Player Discussion: Brock Boeser | III | Our Boy in College

[MDtoGF]

Boeser was always one of the fastest players on the ice? saying stuff like that is a good way to lose all credibility. NHL speed is a legit concern for him.

Boeser honestly did not have to out speed anyone but he can and did from time to time. Some of his goals were speed oriented. Boeser has top end speed and it will only get better with another year at UND.

 

[DL44]

Boeser honestly did not have to out speed anyone but he can and did from time to time. Some of his goals were speed oriented. Boeser has top end speed and it will only get better with another year at UND.

He simply does not have top end speed.
And we saw an example of that in the championship game... remember the set faceoff play that sprung him for the breakaway?
Got a nice assist on the play tho...

 

[beachcomber]

Boeser was always one of the fastest players on the ice? saying stuff like that is a good way to lose all credibility. NHL speed is a legit concern for him.

Do you have a legitimate source for this other than HF boards?

 

[B-rock]

Whenever I watched Boeser I came away thinking his speed is fine but that his first step and edge work needed a bit of refinement. He's acknowledged he needs to work on his skating himself.

I don't think it's too big of a problem.

 

[Josepho]

at least he's trying :l

 

[WTG]

Boeser was always one of the fastest players on the ice? saying stuff like that is a good way to lose all credibility. NHL speed is a legit concern for him.

He simply does not have top end speed.
And we saw an example of that in the championship game... remember the set faceoff play that sprung him for the breakaway?
Got a nice assist on the play tho...

Boeser's speed is not a concern at all.

People just freaked out because he isn't flying out on the ice during the WJC. Boeser will be fine, especially considering the strides he already took in his skating from the beginning of last season to the end. Again, skating is not an issue at all.

Could he be faster? Sure. Will he be the slowest player on the ice? No.

 

[WonderTwinsUnite]

Boeser's speed is not a concern at all.

People just freaked out because he isn't flying out on the ice during the WJC. Boeser will be fine, especially considering the strides he already took in his skating from the beginning of last season to the end. Again, skating is not an issue at all.

Could he be faster? Sure. Will he be the slowest player on the ice? No.

I always liked the Dany Heatley comparison for him, and Heatley's average skating was always offset by his incredible offensive instincts, which I think Boeser possesses as well.

 

[Love]

A line of Tkachuk-Keller-Boeser could be insane at the WJC.

 

[clunk]

A line of Tkachuk-Keller-Boeser could be insane at the WJC.

A big plus if we don't end up getting Dubois.

 

[thepuckmonster]

Boeser's speed is not a concern at all.

People just freaked out because he isn't flying out on the ice during the WJC. Boeser will be fine, especially considering the strides he already took in his skating from the beginning of last season to the end. Again, skating is not an issue at all.

Could he be faster? Sure. Will he be the slowest player on the ice? No.

Boeser's first steps are slow but he's a pretty fast guy once he gets going. I really wish there was a way to get him working with Kathy or Barb that didn't violate NCAA rules.

 

[Rotting Corpse*]

The NCAA are disgusting scum.

 

[ginner classic]

Boeser's first steps are slow but he's a pretty fast guy once he gets going. I really wish there was a way to get him working with Kathy or Barb that didn't violate NCAA rules.

There is. He can pay them.

 

[Rex Banner]

Hopefully he changes his mind and chooses to go pro.

 

[ItsAllPartOfThePlan]

Will be interesting to see how Boeser does with Schmaltz and Caligulla going pro. I believe they were both his linemates for the season.

 

[MDtoGF]

Will be interesting to see how Boeser does with Schmaltz and Caligulla going pro. I believe they were both his linemates for the season.

Indeed they were.. CBS line was the best line in College hockey allong with CCM for mich.. Boeser will be playing most likely w Tyson Jost , a sleeper top ten pick and some combo of Austin Poganski (Blues pick) Rhett Gardner (draft eligible. 6th rder prolly) or Shane Gersich (Caps pick a few years ago)

 

[NuxFan09]

I always liked the Dany Heatley comparison for him, and Heatley's average skating was always offset by his incredible offensive instincts, which I think Boeser possesses as well.

Me too. Glad someone else brought it up. He has that elite shooter feel to him that I got when watching Heatley.

 

[Samzilla]

I always liked the Dany Heatley comparison for him, and Heatley's average skating was always offset by his incredible offensive instincts, which I think Boeser possesses as well.

All-Star Brock Boeser has a nice ring to it.

 

[oNLy1cube]

As far as NHL comparisons go I personally see Boeser developing into a Tyler Toffoli type player for us in a few years, so yea high hopes for this kid.

 

[Nick Lang]

A big plus if we don't end up getting Dubois.

What exactly is the BIG plus here?

 

[ArtursSilovsShirt]

What exactly is the BIG plus here?

Believe he was referring to potentially having two guys from that potential top USA world jr line. I don't disagree that'd be pretty cool to watch, but it'd also be nice to have Dubois suit up for Canada.

 

[Seattle Totems]

What exactly is the BIG plus here?

Getting Tkachuk, who is a consistently higher ranked prospect.

 

[Zombotron]

Unreleased 2015 draft footage ("There's no way Boeser is getting to us")

 

[Josepho]

^ shoulda filmed his reaction to the boston picks.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

"You happy?"

"**** no."

 

[CherryToke]

They couldn't give us more than a 1 min clip? Typical Canuck youtube channel ****** video.