That's correct. He got an assist for basically touching the puck in the neutral zone. Ideally, we would want to see more for points scored.Pretty sure Stramel is #15, the one forcing the turnover.
That's correct. He got an assist for basically touching the puck in the neutral zone. Ideally, we would want to see more for points scored.Pretty sure Stramel is #15, the one forcing the turnover.
That's correct. He got an assist for basically touching the puck in the neutral zone. Ideally, we would want to see more for points scored.
He was much better in the faceoff department in game 2. 3/15 (20%) on Friday. 15/27 (55.6%) on Saturday.Stramel strikes me as the kind of player that is in-between realizing what he’ll need “to be” in order to be a regular NHL’er. I would like to see him focusing on 2-3 things and becoming good/great at them. Winning board battles, defensive IQ, and face off expert… he can do it! Don’t let being the “#1 center” make you something you’re not. As much as that can be taken sarcastically… I mean it.
Agreed. My expectations is low so as long as he can develop into a Mark Jankowski/Radek Faksa/Brian Boyle type, centering a disruptive fouth line.Stramel strikes me as the kind of player that is in-between realizing what he’ll need “to be” in order to be a regular NHL’er. I would like to see him focusing on 2-3 things and becoming good/great at them. Winning board battles, defensive IQ, and face off expert… he can do it! Don’t let being the “#1 center” make you something you’re not. As much as that can be taken sarcastically… I mean it.
And the crazy thing was that there were other, much better choices available, who also had size and played C.Drafting for position and size, no good.
Had to go back and refresh my memory on those. He did do really well at a few things: 2023 NHL Combine results: Top 10 prospects in every drillAnd the crazy thing was that there were other, much better choices available, who also had size and played C.
Stramel really scored really well in Combine tests, also.
Had to go back and refresh my memory on those. He did do really well at a few things: 2023 NHL Combine results: Top 10 prospects in every drill
Definitely a big strong kid.
However, a test like "pro agility" saw, for instance, Bradly Nadeau do well. (He subsequently had 46 points in 37 games as a college freshman and turned pro.)
Has anyone done a meaningful analysis about how any of these results actually translate to NHL success? My hunch is that there's a very weak correlation between standing long jump, for example, and NHL success. Some of these just seem like very weird things to even measure, let alone make a decision off of.