Prospect Info: Victor Mancini (159th overall 2022 by NYR)

[Slapshot_11]

What's the plan with this guy??

 

[VanJack]

What's the plan with this guy??

I believe he might be in the lineup for the Abbotsford Canucks when they face Colorado tomorrow night on the road--but I haven't read any confirmation.

 

[Buresflyingelbow]

What's the plan with this guy??

All star break in the AHL, he’s getting reps with the team and working with Gonchar and Foote to see what they have or how they can help him improve. Probably the best coaching staff in the league for a young dman to be around.

 

[ManVanFan]

Mancini with a surprisingly good impression of Juulsen

 

[racerjoe]

Mancini with a surprisingly good impression of Juulsen

Short clip but I don’t fault him on that one, there is two of his teammates behind him, one who blows coverage in front of the net.

 

[Hansen]

Been waiting a surprisingly long time for him to make his debut for us. He'll have some rust after that week or two break

 

[ManVanFan]

Short clip but I don’t fault him on that one, there is two of his teammates behind him, one who blows coverage in front of the net.

He just stands there for a second after than skates back to the front and eventually loses the puck battle with the player who puts it in the back of the net. D-Petey doing his best Edler snow angel there. Lol.

Just not a very good sequence from anyone there. A good D makes the right play at first and you don't have that chaos after.

 

[bobbyb2009]

He just stands there for a second after than skates back to the front and eventually loses the puck battle with the player who puts it in the back of the net. D-Petey doing his best Edler snow angel there. Lol.

Just not a very good sequence from anyone there. A good D makes the right play at first and you don't have that chaos after.

I agree there are a lot of mistakes in the sequence, and he likely should have absorbed the penetration (no Sopel...). In the right setup, with the right teammates, being aggressive and making the hit would not have been a mistake. Just bad coverage in transition from everyone including Sasson, who let one attacker go in behind Mancini just before Mancini went for the hit. And then chaos ensues and they never get it back until control before the goal. With time, maybe Mancini recognizes that Sasson is going to let the attacker go and Sasson pressures the puck instead, meaning Mancini doesn't step up. But early on, I love that Mancini was being aggressive ("skating forward to defend")- he will get to know the systems and his teammates and make better decisions moving forward. The question will become, will those decisions make him good enough, over time, to become a meaningful NLHer.

 

[FuzzyTitus]

He doesn't give up a classic Juulsen 2-on-1 with no forwards back. He is left admiring the play and should be hustling to get in front of the net. Scramble play, lots of blame to share, but he should be back in front.

 

[ManVanFan]

I agree there are a lot of mistakes in the sequence, and he likely should have absorbed the penetration (no Sopel...). In the right setup, with the right teammates, being aggressive and making the hit would not have been a mistake. Just bad coverage in transition from everyone including Sasson, who let one attacker go in behind Mancini just before Mancini went for the hit. And then chaos ensues and they never get it back until control before the goal. With time, maybe Mancini recognizes that Sasson is going to let the attacker go and Sasson pressures the puck instead, meaning Mancini doesn't step up. But early on, I love that Mancini was being aggressive ("skating forward to defend")- he will get to know the systems and his teammates and make better decisions moving forward. The question will become, will those decisions make him good enough, over time, to become a meaningful NLHer.

Zadorov and Risto from the Flyers I've heard both mention before that some coaches have helped them learn to look for the right times to hit and not just look for the hit. I'm not a D guru but I think if he's going to step up for that hit, it had to be sooner so it's a dump in play. Everybody loves a D that throws hits but there's time and place for them.

 

[Jyrki]

Short clip but I don’t fault him on that one, there is two of his teammates behind him, one who blows coverage in front of the net.

Think Mancini did fine in the sequence, he separates his man from the puck and he was right to try to switch to the man coming down the right. initially. The problem is #88 (Aman?) who loses the puck then proceeds to stare at the play throughout, Mancini tries to block the shot coming from the right because he's the closest defender but Aman ends up in his way instead of covering the man now in front of the net. So Mancini switches back to his original man but he doesn't have inside position anymore, which is why he loses the battle for the rebound.

 

[beachcomber]

I think we have seen enough here to make a judgement on him.

 

[credulous]

I think we have seen enough here to make a judgement on him.

this is really gonna hurt his standing in the hfboards canucks prospect threads