In what sense do you see Hedman as a comparison for Power? not that I disagree that he will fulfill his draft pedigree but I don't think Power will ever be respected for his actual size. he has a lot finesse to his offensive game but he seems timid in all areas that involve contact and Hedman is not at all like that.
I just don't see it.. I think that contract is going to be an anchor as I don't think being an elite transitioner is going to be worth 8.35 mill a year when they are inadequate on defense and "good" on offense.
Oh wow, he scored a lot of goals in the AHL -- It's almost like they're different leagues.
Power's ceiling is/was always Hanifin. Nothing about Power's game at any point before being drafted or since resembled anything to the level of what Hedman looked like as a prospect.
Your response might have some merit if I was talking about an AHL tweener. He's 19. He's adjusted to the NA game and, over that period, he's been one of the best goalscorers in that league. We are 26th in goals/game. More importantly, we continue to give ice time to inferior players, including several who are unquestionably not long-term pieces. In light of these facts, I'm not sure "LOL, who cares about rewarding that elite goal-scoring prospect with some consistent ice time while we are ravaged by injuries" is the appropriate response.
I think it’s worth remembering Power plays an insane amount of minutes for a dman his age. Even with his draft pedigree, it’s a lot.
What's the rush? The guy is playing center which takes sometime to develop, especially for players that are "adapting" to the North America game and he's a high-quality prospect. Seems you want to make sure that you get the most out of that prospect. As you said, he's not even 20 yet. I know this might go against what some people might believe, but "developing" in the NHL especially early in one's career, isn't the best course for every player, and probably shouldn't happen until his overall/two-way game is at a level you don't need to worry about, or he's so dynamic on the ice, that you can't survive without him, and I feel Kulich is a guy that you can afford to take the time to bring him along slowly that doesn't need to be at the NHL level so soon.
Giving him minutes and quality players would help his development. Give him a legit stint then send him down and have him work on what he needs to.
That will help. But leaning on Mitts started before Tage got hurt. It’s been going on since the first Canes game.
I’m not shocked that he plays this much. I’m shocked at how terrible the other centers have been leading to it. This started even before Tage got hurt.
Didn't somebody post about our awful shooting percentage so far this year? Cozens himself flubbed three Grade A chances last game. We have plenty of problems but finishing is absolutely one of them.
Low danger scoring chances are worth almost nothing. Cozens has mostly not been the problem in that regard, outside of that stretch of games after he was punched.
He played on average, more minutes last season in his rookie year. He had about 2 shifts per game more than he's had this year. He's played less PP minutes, playing more minutes on the PK.
He does seem to have stalled in his development. He may not be worse, but he sure ain’t getting better.
