking pole doesn't screw around with Keaton Verhoff.

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We're gonna put him right against Gavin McKenna and see

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what happens. And as you might expect, especially after McKenna

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just dropped a bomb, it was a one goal and

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seven assists the other week, he wins this poll eighty

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one two nineteen percent over Keaton Verhoff. And this was

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even a real world draft choice thing, It's not even fantasy.

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It still ended up this way. Not gonna lie as

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the guy who took Michael Misa over Matthew Schaeffer last year,

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the beginning of a fantasy draft. The high flying forward

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over the top defenseman is feeling painful to me right now.

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I don't feel great about it. But Victor, how do

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you feel about Keaton Verhoff as a fantasy prospect?

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Speaker 1: Well, you just mentioned the about thinking back to last

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year and the Misa versus Schaefer is definitely a little concerning.

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Could that happen again? Certainly we never know. We I

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felt pretty confident about Misa there over Schaeffer, and who knows,

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maybe five years from now we're seeing Lisa put up

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one hundred and ten points and it's fine, but he

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would have to massively outproduce what Schaeffer is doing. Based

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on relative value for defenders. It seems like it's going

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to be a long shot. I do think that I

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do think similarly in this pairing as I did last year,

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that the forward has way more points upside and the

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defender is going to be more valuable to his real

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life team. But that narrative could shift and we'll have

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to wait and see. Verdoff is just so steady. I

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love that description. I love the comps that we're given there.

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He's definitely I could see him going ahead of McKenna

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in the real draft right now. As you mentioned, he

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is number one only on one rankless, a major rankless,

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and that is Ryan Kennedy of the Hockey News. He's

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the consolidated rank number three, and most other outlets don't

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have him higher than in the two or three range,

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whereas McKenna is still consensus number one, although a lot

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of places have him two, three or even four. It's

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just interesting. I think when they redo their ranks based

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on the points that he's had recently, I think that

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might shift a little bit. At this point, he's really

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doing what Celebrini did in his draft year in college,

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and so that's pretty impressive. It was low for a

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while there, but he's really broken out. Apparently all he

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has to do is a punch guys in the face

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at a bar and then he can score more points.

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real life, Verhoff is going to be more valuable to

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his team. He's a right shot defenseman who can play

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in all situations. He looks like a true number one

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all situations, run the power play, penalty kill. That's extremely valuable,

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more valuable to your team than McKenna, who even as

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a high end winger, you're looking at some of the

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best wingers in the world like Rentonen and Paneren, who

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absolutely can tilt the ice and be super special. But

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you still need guys down the middle to defend and

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to play in all situations, and he's not going to

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be that guy. His looking I have pulled up his

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Fantasy Hockey Life player card and a lot of his

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defensive metrics are not great. Some of his play driving

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is okay, but his corsi against is pretty terrible. Some

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of his puck battles, which is an issue, like his

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off puck play, essentially continues to not be very good

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at all, although his transition data he's still good offensively.

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time in the offensive zone, then you're pretty good defensively.

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Just because of that. Verhoff is pretty good in all

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those situations, and that'll be part of the narrative but

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you look at hockey prospecting between these two and there's

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just no question. You can see that McKenna is a

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ninety nine percent star chance of a star and Verhoff

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is fifty three percent, which still extremely high. So all

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to say that, yeah, I probably would take McKenna here,

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but I think it's for Verhoff because he's a great prospect.

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Speaker 2: Absolutely, that is going to be a couple of guys

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you're looking for it in your draft lottery now. Ryan Lynn,

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Vancouver Giant. Lynn is a smaller defenseman, but one who

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is well over a point per game this year, being

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discussed as something like a mid first round pick and

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a buzzy guy. Our FHL scout Nate has this to

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say about Ryan Lynn. Above average skater, which he uses

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to close gaps defensively and have smart activations when breaking

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the puck out of the offensive zone. For an undersize defender,

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He's going to be one of the few who can

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make it work with his great skating tendencies, which is

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why teams will want to take a chance on him

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early in the first round. Passing and handling a good

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first pass when breaking out in the defensive zone, but

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doesn't show as much in the offensive zone as you'd

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like to see from a player of his size. Not

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going to hurt a team with his offensive abilities, but

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not going to be a game breaker either. The shot

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is not going to blow any goaltenders away, and his

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play style doesn't lend itself to too many scoring opportunities.

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get pucks through to the net, but he doesn't really

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have much of a scoring touch. The IQ is in

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the running with skating for his best quality. He makes

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smart reads with a puck in the defensive zone to

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create offense. He also has a great stick, which he

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uses to break up attacking threats. He sometimes overanalyzes the

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play defensively, which gets him flailing out of position, but

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it's likely a case of trying to do too much

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on defense. Lend's strong stick skills in anticipation make him

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an average to above average defender. Likely isn't going to

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be a shutdown defender, but he'll be steady as a

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rock and have a long career as a dependable two

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way defenceman. It's hard to pick between Lin's skating and

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hockey IQ for his best asset, but Linz skating will

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get him out of trouble as an undersized defender, but

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with his IQ, there won't be too many times where

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he gets himself into trouble. Right now is skating is

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likely the better quality, but if you can clean it

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up some of his overplaying at the defensive end that is,

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his IQ will be what makes him a full time

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NHL defender. The biggest concern, well, he's got offensive talents,

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he projects more as a two way guy, hasn't shown

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enough of a high end offensive ability compared to others

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in this class, and that will likely lead to him

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not having as much offensive production. Also, asn't a physical

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two way defenceman and stead he tries to excel with

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smart breeds and a good stick. While whichever team drafts

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him will be getting a steady defenseman, his style won't

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translate to the stats categories, so the top outcome here

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top pairing defenseman. He'll get some duty on the power

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play depending on the rest of the defensive corps around him.

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who will also get some time at the penalty kill

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as well, but could get some time on the power

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play one at some point in his career. Lynn has

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all the tendencies of an above average to elite defenseman,

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but his offensive talents are still which could limit his

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chances on the power play or in other offensive situations.

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who isn't the first defender out on the special teams,

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but gives the team seventeen to nineteen reliable minutes every night.

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excel in one particular area, this is the kind of

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role he frequently lands in. He'll sometimes get power play time,

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he'll get some PK time, but his presence on the

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back end will be the minutes he eats on five.

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Ryan Lynn's style is reminiscent of Jared Spurgeon. Spurgeon was

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worthy of getting the C in Minnesota because of his steadiness,

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but he isn't going to rack up hits every single night,

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and his career high end points in his prime was

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forty three. So thus speaks Nate our FHL scout. In

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the NHL ranking Poll, Ryan Lynn is up against Xavier Villenueve,

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and that is going to be Ryan Lynn in a

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win as fifty eight point five to forty one point five.

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Will an NHL team experienced Ryan Linsanity in a couple

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of years after drafting this young defenseman, More importantly, will

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my fantasy team.

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Speaker 1: I think the answer to both of those is yes.

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And I hope we can bring Linsanity over to hockey

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because that was super fun. You could probably tell me

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what happened with him. I vaguely remember that happening, and

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I think he faded into oblivion. Am I wrong about that?

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Speaker 2: Yeah? Basically he did all that while Carmelo Anthony was hurt.

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Mello came back and Lynn Jeremy Lynn just take a knee.

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Then Lynn went to Houston. Yeah, he slowly faded. We

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ended up playing in Taiwan, had a decent career, but yeah,

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he was the hottest couple of weeks in NBA history

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and that kind of faded away.

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Speaker 1: Gotcha. That's why you're on this podcast to give us

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the basketball information that correlated with other sports. Yeah. I

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think that Ryan Lynn is not going to be like that.

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I think that he has way more upside and I

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think that it's interesting talking about the offense. I think

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everyone needs to understand that the Vancouver Giants are a

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very bad team, and I got to see them live

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and I saw that like I saw Ryan Linn, just

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doing so many small little things, creating space, opening up lanes,

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putting perfect passes onto sticks, all of which plays just

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died after they left his stick. It was really hard

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to watch. And he is more physical than some might

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go credit for it. He was separating players from pucks.

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Sure he won about as many board battles as he lost,

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but he was competitive in those. He's not the biggest guy,

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but he's competitive. People put the body on, although he

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more likely is going to steal the puck from you,

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just with a good stick check and body position. But

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his defensive game is really good. Looking at his bash

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he actually has eighty two percent for hits, which is

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pretty high, and his blocks are pretty good and his

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shots are pretty good. So overall his bashes eighty fourth percentile.

