omg! He only did 6 or so in the bench press!
I think Couturier only did 3. I could be wrong.
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I think Couturier only did 3. I could be wrong.
I don't know why people engage in discussions with that guy.
He's the same guy that said Horcoff > Crosby and that Tom Gilbert is a top 10 defensemen in the league according to his statistical breakdown.
Ever hear about the boy who cried wolf? Oilerbear has zero credibility.
Beerfish
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Yeah, that is why I did the panic icon at the end of the post. A number of people are or were all worried about a skilled forward not being strong enough and not being heavy enough. That is way down the list of important things for me when looking at a 1st line center.
TSN's Scott Cullen is reporting that "Ryan Nugent-Hopkins excelled in his workout - better than other top prospects so far."
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Couturier needs to gain a lot of weight before he plays in the NHL, the guy is pretty skinny and lacks alot of bulk.
Bryanbryoil
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They have a bunch of videos up on TSN. Apparently the three guys who impressed scouts the most were Jamieson Oleksiak, Tyler Biggs, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Oleksiak and Biggs because they came in such great shape, and RNH because he performed so much better than scouts anticipated.
biggs might be the one guy who really jumps up because of the combine, he was ranked as high as 7th i believe late in 2010 but has fallen ever since, maybe this launches his stock back up...
I think this might just seal RNH going first, i wouldnt be shocked if the oilers just came out and said they were taking him in the next couple days...
I want RNH but Couturier is unreal potential if he's such a weakling right now.
No chance he doesn't fill out over the next couple years.
I think that comes down to the work ethic questions that have been floating around about Coutourier.
CantHaveTkachev
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stats...numbers....blah blah blah
by your logic, Rico Fata (57%!!) should have been a better player than Brad Richards
why didn't he turn out?
oh right, stats are only part of the equation
75% of statistics are made up anyway. 60% of professional statisticians would agree with that 90% of the time.
When your system tells you a player is going to have 200+ point seasons you may want to re-evaluate it.
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Can't see the Oilers trading down, unless the incentive is very good.
Every single interview Tambo does he stresses how important and special it is to be able to have a guy like Stu have the opportunity to take the best player of the draft. Sure, the top few guys are pretty close, but when you trade down you lose the ability to have the decision in your hands.
Great hockey players want the puck on their stick in the last minute of the game and Head Scouts want the first pick and the pressure of picking the best player.
If we leave the draft without Larsson, RNH, or Huberdeau I'll be pretty upset.
Every single interview Tambo does he stresses how important and special it is to be able to have a guy like Stu have the opportunity to take the best player of the draft. Sure, the top few guys are pretty close, but when you trade down you lose the ability to have the decision in your hands.
Great hockey players want the puck on their stick in the last minute of the game and Head Scouts want the first pick and the pressure of picking the best player.
If we leave the draft without Larsson, RNH, or Huberdeau I'll be pretty upset.
Wheatking
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It also sounds like RNH has separated himself from the pack. Every single informed person on Edmonton radio says they would take RNH 1st overall. Gregor also talked to 15 scouts and 14 of them said they would take him first. The 15th scout chose not to give his opinion. He may not blow Larsson out of the water or be on the same level as Tavares and Hall but he is the BPA and helps fill a major hole in the Oilers line up down the line. It seems like a no brainer now.
He's not as big as, say, Seguin was last year, but not a total stick, he's got a decent base of muscle to build on:
http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=635&id=116734
http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=635&id=116734
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If RNH is at 177 then he's about 5lbs lighter than Seguin was at the start of this season...but RNH is also a lot harder to knock off the puck so he makes up for it.
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