F Mackie Samoskevich - Chicago Steel, USHL (2021, 24th, FLA)
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There is always room for players like Mackie. Depends on if the team wants him in a third line role or playing 1st line minutes in the AHL. That being said Florida’s third line is not really a third line. It’s a very good line.
Pavel Buchnevich
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He could be one of those tantalizingly gifted players that never manages to figure out how to consistently dominate games like his capabilities suggest. He could also be the next star player for the Panthers that helps them get over that hump and win the cup.
They aren’t the exact same, but I don’t think drafting Denisenko and Samoskevich so close together is by accident. They’re hoping for that 100 point uber-skilled winger.
Rooting for him. Hoping that amazing season where he bursts through the door is upon us.
They aren’t the exact same, but I don’t think drafting Denisenko and Samoskevich so close together is by accident. They’re hoping for that 100 point uber-skilled winger.
Rooting for him. Hoping that amazing season where he bursts through the door is upon us.
Dominance
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He looked pretty good early on. One or two years of AHL time is completely reasonable at this point, and maybe he comes up later in the season like Evangelista last year.
The hype was pretty strong. As if he was a true gem immediately steeping in with Tkachuk on the second line. Oh well.
William H Bonney
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His biggest issue has always been his inconsistency in spite of his immense talent. No harm in having given him the small taste of the NHL but the AHL is the right spot for him to learn how to be a pro and hopefully develop more consistency. He probably would have been well served by another NCAA season as well if it wouldn't have been on a loaded Michigan offensive team. I think the AHL will be a good forcing function to evolve rather than just racking up points on that Michigan squad.
Skinnyjimmy08
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Had a deadly season in the AHL last year and I keep reading that he is expected now to be with the Panthers this upcoming season. I’ll be curious to see if he ends up sticking all year or has a back and forth type year in NHL/AHL
He find another gear in the AHL or something?
Pavel Buchnevich
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I’ve felt like that end to end rush has always been there in his game.
Watching him in the NHL, he still can stand out in that way and does a few things per game that catch your attention.
But it seems to me like he’s still close, yet not quite there yet with putting the amazing puck handles and occasional flashes of scoring brilliance into a consistent top 6/9 winger. I think he needs to get stronger, play a little less perimeter, and sometimes opt for the more effective play instead of the flashier play.
