For starters Hayton had and has an NHLe more befitting a second round pick (10 D-1 | 20 DY | 30 D+1) and NHLe is a very strong predictive tool in itself. In terms of talent I'd rate him about a B+ or maybe a bit higher. Overall about a B prospect deserving of late first/early second selection at best.

He doesn't have the skating balance and puck control needed to drive possession nor the explosive skating ability to overwhelm NHL defenders, he would have to rely on elite linemates to create spatial breakdowns to score goals. His finishing ability is quite good but that alone only does so much. His best asset is the creative and clever way he tries to make something constructive out of every situation, it's quite impressive, but it's almost a way of compensating for his lack of high end ability. Defensively quite attentive. But again without the skating ability to truly suppress opponent offense.

So I have him alongside many good later round picks. These players are quite good. But far from elite naturally. I see him as a Virtanen/Ritchie/Greenway type NHLer in future (they all had very similar NHLe rates) so just good. Valuable asset but far from a 5th overall pick in an above average draft full of potential.

These are all over the place.some valuable players and then guys like nick ritchie who have negative value.

Rangers and Sabres take those and run

Victor Mete for Hayton sign me up

This ain't it chief.

Values are a little inconsistent, but overall if he is worth what you seem to think he's worth, he's not worth a whole lot

He needs to play more minutes and more regularly, he’s still only 20-year-old and has shown flashes of what he is capable of and looks set to have a truly positive future. Add that to his truly impressive World Junior Championships, where he led Team Canada to a gold medal with six goals and 12 total points in seven games, and it is clear that Hayton will have an impact on the NHL roster next season.

Hayton is worth way more than alls of those. Potential 70 point scorer, IMO
As a leafs fan, I'd 100% do the Dermott-Hayton trade, immediately bolt and block Arizona's number, so they can't cancel the trade.

The values here are insanely inconsistent.


Also Hayton is about to start playing with Roby "Better than Barkov" Jarventie, so his stock is about to shoot off like a rocket.

oilers take that

I dont think these values are similar at all tbh