Why I Want: ZEEV BUIUM – The HIGHEST SCORING NCAA Freshman D-Man In Modern History (NHL Prospects)

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Why I Want Season 7 continues with Episode 4. Let’s talk about one of the highest scoring NCAA freshman d-men ever: Zeev Buium of the Denver Pioneers.

My NHL Draft: http://www.mynhldraft.com/2024-nhl-draft/player-profiles/Zeev-Buium
The Hockey News: https://thehockeynews.com/news/zeev-buium-may-be-the-2024-nhl-drafts-unheard-of-top-defenseman

The 2024 NHL Entry Draft is filled with a lot of top NHL prospects. Some are elite, and others could be even seen as franchise NHL prospects. Names to look out for include Macklin Celebrini, Cole Eiserman, Artyom Levshunov, Ivan Demidov, Berkly Catton, Sam Dickinson, Aron Kiviharju, Konsta Helenius, Henry Mews, Cole Hutson, Maxim Massé, Zayne Parekh, Tanner Howe, Igor Chernyshov, Adam Jiricek, Michael Brandsegg-Nygård, Ryder Ritchie, Beckett Sennecke, Charlie Elick, Zeev Buium, Veeti Väisänen, Will Skahan, Anthony Cristoforo, Liam Greentree, Alexander Zetterberg, Emil Hemming, Carter Yakemchuk, Andrew Basha, Jakub Chromiak, Sacha Boisvert, Justin Poirier, and Michael Hage.

This video is taking place after the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The 2023 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:

1st) Chicago Blackhawks, Connor Bedard
2nd) Anaheim Ducks, Leo Carlsson
3rd) Columbus Blue Jackets, Adam Fantilli
4th) San Jose Sharks, Will Smith
5th) Montreal Canadiens, David Reinbacher
6th) Arizona Coyotes, Dmitri Simashev
7th) Philadelphia Flyers, Matvei Michkov
8th) Washington Capitals, Ryan Leonard
9th) Detroit Red Wings, Nate Danielson
10th) St. Louis Blues, Dalibor Dvorsky
11th) Vancouver Canucks, Tom Willander
12th) Arizona Coyotes (from Ottawa Senators), Daniil But
13th) Buffalo Sabres, Zach Benson
14th) Pittsburgh Penguins, Brayden Yager
15th) Nashville Predators, Matthew Wood
16th) Calgary Flames, Samuel Honzek
17th) Detroit Red Wings (from New York Islanders via Vancouver Canucks), Axel Sandin Pellikka
18th) Winnipeg Jets, Colby Barlow
19th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Tampa Bay Lightning), Oliver Moore
20th) Seattle Kraken, Eduard Sale
21st) Minnesota Wild, Charlie Stramel
22nd) Philadelphia Flyers (from Los Angeles Kings via Columbus Blue Jackets), Oliver Bonk
23rd) New York Rangers, Gabe Perreault
24th) Nashville Predators (from Edmonton Oilers), Tanner Molendyk
25th) St. Louis Blues (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Otto Stenberg
26th) San Jose Sharks (from New Jersey Devils), Quentin Musty
27th) Colorado Avalanche, Calum Ritchie
28th) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Boston Bruins via Washington Capitals), Easton Cowan
29th) St. Louis Blues (from Dallas Stars via New York Rangers), Theo Lindstein
30th) Carolina Hurricanes, Bradley Nadeau
31st) Colorado Avalanche (from Florida Panthers via Montreal Canadiens), Mikhail Gulyayev
32nd) Vegas Golden Knights, David Edstrom

This video is also taking place after 2023 NHL Season, and after the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Florida Panthers in the Finals.

