Player Discussion Kaiden Guhle

[26Mats]

Damphousse said something I found a little bit intriguing last night.
He was put on his off wing early in his career and wasn't very comfortable.
He felt that eventually it made him a better player when he returned to his strong side.
Maybe it will work that way with Kaiden Guhle.
I certainly don't think too many fans see this as a long term solution.

I agree with this. I just think: we'll see if this continues for a couple of years. Because we're much deeper on the left side and may want to find a spot in the top 6 for all of Matheson, Hutson, Xhekaj, and Struble, and maybe even Engstrom. So Guhle may play on the right just to get the best 6 dmen in the top 6. Plus Savard likely won't be her after next year.

 

[teamfirst]

Damphousse said something I found a little bit intriguing last night.
He was put on his off wing early in his career and wasn't very comfortable.
He felt that eventually it made him a better player when he returned to his strong side.
Maybe it will work that way with Kaiden Guhle.
I certainly don't think too many fans see this as a long term solution.

I tought Vinny was trying to counter the negativity of the other guy's on the panel yesterday

Making Ghule play on his off side so he will be better when going back to his strong side ......looks like.5D coaching at his best to me

 

[badfish]

If Guhle goes back on the left side, that slides Xhekaj down to 3rd pair. I've enjoyed Xhekaj's recent games and wouldn't want to see him have reduced minutes.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Hope his body holds up until we need him when we are competitive , guy gets hit hard very often , he is a gamer so you respect him trying to make a play regardless of score/position in the standings , but he's also one of our most important dmen going forward , needs to protect himself better

 

[habdynasty]

This guy goes up against the best players every game. One of the best young d man in the league. Only going to get better.

 

[teamfirst]

Great game by Kayden tonight, the kid is all heart.

Just wish they would use his offensive skill more and also let him play his development years on his strong side, we had a great example of how easier it would be for him on his goal tonight

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

Great game by Kayden tonight, the kid is all heart.

Just wish they would use his offensive skill more and also let him play his development years on his strong side, we had a great example of how easier it would be for him on his goal tonight

I hope that they put him on the left side for the long term. It is not a bad idea to get him some time on the right side but his future is on the left.

 

[Rapala]

If Guhle goes back on the left side, that slides Xhekaj down to 3rd pair. I've enjoyed Xhekaj's recent games and wouldn't want to see him have reduced minutes.

I would tell Matheson to prepare himself mentally for playing that right side next season.
We find ourselves constantly interchanging our Dmen anyway.
Guhle's progression should be on his strong side as the younger core piece.
And in no way should we allow Matheson to prevent Xhekaj from growing in that 2nd pairing slot.
Those two guys will be spanking each other for a long time if we are fortunate.

 

[KevSkillz4]

Amazing game by him against Edmonton. When he play like that, he show that he is going to be a really good top pairing D for many years to come.

 

[Skip Bayless]

If only Hughes could flip mah name Matty for a top pairing RHD so that Guhle can play on his strong side, that would be great.

 

[KevSkillz4]

If only Hughes could flip mah name Matty for a top pairing RHD so that Guhle can play on his strong side, that would be great.

Guhle - Mailloux
Engstrom//Hutson - Reinbacher

 

[Skip Bayless]

Guhle - Mailloux
Engstrom//Hutson - Reinbacher

Too green.

Need to accelerate a bit.

 

[McGuires Corndog]

Too green.

Need to accelerate a bit.

No kidding.

We’re 3-4 years away from the pairings being any good.

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

No kidding.

We’re 3-4 years away from the pairings being any good.

Could be as little as two years if all goes well.....tough to predict development with dmen.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Needs to stop diving/embellishing.

 

[rik schau]

The way he gets knocked around at times it seems as if KK is playing D for Montreal. lol

 

[Deebs]

Can't wait to see him get signed to a 8 year deal this summer. Great kid, great young defenseman

 

[TT1]

The way he gets knocked around at times it seems as if KK is playing D for Montreal. lol

he definitely needs to get stronger, that's the main area he needs to work on

it'll make a huge difference for him because you can tell that stylistically he's used to separating people (physically) from the puck, he's still having trouble doing that vs big NHL'ers

that'll be a process he'll have to go through in the gym every off season tho, it won't happen over night

 

[Habssince89]

Needs to stop diving/embellishing.

I can't recall a single incident. unless you mean him being weak on his skates and getting high sticked in the face and reacting appropriately....

Anyway, Guhle is weak af and he better hit the gym or else he's going to be a better version of Kulak. I love his talent but he can't run around and think he's Weber like he did in Jr. Big hits are completely absent from his game, unless he's taking one.

 

[Habs13]

I can't recall a single incident. unless you mean him being weak on his skates and getting high sticked in the face and reacting appropriately....

Anyway, Guhle is weak af and he better hit the gym or else he's going to be a better version of Kulak. I love his talent but he can't run around and think he's Weber like he did in Jr. Big hits are completely absent from his game, unless he's taking one.

Maybe he can use Arber's buddy pass this summer, and watch what he does... beef him up some.

 

[Hins77]

I see many posters wanting more offensive numbers about Guhle…
One thing I learnt about Dman playing CHL on their junior years. You better expect the number of goals or points divided by 2 (/2) instead of multiplicated by 2 (x2).
I mean. 19/20 : 11 goals, 40 pts
20-21 : injured
21/22 : 7 goals, 40 pts..

If Guhle become a regular 5 goals, 30 points inthe NHL plus having a positive ratio, this gonna be a success. I have a feeling that many posters sees an offensive dman in Guhle, I personnally don’t. But this is not bad thing. You want that kind of dman as number 3

 

[ReHabs]

If Guhle become a regular 5 goals, 30 points inthe NHL plus having a positive ratio, this gonna be a success. I have a feeling that many posters sees an offensive dman in Guhle, I personnally don’t. But this is not bad thing. You want that kind of dman as number 3

An injury prone 3D who doesn't get more than 35 points is... fine. You can pick them up on the trade of FA market, though. He's not untouchable as a trade piece then.

I think Guhle has more to give though.

 

[26Mats]

I see many posters wanting more offensive numbers about Guhle…
One thing I learnt about Dman playing CHL on their junior years. You better expect the number of goals or points divided by 2 (/2) instead of multiplicated by 2 (x2).
I mean. 19/20 : 11 goals, 40 pts
20-21 : injured
21/22 : 7 goals, 40 pts..

If Guhle become a regular 5 goals, 30 points inthe NHL plus having a positive ratio, this gonna be a success. I have a feeling that many posters sees an offensive dman in Guhle, I personnally don’t. But this is not bad thing. You want that kind of dman as number 3

Not all 3D's are created equal though. I'm assuming people would call him a 3d because of the lack of offense. But the lack of offense doesn't affect the defensive end. If he's elite defensively, then he's a huge piece.

 

[Rapala]

I tought Vinny was trying to counter the negativity of the other guy's on the panel yesterday

Making Ghule play on his off side so he will be better when going back to his strong side ......looks like.5D coaching at his best to me

I just think Vinny is smarter than most of the panel members we typically get on RDS.

 

[Mrb1p]

Not all 3D's are created equal though. I'm assuming people would call him a 3d because of the lack of offense. But the lack of offense doesn't affect the defensive end. If he's elite defensively, then he's a huge piece.

He has more 5v5 points than Matheson as a 21-22 years old. His offensive game is excellent.