Player Discussion Cole Caufield - Part XI

[ghost85875]

I no longer want Habs to win the Stanley cup.

I'm afraid of Stanley crushing Cole when he attempts to lift it.

 

[JoelWarlord]

Funniest part is after all the hand-wringing about "omg his defence" he's a perfectly adequate defensive forward lmao

 

[Gravity]

Am I too optimistic if I see Suzuki-CC, KK-Ylonen duos in the top 6 going forwards? Maybe Evans/Poehling-RHP/Mysak on the third as well? We should try to draft another solid winger.

 

[Whitesnake]

Funniest part is after all the hand-wringing about "omg his defence" he's a perfectly adequate defensive forward lmao

Well it's called improvement and development. Seeing him play in his 1st year in the NCAA was not like his last year in the NCAA.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Having skilled players like him and Suzuki is such a breath of fresh air. Even more so having a coach who trusts them, especially in Caufield’s case who went from a scratch to start the playoffs to being so instrumental on our top offensive line and doesn’t get benched or have a short leash. Feels so good to know our top offensive duo will be together for so many years, and are already getting this playoff experience at the ages of 21 and 20.

 

[JustAHabFan]

Am I too optimistic if I see Suzuki-CC, KK-Ylonen duos in the top 6 going forwards? Maybe Evans/Poehling-RHP/Mysak on the third as well? We should try to draft another solid winger.

Tuch?

 

[Gravity]

Tuch?

Forgot about him.

 

[montreal]

What a year for him,

6 NHL goals in 22 games (reg + playoffs)
3 AHL goals in 2 games
30 NCAA goals in 31 games
2 WJC goals in 7 games

that's 41 goals this season in 62 games at all levels.

Wins the Hobey Baker, WJC Gold, and is currently 1 pt away from the playoff lead in points for a U-21 player.

 

[crosbyshow]

Those who have seen him play at his prime will agree:

By far the best player ever on breakaway was:

Mario Lemieux

Unstoppable for a goaltender...Hasek, Roy name it ...Lemieux with his hands, moves, his long reach or..... his shot at the top right corner he was simply amazing


Caufield yesterday reminded me Lemieux with his perfect top right shot on Fleury...

Caufield is the real deal

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

Those who have seen him play at his prime will agree:

By far the best player ever on breakaway was:

Mario Lemieux

Unstoppable for a goaltender...Hasek, Roy name it ...Lemieux with his hands, moves, his long reach or..... his shot at the top right corner he was simply amazing


Caufield yesterday reminded me Lemieux with his perfect top right shot on Fleury...

Caufield is the real deal

yeah seeing the replay it was crazy how fast that puck got off the stick and he barely even flicked his wrist. Everything about that goal was great. Dude is an odd man rush/breakaway machine. I have to say I'm VERY surprised at this being a thing at the NHL...at 20...in the playoffs. I don't even understand it. This is an aspect of his game that could turn him into a top 10 forward in this league imo. To have this to go along with his already scary tool box and we're talking BIG production.

I said on day 1 this kid would be the crown jewel of our org. If I knew how to search old posts I'd find it lol. I still can't believe we got this kid. I lost it when I saw the pick through a window at a bar I was walking by having ZERO idea who was picked before hand except Broberg at 9(?). Unreal luck. For once.

 

[Roadhouse]

What a year for him,

6 NHL goals in 22 games (reg + playoffs)
3 AHL goals in 2 games
30 NCAA goals in 31 games
2 WJC goals in 7 games

that's 41 goals this season in 62 games at all levels.

Wins the Hobey Baker, WJC Gold, and is currently 1 pt away from the playoff lead in points for a U-21 player.

Then after all that in 4 months he can start his gig as NHL rookie. Not exactly a regular "intern" on the job.

 

[Zxlime]

Then after all that in 4 months he can start his gig as NHL rookie. Not exactly a regular "intern" on the job.

That's insane. Is there a stat out there of rookies winning the Stanley Cup before winning the Calder? (i know those are 2 humongous IFs but im curious)

 

[Banjo Cat]

His release on that goal was like a laser.

