faucette78
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Can someone give a scouting report on BRYCE SWAN? I havn't heard of him and now he is in the 1st round for N.A. Thanks!
faucette78 said:Can someone give a scouting report on BRYCE SWAN? I havn't heard of him and now he is in the 1st round for N.A. Thanks!
OilerOlli said:Joenssu 18th from all eurpeans, that is stupid. And they forgot Gawlik. But germans are always underrated at the draft day...
Raimo Sillanpää said:The way Joensuu is playing now, he should be a lock for the first round. The later you get him, the bigger a steal he is. His play has been really mature and impressive recently. On Thursday he was simply magnificent in the SM-Liiga finals, as he wanted to "make up" for the stupid penalty he took. There was this kid pushing people around, hitting everythig he could and skating his heart out.
Unfortunately for JJ, a poor WJC pushes him down, despite him just improving on a daily basis while playing against big hairy men.
JJ outside of the top 10 drafted = steal.
HOPE! I think if there is any movement to the top 10 he could be gone.Taxman said:Am I missing something, or are 8 of the top 10 prospects Centers???
This is good news for the Thrashers since it seems like their #1 priority is at C.
I hope Sheppard is still there at pick #12.
yaz said:His output at Minnesota was stifled by the system that Lucia plays and the fact that the first powerplay unit was designed to set up Potulny for the one timer from the left side of the net.
LOL think a little bit here. Was Toews' job to lead the team. NO! He was the youngest player on the ice for Canada. It said a lot about him just being there since Canada isn't known to want to take young players. Kessel was suppose to lead his team, and the tournament in scoring. And he did that. A lot of people underrated his tournament, but then some people overrate it incredibly. His play was inconsistent. He had flashes of brilliance, and flashes of "what the heck was that". Haha yes Kessel was so hindered by Lucia's system. Lucia doesn't care about offense, he likes defensive forwards and would rather not have flashy offense . Give me a break. Have you ever seen Minnesota play? Always one of the most scary and powerful offenses in the NCAA. Not one gopher fan will tell you that Lucia's system hampered Kessel's play. It helped him tremendously because Lucia loves offense. He might be a superstar in the NHL, but that last post was just idiotic by you.yaz said:These CSB rankings are insane. What did Toews do to rocket past Kessel? Was it his remarkable 2 assist performance at the WJC's? Any team that bypasses Kessel will do so at their own peril. His output at Minnesota was stifled by the system that Lucia plays and the fact that the first powerplay unit was designed to set up Potulny for the one timer from the left side of the net. Don't forget that Kessel averaged more than a goal a game playing against university teams when he was with the U.S. under 18 team. He will be a superstar at the NHL level and the CSB will look like idiots again.
yaz said:Don't forget that Kessel averaged more than a goal a game playing against university teams when he was with the U.S. under 18 team.
I think the scouts have just a bit more of of a clue than you seem to think.yaz said:These CSB rankings are insane. What did Toews do to rocket past Kessel? Was it his remarkable 2 assist performance at the WJC's? Any team that bypasses Kessel will do so at their own peril. His output at Minnesota was stifled by the system that Lucia plays and the fact that the first powerplay unit was designed to set up Potulny for the one timer from the left side of the net. Don't forget that Kessel averaged more than a goal a game playing against university teams when he was with the U.S. under 18 team. He will be a superstar at the NHL level and the CSB will look like idiots again.
yaz said:Boy, you anti-Kessel idiots are touchy. I think I'll put up my four decades of watching thousands of hockey games against your supposed knowledge.
VOB said:Yaz.....quite while you are merely behind (Lucia's defensive minded system stiffling Kessel, best friggen comment I heard yet! )
Months ago several posters indicated that Toews may go ahead of Kessel. This was met by a firestorm from Kessel supporters. The fact is though, that every major scouting service now has Toews rated above Kessel.
That should clue you in on somthing.
Correctamundo.Rabid Ranger said:That's not true. ISS and CSB has Toews ahead of Kessel while McKeens and Redline has Kessel ahead of Toews. The differance of opinion tells me that Toews and Kessel aren't all that far apart, which is reality. Who goes first will revolve around team preference.
Sammy said:Correctamundo.
What I find agitating is those who say one guy or another guy is a waaay better prospect (those top 4-7 anyways),& anybody who picks or rates one of those guys ahead of their boy (whoever that may be) is an idiot, when all the evidence thus far says a bunch of them are pretty equal as prospects.