This 15 year old prodigy just left the arena speechless...

[@RobTalksHockey]

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[@joeidaho5938]

Learn how to pronounce Pierre Pilote. Honestly....that was pitiful. At least make an effort to learn name pronunciation when doing a video.

[@kiker0909]

4:54. Still the single greatest sauce pass I've ever seen. That moment is forever burned in my head.

[@keanumcgill]

Saw it live on tv and looking back, I was a part of history.

[@6idangle]

Actually gross

[@michaelkeller5927]

The skill to receive that pass is unreal too

[@Psyshimmer]

@@michaelkeller5927 Every part of the play. The vision, the pass, the reception, the finish. Beautiful.

[@snowfloofcathug]

Thoughts on Peter Forsberg’s two saucers?

[@elypevets5633]

Commissioner Bettman still undecided which team to be awarded the first pick to get him.

[@Statsy10]

Like how Bedard was for sure going to Arizona? 🙄

[@pakkajulmu]

@@Statsy10 everyone knew he was going to chicago bc that was the only big market team

[@Statsy10]

@@pakkajulmu Sorry bud, but everyone was talking about how Arizona was so desperate that they may have had to relocate... which they did. Biz Nasty came out and even announced on his show that it was a done deal that Arizona was getting the pick.

[@LaneBatman-c2v]

Colorado!!! We know it’s rigged if this happens

[@theScotian24]

Only Duponts can afford to play hockey now.

[@edenisburning]

AMEN!! 😂

[@dennisjordan4952]

Yeah kids want to get into in the states but people down here would have to break the bank.hockey is a pretty tough sport.

[@ArgenLeo]

Tbh hockey is really expensive, although while not as good, ball hockey is a cheaper alternative

[@ryandenton190]

It's really not that crazy expensive to play minor... it's just really expensive to play AAA and to get elite level training. Honestly you just have to make your kid a priority over everything else and really that's just if they have a different level of talent. If you have to push to get your kid on teams then you shouldn't be wasting the money. He should be playing minor if that's the case, which most everyone can comfortably afford... just my opinion anyways

[@ArgenLeo]

@@ryandenton190 in my area it’s quite expensive, I understand that in some areas it may not be, but where I live, minor leagues can cost upwards of $1000+ dollars per season

[@GavinZBeatsdaGOAT]

Got to play against him once. We lost 11-2, I gave up a breakaway to him

[@jaiEEditz13]

My brother played against him too they lost 7-0 and then 5-3 the next time

[@imulippo5245]

Norris Trophy needs new criterias or something because defensive defensemans lost their trophy to defensemans with most points, who will win it automatically, even with -26

[@SpectreblueLeftTesticle]

Or make an award for offensive defenseman

[@neeltheother2342]

You're missing the key point with bringing up his plus minus like it's some sort of gotcha: HE WAS PLAYING FOR THE SHARKS! Not even the greatest hall of famers can carry that lifeless sharks team. Hockey is a team sport and using plus minus in any cumulative sense is irrelevant.

[@imulippo5245]

@@neeltheother2342 My point is that there were better defenders, more qualified to win Norris.

[@estellegrignon]

I think adding a "Best defensive defenseman" trophy would help shine a light on players who deserve so much more recognition. The same way I'd argue adding the Selke probably helped a lot guys like Gainey and Carbonneau making it to the hall, as will happen with Bergeron

[@_KFC81]

@@estellegrignon That's what the Norris is...

[@alchemical.fitness]

and hes a rhd..gonna be a star

[@JohnB-mo4kq]

What's crazy to me is, players these days are putting up more points than back when goalies had smaller pads and weren't even allowed to drop down to the ice.

[@BloodRider1914]

Goalies have been allowed to drop to the ice since the 1920s, they just didn't too much for a while due to the weight of their pads

[@dadum634]

Have you seen the multi-thousand dollar sticks?

[@dw1784]

I thought it had more to do with the mask-less era as to why they didn't drop down often. Maybe I'm wrong, but it must have played a part.

[@firasoji304]

@@dw1784 its more just an evolution of the game, like no one thought to do that back then especially given how the pads were designed, it wasnt in the game

[@mister_floppy_hockeyhighlights]

Most players back in the day were drunk man

[@son8128]

I’m glad Canadian hockey is in good hands.

