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USHHOFer Paul Stewart pays tribute to HHOF goalie Ed Giacomin and looks back at his own NHL preseason debut with the New York York Rangers.
The pundits, on the whole, have been a bit higher on Buium than NHL scouts. DOesn’t make the pundits wrong. It’s just something to track.
Any insight on what those differences may be? I would be interested to know where the scouts and pundits diverge on what kind of player he will be.
Smallish to average-size defensemen are back out of vogue unless they are of Quinn Hughes or Adam Fox type caliber offensively. Scouts do like Buium but they don’t think of that caliber offensively nor is he viewed as a great defender(decent enough not to hurt you, though). They see him more as a Number 3/4 type in the current league: still an NHLer by any measure but not a star. That’s why he was “only” the sixth defenseman drafted.
But…
1) It was a very blueliner heavy 1st round last year (whereas 2025 was center-heavy up top)
2) He’s still viewed as a good future NHL
3) The scouts aren’t always right, and the pundits aren’t always wrongThe pundits, on the whole, have been a bit higher on Buium than NHL scouts. DOesn’t make the pundits wrong. It’s just something to track.
Bill, is Noah Powell eligible for the rookie game? I know he has committed to Arizona State, but he finished last year with Oshawa so I was wondering if he could play in the game. Seems like he had a nice development camp last year.
He is ineligible. Even though he transferred out of NCAA and then came back in, he’s subject to rule that NCAA players cannot attend a professional camp that overlaps with a college semester.
