We are really lucky as fans with how great our scouting is specifically when it comes to defenseman. Obviously this draft class is still very young and there is lots of time for these players to grow, but right now Minty looks like he should have been drafted in the top 3 of his year with Slafkovsky and Cooley. Total steal at 10th
CarIsson
Minty is my favorite duck atm
spacegrab
Hell yeah. You can see it just from watching a game or two – he’s really good at pinching in, joining the fast break, or just taking the initiative to jump into the cycle when the puck is getting dug out of the corners. Seems like a Verbeek/Cronin influence where they know board battles lead to scoring chances.
Minty has pretty good vision – once activated he’ll spot a cross-ice mate and get the puck across for an open shot, but a lot of it is just his soft hands. He collects the puck and gets it back out at elite speed (for a rookie).
I always felt he was good at it but didn’t think he’d already be #2 at this metric. He’s only gonna get better.
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We are really lucky as fans with how great our scouting is specifically when it comes to defenseman. Obviously this draft class is still very young and there is lots of time for these players to grow, but right now Minty looks like he should have been drafted in the top 3 of his year with Slafkovsky and Cooley. Total steal at 10th
Minty is my favorite duck atm
Hell yeah. You can see it just from watching a game or two – he’s really good at pinching in, joining the fast break, or just taking the initiative to jump into the cycle when the puck is getting dug out of the corners. Seems like a Verbeek/Cronin influence where they know board battles lead to scoring chances.
Minty has pretty good vision – once activated he’ll spot a cross-ice mate and get the puck across for an open shot, but a lot of it is just his soft hands. He collects the puck and gets it back out at elite speed (for a rookie).
I always felt he was good at it but didn’t think he’d already be #2 at this metric. He’s only gonna get better.