[@jonmendelson1104]

5:45 No shout out to Luca Cagnoni, the Sharks 2023 fourth round pick who last season became the first WHL defensemen in 30 years to put up 90+ points? (previous was Shane Peacock who put up 102 points in 1992-93 and then 92 in 1993-94).

[@pyRoy6]

7:15 - I'm confused...but I'm also kind of loving the chaos of plotting a chart/graph of the relationship between points and goals ...for the purpose of illustrating the relationship between age and point.

[@brandonmclean58]

haha yeah he never makes very intuitive graphs. Always have to stare at it for a bit, like wtf am I looking at?

[@kaden593]

officiated a lot of his games here in Edmonton. he was an absolute monster during the canadian crown tournament.

[@45crisess]

Bummed I won’t get so see Mckenna in Victoria this year, but I will definitely be in the arena when Everett comes to town

[@edvedder7835]

Great presentation. Thank you.

[@damascus6478]

I've seen this kid play and he is for real. Everybody connected with this team expects him to be as good as promised.

[@18wheeler76]

8:45 "this guy can lap skates" lmao nice vid

[@leandrechenevert]

le tire ET LE BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT!

[@enthused7591]

It's wild to watch how much goalie pad size has grown, which is obviously good that goalies can take a 100 mph shot to the sternum and not be dead, but man, goalie pads looked 50% easier to shoot past pre 1980s.

[@gumby2ms]

daxon rudolph is also a 27 draft member, made the whl draft without exemption but will be same draft as dupont, and leads teams in scoring on defense as well, is also bigger. both could be on the watch for rookie d men in the dub

[@zackyoung9608]

Daxon is 2026 draft and he's lowkey overrated. Ill take Keaton Verhoeff and Ryan Lin over him and don't even mention him in the same sentence as Dupont.

[@flaviusfake271]

In my opinion, it is less about the young talents but a change in the game. You mentioned it. Going from a very physical hits to the head and trap game to now very fast with position rotation game. The defensemen are more involved and take way more shots.

[@ryguyyyyyyyy]

If i had a dollar for every, "think about the optics here"...

[@genomills9]

Seeing that stupid glowing puck from old fox broadcasts is still upsetting

[@Machtyn]

I know. Making the viewing of hockey accessible to the masses was just terrible.

[@hockeyboys61]

It looks like something from the NHL video games.

[@JJ_Abes]

2027 draft picks trade value just went up lol

[@petercampbell9899]

I was lucky to have lived through the Bobby Orr era...he was stupendous...made everyone else look slow.

[@shakersword]

His skating is so effortless really reminds Me of parekh...Imagine both of them playing for Calgary in the future...

[@jerryrikki9466]

Gavin mckenna getting 7 points as a 14 year old in the WHL is the craziest thing ive seem so far

[@Ppaf420]

Happy i got to be a sens fan during the karlsson era

[@HYPEWASSABI]

Played for my local AAA team. Can’t believe he’s the future’s NHL Superstar

[@coolguygdgaming5603]

Saw him play a year ago. Magical then.

[@brabak6894]

Hockey was so bad back in the day... but they all paved the way for the players we see today.

[@Cambergain]

Every kid is a prodigy now😂

[@RobTalksHockey]

The players I show in my videos are within the 0.00000001% of prospects in the world. So I would consider them prodigies

[@mccullochmike]

@@RobTalksHockey Dupont and Brock Cripps are neck and neck. Then there is Eli McKamey who might be even better.

[@matthewm8021]

I grew up in NY during the heyday of the NY Rangers in the mid to late 90s. During that time, hockey was huge in NY. My HS had 2 freshman teams, a JV team and a Varsity team. Now, the team had to merge with another HS to have enough kids to fill out teams. The sport has certainly lost in popularity, in large part due to a shift to lacrosse, probably due to cost.

[@hckykd39]

Royce DuPont did not tell me he had a brother

[@kurtwpg]

Worth noting that 139 points was a new record for all skaters.

[@elijahcox7978]

Dude this kid is gonna be the Kawhi of the nhl a fucking all around machine

[@RobTalksHockey]

Is Landon Dupont the greatest d-man prospect we've ever seen?

[@BlightfulCanadian]

Probably will be the next Erik Karlsson or could be a Bobby Orr or Paul Coffey!

