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Confirmed with Link: Noah Laba Signs 2-year ELC
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Mike in Houston
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Another guy we'll never try above the 4th line.
MrAlmost
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Hard to get excited for any of this anymore now that it's been everyone and will never change. Chytil, kakko, Laf, Berard, Othmann. Even though they were bad, Andersson and Kravtsov too. This team should be sued for costing good prospects millions in potential earnings.
Mike in Houston
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How many of you Long Islanders are going to say it, "Noah Laber"?
McRanger92
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Just wondering what line is Will Cuylle, a 23 year old in his second year, currently playing on?
Mike in Houston
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Ha! I do post a lot of the same tweets here, but without the embed.
McRanger92
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it is hard when you list a bunch of 23 year olds and call them finished products. Othman and Berard havent even played a combined 50 NHL games. Also the fact that you mentioned Andersson and kravy is a big LOL.
This kid Laba has a chance to be something pretty good for a 4th round pick.
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Should’ve been done a year ago but better late than never. Get him right in the Wolfpack lineup and ready to complete for a role in camp
I sympathize with people's complaints about the way young guys are handled, but Laba has a pretty clear path to the 3C spot if he shows enough between now and the start of next season.
Fitzy
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I have a good feeling about this kid like a lot of us do. I do think he's a wing at the NHL level though.
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Rumor was the Rangers were in on guys like Novak and Laughton and Ryan McLeod. I think Laba can be a comparable 3C to those guys sooner than later. I think it's telling how quick they got this done in time for him to start playing games in Hartford.
Gonna need a pundit to confirm that "great skater" comments. Might be too good to be true.
Cool news. Kid was a monster on FOs all season for CC.
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I'm really happy that he's finally signed. He's improved yearly and has been one of the main driving engines for Colorado College for the last three years, including some highlight reel moments. I wouldn't be too shocked if he's already getting NHL minutes next season, and he seems like the type of kid to seize and opportunity and run with it when given the chance.
Let's hope Drury gets Perreault signed next; I'd burn the first year of his ELC too if needed.
Let's hope Drury gets Perreault signed next; I'd burn the first year of his ELC too if needed.
It's just the dumbest, laziest take to begin with. And then to include Laf, Kk and Chytil?
As a collective we are very weird at times...
Fitzy
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Completely my own little brain-games when I'm trying to think thrugh the NCAA to NHL projection.
I try to look for what kinds of elements in a college hockey player's game will translate.
Kreider it was obvious, even when he wasn't scoring much, what kind of NHL player he could be, eve though he didn't always play that game at BC.
McDonagh and Brendan Smith- Smith was the PP guy and the big offense at the college level because he had a better shot.
McDonagh, you could tell he'd hav a little more at the NHL level because you need to create space for yourself, and he was able to do tht with his skating.
Hagelin I wiffed on- I had no idea he'd be a jitterbug. He played very east west in the NCAA and someone smarter than I am told him that pace was going to be the way he succeeded here.
With Laba, it's his offensive zone creativity. He will have a much longer leash to take risks, play with an edge, and use his pace on the wing. I don't see his puck-carrying skills through he neutral zone to be what we'd need from a center.
I don't know how Tanner Glass sees him. It's something I'm interested to find out. And I could certainly be wrong as NYR have a big old gaping hole at the 3C spot that I'm sure everyone would be very enthusiastic if he was able to fill.
But I see a player better able to hone his offense at wing. But in fairness I said the same thing about Dubinsky and he did pretty decently at center.
