LW Florian Xhekaj - Hamilton Bulldogs, OHL (2023, 101st, MTL)

[The Gr8 Dane]

This is... not a player with enough offensive upside to make the NHL.

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What about his Knuckle to Face per 60 though

 

[Nevins]

This is... not a player with enough offensive upside to make the NHL.

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Micheal Pezetta is in the NHL and had similar stats…

 

[rubenflamshep]

Micheal Pezetta is in the NHL and had similar stats…

For every Pezetta there are dozens of players with similar stat lines that don't make it. I like to think about the likelihood this player with this stat line is an impact player in the NHL. I suspect it drops off exponentially with point output.

 

[Nevins]

For every Pezetta there are dozens of players with similar stat lines that don't make it. I like to think about the likelihood this player with this stat line is an impact player in the NHL. I suspect it drops off exponentially with point output.

The Habs are rebuilding and we all know why they drafted Florian Xhekaj. He has the same genetics and strength as his brother and this type of player, although increasingly rare in the NHL is needed. Let's think about what happened to Connor Bedard yesterday...

 

[Junohockeyfan]

For every Pezetta there are dozens of players with similar stat lines that don't make it. I like to think about the likelihood this player with this stat line is an impact player in the NHL. I suspect it drops off exponentially with point output.

He wasn't drafted to be a top-6 player / difference maker. He was drafted to bring size, strength in the bottom 6 or on the 4th line. He also brings speed which is a bonus.

 

[Nevins]

He wasn't drafted to be a top-6 player / difference maker. He was drafted to bring size, strength in the bottom 6 or on the 4th line. He also brings speed which is a bonus.

Bingo

 

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[Pavel Buchnevich]

This is... not a player with enough offensive upside to make the NHL.

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Won’t be paid for points. He’ll be paid for fighting, speed, hits, and bad hits, like his brother.

 

[LeProspector]

Not overly impressed by Xhekaj jr. But understand the MTL fans adore his brother.

 

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[Heffyhoof]

This is... not a player with enough offensive upside to make the NHL.

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Awesome! Another form of graph to ignore!

 

[wetcoast]

Micheal Pezetta is in the NHL and had similar stats…

Sure but do the Habs have room for 2 of these guys?

 

[viceroy]

Sure but do the Habs have room for 2 of these guys?

I'll pick the bigger younger guy, who happens to be playing as a Centre. Most teams have guys with similar makeups, what you do then is choose. Keep the one that suits you better and trade the other.

 

[Gilmour1996]

he had 12 pims in this game.

Thanks for posting these videos. In this and your other videos, it would be a help if you posted the relevant times in the videos to watch, so users don't have to watch the complete videos to find the Florian bits.

 

[badfish]

Thanks for posting these videos. In this and your other videos, it would be a help if you posted the relevant times in the videos to watch, so users don't have to watch the complete videos to find the Florian bits.

He started putting time stamps in his more recent videos. Check the video description on recent videos.

 

[Voodoo Child]

Whoa whoa whoa, T…

There’s another one of these guys and the Habs also have him!?