EP Rinkside lead scout David St-Louis looks at a bunch of top prospects for the #2023NHLDraft playing in the USHL & US National Team Development Program: Will Smith, Oliver Moore, Ryan Leonard, Gabe Perreault and Jayden Perron.
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Great video! I was wondering if you could cover some of the defensive prospects or if you already had plans to cover David Reinbacher, Axel Sandin Pellikka, and Lukas Dragicevic? Nashville needs a lot, but it looks like these RHD's could fall around where they would be picking in the upcoming draft.
I find it odd that Perreault is described as the playmaker and is considered a top-9 when he has more goals than his teammates who you identify as potential top-6 players. Is there anything that explains his impressive goal totals this season? Could he be a riser on draft day?
Merci pour les vidéos David. Je suis toujours excité quand vous sortez des vidéos Let's Watch!
Great job David, I see it for Jayden, he is really good but you are ranking him as if he have a very low floor in the top ten in this very good draft year. Because of his size, there is a matter of size/floor certainly, even if the NHL welcome 5'8'' players, the average size of NHL players is trending toward 6'2''. I think the rankings should be given first to the guys with the biggest room (space beetween the floor and the roof), more the room is large, more his rank is high. Jayden is good, but he doesn't have the food speed of Martin St-Louis to evade NHL pressure, he have good stick handling but he's not stick handling with an NHL level poise and authority, how can he evade pressure from the fast and big NHL boys? It will need a certain development time and it will take time in his case wich will cost him more ranks I think, he's more an around 30th I think with respect of a ''purist'' lol. I'm still fascinated by the Leonard skating technique wich is weird sometime but effective.
Merci David!
Smith reminds me of a smaller Ryan Johansen
Great video David, very excited for film room as we get closer and closer to the draft!!!
been waiting for this video
This was super insightful and entertaining. At this point, Moore seems like he'd be my pick of this group. Love this type video, keep em coming!
Can not wait to watch this 100 times. Great work David! You’re the man
This is a great video. Very well done.
I think that textbook style with Perron is easier with his smaller stature
I think David St Louis goes first overall
Really amazing video David! Inspired me to take more detailed notes. I am learning so much from you~
I see Perron going late first. If the Jets have their first I wouldn’t be surprised if they draft him. Might be the first local kid drafted
Based on these clips….I like Moore a LOT. Smith reminds me of Mike Ribeiro. Nice job, David.
Now that the Canucks are making an impossible playoff push for some reason I would be happy with one of moore or leonard
The fact that Perrault Smith and Leonard are gonna continue to develop together and build more chemistry at BC terrifies me as a Merrimack fan.
You’re great David, I feel you should work for a pro team. Can’t wait for your final rankings!
David you're one of the best if not the best scout of junior hockey on YT.
I'm half way through this video, and this isn't to take away from any of the players or the NTDP, but it's kinda funny how everytime it cuts forward the Chicago Steel are continuing to kick their ass..
If Canada had their own NTDP team they could probably give the Coyotes a run for their money. Yes im Canadian im sick of the "im a [insert team name]" disclaimers, imagine a team that travelled around Canada last year that had Bedard, Fantilli and Zelleweger? They would smash everyone.