Why Merkley's stock is dropping...

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Draft Class: 2018

Published: May 27, 2018 at 7:46 a.m.

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If you skim over Merkley's profile you'll find great points on a bad team in the OHL. If you come across highlights you'll see his pure offensive abilities. Sometimes you'll see the phrase "attitude problems". This is not his problem though. His problem is that he is terrible at defense. The points didn't show it and the highlights don't show it. He was -29 this year and was -41 last year. Only at Team Canada tournaments where he is surrounded by the best players in Canada does he have a positive +/-. He appears to be getting better though, he got +12 better in plus minus in one year. This is what is making him a boom or bust player. He may turn out like Tyson Barrie who struggled on defense but got better in time for the NHL or he could end up like Tony DeAngelo who is still struggling to make it to the NHL due to horrible defense. So will a team take the risk and draft him high, we'll have to wait until June to find out.

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Round 1
1. Ryan Merkley (Buffalo Sabres) (Details: Boom).
0. Ryan Merkley (Carolina Hurricanes).
0. Ryan Merkley (Montreal Canadiens).
0. Ryan Merkley (Ottawa Senators).
0. Ryan Merkley (Arizona Coyotes).
0. Ryan Merkley (Detroit Red Wings).
0. Ryan Merkley (Vancouver Canucks).
0. Ryan Merkley (Chicago Blackhawks).
0. Ryan Merkley (New York Rangers).
0. Ryan Merkley (Edmonton Oilers).
0. Ryan Merkley (New York Islanders).
0. Ryan Merkley (New York Islanders from Calgary Flames).
0. Ryan Merkley (Dallas Stars).
0. Ryan Merkley (Philadelphia Flyers from St. Louis Blues).
0. Ryan Merkley (Florida Panthers).
0. Ryan Merkley (Colorado Avalanche).
0. Ryan Merkley (New Jersey Devils).
0. Ryan Merkley (Columbus Blue Jackets).
0. Ryan Merkley (Philadelphia Flyers).
0. Ryan Merkley (Los Angeles Kings).
0. Ryan Merkley (San Jose Sharks).
0. Ryan Merkley (Ottawa Senators from Pittsburgh Penguins).
0. Ryan Merkley (Anaheim Ducks).
0. Ryan Merkley (Minnesota Wild).
0. Ryan Merkley (Toronto Maple Leafs).
0. Ryan Merkley (New York Rangers from Boston Bruins).
0. Ryan Merkley (Chicago Blackhawks from Nashville Predators).
0. Ryan Merkley (New York Rangers from Tampa Bay Lightning).
0. Ryan Merkley (St. Louis Blues from Winnipeg Jets).
0. Ryan Merkley (Washington Capitals).
0. Ryan Merkley (Detroit Red Wings from Vegas Golden Knights).

Round 2
0. Ryan Merkley (Buffalo Sabres).
0. Ryan Merkley (Detroit Red Wings from Ottawa Senators).
0. Ryan Merkley (Florida Panthers from Arizona Coyotes).
0. Ryan Merkley (Montreal Canadiens).
0. Ryan Merkley (Detroit Red Wings).
0. Ryan Merkley (Vancouver Canucks).
0. Ryan Merkley (Montreal Canadiens from Chicago Blackhawks).
0. Ryan Merkley (New York Rangers).
0. Ryan Merkley (Edmonton Oilers).
0. Ryan Merkley (New York Islanders).
0. Ryan Merkley (Carolina Hurricanes).
0. Ryan Merkley (New York Islanders from Calgary Flames).
0. Ryan Merkley (Dallas Stars).
0. Ryan Merkley (St. Louis Blues).
0. Ryan Merkley (Washington Capitals from Florida Panthers).
0. Ryan Merkley (Colorado Avalanche).
0. Ryan Merkley (New York Rangers from New Jersey Devils).
0. Ryan Merkley (Columbus Blue Jackets).
0. Ryan Merkley (Philadelphia Flyers).
0. Ryan Merkley (Los Angeles Kings).
0. Ryan Merkley (Toronto Maple Leafs from San Jose Sharks).
0. Ryan Merkley (Pittsburgh Penguins).
0. Ryan Merkley (Anaheim Ducks).
0. Ryan Merkley (Arizona Coyotes from Minnesota Wild).
0. Ryan Merkley (Montreal Canadiens from Toronto Maple Leafs).
0. Ryan Merkley (Boston Bruins).
0. Ryan Merkley (Colorado Avalanche from Nashville Predators).
0. Ryan Merkley (Tampa Bay Lightning).
0. Ryan Merkley (Winnipeg Jets).
0. Ryan Merkley (Montreal Canadiens from Washington Capitals).
0. Ryan Merkley (Vegas Golden Knights) (Details: Or Bust).

