Why Leo Carlsson is a near NHL-ready, future first-line scorer
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Elite Prospects takes you into the Film Room™️ to look at Leo Carlsson's game, his upside, strengths, and weaknesses.
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Excited to see this kid in Anaheim!!
I know right?! He’s an exceptional player with extremely high hockey iq. He can read a play before it happens and execute it almost flawlessly. We don’t need the flashy type player. We already have Zegras. Just imagine a Zegras, Carlsson line. It’s gonna be nasty good! Super excited about our future!
I was actually thinking Mctavish and Carlsson will play really well together on a line.
McTavish is going to be the #1 centre on the Ducks, not Zegras or Carlson. I’m not saying the other 2 aren’t good players but McTavish is an elite talent & leader.
@@aaronrogers8846 they’re all elite that’s the point lol 😂 no matter what the combination is we’re stacked with so much talent. Which is not a bad think at all lol and we should be seeing more guys come up on the back end whether they choose mintykov or Zellweger or any of the other top tier talent we have. Soon we’ll be a force to be reckoned with. Future is looking great
@@tobiasb2474 FYI I’m not even a Ducks fan & I don’t throw the word élite around when it comes to young players. My opinion of McTavish comes from years of watching him play & develop in Canada. The kid is SPECIAL! Been a captain, leader & best player on almost every team his whole life including when representing Canada. I’m not sure how any Ducks fan who knows anything about hockey can’t see it.
He’s so good. 17 years old against men in the SHL he was very good. The SHL is by far more competitive than the AHL. Its arguably the 3rd toughest league in the world behind the NHL and KHL. Against his peers he looked like a man among boys. His come up reminds me of Mathews. Even though they are different players they do have similarities. Him going 2nd is very well deserved. He just has to adapt to the smaller ice! In the 2023 World Championship against a lot of NHL’ers he went 2-3 for 5 points with a +5 in eight games and was the youngest player ever to score a goal for Sweden. In 2021 he helped Sweden to a bronze medal in the Hlinka Gretzky cup. In 2022 at the U18’s world championship he helped sweden win gold with 2 goals and 1 assist in 2 games. He went 3-3 at the world juniors this year too. He’s a special player that I feel most fans dont know anything about. Lol
Liiga
@@Blehhhhhhhhhgh What?
@@guitarcovers5437 he probably think LIiga is better then SHL, but I agree with you SHL is better.
@@Cedisdead Oh okay. Yeah SHL definitely is stronger. Lol
@@guitarcovers5437 How does he remind you of Matthews?
Awesome breakdown...man what a fun draft class this is. I like the comparisons in his off-puck game to football routes. I know Haaland especially is very good at that “fake-route” you discussed.
Yes! I love these clips.
I believe you are referring to soccer.
@@justaverage7629I believe he's referring to football rather than American football.
Carlsson is an absolute stud.
Yo for the ducks fans... hes an amazing pick so stfu. iM kings fan and i wish we had him hes huge and smart and amazing the ducks are gonna have him and Z one D and one Center named Trevor. Dawg the ducks finally have a team. connor wasnt really needed since you guys have Trevor. with trevor and Leo your gonna pop off. Good pick with the ducks. and Adam Fantilli was a center. AGAin not needed since they have trevor... think about it.
As a ducks fan, I’m embarrassed about the way my “fellow fans” are acting this is an amazing pick and I can’t wait to see him play for us. Idk why they’re acting like babies. His hockey iq and vision are phenomenal and like you said will compliment Zegras perfectly.
@@tobiasb2474 exactly he’s amazing good pick by the ducks
Zegras who?
He's not off to a good start or even mediocre in the 23-24 season.
@@CC_Marauder Not only has he played through an injury the entire season, he also missed all of training camp. Yet he's still been brilliant defensively and very good offensively with zero luck
Great video! I’d love to see more on Lardis, Nadeau and especially Sawchyn.
