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2020 NHL Draft

herman said:
CarltonTheBear said:
Nik said:
All is forgiven Dubas. High scoring QMJHL defenseman. My heavy heart is soothed.
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Actually Poirier's teammate too.
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I wonder why Future Considerations has him ranked 50 while everyone else is in the 100s
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I'm actually confused as to how differently him and Poirier were rated. Villeneuve outscored him on the same team (V had a lot more assists, P had a lot more goals) and he's just based on some quick reads he actually has a defensive game as well which Poirier apparently does not.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
I'm actually confused as to how differently him and Poirier were rated. Villeneuve outscored him on the same team (V had a lot more assists, P had a lot more goals) and he's just based on some quick reads he actually has a defensive game as well which Poirier apparently does not.
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Not knowing anything about him yet... usually good pairings have one guy stirring the drink

https://www.draftgeek.ca/2020/04/28/william-villeneuve-could-turn-out-to-be-one-of-the-nhl-drafts-top-blueliners/
His intelligent decision-making and knack for finding space in transition earned him a comparison to Kris Letang by his midget coach, none other than former Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Felix Potvin, going into that draft.
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https://twitter.com/JhanHky/status/1313936294075158529
I thought I recognized the name from somewhere...
Jeremie Poirier and William Villeneuve
Poirier and Villeneuve, frequent D partners on the Saint John Sea Dogs, are two of the highest-scoring defensemen in the QMJHL. But only one of them should realistically play the position at the pro level.

The right-handed Villeneuve (SNB13) moves well in all directions and is adept at facilitating transition plays. Meanwhile the lefty Poirier (SNB54) prefers to create entries himself and is a shoot-first player in the offensive zone.


In all three zones Villeneuve, though raw and error-prone for now, does the types of things NHL teams look for among their Ds.

In addition to being able to neutralize plays with his positioning, he habitually shoulder-checks to scan the ice for threats and opportunities, an underrated but essential skill for an aspiring NHL blueliner.

Conversely Poirier does not have the defensive skating or scanning habits his partner possesses. He is at his best carrying the puck, leading the rush and shooting from the high slot.

Poirier also has the bad habit of exposing the puck by carrying it in front of him rather than keeping it in his hip pocket - a much smaller problem if he were a dump-and-chase LW rather than a puck-moving D at the pro level.
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And thus continues Dubas' quest to collect all the Dermott/Sandin clones of agile play-facilitating (and rush-killing) defensemen.
 
While knowing absolutely nothing about his actual game to game play and accepting that scouting reports usually glow radioactive this time of year, I'm liking a lot of what I just read about Villeneuve. 
 
So the first round seemed pretty par for the course sans Columbus but this is turning into an interesting draft
 
Martin Chromiak dropping to the 128 (5th round)

Ranked #83 by ELITEPROSPECTS.COM
Ranked #59 by FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS
Ranked #41 by TSN/CRAIG BUTTON
Ranked #44 by MCKEEN'S HOCKEY
Ranked #30 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (NA Skaters)
Ranked #78 by DOBBERPROSPECTS/ROBINSON
Ranked #75 by TSN/McKenzie
Ranked #60 by Pronman
 
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