He’s a big center who can win faceoffs with a high compete level. These guys tend to do very well in the NHL.
We could’ve taken someone with more offensive upside, but those are a shot in the dark at the end of the first round.
Edit: here’s a good article about his upside https://hockeywilderness.com/news-rumors/minnesota-wild/charlie-stramel-is-the-home-run-swing-fans-wanted-the-wild-to-draft-r29466/
by Quackmotard
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He plays for the Badgers, I can’t endorse acquiring a guy with poor decision making.
I mean the wild filled a need in their prospect pool regardless of rank. We have plenty of small skilled centers (Khus, Rossi, Heidt etc) with no real Ek types in our system. They picked him at 21 for a reason and he was a top 10 talent last year until he played for a bad college team at a young age.
No, I still don’t like the pick. I’d be ecstatic to be proven wrong though.
No I don’t because I really feel there we better prospects available but again I’d love to be wrong.
I think (draft) people are limiting his Upside based upon a down year in a terrible UW Badgers team.
He was really young playing for a bad team, in a transition year. Plus, he lost his father less than 2 years ago. Would you be on your A game in that situation? Doubtful.
I think he has a higher ceiling than most think/expect.
I’m thoroughly best player available rounds 1-3 and swing for the guys who’s upside is mainly size or untapped potential in later rounds, but time will tell.
I think the biggest hope that this kid translates into what he was once projected to be is the coaching change in college as well as the coaching change in Iowa. I had given up on Army to develop offensive skillsets.
Another bottom 6 center is exactly what we needed.
A lot of people need to remember, we took Ek over Boeser and Boldy over Caufield. Everything will be alright 🤪
I don’t really like it, but I’m not terribly upset about it. Based on his pre-season value he would have been a total steal. One bad season in a bad program isn’t nothing. But it’s not also the only thing that matters. With a new coach we could see a big rebound year from him so I’ll wait to pass judgement and trust in Brackett.
Plus I’m not really upset with who they missed out on. If Moore was still on the board and they passed on him I’d be pissed, but Perreault and Ritchie and whoever else were all pretty meh prospects as well to me.
People were comparing him to Greenway as a bust, but lets see how that ‘compete level’ works out first. Never saw that in Greendog.
He’s growing on me. I’m more upset that we didn’t somehow get Shaugabay later on.
Do you have the stats for his Faceoff wins. I could only check the NCAA website and he was not in the top 50 players in faceoff wins.
I feel like he could kind of be a Jamie benn type guy, but a center. Big, physical, wins faceoffs, and hopefully able to dish out some passes to kaprizov
I personally do. I’ve brought his name up a few times on threads on this sub about potential picks. I wasn’t expecting that the Wild would like him as much as I did, but I’m happy they did. I think there is more upside to his game than people are suggesting. I also think this kid is built to be a player that can make an impact in the playoffs if he develops.
He feels like a Charlie Coyle 2.0
The people who picked him are a lot smarter about the draft than me :). Let’s see how it plays out.
Obviously we won’t know for some time how he develops but I don’t understand the outrage from some fans. This is hardly the reach that Johansson was in 2018. I remember fans being furious we went off the consensus board in 2003 to take a lanky kid named Brent Burns in the first round. Not saying he’s the next coming but if he pans out he would bring a lot to the table that all NHL teams covet.
Idk man. Either we like how Brackett drafts or we don’t. I haven’t had a single complaint about how he’s drafted before. I think Brackett is more likely to find something in this kid than bust.
I wasn’t so sure till I talked to a friend of the family and learned his dad died a year and a half ago… that with the transition to college hockey and I hope the kid will improve when he settles in to a comfort zone.
The “professional” GMs here were predictably crying yesterday. The kid likely hasn’t even had a chance to lace up his skates up since then, but he’s a bust already and the team wasted a pick on him. The same “professional” GMs that hate each and every move that the team makes, but then backpedal and have loved it since day one when it pans out.
Yes I absolutely love this pick. It also clearly shows the Wild are doing their own homework on players not just reading lists ( like I do) He addresses multiple needs in the Wild prospect pool. He’s tough, big and a center. I’m also a big fan of value contracts after ELC years. He projects great with that also. For all of us that were kinda shocked when his name was called I’m starting to think other teams drafting right after us were not.
I like that they honed in on centers with the early picks, and tall ones at that. I was of the opinion they should go for the best center available. That said, I am surprised by this pick and am skeptical it works out.
I am. We need size. To a certain degree the NHL draft after the first 10iah can really be a crapshoot. I mean, look where KK came in. Anyway, I think he has plenty of upside and was worth the pick. At the same time, I wouldn’t be shocked if we get more value from later picks!
This guy has a lot of potential. He could be a great player for us. Everyone needs to remember this. That being said, the consensus seems to be that he was picked too early. Bigger players tend to take longer in their development, and he probably could have been taken in the 2nd round. Still, he could make great progress this year with his new coach on what should be a rebuilt badgers team.
We are small. I’ll take a couple bigger guys that can play. Give him a couple years.
I wonder how seriously anyone knows anything about these kids. I’d be most people are just looking random rankings they found a few weeks ago and deciding that this kid isn’t a first rounder.
Meanwhile, we have one of the most esteemed amateur scouting departments in the league and everyone was begging for a center with size.
#injuddwetrust
As long as he’s not a pussy like the other big Charlie we once had
Let Judd cook!
Idk sheeit about this dude, so if you guys tell me to love it, I’ll love it!
I do like that he’s a good ole Minnesota boi
In Billy G. I trust