Crouse doesn't produce as well as he should in my opinion versus his ranking status. But from the limited exposure he plays the "right way." Kind of like Nick Ritchie in last years draft. He has the raw tools and ability mixed with size etc. He really needs a playmaker, which is kind of a strike for an expected top-10ish pick, but you watch him at the Ivan Hlinka...man, get a guy making sweet passes and he will finish them.
Also to spatso, I get your argument, but it isn't like Crouse is a September baby like Barkov or MacKinnon, those two were literally 5 and 6 days from the 2014 draft, yet both produced like absolute animals. Crouse and Zacha are both not getting it done in production vs actual ability in my opinion, though I have high expectations from both. - AdamFrench
I'm just trying to make that point that this probably isn't the year for him to have made the team. If he's worth being a top 10 pick than he has to be good. NHL scouts don't get many of those wrong now compared to in the past.
Location: Isn't Cooley 5"11? You know who else is 5"11? Sydney Crosby. - Scabeh Joined: 04.06.2011
Dec 21 @ 11:07 PM ET
I'm just trying to make that point that this probably isn't the year for him to have made the team. If he's worth being a top 10 pick than he has to be good. NHL scouts don't get many of those wrong now compared to in the past. - tomburton99
Well I don't want to play my hand...but Benoit Pouliot is a constant reminder what all the size, talent and speed in the world gets you if you can't figure things out on a regular basis.
Well I don't want to play my hand...but Benoit Pouliot is a constant reminder what all the size, talent and speed in the world gets you if you can't figure things out on a regular basis. - AdamFrench
Of course you're going have one ever so often. Pouliot, Glennie, Mcilrath, Kyle Beach(11th overall pick in his draft. But speficially like since 2008, if you had top 10 pick you're getting a good player.
Location: Isn't Cooley 5"11? You know who else is 5"11? Sydney Crosby. - Scabeh Joined: 04.06.2011
Dec 21 @ 11:16 PM ET
Of course you're going have one ever so often. Pouliot, Glennie, Mcilrath, Kyle Beach(11th overall pick in his draft. But speficially like since 2008, if you had top 10 pick you're getting a good player. - tomburton99
Oy vey. I thought I had stripped that one from my mind. I remember getting a lot of angry PM's when I had him falling to 23.