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That's going to give you a really nice floor for

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that high Q and good skating and all that. I

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think I mentioned this, but his comps are insane, like

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Ryan Murkley to Scott Needemeyer, and there's a entire breadth

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of players in between. There So is he going to

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be the next Scott Needemayer. Probably not. But I think

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he is nowhere near as bad defensively as Ryan Murkley.

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He's not even in the same conversation, Like, basically, Ryan

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lan is what Ryan Murkley would have been if he

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could actually play defense, which he never really did. So

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I think that's the context to put this in. He

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not only does he try, he's actually really good at gapping,

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at getting a stick in the right position. For me,

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I'm taking Ryan Land because I think he has a

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chance to be He's probably not to the point where

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he's going to be a number one defender, but he

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might be a really strong number three on your team

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who plays top power play, plays in the top four,

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gets twenty to twenty two minutes in the best case scenario,

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and is really valuable in those situations. So I think

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that's pretty high praise there. You look at the hockey

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prospect in between these two, and I'll talk about Villeneuve

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in a minute here, but sixty nine percent for Ryan

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Lynn to be a star and twenty seven percent for Villeneuve.

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I think some of the some of the things, some

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of the equivalencies for the Q are a little regressed

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a little bit, but he has some good comps like

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Jacob chick Gran and Owen Power, Alex Petangelo, that's Exavier

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Villeneuve and his season has been going really well. One

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of the things about him is that he does have

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that profile of not being so great defensively, and he

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is slightly undersized at five eleven pet fifty seven, so

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that's a little bit tricky. He is over point per

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game for the Armada there and the queue, and I've

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seen some improvement in his defensive game right now. A

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lot of his metrics are tracking to be really good actually,

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and a lot of his play driving and transition play.

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He's actually really good at takeaways as well. So the

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hockey isn't as high event in his own zone, but

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that is going to be the concern. Is he competitive enough?

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Does he play well enough away from the puck? In

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my olymbic of viewings have been that hasn't been a

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huge problem. He's pretty good at puck battles and loose

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puck recovery and play driving. He doesn't really hit or

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separate guys from the puck, but he shoots a lot,

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so I think the bash will actually be better for Lynn,

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and I think he has more offensive upside, so I

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would definitely take Lynn here, but I think Villeneuve is

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an interesting one, especially if you're drafting in the ten

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to fifteen range and your fantasy draft. I think that

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you'd be pretty happy to get Villeneuve in that range

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because I think there's a significant amount of upside. But

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for me, Ryan Lynn is probably going to go for

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fantasy in the five to seven range. That's probably where

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I'm gonna want to take him. That's where I would recommend,

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So if you get him any time after that, I

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think you're pretty happy about it.

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Speaker 2: On to that via Albert Smith's perhaps the most prominent

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draft eligible at the Olympics, or at least the one

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who had high profile because he was on one of

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the main names of his team that people knew. He

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did manage a couple of apples in the Land of Pasta,

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and now he goes back home to Finland to Ukurt,

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not home to Finland, but up over the Baltic Sea

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to Finland to Eucret, where he has not scored a ton,

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but he did have twenty three minutes in forty three

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seconds time on ice in eight shots in his first

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came back. Is it the Gulf of Botnia or the

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Baltic seed there anyway, not important. Patrick our scout has

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the important stuff. On Albert Smith's He's an above average

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skater six two hundred and five pounds or not hindrance

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for Smith's. The forward and backward skating are both fluid

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as well as the latter mobility. Alberts is a skilled

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stick handler, able to handle in space on the boards,

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and the passing is accurate for the most part, but

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could use some more consistency. The shooting, Smith's hits a

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hard shot from the point that tests goalies well. The

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eighth that he shot the other day didn't go in,

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but maybe they left bruses. The IQ Alberts is very calm,

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but could use more urgency at time. The vision anticipation

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or average, as he makes the obvious plays but doesn't

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display higher end vision. The defensive IQ is higher than

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the offensive IQ at this point. For checking, the game

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can be a bit chaotic with Smith's because sometimes he

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gets in the zone deep on the four check, but

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then he's smart enough to fall back at the right

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times the defense. On the plus side, he has the

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size and likes to check when it makes sense, especially

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along the boards. He maintains good gaps and has good

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timing on his poke checks. He can be a little

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inconsistent on board battles, so the best asset was the

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skating provides a base for the other parts of his game.

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The biggest concern. There's not a lot of major concerns,

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but maybe the offensive upside isn't that high. The top

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tier outcome that Patrick can see here as a line

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one defenseman, align one player with power play two and

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he has a very solid all around game with some

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offense that could project him to a minute lunch or

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with good periffs. The median outcome bottom four defenseman, occasional

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power play two time. If his development stalls, it doesn't

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translate to the higher levels, he could have more of

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a limited role stylistic comparable Why not Alex petranngeloone, Devin

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Taysee and Albert Smith's is going to go again against

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Tynan Lawrence in our NHL Rankking Pole Lawrence one of

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the top prospects in this draft, the real deal number

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five in the consolidated ranks. He wins over Smith's in

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this cop sixty five point five to thirty four point five.

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I'm not surprised Lawrence won this vote. Victor Smith's maybe

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not quite the offensive reputation. But what do you think

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of these two?

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Speaker 1: Well, I think you're gonna want both of these. I

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think it's interesting how Mason paired up forward in defense

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in several of these instead of just going straight across

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D to D and forward to Ford. It makes these

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much more challenging. So thanks a lot Mason to comment on.

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But I think that's the point is some of these

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NHL teams are going to be faced with this decision.

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Do I want the defenseman who could be our top

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pair all situations kind of guy, or do I want

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a center. Those two positions are two of the most

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coveted in this in by NHL teams, and Lawrence is

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I think, by far the top center. He continues to

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have that pedigree. There aren't too many great centers. We're

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going to talk about another one later, Kilob Melhocha, who

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is in the ranked in the teens, and then after

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that there's a pretty big drop off to like Oliver

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Suvanto and Ryan Rubric, who will also talk about you Gercieloff.

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So these guys are gonna get bumped up the draft

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board just because that always happens, and teams are always

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looking for centers, even in the teens and twenties and beyond,

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and it rarely works out, but they still do it

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because the appeal is so great and the utility is

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so great to the NHL team. But looking at these two,

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it is really interesting thinking about Smith's. He has a

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really interesting profile. He's a big guy, he moves really well.

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He's been playing in He's Loveyan, but he's been playing

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in Finland for years since he was fifteen, I think,

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and now he's playing as a eighteen year old. He

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has a bit of a early birthdate is it December

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second birthday, so that helps him a little bit in

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terms of being ready. But he played some lega games

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last year. He has played thirty eight this season with Jukert.

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That's pretty impressive for him. He played at the U

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twenty World Junior Championships, he played for the Olympic Games

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for Lavia. All that stuff is so impressive for the

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young man. And I definitely watched those Lavia games and

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I was looking for him. He was noticeable, but not

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in a bad way. He is definitely someone who I

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think is gonna be really good. Is he gonna be

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like your big offensive driver. Probably not, But he reminds

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me a ton of most Cider, and I think all

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of us have come to really appreciate most Cider in

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our fantasy leagues. And one thing you can see from

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Smith's is his his hockey prospecting. He's only down at

475
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eight percent chance of being a star, whereas Lawrence is

476
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at fifty three percent chance of being a star. And

477
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we'll talk about Lawrence in a minute, but Smith's has

478
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it's just one of those guys with a super high floor.

479
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He skates, he's big, he's physical, he's going to play

480
00:25:02,839 --> 00:25:05,960
in the league. I think the Petra Angelo comparable is

481
00:25:05,960 --> 00:25:09,519
also really good. If he's giving you tons of pariffs

482
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and playing lots of minutes, it's gonna be valuable. His

483
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BASH is at seventy seven percent already in the LEGA,

484
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which is pretty impressive based on his role already and

485
00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:21,680
a lot of his play driving metrics. This looks like

486
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a pretty good finish player already, and he's only eighteen

487
00:25:26,799 --> 00:25:29,599
and he's driving play and getting pretty good expected goals

488
00:25:29,599 --> 00:25:33,200
in puck battles. I like him for the super high floor.

489
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Lawrence is a really interesting case because he was really

490
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good in the USHL last year as a draft eligible

491
00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:43,960
on a Mskigen Lungerjacks team that way overachieved and a

492
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lot of it was because of him. And he started

493
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this season with Muskegan seventeen points in thirteen games, and

494
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then he transferred to BEU and that's a big jump

495
00:25:52,400 --> 00:25:54,440
and it's been a pretty hard adjustment for him. That's

496
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a really risky calculation in your draft season where you

497
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don't have a lot of time to make a really

498
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good impression. He went several games without getting a point.

