Confirmed with Link: Avs Sign Alex Newhook to ELC

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Did you watch Point before he improved his skating?

Some clips. Pretty impressive going from below average to top 5-10 skater in the league.

Can Newhook become a 99th percentile skater like Point? Sure, anything can happen. What are the odds? Not very good.
 
The talk of Newhook’s skating has always been so puzzling to me. It’s like some people expect him to be a Kreider or Nichushkin type skater when he has always been a Duchene/Skinner type of skater. He creates space out of nothing with his quick feet and edges. He was never meant to be a power forward blowing the doors off defenseman wide.

To top it off his straight line speed is still pretty good but it’s certainly not what makes his skating what it is.
 
The talk of Newhook’s skating has always been so puzzling to me. It’s like some people expect him to be a Kreider or Nichushkin type skater when he has always been a Duchene/Skinner type of skater. He creates space out of nothing with his quick feet and edges. He was never meant to be a power forward blowing the doors off defenseman wide.

To top it off his straight line speed is still pretty good but it’s certainly not what makes his skating what it is.
Good positioning also helps. You don’t need to be fast to get to the right place, when you are in the right place to begin with.
 
How mad were you when LOC scored twice after you posted this?
I wasn't mad, I like LOC. I don't think he is the player imbeciles are trying to make him out to be. Same with Girard.

Also, I edited this after he scored. Got anything else?
 
3 goals in last 3 games and has been a nice addition since his call up. He also isn't mentioned here as this board is obsessed with LOC and Girard.
The funny thing about your post, this board has been killing Girard of late

though on second though that is a sort of obsession. But not what I think you meant
 
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Goals and games by 2019 draftees so far this season our boys fair quite well.

Hughes 3 in 7
Kakko 3 in 21
Dach 4 in 25
Byram 4 in 13
Seider 3 in 26
Cozens 7 in 25
Zegras 6 in 25
Podkokzin 5 in 24
Caufield 1 in 19
Newhook 6 in 14
Tomasino 4 in 23
Mcmichael 3 in 24
Kaliyev 4 in 23
Hoglander 5 in 26
 
Caufield has 1 goal in 19 GP
Newhook has 6 goals in 14 GP

I was upset when Caufield was taken 1 spot ahead of Newhook, but now I'm elated.
To be fair judging Habs players this year is literally like judging Avs players during the 2016-17 season.

When other fanbases wanted to give us a 2nd rounder for Landy.
 
Goals and games by 2019 draftees so far this season our boys fair quite well.

Hughes 3 in 7
Kakko 3 in 21
Dach 4 in 25
Byram 4 in 13
Seider 3 in 26
Cozens 7 in 25
Zegras 6 in 25
Podkokzin 5 in 24
Caufield 1 in 19
Newhook 6 in 14
Tomasino 4 in 23
Mcmichael 3 in 24
Kaliyev 4 in 23
Hoglander 5 in 26

Everyone is clamoring over Zegras right now because he occasionally does flashy things but if the Avs had traded up to grab a center after drafting Byram I would have preferred Cozens. He was outstanding in the WJCs and he's putting up good numbers on an absolutely horrible Buffalo team.

Also le sigh, if Byram could stay healthy he very well could be leading this list the way he was playing.
 
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Everyone is clamoring over Zegras right now because he occasionally does flashy things but if the Avs had traded up to grab a center after drafting Byram I would have preferred Cozens. He was outstanding in the WJCs and he's putting up good numbers on an absolutely horrible Buffalo team.
Are you sure you aren't leaving out any other reasons?:naughty:
 

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