Yeaaaaah boiiii
He's got such a great sense of where to be and when/where to dish the puck. Fun to watchI got a good feeling about him. He’s definitely got the skill. Jsut needs some refinement.
Yup he’s scratched. Samo just made a terrible turnover right to a Gulls player all alone in the slot. 1-0 Gulls after one.I think Kinnear scratched MacAllister….
Lol 0 chance. And if Knight turns out to be a pumpkin like you think, no one is touching his contract.Gonna call it now. Knight will be dealt. Waeber will be Bob's backup next year.
Kinnear doesn’t seem like he has a f***ing clue.Yup he’s scratched. Samo just made a terrible turnover right to a Gulls player all alone in the slot. 1-0 Gulls after one.
Jack Devine with a goal and 2 assists yesterday for 5 GP and 6 goals 7 assists. He just turned 20 in October. We might have a 7th round steal on our hands.
Sounds like skating.Easy to look back now but what was the reason for him sliding so far in the draft?
Assumed (probably wrongly) lack of offensive talentEasy to look back now but what was the reason for him sliding so far in the draft?
Easy to look back now but what was the reason for him sliding so far in the draft?
Speed was suspect, and goal-scoring too... Lacked flash and explosiveness... Was seen as only a playmaking PP-specialist first...
But high-motor, character, skating, hockey-IQ and offensive instincts have always been there...
Now he looks like a real gem after tapping into all that potential !
Looks like he has decent pro weight too already. Unlike Heponiemi who is still probably 150 lbs soaking wet.
He was the fifth last pick of the 2022 draft. Rd 7Kid has always been built kinda solid… But yes, he has the pounds now !
His hockey-IQ and motor really are his greatest attributes, glad he developed everything around… But his effective positioning and strong forecheck were always there, that’s why he was very projectable as a pro !
Still don’t get how he fell so low !? What was he again, like a 6th rounder ? Majority of scouting services had him middle-to-late third-round at worst if I recall correctly…
Lack of flash/speed and an "ineffective" shot can do that to you it seems !
Loved that pick, and always thought it could be a home-run !!
Actually… Could be a pretty big draft for us with Alscher, Jansson, Vilmanis and Arnsby… They have legit pro-potential IMO… Even the goalie looks good last time I checked, can’t remember his name though…
Keep it going my Devine pick !
Kid has always been built kinda solid… But yes, he has the pounds now !
His hockey-IQ and motor really are his greatest attributes, glad he developed everything around… But his effective positioning and strong forecheck were always there, that’s why he was very projectable as a pro !
Still don’t get how he fell so low !? What was he again, like a 6th rounder ? Majority of scouting services had him middle-to-late third-round at worst if I recall correctly…
Lack of flash/speed and an "ineffective" shot can do that to you it seems !
Loved that pick, and always thought it could be a home-run !!
Actually… Could be a pretty big draft for us with Alscher, Jansson, Vilmanis and Arnsby… They have legit pro-potential IMO… Even the goalie looks good last time I checked, can’t remember his name though…
Keep it going my Devine pick !
Kid has always been built kinda solid… But yes, he has the pounds now !
His hockey-IQ and motor really are his greatest attributes, glad he developed everything around… But his effective positioning and strong forecheck were always there, that’s why he was very projectable as a pro !
Still don’t get how he fell so low !? What was he again, like a 6th rounder ? Majority of scouting services had him middle-to-late third-round at worst if I recall correctly…
Lack of flash/speed and an "ineffective" shot can do that to you it seems !
Loved that pick, and always thought it could be a home-run !!
Actually… Could be a pretty big draft for us with Alscher, Jansson, Vilmanis and Arnsby… They have legit pro-potential IMO… Even the goalie looks good last time I checked, can’t remember his name though…
Keep it going my Devine pick !
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention , he didn't have a good year or world juniors in this draft yrRead some of his draft year evaluations and yeah seems like there were two major knocks on him: lack of explosiveness and shooting. But he was still listed as a C prospect by the nhl central scouting meaning a 4th-6th round pick. No idea why he fell. FC hockey and THW had him as high as a second-third rounder but I guess those are more like fan sites? And some write that he is a great skater (although lacking in explosiveness) so that's a positive too.
Good post.How are we so bad with making home brew prospects into NHLers on our team? If you look past the 1rst round were horrible. In the past only Trocheck and Weegar quickly come to mind of prospects we picked after 1rst round that helped us significantly (Svehla was already old when we drafted him)
On the current roster we have 4 of our players who we drafted (that's counting Kulikov)
Do we have anyone in our prospect pool who will become an NHL? Sourdiff and Samo have neither even scored a goal this season in AHL. How about the D?
While Denisenko is playing great in Vegas farm team.
How are we so bad with making home brew prospects into NHLers on our team? If you look past the 1rst round were horrible. In the past only Trocheck and Weegar quickly come to mind of prospects we picked after 1rst round that helped us significantly (Svehla was already old when we drafted him)
On the current roster we have 4 of our players who we drafted (that's counting Kulikov)
Do we have anyone in our prospect pool who will become an NHL? Sourdiff and Samo have neither even scored a goal this season in AHL. How about the D?
While Denisenko is playing great in Vegas farm team.
Does Ludvig count as a successful development? Tippett?