When they signed him, I wasn't very high on him. I didn't think from my limited viewing that he had NHL attributes to his game.
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imo his first nhl stint he still showed very well especially with his stretch passes and puck moving ability. he was also pretty calm defensively but a work in progress.
he followed it up by a decent young stars performance then fell flat on his face as soon as training camp started. his AHL season was comically bad to the point where you wonder if he was actually this bad all along and he entirely fluked us.
5’11 and being 170lbs at age 24 should’ve been more of a red flag to me.
It's extremely painful that Klimovich still has two seasons left on his contract (slid twice). Just has not developed at all and was a completely blunderous pick in the first place.
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i agree. Lekk with a full year in the AHL means getting used to the larger rink size, putting on more mass and strength and better development coaches. He'll be really well positioned for a 25/26 NHL debut for sure.
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Scored 6 goals in the 2021 U18 WHC while Benning was there and that was enough to warrant the pick.
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Reinbacher, mesar, Cowan, Minten + all playing in the leafs Habs rookie game, much more of an offense first game so far.
Also younger Xhekaj already has a fight
Also younger Xhekaj already has a fight
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5th overall.
Some of his individual skills are quite good, but he just hasn’t developed any of his team-based play at all. Unfortunately appears to just be a dumb hockey player.
Yeah, there's no chance that Hirose gets re-signed. He's older than Rathbone.
"oh he..ummm.....rips the puck like, really good...."
It was just completely baffling that they didn't send him to the QMJHL where his CHL rights landed so that he could work on north american game while not being immediately benched for every mistake.
Just a litany of stupid decisions from the outset.
Kind of shows just how bad the team was that he seemed alright when he played.
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This comes across as pretty condescending ChillBilly. Hope that is not how you intended it.
Plus It's a valid point if Lekk spends the year working with NHL focused trainers and coaches teaching him best practices on the smaller
rink size to be ready for the 25/26 season. A solid year in the AHL "could" see Bains, Raty, Sasson, Lekk, D petey, Woo, McWard and whatever the other (not Silovs) goalie legitimately having a chance to make the NHL roster next year.
Looking forward to see how the prospects grow.
Yeah and ya know he can really shoot the puck and stuff so yeah
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Yep.....with the departure of Podkolzin, and the inevitable departure of Klimovich, slowly but surely the Canucks are weeding out the last vestiges of some of Benning's disastrous draft picks. About the only guy left is Woo, and of course Silovs. But I don't count goalies since Ian Clark probably has a huge hand in scouting and drafting them.
Unfortunately the 'hangover' will continue long into the future with you contemplate Juolevi instead of Tkachuk; Podkolzin instead of Boldy or Caufield; and Klimovich instead of Stankoven. Oh, the misery of it all.
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Was assuming he meant the opposite. Wasn't trying to be condescending, but was surprised no one mentioned it.This comes across as pretty condescending ChillBilly. Hope that is not how you intended it.
Plus It's a valid point if Lekk spends the year working with NHL focused trainers and coaches teaching him best practices on the smaller
A solid year in the AHL "could" see Bains, Raty, Sasson, Lekk, D petey, Woo, McWard and whatever the other (not Silovs) goalie legitimately having a chance to make the NHL roster next year.
Looking forward to see how the prospects grow.
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hahaha, one hand typing on my cell at like 70 wpm, im surprised there isnt moar ^^
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I’m gonna miss this one driving back from Houston. (Houston, BC)
Nuts.
Nuts.
Didn’t even know a Houston existed in BC lmao
Only time I've ever heard people say they went to Houston, BC was for moose hunting.
Jets lineup this afternoon:
Guys to keep an eye on are Lambert and Chibrikov - you guys would have seen them play their first NHL games in game 82 last year.
Sounds like your top line will be a handful reading back a few pages
Guys to keep an eye on are Lambert and Chibrikov - you guys would have seen them play their first NHL games in game 82 last year.
Sounds like your top line will be a handful reading back a few pages
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The f*** other Houston would anyone be talking about
