Player Discussion Marco Rossi

[BagHead]

A video of all of his goals was uploaded to YouTube last month and recommended for me today.


I did a little counting, and 13 of his 21 goals were garbage goals (#18 was sort of a combination, as it was a real shot, but ~2 feet out). This kid was a 5'9" net crasher, and thrived from it. If he is able to add a couple more garbage goals, and improve his shot in the off-season, I see 30+ goal potential.

 

[Digitalbooya]

A video of all of his goals was uploaded to YouTube last month and recommended for me today.


I did a little counting, and 13 of his 21 goals were garbage goals (#18 was sort of a combination, as it was a real shot, but ~2 feet out). This kid was a 5'9" net crasher, and thrived from it. If he is able to add a couple more garbage goals, and improve his shot in the off-season, I see 30+ goal potential.

He’s almost like a Parise in that regard. That’s why I think he would work better with big bodied grinder types that can get it to the front of the net. Like a Foligno currently and what I hope Ohgren can do as well (while being an actual top 6 level guy).

 

[57special]

what a change for him. In his first year in the AHL he was hesitant to go near the crease, and looked overmatched when he did, nvm the NHL. Looks like he has embraced, getting strong, quick, and skilled in close - being small has disadvantages, but also allows you to get lost in coverage more easily, and be more nimble close in due to smaller moving parts.
While he's not exactly a sniper, you can see he is a decent, and willing, shooter.

I don't know how much higher his ceiling is, but I have nothing but admiration for the hard work and sheer will to improve that he has shown.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Great step for him this year. Looking forward to another one.

 

[Digitalbooya]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1820850351513465122

 

[BagHead]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1820850351513465122

The kid's going to look like a mini-Kaprizov if he keeps adding pounds.

Obviously I mean physically, but I guess I should clarify that this isn't a stylistic comparison.

 

[AKL]

Obviously I mean physically, but I guess I should clarify that this isn't a stylistic comparison.

haha, unless...

 

[57special]

I hope that whatever Rossi has spreads to the rest of the prospect pool. There is no reason that a guy like Walker, who is taller and faster, can't emulate him, at least on paper. Heidt, definitely.

I know that there is more to it than that, but Rossi's character is impressive.

 

[AKL]

I hope that whatever Rossi has spreads to the rest of the prospect pool. There is no reason that a guy like Walker, who is taller and faster, can't emulate him, at least on paper. Heidt, definitely.

I know that there is more to it than that, but Rossi's character is impressive.

You can't really teach what Rossi has, it's innate. Guys like Kaprizov and Ek have it too. Wouldn't want to trade him because he's the type that'll still be getting better when he's 25-30.

 

[Digitalbooya]

But how’s his endurance? I don’t recall strength being the problem. I remember him running out of gas in the second half.

 

[BagHead]

But how’s his endurance? I don’t recall strength being the problem. I remember him running out of gas in the second half.

Most rookies do. Seeing his and Faber's play decline was less surprising that seeing the high level they were at in the first place. I think his endurance will be fine before too long.

 

[Digitalbooya]

Most rookies do. Seeing his and Faber's play decline was less surprising that seeing the high level they were at in the first place. I think his endurance will be fine before too long.

I had attributed Faber’s play more to his broken ribs, but you make an excellent point there. They asked a ton out of him.

 

[57special]

But how’s his endurance? I don’t recall strength being the problem. I remember him running out of gas in the second half.

Yes, a very common occurrence with rookies, but All of the of benefits of off season training tend to peter out as a player reaches the end of his season. The players who put on good weight start to lose it, the ones who tends towards fat put it on, and all fall prey to nagging injuries more at the end of the season than the beginning(in general). Some players can deal with the latter more than others, some just get un/lucky.

Some just get mental fatigue. Those guys might have to take more time off in the off season, or find something to do during the season that relaxes them.

 

[BagHead]

I had attributed Faber’s play more to his broken ribs, but you make an excellent point there. They asked a ton out of him.

Yeah, injuries definitely hampered Faber in the latter part of the year. I think asking a guy to play 23-30 minutes per night creates a higher risk of injury and fatigue, so I'm not surprised one of those two happened. His endurance was well beyond what most rookies have.

Rossi was more typical in that regard, but I also know he's a hard worker so I don't expect that to be a career-long issue.

 

[57special]

Sometimes, if I post too much during the off season, I find that I run out of things to say around March. Worded out.

 

[BagHead]

Sometimes, if I post too much during the off season, I find that I run out of things to say around March. Worded out.

That's why you just need to repeat yourself. And repeat yourself.

I never run out of things to say and my wife loves it.

 

[Luceni]

I never run out of things to say and my wife loves it.

At least you're still talking, so it's obviously working. Well done Sir, you've broken the wife-code.

 

[57special]

That's why you just need to repeat yourself. And repeat yourself.

I never run out of things to say and my wife loves it.

Trying to stay classy, here ....

 

[BagHead]

At least you're still talking, so it's obviously working. Well done Sir, you've broken the wife-code.

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[Wabit]

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[BagHead]

You forgot to link your payment options.

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[MNRube]

Mitchell Chaffee looks like he has been pencilled into TBL’s top 9. Did we mess up with him? I remember some chatter when we first signed him but not much since

Wrong thread - sorry

 

[AKL]

Not a bad idea. I'll hire you and you can take 30% of the profits. The course is really good. It says everything I said in my original post, but for 2 hours.

Far be it from me to tell you how to run your business, but 30% seems like a lot off the top. I think you probably could have started at around 15% and settled at 20-22% for Wabit.

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[Wabit]

Far be it from me to tell you how to run your business, but 30% seems like a lot off the top. I think you probably could have started at around 15% and settled at 20-22% for Wabit.

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So your next step will be to get to 500 twitter followers. The monetize the account and sell you course.

I wouldn't take a cut from any twitter stuff... But, if you want to branch to other platforms I do have some affiliate links I'd ask you use when you sign up. That way my kickback would come for the company side and not effect the amount you make.

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[57special]

Mitchell Chaffee looks like he has been pencilled into TBL’s top 9. Did we mess up with him? I remember some chatter when we first signed him but not much since

At one point I thought that he was better than Duhaime, but then Chaffee had a bunch of injuries, missing large parts of his AHL seasons. As an already mature player coming out of college, he couldn't afford that loss of development time.

What i saw with him was a forward with decent size and strength, but a game that was more about skill. His skill, however, was not good enough. Speed was average...nice but not great shot. Sort like a Beckman with a stronger body, but more injuries.

We'll see what he does at TBL, and whether he has a Tommy Novak type late development in him. This probably should be in a different thread.

Looking at the TBL forum, most think that Chaffee should be a 4th liner at best, preferring Mike Essymont(similar to Duhaime, at best)to him.