Player Discussion Alex Newhook (Part 2) : Book an Appointment with New Look Edition

[overlords]

I think if we're ever going to really appreciate newhook, it'll be once he's in his rightful place of 3rd line winger alongside speedy north-south guys who can crash.

Newhook - Beck - Heiny

It's probably too much to ask Beck to play 3rd C next year but that's the type of setup I think would work best for someone like Newhook.

 

[HuGort]

Newhook hasn't worked out at all. Considering we paid couple firsts for him. I remember Colorado fans saying he can't play top 6 day trade was announced. Before making a trade Hughes be better off reading boards of that teams fans. Over the years Some seen a ton of that players minutes. They can be knowledgeable.

 

[The Great Weal]

I think if we're ever going to really appreciate newhook, it'll be once he's in his rightful place of 3rd line winger alongside speedy north-south guys who can crash.

Newhook - Beck - Heiny

It's probably too much to ask Beck to play 3rd C next year but that's the type of setup I think would work best for someone like Newhook.

He needs to develop a defensive game if he wants to be a 3rd liner on the team. The guy busts his ass off and it shows, but the instincts aren't really there and more importantly, he's losing his spot to Demidov next season.

I'm assuming he will get PK reps when Armia and/or Evans are gone to see if he can modify his game into that type of player.

 

[Apoplectic Habs Fan]

He needs to develop a defensive game if he wants to be a 3rd liner on the team. The guy busts his ass off and it shows, but the instincts aren't really there and more importantly, he's losing his spot to Demidov next season.

I'm assuming he will get PK reps when Armia and/or Evans are gone to see if he can modify his game into that type of player.

His game hasnt evolved which i find a bit concerning especially defensively. I think if he doesnt start seeing PK reps and being developed more defensively, it will be a huge failure from the coaching staff and opportunity lost. Be hugely valuable if he does, similar to Leks

 

[26Mats]

Newhook hasn't worked out at all. Considering we paid couple firsts for him. I remember Colorado fans saying he can't play top 6 day trade was announced. Before making a trade Hughes be better off reading boards of that teams fans. Over the years Some seen a ton of that players minutes. They can be knowledgeable.

Not sure if this has been posted yet, Hughes said recently on a podcast exactly who we would have taken with the picks we traded for Newhook. He said we would have taken Gavin Brindley and Jacob Fowler. And one reason we could do the trade for Newhook is the scouts thought Fowler would be available in the 3rd round. So if Hughes is telling the truth, it's Newhook or Brindley plus whoever we would have drafted in the 3rd round, assuming Fowler would have already been taken in the 2nd round

About the 17:35 mark:


Edit: it gets more complicated because Hughes then says something about how if Colorado hadn't traded their picks to Montreal for Newhook, then would have taken Fowler before Montreal was up to pick...

 

[The Great Weal]

His game hasnt evolved which i find a bit concerning especially defensively. I think if he doesnt start seeing PK reps and being developed more defensively, it will be a huge failure from the coaching staff and opportunity lost. Be hugely valuable if he does, similar to Leks

They did it with Anderson who provided absolutely nothing last season so I'm hopeful they do it for Newhook.

 

[Team_Spirit]

Newhook hasn't worked out at all. Considering we paid couple firsts for him. I remember Colorado fans saying he can't play top 6 day trade was announced.

It sure hurt when said like that

31 and 37 is 2 2nds and of the 20 guys picked there between 2010 and 2020 only ~3 became something.

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[26Mats]

His game hasnt evolved which i find a bit concerning especially defensively. I think if he doesnt start seeing PK reps and being developed more defensively, it will be a huge failure from the coaching staff and opportunity lost. Be hugely valuable if he does, similar to Leks

I'm curious to see what he does next year on a 3rd line...