Speculation: Sir Sam of House Bennett - contract speculation

[violaswallet]

The skill part is a fair argument but the IQ is not. If Lundell is anything it's a high IQ player.

Yeah. And it’s not skills necessarily: he has good hands. He needs to work on quickness and his shot. A bit more on receiving passes.

I like the Barky comparison: Barky had holes in his game when drafted—skating most notably. The difference is that Barky spent his summers building up these skills. What does #15 do? He’s contributing to long run playoff runs, building up the team’s banners

 

[Howboutthempanthers]

The skill part is a fair argument but the IQ is not. If Lundell is anything it's a high IQ player.

Not really no. He doesn't know what to do with the puck in the offensive zone. He plays good defense, but I wouldn't credit that to any extra hockey IQ.

 

[Howboutthempanthers]

Yeah. And it’s not skills necessarily: he has good hands. He needs to work on quickness and his shot. A bit more on receiving passes.

I like the Barky comparison: Barky had holes in his game when drafted—skating most notably. The difference is that Barky spent his summers building up these skills. What does #15 do? He’s contributing to long run playoff runs, building up the team’s banners

He does not have good hands. He has good hands for the average Joe on the street. For the NHL he has average hands at best. The Barkov comparisons only hurt Lundell. No matter what Barkov did with his skills, he had the skills. Barkov struggling early on and Lundell struggling offensively do not equate them to being similar players.

 

[Howboutthempanthers]

Well I think this is absurd and disagree, but to each their own. As I said, people didn’t like Barkov for awhile. Some still don’t.

A lot of players struggle early on. That doesn't mean they are similar players. And it's a lot of other factors that play into differences on top of skill. Like the teams they play on, the linemates, etc.

 

[Laus723]

A lot of players struggle early on. That doesn't mean they are similar players. And it's a lot of other factors that play into differences on top of skill. Like the teams they play on, the linemates, etc.

I’m not comparing the two, I’m saying that Barkov also had his detractors and still for some reason does. Doesn’t matter, Zito saw fit to give him the deal he did. I love every bit of it.

 

[violaswallet]

He does not have good hands. He has good hands for the average Joe on the street. For the NHL he has average hands at best. The Barkov comparisons only hurt Lundell. No matter what Barkov did with his skills, he had the skills. Barkov struggling early on and Lundell struggling offensively do not equate them to being similar players.

He has good hands for the shootout and shows some brilliance (2nd goal on rangers)

No one is comparing their final outcome but their development process and defensive strengths.