I used to think he was Dainius Zubrus. I’ve downgraded him to Chad Kilger. Big, Fast, Looked like a Million bucks on the ice, Top 5OA, even harder shot than Slaf, less offensive sense than Zubrus, couldn’t produce points at all.. As far as I’m concerned, he’s Kilger until he proves to the world he’s not Kilger.
Since your good at research, unless I am mixing this one up with another, I think there is another press conference where Chantal is present. I also think they are standing up…
I’ve been thinking Tuner Stevenson but Kilger is another.
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Well, seems like Hughes demystified the reason why he isn't producing. Basically he has 0 pressure on scoring so it's normal he shoots once per game. Why should he shoot more?Since your good at research, unless I am mixing this one up with another, I think there is another press conference where Chantal is present. I also think they are standing up…
Anyway if I am right, he talks about it in that one too.
But it’s possible I am confusing both of these conferences.
So, if you have a little time and want to try and find it…
But otherwise, yeah that sums it up.
I find it pretty shocking they come to the conclusion that it is too risky for him to play in the AHL because he might not produce.
I also think there might be a little wishful thinking here. Let’s not adresse the possible problem and it might go away.
I’ve been thinking Tuner Stevenson but Kilger is another.
I’m still hoping for Joe Thornton though
Literally the only positive from tonight. Yikes.
Totally fine to talk up a player, but bashing others is not necessary.
The counterproductive aspect isn't that he wouldn't score, it's that he would focus on scoring instead of focusing on the things that they actually want him to get better at. Earlier in the article he even talks specifically about how "you’ll be naturally inclined to rely more on what you’ve always done rather than what you’ve learned through correction". That's the concern they had with Slaf in the AHL being the go to guy, he'd be more likely to be doing things that work at lower levels but won't translate in the NHL.
no that I care about Ylonen, but one of those is 24 and has played in the AHL, the other is 19 and hasn't. Your point?
I fell asleep after the first, but he didn’t see much Ice from what I watched.
That's where we disagree. I think it's clear he's an NHL player, but not an above average one at all. He's also certainly not at the level we'd all hope of a 1OA at this stage would be. I just wonder if our mediocre AHL team would really be the better environment to develop in.
I understand your perspective. My thinking is that he is not a top6 player right now, therefore I don't see the point of having him struggle in the NHL. Putting up points is vital, it is the most important thing, so tonight is a net-good for his growth. With that said, I don't see how (if not for our own awful roster) he can justify remaining on an NHL team's top6. His performances are erratic and immature... in other words raw. Which is totally fine at this stage (I wouldn't have drafted a no-toolbox player with the 1OA, but we all know this is water under the bridge) but I think being put in a slower-paced-than-the-best-in-the-sport league with a ton more minutes would allow him to play his game and work on his game... which is a skill game in a large-framed player's body. It's hard to play such a game when you're constantly and consistently struggling to keep up with the play. Adapting to the speed of the NHL is one thing but when the time comes to impose yourself in the game, it might be too little too late. Plenty of otherwise skill players find ways to adapt and keep their heads above water in the NHL but simplify their game into oblivion -- out of pure survival instinct.
