Jason MacIsaac
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He could be a goal scorer the same way Hall is, by throwing so many pucks at the net off the rush some are bound to go in.Even if McLeod hits his potential I don't see him ever being much of a goal scorer.
He could be a goal scorer the same way Hall is, by throwing so many pucks at the net off the rush some are bound to go in.Even if McLeod hits his potential I don't see him ever being much of a goal scorer.
He could be a goal scorer the same way Hall is, by throwing so many pucks at the net off the rush some are bound to go in.
Great is a little bit extreme, he has a nice shot but scores based on quick release and quantity.Hall has a great shot, though.
Of course, a 6-7 point night is special. I'm not harping on that. And it's not the Brown thing either, it's more that some people think just because McLeod has had a bit of a hot stretch here that his offensive upside all of a sudden would be much higher than anticipated and the fact that people (I assume NJ fans) now mock the notion that he'll be a middle-six guy in the NHL, just due to said hot stretch, pointing to that as "evidence" that he's something else than what he has shown in the 100+ games prior to that. That's the stuff that irks me. I probably wouldn't care so much if I hadn't just gone through the same (but opposite) thing with Dubois this season with everyone saying he's a bust because of a statistically slow start and a somewhat disappointing WJC, with the worst part of that being that the people making those proclamations were people who had seen him maybe 7 games at most.
Actually no one said anything about an upgrade in point production in NHL after his hot streak. You literally imagined it. McLeod had 3 points in 7 games at the WJC in limited ice time, which was dumb especially in the final game's OT, his speed could have made a difference. Also, don't assume how many games people from the states watch junior hockey. The Internet and also the NHLnetwork shows games. Also, for myself it's an amazing thing when you have a friend who's a computer programmer for the government, and he can set you up by hooking your computer up, so you can watch every channel from every channel in North and South America.
Also, every team bumps up their prosects thread when a top prospect has a good stretch of games. Not sure why Devils fans can't do it.
Since returning from world juniors, McLeod has 43 points in 28 games, good for 1.54 ppg. Overall he is at 1.27 but man he's been on a tear since returning.
And only 13 PP points. The guy is a 5v5 machine.
I'd be wary of comparing him to dubois. He's a bigger guy who has a lot more of a project feel to him. There's no denying that he's got better by hands, shooting, and vision. Dubois might be more likely to bust but I'd take him over McLeod 10/10, but I have very little doubt that McLeod will become an NHL player. Not that I expect dubois to bust, but it wouldn't shock me.
Mikey's production improvement this year has been about what you'd expect for a draft+1 - similar improvement that we saw from Zacha. If he improves on his muffin of a shot, I'd say he could be a 20+ goal guy in the NHL. Love his puck hounding and ability to make plays off the rush. He's a bit like Taylor Hall when he's coming off the rush. Unfortunately, he's shares the same weakness where he's not great at slowing the play down and creating off the cycle, where the majority of offense is created these days.
I still have him as a middle 6 two way centerman who can play in all situations, take key faceoffs, and give you 10-15 goals 35-45 points.
And before I get called a hater or that I'm not a devils fan and underrating him with that projection, consider that he'd be around 4th on the team in scoring at that pace behind only Hall, Palmieri, and Zajac.
Notice how all of the attributes he listed are compete/defensive attributes (except skating)? What about passing? Shot? Offensive IQ? Things that show a potential for a high end offensive player.Some interesting tweets posted on the Devils board.
That includes a WJC where Dubois played top 6 and McLeod played 5~ minutes a game.
And for anyone who wants to bring up Dubois' pace from on his new team (37 points in 28 games)...
I have a very good feeling about Mikey.
Notice how all of the attributes he listed are compete/defensive attributes (except skating)? What about passing? Shot? Offensive IQ? Things that show a potential for a high end offensive player.
He's Antoine Vermette. Which isn't a bad thing at all.
45 points over his last 30 or 1.5 ppg. I'm comfortable thinking of this as a breakout year for McLeod even if he started slowly.
Notice how all of the attributes he listed are compete/defensive attributes (except skating)? What about passing? Shot? Offensive IQ? Things that show a potential for a high end offensive player.