499
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At this point, he has two in thirteen games, and

500
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it seems like it's coming around for him. He's hit

501
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some posts and some crossbars, but some of those are

502
00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:11,920
going in now, and if he continues to do more,

503
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I think that's going to only raise his stock. Already,

504
00:26:14,960 --> 00:26:18,200
I think it's pretty high considering there aren't that many centers,

505
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so I would be surprised if he wasn't the first

506
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center off the board. But I think this decision comes

507
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down to do you want the high floor defenseman or

508
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do you want the center? And I think that you

509
00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:31,680
have to make that choice for yourself. I think that

510
00:26:31,759 --> 00:26:36,079
Tynan Lawrence probably has more offensive upside then relatively than

511
00:26:36,119 --> 00:26:38,799
does Albert Smith's, but it might just be the good

512
00:26:38,799 --> 00:26:41,440
play to take the high FLOORI Lotvian here and hope

513
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that he is as mean and nasty and translates as

514
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well to fantasy as most sider does, because I think

515
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it's a really real chance that happens. So it's kind

516
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of preference, Jesse. I think it would depend on who

517
00:26:52,400 --> 00:26:54,680
I needed on my team, but I think I'd be

518
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pretty tempted to go Smith's because I don't think that

519
00:26:57,519 --> 00:27:00,960
Lawrence is head and shoulders above what other centers would

520
00:27:00,960 --> 00:27:03,119
be in this draft if he wasn't the only one

521
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that was this high, and Smith's is better than most

522
00:27:06,599 --> 00:27:09,200
of the other defenders in this league, probably just a

523
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few ahead of him that we already talked about, like

524
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Lynn and Verhoff and maybe one or two others.

525
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Speaker 2: All right, very good, moving on matthis Preston. As you said,

526
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the Vancouver Giants not all that great this year, but

527
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they did trade for Preston to put him on the

528
00:27:26,039 --> 00:27:27,880
same roster as Ryan Linz, so he's only been there

529
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three games at recording time. Cam Schmidt is also there

530
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as part of the team who the third round pick

531
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from Dallas is actually the leading scorer, but they're the

532
00:27:38,759 --> 00:27:42,640
last place of their WHL division. But Preston continues to

533
00:27:42,759 --> 00:27:44,680
hang around point per game in his second year in

534
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the WHL. And here's what our FHL scout Punite has

535
00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:52,839
to say about it. Skating explosive acceleration, top end speed

536
00:27:52,839 --> 00:27:55,920
if you can match excellent edgework and foot speed, allowing

537
00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:59,640
him to change direction and pace effortlessly constantly in motion,

538
00:27:59,720 --> 00:28:03,759
push defenders back with pace and deception. Second gear let

539
00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:07,160
him burn opponents wide or separate through the neutral zone.

540
00:28:07,519 --> 00:28:11,119
Passing and handling. Shifty puckhandler, tight control at full speed,

541
00:28:11,200 --> 00:28:14,519
handles in motion with adaptability difficult to contain at one

542
00:28:14,559 --> 00:28:17,160
on one. Can create off the rush or off the

543
00:28:17,200 --> 00:28:20,599
cycle due to his ability to maintain control under pressure.

544
00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:25,519
Shooting one of the most dangerous releases in the dub Quick, deceptive,

545
00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:29,599
and accurate generates power despite not being overly big, uses

546
00:28:29,640 --> 00:28:32,839
blade manipulation to freeze goaltenders and willing to shoot from

547
00:28:32,880 --> 00:28:36,880
anywhere in the offensive zone, often catching goalies off balance.

548
00:28:37,440 --> 00:28:42,680
For IQ high hockey sense within advanced anticipation and transition

549
00:28:42,799 --> 00:28:46,839
in the offensive zone reads defenders well, exploiting small openings

550
00:28:46,920 --> 00:28:50,519
with speed and timing. Rarely panics under pressure, calm with

551
00:28:50,519 --> 00:28:54,279
the puck. Capable of making quick layered reads for checking,

552
00:28:54,440 --> 00:28:58,519
uses speed to close space quickly force turnovers. Active stick

553
00:28:58,599 --> 00:29:01,279
and quick reaction time make him disruptive on the for

554
00:29:01,480 --> 00:29:05,519
check and creates pressure that leads directly to scoring chances

555
00:29:05,519 --> 00:29:09,880
for his line. In defense, he's still developing as a

556
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two hundred foot player, but the effort level is strong.

557
00:29:12,319 --> 00:29:16,000
He tracks back effectively with speed, closes down rush chances.

558
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Needs refinement and defensive positioning and puck support inside his

559
00:29:19,480 --> 00:29:24,079
own zone. So the best asset that combination of elite

560
00:29:24,240 --> 00:29:27,319
speed and shot, the ability to attack at a highest

561
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pace and still release accurately that separates him from most peers.

562
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The biggest concern defensive detail. Physical maturity needs to round

563
00:29:35,920 --> 00:29:37,920
out his game away from the puck show he can

564
00:29:37,960 --> 00:29:41,799
handle stronger competition physically. The top tier outcome here could

565
00:29:41,839 --> 00:29:44,359
be a top line scoring winger or a dynamic top

566
00:29:44,400 --> 00:29:47,960
six creator. That's because he's got speed, skill in finishing

567
00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:51,359
touch to drive offense and tilt the ice at an

568
00:29:51,440 --> 00:29:54,680
NHL level, potential to be a game breaking winger who

569
00:29:54,960 --> 00:29:59,119
thrives in transition and in power play settings. And what

570
00:29:59,160 --> 00:30:01,519
does punite say is the median outcome for this guy

571
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middle six offensive winger, power play contributor. Even if his

572
00:30:04,799 --> 00:30:08,680
defensive impact or strength plateau, his skating and shot still

573
00:30:08,720 --> 00:30:12,599
project to translate as a secondary scoring option. Think Berkeley

574
00:30:12,680 --> 00:30:17,279
Catton similar dynamic pace, shiftiness and play driving skill, or

575
00:30:17,319 --> 00:30:20,799
elements of Kevin fiala speed based transition game with a quick,

576
00:30:21,160 --> 00:30:25,240
deceptive release and flare in tight spaces. We're gonna put

577
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matthis Preston up against Ryan Rubreck in the FHL. In

578
00:30:30,480 --> 00:30:34,279
the NHL ranking poll, Rubrec of the Niagara Ice Dogs

579
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of the OHL and Rubreck wins this one. Sixty five

580
00:30:38,799 --> 00:30:41,920
to thirty five percent. Pundits have both these players as

581
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later first rounders. They're also, on average have Preston going

582
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earlier than Rubrex, so that's not a good sign. The

583
00:30:48,079 --> 00:30:52,119
people say otherwise they like Rubrec more than mathis Preston,

584
00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:54,240
Victor you are the swing vote. What do you say?

585
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Speaker 1: I think this is really close. I think I might

586
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actually take Preston. So there's a couple of things that

587
00:31:00,279 --> 00:31:02,920
are really interesting between these two. They're very different in

588
00:31:03,079 --> 00:31:07,039
that matthis Preston is extremely young for this draft class.

589
00:31:07,039 --> 00:31:10,200
He won't turn eighteen until July twenty first, so just

590
00:31:10,240 --> 00:31:12,759
about a little more than two months away from being

591
00:31:12,799 --> 00:31:15,079
eligible for next year's draft. He's also five eleven one

592
00:31:15,200 --> 00:31:18,359
seventy six, a little understanding under size, but super skilled,

593
00:31:19,119 --> 00:31:21,640
and all those other things that the scout mentioned are fair,

594
00:31:21,680 --> 00:31:23,680
but I think he has way more runway to grow

595
00:31:23,720 --> 00:31:27,920
into an elite talent. He's also ranked consolidated nineteen and

596
00:31:28,039 --> 00:31:31,480
has some pretty high ranks by some people, including in

597
00:31:31,519 --> 00:31:34,680
the top ten by a couple of outlets like The

598
00:31:34,680 --> 00:31:38,000
Hockey News and Dauber and Smart Smart Scouting, and then

599
00:31:38,079 --> 00:31:41,240
Rubric on the other hand, is literally ten days away

600
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from being eligible for last year's draft, which would have

601
00:31:43,799 --> 00:31:46,880
completely changed the narrative on him, because first of all,

602
00:31:46,920 --> 00:31:49,000
he's huge sixty four to two and sixteen pounds, so

603
00:31:49,119 --> 00:31:52,240
very physically mature. He plays in the OHL and had

604
00:31:52,279 --> 00:31:53,799
over a point per game last season, so if he

605
00:31:53,880 --> 00:31:55,960
was drafted last season, he probably would have gone in

