VictorLustig
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As a Swedish poster I'd say William was ahead at the same age. Alex is putting up a lot of points and showing his sweet hands, but he's by no means dominating out there.
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Your posts are all about bringing down Nylander and Marner... At least make the anti-leaf bias less obvious dude
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Your posts are all about bringing down Nylander and Marner... At least make the anti-leaf bias less obvious dude
Huh ? How did I put down Willliam. I never once said anything bad about William but I think you took it as that when I praised Alex. Don't be insecure both are good Alex is just better in my books.
Timashov?
I still hold William as the better prospect of the 2 brothers, William is just something special
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Lol at the over rating of alex hes amazing but willy is better for sure, just compare there Jr seasons in Sweden
Tough to do that because different team mates and different competition.
Alex to me looks like he has everything better on William except agility and edge skating. Alex is smarter and has better vision and boardwork and positional play. They're shots I would call a wash.
If I'm starting a team today and both brother were available I'd choose Alex first.
I think he will go top 5 this year.
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One thing Alex does better the William is score on clear cut scoring chances. Alex is more likely to captalize on those opportunities. William could have three breakaways in a game and fail to capitalize on all of them. However therein also lies the difference between them. William would get three breakaways in a game when Alex gets one.
Willy is able to generate more scoring chances with his skating ability and his puck possession while Alex makes the most of what he gets. Their similar in most other departments. Even in their breakaway/shootout move.
Willy is able to generate more scoring chances with his skating ability and his puck possession while Alex makes the most of what he gets. Their similar in most other departments. Even in their breakaway/shootout move.
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Was rooting for him, too bad though. Not a good final game at all, in fact I'd say in both the quarters and semi he wasn't good, but he's still young and will learn from this.
I can see why he wasn't picked as one of the best forwards, because outside of the PP he really wasn't a big standout IMHO.
In saying that, I hope he's wearing the blue and white maple leaf come this summer *Fingers crossed*
I can see why he wasn't picked as one of the best forwards, because outside of the PP he really wasn't a big standout IMHO.
In saying that, I hope he's wearing the blue and white maple leaf come this summer *Fingers crossed*
VictorLustig
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Alex is not a good hockey player when he doesn't move his feet and at this level he just doesn't make decisions quick enough, it's pretty understandeable considering his age though.
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Strongly disagree there, even though Alex does have great smarts and vision too.
I do agree that he's a top 5 pick though. Great prospect. I didn't even want to like him, but he's won me over.
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I agree, he's a great prospect with elite smarts and finish. He also makes players better around him. IE Timashov and Asplund . Give the Finns credit though. They knew they had to shut down Nylander today to win. Not unlike what the Swedes did to Puljujarvi and Laine today.
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That's narrow sighted, the entire line helped each other.
Alex shut himself down more than the Finns shut him down, he didn't have a strong elimination round at all.
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IMO we are high on him because he has a lot of great tools.
I agree though that I don't see him being better than his brother because his brother will likely always be the main cog of a line, where as Alex is more of a complimentary piece. I also value centers more than wingers.
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Fantastic tournament for Alex(and some very good exhibition games too). Did his best to raise his draft stock and succeeded. I'd say he was about the fifth or sixth best Swede(third best forward after Kempe & Timashov) in the tournament which isn't bad for a double underage. First rounders like Forsberg and Rakell were not close to that in recent memory.
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He also cemented that he's in no way a comparable player to William. They share some traits but play very differently. Alex best asset are his smarts.
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He also cemented that he's in no way a comparable player to William. They share some traits but play very differently. Alex best asset are his smarts.
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Another great post.
I agree with your last sentence, I find Alex to be more complimentary, while William is more of the driver.
That is NO Knock on Alex though, you need both types of players to be successful and hopefully the Leafs grab both
Wasn't really noticeable in today's game. I don't know if he tried too hard or what, but I didn't notice him besides maybe one chance and a couple moves in the offensive zone. Didn't gear up to tie the game, lost the puck on the blueline late in the game.
Then again it's not like Puljulaine was too hot either. I still felt that they played a more effective game, taking what they get, and they also had the upper hand on physicality. This was the only game I've seen from Nylander, in which he didn't impress me at all, but if this was my only game seeing Pulju and Laine, I wouldn't have been more impressed. Seems like all top 2016 draftees slowed down today. Although Juolevi was pretty solid again.
Then again it's not like Puljulaine was too hot either. I still felt that they played a more effective game, taking what they get, and they also had the upper hand on physicality. This was the only game I've seen from Nylander, in which he didn't impress me at all, but if this was my only game seeing Pulju and Laine, I wouldn't have been more impressed. Seems like all top 2016 draftees slowed down today. Although Juolevi was pretty solid again.
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they would compliment each other well, Willy generates the scoring chance and Alex scores.
