i agree, his stick has risen ALOT
That Perreault kid the Caps took a flyer on.
You can't tell me that someone second in points in the Q wouldn't of been taken earlier now.
Size? He's listed at 5'9" 155. He also posted only 52 pts in 62 games last year.
He's one inch shorter and 15 lbs lighter than Giroux, who put up almost twice as many points in his draft year.
Either way, a guy drafted that low who is producing like Perrault has definately sees his stock go BOOM!
Size? He's listed at 5'9" 155. He also posted only 52 pts in 62 games last year.
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Kyle Okposo -
4goals(all on PP), 2assists, 23 shots(leads team) in 5 games
Erik Johnson... 5 pts 5 games
Kessel, while playing well did not impress me as much as Staal did from the games I have watched, but Kessel is guaranteed a full NHL season to make an impression, while Staal may only get a handful of games.
Kessel has improved in the last couple of games. At times he looks to pass the puck as soon as it's on his stick, but every game he makes one nice move or pass and that gets his confidence up and he plays well from there on out. His best game was definitely his last one. He created a ton of chances with the puck and surprisingly really played some pretty good D. His forechecking was tenacious and lead to the key play of the game. I don't think he's passed Staal, but he is making a case for moving up a spot or so.
The teammates in Saginaw, Zaborsky and Mursak.
Tomas Zaborsky - 5th round
Jan Mursak - 6th round
Logan Pyett - second to last pick but producing nicely...
Bobby Hughes is huge for Kingston, outproducing Emmerton and Stewart.
i know he's play is worthy of moving up a spot or two, but that means backstrom or toews will have to move down. i heard toews was amazing before he got hurt and backstrom is dominating the sel. its a tough call if you ask me.
Mark Mitera is up, based on what I've seen, not boxscore scouting.
Because alot of what he does is intangible that doesn't show up in the boxscore, I saw him take atleast 3 pucks right off of Opposing players sticks, one the guy had his back turned and he just reached around and took it. He's not an offensive defensemen so he won't get alot of fanfare, but I liked his nastyness in front of the net and in corners, as well as how he played passing lanes and made outlet passes...basically everything you don't find in the boxscore. I suppose alot of the opinion here is based on last years WJC's, he'll be much better this time I think.Honestly I'd agree, but I've been high on the guy for a while. I'm not sure why everyone was slamming the kid before the draft, he's as solid a positional defenseman as anyone that was available last year.