Prospect Info: Lukas Rousek, LW, 160th overall, 2019 -- Signed with HV71
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"It was perfect time" to go play on that recall.
His latest recall he was the guy I thought he could be - energetic on F1, disruptive, made some plays, pesky, good efforts. It wasn't his fall recall at all.
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Leading scorer for Amerks with five assists in four playoff games.
He is 25 years old and played 15 games with the Sabres. Is there anything to see in terms of NHL potential or is he at the peak of his career trajectory?
He is 25 years old and played 15 games with the Sabres. Is there anything to see in terms of NHL potential or is he at the peak of his career trajectory?
Looks like he will be their 12/13/14 next year. His late recall was pretty good by comparison to his early one where he was just not himself.
Gabrielor
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I'd lean closer to 13/14.
Rousek's problem is going to be:
He's an AHL skill player, not big, and he's basically a finished product at this point. He isn't going to bring what the bottom 6 needs, and he's not skilled enough to take a top 6 spot from anyone here.
If he is on the roster on opening day, that's a clear sign the team just isn't using all it's resources, the opposite of what Mr. Adams likes to keep repeating. My bet is not in NHL
Gabrielor
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For sure. Him and Rosen are pretty obvious trade candidates.
If Philly wants to save money, I'd love to flip Rousek there for Hathaway.
I would do that in second, but not sure Philly is taking Rousek for him. His $2.375 cap isn't perfect for a 4th liner but also not horrible.
Eh, he's shown he can be a speed checker based on his last recall. That puts him in the 12/13 category. WE might want Hathaway but ADAMS hasn't shown he wants a Hathaway or more.
He scored one goal in his first game. I believe. A complete nothing in the NHL and small little things like this is why Buffalo continues to miss playoffs. With cap room to spare, a guy like Rousek shouldn't be on your roster until you hit major injuries.
Gabrielor
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Adams has said multiple times he wants the bottom 6 to be tougher and have an identity.
And I keep talking about going back to Costa Rica.
About the same amount of action happening fulfilling either.
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He needs to show up this year or I can see the Sabres letting him walk, I doubt he would want to stay in the AHL when he could play in the KHL or SHL.
Lots of promise and could fill out the bottom 6 on the wing nice, hope he figures it out.
Lots of promise and could fill out the bottom 6 on the wing nice, hope he figures it out.
He's on a 1-way for next year so depth forward is likely the path.
Zman5778
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Anything is possible, but many/most teams have a tweener like Rousek in their system. And it's not like whoever claims him can just send him to the AHL.
I can't see him getting claimed.
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It would honestly be more surprising if he didn’t head back to Europe. Good player but classic tweener who hasn’t made enough positive moves towards a full time role. Happens absolutely all the time.
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The source of that tweet is a hockey forum where a user found out Rousek's mother had started following HV71 on insta.
