Saga of the Elk
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Sounds like bad luck to me.
Goes to the discussion just above with Greenway: big bodies are easier to hit.
Don't know if it was mentioned but Khovanov got an ELC today.
Sounds like bad luck to me.
I get the point but how many Greenway sized forwards are there in the league?
I know this was rhetorical, but I got curious.
This season, regular NHL forwards at Greenway's size (he's tied for tallest in the NHL among forwards):
Jordan Greenway (of course), Brian Boyle, Martin Hanzal, Nick Bjugstad and Michael Rasmussen.
Worth note is that Logan Brown and Timothy Gettinger played games at that height, but were not regulars. Dropping down one inch adds eight more forwards to the list. Dropping down another inch adds another 23 forwards. So I guess the answer is that there aren't many at that exact size, but there are a good amount just a bit smaller.
So, not that many. And to add to that, we have been seeing a trend to smaller more mobile dmen. Speaks for the fact that small size shoudnt be much if at all a deterrant.
the video i saw his skating isnt atrocious. by no means is he gonna look like zucker but for a 6'5 kid he has decent foot speed. bottom 6 role for him wouldnt suck.I mean I'm all for giving him a shot. The dude scored 60 this year even though he was 20+. People say his skating is atrocious apparently. I wouldn't mind getting in the mix for him, but I don't expect him to be anything super special. Just my uneducated thoughts I guess. Hoping for the best for the guy, and maybe he'll fulfill a dream of playing in the NHL.
Understandable, I was just saying that based on what I've read so far. I'm not against trying to sign him by any means. Could be the big body we'd want in a bottom 6 role like you're saying.the video i saw his skating isnt atrocious. by no means is he gonna look like zucker but for a 6'5 kid he has decent foot speed. bottom 6 role for him wouldnt suck.
very few videos on him but i hope we snag him. would be an interesting combo of him and greenway on a line together.Understandable, I was just saying that based on what I've read so far. I'm not against trying to sign him by any means. Could be the big body we'd want in a bottom 6 role like you're saying.
Thank for the update Finster8! Hope he tears it up in playoffs.Damien Giroux with 2 goals and an assist as Saginaw takes Sarnia 5-1. The young man always gives 110% and can score.
I'd sign and play him for the wild. If he sucks it helps the tank. Nothing to lose really.Justin Brazeau, anyone seen this kid play? looks like a monster and wanting to play right away. easily can slot him into our top 9 ahead of aberg at RW.
I'd go to the store and buy a bag of pucks if it meant we could get rid of Aberg.is brazeau an undrafted ufa? i'd sign him & replace Aberg.
Stop, Talon. No need! His contract is up at the end of the season. No need to buy pucks!I'd go to the store and buy a bag of pucks if it meant we could get rid of Aberg.
Not sure I'd use the word hype (maybe "hope"), but it's a valid point. Players have to keep developing for them to turn from great prospects into great (or even reasonable) pros. For me the writing seemed to be on the wall after his junior season at BC. He'd seemed to have plateaued. I think he's just about the same player today as he was in his sophomore year.Does anyone remember the hype surrounding Adam Gilmour? I just realized he never did anything - ANYTHING at all in the AHL. Just goes to show that even decent prospects sometimes don't amount to squat.
wasn't he a 4th rndr? maybe 20% chance they make it? no issue he didn't pan out.
Not sure I'd use the word hype (maybe "hope"), but it's a valid point. Players have to keep developing for them to turn from great prospects into great (or even reasonable) pros. For me the writing seemed to be on the wall after his junior season at BC. He'd seemed to have plateaued. I think he's just about the same player today as he was in his sophomore year.
He was definitely hyped because of the seasons he had at Boston College, especially for a fourth round pick. He had a reasonable high ceiling, but could never reach it.
If by seasons he had at BC you mean 3 pretty average seasons, and by reasonably high ceiling you mean some thought he could be a bottom 6 center?
He was never hyped by any standards other than people thinking he might actually make the NHL.