[@janzkee]

Most likely will be Adam Fox calibre at first which isnt bad but I can see him levelling his game up like bedard did in his draft year.

[@jonah.donohue]

No

[@adinsplug8954]

He’s 15…

[@YungThugOfficial]

coyotes!?😂

[@leatherbound4233]

Kid looks awesome and very relaxed on the ice, as you said head up and wide vision. He hits the NHL wonder how bad his rookie card will pushup hobby box prices, lol. Just saying as I'm getting priced out of the hobby.

[@ProfessionalCleancutguy]

No mention of Bouchard?🤔

[@Blue-bv1ur]

5:30 "Zeev Buium who's the first dman to score over a PPG in the NCAA in decades" Lane Hutson did this two years in a row. If you said during their draft year then it would still stand though.

[@RobTalksHockey]

In his draft year

[@GoodBaleadaMusic]

6:08 IT GETS TO THE POINT

[@ericksonjustinAK]

I think you have it wrong about comparing Hughes and Makar. They both are wizards with their edges, I would say Makar maybe even more. But Makar has a wrist shot whereas Hughes sees the ice at a level like Kucherov.

[@tallesttreeintheforest]

patience

[@keelingbarrie3319]

flames gotta draft the hometown boy for 2027 when scotia place opens, couldn't mark up a script better.

[@sarblade]

like to know his defensive stats, he'd not a defenseman but a fourth forward. Good video, but no counteroffer as to his defensive skills Rob.

[@dsc4178]

He had drive and ability, hockey sense. Sure makes a difference if you have drive.

[@titoine1212]

5:34 Hutson did it the year before

[@Odysseus38]

EA NHL had him going first overall for the past 3 games 😂😂😂

[@KevinWood44]

0:44 The Golden Knights DIDN'T exist for decades after Gretzky. Whatever still a great video lol

[@RobTalksHockey]

Gretzky going to LA, lead to the creation of the Sharks, Ducks, and Coyotes. Because of those teams, it lead to the creation of the Knights

[@KevinWood44]

@@RobTalksHockey I know, I was just busting your balls.

[@midnighttoker6997]

Should have the norris for defensive D and the orr trophy for the offensive D

[@samw31]

Adam Fox not mentioned oof

[@Tampafan33]

No hedman mention?? Damn

[@RobTalksHockey]

I was highlighting Canadian prospects for a better comparison

[@Jmulk96]

Yakemchuk and solid defensive game don’t belong in the same sentence

[@MelissaDouris]

Its pronounced Pierre " Pill Ott". He was client and friend of mine. And Bobby Orr was just wasn't a phenom he changed the game and is the GOAT; no offense to Gretz who I love. My wife Melissa is Bobby Orr's second cousin so I may be a little biased lol

[@NeNukee]

get him on the penguins

[@DesperxOG]

RIP to my Coyotes!

[@paspep]

This is why need a bobby orr trophy for a player like Paul coffey, and the norris for a defensman like Doug harvey was.

[@lunardestruction]

0:56 wut? gretzky left LA in 96 and auston mathews was born in 97

[@RobTalksHockey]

Gretzky going to LA, lead to Matthews uncle becoming a huge hockey fan. Growing up with his Uncle, he introduced him to the game and started bringing him to coyotes game. He fell in love and started playing

[@HitmanHockeyCards]

Zeev Buium falls into the Sharks laps, and GM of the century takes Dickenson, who has looked absolutely TERRIBLE at everything hes done... Dickenson over Buium is gonna haunt this team.... Not nearly as much as Will Smith over Michkov, but itll be up there in dumbest draft day choices.

[@natic9557]

Investing now

[@ojibwe_86]

You forgot to mention, Bobby Orr was the Connor McDavid of the league. The fastest skater in the whole league, by far. DuPont when he arrives to the NHL, won’t be the fastest skater in the league, not even top 10.

[@MarcusMacinnis]

My uncle was a problem in the nhl

[@A10Warthog-jg3gw]

Holy shit I was at that game

[@dinneryeti]

Not a single mention of Victor Hedman? Oof.

[@TomCrouchman.]

not even 1 mention to lane Hutson?

[@RobTalksHockey]

I was specifically looking at Canadian prospects for a better comparison system wise

[@nateh2665]

Coyotes don't exist lol

[@magicmatt1969]

Any real good defenseman playing with the Oilers is going to see a lot of points. because of Connor...