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Sunday morning rain is falling you know what that means today it’s time to get back into why I want the series will we dive into the 2024 NHL eligible prospects and discuss what they are what they could be whether or not you and your favorite team should be interested

In them and where they can go in the draft last time we made a video talking about a guy who was rising and I kind of Di diverted from the formula a little bit you know I said instead of going over the top guys in order let’s try to

Just follow the conversation you know see what names are popping up and make our videos week by week according to the sentiment of the fans and that is exactly what we’re continuing to do here in episode 4 of season what is it season 8 now of why I want today we are heading

Over to the University of Denver Pioneers and talking about a guy whose respect amongst the na shell scouting community and draft rankings may not just be there yet this is zeve buam a guy whose name if you’re a Red Wings fan Probably sounds a bit familiar because

Yes he does have a brother his name is Shy buam who happens to be a Detroit Red Wings Prospect but enough about Shai today we’re talking about ziv and his incredible Point production pace and skill set as a defenseman in the NCAA that is not getting as as much

Recognition as it should be Z buam is 18 years old and he was born in December of 2005 which is why he’s able to play in the NCAA right now he’s an okay to smaller Siz defenseman at 6 feet 183 left-handed guy and his draft projections are kind of all over the

Place he’s ranked as the 12th overall Consolidated guy so that’s kind of all the rankings combined into one Elite prospects themselves has him at number 18 daily face off at 11 the hockey news at 22 Bob Mackenzie at number 13 mckin at 16 button at 11 he’s ranked at 21st

By Dober but fifth overall by smart scouting what exactly is the situation here and why is there so much diversity well if we head over to his NCAA season playing for the University of Denver Pioneers Z buam as an 18-year-old freshman on the blue line has 32 points

In 22 games played he was also under a point per game for Team USA at the world juniors this season again as an 18-year-old guy in fact he just recently turned 18 so the majority of his point production and games played actually happened when he was only 17 and before

We get into his game I wanted to put into perspective just how gosh darn crazy that point production metric is 32 points in 22 games as an 18-year-old defender in the NCAA cam Robinson goes out there and helps us out with this here are some notable Point perame

Outputs by a freshman defenseman in NCAA history but all of these guys did this in their draft plus one Seasons Brian leech had a 1.27 lane Hudson had a 1.28 Adam Fox a 1.14 and Luke Hughes had a95 now every time we talk about Lane Hudson the Montreal Canadians Guy Brian

Leech’s name always ends up in the conversation too and it’s because of this stat that their point per game numbers in their NCAA freshman years were pretty similar and Lane Hudson ended up getting the edge but zeve buam is at a 145 the highest Mark in 40 years as a draft

Eligible this guy is outscoring what we had seen out of Adam Fox Luke Hughes and Brian leech but he’s doing it at a year younger compared to all those other guys just the raw Hardo production he’s putting himself in a league of his own if you go over to the NCAA and you

Search by alltime season Point per game metrics and you go by u19 defenseman which you know boam technically is because he’s already 18 you’ll see that out of every modernday NHL player zeve buam has bested them all the only guys that are higher than him in the point

Production race for you9 points per game are all older guys in fact there’s a rightwing listed on here too I don’t know why he’s on here but zeve buam is out producing Lane Hudson Brian leech Adam Fox you’ve got Zach rinsky Luke Hughes kandre Miller Jack Johnson so

Many names that zeve buam has bested out and even Byron Bader’s model goes out there and says that hey he’s the highest producing College freshman defenseman in modern history I’d probably take him higher in 13th overall this was in response to Bob MacKenzie’s TSN draft ranking show where they had buo him in

The 13th overall spot as you know is pretty self-explanatory there also is a player comparison done with buam and Brian leech it’s very intriguing but Boo’s draft eligible numbers are so much better than Brian leech’s it’s literally doubled what Lee was when he was a draft

Eligible guy now as to how he’s able to get these points let’s open up a conversation about that I would think that he would be projected in the top 10 or even top five with those Point totals Honey Bunches of votes says in response to the cam Robinson tweet we looked at

Earlier but it looks like he’s in the 15 to20 range is there a knock on him cam replies boam is not big and he’s not an elite skater overall he’s got great elusiveness though the amount of production doesn’t really paint a realistic picture of his future upside either still it’s been a tremendous

