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In no universe does he produce offense at a 3C level. He is a 4th liner offensively and not even a particularly gifted one
Prospect Info: Jett Luchanko Thread: a new thread about Jett Luchanko
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In no universe does he produce offense at a 3C level. He is a 4th liner offensively and not even a particularly gifted one
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I don’t know what Cates is. On the US national teams where he was a member, he never flashed top six scoring and was relegated to bottom six and PK roles. He never complained about that though there were times when did make good offensive plays. One could also say that his coaches gave him defensive roles because others couldn’t do that as well as him. Maybe he has enough skill to be a 3C instead of a 4C. What would help him would be for the coaches to make up their mind and decide whether he is a C or a wing and go from there. Right now he’s being molded into being a mess with no line or position.
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I think he's smart enough to handle both roles.
Right now in camp he's been centering Foerster and Brink.
Next season, if Luchanko sticks, he'll probably move back to LW.
Cates is underrated around here, he's what they pretend Laughton is.
Buffalo wanted him over Laughton this summer.
Sabres Want Cates, Not Laughton From Flyers
As the 2024 NHL trade deadline approached, Scott Laughton of the Philadelphia Flyers was a player speculated to be on the radar of the Buffalo Sabres. That speculation increasingly grew into strong hinting from Sportsnet’s Jeff Marek, whether on the “32 Thoughts: The Podcast” or his daily radio...
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Really smart, lacks speed but he's not slow, slightly below average, lacks size but isn't small.
Has some offensive skill, but nothing special.
Finished strong his rookie season, dinged the first half last year then shut down, finished strong when he returned at LW.
What he does is make plays through anticipation, he's the perfect "3rd wheel LW" on a scoring line, or the center on a 3rd line matched up against a 1st line (his rookie season). On a scoring line, like Foerster, he'll do the dirty work and CYA for his linemates, as a center he'll be a defensive mainstay.
Exactly the kind of guy you want as your 7th or 8th forward on a playoff team.
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Going to be interesting what the sign Cates for.I think he's smart enough to handle both roles.
Right now in camp he's been centering Foerster and Brink.
Next season, if Luchanko sticks, he'll probably move back to LW.
Cates is underrated around here, he's what they pretend Laughton is.
Buffalo wanted him over Laughton this summer.
Sabres Want Cates, Not Laughton From Flyers
As the 2024 NHL trade deadline approached, Scott Laughton of the Philadelphia Flyers was a player speculated to be on the radar of the Buffalo Sabres. That speculation increasingly grew into strong hinting from Sportsnet’s Jeff Marek, whether on the “32 Thoughts: The Podcast” or his daily radio...
Really smart, lacks speed but he's not slow, slightly below average, lacks size but isn't small.
Has some offensive skill, but nothing special.
Finished strong his rookie season, dinged the first half last year then shut down, finished strong when he returned at LW.
What he does is make plays through anticipation, he's the perfect "3rd wheel LW" on a scoring line, or the center on a 3rd line matched up against a 1st line (his rookie season). On a scoring line, like Foerster, he'll do the dirty work and CYA for his linemates, as a center he'll be a defensive mainstay.
Exactly the kind of guy you want as your 7th or 8th forward on a playoff team.
Didnt see in that piece said they wanted Cates.
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Why are we talking about Cates here? He stinks.
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So?
He got prime TOI with top line players and the most he could do was "Median 3C"
That's because he is a 4th liner offensively.
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Unfortunately, the Flyers probably think he's a great outcome and we should worry they are eyeing the same path for Luchanko.
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“It was a PR move to convince the idiots in our fan base that we didn’t f*** that pick up. Now that no one is talking about passing on Buium any longer we are returning Jett to juniors.”
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Oh, nice try but the play of Drysdale and York is keeping us talking about Buium. They can’t tie his skates. Imagine having Zeev and Gabe Perrault in the pipeline instead of Bonk and Luchanko. It’s the difference between have elite players and just OK players, or #JustMoreFlyersMediocrity.
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I know what the natural reactions are, but keeping him here to make people forget about Buium is was too far down the conspiracy theory hole. The people who cared about the draft are just such a small group of fans, and even a good number of them forget about it by the time the season starts.
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The only positive is the kid got some extra money. It didn’t help the team win games, or help his development.
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It kept Torts out of Briere's office for a couple weeks though
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They rewarded Luchanko for working his butt off and coming to camp prepared to fight for a job.
Sends a message to the rest of the organization as well.
Kid gets into a few games, has a great experience, now goes back and works on his game.
Win-win.
Sends a message to the rest of the organization as well.
Kid gets into a few games, has a great experience, now goes back and works on his game.
Win-win.
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Seems like Luchanko might be getting moved by Guelph before long
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That would be ideal. Odds are he'd get 20+ playoff games, maybe have Barkey on his wing.
