You are free to bring the receipts from qualified opinions. No bloggers please.
Maybe something like the Black Book tickles you the right way.
"Which leads us to his transitional hockey sense, and his collapsing sense. When a prospect first gets called up from the J20 circuit to the SHL or Allsvenskan, there can be a big adjustment period for adapting to the pace of play, which can largely be attributed to the speed of the game. In Simon’s case, that adjustment period was short lived, which speaks volumes to certain areas of his hockey sense that are both applicable in transitional activation play and puck retrievals.
When pressure is applied to Simon on the forecheck or when he’s getting closed on outside of the defensive zone, the speed at which he thinks the game can lead to some very impressive and at times dynamic plays. We’ve watched him make well timed and well executed passes in high pressure situations, where he’s given limited time to think on the fly. His collapsing sense and skill set, allows him to evade the F1 forechecking options, even at the SHL level.
Part of this is the result of Edvinsson’s poise with the puck. He carries a high panic threshold, which reduces his turnover rates under pressure, when given limited time and space. The other aspect of his sense for the game that we attribute to his puck moving ability lies within his deception. He’s good at using advanced look offs, body fakes, and deceptive pivots to keep forechecker guessing. His speed of his mind, the speed of his hands, and the speed at which he can escape tight areas, combined with his length, gives him a versatile and multi-faceted puck moving skillset."
Or this comment:
"Most importantly, Edvinsson’s vision and spatial recognition, when combined with his mental processing, allow him to assess transitional risk properly on most sequences. It’s all about his ability to assess the numbers game, and see if there’s a supporting option for him so that he can jump into the rush freely without getting burned. He recognizes when a heavy forecheck has been applied against him, and can take full advantage of his mobility to jump into the rush. That said, his teams’ defensive structure, allows for an aggressive collapsing defensive system in the neutral zone. What this means, is that occasionally Simon would collapse at the wrong times and get burned during transitional play. To Summarize, with the puck already on his stick, his risk assessments were positive, but his off the puck defensive risk assessments were inconsistent."
"inconsistent" does not carry the same meaning as "low intelligence"
