Here’s a small excerpt from the above Hockey’s Future article:
16. Luke Schenn, D – Toronto Maple Leafs
Schenn is a smooth-skating, right-handed defenseman drafted fifth overall in 2008 by the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 18-year-old has already played three seasons in the WHL and is poised beyond his years. He also brings something to an ailing Maple Leafs organization that has been lacking for a while – a franchise defenseman who can log a lot of minutes. Having been favorably compared to Scott Stevens and Adam Foote, the Saskatoon native plays a physical stay-at-home style of game. Though he’s not a puck-moving defenseman, he has a solid outlet pass and some untapped offensive potential. The Maple Leafs are very serious about not rushing their blue-chip prospect and will heavily evaluate him during this season to see if he is ready for NHL duties.
Habster:
I love the work Hockey’s Future does with its articles and really enjoy writer Jason Menard work covering the Habs prospects. He does a very good job analysing their prospect system but with that being said, I have to shake my head with the HF staff involved in the selection process for the Top 50 prospects (Fall 2008 edition).
I mean putting the Bruins David Krejci and the Maple Leafs Nikolai Kulemin ahead of Sergei Kostitsyn is a bit absurd in my humble opinion.
I understand Kulemin had a very good season in the RSL in 2006-07 season as a 20 year old but he hasn’t played in the NHL yet.
David Krejci professional career has been somewhat similar to Kostitsyn’s but his junior career pales in comparison to Sergei’s regardless who their linemate were.
