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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.
Dvorak is going to take faceoffs. Whether he takes the draw and then rotates over to wing, we will see.
Looks like Pronman at the Athletic has the Flyers prospect pipeline ranked in the top 8. We will know the exact rank tomorrow I guess.
any idea if that includes MM as part of the prospect pool
It shouldn’t since he already has a full NHL season under his belt.
