How is Tippett's physical presence? does he throw hits? hard to knock off the puck?Hopefully he can translate. We are still frustrated with Tippett.
How is Tippett's physical presence? does he throw hits? hard to knock off the puck?Hopefully he can translate. We are still frustrated with Tippett.
How is Tippett's physical presence? does he throw hits? hard to knock off the puck?
Points don't tell the whole story. This is false.Cutter has as many points as Tippett as a rookie playing 14 minutes a night. The idea that he might be as good as Tippett one day is a bit silly - he’s as good as him now at 21yo.
He should be a regular goal scorer in the NHL, especially under a half decent coach.
He doesn't throw hits but he is hard to knock off the puck. Doesn't go out of his way to be physical, but has made a conscious effort to add the power move to the net to his arsenal.How is Tippett's physical presence? does he throw hits? hard to knock off the puck?
Well how can we be sure you know the full story when you couldn’t take the bias glasses off saying Cutter should be in the A?Points don't tell the whole story. This is false.
I think Cutter has been better at playmaking/creating than I thought he'd be seeing him in college last year. And his all around game is pretty advanced, he looks really good defensively for a youngster. He's certainly far, far ahead of where Tippett was as a 21 year old in just about every category outside of skating.
He's got 12 points in 13 games now since the 4 Nations, and is a +3 on a minus team. He's coming along very nicely.
Not that you were making the direct comparison but Anaheim is struggling from a lot of the same issuesAll maybe true, but it’s important to note that
1) All Flyers scoring numbers are very much lower in raw totals due to their absolutely historical bad power play running 3 years straight
2) Not a single winger has played with too 6 offensively oriented center in that same time period
Tippett has also had runs where he goes PPG; then cold for 15 games. So curious to see how it pans out.
hmmm, I suppose I never knew Tippett was so fast, was that a trait he developed post draft?
Hopefully he can translate. We are still frustrated with Tippett.
Not that you were making the direct comparison but Anaheim is struggling from a lot of the same issues
GPG
Phi: 23rd 2.75
Ana: 27th 2.63
PP%
Phi: 30th: 14.7%
Ana: 31st: 12.9%
Cutter spent significant chunks of the season playing with suboptimal linemates and gets less playing time than the Carlsson and Terry lines even now.
True. And fair. Terry is what I'd call a complimentary first liner at his absolute best. As in you could slot him next to a MacKinnon or McDavid and not make the line suffer. But you're not going to credit Terry with being the key to that line's success. He's good in his own right but doesn't really have the effect of making his linemates significantly better.I believe he was considered an elite skater even at the draft.
It's just a matter of expectations though. His likelihood of ever being a star were very low ... But even as it stands he's a well above average 10oa pick.
I mean truthfully, the Ducks don't have anything BUT suboptimal linemates to play any of the youngsters with, outside of Terry. He's literally the only true top 6 forward on the roster, and Cronin has mostly played him with Vatrano and Strome. Several young players have top 6 talent, but that's not the same.
I agree with you that points don't tell the whole story - Cutter has been better, maybe even significantly so, than his numbers suggest. Again, as a rookie. His shot is really impressive but I've been more impressed by his positioning, his forechecking, and his play off of the puck.Points don't tell the whole story. This is false.
Wasting your time with that poster. He has no clue what he’s talking about and talks in circles. Clearly wasn’t watching and just looking at numbers (which really were actually solid as well) thinking he needed AHL time. Yet also now saying numbers don’t tell the story. It’s getting comically embarrassing. Here is his quote from another thread.I agree with you that points don't tell the whole story - Cutter has been better, maybe even significantly so, than his numbers suggest. Again, as a rookie. His shot is really impressive but I've been more impressed by his positioning, his forechecking, and his play off of the puck.
His skill set will only improve as he adjusts the pace of NHL defensemen and the skill of NHL goalies.
True. And fair. Terry is what I'd call a complimentary first liner at his absolute best.
Playing for a coach whose philosophy is "we focus on defense first and foremost, offensive talent will come through naturally." and yet the defense still sucks because the structure being employed is not drilled properly or not suited for this lineup or both.I think on a good team he could be the 3rd best forward. No doubt though, his numbers over the last few years have been hampered by playing with essentially 3rd liners and an awful PP unit.
It's a tough situation for all their young guys, as they're all still trying to establish themselves on the NHL level, but have no veteran impact linemates to make it easier. The best players they get to play with are guys also trying to learn the pro game.