The Slovakia game was unbearable with itThat penalty song was fun at first but it's only day 2 and it's starting to get seriously annoying.
His stickhandling is still so good. At one point he broke the offensive zone by himself, and it was a beauty. And he passes quite well, especially on the PP. He just needs that shot.It remains to be seen whether Seider will develop a NHL level offensive game but he is unshakeable in his own zone and the neutral zone. Kids got ice cold nerves. Incredible shutdown D, the Americans couldn’t do anything when he was on the ice.
It remains to be seen whether Seider will develop a NHL level offensive game but he is unshakeable in his own zone and the neutral zone. Kids got ice cold nerves. Incredible shutdown D, the Americans couldn’t do anything when he was on the ice.
That looked like a Pronger kind of dirty hit. It's cheap, but I LOVE it.
Maybe.
But at this point of tank I want the sure bet which is Lafreniere. Not any hopefuls anymore. I want the best non-NHLr to join us and change the organizational direction.
The skating is not close between these two.
His stickhandling is still so good. At one point he broke the offensive zone by himself, and it was a beauty. And he passes quite well, especially on the PP. He just needs that shot.
That was the meanest game I've seen him play, though. He had a TON of hits, and a lot of them were pretty nasty. A couple were borderline.
I think a majority of people on this board like Veleno, I think the disconnect is when we get to what peoples expectations are for him. A few people on this board are already penciling him in as the Wings future 2nd line center behind Larks, I am not in that group. Granted I haven't watched any GRG games this season but from watching preseason games and this single WJC game (huge sample size I know) I'm just not seeing anything that would lead me to conclude he is going to become more than what his draft day comparable was, which was Lars Eller (the Capitals version). Basically a middle six tweener that with the tools they possess will always leave you wanting more, which isn't a bad player at all and he still has a lot of time to develop but I'm just not seeing the surefire top 6 center that others are seeing. He doesn't have any weakness's but I'm not really seeing anything that's standing out as an elite skill.
Thought McIsaac had a pretty good game for playing just 3 games this season. Looking forward to see how he does for the remainder of the season.
It was very easy to tell he wasn’t 100%. He’s usually much more assertive (like Holtz was) and is constantly creating offense. But even in a quiet game for his standards, he was brilliant (after the 1st period). His back checking and play along the boards seems to have improved.I just finished rewatching the Sweden game from yesterday and I'm curious as to what you didn't like from Raymond? I thought he was Sweden's best forward. His playmaking is certainly elite but the one thing that really stood out was his positioning, he's constantly moving without the puck trying to get into a better lane to receive a pass or tip a shot on net. He always seems to be in the right spot, whether it's on the PP, defensive zone or even getting in lane to keep a puck from exiting the offensive zone. His hockey IQ maybe 2nd to only Laf in this draft.
Raymond at 80% still looks better than most guys at 100%, that hockey IQ is a special tool he has. Switch up him and Byfield and our top 4 looks the same.It was very easy to tell he wasn’t 100%. He’s usually much more assertive (like Holtz was) and is constantly creating offense. But even in a quiet game for his standards, he was brilliant (after the 1st period). His back checking and play along the boards seems to have improved.
Right now I’d be very happy with taking any one of these 4:
1. Lafreniere
2. Byfield
3. Raymond
4. Strutzle
Anyone know why Valeno didn’t get an assist on the EN goal, he clearly poke checked it to laf then he moved it to dellandria
Anyone know why Valeno didn’t get an assist on the EN goal, he clearly poke checked it to laf then he moved it to dellandria