PlayMakers
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Thoughts after two days...
(If I don't have a comment on the player that means I don't have enough to say at the moment.)
(If I don't have a comment on the player that means I don't have enough to say at the moment.)
- Morello - Very promising. He can fly, he has size, he works hard and competes. Looking forward to watching his development.
- Duran - Impressive camp. Plays really tenacious, multiple plays where he drops the shoulder and takes the puck to the net.
- Jellvik - Most dynamic player in camp. Fast and slippery. Looks great.
- Locmelis - A little less flash and a little more grind in his game this year.
- Walsh - Showed some really good skill and had a gorgeous shootout goal.
- Harrison - Wiring the puck and picking his spots. He hasn’t stood out yet so I’m hoping his intensity will show in the competitive games.
- Hendrickson - Improved.
- Schmaltz -
- Nassen - Nice goal in the shootout.
- Poitras - Looks to be about 80%. Still has that paralyzing cutback that completely shakes defenders and is the most creative and crafty player out there, but there’s a bit of rust. Passes going through his stick, things you never saw last season. Looks thicker and stronger. Great attention to detail in all of the drills. Smartest player on the ice and I think he’s going to have a really good season.
- Bancroft
- Pelosi - Another impressive camp from Pelosi. Super determined, competitive, always around the net, always driving to the net. Whoever he’s with does well even if he doesn’t factor in the goal.
- Veremyev - Intriguing college FA. Plays a power forward game and has good size and intensity.
- Gasseau -
- Cheveldayoff -
- Nelson -
- Spicer -
- Mechura -
- Pederson -
- Letourneau - About 5 years away from an NHL job. He is very smooth and skilled but he does not play with pace, he glides when he should continue driving, he makes a move and drifts because he’s used to that being enough but at this camp the guy you just beat stops on a dime and comes back at you hard. So while you’re gliding that guys is closing and about to strip the puck from you. All those continued pace, continued urgency type qualities are things you learn by playing against faster and more intense competition. IMHO he is making a mistake going to BC next year. He should go to the USHL for a season to get his pace and compete level up, then BC for 2 years where he continues to build his pace and intensity, then Providence for a year where he learns to play against men of equal strength, then the NHL. Basically, the Mason Lohrei blueprint. I expect him to score 7 points for BC next year. Doesn’t mean he can’t still be a star, but there are multiple levels of urgency above where he is now.
- Brunet - Skilled and quick. Hoping for a productive Providence season from him.
- Gallagher - More noticeable than in the past (for me at least). More physical and showing a bit more offensive touch.
- Myrenberg - Skilled, big, great skater… He will be an NHL defenseman.
- Langenbrunner -
- Mast -
- Mastrodeomenico -
- Bavaro - Impressed with his skill and impact. Has made several good plays. He looks like another good find.
- Edward - Best defenseman at camp. Super competitive, n quarter given, ripped the stick out of Jelvik’s hands in a battle drill after pasting him to the glass repeatedly. Really active stick defensively and consistently gets stick on puck to disrupt offensive players. Scored some nice goals in the games as well.
- Kostadinski - Skating has improved from an F to a D.
- Groenewold - Really great pick. Looks as good if not better than any of the seasoned NCAA defensemen in camp which bodes really well for him next year. Skates well, has size, keeps tight gaps, defends hard (although he got burned by Poitras), moves the puck well.
- Moore - Bowling Green is the best goalie in camp IMO.
- Svedeback - Flashes athleticism but his technique is loose and sloppy while the other guys are sharp and precise.
- Bischel -
- Caron - Made some great saves. Also looks good.
