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He looked very involved I thought for what I watched last night ...albeit I dozed off in the 3rd and OT LOL....
Prospect Info: Vitali Kravtsov: Part IX
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Yeah and Michaletti just don’t get it either.
It’s not that passes aren’t made when shots should have been, of course there are. But you can often here Michaletti go “he just must shoot there” in some situations a shot just won’t be taken.
It is as simple as this. You need to be relaxed in so many situations in order to be able to react fast enough. When you take a shot it’s the opposite, you need to plant a skate hard into your ice and lean into the puck with a lot of power. If you aren’t prepared to take a shot it takes — a relatively — really long time to get it off, to get prepared. In today’s game, you don’t have that time if you aren’t prepared for it.
Quinn is the same. But it’s just really contra productive to make it into something it is not. The NHL game is extremely fast. A situation can look like nothing, then all of a sudden a player get a prime shooting opportunity. In this situation guys like Micheletti and Quinn loves to tar and feather a player. In all other situation — especially a young player — doesn’t quite manage to read the play fast enough they are excused, but in this situation it’s not. You will just hurt a players confidence and mess with his offense game to hang them out when the game is a little bit too fast. One of the reasons Quinn is an awful coach.
I would like to see a Russian line of Panarin-Kravtsov-Buchnevich
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Wasn't that only a pre-season number? I thought he switched pretty early on.
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2002-03 he played with 39
2003-04 he played with 74
When LaCouture joined, he took no 39 and the following season Bouchard switched to 74
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Hmm. Interesting. He was such a minor player that I completely forgot about that.
I had no idea that he had 74, but I do remember that in like 02-04 it felt like half the team had high numbers.
romba
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He was noticeable out there, went to the tough parts of the ice and battled, almost got a goal, no panic in his game unlike other younger rookies who played for us, calm with the puck on his stick allowing his line mates to get open both in the OZ and NZ. Some ill advised passes in the OZ which he'll work out as he understands the smaller surface and that defenders more likely in the obvious passing lanes so need to use the boards or send it back down low. If that shot had gone in though....
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One of the bigger issues with a puck on a stick I noticed (that a lot of rookies are guilty of, including our own Lafreniere) is telegraphing the pass. There were a couple of instances down low by the boards where Kravtsov played the puck back to D by the blue line that didn't reach the destination / resulted in a turnover.
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romba
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Exactly. It was the 'right' play to get it to the point, just needed to be more subtle and not stare the pass down.
I was happy to see him continue to get opportunities to prove himself, despite the rookie mistakes
romba
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don't even joke about thisKakkos luck is already rubbing off on him!
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One thing to remember here -- most KHL ice surfaces are North American sized now. So Kravvy is pretty used to this style of play after his year in the KHL, he's just got to acclimate to the team and speed of the game.
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Everyone is bigger, faster, more skilled and harder on the puck.
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I was very pleased with his performance. What an absolutely great effort in that "almost goal". He seized that opportunity like he was #99. Thats what I saw. Greatness potential.
Okay only 1 game, but man.....made that Canadian kid look like a rookie......oh wait.
Hated Micheletti's comment "lets see if he gets stapled to the bench because of that defensive mistake. Man, this is the NHL and look who almost beat him! Almost as if "Quinn had" done that, would have opened quite the controversial door. He was begging for trouble there, one way or the other.
Okay only 1 game, but man.....made that Canadian kid look like a rookie......oh wait.
Hated Micheletti's comment "lets see if he gets stapled to the bench because of that defensive mistake. Man, this is the NHL and look who almost beat him! Almost as if "Quinn had" done that, would have opened quite the controversial door. He was begging for trouble there, one way or the other.
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I wouldn’t be surprised if Kravtsov ends up the best of the big 3
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I'm not that upset with it but Gauthier should play the left wing on the 4th line instead of PDG.
If I were drafting up these lines, the top 3 would be:
Kreider - Zib - Kakko
Panarin - Chytil - Buch
Laf - Strome - Krav
It creates balance between vets and youth.
The second line has Chytil in center, and he's been inconsistent, but let's face it, Panarin is really the "distributer" on that line anyway. He may play left wing, but he has a center's impact.
Also, 4th line should be:
Gauthier - Rooney - Blackwell
Anyway, I really do think Chytil should get more time up in the 2C position even though Strome has been hot lately. Maybe let Strome's great play rub off on the young wingers for a little while?
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The only benefit of Krav playing on the 4th line is that the 4th line plays more than the 3rd line. Of course, that means KK is set for a 9 minute night which is a big mistake.
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It's the classic NHL coaching trope of "my 4th line has to be #4thLineGuys" instead of playing your 12 best players.
What's a 4th line guy, anyway?
Surely, they hit, right? Gauthier hits.
They kill penalties? I guess so but PDG doesn't.
They have to be responsible defensively? I guess give the nod to PDG but neither is Bob Gainey and we know Howden can't do shit defensively; he gets his licks in.
The more you ask these questions, the more it seems like, to an extent, you have to suck to be on the 4th line. A better player who's closer to 3rd line will get scratched because he's not bad enough.
That's really what it feels like sometimes, and it seems like really bad coaching. Albeit Quinn is far from the only one with this.
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First, fully acknowledging that development trajectories are not straight line and varies prospect to prospect, Kakko’s performance this (D+2) year is significantly ahead of where Kravtsov was last year.
So would I be surprised? No. Would I make this bet? Also no.
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I’m pretty sure this lineup is not DRIVEN by Kravtsov as a starting point in decision making.
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