which one of those do you think Lysell is going to help with? net Front? Boards? I don't think he helps with either of those at the NHL level right now.
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which one of those do you think Lysell is going to help with? net Front? Boards? I don't think he helps with either of those at the NHL level right now.
I’d keep Lysell in the AHL for now. His current performance is promising, but there's much to be said for letting young players develop and refine their skills in a less intense environment. The AHL is perfect for that. It’s about his long-term growth and readiness for the bigger challenges ahead.
The old New Jersey model seems to be working for our depth forwards Lauko and Steen. I am not sure it will be repeatable but I like our chances.
Another thing those NJ teams did was develop winning culture in the AHL. I’d love to see a championship culture develop in Providence.
08SeaBass08
Maybe next year.
Winning Calder Cups isn’t really compatible with developing players in the AHL. New Jersey’s AHL affiliate has played in and won only a single Calder Cup final, 1995, a year the parent club was winning a Stanley Cup. It seems to me the winning culture came top down with that franchise. Most AHL champions are vet-heavy teams, not ones full of prospects.
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Story below is from McKeen's website, nice write up:
While Farinacci is a completely different player from the other three players in this article, it can’t be understated how efficient his play has been this season, particularly his play without the puck. He does a lot of the little things that go unnoticed and he’s been solid on both the powerplay and penalty kill this season for Providence. It’s fitting to see how intelligent of a hockey player he is considering he’s coming out of Harvard, where he spent three seasons. His best asset is his ability to read the play. He puts himself in good spots to support his teammates, has good poise to make intelligent passes, and avoids forcing and killing plays. Defensively, he hasn’t been perfect as a 22-year-old rookie as he at times does lose his assignment. However, he does a solid job at protecting the middle of the ice and being the low-support forward. He appears to use a longer stick but that helps him direct play away from the middle and break up possession along the perimeter with quick pokes at the puck.
He’s not big by any means, but he’s unafraid of the dirty areas. Once he makes a play from the boards, he’ll usually go straight to the crease or find an opening in between the hash marks to slide into. He battles through stick checks in front of the net to get his stick available. Most of his goals are going to come from the hash marks and lower. Farinacci is also an astute passer along the perimeter and that’s partly thanks to his quick shoulder checks and constant scanning. In summary, he’s a very slot-oriented player. Whether that’s him playing inside it or making plays to it, he can create offence in small spaces which makes up for his lack of dynamic skill.
Now, his lack of creativity along with his average skating is what limits his ceiling. It will be hard for Farinacci to become a top-six forward in the NHL since he doesn’t push the offence but instead makes supporting plays. He tends to go into a glide when possessing the puck in the offensive zone where he could be generating more space if he kept moving his feet. The transition game isn’t an area he shines. His foot speed is average, so his north/south acceleration isn’t strong enough to be a threat through the neutral zone, plus he doesn’t add in many crossovers. He’s a versatile 200ft centreman with the hockey intelligence to impact games without being flashy but improving the quickness in his boots would do him wonders.
John Farinacci - Providence Bruins - Arizona 2019 3rd round, 76th overall (Signed with Boston in August 2023)
2001-02-14
The Boston Bruins organization has potentially found two NHL-caliber players out of the second round of the NHL Draft in Mason Lohrei and Matthew Poitras. Although they didn’t draft John Farinacci, whoever made the call to sign him deserves some recognition as I believe they have another future NHL-caliber player here in Farinacci.While Farinacci is a completely different player from the other three players in this article, it can’t be understated how efficient his play has been this season, particularly his play without the puck. He does a lot of the little things that go unnoticed and he’s been solid on both the powerplay and penalty kill this season for Providence. It’s fitting to see how intelligent of a hockey player he is considering he’s coming out of Harvard, where he spent three seasons. His best asset is his ability to read the play. He puts himself in good spots to support his teammates, has good poise to make intelligent passes, and avoids forcing and killing plays. Defensively, he hasn’t been perfect as a 22-year-old rookie as he at times does lose his assignment. However, he does a solid job at protecting the middle of the ice and being the low-support forward. He appears to use a longer stick but that helps him direct play away from the middle and break up possession along the perimeter with quick pokes at the puck.