Here as a CBJ fan... Good video. I have been a little worried thinking Jackets may take him at 3, but I feel a little better about it after watching!
Worried? Who were you thinking the better option at 3 was?
@@T.D.3 I still think it would be a mistake not to take Michkov despite everything that's going on. All of the top 4 are special and all of the ~top 7 could be major impact players but even so. They even brought in Provorov for an additional Russian connection.
@@nottheguy4328 I'm right there with ya!! Michkov is on a level with Bedard!! I can see CBJ passing in him due to the Contract(which he could get out of🤮)but I don't think we can miss with Carlsson or Fantilli!! I just hope we don't take Smith!!
@@nottheguy4328 yeah, Michkov is gonna be a monster, but it’s so hard for this team to pass on a potential franchise center. The positional need outweighs the talent on this one, unfortunately.
@@stanleyfranks9891yeah Smith is probably the 5th best player in this draft. But the Top 4 are exceptional. He could become a really really good 50-70 pts player if he really reaches his ceilling. But Carlsson is probably a safe pick. The chance of him not being a Top 6 player is close to 0% and have a decent chance at becoming a Number 1 Center.
Can you believe The Athletic got him falling 5th to Montreal? lol Ain't no way he's going out of the top 3.
Great video as usual M St-Louis!
One day I'll get you that beer!
Edit: I have a question for you all at Elite Prospects and if one day you get the chance to answer it in a video, stream, podcast or whatever it would be really nice. My question is which league do you think is the best at developing players? Like, if you just drafted an 18 year old and had to chose exactly where he would play (other than the NHL) where would you place him and why?
Every league has it's positives and negatives. I don't follow other leagues as much as I would like to, but I know the complaints of a few leagues from people in general. Like QMJHL is often too focused on offense. AHL is really though on guys in general because players want to prove themselves and might injure that imaginative prospect. KHL is a sketchy place. European leagues might not get him ready for an NHL size rink. Etc (btw, not my point of view on any of these leagues, these are just comments often made on the internet in general.)
Sorry for the long comment.
I know you want EP’s answer…
but for me personally…
It’s the NCAA !!!
1) you can stay up to 3 years
(Technically 4, but after 4 prospect becomes UFA)
2) you’re playing against guys up to 25years old.
So not just KIDS like in the CHL.
3) Guys are NOT looking to injure others like the AHL
4) Less games in a calendar season…
Which allows more time for the prospects to get
BIGGER
AND
STRONGER
in the gym.
5) North-American rinks
6) IN North America…
so no problem keeping an eye on your prospects,
no geopolitical obstacles
@@sb0182 I more than welcome anyone to give their thoughts on the subject. I also think the NCAA is one of the best leagues and i say ''one of'' just because I don't really know enough to give a clear number 1.
@@electrohouselover07 In NA, NCAA or OHL/WHL. The NCAA because prospects get a longer runway to take off there (you keep their rights for longer and they get to train in the gym and mature) and the OHL/WHL because the game is closer to the NHL in style. The issue with the QMJHL is often the lack of forechecking pressure from most teams and the slower pace of play. I feel there is a bigger gap in the Q between the best teams/players and the worst ones. But it's not that far behind the OHL/WHL (just slightly). In EU, well the professional leagues are better than the Junior ones, obviously.
Reminds me of Jack Eichel.. Not very fast or elusive but really hard to knock of the puck. Good hands and creativity and the size and length to be disruptive in the neutral and d zone.
Eichel is really fast lmao he’s just smooth long strides
@@hdhdbeu
Completely agree.
Eichel is deceptively fast.
Reminds me of Matthews
@@hdhdbeu I'd say Carlsson is the same, not the best acceleration but deceptively fast once at top speed.
LEO!
Great video...
This kid is a LEGIT TALENT!
Awesome job David.
Heyyyy!!
It’s mister
ThingyMeJiggies
Thank you!
Hello all ducks fans flooding to this video
Great video David, I'd love to see some breakdowns of Benson and/or Leonard at some point, they're both very exciting prospects.
