Yeah I'm not worried about his skating at all, he's already improved it a lot and given his posture and stride I'd say there are still significant gains to be had if he puts in the work.
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Yeah I'm not worried about his skating at all, he's already improved it a lot and given his posture and stride I'd say there are still significant gains to be had if he puts in the work.
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Seems like he's having fun, great to see. Found it strange that he was taller than somebody, but I now realize that it's Skyler Mackenzie. Either way though there's more of a size difference there than the 1 inch they're listed at. Not sure if Mackenzie is listed as taller than he actually is at 5'9" or if Perfetti's grown taller than 5'10".
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I find it really hard to project his NHL impact, and how soon he'll make the leap. He has such great IQ and puck skills, but still has limitations in size and skating.
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I think it’s more about his physical development at this point. He needs to get to the next level skating wise. I know he is very aware and he is focused on it, sometimes these things just take time.
Well the kid is only in his D plus 1 season, plenty of time to work on his skating and strength.
His strength isn't that big if an issue for me, he's a pretty strong kid for his age and is hard to knock off the pick already which is a good sign of what we likely can expect as he continues to work at it.
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Perfetti looks like he's developing faster than what most here were predicting at the draft. Playing in the A all year helped for sure. Future looks bright.
All good points. He's a very smart, mature and driven kid. I have zero concerns that he's going to Daigle his way into the league and hope to stick on draft position alone. I expect that he'l be working with skill, strength and skating coaches as soon as the season ends, and given the strides (literally) that he's made this season, I'm really excited to see where he goes.
These same concerns -- size, strength, skating -- were raised about Heinola post-draft, and he responded by dominating Liga and the AHL and looking like an impact player already. I think the level of IQ that both he and Perfetti possess are a version of the Nik Ehlers speed/skating superpower. Took Ehlers a few years to reach his full potential as a PPG game-changer, but he has been a very important player for the Jets since well before that, and is now arguably our best player, along with Helle (and this season's version of Lowry), despite being too small, too fancy, too weak to protect the puck or defend or shoot well, etc.
Perfetti has a skill set that reminds me of a young Doug Gilmour, young Stats -- very cerebral players with excellent positioning, anticipation and puck skills who were able to see plays developing and stay several steps ahead of it, despite lacking speed and/or size. It may take a year or three for his body to catch up with his brain, but if he can stay on or near his present trajectory he's got the potential to be a key player for this team.
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HDB lists him at 5'11, EP at 5'10. Take your pick.HDB has Skyler at 5'8, EP says he is 5'9.
So the difference is between 1 and 3 inches.
Really nice comparisons.
Also, I really don’t want to put the cart before the horse, but the way he addresses the media is better than some 10 year NHL vets. I truly think the sky is the limit as both a player and leader of the Jets. Timelines work out well too assuming Scheif gets the C in a couple years from Wheeler and holds the captaincy until his mid-30s.
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A couple of unreal passes by Perfetti to give teammates real good looks this period but nothing to show for it
My goodness, Perfetti with an outstanding goal. Speed in transition, finds space across the offensive zone, and snipes top corner through the D.
Samberg and Kovacevic with nice assists on the Moose's 2nd goal, too.
Samberg and Kovacevic with nice assists on the Moose's 2nd goal, too.
Moose have played well through 2 periods. Gawanke has been a disaster on D, though, and Verdin hasn't had a good game.
Really like the Samberg-Kovacevic pair.
Really like the Samberg-Kovacevic pair.
What a snipe.
Nice acceleration through the cut. Also interesting how he's already getting opposing teams (and goalies) to bite on the freeze or risk being burned by his puck movement or pass options. That's not your average rookie treatment, however ropey your AHL D.
Cole's shot was pretty close to pro-ready last year but he seems to have added some new fire to it to go with the deception.
Perfetti and Gustafsson beat Andersen in the shootout for the win.
Perfetti's shootout move was nasty. Kid is starting to really feel it...
Perfetti's shootout move was nasty. Kid is starting to really feel it...
That goal came after some strong D zone defense by Perfetti, and nice to see his speed through the neutral zone. In OT he also showed some really good speed and stamina on a backcheck. He's looking a lot stronger and more fit than he did even a few months ago. Can't really see him going back to the OHL. He would probably tear it up.
He really plays a far more complete game then I was expecting given his age and pedigree as an offensive star.
