DramaticGloveSave
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Tofu is a pretty good comp. think the ceiling is a bit higher than that though. He’s a bit Suzuki-ish but the winger version. Really hope he pans out, we need him to.
Prospect Info: Joshua Roy Part 2
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Mostly because he's as good a goalscorer as Toffoli but he's also a better playmaker, and Id say he's a better skater too lol.
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Possibly the poster boy for evaluating players solely based on stats
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Doesn't really, just showing him Desharnais didn't win the scoring title.
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I like the Suzuki Comparison but as a winger.
I don’t think anyone can say Roy wouldn’t be competent at C, could they?
I don’t think anyone can say Roy wouldn’t be competent at C, could they?
I am of the opinion that his acceleration will never be and asset but his skating is not nearly poor enough to be a liability, luckily based on his style of play he doesn't rely on it either. I was trying to list people who has suchlike success who weren't necessarily know for skating acumen. I think Roy would absoultey burn Perry in a race. We have had prospects I'm the past that also did this with both success and failure, Suzuki is a great example by yourself another I can think of is Hudon. I think Roy is a far better prospect across the board but they did play a similar way. I slid the Taungay comparison in as he could skate well but also lacked the acceleration or burst on dead stops
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Nice goal tonight. Didn't notice him much afterwards though.
CoopersFalls
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He’s really good at finding open space on the ice and he always gravitate around the net.
It’s like if he sneaks behind the defensemen.
Truly a silent killer, he could score big goals. I do hope they let him have a full year in the AHL.
BLONG7
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Noticed that too.............still a great pick, and he should benefit big time from the AHL.....
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Nice mitts on his goal and quick shot.
Was pretty invisible rest of the game. Has some NHL tools but he is lacking dynamism. I still have trouble seeing the path forward to a prominent role in our team for him. Not sure he beats out those 5 (Suz, CC, Dach, Newhook, Slaf). We will see, i think he will have to distinguish himself in the AHL.
Was pretty invisible rest of the game. Has some NHL tools but he is lacking dynamism. I still have trouble seeing the path forward to a prominent role in our team for him. Not sure he beats out those 5 (Suz, CC, Dach, Newhook, Slaf). We will see, i think he will have to distinguish himself in the AHL.
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I think that's why the Toffoli comparison is so good.
Toffoli you'd forget he was even playing, which is fine as it meant while he wasn't generating opportunities, he wasn't costing them against the team and then bam scored a goal out of nowhere.
People forget one asset of Roy, he's very strong on his skate and is a force of nature physically, his strenght will be one of his feature all his career. We'll see a couple of people bouncing off of him in the near future.
I think (hope) Roy will be the real deal and help prop up a top-6. Ideally, he'd show immediate chemistry with Caufield and Suzuki to solve that requirement for a RW option aside from Dach in order to open up the way for Dach to Center his own line without any speculation that he should return to RW alongside Caufield and Suzuki at even strength (they should still be reunited for the PP, IMO).
Paddyjack
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Absolutely. If they don't try Roy with Suzufield, I will scream. It's so obvious
I really like Roy, but I won’t scream if he plays top line in the AHL before top line on the top team. He’s one of the few guys I’m not worried about rushing at this point, though.
