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Really got to love this stuff from Butch Cassidy on Austin Czarnik from Joe Haggerty column today
Couldn't agree more.
The last three times I saw him live he scored a hat trick in the AHL playoff elimination game last year and Monday and last night.
Cassidy gives great insight from the Patriots like versatility, competitiveness, and hockey IQ. I would love to see him use that combo of speed, skill, and smarts on the right side next to Bergeron & Marchand.
http://www.csnne.com/boston-bruins/bruins-coaches-czarnik-belichick-type-hockey-player
But former P-Bruins head coach and current B’s assistant coach Bruce Cassidy says that Czarnik also brings something a little extra that New England Patriots fans will certainly appreciate.
“As far as being a player goes, he would be, to me, that [Bill] Belichick-type player that you could use in a lot of different situations,” said Cassidy, in clear reference to intelligent utility guys Troy Brown, Danny Woodhead, Julian Edelman and others that all filled different roles in their time with New England.
“He’s got a very, very high IQ, he’s a quick learner and very coachable,” Cassidy said. “So, he’s a guy you can move around, and he can play with different players. He can play on the penalty kill, he’s good on the power play and especially on the point.
“So there are a lot of different things. I think from night-to-night if you wanted to, you could move him around in your lineup and he could be effective for you. I know he’s a center, but it would be interesting to see if he could play the wing and be effective. That’s something we haven’t really seen. Is that something we maybe attempt down the road? I don’t know. I don’t want to speak out of turn, but it wouldn’t surprise me if he could handle it. He even played for us 6-on-5 as a defenseman with the goalie out. He’s just a smart player, and he understands the game very, very well.”
Couldn't agree more.
The last three times I saw him live he scored a hat trick in the AHL playoff elimination game last year and Monday and last night.
Cassidy gives great insight from the Patriots like versatility, competitiveness, and hockey IQ. I would love to see him use that combo of speed, skill, and smarts on the right side next to Bergeron & Marchand.
http://www.csnne.com/boston-bruins/bruins-coaches-czarnik-belichick-type-hockey-player
But former P-Bruins head coach and current B’s assistant coach Bruce Cassidy says that Czarnik also brings something a little extra that New England Patriots fans will certainly appreciate.
“As far as being a player goes, he would be, to me, that [Bill] Belichick-type player that you could use in a lot of different situations,” said Cassidy, in clear reference to intelligent utility guys Troy Brown, Danny Woodhead, Julian Edelman and others that all filled different roles in their time with New England.
“He’s got a very, very high IQ, he’s a quick learner and very coachable,” Cassidy said. “So, he’s a guy you can move around, and he can play with different players. He can play on the penalty kill, he’s good on the power play and especially on the point.
“So there are a lot of different things. I think from night-to-night if you wanted to, you could move him around in your lineup and he could be effective for you. I know he’s a center, but it would be interesting to see if he could play the wing and be effective. That’s something we haven’t really seen. Is that something we maybe attempt down the road? I don’t know. I don’t want to speak out of turn, but it wouldn’t surprise me if he could handle it. He even played for us 6-on-5 as a defenseman with the goalie out. He’s just a smart player, and he understands the game very, very well.”