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That's a much better comparison.
If he is indeed a Paul Byron comparable, certain posters will cream their shorts
That's a much better comparison.
If he is indeed a Paul Byron comparable, certain posters will cream their shorts
If he is indeed a Paul Byron comparable, certain posters will cream their shorts
Ehliz is a tiny guy without a ton of production in the DEL. 25 years old.
Hogstrom doesn't look exceptionally productive in the Swedish league, but at least he's a plus player? 29 years old.
Looks like two guys for Stockton unless they do something special in camp.
I wouldn't mind a good 4th liner, if that's what Ehliz ends up being. Flames need all the depth help they can get.
Ehliz is everything but tiny, and his production has been rock solid since he broke into the league in 2010/2011. 223 pts in 333 RS games, and 35 points in 53 PO games in the DEL.
It's not a coincidence that Sturm placed him on Dr Drai's wing for the WHC in Denmark - he's been our best winger on the national team in 2018, playing particularly well in the Olympic final vs. OAR. A player in relentless pursuit of the puck with good stickhandling and excellent passing skills, gritty, likes to go into the corners, creates chances, scores goals.
He'll make the Flames' team at some point in the upcoming season - no doubt about that whatsoever.
Hockeydb doesn't update heights and weights often.Really? His hockeydb page has him listed as 5'9" and 165 lbs. That's pretty much Gaudreau-sized.
Fair enough.Hockeydb doesn't update heights and weights often.
5'10, 177 on elite prospects. 5'10, 185 on eurohockey.com. Bigger than your beloved Paul Byron.
If Yasin actually is Paul Byron #2, Santa came early and gave us Ehliz Navidad.
But I honestly think he'd be closer to Lomberg 2.0 or Mangiapane than Byron. This not yet factoring whether he can go higher that those guys and become an NHL regular.
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1:26 is classic Byron without as much speed. So entertains! I like Ehliz a lot!
But he doesn't ooze Byron to me. He's a different style. I like him in the same way I like Lomberg's game.
Lomberg and Mangiapane are absolutely nothing alike. Lomberg is basically a lesser Byron who fights.
Even if he is a bit slower, the overall play style is similar, especially if you see a comparison to Lomberg who is a slower, less talented version of Byron. Ehliz will also likely look faster and more physical on smaller NA sized rink too.Agreed, and that's sorta the point IMO. I'm looking at highlights of Ehliz and he doesn't really look like a Byron clone to me. None of that blazing fast speed to spare. But I also don't see enough highlights out there to properly figure out what Ehliz's style is. I don't think we'd really know until training camp what type of playing style he wants to play in NA. That's why I said he's probably closer to those guys. He's easily a lesser Byron or a different styled player. But for whatever bizarre reason, there's probably like 9 minutes of interviews to 15 seconds of tape of Ehliz. This without watching DEL games from the last few years front start to finish.
Even if he is a bit slower, the overall play style is similar, especially if you see a comparison to Lomberg who is a slower, less talented version of Byron. Ehliz will also likely look faster and more physical on smaller NA sized rink too.
When I compare Lomberg and Byron, I compare them as AHLers. In the AHL Byron was alot more physical when he was in Abbotsford than he has been in the NHL and I often referred to him as a "bulldog". Back then I was probably the only guy saying that he had an NHL future.I know you watch more Stockton games than I do and thus likely have a better grip on Lomberg's style, but I've personally never really seen Lomberg as being like Byron. The comparisons I've seen is Pat Verbeek (the little ball of hate) which I ascribe to. TBH, I think Mangiapane is closer to Byron than Lomberg... but I wouldn't fight to the death to defend my opinion.
That being said, I think Lomberg and Byron have styles that complement each other. If someone were to spend some time merging the two into a single body, I'd expect nothing less than a modern Theo Fleury lite.
He's definitely attainable this summer if the reports are true that Bergevin has been told to commit to a rebuildWe would've won the cup this past season if we still had Paul 'Hit the Post' Byron on our team. Change my mind.
We would've won the cup this past season if we still had Paul 'Hit the Post' Byron on our team. Change my mind.
Brouwer and a 2018 4th for Byron, because who needs draft picks.He's definitely attainable this summer if the reports are true that Bergevin has been told to commit to a rebuild
Brouwer and a 2018 4th for Byron, because who needs Troy Brouwer.