Estimated_Prophet
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Egregious interference penalty ignored that put Skinner alone in the middle of the ice.
Player Discussion Jayden Struble Part 2
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Egregious interference penalty ignored that put Skinner alone in the middle of the ice.
salbutera
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If he keeps playing that way, Struble is on Habs' blueline for a good while. Harris is the man out. Xhekaj might have to learn to play RD or LW to come back and stay at NHL level.
Who the hell was trying to blame Struble on that play?
First of all he made a perfect tape to tape pass to Evans who played it soft and the contact happened after the turnover.
Struble will play RD before Xhekaj from what I saw last season in Laval.
dackelljuneaubulis02
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Nice goal from him. I'm hoping he can possibly get that solid offensive upside going that we were hoping would be a possiblity when we drafted him. He's showing great flashes.
Hope he keeps improving. Might be legit top 4 upside there. Can't have enough of those.
Hope he keeps improving. Might be legit top 4 upside there. Can't have enough of those.
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If Struble can play on RD and do as well, I have no problem with it. Now, it's up to Xhekaj to work hard to come back at NHL level.
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Looking forward to a Struble-Xhekaj 3rd pair in the future.
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Love him.
Still see 1st pairing upside with this guy.
Still see 1st pairing upside with this guy.
I like him a lot, he has an impact on every shift, subtle and non subtle things, feels like he does everything well and processes the game very quickly. I see a solid third D à la Hjalmarsson with a bit more grit in him, that’d be pretty solid.
Definitely a great package of skating and strength but seems to have a strong IQ and some decent puck skills. I like that he picks his moments to be overtly physical and often uses his skating to get the puck.
I don't think he's ever going to win the Norris, but he could be a strong minute eater defensive D that can finish plays
I don't think he's ever going to win the Norris, but he could be a strong minute eater defensive D that can finish plays
26Mats
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who plays the right side?
Who doesn't make it on the right side: Reinbacher, Barron, or Mailloux?
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Wearing a Habs Toque in England.
Looking like an NHLer.
Rapid graduation for sure, proving that sometimes players need to play with better players in order to show their true colours.
Loved his goal and loved hearing it live on the game feed.
Rapid graduation for sure, proving that sometimes players need to play with better players in order to show their true colours.
Loved his goal and loved hearing it live on the game feed.
He plays like a way more experienced player. Actually, he plays how I expected vets like Savard and Edmundson should have played.
Man...he was great last night. How f***ing deep is our D? It's crazy. We have so much to package for a dynamic forward at this point.
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I had my ups and downs with the kid. Was really wondering if we shouldn't have picked Fagemo instead. But as he progressed, I also wrote last April that he was probably going to be a better pro player than a College one. So we will see. I am happy to see him play the way he does.
This guy is the definition of being properly developed. Looks 
% ready for regular NHL duty.
% ready for regular NHL duty.
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Some AHL time. Coming in at 22 years old. Using that time to build a physique which despite the height issues shows that it's immensely useful at the NHL level....yep. Great development indeed!This guy is the definition of being properly developed. Looks
And now, he'll continue developing in the NHL. As it's suppose to always be.
AGreed.
Agreed. Evans made it three on three. Not a Struble gaffe.
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He’s got that Chelios strength, a guy you look at that you think wouldn’t be that strong but outmuscles those bigger than him. His physique was what Timmins loved about him. It’s really the X factor that pushes Struble ahead of Harris for me. Similarly skilled, similar size, but one is already a man.
26Mats
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Last game I saw Struble make a couple of mistakes. I have to see more of him to know how he is in that dimension.
But yeah, Harris is vanilla and not very strong. Struble is dynamic and strong, physical. So let's see if Struble can not turn the puck over.
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Struble example why I usually take offensive forwards with first pick. Generally can get good defensemen later in draft. Just common sense, how much better is a Reinbacher going to be than a Struble? He might be better but not by much. On other hand hard to get 100 point Michkov late in draft. Or a hard nosed 30 goal scorer like Leonard. Offensive forwards easier to judge top few picks in draft. Defensemen Many good ones go 2nd round or later. Hutson, Subban, Weber few examples. Defensemen usually mature later causing scouts to make more mistakes.
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salbutera
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Ahhh I see, like 100-pts Yakupov or 100-pts Zherdev?
Of course one can never get Pastrnak, Point, Aho, Robertson, Guentzel after top-5…
