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Read the whole article dude.LOL, that article says he needs to work on his straight line speed, which is opposite of what your post argued.
Read the whole article dude.LOL, that article says he needs to work on his straight line speed, which is opposite of what your post argued.
I read the scouting on his skating, I don't care how they project him.Read the whole article dude.![]()
Never mind, then. If you can't be bothered to actually read it, then don't ask for it. And don't lol at things you don't seem to even want to try to understand, maybe?I read the scouting on his skating, I don't care how they project him.
Let's start over.Never mind, then. If you can't be bothered to actually read it, then don't ask for it. And don't lol at things you don't seem to even want to try to understand, maybe?
Why you want to get defensive or argumentative about things that challenge some surface-level organizational blurb you've programmed into your head, I don't know, but you go right ahead. By the time Molendyk gets to the NHL he will have improved his overall leg strength and his burst anyway. Every teenage hockey prospect has things to work on. And will work on them. Just like there's no point in arguing about whether he's 5'11" or 6'1" when everybody knows the combine measurements are the best data. Fill your boots.![]()
Not sure what's so difficult... in that article alone:Let's start over.
You said some scouts questioned his first step and his quickness. I said I had never heard that and asked you for a link. You linked a scouting report that questioned his straight line speed that said he's uses his crossover and edging to create his speed and needs to develop his top end speed buy lengthing his stride.
Tell me what I'm missing.
Quick and strong aren't always the same, I notice he was one of the higher peak power players on the bike, meaning once he got up to his max speed his peak 5 seconds of leg power output were among the best in the draft. It doesn't always translate for skating, since there are other elements like the edgework and other stride mechanics that factor in. But I would imagine there's a general correlation. They don't do sprints on or off the ice in the combine anymore, but I wouldn't be surprised if he was ever so slightly slower off the blocks than some if he was a sprinter, but more than makes up for it to win the race in the end - if the reported observations even hold any merit at all, that is. I'm not studying him. I'm assuming they are and aren't just making up stuff. Or weren't, at the time, anyway. Just a little fast-twitch work and he'll probably be fine. That it's more just a training/muscle development thing than anything to do with his overall skating/edgework/mechanics, which he seems to be top-notch at.Gotcha, now I follow. It's all kind of weird to me as to me, first steps are usually how you push on your edges, and usually strong edging and the ability to have strong crossovers to me would mean a quick first step
I think sometimes I type like I'd talk to you in a bar while having beers together. If you can't hear the tone, it might type out as rude or argumentive, when I'm not trying to be.It's fun to argue about prospects in July. If everybody just said "well, he could be good, he could be bad" then it would be a boring offseason. It's fun to have strong opinions and make predictions on guys, but the reality is what they are now, and what they will become has SO many potential outcomes and that's not even considering off ice factors.![]()
Would say unlikely. He's really not progressed much. Obviously, if he comes out and tears up Milwaukee they will look to sign him...but it seems unlikely.Campbell's NHL rights expire on August 15th but he is signed to an AHL deal with Milwaukee.
Is there a likelihood he earns an ELC - either with Nashville or elsewhere - down the road?
Hard to say for sure... he did score a few goals and even got into some playoff games for the Ads last year when he finished school. And there were a fairly large number of bodies around with the Ads, so getting into playoff games wasn't easy for several players in their Black Aces.Campbell's NHL rights expire on August 15th but he is signed to an AHL deal with Milwaukee.
Is there a likelihood he earns an ELC - either with Nashville or elsewhere - down the road?
Has a good skill set. Worried that he will have issues making things translate to the NHL. Had a nice freshman year but several undersized players have done well at the NCAA level but fail to ever make a NHL impact. I really like him but will continue to try to be very skeptical of him until he gets some AHL time.Been slowly looking at prospects I've liked and seeing what fanbases think of them. What are your thoughts on Fink?
one of our best prospectsBeen slowly looking at prospects I've liked and seeing what fanbases think of them. What are your thoughts on Fink?
Feel like there’s a real pathway to the NHL for him?one of our best prospects
out produced highly touted guys like Frank Nazar and Isaac Howard in his D+1 year.
our 3rd best offensive prospect behind wood and kemmell
I think it's impossible to say with a 7th round pick who is 5'9" and playing in a bit of a backwater program, right? What you like as a prospect-watcher is his value relative to his draft position, how he was rated higher, how he had a fantastic freshman NCAA year, even given the caveats of falling off a bit towards the end and the weaker team he's on where he gets more opportunity than he might elsewhere.Feel like there’s a real pathway to the NHL for him?
Sorry for the interrogation, just used to love following prospects, fell out of it and wanting to get back in
Fake NewsI think it's impossible to say with a 7th round pick who is 5'9" and playing in a bit of a backwater program, right? What you like as a prospect-watcher is his value relative to his draft position, how he was rated higher, how he had a fantastic freshman NCAA year, even given the caveats of falling off a bit towards the end and the weaker team he's on where he gets more opportunity than he might elsewhere.
At the end of the day, I don't think it would be "sensible" to project any real NHL pathway for him? If teams were doing that, he wouldn't have gone where he did in the draft. But then at the same time, there are 1 or 2 guys out of every draft that defy those kinds of odds and put themselves on the map. So far, he's doing all the right things to be that unique outlier. You have to appreciate that, even if at the end of the day the odds probably still aren't great.
So as Preds fans, we're very happy with what he's doing. Just like we were once-upon-a-time with like Darren Haydar or Patrick Harper or Simon Gamache or whoever.
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Team sites are usually 1-2" exaggerated, at all levels. It's SOP in the hockey world. I guess in that context, you could just call a guy 5'10" or 5'11", knowing that if everybody else in the league is also exaggerated by 1-2", it means the same thing in a relative sense as far as hockey goes.No dude is truly 5' 11". If they were truly 5' 11" they would say they were 6'.
Sounds like he's our Lauzon replacement
Being a part of Team Canada’s WJ showcase is a very positive experience for anyone though.Sounds like he's our Lauzon replacement