Andrew Poturalski

[MinJaBen]

He should try and sign with Edmonton. They will need cheap wingers and maybe he could make their team.

 

[Chainshot]

I'm curious to see if Buffalo notices a local kid making good somewhere else. I don't know if they even tried signing him coming out of college, but he seems like he's on the cusp of being able to push into an NHL lineup with how he tore up the AHL playoffs.

 

[My Special Purpose]

He should try and sign with Edmonton. They will need cheap wingers and maybe he could make their team.

I'm curious to see if Buffalo notices a local kid making good somewhere else. I don't know if they even tried signing him coming out of college, but he seems like he's on the cusp of being able to push into an NHL lineup with how he tore up the AHL playoffs.

I honestly think Europe would be a great idea for him. He can spend a year or two playing against men, getting stronger and be fully prepared for a full-time NHL job. As it is now, being a fringe NHL/AHL guy is no way to live. Go make some money and hone your skill. Then come back and give it a real shot.

 

[NotOpie]

What separates Ryan from Pots is Ryan has good speed. Pots is just average.

...but Poturalski has a much better shot...

 

[Canes]

...but Poturalski has a much better shot...

Which will be much more difficult to use in the NHL if you don't have NHL skating ability. He's not the first guy who probably thinks the game at NHL level and has NHL level skills that is held back by his skating and he won't be the last either.

 

[Svechhammer]

...but Poturalski has a much better shot...

I mean how good is the shot if you're too slow to get to the spot where you can use it

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Bumping "Confirmed with Link:" threads as the offseason is about to begin is cruel.

 

[KILLger]

Bumping "Confirmed with Link:" threads as the offseason is about to begin is cruel.

Is this post confirmed with link?

 

[HisIceness]

"Confirmed with Link": Bumping old "Confirmed with Link" threads on HFBoards leading cause of heart attacks, study finds.

 

[NotOpie]

I mean how good is the shot if you're too slow to get to the spot where you can use it

I've watched a lot of Poturalski and I have to say, I don't think he's particularly slow nor particularly fast. I'd say average.

 

[zman77]

Andrew Poturalski:
He's accomplished a lot in the AHL.
imho, he deserves a fair amount of time with the 'Canes to show his stuff.
Late Bloomers in the NHL:
Mark Streit
Johan Hedberg
Martin St. Louis
Mike Knuble
Tim Thomas
Robert Lang
Derek Ryan
Adam Oates
Ray Whitney
Blake Wheeler
Joe Mullin
Ken Wharram
Randy Gregg
etc. etc. etc.

 

[cptjeff]

I mean how good is the shot if you're too slow to get to the spot where you can use it

Every team had a few guys like that not even that long ago, and they were effective. Plod along, allow other players to establish possession in the zone, work your way to a soft spot in the defense, bang. However, the game has sped up in the last 5ish years, and that's no longer as viable a path as it once was.

I've watched a lot of Poturalski and I have to say, I don't think he's particularly slow nor particularly fast. I'd say average.

A guy who looks average speed while playing in the AHL will look slow in the NHL. That's not to say he can't reach the bottom end of the speed range for an NHLer- from what I've seen of him in preseason games, he probably can, but if he's at the bottom of the range he'll be replacement level, not a star.

 

[Ole Gil]

I mean how good is the shot if you're too slow to get to the spot where you can use it

Tell that to Drayson Bowman!

 

[Roboturner913]

I don't see that Poturalski looks noticeably slow, but whatever he lacks he can make up for by the way he thinks the game. If it's an issue anywhere, it's on the backcheck, but even that is more about knowing when to take a risk than straight-up footspeed.

 

[Roboturner913]

Tell that to Drayson Bowman!

But Bowman couldn't score in the AHL. Pots can. I doubt he will get his NHL chance with the Canes but he'll be somewhere.

 

[De Montreal]

Should we root for the guy or what

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Holy shit, someone dug up a CI thread!

I had no idea Pots had been around this long.

 

[CandyCanes]

Holy shit, someone dug up a CI thread!

I had no idea Pots had been around this long.

Absolute legend. We need to summon CI back

 

[chaz4hockey]

Should we root for the guy or what

YES....appreciate the persistence (+ two assists last two games)

 

[larueskee]

Just for reference, here are the more recent ones that have more or less turned into decent+ NHLrs. Roughly 7 guys in the past 20 years.

2015: Eichel
2014: Gaudreau
2006: Matt Carle
2002: Jordan Leopold
2001: Ryan Miller
1998: Chris Drury
1997: Brendan Morrison

How could leave 2019 winner Cale Makar out?

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

How could leave 2019 winner Cale Makar out?

Yeah BBA geez.

 

[LakeLivin]

How could leave 2019 winner Cale Makar out?

[Raising hand] Ooo! Ooo! Because that post was from 2016 and Makar didn't win it until 2019?

 

[Tryamw]

[Raising hand] Ooo! Ooo! Because that post was from 2016 and Makar didn't win it until 2019?

You and your facts.. I have Indignation on my side!!!. (Not even the righteous version!) Maybe it's just indigestion!.

 

[bleedgreen]

I’m glad Potsy got a look, we never really got a chance to see him the first time around. Good for him.

 

[Stickpucker]

[Raising hand] Ooo! Ooo! Because that post was from 2016 and Makar didn't win it until 2019?

smh. Should've known the future.