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Providence Bruins General Discussion thread ‘24-‘25

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Guelph Bruin said:
I really like how you emphasize talent only gets you so far in these assessments and work ethic takes over raw talent at certain stages....I think some of the players on the big club took their foot off the peddle in terms of work ethic once they made the show as well
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Some of the best players in the world are the hardest workers year round.

Look at Brett Harrison. He has IMO and many others that do this for a living, the talent to make the NHL. But his work ethic and compete level are invisible most of the time.

I don't know that you can teach that.
 
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DominicT said:
Some of the best players in the world are the hardest workers year round.

Look at Brett Harrison. He has IMO and many others that do this for a living, the talent to make the NHL. But his work ethic and compete level are invisible most of the time.

I don't know that you can teach that.
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how much blame for a player's lack of work ethic would you put on the scouting staff? that's the type of stuff that
needs to be vetted thru people who see a player day in and day out. part of the due diligence phase, if you will.
if i ran a scouting staff, i'd want to know literally everything possible about a kid we'd be about to draft.
 
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neelynugs said:
how much blame for a player's lack of work ethic would you put on the scouting staff? that's the type of stuff that
needs to be vetted thru people who see a player day in and day out. part of the due diligence phase, if you will.
if i ran a scouting staff, i'd want to know literally everything possible about a kid we'd be about to draft.
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Well, in Harrison's case, it's hard because of the COVID years. I had seen him before the OHL where he was bigger than most and really didn't have to work so hard. Then I saw his time in the O and started to sour on him.

That said, it's hard to talk to his coaches and teammates to get an honest evaluation because they are going to say what is best for the kid and not really what is best for your team.

Sometimes you just have to go by what you see on the ice and have less belief that your development staff can turn things around.
 
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Guelph Bruin said:
I really like how you emphasize talent only gets you so far in these assessments and work ethic takes over raw talent at certain stages....I think some of the players on the big club took their foot off the peddle in terms of work ethic once they made the show as well
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I was able to finally find this article for you. This is written by Peter Renzetti, who Jackson Edward trained with during the COVID season. While most other players were scrambling to get ice time and keep skating, he stuck to a more off ice regimen. Edward still works with Renzetti who has a different approach to training.

 
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DominicT said:
Some of the best players in the world are the hardest workers year round.

Look at Brett Harrison. He has IMO and many others that do this for a living, the talent to make the NHL. But his work ethic and compete level are invisible most of the time.

I don't know that you can teach that.
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really a shame, not just Bruin prospects either, seen so many players highly thought of who are selling insurance without even a cup of coffee due to lack of compete/willingness/work ethic etc..
 
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ODAAT said:
really a shame, not just Bruin prospects either, seen so many players highly thought of who are selling insurance without even a cup of coffee due to lack of compete/willingness/work ethic etc..
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Poor them. Didn’t work hard enough and now they have to sell insurance.
 
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