606
00:31:56,000 --> 00:31:59,839
the second roundly first or second, maybe around there. And

607
00:32:00,079 --> 00:32:03,680
this season for Niagara, he's pretty similar improved his actually

608
00:32:03,720 --> 00:32:06,160
his scoring is about the same as it was last year,

609
00:32:06,160 --> 00:32:08,039
so he hasn't taken that big step, and being an

610
00:32:08,079 --> 00:32:11,319
older player who's big and physical, maybe there isn't as

611
00:32:11,400 --> 00:32:13,720
much runway because he's older, but also the fact that

612
00:32:13,759 --> 00:32:15,920
he's really big. Sometimes those guys take a little bit

613
00:32:15,960 --> 00:32:18,559
longer to figure it out. But if you just look

614
00:32:18,599 --> 00:32:21,440
at the Fantasy Hockey Life player card between these two,

615
00:32:22,599 --> 00:32:27,079
Preston has way better play driving and transition metrics. He

616
00:32:27,160 --> 00:32:29,519
also hits a fair amount, which is interesting for a

617
00:32:29,559 --> 00:32:32,000
smaller guy. He shoots a ton, so his bash is

618
00:32:32,039 --> 00:32:35,279
actually better than Rubric's. Even though Rubric hits more, he

619
00:32:35,400 --> 00:32:38,920
doesn't he doesn't shoot or do the blocking quite as much,

620
00:32:39,160 --> 00:32:41,279
and some of his play driving is really not so good.

621
00:32:41,400 --> 00:32:44,480
The net expected goals Corsi and Fenwick puck battles one

622
00:32:44,720 --> 00:32:46,160
not as good as you would think and not as

623
00:32:46,160 --> 00:32:48,400
good as you would hope for a bigger guy who

624
00:32:48,440 --> 00:32:51,359
you could imagine would protect the puck better. The hockey

625
00:32:51,359 --> 00:32:54,200
prospecting between the two, it definitely has Rubrick higher at

626
00:32:54,200 --> 00:32:56,079
twenty four percent chance of being a star at mathis

627
00:32:56,079 --> 00:32:58,640
Preston at just fifteen. But I think you have to

628
00:32:58,680 --> 00:33:00,720
think about how far they are a part in age,

629
00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:03,000
and there almost a year apart it's about it's a

630
00:33:03,039 --> 00:33:05,079
little less than a little more than ten months actually,

631
00:33:05,400 --> 00:33:08,440
so that can make a big difference. I think because

632
00:33:08,519 --> 00:33:10,880
matthis Preston has a longer runway, I think I would

633
00:33:10,920 --> 00:33:12,960
go with him Jesse, which might be a little controversial.

634
00:33:13,440 --> 00:33:17,240
Speaker 2: Wow, all right, all right, let's take a quick break.

635
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We're gonna come back with more of our draft prospects.

636
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Speaker 1: He is a reason some ranks the only Dash.

637
00:33:39,119 --> 00:33:43,640
Speaker 2: June playing in Hafel keep saying. So we're just gonna

638
00:33:43,640 --> 00:33:46,079
say Hafel. There's different ways to say that. Moving from

639
00:33:46,119 --> 00:33:49,160
the national team development program here in the States to

640
00:33:49,200 --> 00:33:52,839
the USHL's Green Bay Gamblers has coincided with a jump

641
00:33:52,839 --> 00:33:56,160
in offensive results for Hafel, nearly a point per game

642
00:33:56,279 --> 00:33:59,480
for the Native Alaska kid. This isn't a Day one prospect.

643
00:33:59,480 --> 00:34:01,880
We're kind of switching a little bit. We're going a

644
00:34:01,920 --> 00:34:03,920
little bit deeper in some of these. But he's an

645
00:34:03,920 --> 00:34:06,240
excellent one. Thought to be something more like a second

646
00:34:06,319 --> 00:34:09,920
or third rounder. Tony, our FHL lead scout, has this

647
00:34:10,000 --> 00:34:14,239
to say about Landon. Fast skater, not technical, but relentless,

648
00:34:14,519 --> 00:34:17,320
great at passing to teammates and holding onto the puck

649
00:34:17,360 --> 00:34:20,320
to make passes. Landon's got a really good risk shot.

650
00:34:20,360 --> 00:34:22,800
He's able at certain times to get his own shot

651
00:34:22,920 --> 00:34:27,000
off turnovers he created. Hafel's got impressive vision in IQ.

652
00:34:27,480 --> 00:34:30,360
Sometimes he does panic a bit, sometimes he outskates his

653
00:34:30,440 --> 00:34:33,440
thought process for checking did a fair bit of it

654
00:34:33,519 --> 00:34:37,960
in Tony's watches and defense. Good motor creates turnovers, hounds

655
00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:40,719
players on the four check or back check. So the

656
00:34:40,719 --> 00:34:44,559
best assets Landon's speed and his motor, he has them

657
00:34:44,599 --> 00:34:48,039
to spare. The biggest concern he did seem to float

658
00:34:48,079 --> 00:34:51,199
sometimes Tony was watching. Did a little better as a

659
00:34:51,239 --> 00:34:53,760
center in the games that Tony watched, but on the

660
00:34:53,760 --> 00:34:56,760
wing he seemed a little bit lost. The Tier two

661
00:34:57,039 --> 00:35:00,960
middle six is the likeliest ho the top outcome that

662
00:35:01,039 --> 00:35:03,679
Tony could see here. Speed and motor can be taught.

663
00:35:03,880 --> 00:35:06,639
He should be able to keep it up even the

664
00:35:06,639 --> 00:35:09,480
top nine on most teams, most likely see time on

665
00:35:09,559 --> 00:35:12,679
special teams as well. But if he falls to more

666
00:35:12,679 --> 00:35:14,639
of a median outcome could be Tier three, could be

667
00:35:14,679 --> 00:35:17,880
bottom six if he lets that floating creep into his game,

668
00:35:18,360 --> 00:35:20,360
and with the lack of bash, he's going to be

669
00:35:20,400 --> 00:35:25,199
a bottom sixer and Tony overall, says Landon, reminds him

670
00:35:25,239 --> 00:35:28,719
of a Jonathan Marshas Riley Smith type, a misfit so

671
00:35:28,760 --> 00:35:33,159
to speak. Landon Hafel is going up against Brady Wasslyn

672
00:35:33,800 --> 00:35:37,840
in our NHL ranking poll. Wassolin is going to be

673
00:35:37,840 --> 00:35:40,760
the big winner there seventy three to twenty seven percent.

674
00:35:40,800 --> 00:35:44,039
They're in a similar range by the rankers or by

675
00:35:44,079 --> 00:35:46,840
the people who are publishing their their ranking list for

676
00:35:46,880 --> 00:35:50,039
the draft, but Brady wins it big over Landon what

677
00:35:50,119 --> 00:35:50,840
do you think, Victor?

678
00:35:51,360 --> 00:35:54,440
Speaker 1: Yeah, not to focus on the birthdays, but these are

679
00:35:54,440 --> 00:35:58,119
also really interesting because Halfo is literally three days away

680
00:35:58,159 --> 00:36:00,400
from being eligible for last year's draft, which would have

681
00:36:00,400 --> 00:36:03,599
been totally different. He was at the NTDP last year

682
00:36:03,679 --> 00:36:06,480
and really did not have a lot of points, didn't

683
00:36:06,480 --> 00:36:08,679
really have the best season. That might be why he left.

684
00:36:08,679 --> 00:36:10,719
Maybe he won a little bit more opportunity, but he

685
00:36:10,800 --> 00:36:14,400
ended up scoring just fifteen points in fifty games at

686
00:36:14,440 --> 00:36:17,719
the NTDP, not so great. This year for the Green

687
00:36:17,800 --> 00:36:20,880
Bay Gamblers thirty three points in thirty nine games also

688
00:36:21,000 --> 00:36:24,119
not super incredible. And again he's really old for this

689
00:36:24,199 --> 00:36:26,760
draft class just three days for me for the previous

690
00:36:26,760 --> 00:36:29,519
so that makes a huge difference. Consolidated ranked number fifty

691
00:36:29,559 --> 00:36:33,400
five at Elite Prospects. Not a lot of outlets even

692
00:36:33,480 --> 00:36:35,639
have him ranked, which is interesting. Some just didn't even

693
00:36:35,679 --> 00:36:38,039
rank him at all. That's interesting, although some of those

694
00:36:38,079 --> 00:36:40,320
only do the top thirty or top fifty, so that

695
00:36:40,400 --> 00:36:42,639
might be part of it. He's off to Arizona State

696
00:36:42,639 --> 00:36:44,679
next year. I don't know. I think there's some upside here,

697
00:36:44,719 --> 00:36:47,320
but he's definitely someone I would wait on, and maybe

698
00:36:47,360 --> 00:36:50,320
he has a strong second half. Maybe he's someone who

699
00:36:50,400 --> 00:36:54,320
pops off in college. But going from ntdpd USHLT NCUBA,

700
00:36:54,760 --> 00:36:56,800
it's going to be a little hard for him. Especially

701
00:36:57,480 --> 00:37:01,039
his size is fine. He's six seven, but not the

702
00:37:01,079 --> 00:37:04,320
biggest guy, so he's just average in that way, so

703
00:37:04,719 --> 00:37:07,280
that transition to the NCAA might be a little hard

704
00:37:07,320 --> 00:37:10,840
for him. And then Brady is interesting because he's super young.

