Skookum Jim wrote on Tue, 08 December 2020 23:15

CrudeRemarks wrote on Tue, 08 December 2020 21:47 Skookum Jim wrote on Tue, 08 December 2020 22:24 Beauty goal by Savoie.. this kid can freaking snipe! Latest goal.. against a good team North Dakota https://twitter.com/TheOilKnight/status/1336459795533078528 4 games.. 5 goals, 1 Assist = 6 pts.. in the NCAA.. as an 18 year old freshman... Wow.. ..so much for the time required to adjust to playing in a tough league.. "against men" Early.. but this kid is looking like an amazing pick at #100 He was the guy who was ranked between #50 and #60 wasn't he? Anyone remember why he slid? just a fluke? I wonder, if the league years finished normally and he'd gotten higher totals if he would've been there at #100? I think the frictional drag on his ranking was likely his junior league (AJHL) being a lower profile tier 2, which is not covered as extensively, and he's been tagged with being "not that big", and not a "speedster". Skill guys like Savoie who outperform with minimal physical training, have a huge upside if they ever decide to train intensively, which a college program will enforce. When can NHL teams sign their NCAA draft picks?

Any time - but they lose NCAA eligibility if they sign, so most of them want to put a couple years in at least first.

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