Draft year for him so far and when it comes to buam that’s the main thing you’ll note when people talk about his game this is what David sod said on dber prospects back in November courtesy of my NHL draft.com Boo’s trademark Mobility is as present as ever and is

Now employing multiple layers of deception on multiple levels whether it’s his evasiveness in transition or his speed in the rush very little can keep buo him from where he wants to go on the ice Sam Constantino in his not a Scouting Report Scouting Report goes out

There and says that boam is a steady toay Defender who can quickly process his best breakout option and execute it swiftly to become part of the rush meanwhile you have Scott wheeler of the Athletics saying that boam is a plus level skater who plays an extremely involved game in all three zones whether

That’s activating into the rush or off the point shaking pressure on exits or across the Blue Line working in and out on give and goes or playing tight gaps against the rush he’s a very busy player on both sides of the puck and he gets in and out of his Transitions and footwork

So quickly that he can play that style and then you have yourselves Cory prman who earlier in November said that boam is a strong enough skater to be able to skate pucks out of trouble his defense is good enough that the Amire level but he isn’t that physically imposing and

Whether he can make a lot of nhls soon will be a debate so for Boo this is a guy who based off of the production you would assume he’s like going to be a number one caliber Defender but he doesn’t have that same Quinn Hughes kale marar skating he’s got some good

Elusiveness which will help him out but as we all know based in today’s NHL Mobility is such a big important part as to how defensemen are able to produce points that unless Z boam enters another Gear with his Edge work and his pacing we may not see him become a number one

Absolute Pinnacle Peak of the NHL kind of guy but if we’re rounding things out at let’s say a top power play number two guy while also getting maybe 40 to 50 points in a year I don’t think that’s out of the question here in fact those hockey smarts can carry him to further

And Beyond because there’s an article actually from Tony Ferrari from December 2nd talking about how boo may be the 2024 draft most unheard of top defenseman Ferrari says there may not be a more well-rounded and intelligent dman in the entire 2024 class than boam this

Is what Tony has to say boam isn’t a flashy defender in the way that kale marar or Quinn Hughes are but he uses his mobility in a way that makes him consistently effective he is constantly looking to move laterally and then exploit Lanes when they present themselves whether he is driving into

The slot with the buck or looking to perent himself as a passing option boam is constantly in motion he can handle a puck in his forehand or backhand protect the puck as the defender closes in and maintain awareness and vision to make a play in traffic boam gets to the middle

Of the ice to shoot often getting into the slot to generate High danger chances he rarely wastes opportunities by shooting from out wider than the faceoff dots and high in the offensive zone the ability to create space and evade pressure at the point is an important trait for any Defender looking to impact

The offensive side of the game and it’s an area where boam subtly excels he sets up opponents by fainting a stride to one side and then shift his way to quickly accelerate the other way his Puck handling isn’t flashy with noticeable deakes but he has displayed this ability

To open the blade of his stick to indicate his plans on going in One Direction before attacking the opponent’s heels once they make their move he is a very deceptive skater and I’ll leave a link in the description if you want to read more because this is

Only like maybe 10% of the actual piece Ferrari does a really good Deep dive into Boo’s game we just don’t have too much time to go out there and discuss all of it so let me know your thoughts in the comment section below how do you you feel about arguably the top scoring

Defenseman relative to his age in the modern NCAA scene today and his entire draft stock heading into the 2024 draft he’s ranked to go in the 15 16 range but depending on who you ask based off of his production based off of his deception in the ozone he may go as high

As maybe number five number six maybe even breaking into the top five this is a guy who’s got some legit NHL potential and his numbers have super preceded the likes of many other superstars already in the game today so if you’re a fan of Z boam if you’re a fan of the Denver

Pioneers and the NCAA what are your thoughts on how he’s played so far what are your thoughts on where he’s going to go in the draft and do you think your favorite NHL team should take a chance on boo him let me know thoughts in the comments section below I hope you

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