705
00:37:11,039 --> 00:37:14,440
May twenty eighth draft birthdate, so he's going to turn

706
00:37:14,480 --> 00:37:17,320
eighteen at the end of the season. Consolidated rank number

707
00:37:17,360 --> 00:37:19,519
eighty seven. But there's a lot more runway here, and

708
00:37:19,880 --> 00:37:22,280
I like him more because he played for Niagara last

709
00:37:22,320 --> 00:37:25,199
year and then he got traded to London. London, as

710
00:37:25,239 --> 00:37:27,639
we know, is a really great development program and they

711
00:37:27,719 --> 00:37:30,000
tend to give a lot more ice time to some

712
00:37:30,039 --> 00:37:32,159
of their older players, so he's not getting the most

713
00:37:32,159 --> 00:37:35,320
opportunity right now. But I think Brady west Lynn could

714
00:37:35,840 --> 00:37:39,400
end up having more ice time and more opportunity, especially

715
00:37:39,519 --> 00:37:41,519
next season. So he's one of these classic guys who

716
00:37:41,559 --> 00:37:43,719
could pop off in their D plus one year and

717
00:37:43,760 --> 00:37:46,199
then he's off to Boston University next year. So I

718
00:37:46,199 --> 00:37:48,159
would like him. Even though when you look at the

719
00:37:48,280 --> 00:37:51,760
scoring or you look at the star probability, Haffle has

720
00:37:51,800 --> 00:37:54,280
eight percent, we Wasstlynn has two percent. I'm going to

721
00:37:54,320 --> 00:37:56,119
go with Watston. I think he has more runway and

722
00:37:56,199 --> 00:37:58,400
I think that he has a little bit more skill

723
00:37:58,679 --> 00:38:01,039
that he could he could lean on and develop into.

724
00:38:01,239 --> 00:38:04,039
Speaker 2: Let's move on to Caleb Malhotra. He's been a buzzy

725
00:38:04,039 --> 00:38:06,199
guy at times this draft season. Could be a mid

726
00:38:06,239 --> 00:38:09,360
first rounder, but might also be at or near the

727
00:38:09,400 --> 00:38:11,840
top of the class at the centerman position. You named

728
00:38:11,880 --> 00:38:14,400
one other Fellau earlier who might be a top center.

729
00:38:14,960 --> 00:38:17,280
But if you're one of the top centers in the draft,

730
00:38:17,320 --> 00:38:19,920
your name could be called earlier then where you might

731
00:38:19,960 --> 00:38:22,559
show up on a big board. So here's what Punit

732
00:38:22,639 --> 00:38:26,079
has to say about Kleeb. Smooth, powerful stride with efficient

733
00:38:26,159 --> 00:38:29,400
mechanics that complement his size. Strong on his edges, using

734
00:38:29,559 --> 00:38:33,599
balance and body control to shield pucks and protect possession

735
00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:37,960
for passing. It's an elite level playmaker, excellent touch and deception.

736
00:38:38,360 --> 00:38:42,920
Head always up scanning for options, consistently finds teammates through

737
00:38:43,000 --> 00:38:46,920
tight lanes. Shooting, he prefers to distribute, but owns a quick,

738
00:38:47,000 --> 00:38:49,719
accurate release. When he chooses to shoot, he can change

739
00:38:49,719 --> 00:38:53,039
angles on his shot to surprise goaltenders. Doesn't need much

740
00:38:53,079 --> 00:38:56,760
space to get it off for IQ high end hockey

741
00:38:56,760 --> 00:39:01,800
sense inherited from his NHL lineage. Yes manny is his daddy.

742
00:39:02,199 --> 00:39:05,960
Dictates pace with composure, never rushed, reads plays two steps

743
00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:10,599
ahead for checking, uses strong anticipation to close lanes rather

744
00:39:10,639 --> 00:39:15,000
than pure speed. Effective stick placement and body positioning creates turnovers.

745
00:39:15,280 --> 00:39:19,199
Competes hard on retrievals, forces defenders into poor decisions. Not

746
00:39:19,280 --> 00:39:22,760
overly physical, but assertive and efficient in pressuring put carriers

747
00:39:23,320 --> 00:39:27,440
defense responsible in aware, takes pride in his defensive assignments,

748
00:39:27,480 --> 00:39:33,280
tracks back vigilantly, diligently, and supports defenseman deep in his zone.

749
00:39:33,599 --> 00:39:36,000
So the best assets here were the playmaking vision In

750
00:39:36,039 --> 00:39:40,440
the IQ, his tempo is he controls the tempo out there,

751
00:39:40,639 --> 00:39:43,760
sees plays develop early, consistently makes the right read. The

752
00:39:43,800 --> 00:39:49,199
biggest concern top end speed and assertiveness as a shooter.

753
00:39:49,760 --> 00:39:52,119
The skating is strong, but not elite, can refer too

754
00:39:52,159 --> 00:39:55,880
often instead of taking scoring chances himself, so the top

755
00:39:55,920 --> 00:39:59,199
tier outcome top six two way center, power play distributor.

756
00:39:59,519 --> 00:40:03,639
That's because of intelligence, size and poise for an NHL role,

757
00:40:03,800 --> 00:40:08,440
similar to a cerebral play driving pivot who contributes on

758
00:40:08,519 --> 00:40:11,440
special teams could become a matchup center who produces offense,

759
00:40:11,440 --> 00:40:15,880
will handling, tough minutes meeting outcome middle six responsible playmaking

760
00:40:15,960 --> 00:40:19,719
center even without elite speed or finishing the IQ and

761
00:40:19,800 --> 00:40:24,760
vision making valuable as a dependable, possession focused center. The

762
00:40:24,760 --> 00:40:28,960
stylistic comparable for Caleb Malotra is Ryan O'Reilly strong two

763
00:40:28,960 --> 00:40:33,960
way awareness, personal positional intelligence, and playmaking control. Shades of

764
00:40:34,000 --> 00:40:37,599
his father Manny in his calm, disciplined approach and his

765
00:40:37,719 --> 00:40:43,519
face off defensive reliability. Thank you Pount for that scouting report.

766
00:40:43,920 --> 00:40:46,159
Malotra is going to go up against Chase Reid, who's

767
00:40:46,199 --> 00:40:48,760
also one of the top prospects in this draft. In

768
00:40:48,760 --> 00:40:52,719
this case, a defenceman, and Reid comes out way ahead

769
00:40:52,960 --> 00:40:56,119
of Caleb on this poll, sixty eight to thirty two percent.

770
00:40:56,280 --> 00:41:02,440
A top centerment versus a high line defenseman. Chase Reid's

771
00:41:02,440 --> 00:41:05,280
got over a point per game, as does Samalhutra, but

772
00:41:05,360 --> 00:41:08,480
y'all hope for that from a center and sometimes don't

773
00:41:08,480 --> 00:41:10,119
get it from a deep What do you think of

774
00:41:10,360 --> 00:41:12,039
Chase Reid versus Caleb Malutra?

775
00:41:13,400 --> 00:41:15,800
Speaker 1: Yeah, this is one of those where Malcoltra. I think

776
00:41:15,800 --> 00:41:17,559
he's a good all around player, and I think that

777
00:41:17,679 --> 00:41:19,760
he is going to be valuable to his NHL team,

778
00:41:19,840 --> 00:41:22,800
probably as a middle six or bottom six center, And

779
00:41:23,159 --> 00:41:25,519
I don't I think everything that was said about him

780
00:41:25,639 --> 00:41:28,920
good two way situations, face off, his father obviously being

781
00:41:28,960 --> 00:41:31,360
really good at those things. I think that's all true.

