No AHL for Ehlers to go off of but their play-style looked very similar in junior despite Lambert playing at center.Just going off of the Moose clips, there seems to be a lot of Ehlers in Lambert's game. Is that fair?
No AHL for Ehlers to go off of but their play-style looked very similar in junior despite Lambert playing at center.Just going off of the Moose clips, there seems to be a lot of Ehlers in Lambert's game. Is that fair?
Yeah Lambert being more direct was my first thought, he's also got much more of a shoot first mentality. That's actually one of my favorite things about Lambert, I don't think shoot first is always the right way to go, but his shots always have so much purpose and he's great at finding shooting lanes. He's never really shooting just for the sake of shooting, he's always shooting around a screen, or shooting a tippable shot towards Malott's stick, or shooting to create a rebound. His ability to get pucks through is really impressive.I'd say that Lambert plays a more direct game, that relies more on driving to the net either to shoot or pass off in danger areas. He's very quick and an excellent skater but not sure he has Young Nik's preternatural acceleration or edgework yet, or has his shooting tools/ ability (yet). He creates Ehlersian chaos but isn't quite as inventive or high-end in his puck skills (yet).
In Lambert's favour, his motor is always running and he seems never to tire, and he's a Tanev-level puckhound, who can cover the ice very quickly and takes good angles that make him hard to contain. He's a great retriever and effective along the line and IMO is an underrated passer, with good vision and adaptability.
Like Nik, he can outthink himself, overskate, and make reads a bit too quickly for his linemates, and is an unselfish player. I'm actually starting to see him less as an Ehlers-lite than as a Perrault-plus, since he combines high-end skill with the kind of all-zone peskiness Matty P managed at his best. I think his playstyle is likely to make him a fan fave and be easier on coaches than Nik's has proven to be, while still allowing him to pile up points and break games open at times, all while being a net positive possession player. FWIW, that's not to sell Lambo short, since I regard Peak Perrault as one of the most valuable Jets players of that era.
I also like him more at centre than wing. He's not going to Lowry players into next week but he's reliable and seems to be always everywhere all at once, like the best smaller centres often are.
Anyway, my 10 cents.
Honestly I'm kind of surprised he's even listed at 183 right now. Guy's pretty skinny last I saw.How heavy will lambert get? 200 lbs
Where'd you see that? He was dressed today, just the 13th forward.Wagner was injured, last I saw. Might still be.
Where'd you see that? He was dressed today, just the 13th forward.
He's been in the lineup since. It's difficult finding information on the SHL sometimes. I had no idea he had been injured.Aavco posted that he was injured a few weeks ago. Haven't heard anything since.
Why did lambert drop so far down at the draft?
Jets made a tough decision sending him down to junior and it was the best thing that happened to his career from 16-18 years old.View attachment 843217
10 points in 49 games in his draft year, which was a regression from his previous year
He’s not playing today. Is he hurt?Jets made a tough decision sending him down to junior and it was the best thing that happened to his career from 16-18 years old.
He has had an awesome year, outstanding compared to where he was a year ago.
Lambert deserves a ton of credit for the work he put in and the strides he has made.
He was signed with the Jets a few years ago, he was awful in the AHL.I thought he aimed for the corner, but he hit dead center. Sign him up for the Jets, they need scoring...