You won’t see him below his own goal line battling for pucks all that consistently. He was often the third player back on that line and the first to flee the zone. Smith certainly isn’t the most physically engaged player. Part of that is because of the questions about his play defensively, as alluded to in the final question.
Smith does still have some detractors, though, in terms of that conversation, so it’s not a foregone conclusion that the team that drafts third or fourth likes him. And if they do, there’s no reason a bottom-feeding team should be upset about taking a player of Smith’s talent fifth.
When push comes to shove, I think teams are going to have a tough time taking Michkov in the top four because of the talent of those four other players (I don’t expect Michkov to fall out of the top 10 but I wouldn’t be surprised if he were picked No. Pending the results of the draft lottery and the conversations I’m going to have with folks at the Scouting Combine, I think Bedard-into-Fantilli-into-Carlsson-into-Smith is the most likely of the possible outcomes at the top of the draft.
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I think the simple answer to those first few questions is that yes, I think there’s a small-to-medium chance that Smith is drafted third or fourth, either because a team prefers him to Carlsson (my sense is that a minority of teams would take him over Carlsson, but I know there are some who like Smith better) and/or a team isn’t prepared to take the risk on Michkov in front of Smith.ģ-32 (+ full scouting reports, player tiers and more) at There were more questions about Will Smith than any other player, so I think this is the best place to start. What are the chances he hits offensively (first-line forward, PP1) and becomes a reliable defensive player? - Philippe L. What is a comp for Smith? Also, we know he has a high ceiling offensively and some work to do defensively. Is it a semi-disaster for whichever bottom-feeding team picks fifth? Is there a steep drop-off from the four horses at the top? - Matthew M. Has Will Smith closed the gap enough for a team to consider him in the top three or four picks? - Michael H.Ĭould a GM at the top of the draft prefer Smith to Leo Carlsson? - Philip N.ĭo you think Smith will be drafted before Matvei Michkov? - Perry N. If you submitted a question and I didn’t answer it here, I’ll circle back to all of the submissions and answer them one by one over the next couple of days. Questions have also been lightly edited for clarity and length. Note: Questions that were similar in scope have been included together.
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