[@brandonf24]

I was just waiting for it....ah...there it is!!! There's the NHL dad. I loved the game and could barely afford to play growing up with hand-me-down, secondhand equipment while some snobby patrician's kid jeered my way.

[@joelpenner4861]

Did Mr. Dupont pay you to pump his son's tires?

[@petermills-c1h]

Not sure why it takes over 6 minutes to get to the point.

[@theemiester4090]

Bring him to the WJC

[@PricklyMittsHockey]

Upwards of the age of 21?

[@paulcross3222]

I wondered about that too.

[@letsssgooo4618]

Needs to go get on a US college team and make some nil money

[@scottnewton9060]

Pierre Pilote pronounced Pee lot

[@neseirf70]

How are his defensive skills? Not that it really matters but he must be okay or they would have him play forward!

[@RobTalksHockey]

From the footage I've seen they are great. However, because he dominates entire games offensively, it's hard to get a proper gauge. But considering his size, skating, puck skills, and hockey IQ. He still projects as an above average defender given his toolset.

[@neseirf70]

@@RobTalksHockey Thanks!

[@Nemazon5.7]

my cousins friend got to play with him lollll... said he>makar

[@EichelTower9]

Has he played with Makar? If not it's not a fair assesment

[@Nemazon5.7]

@@EichelTower9 he made that statement based on the observations from cales game

[@RobertDefresnes]

Was Best Millimetres Matter On Ice My Sis #2 And David Archibald #3 Chilliwack 68 69 4 EVA GO CANUCKS GO !

[@MapleSyrupMCGA]

orr was the best all time😋

[@NylanderHas5StarDragonBalls]

I was real excited when you brought up the eras because I thought this kid was going to bring back the Scott Stevens type of defenseman back, but no just another guy who hogs the puck and most likely will have no personality when he grows up since he plays hockey

[@EichelTower9]

I mean there is a Russian dude who is 16, and like 6'11. Maybe the next Stevens?

[@jjferary2381]

Parekh will be on top soon :)

[@Rezin8Gaming]

no.

[@RobTalksHockey]

Parekh is a stud

[@CJH-zx3cp]

within a minute, and he's said like three lies. the single reason Matthews had an interest in hockey had zero to do with Gretzky going south, of which he wasn't even born when Gretzky retired, or even Arizona having a team, it was because of his late uncle. There also wasn't a significant uptick in hockey registration because of McDavid, in fact, numbers have been going down. Maybe do just a touch of research before making a video.

[@hockeysabertooth]

Hi

[@magicmatt1969]

P.K Subban? LOL mentioning him as a part of an uptick is silly. This guy has never been a great player...he was a good player that the NHL used to promote relentlously to try and get more people interested in the game

[@JackHaveman52]

Does no one go over these videos to see if the speaking bot pronounces the names properly? It's Pierre Pilote, pronounced "Pi-laught" not pilot. The average hockey fan knows this.

[@theScotian24]

I know Im on an island here but each and every time I see Bobby Orr I cannot get past the absolutely hysterical "defending" that went on those days. Made him look like some sort of magician. And thats why I believe he is overrated.

[@JohnB-mo4kq]

It's all relative my man. He was the best of the best back then, of course hockey has evolved. You can't really say he was overrated at the time. Of course if McDavid/Crosby/Ovechkin took a time machine, they would absolutely dominate. It's really a moot point, and you can say the same about pretty much any sport. Imagine prime Tiger Woods going back to the days of wooden clubs and shorter courses.

[@shawntierney5]

To be fair tho he did it when no one else could do it

[@danbetler408]

Who’s the 15 yo prodigy? Didn’t mention anyone new and upcoming. Cheap way to get video views. Next time actually say what the video is really about! 👎

[@itsjaynguyen]

Oilers will get him and still not win the Stanley cup lol😂

[@petermills-c1h]

Pierre Pilote, not Pierre Pilot. If you cannot pronounce a name properly, leave the player out of your story.

[@RobTalksHockey]

I should’ve researched it better for sure. But those two names are the same to me

[@johnclaudevondon5333]

RTH at it again with that quality A1 puck vids. 🫡🫡🫡

[@IsraelDFender]

I pray that when he’s eligible, he will land with my Rangers! 😬