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Post by jcoholan on Apr 24, 2008 12:22:47 GMT -5
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Post by ted on May 14, 2008 15:19:00 GMT -5
New world rankings in the most recent Hockey News now have Daulton rated 24th. He will undoubtedly be selected in the first round. Pierre McGuire reported yesterday that Tampa Bay was in Niagara on Monday to meet with Daulton and his family for a quick media photo-op. It is not beyond possibility that he could go first overall.
Also, on the Fan Monday, Kipper reported that Montreal is trying to trade for a earlier pick to get him as well. They apparently approached Atlanta. Gainey is really hot for him.
Way to go Daulton!
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Post by hockeydude0424 on May 14, 2008 16:37:15 GMT -5
New world rankings in the most recent Hockey News now have Daulton rated 24th. He will undoubtedly be selected in the first round. Pierre McGuire reported yesterday that Tampa Bay was in Niagara on Monday to meet with Daulton and his family for a quick media photo-op. It is not beyond possibility that he could go first overall. Also, on the Fan Monday, Kipper reported that Montreal is trying to trade for a earlier pick to get him as well. They apparently approached Atlanta. Gainey is really hot for him. Way to go Daulton! First overall!!!!! it is 100% beyond possibility that he will go number 1, stamkos has that hands down!!! first round possible, second round most likely. |
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Post by hockeyfreakkk on May 14, 2008 16:47:56 GMT -5
go to hear, although myself as well as many others who share the same opinion can assume top 10 is unlikely, on the other hand alot of people believe that 15-30 is where he will be chosen, alot of teams have shown a tremendous amount of intrest and are scared he wont be around when there 2nd pick may occur. congrats to dalton his hard work paying off. best of luck
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Post by hockeyguy1 on May 14, 2008 20:38:22 GMT -5
After your last post about Daulton Jim Ralph I find these comments just as petty as the last ones but if lying turns your crank go for it. However the fact remains Daultan is finally being recognized for the skilled player he has always been. Way to go Daulton and we will all miss watching you play for the Falcons.
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Post by frenchman on May 14, 2008 21:19:13 GMT -5
Being rated high and being drafted high are too completely different thing, until it happens dont believe anything you hear. To be a legit he should of played OHL or the USHL, and at the minimum the OP. Remember a goalie from University of Nebraska a few years a go, Dupont, was ranked 4th and didnt get drafted, yet a kid from Wellington OP wasnt ranked in the top 25 goalies and went 9th i think in order of goalies, anything can happen. None the less, hes a skilled player, once he fills out he should be a good one
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Post by gunnerstahl on May 14, 2008 23:01:20 GMT -5
Jim Ralph you are a fool I'm literally laughing at you. I quote, and you said the following.
Jim Ralph said " 1. Mr. Leveille will play exactly zero games in the NHL. In fact, I suggest that he has enjoyed the peak of his career as the next step will prove to be fatal as the negative aspects of his game will be exposed at a higher level and his stock will plummet faster than Bre-X. He will be drafted, not in the first round as suggested by Mr. Mackenzie, but nonetheless in the top 50.
2. The scout that drafts Dalton in the top 50 will be working for the Port Colborne Pirates in a year."
HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA.
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Post by jcoholan on May 15, 2008 12:45:23 GMT -5
An excerpt from The Hockey News Draft Preview '08: "This year's draft is full of players at the Jr. A level, but Daultan Leveille stands to become the rarest of animals – a player drafted in the first round out of Jr. B. Leveille's exploits with the St. Catharines Falcons had NHL scouts rushing to tiny Jr. B rinks in southwestern Ontario to get late viewings of the slight center, who shot up the ranks and stands a real chance of going among the top 30. By the time his team lost in the Golden Horseshoe Jr. B League final, scouts from 10 or 12 NHL teams could be seen in the stands. Leveille is among the fastest skaters in the draft. Despite a nagging leg injury, he managed 30 points in 16 playoff games. When the season ended, Leveille hit the weight room to bulk up for the draft combine and next season at Michigan State. He rebuffed offers from the Ottawa 67’s this season to go the college route." Read more on Daultan Leveille at www.stcatharinesfalcons.com |
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Post by hockeyfreakkk on May 15, 2008 22:16:01 GMT -5
gunnerstahl must be one of those typical jealous parents/player who dalton has ran into his entire life, just because it is not you who is getting drafted nor your kid, you dont need to take it out on him. you have used the same comment about plummeting faster then bre x numerous times now, so instead of wasting your time criticizing maybe you should support local players who have the chance to play pro. congrats to daultan once again
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Post by gunnerstahl on May 16, 2008 0:00:28 GMT -5
hey genius, i was defending daulton to someone else who said all that. can you read?
