What player does this best describe?

[Tutu to]

good size with very good skating and forechecking ability. Strong in the corners and hard to knock off the puck. Also a very good puck carrier and playmaker but lacks the hands or scoring ability to be an elite player.

What player does this best describe? Hagel?

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[Summer Rose]

Dave Bolland?

 

[mphmiles]

If you remove the "playmaker" label you have Puljujarvi to a tee.

 

[kerrabria]

Brandon Hagel is third in EVG this year. He absolutely has scoring ability. He's not an elite player because he's not dynamic enough to drive his own line.

Luostarinen probably isn't the caliber of player you're thinking about, but your description is pretty apt. He's big, he's a good (not great) skater, and he was moved to wing because of how good he is on the forecheck and along the boards. When he's played center he's visibly a good playmaker who can carry the puck and find teammates. He's a very well-rounded player whose weak spot is his lack of scoring touch.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Josh Anderson

 

[Volica]

Martin Hanzal if you add in injury prone.

 

[aylib]

good size with very good skating and forechecking ability. Strong in the corners and hard to knock off the puck. Also a very good puck carrier and playmaker but lacks the hands or scoring ability to be an elite player.

What player does this best describe? Hagel?

I wouldn’t call Hagel good sized. He is probably average at best, despite being listed at 6’2. I don’t think he is anywhere near that, and he is fairly thin.

 

[TageGod]

So, a classic power forward that can't score? Maybe Crouse? Or is he not even good enough to enter into this.

 

[FDBluth]

Usually playmakers always have good hands. What's an example of a playmaker that doesn't have good hands?

 

[qc14]

Tom Wilson

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Sam Bennett lacks some scoring touch but does everything else in spades.

 

[eojsmada]

Darren Helm

 

[HansonBro]

Brian Boyle

 

[Bileur]

That’s a tough combination to find to go with “very good playmaker”.

Lars Eller has a few of those characteristics but not the playmaker aspect.

 

[SEALBound]

Drew O'Connor

 

[bov]

I wouldn’t call Hagel good sized. He is probably average at best, despite being listed at 6’2. I don’t think he is anywhere near that, and he is fairly thin.

That's pretty funny, 6'2. His height definitely starts with a 5

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

If you remove the "playmaker" label you have Puljujarvi to a tee.

"playmaker" and "very good skating"

 

[NVious]

Josh Leivo

 

[Bear of Bad News]

Stephen Weiss.

 

[Gizmo Tkachuk]

Stephen Weiss.

A pretty good 2C forced to be a 1C on some real shitty Florida teams.

 

[Primary Assist]

Matthew Knies does have pretty good hands and has a knack for scoring. But I don't think he'll ever be considered an elite player. So I propose his name be added to the running

 

[biturbo19]

Sounds a little bit like Chanandler Stephenson to me.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Josh Anderson

...was gonna say this...if the guy had anything but STONE for hands, he'd be a perennial 30+ goal guy; 40+ in his Prime, imo...

 

[eviohh26]

On my team it would prob be Dakota Joshua

 

[McPoyle]

good size with very good skating and forechecking ability. Strong in the corners and hard to knock off the puck. Also a very good puck carrier and playmaker but lacks the hands or scoring ability to be an elite player.

What player does this best describe? Hagel?

Puljujarvi (when his hips aren't bugging him).