RD Luka Radivojevic - Muskegon Lumberjacks, USHL (2025 draft eligible)
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Antiillafire
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Thought he was fantastic today. Both offensively and defensively. Assist on first goal and made the smart play at the blue line for the third goal.
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Antiillafire
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Named to media all star team. Would be interesting to see him on a team who scored more like USA, Finland or Canada. What kind of points he would put up
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LeProspector
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It’s unfortunate he isn’t big. He has the talent to go top-10 but likely falls to the second because of his size.
Takurcitee
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Hi,
What I always wonder about:
Having so many not very tall TOP Ds in NHL why is height STILL considered the main factor?
What I always wonder about:
Having so many not very tall TOP Ds in NHL why is height STILL considered the main factor?
LeProspector
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becuase come playoff time, if you have a team consisting of 6 D that play like Quinn Hughes, you won’t go far. Bigger forwards would eat that defence alive in front of the net.
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This is a very common issue that most people are not understanding in the modern NHL. If you are an elite talent on the backend 6 feet or under, you can have a prominent role on an NHL team. The problem with going after all these small defensemen in the draft is that most of these elite defenders are drafted in the top half of the first round. Quinn Hughes and Cale Makar as examples. There are also countless examples of guys that might not have been worth the pick like Drysdale, York (he was a fine pick), and Soderstrom. Once you get your undersized superstar defenseman on the backend, you have to surround them with bigger defensemen that can fill roles that they are unable to fill. It's not easy finding those big defensive defensemen that excel in those roles in the NHL.
It's much easier to pull the trigger on guys in the first round that have qualities or builds outside of being electric offensively because you never know how it will translate to the next level. Sanderson over Drysdale is probably the most recent example of an NHL team doing this.
... and how important is weight? In other words, given a choice between two D:
1. H: 5'10 W: 185 lbs
2. H: 6'03 W: 165 lbs
which one would you rather see on your team? Which one is more likely to get eaten alive?
LeProspector
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Give me the 6’3 kid all day long. You’re missing something incredibly important. A 17/18 year old can and will put on weight and add muscle. If that player is already capable player at that weight, you can only imagine what they’ll be once they inevitably put on weight. Their potential is much higher. It isn’t at all what they’ll be today, it’s what they’ll be in 5 years that matter.
Thanks for sharing your opinion!
Somehow I tend to agree with Castle8130 that players do and should have different roles.
And to be honest, I personally prefer watching Hughes than some big, tall guys who hardly move.
How boring would the world be if we all shared the same opinion
LeProspector
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One is okay, anymore than that you’re going to run into trouble. This Slovakian defender is good, but he isn’t Hughes, sorry to be the bearer of bad news.Thanks for sharing your opinion!
Somehow I tend to agree with Castle8130 that players do and should have different roles.
And to be honest, I personally prefer watching Hughes than some big, tall guys who hardly move.
How boring would the world be if we all shared the same opinion
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Antiillafire
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Indeed, showcasing at the Hlinka was a huge part of why Jiricek still kept his high status. Radivojevic thinking skipping will get him a larger role at Orebro, I’d doubt it.
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Watching him against Leksand in pre season game and he was great. I wonder once official roster is released before season starts for örebro if he will be listed closer to 6 feet, he looks taller than a year ago.
His assist is near the end of the game, great shot from the point and good tip in front of the net.
His assist is near the end of the game, great shot from the point and good tip in front of the net.
ItWasJustified
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Örebro will most likely fight to avoid relegation this season so he'll have a huge opportunity to play a SHL games. The argument against would be that their head coach loves to play a defensive neutral zone trap system and want big defensemen in that system.
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