782
00:41:31,679 --> 00:41:34,119
But in fantasy that is probably going to be less

783
00:41:34,119 --> 00:41:36,840
helpful unless you're talking about the tidy that counts all

784
00:41:36,840 --> 00:41:39,079
those things or a league that counts a lot of

785
00:41:39,480 --> 00:41:41,480
hits and faced off wins and things like that, because

786
00:41:41,519 --> 00:41:44,159
he's pretty good at that. But I think Chase Reid

787
00:41:44,239 --> 00:41:46,880
is the clear answer here. He has way more upside

788
00:41:46,880 --> 00:41:50,840
in my opinion. He is an incredible talent right now,

789
00:41:51,840 --> 00:41:54,599
he's got good size, he's right shot He's got tons

790
00:41:54,639 --> 00:41:57,960
of offensive instincts. He's well over point per game for

791
00:41:58,280 --> 00:42:02,400
the Sue Gray, which is a middling AHL team right now,

792
00:42:03,000 --> 00:42:05,400
and we saw him at the World Juniors Chase Reid

793
00:42:05,480 --> 00:42:07,920
when Cole Hudson was out, and even when he wasn't,

794
00:42:07,960 --> 00:42:09,760
he was one of the better players on that team

795
00:42:09,800 --> 00:42:11,880
as a draft eligible, which really shouldn't be the case,

796
00:42:11,880 --> 00:42:14,400
but he was confident. The real issue with Reid is

797
00:42:14,440 --> 00:42:16,840
how bad is his defense. I would say it's not

798
00:42:16,920 --> 00:42:19,599
that bad, but there are definitely times where he makes

799
00:42:19,639 --> 00:42:22,599
mistakes and is a little too aggressive, but that happens,

800
00:42:22,639 --> 00:42:25,599
and that can be taught. He's not Some people might

801
00:42:25,599 --> 00:42:27,800
have you believe he's terrible defensively, and I would definitely

802
00:42:27,880 --> 00:42:30,159
push back on that. So I think Reid can be

803
00:42:30,400 --> 00:42:33,320
average defensively, and if that's the case, his offense is

804
00:42:33,360 --> 00:42:36,079
pretty special. He's pretty good offensively, and I think that

805
00:42:36,639 --> 00:42:38,639
he's someone who you're gonna want on your team. So

806
00:42:39,559 --> 00:42:42,039
I would definitely take Reid. I think that NHL, I

807
00:42:42,079 --> 00:42:44,239
think killer Man culture will certainly go ahead of Chase

808
00:42:44,280 --> 00:42:47,360
Reid or I think it's very likely because NHL teams

809
00:42:47,760 --> 00:42:49,960
just can't help himself. So I would be kind of

810
00:42:49,960 --> 00:42:53,039
surprised if Reid win first, but I think you shouldn't fantasy.

811
00:42:52,800 --> 00:42:55,599
Speaker 2: Drafts, all right, Read him and weep. Now we move

812
00:42:55,679 --> 00:42:57,800
on to the kid a clip Off. Nothing to see here,

813
00:42:58,320 --> 00:43:01,079
just a seventeen year old leading the ohl and scoring

814
00:43:01,480 --> 00:43:05,800
the draftnicks place the Florida Bourne Clipoff. Nikita Klipoff is

815
00:43:06,039 --> 00:43:09,199
a US player in the second half of the first round.

816
00:43:09,679 --> 00:43:13,360
Put is back for Clipoff and says that he's a smooth,

817
00:43:13,480 --> 00:43:18,000
agile skater with excellent balance and edgework. Constantly pushes the pace,

818
00:43:18,079 --> 00:43:22,800
plays fast attacks with pace all through all zones, passing

819
00:43:23,480 --> 00:43:26,280
in handling, high end puck skills and tight space control.

820
00:43:26,840 --> 00:43:31,599
Executes quick give and goes with assumptive handling, maneuvers in transition,

821
00:43:32,480 --> 00:43:35,400
shooting dangerous around the shot with quick release and accurate

822
00:43:35,440 --> 00:43:38,320
shot creates shooting lanes off the rush through quick cuts

823
00:43:38,360 --> 00:43:44,000
in mixed direction. Clipoff reads defenders exceptionally well, exploring gaps,

824
00:43:44,119 --> 00:43:48,480
exploiting gaps with deceptive movement. He shows advanced understanding of

825
00:43:48,519 --> 00:43:52,119
time and in space creation in the offensive zone for checking.

826
00:43:52,199 --> 00:43:56,039
NonStop motor and physical edge make him a disruptive defender.

827
00:43:56,320 --> 00:44:00,920
He pursues pucks aggressively and wins races through speed in persistence,

828
00:44:01,239 --> 00:44:04,679
forcing turnovers, which in turn can extend offensive zone times

829
00:44:05,199 --> 00:44:07,519
or help get the puck out of the defensive zone.

830
00:44:07,920 --> 00:44:12,400
On defense, reliable two way awareness, especially tracking back and transition,

831
00:44:12,519 --> 00:44:16,800
and Clipoff supports the defense effectively with strong back pressure

832
00:44:16,800 --> 00:44:20,199
and stick placement. So the best asset was the relentless

833
00:44:20,239 --> 00:44:24,639
motor combined with elite puck handling and deception. Constant offensive

834
00:44:24,679 --> 00:44:28,639
threat who dictates tempo. The biggest concern. He's going to

835
00:44:28,679 --> 00:44:30,559
need a little more body strength to hold up better

836
00:44:30,599 --> 00:44:33,840
against physical defenders and maintain put control and heavy traffic.

837
00:44:34,480 --> 00:44:38,159
The top tier outcome here top six NHL winger and

838
00:44:38,320 --> 00:44:41,840
play driving forward. The blend of pace, creativity, and compete

839
00:44:42,199 --> 00:44:44,719
makes him a potential first line winger who can drive

840
00:44:44,800 --> 00:44:48,360
offense and thrive on special teams. The median outcome for

841
00:44:48,440 --> 00:44:52,519
Punit is a middle six two way winger. So that's

842
00:44:52,519 --> 00:44:55,679
because Clipoff's high effort alone in being a high skilled

843
00:44:55,679 --> 00:44:59,679
player capable of complementing skill lines or driving secondary scoring

844
00:44:59,719 --> 00:45:03,280
puts in a good position. It's the physical limitations that

845
00:45:03,320 --> 00:45:08,239
could cap the upside slightly. The stylistic comparable Nikolai eelers

846
00:45:08,280 --> 00:45:12,599
or bradon point, but the winger version of point, fast, creative, energetic,

847
00:45:12,639 --> 00:45:17,039
deceptive hands and a relentless motor despite not being overly big.

848
00:45:17,559 --> 00:45:21,800
And Nikita Klipoff goes up against JP Hurlbert and Hurlbert

849
00:45:22,360 --> 00:45:25,559
wins this one seventy to thirty percent. Victor, I see

850
00:45:25,599 --> 00:45:28,360
you the OHL's leading score, and I'll raise you the

851
00:45:28,440 --> 00:45:31,400
WHL's leading score. Who's going to go play in the

852
00:45:31,480 --> 00:45:34,800
NCAA next year? In Hurlbert, How do you think that

853
00:45:34,880 --> 00:45:36,159
this competition comes out?

854
00:45:37,679 --> 00:45:39,760
Speaker 1: Yeah, I think it's pretty even. I'm surprised it's so

855
00:45:39,920 --> 00:45:43,159
dominant Hurlbert. I think probably because his PNHI is a

856
00:45:43,159 --> 00:45:45,679
bit higher. But I think that both these guys are

857
00:45:45,679 --> 00:45:48,079
going to want They're both ranked in the twenties, with

858
00:45:48,199 --> 00:45:52,639
Hurlbert at twenty and clip Off at twenty six consolidated rank.

859
00:45:52,760 --> 00:45:54,559
For me, it might depend a bit on which team

860
00:45:54,639 --> 00:45:58,400
drafts them. That will probably have some input, because that

861
00:45:58,679 --> 00:46:02,000
can that'll either reinforced how much I like them or

862
00:46:02,039 --> 00:46:04,400
make me a little skeptical based on who took them

863
00:46:04,400 --> 00:46:06,880
and who what their developmental path is. I think I

864
00:46:06,920 --> 00:46:08,559
like Herlbert a little bit better. I think I like

865
00:46:08,599 --> 00:46:12,920
the scoring so far in the dub for Kamloops, so

866
00:46:13,000 --> 00:46:15,320
I think that I would probably go there. Interesting that

867
00:46:15,840 --> 00:46:18,159
he was another one of these guys who was at

868
00:46:18,159 --> 00:46:21,639
the NTDP and left and went to the WHL. That's

869
00:46:21,639 --> 00:46:24,719
why he wasn't invited to the World Juniors and why

870
00:46:24,760 --> 00:46:28,199
he hasn't really represented US as much except during that

871
00:46:28,280 --> 00:46:31,239
time when he was at the NTDP. So it's interesting.