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Post by hockeyfreakkk on May 16, 2008 0:12:46 GMT -5
you clearly stated "the scout who drafts daulton will be working for the port colborne pirates in a year"
meaning you do in fact think daulton is not good enough to ever play, so i suppose i am a genious cause i took the way u implied everything correctly
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Post by hockeyfreakkk on May 16, 2008 0:15:03 GMT -5
after re-reading once again i dont know if you were copying what kim ralph has said previously in other posts, therefore i apoligize if you were defending him. I didnt know where u said 1 and 2 were both posts that jim ralph has previously made. sorry just misunderstood gunner
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Post by ted on May 16, 2008 12:31:25 GMT -5
After reviewing my earlier posts and reading your replies I have to admit I feel very silly. It appears that I have "flip-flopped" on the Daulton issue more than once. I guess it is hard to be taken seriously when my opionions contradict each other.
I was embarrased and hurt by some of the comments towards me, but then again - I probably asked for it.
I also want to apologize to gunner, frenchman, hockeyguy1 and especially hockeyfreak for the confusion. I can only imagine how hockeyfreak felt having read my earlier post.
Only time will tell, but I truly wish Daulton all the success in the world at any level of hockey he aspires to. If he continues to develop and works as hard as he is now, I really believe he will have success at the NCAA level and get a real shot at the NHL.
For the all the wacky personalities and amateur role models that kids have today - Dalton is a great expample of someone local that kids can look up to and aspire to be like.
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Post by snapper on May 16, 2008 13:38:48 GMT -5
Jim Ralph, I think you should get some medication to control your mood swings. You might just come on here tomorrow talking a different tune again. Or maybe you just woke up from a coma and don't know any better. Although I'm a man who respects a good coma.
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Post by gunnerstahl on May 16, 2008 15:14:38 GMT -5
It is very wise of you to have apologized. The fact of the matter though is that your comments were way off and Daulton has a very bright future. However, even had he not and you had been right, a 17 year old on the NHL draft list from Junior B deserves some credit, let's be proud of local players getting opportunity and recognition!!!
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Post by leafsfan on May 16, 2008 17:51:53 GMT -5
We can give him some credit and say that Dalton is an above average Jr. B player with great speed and good hands. But, first round in the NHL draft, give me a break!!!!!!!! He was only the 2nd highest scoring 17 year old in the Jr. B loop. Steckley outscored him in the regular season and he can't even make a poor Guelph Storm team on a full-time basis. Dalton is quite possibly the most overrated Jr. B player to ever play in this league. Other players drafted out of this league never made it on a full-time basis in the NHL either. Peter Markov from Welland in the 1982 draft to the Rangers and Jeff Greenlaw in the 1986 draft in the 1st round to Washington are the only players drafted directly from the GHL. Greenlaw played 57 games and scored 3 goals, and Markov never played a professional game and isn't even mentioned in the Hockey DB. I beleieve that Dalton fits the same mold of draftable player. A guy that will never play pro at any level and may not even finish his education at Michigan because of poor grades at school.
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Post by leafsfan on May 16, 2008 17:56:52 GMT -5
Most players only dream of being drafted, Dalton will be able to say that he was drafted into the NHL, regardless of what round, it is still a tremendous accomplishment. My Leaves will probably draft him and then never play him because isn't that what we always do with young players.
