C/W Brad Lambert (2022, 30th, WPG) Part 3
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Bubbles
Die Hard for Bedard 2023
He and Catton (or De Luca) would rip up the league.
The Gr8 Dane
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Im sorry , nice wheels but this is the most ridiculous highlight I've ever seen in my life. Coach must have lost his mind lmao
Skinnyjimmy08
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His play has been completely dynamic since joining Seattle. He absolutely flies around the ice and buries alot of his chances. He's been unbelievable
He's building a ton of confidence and next training camp in Winnipeg fans will see a completely different player
He's building a ton of confidence and next training camp in Winnipeg fans will see a completely different player
Jukurit
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He also played in his own age group at WJC and sucked.
BB88
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Why do Finns have to be so hatefull?
Centers with size and skating like his play in the NHL. He might never be more than a streaky middle 6 player but I still think there's a player in there if he gets the right coaching.
He should show humility and just except a checking role. Lol. My favorite by you on a 18 year old.
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He came back from injury and COVID before the world juniors
Hntz
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He seems to have an agenda against JYP prospects or something.
I have to admit that I have been skeptical of him too, but his recent performance has been very impressive.
SwedishFire
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I have to say I'm relieved at his "turnaround". I had him 2nd on my 2022 draft list behind only Cooley.
That looks less ridiculous now, especially when you consider how he looked in preseason and the AHL before getting COVID.
He's t-5th in the WHL in PPG at 1.52 (>10gp), just ahead of Savoie who went 9th over. Stankoven is the only drafted player ahead of him in PPG.
Since he's joined Seattle, he's been the best player on the best team in junior hockey IMO. He's been flat out flying for the last month - since Guenther joined the team, Lambert has been the driver of the best duo in junior hockey:
Lambert
15gp 11g 25p +20 66 shots
Guenther
15gp 7g 20p +20 51 shots
The fact that he's outproducing a former 9th OA like Guenther is pretty impressive. Had Lambert played junior during his draft year he probably puts up 90+ points. I think he'd have been a top 5 pick ahead of Gauthier and maybe Wright.
That looks less ridiculous now, especially when you consider how he looked in preseason and the AHL before getting COVID.
He's t-5th in the WHL in PPG at 1.52 (>10gp), just ahead of Savoie who went 9th over. Stankoven is the only drafted player ahead of him in PPG.
Since he's joined Seattle, he's been the best player on the best team in junior hockey IMO. He's been flat out flying for the last month - since Guenther joined the team, Lambert has been the driver of the best duo in junior hockey:
Lambert
15gp 11g 25p +20 66 shots
Guenther
15gp 7g 20p +20 51 shots
The fact that he's outproducing a former 9th OA like Guenther is pretty impressive. Had Lambert played junior during his draft year he probably puts up 90+ points. I think he'd have been a top 5 pick ahead of Gauthier and maybe Wright.
Some people bet all their online hockey knowledge points on him busting and hate that he is having a good showing in WHL. Happens with all controversial players tbf
Jukurit
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Is Lambert a JYP prospect? He's played most of his life with Pelicans and 1 and half seasons with JYP. I'd say he's a Pelicans prospect.
FinPanda
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Good that he is performing well. He definitely has potential. But it is still fair to say that he performed poorly in international tournaments for team Finland and thats where a lot of hate comes from.
I hope he provea all the doubters (including myself) wrong and has a great NHL career.
I hope he provea all the doubters (including myself) wrong and has a great NHL career.
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Vasilevskiy
The cat will be back
I don't think the hate comes from playing poorly for team Finland. He was playing absolutely horrible in Liiga while getting massive hype. He actually regressed as a hockey player in his draft season. His development needed some time in the CHL, so good to see him producing but I still think he doesn't have the hockey IQ to play as a top 6 player in the NHL. Shame because he has fantastic tools otherwise.
Did he really regress as a player, or was he just playing with no confidence because he was in a terrible situation?
The fact that he played so well in the Jets' rookie tournament, and then the preseason, and then at the start of the AHL season (before injuries and COVID) suggest that maybe he was already pretty good. He was a top 5 forward in the WHL the moment he stepped on the ice...
It's funny you mention his perceived IQ problems, as his vision and passing have been arguably his most impressive attributes. He just flies around setting up teammates all game.
I encourage you to watch his play in Seattle before you write him off.
Here is the highlight reel from his last game. Shows you what I am talking about (a nice backcheck in there as well).
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This is from Friday's game, where he had 2 more really nice assists plus a beautiful goal:
Western Hockey League
Headquartered in Calgary, Albert, the Western Hockey League (WHL) consists of 22 Member Clubs located throughout Western Canada and the U.S. Pacific Northwest.
whl.ca
I think he has some offensive vision (mostly regarding offensive positioning and jumping into spots like that one highlight, not so much passing), but obviously when you give players time in juniors vs relatively little time vs men you get the difference in reaction speed and it shows. Maybe he learns to process things faster and gets in habits that produce offense but those things did go away during his last Liiga-season.Did he really regress as a player, or was he just playing with no confidence because he was in a terrible situation?
The fact that he played so well in the Jets' rookie tournament, and then the preseason, and then at the start of the AHL season (before injuries and COVID) suggest that maybe he was already pretty good. He was a top 5 forward in the WHL the moment he stepped on the ice...
It's funny you mention his perceived IQ problems, as his vision and passing have been arguably his most impressive attributes. He just flies around setting up teammates all game.
I encourage you to watch his play in Seattle before you write him off.
Here is the highlight reel from his last game. Shows you what I am talking about (a nice backcheck in there as well).
Western Hockey League
Headquartered in Calgary, Albert, the Western Hockey League (WHL) consists of 22 Member Clubs located throughout Western Canada and the U.S. Pacific Northwest.
He always produced what offense he did produce by his fantastic skating and decent puckhandling. And those opportunities became pretty rare in Liiga at some point.
That's what finns mean by him regressing. I'm sure this has been explained before but there you go.
Vasilevskiy
The cat will be back
He made no improvements as a hockey player for a whole year (on the contrary). The reason why that happened only he knows, but no confidence and situation with dad I'm sure didn't help.
A lot more time to think/process plays in juniors than in professional hockey, which has always been his #1 issue, consistency the other IMO
Maybe he improves with time but until I see him do it on pros I will stick to my projection which was that he will be a Mason Raymond/Michael Grabner type of player. If that's hating then I'm a hater.
Maybe a kid who started the year at 18 years old will improve? Way to go out on a limb...
The speed of pro hockey is too fast for most kids in their D+1 season. That's why with few exceptions, they still play junior / college.
His passing has been excellent? That's such an odd thing to critique in his game.
Yet he was excellent in the NHL preseason and in the AHL before getting injured and then getting COVID. There was serious discussion about him cracking the Jets opening roster as an 18 year old.
Another goal and assist last night, both on great plays from Lambert. The vision he's displayed on some of his assists has been fantastic.
Up to 34p in 22gp, which is apparently "bad production" for a d+1 player according to @MrHeiskanen lol.
Up to 34p in 22gp, which is apparently "bad production" for a d+1 player according to @MrHeiskanen lol.