He’s not big by any means, but he’s unafraid of the dirty areas. Once he makes a play from the boards, he’ll usually go straight to the crease or find an opening in between the hash marks to slide into. He battles through stick checks in front of the net to get his stick available. Most of his goals are going to come from the hash marks and lower. Farinacci is also an astute passer along the perimeter and that’s partly thanks to his quick shoulder checks and constant scanning. In summary, he’s a very slot-oriented player. Whether that’s him playing inside it or making plays to it, he can create offence in small spaces which makes up for his lack of dynamic skill.
Now, his lack of creativity along with his average skating is what limits his ceiling. It will be hard for Farinacci to become a top-six forward in the NHL since he doesn’t push the offence but instead makes supporting plays. He tends to go into a glide when possessing the puck in the offensive zone where he could be generating more space if he kept moving his feet. The transition game isn’t an area he shines. His foot speed is average, so his north/south acceleration isn’t strong enough to be a threat through the neutral zone, plus he doesn’t add in many crossovers. He’s a versatile 200ft centreman with the hockey intelligence to impact games without being flashy but improving the quickness in his boots would do him wonders.
Game Day!
Boqvist. Merkulov. Megna
Richard. Farinacci. Lysell
Toporowski. McLaughlin. Brazeau
Harrison. Kuntar. Hall
Abate, Arseneau HS with Steen on his way. Solid forward line, feeling big games from the 2nd and 4th lines.
Callahan. Wotherspoon
Zboril. Walsh
Renouf. Regula
D-core seems to be locked in but Mitchell is on his way which is good, but pushes Brunet farther out of the line-up…this depth sucks for his development.
Bussi
DiPetro
Feels like Keyser is now locked in at 3rd and on his way to Maine as they won’t continue to run 3Gs all season.
Hoping the boys keep the win streak going!
Boqvist. Merkulov. Megna
Richard. Farinacci. Lysell
Toporowski. McLaughlin. Brazeau
Harrison. Kuntar. Hall
Abate, Arseneau HS with Steen on his way. Solid forward line, feeling big games from the 2nd and 4th lines.
Callahan. Wotherspoon
Zboril. Walsh
Renouf. Regula
D-core seems to be locked in but Mitchell is on his way which is good, but pushes Brunet farther out of the line-up…this depth sucks for his development.
Bussi
DiPetro
Feels like Keyser is now locked in at 3rd and on his way to Maine as they won’t continue to run 3Gs all season.
Hoping the boys keep the win streak going!
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What's going on other then facing habs that Orr flew in?
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After 1 0-0
Shots 13-8 Providence
Taking on old friends Filipe and Koppanen
Providence had some good looks including Lysell and Tony Dick
Shots 13-8 Providence
Taking on old friends Filipe and Koppanen
Providence had some good looks including Lysell and Tony Dick
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Blowfish
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SanDogBrewin
Righteous bucks!
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I'm rich I can do whatever I want! Lol MARW
Providence lost 2-4, all the goals were scored in the final period.
Providence made it 2-3, but WBS sealed it with an ENG.
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Providence completely outplayed, down 3-0,makes it 3-2 when they gave up that empty netter
WBS team D is very tough to crack
Anyways
Merkulov from Boquist and Megna
Brazeau from Farinacci and Dangerous Dan
Shots were 28-19 WBS
Back at it tonight
WBS team D is very tough to crack
Anyways
Merkulov from Boquist and Megna
Brazeau from Farinacci and Dangerous Dan
Shots were 28-19 WBS
Back at it tonight
08SeaBass08
Maybe next year.
Providence completely controlled first period, then did nothing the next two. Until the last three minutes of the third.
Had a great view of Nedeljkovic shooting the puck from 113 and everyone gave him a well-earned ovation. Pretty cool to see live, which I doubt I’ll ever see again at a level as high as the AHL. Even if it was against us.
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I'm rich I can do whatever I want! Lol MARW
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Game Day!
3pm vs those punks from Springfield
Need 2 points
Providence lost last night 2-1
Walsh from Merkulov and Brazeau
Kyle Keyser hasn't played since November 4th
3pm vs those punks from Springfield
Need 2 points
Providence lost last night 2-1
Walsh from Merkulov and Brazeau
Kyle Keyser hasn't played since November 4th
Blowfish
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