Palmieri was selected 26th in the 2009 draft. This guy was one of the top testing players at the draft combine. He’s not the tallest guy but he’s very thick weighing in at 190 pounds despite only being 5’10.
First let’s address the so called “character” concerns…..he had girls up in his room and broke a team rule. This is a teenage boy, who really has a problem with that? Not me, so he was eventually kicked off the team and dropped in the draft.
Palmieri is a very skilled offensive player you’ll notice his wrist shot right away when you watch him. He can skate, he gets under your skin, and goes to the dirty areas. HF did a very lazy thoughtless write up on him which tells me they hardly watched him play characterizing him as “a player who doesn’t have high upside”
Well he was one of the best players at team USA’s U20 camp last month and is now virtually a lock to make the team. He will likely be in their top 6 and heavily counted on for offense.
He will be attending Notre Dame this fall, I’d expect him to spend about two years there before turning pro. He reminds me of former Duck, Chris Kunitz, not quite as fast but a better shot and a bit more skill.
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