Mitch Brown just made a Benson breakdown and Leonard is coming!
@@davidst-louis8315 You guys are absolutely killing it with these videos! The draft guide is excellent as well. Everyone appreciates all your hard work.
Great video, David, I am hoping for a breakdown of Gavin Brindley, either before or after the draft… I think he is an intriguing prospect, very unique, and his draft ranking is all over the place amongst scouts
We might not get to him before the draft, but after we will have more time.
@@davidst-louis8315 👍, keep up the great work, love the film room vids, i am excited to see where the cards will fall with this very talented draft class
Video about Kakko?
Shades of Sundin?
Easily my favourite player of the draft praying my habs get him
Ducks fan here, love Leo but I think the Ducks will take Fantilli since that’s the type Verbeek wants. Tough skilled and hard to play against.
Agreed, Fantilli offers more upside imo especially in the way of goal scoring so I’d rather us take him since we need finishing desperately. Such an elite skater too, gonna do wonders for our transition game
Rip as a ducks fan I’m so heartbroken how we go from best odds for bedard to settling for fantili which is a number one pick and other year and we miss out on both! Amazing
@@williamsantiago9284 this team never fails to disappoint me
Ducks fan here, I had a feeling this would happen, like we can't just take the safe option in fantilli and instead take leo, hopefully this doesn't bite us. But with everyone saying oh ducks are for sure getting adam I'm like watch us not pick him, but I knew it would be Adam leo or michkov, did not think michkov would fall to 7, steal for the flyers
I love Leo! Happy with the pick. Verbeek trusting his scouts.
Americanos don’t know what they got here yet.
Great video - I hope you're right that he gets to stay in the SHL for one more year...
Quack 🦆 quack 🦆!!
He’s already the best player on the Ducks
Vetrano and/or MacTavish say, "Hold my beer."
Regardless, it's a good problem to have for the Ducks.
Perfect for the Habs. 🤞
remains to be seen for sure. I would say his success so far has to do with his size and his hands. not sure how that will translate over into NHL success. As of now i'd say Anaheim bombed on not taking fantilli.
Lmfao what a brutal take
@@matthewkabel6246 not really. though carlsson is playing well i still think in the long run fantilli is the better player.
@@jakebenigni that’s fine if you think Fantilli will ultimately be better, but suggesting Anaheim “bombed” the pick is patently false
@@matthewkabel6246 we shall see.
Leo Carlsson definitely has more upside than Fantilli. Leo is built like a 16 year old awkward kid still. He has much better feel offensively and has better toolset. Fantilli has speed and shot as well as tenacity but Leo has elite hockey sense.
Can’t believe this kid went 2nd, L ducks
As a ducks fan I can totally believe we passed on fantilli, clear number 2 eh let's take leo. Hopefully him and Adam are on par, bc otherwise this will always haunt us
@@mecomingtomo6933 It's just media bias, Carlsson will be the better player and he's also a better fit since the Ducks already have a Fantilli type in McTavish. Carlsson has a very high hockey IQ and makes his linemates better, just think of what guys like Terry, Zegras, or even Vatrano with that great shot can do with more open ice.
@@LivingNed right, I guess he is more of a Getzlaf guy than a shooter, which like you said we have in Frankie mason Terry and z with open ice. Like fantilli will have more goals but points will probably be similar bc of assists
Chill we haven’t even seen him play in the nhl yet
I really feel like takes like these are outdated lol
@@UnhappyPensFan everyone thought Slaf was going to be an impact 1st liner last year.
However i do not believe Carlsson is not ready. I think he’s the most ready out of all the top 5 prospects. Bedard dominated vs kids, he built lots of muscles this summer, we need to see how he reacts
@@UnhappyPensFan Well, when Da'mani wrote that, the word ''future'' was missing in the video's title. 😅
@@Elvetos absolutely nobody thought that
@@thomasgagne6638 you're a casual then
So bad
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