CapFriendly.com User-Generated Mock-Draft

ROUND 1	TEAM	ORIGINAL	PLAYER	DETAILS

1	-	Ryan Merkley	Boom
2	-	Ryan Merkley
3	-	Ryan Merkley
4	-	Ryan Merkley
5	-	Ryan Merkley
6	-	Ryan Merkley
7	-	Ryan Merkley
8	-	Ryan Merkley
9	-	Ryan Merkley
10	-	Ryan Merkley
11	-	Ryan Merkley
12		Ryan Merkley
13	-	Ryan Merkley
14		Ryan Merkley
15	-	Ryan Merkley
16	-	Ryan Merkley
17	-	Ryan Merkley
18	-	Ryan Merkley
19	-	Ryan Merkley
20	-	Ryan Merkley
21	-	Ryan Merkley
22		Ryan Merkley
23	-	Ryan Merkley
24	-	Ryan Merkley
25	-	Ryan Merkley
26		Ryan Merkley
27		Ryan Merkley
28		Ryan Merkley
29		Ryan Merkley
30	-	Ryan Merkley
31		Ryan Merkley

ROUND 2	TEAM	ORIGINAL	PLAYER	DETAILS

32	-	Ryan Merkley
33		Ryan Merkley
34		Ryan Merkley
35	-	Ryan Merkley
36	-	Ryan Merkley
37	-	Ryan Merkley
38		Ryan Merkley
39	-	Ryan Merkley
40	-	Ryan Merkley
41	-	Ryan Merkley
42	-	Ryan Merkley
43		Ryan Merkley
44	-	Ryan Merkley
45	-	Ryan Merkley
46		Ryan Merkley
47	-	Ryan Merkley
48		Ryan Merkley
49	-	Ryan Merkley
50	-	Ryan Merkley
51	-	Ryan Merkley
52		Ryan Merkley
53	-	Ryan Merkley
54	-	Ryan Merkley
55		Ryan Merkley
56		Ryan Merkley
57	-	Ryan Merkley
58		Ryan Merkley
59	-	Ryan Merkley
60	-	Ryan Merkley
61		Ryan Merkley
62	-	Ryan Merkley	Or Bust

May 27, 2018 at 8:55 a.m.

clark

Joined: Nov. 2016

Posts: 2,933

Likes: 362

teams draft for nhl abilities, not what they do in junior. or at least that's what the good teams do. my prediction, avalanche select him in the second round.

May 27, 2018 at 12:29 p.m.

Rodzikhockey93

Still a Leafs Fan

Joined: Nov. 2015

Posts: 5,548

Likes: 661

I think he has offensive abilities to quarterback a power play and run throughout zone to zone. Attitude problems come with maturity. He'll hit a matrix and realize he has to grow up

May 28, 2018 at 6:54 p.m.

STLBlues17

Sam

Joined: Jan. 2018

Posts: 5,240

Likes: 2,188

I’ve got him going to the Blues at 45. Theres a lot of red flags so he’s likely gonna be taken by a team that is set on defense and can afford a miss.

May 29, 2018 at 1:45 a.m.

MoreOfAnIslesGuy

Isles For Life

Joined: May 2017

Posts: 401

Likes: 190

I like Merkley as basically a forward prospect. If you draft him with the intent to Brent Burns him and play him on the wing, he's an incredibly solid Top 6 forward. If you draft him as defense, he'll probably peak as a sort of two-way low-scoring defenseman. Even once the attitude problems are under control.

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