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Thanks WIGWAL. I missed the 2nd day of the draft. General thoughts? Seems like an odd collection of players. Lots of size, lots of older draft-eligible prospects. Passed on a lot of higher ranked guys with Korshkov.
A decent stab at a Leafs prospect depth chart.
Quote from: WhatIfGodWasALeaf on June 25, 2016, 08:24:15 PMA decent stab at a Leafs prospect depth chart.Austom...?
My read on the Leafs draft process:- looks like a huge departure from last year's consistent exploitation of the market inefficiency in Size bias. skill > size is very obvious and easy to understand- overagers/size appeared to be a focus, but I contend they've been drafting consistently for BPA both years (they picked larger overagers last year; e.g. Desrocher)- this year, the weak draft class + even more data points on dev curve and progress momentum happened to put these who happen to be older/larger/international at the top of the BPA list at each pick. - none of this matters if the picks can't play, but clearly the scouting department saw which players had steep upward curves based on their d/d+ years and slotted them accordingly- benefits to their situation were also added to the BPA weighting scale- overage = direct control over dev (Marlies), shorter dev timeline; sounds traditionally unattractive (history of rejection) so there is higher likelihood of picking who you want; ELC/SPC doesn't kick in until they're pretty much ready to drop into NHL (huge value, even for bottom six plugs)- non-CHL picks: prospects get to stew longer without the cost of a contract while remaining under our control -- perfect situation for goalie development without kicking out an existing prospect; international picks are already playing against full-grown pro playersWhy are we so meh about this draft?- highly untraditional- run up draft coverage always favours first year draft eligibles so those are the names we assess and attach to- on the surface, looks like a Burke draft- picks were even more unknown than usualWhat is so exciting about this draft (outside of Matthews):- clear analytics focus- exploiting situations for easier cap/contract management