 

[JC Superstar]

That's insane. Is there a stat out there of rookies winning the Stanley Cup before winning the Calder? (i know those are 2 humongous IFs but im curious)

Dryden is king winning Stanley Cup and Conn Smythe before winning Calder next season.

 

[Roadhouse]

Dryden is king winning Stanley Cup and Conn Smythe before winning Calder next season.

Yeah, when rookies used to be how old??

Exactly. Apples and oranges.

 

[JC Superstar]

Yeah, when rookies used to be how old??

Exactly. Apples and oranges.

He was 23. Cayden Primeau could still do it at 22. Is one year a generation gap?

 

[Roadhouse]

He was 23. Cayden Primeau could still do it at 22. Is one year a generation gap?

Why are you moving goal posts back to just goalies? WTF?

Different era for 'prime' windows, farm systems & rookies. It's hardly comparable, if not at all.

 

[JC Superstar]

Why are you moving goal posts back to just goalies? WTF?

Different era for 'prime' windows, farm systems & rookies. It's hardly comparable, if not at all.

You mean it would not be apples and oranges if I compared Dryden to Ylonen?

Both Dryden and Primeau came from NCAA, Both did a stint in the AHL ... and both wore masks.

Era are different, feats are for the ages.

Go Caufield goal!

 

[Roadhouse]

You mean it would not be apples and oranges if I compared Dryden to Ylonen?

Both Dryden and Primeau came from NCAA, Both did a stint in the AHL ... and both wore masks.

Era are different, feats are for the ages.

Go Caufield goal!

No, I said stop comparing rookies from different eras.

Borderline realistic for Dryden at his age. Borderline. But --- absolutely ridiculous for Caufield. Absurd.

 

[The Great Weal]

Don't know if it was posted but:


Hopefully more free agents want to sign with us to play with our players like how Toffoli did when he saw Suzuki play in the bubble.

 

[JuicyHam]

Well it's called improvement and development. Seeing him play in his 1st year in the NCAA was not like his last year in the NCAA.

People were still saying "but defence" after his 2 AHL games. Pretty sure Guy Boucher on RDS even did a segment about how "he's just not ready defensively" and Boucher is one of the good RDS analysts

 

[Redux91]

Having skilled players like him and Suzuki is such a breath of fresh air. Even more so having a coach who trusts them, especially in Caufield’s case who went from a scratch to start the playoffs to being so instrumental on our top offensive line and doesn’t get benched or have a short leash. Feels so good to know our top offensive duo will be together for so many years, and are already getting this playoff experience at the ages of 21 and 20.

Its literally the duo I've been waiting decades for.

CC 3 pts in 3 conf final games as a 20 yr old rookie, its the dream.

 

[OpenIceHit]

Having skilled players like him and Suzuki is such a breath of fresh air. Even more so having a coach who trusts them, especially in Caufield’s case who went from a scratch to start the playoffs to being so instrumental on our top offensive line and doesn’t get benched or have a short leash. Feels so good to know our top offensive duo will be together for so many years, and are already getting this playoff experience at the ages of 21 and 20.

You said it: “a coach who trust them”. He wouldn’t have played one minute in these playoffs under Therrien. How many careers has this guy ruined?

 

[BehindTheTimes]

Funniest part is after all the hand-wringing about "omg his defence" he's a perfectly adequate defensive forward lmao

He plays a bit of different style, he’s positionally sound and deceptively quick, he won’t take himself out of the play for a big hit, he’s always looking for the puck to transition to offence. Sone would argue he’s a bit soft, I would argue that he’s smart and playing to his strengths. Not sure why he missed a few OT shifts though, but in the end it didn’t matter. We got the result we wanted.


I thought he was going to put us up 2-1 with his z2nd goal when he got a partial breakaway and went five hole, kid is such a damn good scorer, he doesn’t get beat on those opportunities too often, was a beauty shot too, but fleury made a big save.

 

[River Meadow]

Don't know if it was posted but:


Hopefully more free agents want to sign with us to play with our players like how Toffoli did when he saw Suzuki play in the bubble.

He means he wants McNabb to McDead him.

Watch your back, Coley.