872
00:46:31,440 --> 00:46:33,679
It's a difficult choice, I'm sure for these guys. And

873
00:46:33,760 --> 00:46:35,599
as you said, both these guys are going off to college.

874
00:46:35,639 --> 00:46:37,960
They're actually going to both be in Michigan, with Hurlbert

875
00:46:38,079 --> 00:46:41,719
at Michigan and clip Off at Michigan State. So I

876
00:46:41,719 --> 00:46:44,920
think they're really close, and I think it's almost close

877
00:46:44,960 --> 00:46:46,800
to a coin flip. The rest of the season will

878
00:46:46,800 --> 00:46:48,320
determine who I like a little bit more and who

879
00:46:48,400 --> 00:46:51,039
drafts them. I will say we have the skater card

880
00:46:51,079 --> 00:46:53,360
for Hurlbert, which some of his play driving doesn't look

881
00:46:53,400 --> 00:46:57,480
as good, but his transition and offensive creativity looks pretty amazing,

882
00:46:58,000 --> 00:47:00,840
So that's what you really care about. I'll go Hurlbert.

883
00:47:00,920 --> 00:47:04,159
It'll be close, and I will reserve the right to

884
00:47:04,199 --> 00:47:06,039
change my mind as we get closer to the draft.

885
00:47:06,119 --> 00:47:11,360
Speaker 2: Jesse on Diegor Shilov back into the first round types,

886
00:47:11,440 --> 00:47:13,920
We'll give you one of the top ten scorers in

887
00:47:13,960 --> 00:47:17,519
the queue. Sheilav's seventy two points and fifty two games

888
00:47:17,519 --> 00:47:21,119
shows his offensive skill even for a struggling Victoriaville squad.

889
00:47:21,400 --> 00:47:23,760
Here's what Nate has to say about him. For skating,

890
00:47:24,199 --> 00:47:27,239
he is an interesting thing to watch when he has

891
00:47:27,360 --> 00:47:30,320
the puck and is weaving through opponents with his slow

892
00:47:30,360 --> 00:47:33,760
and calculated stride, Sheilov looks like one of the most

893
00:47:33,760 --> 00:47:36,800
poised players on the ice. Skating looks average to above

894
00:47:36,840 --> 00:47:40,039
average then. However, at the defensive end, the skating style

895
00:47:40,039 --> 00:47:42,480
makes him look lazy and disinterested, which is going to

896
00:47:42,519 --> 00:47:44,719
get him in trouble when he starts battling for ice time.

897
00:47:44,760 --> 00:47:47,920
At the next level passing and handling, he gets time

898
00:47:47,960 --> 00:47:50,800
and space and other teams aren't playing and physical. He

899
00:47:50,840 --> 00:47:54,400
can be an elite playmaker in those situations. He also

900
00:47:54,519 --> 00:47:57,400
has an above average ability on puck pickups that helps

901
00:47:57,480 --> 00:48:02,119
him get the jump on his opponents shooting. Definitely, his

902
00:48:02,920 --> 00:48:05,760
pass first abilities are what's key to Silov's game. Doesn't

903
00:48:05,800 --> 00:48:07,760
have a quick shot release, isn't going to beat many

904
00:48:07,760 --> 00:48:12,280
goalies clean. At the pro level. The IQ she love

905
00:48:12,400 --> 00:48:14,400
is a player that the team will want with a

906
00:48:14,400 --> 00:48:17,480
puck on his stick when attacking the offensive zone. Great

907
00:48:17,559 --> 00:48:21,360
poison intelligence for waiting for the perfect time to find

908
00:48:21,480 --> 00:48:25,599
open teammates. It especially shines on the man advantage. His

909
00:48:25,719 --> 00:48:29,599
defensive IQ isn't too impressive, but that might not seem

910
00:48:29,679 --> 00:48:31,880
like a big deal from a fantasy perspective, but there

911
00:48:31,880 --> 00:48:33,719
are times when he can make plays or start a

912
00:48:33,840 --> 00:48:37,159
counter attack to generate more offense and mental mistakes to

913
00:48:37,199 --> 00:48:39,079
cause his line to get him in at two hundred

914
00:48:39,079 --> 00:48:43,519
feet from the opponent's net. Defense doesn't demonstrate a lot

915
00:48:43,519 --> 00:48:46,480
of urgency in the defensive zone. He has a tendency

916
00:48:46,519 --> 00:48:48,639
to cheat in passing lanes in an attempt to get

917
00:48:48,679 --> 00:48:50,840
a jump start on the offense, but it caused him

918
00:48:50,880 --> 00:48:54,159
to be out of position. His best as set, then

919
00:48:54,480 --> 00:48:57,400
is the elite offensive skill, the ability to shine through

920
00:48:57,400 --> 00:49:00,239
at any point in the game, could be invisible for

921
00:49:00,320 --> 00:49:02,559
large portions of a game and still finished with two

922
00:49:02,639 --> 00:49:05,239
or three points after making something out of nothing in

923
00:49:05,280 --> 00:49:08,400
the offensive zone. Not a coach's dream maybe, but a

924
00:49:08,400 --> 00:49:12,360
good fantasy contributor. His lack of physicality, though, causes him

925
00:49:12,400 --> 00:49:14,639
to be pushed around when the ice gets tighter, so

926
00:49:14,679 --> 00:49:17,480
that might be the biggest concern. Also a bit reluctant

927
00:49:17,559 --> 00:49:19,760
in the physical part of the game, showing he may

928
00:49:19,800 --> 00:49:23,159
be able to get bullied by bigger opponents. Top tier

929
00:49:23,199 --> 00:49:27,000
outcome here that NA can see Top six forward fifty

930
00:49:27,000 --> 00:49:31,079
five to sixty points limited bash. That's because Shilov's ability

931
00:49:31,079 --> 00:49:33,159
to be a point producer could get him a home

932
00:49:33,280 --> 00:49:35,880
in a team's top six down the road if sheltered

933
00:49:35,920 --> 00:49:38,039
by more physical guys. It would have to be the

934
00:49:38,079 --> 00:49:43,440
perfect fit. The median outcome middle six forward, powerplay specialist

935
00:49:43,880 --> 00:49:47,159
thirty five to forty points with limited bash. The justification

936
00:49:47,639 --> 00:49:49,880
the flaws in Shilov's game could lead to a lack

937
00:49:49,920 --> 00:49:53,119
of trust from his future coach, which pushes him down

938
00:49:53,159 --> 00:49:55,119
the lineup at five on five, but could still be

939
00:49:55,239 --> 00:49:59,280
used with a man advantage stylistic comparable. How about Trevor Ziegres.

940
00:50:00,400 --> 00:50:03,639
Team can get past his obvious flaws, He'll find somewhere

941
00:50:03,760 --> 00:50:07,239
that values his offensive talents. And we're going to put

942
00:50:07,360 --> 00:50:12,760
Igor Shieloff up against Jack Hextall of the USHL's Youngstown franchise,

943
00:50:13,000 --> 00:50:16,159
and Shilov wins this one big sixty four to thirty

944
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six percent. What do you think, Victor.

945
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Speaker 1: I think it's interesting that it's so disparate. I think

946
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that these guys are a lot closer than that Pole

947
00:50:24,039 --> 00:50:26,079
may seem. Both of them are a little bit later

948
00:50:26,119 --> 00:50:28,719
birthdates there in the spring, so they're both seventeen right now.

949
00:50:28,760 --> 00:50:31,679
Both of them are having good seasons in the USHL

950
00:50:31,760 --> 00:50:36,000
and the queue. I think she loves scoring a little

951
00:50:36,000 --> 00:50:38,320
bit better in the queue. Have to be taken with

952
00:50:38,320 --> 00:50:39,800
a little bit of a grain of salt there. They're

953
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hockey prospecting is almost identical ones of twelve ones at

954
00:50:43,199 --> 00:50:47,039
thirteen percent, so not really much different there. These guys

955
00:50:47,039 --> 00:50:50,280
are in that range, have some upside, but generally long

956
00:50:50,320 --> 00:50:53,360
shots to be really high end contributors. If you look

957
00:50:53,400 --> 00:50:55,679
at the Fantasy Hockey Life skater card between these two,

958
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there's a lot better play driving and transition metrics for Jack.

