LD K'Andre Miller (2018, 22nd, NYR)

[GeorgeKaplan]

Here’s a better video of his goal from last night

 

[The Crypto Guy]

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

Here’s Miller’s 4 point game if anyone is interested in watching it


And here’s an article about Miller’s weekend
Four-point game pushes freshman defenseman K'Andre Miller into Wisconsin Badgers' scoring lead

Posted this on the Rangers board, but some might be interested in it here too

 

[UNITEDSTATESOFHOCKEY]

Bright future ahead of him but his game lacks some Jam, not the most intense player out there... shows flashes of it tho... just not hard to play against right now but he'll get there!

 

[AmericanDream]

so far 1g 1a tonight - kid continues to put on a show out there...

 

[dellzor]

I was really hoping he'd drop to the 2nd round

 

[Polar Bear]

Fuuutuuuurrreeee.

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

Missed a chunk of the second period, but this was probably the best game I’ve seen Miller play all season

 

[Lays]

17 points in 18 games

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Kid is going to be a STUD.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Leads Wisconsin in points, a freshman defenseman. Wowza

U. of Wisconsin 2018-19 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Fun fact of the day: Miller has as many points as Wahlstrom, Farabee, and O'Brien combined...3 NCAA forwards who were drafted ahead of him.

 

[QJL]

Fun fact of the day: Miller has as many points as Wahlstrom, Farabee, and O'Brien combined...3 NCAA forwards who were drafted ahead of him.

Rangers fan dream. Two Flyers prospects and one Isles prospect.

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

For anyone interested, here’s his 2 point game from this past weekend

 

[42]

Is he injured? Only 18 games played, which was the same number of games on Dec 8th.

 

[Dominance]

Is he injured? Only 18 games played, which was the same number of games on Dec 8th.

College season probably ended until after Christmas + joining Team USA for the WJC.

 

[68Forever]

He is looking solid in the top 4 for the USA, more jump in his game than I expected

 

[PKWeber]

He doesn’t have the IQ to become a top pairing dman.

 

[Justin17]

He doesn’t have the IQ to become a top pairing dman.

He’s only been playing defense for three years, and is normally a LD.

 

[42]

He doesn’t have the IQ to become a top pairing dman.

Is he smart enough for a 2nd pairing?

 

[Heckler81]

Is he smart enough for a 2nd pairing?

He is smart enough to learn. All he needs is repetition and getting used to the position. He is the type of player that needs to be thrown in every situation so he can learn from it.

 

[disorder]

How come black athletes who play sports/positions typically occupied by white players, always run into the "smart enough' criticism? In the NFL it's QB's.....A lot of players aren't smart enough to play professional sports but it seems to get pointed out a lot when it's black player.

 

[The Sweetness]

How come black athletes who play sports/positions typically occupied by white players, always run into the "smart enough' criticism? In the NFL it's QB's.....A lot of players aren't smart enough to play professional sports but it seems to get pointed out a lot when it's black player.

Racism I think is the simple answer.

I’m not saying this is the case with posters commenting on Miller’s IQ but it’s good you called out this behavior in general as it’s far more often for black players to have their sporting IQ questioned that white players.

 

[Kocur Dill]

How come black athletes who play sports/positions typically occupied by white players, always run into the "smart enough' criticism? In the NFL it's QB's.....A lot of players aren't smart enough to play professional sports but it seems to get pointed out a lot when it's black player.

Here we go. Can't escape the "Whataboutizm" anywhere can we?

Has anyone ever said that about Kevin Weekes, PK Subban, Devante Smith-Pelly or George Larque? All of whom have excelled in the roles their skills put them in and are all intelligent people.

No. They haven't

Please enlighten us to how this is a rampant problem in the NHL.

K'Andre isn't not "smart enough" in the sense you took it. And actually, the OP made the wrong or inexperienced assessment of a player who is relatively new to his position and is literally learning it on the fly every season as his skill forces him into newer tiers of competition and speed at which it is played.

So the anwser is NO to you.
And NO to the OP you were (wrong on your part) offended by.

Maybe you should inform yourself of the term "Hockey IQ" and how it is the next career progression that separates AHL Allstars from Bottom 6 NHL'ers.

 

[Kocur Dill]

Racism I think is the simple answer.

I’m not saying this is the case with posters commenting on Miller’s IQ but it’s good you called out this behavior in general as it’s far more often for black players to have their sporting IQ questioned that white players.

And follows the Pity Parade