C Jiri Kulich - Rochester Americans, AHL (2022, 28th, BUF)
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What's worse is that this is with pretty decent ice time and with a team that is scoring 4+ goals per game lately.
Disappointing and angering for sure. But Czech hockey fan is kinda used to it these days lol
Early in seasons like this I like to look at shots to get a bigger picture. Kulich is getting a decent amount of shots on goal, fourth on the team for forwards. The points will come.
Agreed, I don’t think there’s any question the shot and offensive instincts will play so the counting stats will likely come…this is not a guy with a 6% shooting type shot over the long haul.
I’d be more interested from those watching game to game if his all around compete and play away from the puck has been improved. I only saw the first game in Europe (which may have been his worst game of the season) and he again looked like a guy who just wasn’t ready from an all-around standpoint. It would seem he has settled into at least a regular usage role so that seems promising from a “doing the things coaches want even if not on the scoresheet” perspective?
He's certainly doing more things that coaches want at the moment - alert and active backchecking, driving lanes inside, and the fun one in the last few - being the first man in on the forecheck, often against two opponents, and they are still coming out with the puck. He did it repeatedly against the Wings. He's often been the best player on his line since both Cozens and Quinn are struggling. The game is there. I think he should stay in the lineup and yes, the points will come.
Voodoozz
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He's looked pretty good in the games i've seen so far. Getting used to the little things that are a neccesity for a young player to stay in the NHL.
After one game on the wing, he's been at center for the last three. His shot volume is there - Rosen is differing to Kulich and looking to give him the puck in good positions - and he's scored 2 in the 4 games since returning.
This might be my favorite play though -
This might be my favorite play though -
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His ECHL run and return to Extraliga will be EPIC!lolI would be more sad if he wasn't.
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That's something we Czechs don't have anymore sadly. Just to remind again, our last full scale NHLer we produced was Necas in 2017(not counting GKs).
Since then it's a festival of flops, so patience is really something we are running out of lol
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Thompson is on IR, Greenway is day-to-day. We'll see what they do for today, hopefully they get him into the lineup today.