959
00:51:00,440 --> 00:51:04,079
Hextall better away from the puck play as well, whereas

960
00:51:04,119 --> 00:51:07,360
with silv there's some real concerns there, especially with the

961
00:51:07,480 --> 00:51:12,559
corsi against and some of those play driving numbers. The

962
00:51:12,639 --> 00:51:15,000
pariffs are not going to be great for either of

963
00:51:15,039 --> 00:51:17,280
these They're both low, although Hextall does hit a lot,

964
00:51:18,440 --> 00:51:20,159
and by the way, I think I mentioned this previously,

965
00:51:20,199 --> 00:51:22,239
but he is not related to run Hextall in case

966
00:51:22,239 --> 00:51:26,079
you're wondering, So no relation there for him. But yeah,

967
00:51:26,199 --> 00:51:29,800
these guys I think are depth probably second day guys,

968
00:51:29,800 --> 00:51:33,440
although they're both ranked in that late late twenties, so

969
00:51:33,559 --> 00:51:36,320
could easily go end of first day, could go second day,

970
00:51:36,719 --> 00:51:40,320
depends on how things go from here. But probably guys

971
00:51:40,320 --> 00:51:42,920
that you're looking at a little bit later in your drafts.

972
00:51:43,119 --> 00:51:46,760
Sheilof definitely has more offensive upside, whereas I think Hexall

973
00:51:46,880 --> 00:51:50,360
is a better all around player play driver, so teams

974
00:51:50,400 --> 00:51:52,840
will probably like Hextall more. That'll probably allow him to

975
00:51:52,840 --> 00:51:55,039
go a little bit earlier than she Love. But for fantasy,

976
00:51:55,159 --> 00:51:57,760
you may just take a flyer on she Lov and say, hey,

977
00:51:57,800 --> 00:51:59,559
if this guy hits and he has all that offense

978
00:51:59,679 --> 00:52:02,000
like you Wherever's egrest, then you're pretty happy about that.

979
00:52:02,440 --> 00:52:06,480
Speaker 2: Extel not related to ron Igorshilov, not related to the

980
00:52:06,519 --> 00:52:08,679
giant spider who tried to eat Froto on the way

981
00:52:08,679 --> 00:52:12,519
into Mordor spoilers, So it's all good, Victor. That's gonna

982
00:52:12,519 --> 00:52:15,440
be our take, or are run through some of these

983
00:52:15,599 --> 00:52:18,440
draft eligibles right now. Anything to ask the people tell

984
00:52:18,480 --> 00:52:19,960
the people before we get out here today.

985
00:52:20,480 --> 00:52:23,280
Speaker 1: No, not really, just really enjoying being back into watching

986
00:52:23,280 --> 00:52:27,239
ANTL games and setting those fantasy lineups. And we got

987
00:52:27,239 --> 00:52:30,199
some great content here to tell your fantasy playoffs and beyond.

988
00:52:30,239 --> 00:52:31,800
So let's stick with U.

989
00:52:33,559 --> 00:52:43,440
Speaker 2: Be right back into your dun show. This is the

990
00:52:43,480 --> 00:52:46,440
points in fantasy hockey life where I give a couple

991
00:52:46,559 --> 00:52:50,599
of announcements, a couple of separately recorded pieces of information

992
00:52:50,639 --> 00:52:52,679
that you need to know. I swear, even though it

993
00:52:52,719 --> 00:52:55,119
sounds the same probably to some of you every week,

994
00:52:55,480 --> 00:52:59,639
I do actually record these distinctly, so you can probably tell.

995
00:52:59,880 --> 00:53:01,480
I can prove it. I could hold up a newspaper

996
00:53:01,599 --> 00:53:03,599
right now, and if I did, it would have the

997
00:53:03,639 --> 00:53:06,039
headline that says, fantracks dot com is the place to

998
00:53:06,039 --> 00:53:09,239
play all your fantasy sports. Actually probably would because I

999
00:53:09,280 --> 00:53:11,639
say that enough. And the reason is there are so

1000
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many different fantasy sports to play. I know I've just

1001
00:53:14,840 --> 00:53:17,960
gotten done with baseball rookie drafts customized. If I want

1002
00:53:17,960 --> 00:53:20,159
to do a first year player draft rookie draft, it

1003
00:53:20,199 --> 00:53:23,400
ain't easy, but it can be done. I somehow got

1004
00:53:23,440 --> 00:53:26,679
sucked into a league on a different provider for the

1005
00:53:26,679 --> 00:53:29,320
first time in a while, and I noticed that we're

1006
00:53:29,360 --> 00:53:33,199
doing all this weird placeholders and capitalize the placeholders, don't

1007
00:53:33,239 --> 00:53:35,719
capitalize them because all the players are on No, it

1008
00:53:35,760 --> 00:53:37,920
didn't work like that. On fan tracks. You can get

1009
00:53:37,960 --> 00:53:40,519
done what you need to get done. So I highly

1010
00:53:40,559 --> 00:53:43,360
recommend you move your leagues there and while you're there,

1011
00:53:43,440 --> 00:53:45,679
check out some of the content they do articles on

1012
00:53:45,800 --> 00:53:50,760
fantasy hockey and other fantasy sports. We also like to

1013
00:53:50,760 --> 00:53:52,960
think at this point in our show, and this is

1014
00:53:53,199 --> 00:53:55,440
I'm not giving this up. If you think this is repetitive,

1015
00:53:55,480 --> 00:53:59,079
I'm sorry because I'm going to thank every single time

1016
00:53:59,119 --> 00:54:03,199
I get the chance. Our FHL crew, Tim, Ryan Simo

1017
00:54:03,360 --> 00:54:07,800
Crafts are coming off the highly successful tidy season. Well

1018
00:54:07,840 --> 00:54:10,199
it's not quite done. We're still doing playoffs. It's not

1019
00:54:10,280 --> 00:54:12,119
good for me. As you heard the other week in

1020
00:54:12,159 --> 00:54:14,679
our Tidy Trades. I'm in a bit of a rebuilding mode,

1021
00:54:14,760 --> 00:54:19,039
but I'll survive. And our lead scouts Tony and Patrick

1022
00:54:19,079 --> 00:54:23,480
you heard their handiwork on this episode them and all

1023
00:54:23,559 --> 00:54:26,920
the other great Fantasy Hockey Life scouts. Brandon helps with

1024
00:54:26,920 --> 00:54:30,159
the website prospect ranks of visualizations. We've recently had a refresh.

1025
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If you felt like some of that stuff, maybe a

1026
00:54:32,519 --> 00:54:36,039
little bit stale. No, Victor has done some work and

1027
00:54:36,320 --> 00:54:38,840
Brandon has done great work. We love that guy. We

1028
00:54:38,960 --> 00:54:41,360
love your Brandon and you can check that out. If

1029
00:54:41,360 --> 00:54:42,880
you've got skills you'd like to lend the show. If

1030
00:54:42,920 --> 00:54:47,880
you think man scouting, reports, visualizations, all Victor's special stuff,

1031
00:54:47,920 --> 00:54:49,880
there could be other cool stuff that you guys do.

1032
00:54:50,320 --> 00:54:52,519
We'd love your help. We'd love to work with you

1033
00:54:52,679 --> 00:54:56,079
to do more things and to do that. Just find Victor.

1034
00:54:56,360 --> 00:54:58,519
You know where to find him. We're also brought to

1035
00:54:58,559 --> 00:55:01,039
you by Dabra Hockey Daber Prospect. Victor is an editor.

1036
00:55:01,079 --> 00:55:04,440
He writes his column The Journey on Dabber and he

1037
00:55:04,480 --> 00:55:07,559
writes on mckeanes. I do a solo show called Dynasty

1038
00:55:07,559 --> 00:55:10,400
Sports Life. I talk about four different Dynasty Sports. We

1039
00:55:10,480 --> 00:55:12,760
have a patreon. I don't think we mentioned that episode,

1040
00:55:12,800 --> 00:55:14,679
but we do have a patreon. You can join in.

1041
00:55:14,920 --> 00:55:16,559
Probably a lot of people will be looking for that

1042
00:55:16,920 --> 00:55:19,000
come this summer when we're getting ready for next year's

1043
00:55:19,000 --> 00:55:23,519
Tidy Leagues. Social media follow us on x Victor New

1044
00:55:23,559 --> 00:55:26,800
Yo twelve, fan Hockey Life on Blue Sky, The One,

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00:55:26,880 --> 00:55:30,360
Victor Jesse Severe, rate and review the pods Spotify Apple

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Pods wherever else you get your podcast, Please don't bomb

1047
00:55:33,800 --> 00:55:37,559
our Canadian Apple store by saying how mad you are

1048
00:55:37,719 --> 00:55:40,559
that we mentioned the US gold. Believe me, I love Canada.

1049
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I love Canada and until next time, I hope you

1050
00:55:45,000 --> 00:55:54,840
keep living that playoff fantasy hockey life