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Olson has made some good strides in his game. I would like to see him and Kosmo-Chuck take another step 4 wrd aftertheir 2nd full season in the AHL/
How do you say armia by the way? Is it army-a, or are-mya?
Kosmachuk, Lodge, and to a lesser extent Copp, aren't looking quite so shiny and new anymore. Tough to judge from just one development camp, but none impressed that much.
I think Kosmo was always viewed, by most anyways, as a longer term project.
Lodge just flat out isn't that good IMO, I think there was some hope because he has decent size and a promising draft season, that has probably all but faded at this point.
Copp is fine, he's likely going to make the NHL by playing a solid possession and defensive game on the 4th line. He got massively overrated here for awhile and people were saying he had possible 2nd line upside or could replace Lowry on the 3rd but I think most understood that if your NCAA numbers are similar to guys like Jim Slater, the chances of that are pretty slim.
But as you said, it is just development camp and it mean very little in the grand scheme of things.
With my prediction hat on....
I predict Copp to be a steady force for the Jets with a upgrade to the 4 th line with less impact than Lowery.
Kosmo-Chuk will keep improving and will be a tweener btw AHL and the Jets with slightly better results than Odell did with us in the next 3 years.
Lodge will bust and be AHL fodder on the AHL 4 th line having problems getting in the AHL line-up....... Unfortunate that we didn't go back to the Portland/WHL well and pick Bjorklund with that pick. It would have been fun with his play/sync with Pétan and Ehlers.
I heard...... he speared someone in the nuts.
My Thoughts
Ehlers - Going through the motions but still so much skill. Can't wait for camp. Not too worried about him at all
Morrissey - He is great. He is almost ready. Its just a numbers game I think. He starts in the AHL but I think he gets called up and sticks. At best he is high end point producing LHD that plays in the top 2, at worst he is safe 25 point LHD on the 2nd pairing.
Petan - Just so good. Off the ice you can tell he has been working out like a mad man. Got to get those tree tunk legs and arms if you want to play in the NHL. I get the idea he could be a Boom/Bust prospect because you wonder if he can play a bottom 6 roll effectively but those worries are kind of fading for me
Armia - Hard to get a read on a guy who shouldn't be out there with teenagers. Just a big, highly skilled dominate winger. I can see why they are not too worried about bringing in UFAs when they have this guy ready to fill out the bottom 6.
Connor - As advertised just so much speed and skill. I was also impressed with his size. Going to be a dominate winger I think some day at the NHL level. Needs some time to fill out
Roslovic - Just one of those sneaky skill guys. The puck likes him. Knows the ice so well and were to be. I can see why he would fit in on top lines. I can see a line of Connor/Petan/Roslovic being oh so good in 5 years.
Poolman - Classic late bloomer. Big body and moves so good. He seems to be putting it together and I am curious to see how his numbers look at UND after this year. A darkhorse for sure
Olsen - For a guy who struggled his first year in pro, he looked pretty damm good out there. He seemingly has all the tools to be a good pro. I hope he can produce some more offense this year, he has a good shot a bottom 6 spot maybe next year.
Niku - Looks pretty solid. Not sure why he fell so much. Good combination of skill and skating. Not sure where he is playing next year.
Spacek - I think he will end up being a fav for HF board members because I think he is going to score at a prolific rate in Red Deer next season. Great release.
Nogier - Filling out that big body. Under rated offensive skill. Needs a couple of years in the AHL I think before he will slid into a 5/6 role.
Nothing about Copp screamed to me, 'this guy needs to be in the NHL next year.' I think he'll be fine in time, but i think needs some time with the Moose first.
How do you say armia by the way? Is it army-a, or are-mya?
Yeah I'm not really sure why so many people were ready for him to be on our 4th. I haven't seen him play but I haven't heard any camp hype or seen impressive little league numbers.
Neither. AR mia. In Finnish the accent is always on the first syllable. Rarely if ever are there other inflections later in words. Sometimes slightly in really long words. It's very monotone. SE lan nay (Say both Ns). But call him whatever you want here. Finns love the salami pronunciation. They'll laugh at whatever sticks for Army Joe too.
That's interesting, so everyone's been mispronouncing Selanne for 20 years?
How many people have been mispronouncing LeMyoo over the last 30 years?
Nothing about Copp screamed to me, 'this guy needs to be in the NHL next year.' I think he'll be fine in time, but i think needs some time with the Moose first.
Guys... hate to break it to you... but it's not pronounced Buff-a-lin...
But By-foooo-glee-in is so hard to say...
Kosmachuk, Lodge, and to a lesser extent Copp, aren't looking quite so shiny and new anymore. Tough to judge from just one development camp, but none impressed that much.
I had a similar impression of Kosmachuk, especially early in the camp.
When I watched Lodge out there he looked bigger and faster than I remember from last year. I thought he was fine in the drills that I watched. He's definitely an AHL project though.
Copp also had a decent camp IMO. He's a sneaky fast skater actually.