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In this case, Buffalo's 1st round pick at the 2023 NHL Draft.
It's Zach Benson, who plays for Winnipeg of the WHL.
He's not the biggest player, but he's willing to go into high traffic areas and handle the puck in tight quarters.
John Hemingway(facing certain death): I want to see Buffalo win the Super Bowl.
David Coltrane(threatening John): Nobody's going to live that long, pal.
-The John Larroquette Show, "A Dark and Stormy Night", 4/12/94
“It breaks your heart when someone leaves and you don’t know why.”
"It may be raining but there's a rainbow above you" Former President Donald Trump early Thursday touted the results of a new NPR/PBSNewsHour/Marist pollshowing him ahead of President Joe Biden by 8 percentage points among independents.
Editor's note: Scouting reports for the majority of the draft picks come from B/R's 2023 NHL Draft Big Board. You can read those reports here. Welcome to the…
Benson stood out last season in the WHL by holding pace with the Ice's other top players; among them were Matthew Savoie (drafted ninth overall in 2022) and Connor Geekie (11th).
The 5'10", 159-pound winger managed to do even better this season as Winnipeg's best player, leading the team with 98 points in 60 games. Benson drives possession in a number of different scenarios. He's at his best when he's pushing the pace. With his combination of straight-line velocity and ability to change directions expeditiously, Benson is able to create and attack open ice.
“It breaks your heart when someone leaves and you don’t know why.”
"It may be raining but there's a rainbow above you" Former President Donald Trump early Thursday touted the results of a new NPR/PBSNewsHour/Marist pollshowing him ahead of President Joe Biden by 8 percentage points among independents.
Long story short, I'm in love with this pick. There were other guys I wanted more (and with the he sabres timeline and the willingness from KA to move up, I was super bummed they didn't to get Michkov) but at the end of the day, Benson was a name I had high on my list and I didn't expect him to fall to 13.
Here's something that really REALLY hit me. A Twitter personality who specializes in NHL draft prospect scouting for content said this:
Brown says that Benson is the best playmaker he has EVER tracked not named McDavid.
Even if he doesn't reach that height, his floor is second line winger, and that's great value at 13.
And when talking about draft slot value, heres some food for thought. On a sabres podcast this year, in maybe like February or March, they were talking about Mittlestadt being the 17 8th overall pick. They were saying how people believe CM was poor value for the 8th pick. They listed off the last 20 years 8th overall picks and when it all shook out, Mittlestadt may have been the 5-8th best 8th OA pick in that time period.
In short, Benson projects to be a MASSIVE value for that draft slot, deep draft or not.
“It breaks your heart when someone leaves and you don’t know why.”
"It may be raining but there's a rainbow above you" Former President Donald Trump early Thursday touted the results of a new NPR/PBSNewsHour/Marist pollshowing him ahead of President Joe Biden by 8 percentage points among independents.
Also don’t forget he’s only 18. I’m 5’9”, maybe 5’10” on a good day. In my mid-late 20’s, I got into weightlifting a little and added probably about 25-30 lbs of muscle in less than a year. And that was just working out with my brother while I had a desk job. His job is to stay in shape and he has pro hockey trainers and nutritionists to help him do it.
It’s not unrealistic to think he could end up around 180 without losing any speed. That’s still not huge by NHL standards, but plenty of smaller guys are successful in the league
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