BehindTheTimes
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I dunno why I don't really like this guy. He's not untouchable in my book.
We don’t know either lolI dunno why I don't really like this guy. He's not untouchable in my book.
I’ve been saying for awhile now that I think Poehling May be our best prospect. He’s not the most talented but he’s the most complete and has the most realizable potential of the group. Suzuki, Brook etc. May turn out to be better but it would take a lot more development and time for them to pass Poehling IMO. He already plays like a man and his transition to the NHL should be the easiest.
Also, just as a slight aside but I LOVE how he goes hard at the net all the time. Not afraid to get to the crease and create havoc. That and he’s definitely got soft mits and a fast skater. Seriously, not much to not like about his game.
We’ll see of course but from what I see of all of them right now, he’s going to be a solid NHLer for a long time. Just hope it’s with the Habs!
Yeah, that breakaway goal, that really didn't look like it was going to be a breakaway until he sped up, sure puts to rest anyone's doubts that he isn't a quick skater. But, seriously, the St-Cloud's website sucks.
Even at the WJHC he was flying around and blowing past defenders all tournament.
I would tell Ryan to start talking to professionals about highly protective hockey gear right now because he could surely be part of the solution on the PP in the future by standing in front of opposing Gs as Weber tees off. Of course, having Weber's own shot take him out of action would not be a good thing
The St-Cloud's website had the two goals attributed to Nick Poehling, 2 assists attributed to Ryan Poehling and another assist attributed to Jack Poehling, not two goals and two assists attributed to Ryan Poehling.
Whats real?
On pure statistics there was a 20%-25% chance of Poehling being a top 6 player given where we drafted him.
So odds wise, not that great. But at the same time we have wiffed so many times in the later 1st that we should connect at some point.
Anyway, we now have moved on from pure stats to how this particular guy is doing, and he seems to be developing well.
But ultimately he is still just part of a pool of players from which we hope a guy or two emerges as a top 6. So from Poehling, Kotkaniemi, Suzuki and the 15 other C prospects we have, if 1 is a 1C and another is a 2C, then that is fantastic. With Domi maybe we then have 3 top 6Cs, or maybe just one guy emerges and with Domi we have 2 top 6Cs, and we are happy.
So for me its only the franchise or generational talents that you bank on being at the top of his position, the rest are all darts, some better and some worse, but darts all the same. Poehling is a dart, hope it works out. Next year is going to be exciting for prospects.
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4pt night apparently. The video posted seems to confirm it as well.
On pure statistics there was a 20%-25% chance of Poehling being a top 6 player given where we drafted him.
Is it even that high? Where are you pulling that stat from. I think that 20% is just the odds of a player picked that late in the first round even making the NHL for a minimum amount of games, not of being an effective top-6 player.
I could be wrong, but I'd like somebody who has a link to those stats to dredge them up again.
Scouts honourRemember this post in a few years.
From 1995 to 2014, the 20 guys drafted at #25 have produced:
So that's 20% of the draft picks "panning out well"
- 1 first line forward (D. Pastrnak)
- 2 second line forwards (B. Morrow, P. Berglund)
- 1 Starting Goaltender (C. Ward)
The other 16 draftees:
- 2 third line forwards
- 1 third pair defenceman
- 4 fourth line forwards (Perezhogin had some talent)
- 1 Backup Goalie
- 8 busts (including McCarron)
Big and dynamic kid skating like the wind, more I watch Poehling play, more Its becoming obvious he has second line center wrote all over him...Love it. He’s a big body who’s always driving to the net HARD. Going to be hard to cover him for other teams D.