Player Discussion Jayden Struble Part 2

[EveryDay]

Xhekaj is buying his ticket out of town.. Hughes & MSL value “intelligent & coachable players”

Arber is playing dumb & worse isn’t learning from his errors

Disagree. I think the coaches were totally fine with the retribution.

 

[FLHabs]

Should watch how MidFairfield or Boston Jr Eagles play - both philosophies & structures were developed by MSL & Hughes respectively, there’s zero tolerance for stupid plays or retribution hockey

Chara now coached Jr Eagles and again zero tolerance for retribution hockey

C'mon man are you really comparing midget hockey to NHL hockey?

 

[SlafySZN]

Greek god

 

[salbutera]

C'mon man are you really comparing midget hockey to NHL hockey?

Trust me both Hughes & MSL hate with vitriol any player who prescribes to retribution play - they both view hockey from an academic perspective if you will and don’t care for down & dirty hockey

 

[Garry Valk]

Trust me both Hughes & MSL hate with vitriol any player who prescribes to retribution play - they both view hockey from an academic perspective if you will and don’t care for down & dirty hockey

Yes, the Bruins Gorton built were known as an ‘academic’ team.

 

[salbutera]

Yes, the Bruins Gorton built were known as an ‘academic’ team.

I said Hughes & MSL..

As for Gorton, he was canned from NYR because he refused to bring in truculence. Even in Boston, Chia-pet & Neely were the ones who brought in truculence, Gorton brought in skill based players

 

[FLHabs]

Trust me both Hughes & MSL hate with vitriol any player who prescribes to retribution play - they both view hockey from an academic perspective if you will and don’t care for down & dirty hockey

Just watch the Marty presser, he's fine with the Xhekaj hit

 

[salbutera]

Just watch the Marty presser, he's fine with the Xhekaj hit

Just wait till Xhekaj is dealt…

 

[Mrb1p]

Struble was an absolute menace all game and a rock defensively. Love that kid.

 

[SlafySZN]

Just wait till Xhekaj is dealt…

Lol no need to be dramatic.

 

[Ezpz]

People who wished Jordan Harris would bulk up got their wish. Struble is just as completely safe and smart without the weak physical play Harris brought.

 

[salbutera]

Lol no need to be dramatic.

Not being dramatic at all, I’ve got zero doubt he’s getting dealt of not before season starts then next summer.

He’s not a Hughes / MSL type player

People who wished Jordan Harris would bulk up got their wish. Struble is just as completely safe and smart without the weak physical play Harris brought.

While being an elite skater ..

 

[Saundies]

Not being dramatic at all, I’ve got zero doubt he’s getting dealt of not before season starts then next summer.

He’s not a Hughes / MSL type player


While being an elite skater ..

Hughes/Gorton/MSL hate Xhekaj so much that they drafted his younger brother, who's just as mean.

Struble said this about him by the way. Pretty much how the whole room feels I'd imagine:

 

[The Great Weal]

My respect for him after that interview skyrocketed

 

[Habs7631]

Trust me both Hughes & MSL hate with vitriol any player who prescribes to retribution play - they both view hockey from an academic perspective if you will and don’t care for down & dirty hockey

If true, they should both fired when the re-build is over and the team is on the upswing. Bring a management/coaching team like Bill Zito that will go get some mean f***** to finish the job. I don't know how they could watch the Panthers literally bully their way through the eastern conference 2 years in a row and think we don't need that. Teams will walk all over you if they know you won't hit back.

 

[salbutera]

If true, they should both fired when the re-build is over and the team is on the upswing. Bring a management/coaching team like Bill Zito that will go get some mean f***** to finish the job. I don't know how they could watch the Panthers literally bully their way through the eastern conference 2 years in a row and think we don't need that. Teams will walk all over you if they know you won't hit back.

Just look at Stevie Ys teams in TBay and now Det… simply different philosophies that’s all.

Hughes/Gorton/MSL hate Xhekaj so much that they drafted his younger brother, who's just as mean.

Struble said this about him by the way. Pretty much how the whole room feels I'd imagine:

Hughes coached Struble w Jr Eagles they hold him in high regard, precisely because not only does he bring a truculence factor but it’s superseded by elite skating, coach ability and a penchant for learning / desire to play intelligent hockey

Xhekaj hasn’t proved a willingness to learn is the point..

 

[Prairie Habs]

Trust me both Hughes & MSL hate with vitriol any player who prescribes to retribution play - they both view hockey from an academic perspective if you will and don’t care for down & dirty hockey

Tough to coach your team when rats are taking out your best players. If Xhekaj can dissuade that going forward MSL will appreciate it.

 

[Habs7631]

Just look at Stevie Ys teams in TBay and now Det… simply different philosophies that’s all.

Yeah true.

Either way even if you're right and Arber gets traded, I think we'd get a good return, some fans might not like him but GM/Coaches would be happy to have him on their team. He'd have decent value, especially packaged with other pieces.

 

[Saundies]

Just look at Stevie Ys teams in TBay and now Det… simply different philosophies that’s all.


Hughes coached Struble w Jr Eagles they hold him in high regard, precisely because not only does he bring a turbulence factor but it’s superseded by elite skating, coach ability and a penchant for learning / desire to play intelligent hockey

The post wasn't about Struble; I'm commenting on your theory that MSL/Gorton don't like Xhekaj and want him traded.

They drafted his brother. Do you think if they felt that way about Arber they'd feel that way about Florian? They're different players, sure, but they have the exact same temperament.

If Xhekaj gets traded it will either be because a team values what he brings and overpays, or there are six guys on the backend that are miles better than he is. Not for any conspiratorial reason.

 

[salbutera]

The post wasn't about Struble; I'm commenting on your theory that MSL/Gorton don't like Xhekaj and want him traded.

They drafted his brother. Do you think if they felt that way about Arber they'd feel that way about Florian? They're different players, sure, but they have the exact same temperament.

If Xhekaj gets traded it will either be because a team values what he brings and overpays, or there are six guys on the backend that are miles better than he is. Not for any conspiratorial reason.

I never stated so, I’ve maintained Struble has blown past Xhekaj & Barron especially after this camp - combined w pure hockey skills where Struble is miles ahead has put Xhekaj as 7D on this team.

 

[The Last Red]

WE. NEED. BOTH.

 

[Hannibal]

St-Louis please, unleash a pairing of Xhekaj-Struble. They are born to play together.

 

[calder candidate]

Struble had a great game check all the boxes. Definitely beat out Mailloux

 

[ottawa]

Just wait till Xhekaj is dealt…

No chance they deal X, they need someone to go take care of the guys taking cheap shots on our players.

 

[Rapala]

Struble had a great game check all the boxes. Definitely beat out Mailloux

Yeah Struble can play that right side just fine and he also paired with Barron just fine.
The fact that he can play both sides is great for us.
There was a montage of his greatest hits in the NCAA showing a high number of them coming while he was patrolling RD.
I'm saying to myself our management group has to be aware of this.
I think now that he's got his feet wet at this level we will see more of it this season.