Originally Posted by robmyatt

I'm still blown away by people saying Grigorenko has character flaws. Has any of us ever met him? Sure, the scouts knew something that we didn't that caused him to drop a bit in the draft, but he's still an elite talent and not all scouts were convinced of these said "character flaws". Aren't all 18 year old kids still developing their character? He had mono down the stretch and his work ethic was questioned.... I'm voting Grigorenko because I'm a firm believer of the strategy that when drafting "fantasy prospect teams", you should swing for the fences and some say his upside is just as high as Galchenyuks or Yakupov.

Originally Posted by Axeman33

Nope, I have never met the kid. Nor did I question his skill. I have to go on what I see and what I saw at the draft was basically 11 of the weakest NHL franchises taking a pass on this kids high skill level. Pretty much tells me that his character has to come into question.

I have personally seen him play at least 3 times in Halifax and theres no doubt of his skill level. The kid is a beast. But theres something to be said when that many teams dont take a chance on him.

Originally Posted by ericdaoust

Like I said in a prior post, Forsberg also slid down the draft. In this case, I think positional needs got in the way. Not saying Grigorenko is a future captain or anything like that, but why did Forsberg, another probable top-5 pick, also fall out of the top-10?

Originally Posted by Big Ev

It doesn't really work like that though. When people say a "projected Top 5 pick" they are going off of the general CSS and ISS rankings and such, which don't mean anything.

Teams passed on Forsberg because the player they took was ranked higher on their board.

Originally Posted by fantasyhockeygeek

I'm with Dyz here - how Schwartz has flown so far below the radar for as long as he has is simply beyond me.

I like Grigorenko more than Galchenyuk (for fantasy hockey... Gally for real life) but I like Schwartz more than Grigo.

Originally Posted by ericdaoust

But could the same apply to Grigorenko? Does it have to be the character concerns that dragged him down? Could it just be a draft board thing like it was for the other guy?

Originally Posted by dyzfunctioned

Only thing that worries me about Schwartz is STL depth, but with Grigs there's Hodgson, Ennis, Ott, etc... no lack of depth there either.