Claimed:Brampton duo holding steady as top two draftees

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Brampton duo holding steady as top two draftees

The Season 48 trade deadline marked the beginning of the Season 50 draft class, and around that time, there were several notable forwards to declare for the historic draft. While the class as a whole now includes more defensemen than anything else, the forwards are still the kings (and queen). Atop the rankings of draftees are Diana Maxwell, Theo Axelsson, Essian Ravenwing, and Asher Donovan. In particular, it is Maxwell and Axelsson who have come out ahead of the others, with Ravenwing and Donovan (who was at a slight disadvantage to begin with) falling a bit behind the top tier. Maxwell and Axelsson are currently teammates, having both been selected by the Brampton Blades in the first round of the Season 49 VHLM draft, with the former going 3rd and the latter falling all the way down to 8th. If the teams drafting at the top in S50 are looking for the best player available, Maxwell and Axelsson will be going one and two, in some order.

 

Pretend one of these dudes is a girl, okay?

 

Brampton currently holds the third best record in the VHLM with 57 points, two behind conference foe Yukon and one behind Bern, Europe's best. Maxwell and Axelsson, both right wings, have not played consistent minutes together, but at times they have been paired up with Sven Wolf centering them in a "don't hold back" line. It's hard to way whether the team has found more success with them working together, or spreading out the talent in order to always have a superstar on the ice, but both Maxwell and Axelsson have put up good numbers throughout the first 40 games. Axelsson is currently second in goals (33), points (66), and hits (157), making him a definite frontrunner for top two-way forward. Maxwell started off the season putting up gaudy numbers, but slumped for a while and has fallen to 4th in goals (30) and 5th in points (58).

 

Between the two of them, it's easy to see that Axelsson is putting up better numbers, but there is a lot more to a prospect than the numbers they put up in the minors, considering the volatility of the VHLM. Still, Axelsson may be the better of the two prospects. He's a more rounded player than Maxwell is, who isn't doing much if she isn't scoring goals. Axelsson has also gained a slight edge on Maxwell in terms of training, but it's not such a significant edge that makes him an obvious choice for first overall. In a similar vein, this duo isn't even guaranteed to go one and two, as a team might simply prefer what they see in the long run out of Donovan, Ravenwing, or even someone else. Still, it's hard to look at these two players, Maxwell and Axelsson, and say that they aren't the two most developed players in the draft. I mean, they're so good that they've been restricted from improving since basically the beginning of the season.

[Da Trifecta 1,902]

Wow didn't realize you and Solas were teammates. That's epic.

[Smarch 3,194]

Hopefully we can get you both the 20 tpe from the achievement tracker.  

Edited June 9, 2016 by Smarch

[Victor 11,015]

Asher Donovan imo

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