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Post by leafsfan on May 16, 2008 18:11:51 GMT -5
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Post by hockeyfreakkk on May 16, 2008 23:16:57 GMT -5
its hard to lead a team when 90% of the season dalton had no or very little help, smoke put him in situations to fail, at times didnt even have him on the power play? so therfore dont point fingers at him for his achievements when he had to play through adversity. he will go on to a great NCAA carear and possibly( i believe he will) a great NHL carear
congrats again dalton
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Post by gunnerstahl on May 17, 2008 0:52:35 GMT -5
Obviously scouts are wrong sometimes, but they are scouts for a reason. If he is projected to go in the first round, you're ignorant to compare him to an 8th round pick. Maybe he will never crack the NHL full time, but I believe that is up to him and the dedication he puts forward. He will at the least be a very good AHL player, and leafsfan, I'd guarentee thats better than anything on your Hockey resume. Get a life, congratulations Dalton and not everyone is a loser like leafsfan.
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Post by OffTheRecord on May 17, 2008 10:24:15 GMT -5
150. Vancouver John Labatt C Minnetonka Minnesota H.S. USA
John Labatt 150th overall!!
Cheers to that!!!!
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Post by hockeyguy1 on May 17, 2008 17:27:38 GMT -5
Leafsfan its easy to tell you do not know very much about hockey. I would say that until recently Dalton has been the most under rated player I have ever seen. He has had to overcome contraversy his whole life because he choose to remain in his home center of St Catharines. Had he left this area he would have been recognized for the skilled player he has always been. Here in St catharines he had to overcome problem parents jealous players and some very poor coaches. But what doesnt kill can sometimes make you stronger and in his case that has happened. A good Minor Miget coach that he followed to Junior B and a year with Gary set the tone. Michigan State started recruiting him last year so I would hardly think he could have been over rated on a very strong Falcon team last year. He made the Ottawa tean in August once again is that the sign of an over rated player. Current rankings for a Junior B player hardly over rated. The fact you would try to compare Steckly and Leveille as players boggles the mind and just adds to your lack of credability. The experts think he has potential so he must. That is of course unless you have more knowledge of the game then they do. Once again Daulton good luck @ Michigan State next year hopefully the fans there treat a "supossedly over rated junior B player like you" better then some of our local fans here.
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Post by regdunlop on May 18, 2008 12:14:21 GMT -5
I hate to say this, but I am old enough to remember when Henri Richard broke into the NHL. Who will fight for him? The only reason he will make it is because his older brother will look after him. He proved he belonged.
When Wayne Gretzky broke in people asked can a 175 lb. weakling who won't go into corners and is not aggressive be able to play in the NHL. He answered his critics.
Now Daulton Leveille has started another question. If you have any hockey knowledge or have talked to someone who has they will tell you that when you compare Daulton's skill set to that of the majority of OHLers he has average hands, average vision and below average in any of the physical and aggessive areas... but he is one of the best skaters. This is the truth that is supported by facts. His scoring statistics either in regular season or play-offs in a Junior B league do not indicate a player of exceptional ability at this level. Can a player who relies on his skating skills as his major attribute compete at the highest levels. Stay tuned...
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Post by hockeydoc on May 20, 2008 18:42:58 GMT -5
Please lets not regard hockey scouts as experts.. Their are players in the NHL not even drafted by these experts.. Their are also players that were drafted high and never played.. How about this Claude Giroux kid playing for Gatineau in the Mem Cup.. OHL expert scouts passed him over twice.. How about Giradi playing the blueline for the New York Rangers ,,, Never drafted an i can go on and on ,.Anyway great job to even be considered in the NHL draft Dalton .. Now its up to you to work hard an pvove you belong ,, Good Luck.. Oh and please Reg ... They said Gretzs couldn't play in the NHL but don't forget he dominated every league in played in before that ..
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Post by hockeyguy1 on May 22, 2008 15:19:21 GMT -5
I beleive the unknowns about Leveille will prevent him from being in the top 60. But his skating alone will make him a terrific 3rd round prospect. You can build size and strength but you can not create his skating ability.
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