RD Adam Jiříček - HC Plzen, Czechia (2024, 16th, STL)

[stl76]

He should play in CHL

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I like this move for Jiricek if true. Brantford is a good team with a solid supporting cast, and it gives him room to adjust to NA rink size and lifestyle while still developing.

 

[LGB]

If you just paste the link, the tweet should show up in the thread like this:

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I like this move for Jiricek if true. Brantford is a good team with a solid supporting cast, and it gives him room to adjust to NA rink size and lifestyle while still developing.

Also needs to gain weight before playing against men again.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Great pick by the Blues. I think he’ll be a top five defenseman from this draft when all is said and done. He would’ve threatened top five if he was healthy this season.

 

[Czechboy]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1834981462891708835

The good news is he is skating.. he didn't participate in any camps this summer.

He will probably have an up and down season due to the late start. Hoping he was able to work on his shot and release during rehab and maybe some upper body strength while his lower body healed. He's a great skater so not worried about long term skating impact. But would've loved to see him take about a millions shots in the last year to get that down.

 

[stl76]

 

[Star Platinum]

Great to see he's finally healthy and playing again

 

[stl76]

 

[rt]

Been watching a bunch of Brantford games to get some looks at Jake O’Brien. Cant help but notice Jiricek. He’s been really good. Even when he wasn’t putting up points he was very noticeable in a good way. Kid can really skate and has good hands.

 

[Svedu]

The Czechs are having a top3 D core amongst men in 5 years. Mark my words. And they will have it for 5 to 10 years as well. Insane. Good for hockey.
They will be up there with Sweden and closer to the NA teams. The gap to Russia and Finland will be noticeable. Let's not forget that Dostal will be a top5 goalie in the world for years imo. Necas became a star... They are on a rise again. Slowly but unquestionable they sure are. Good for the sport of hockey.

 

[Czechboy]

Kid can really skate

Meanwhile, his brother is a beast who's skating is under fire. They are very different. His weekend games were very encouraging for World Jrs.

 

[GettingYourMoms]

The Czechs are having a top3 D core amongst men in 5 years. Mark my words. And they will have it for 5 to 10 years as well. Insane. Good for hockey.
They will be up there with Sweden and closer to the NA teams. The gap to Russia and Finland will be noticeable. Let's not forget that Dostal will be a top5 goalie in the world for years imo. Necas became a star... They are on a rise again. Slowly but unquestionable they sure are. Good for the sport of hockey.

Not so sure about that. Spacek, Svozil, Blumel, Kral not playing in NHL, Kulich being huge dissapointment, Benák getting manhandled in USHL and Jiricek looking like a bust and i am afraid his brother gets injured again at wjc. Don´t know if you are trolling us czech fans or feel sorry for us.

 

[martygod12]

Not so sure about that. Spacek, Svozil, Blumel, Kral not playing in NHL, Kulich being huge dissapointment, Benák getting manhandled in USHL and Jiricek looking like a bust and i am afraid his brother gets injured again at wjc. Don´t know if you are trolling us czech fans or feel sorry for us.

But we have that potential man! We just have to be patient (for another 20 years probably lol)

 

[Svedu]

Not so sure about that. Spacek, Svozil, Blumel, Kral not playing in NHL, Kulich being huge dissapointment, Benák getting manhandled in USHL and Jiricek looking like a bust and i am afraid his brother gets injured again at wjc. Don´t know if you are trolling us czech fans or feel sorry for us.

Sorry, absolutely not trolling. Not all prospects pan out. But many of those I've liked usually do with Heinola and Niemelä being the ones being the big exception so far.
But Heinola having injuries like Juolevi, Pulju and Vaakanainen doesn't help. Younger Jiricek seems to be injury prone sadly but let's hope he can stay healthy. The older one always looked slow but I was convinced regarding his talent as a offensive minded D. Both as a shooter but also ability to be calm with the puck in offense. Actually reminded me a bit of a Laine but as a defender. It's not over yet. Let's give him 1-2 years to bounce back. I honestly saw even more potential in David J than say Nemec.
Spacek plays in a franchise where it's difficult to earn a spot. I mean Salo had the situation back in Islanders when they were good one year two.
Svozil... He should be playing there already but the CBJ is nothing but a hot mess.