Savoie, Akey and by default, Sam O'Reilly make this the most interesting rookie tournament since pre-Covid years IMO.
Prospect Info: Oilers Rookie at the Penticton Young Stars Classic
- Thread starter Soli
- Start date
Akey is the big name for me. We desperately need one of these guys to exceed expectations at the very least.
Last year Akey's skating was beautiful, so if he has got bigger and stronger I feel like he is a lock to play in the NHL at some capacity. He could outskate nearly everyone on our NHL club, just needs to get the man strength together.
Hell, I didn't get my man strength til pretty late, around 22 or 23. Was always tall and lanky, could shoot the puck decently but was playing at 6'3" 155ish lbs. Came back to playing at 210 lbs and could obliterate the puck. Was lucky enough to play summer hockey with quite a few NHL/AHL/college guys and I could shoot the puck harder than any of them. Oh to go back in time.....
Now back to reality, Akey with some strength and adjusting to NHL pace has the potential to be a star. We saw the maturation process with Broberg, and that's a player who has trouble handling the puck. Akey is great at it.
Last year Akey's skating was beautiful, so if he has got bigger and stronger I feel like he is a lock to play in the NHL at some capacity. He could outskate nearly everyone on our NHL club, just needs to get the man strength together.
Hell, I didn't get my man strength til pretty late, around 22 or 23. Was always tall and lanky, could shoot the puck decently but was playing at 6'3" 155ish lbs. Came back to playing at 210 lbs and could obliterate the puck. Was lucky enough to play summer hockey with quite a few NHL/AHL/college guys and I could shoot the puck harder than any of them. Oh to go back in time.....
Now back to reality, Akey with some strength and adjusting to NHL pace has the potential to be a star. We saw the maturation process with Broberg, and that's a player who has trouble handling the puck. Akey is great at it.
jukon
NHL Point Leader
- Mar 17, 2011
- 3,545
- 2,203
This will be the first game action for Ungar since we've signed him right? I think he is a wildcard this year, he could impress a lot of people.
LTIR
Registered User
- Nov 8, 2013
- 27,590
- 14,802
This is good optimism.. I have 0 expectations from Akey so anything he accomplishes would be a bonus.
Savoir and SOR panning out would be huge. Wanner as #6D would be great as well.
Nathan Day should be getting the first start I think. He has played a ton of games since being drafted.
Wakeley also has a really interesting past. COVID messed up his development then he was left in the bottom six the year after as he couldn't get his game to settle. Now it seems like he's found it
Wakeley also has a really interesting past. COVID messed up his development then he was left in the bottom six the year after as he couldn't get his game to settle. Now it seems like he's found it
Reginald Dunlop
Registered User
Man that 2nd line is potent. Cool to see old North Bay linemates Petrov and Wakely together.
Soli
Supervision Required
- Sep 8, 2005
- 22,042
- 12,322
I like seeing Clattenburg riding shotgun with the two prizes up front. Although, I'm a little worried he's not going to deescalate but rather initiate, lol.
He's such a hope & a prayer to make it, and then increasingly in such a niche role, but I think he might be a fun follow this year. He played centre and scored within the opening minutes of play in Flint's preseason game before coming to rookie camp. A visiting Sarnia Sting fan had this to say about Connor in that preseason game:
I went through the Flint Firebird offseason thread and pulled some nice things they had to say about Clattenburg:
Apparently he hits everything that moves which is nice. Sort of like an anti-McLoed.
Broberg Speed
Registered User
- Oct 23, 2020
- 8,129
- 5,472
Soli
Supervision Required
- Sep 8, 2005
- 22,042
- 12,322
The way he goes about it to, you wouldn't know there's a puck on the ice, just beelines for body contact.
Stud Muffin
Registered User
Weird they didn’t talk about Akey. My guess is they know he’s not playing. Probably why there hasn’t been an interview with him yet either.
Fishy McScales
Registered User
Apparently the team was - 71 last season when he was a +3.
Context is crucial when looking at +/- so I wouldn't put too much stock in those -40 seasons when he was younger.
Fourier
Registered User
The bolded is absolutely true. Despite its terrible reputation with the proper context +/- can be quite revealing.
PositiveCashFlow
the construction could be better
- Jul 10, 2007
- 6,274
- 3,635
In other words check out the Vancouver yt channel and see if they have a stream
Jimmi McJenkins
Sometimes miracles
PositiveCashFlow
the construction could be better
- Jul 10, 2007
- 6,274
- 3,635
CantHaveTkachev
Cap Space > NHL players
nice! a game only 2 and a half months after the end of last season!
is this only streamed on Oilers Plus?
edit: on Canucks website
is this only streamed on Oilers Plus?
edit: on Canucks website
Soli
Supervision Required
- Sep 8, 2005
- 22,042
- 12,322
I'm not even going to post the Oilers link. They've once again put their stream behind the paywall of oilersplus, while the Canucks, Flames, and Jets have free streams off their team websites. Even when I had a complimentary sub to oilersplus last year, I would watch rivals streams because of principle.
Boo Edmonton Oilers, boo.
