GDT: 2017 - Traverse City Prospect Tourney

[geehaad]

I was only able to watch the first game so I don't have anything new to add, but from the sound of things, Foegele and Necas didn't do anything to dissuade me from thinking they are going to be NHL'ers.

 

[MinJaBen]

Roy laid out just 13 seconds into the game by a "clean" hit. Smallman went after the offender.

 

[cptjeff]

Lorentz just got away with what looked like a tomahawk chop to someone's head. Opposing player had fallen to his knees, Lorentz was bringing his stick down to get to the puck, and looked to my eye like he got at least a glancing whack to the guy's helmet. Entirely accidental, but yeah.

So maybe not NHL quality reffing.

 

[MinJaBen]

Damn! Necas face off just a second ago was nuts! Puck barely hit the ice before he just took it and skated past the other center...who didn't even seem to move. He was so fast!

 

[MinJaBen]

Booth just had a fantastic save on the power play.

 

[GoldiFox]

Gauthier races back to stop a 2-on-1 with ease. He fast

 

[MinJaBen]

McKeown puts Canes up 1-0!

 

[cptjeff]

I missed it coming back from the kitchen with dinner, but McKeown just scored for a 1-0 lead.

 

[MinJaBen]

Pottsey makes it 2-0!

 

[cptjeff]

Potoralski (however he spells that) got the PP goal from the bottom of the left circle.

 

[MinJaBen]

Pottsey makes it 3-0 on a nice rebound put back.

 

[GoldiFox]

Was a good, hard, quick point shot from Bean on the rush while the Canes had a numbers advantage in front of the net. Poturalski was decisive on the rebound.

 

[MinJaBen]

Gauthier scores an EN from below the circles...in our zone!

 

[MinJaBen]

Great save by Booth. He's had a great bounce back game.

 

[cptjeff]

Mattheos knocks one in out of midair after it bounced off the glass. 5-0.

 

[MinJaBen]

Mattaos....I know I butchered that...scores.

 

[cptjeff]

And we win. 5-0, nice bounceback for third place.

 

[CandyCanes]

I'm just gonna say it now. But I think we've got something special in Necas. He seems so dynamic in lots of different ways on the ice.

 

[geehaad]

Damn! Necas face off just a second ago was nuts! Puck barely hit the ice before he just took it and skated past the other center...who didn't even seem to move. He was so fast!

He had one of those in the first game, too. It was almost like he finessed the win and skated cleanly away with it...what I saw was so different than what I'd ever seen before that I can't even recollect it properly. Would love to see it again.

 

[bleedgreen]

I'm just gonna say it now. But I think we've got something special in Necas. He seems so dynamic in lots of different ways on the ice.

Shifty and quick laterally with equally quick hands and offensive brain. If he's strong enough when the time comes he looks like a keeper. Definitely more passer than shooter, and that's something he can work on this year hopefully.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Necas is probably the 1st Canes prospect in a long time (maybe since Skinner?) where after watching him shortly after being drafted I truly say "wow". I know these tournaments are meaningless in the overall scheme of things, but he just seems to have it. Hopefully this isn't getting my hopes up too high, but even with Aho, who I thought was impressive when I saw him, I didn't get that.

 

[the halleJOKEL]

guys i already said he had "it" after the first game in this very thread please source your quotes

 

[GoldiFox]

Necas has an interesting skating profile for his size. I think that's part of why I kept thinking he looks bigger than I expect. His joystick skating is more akin to Patrick Kane than bigger guys who rely on power and speed. MacKinnon is probably a good size/skating comp, but Necas doesn't have his sprint.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

On the flipside, as I said earlier, I don't think Kuokkanen has "it". Maybe it's what Wally said, that he has a good overall package, but maybe not enough to do it at the NHL level, but there's something about him. That said, it's only a prospect tourney so not going to put too much into it and very well could be wrong.

I only saw pieces of the games and didn't watch them religiously, but would like to have seen Roy and Gauthier dominate more. Not saying they weren't good, just that with their size and age, would like to have seen them be more of a consistent force.

 

[the halleJOKEL]

will definitely be interesting to see how some of these guys perform in camp/preseason. first time in awhile we have had some higher end offensive prospects to keep an eye on against nhl talent