griff713
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Porter on the third line scares me a little as well. We don't know if Berglund is going to score anytime soon, but the speed of MPS would certainly help.
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That really says a lot about Magnus, at least in the coaches eyes. Can't say I really blame them. Porter at least forechecks like a mad man and create somewhat of a spark. Paajarvi doesn't use his size or offensive potential at all.
Exactly. This should be his shot to prove he can cut it in even a third line role, and the coaches are choosing a career 4th liner instead. I am thinking he will have a nice career as a 2nd line player in the SHL.
Inglorious Backes
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It still amazes me that he went top ten. Since he's been with us I cannot remember a single moment or flash of potential that gave me a glimpse into why he was a top pick.
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Yeah agreed. He had to have had offensive skill then... I just haven't seen it.
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I never understood his rank. I think people fell in love with his size and speed. He was able to use that against kids but not against pros. His WJC was very impressive and that allowed scouts to weight his potential heavier then the actual translation of his potential. He was a well rounded player and coachable, which further distorted the assessment.
He never had the IQ or skill for the above to make the difference up between his potential and draft position.
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Celtic was pretty spot on. He had a lot of physical attributes that allowed him to dominate against kids his own age, but none of the smarts or IQ to allow his offense to make the transition to the game against NHLers.
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Have you not seen his wrap arounds?
If he could complete those, it'd be clearer. Although, as others have noted, he isn't using his speed, size, or offensive skills appropriately so far. Lots of tools, small tool belt scenario. He just doesn't appear to be able to bring it all together.
Multimoodia
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Have you not seen his wrap arounds?
If he could complete those, it'd be clearer. Although, as others have noted, he isn't using his speed, size, or offensive skills appropriately so far. Lots of tools, small tool belt scenario. He just doesn't appear to be able to bring it all together.
I had this amusing yet likely to be deleted reply all typed out in response to this post. After hitting reply it became much less topical.
Due to the size of the screen I'm using right now my monitor managed to cut off the word "belt"
Shame, anyone who read the reply before it was inevitable deleted would have had their happiness guaranteed for the remainder of the day.
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Yep. I decided to check the video from when he was drafted and Mcguire said he was under contract for one year in Sweden, but stressed they shouldn't rush him into the NHL. What did they do? Let him play the one year in SEL and then rushed him into the NHL at 19.
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Vladys Gumption
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Rinne is a huge reason they're playing so well, but he's not the only one. Laviolette has done a lot of good for them. They've opened up a bit and it's helped the offense. Forsberg is playing fantastic for them so far.
Forsberg is having a good start as well to be fair. Can't believe Washington made that trade. Absolutely terrible.
Inglorious Backes
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Love Rinne. Love the defense. Love Lavvy. But it's still impossible to take a team seriously with Ribeiro/Roy/Jokinen/Gaustad down the middle.
I thought Porter and Berglund played some good possession shifts the couple games they were paired, so maybe it's more a going with what worked, rather than a dis on MPS. Of course, MPS hasn't excelled anywhere either
Vladys Gumption
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Rinne/Weber/Josi/Jones on the back end makes them pretty easy to take seriously. They may not score a ton, but it's darn near impossible to blow them out.
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Vladys Gumption
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At least the Paajarvi trade got us Fabbri.
Not quite. Fabbri was our own pick. We picked Barbashev with the Oilers pick.
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