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One thing I noticed watching Perreault's highlights. He routinely set up Leonard for gimmes.
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I could be extremely wrong, but i think Leonard will have a decent learning curves in the NHL when it comes to scoring goals.
But he’ll be a wrecking ball even if he’s not putting up points.
He’ll score a goal his first game on adrenaline though. Probably have 10 hits too.
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I agree with you. It's going to be the "time and space" thing a lot of big time goal scorers have to deal with when they step into the NHL. He'll have to learn to adjust to a much faster pace and find those seams and pockets. I'm sure he will adapt but as you said, there may be a curve.
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That Bonk pick hit like pure Colombian. I almost punched my monitor in joy.
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Gabe has out scored Leonard at every level and doesn’t rely on physicality to make things happen. I like Leonard as much as the next guy but I truly don’t understand why the consensus is and always seems to have been that Gabe’s game won’t translate to the NHL.
Really looking forward to seeing him with the big boys.
Really looking forward to seeing him with the big boys.
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I agree with your agreement.
"Time and Space" is the biggest hurdle for a prospect. It's the sole quality that Gretzky is unmatched in. Processing the game and then predicting it.
With size, you could always say "Caufield will get rocked in the NHL," but he got by despite being so small, so that should go in the plus column, right? Or "This draftee's a 6' 5" monster," but maybe he's only good because he's oversized amongst children.
Utilizing "Time and Space," is what separates players. Leonard is going to have to learn a little bit more than Gabe in that regard, imo, but I'd venture to guess that Leonard will always have more G/GP while Perreault will have a higher P/GP through both of their hopefully long NHL careers.
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It usually takes players who are effective partly because they bully players in their own age group a few years to start getting up to speed in the NHL. 200 lbs is heavy in colllege, in the NHL it’s not.
It’s usually players who are either ultra fast, ultra smart or ultra slippery, as well as skilled, who transition smoother. In Gabe’s case he’s already smarter than most NHLers like he was smarter than players in college. Ryan on the other hand is not stronger or heavier than most NHLers. Though Kreider made an impact right out of college, I think it was more his speed than him being a bull. And even with that he spent most of the next two seasons in the AHL if I’m remembering right.
I’m not saying Leonard won’t be an NHLer right away, I m saying he won’t be the bull In this league that he was in the NCAA for probably a couple few years.
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You reckon go with option B where we tell him we don't want to sign him yet and so he goes to back to college for year 4 and then becomes a UFA?
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It doesn't matter. He'll get his next contract a year earlier, but that could help keep his AAV down if he hasn't fully broken out yet. It won't affect his waiver eligibility, arbitration status, or when he becomes UFA.
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assuming gauthier is perreault, i like it. less kreider is better.
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LMAO. I'm on about 3 hours of sleep. Yes, meant Perreault (fixed my previous reply), but for some reason my brain went back to 2005. Hopefully Perreault has a MUCH better career LOL
Does he play wing or do the Rangers with his hockey IQ try him at center?? He has some experience at both center and wing. Kevin Hayes went from RW to C so I dont see why can't Perreault do the same.
