Mike McCarron could have murdered a Hab in training camp but opted for mercy. Talk about soft!
Exactly. No one was impressed with him at camp until he played against guys who weren't his teammates.
Mike McCarron could have murdered a Hab in training camp but opted for mercy. Talk about soft!
Exactly. No one was impressed with him at camp until he played against guys who weren't his teammates.
Speed, skill, vision and the will to improve. Also not nearly as big. Blunden relied only on crashing the net and was pretty one dimensional whereas McCarron is capable of creating plays off his stick by either beating a guy with strength and speed or by making a nice pass. Blunden had only one good year for the otters where he played with skilled players.
Also, Blunden was dominating players physically in the OHL but wasn't quite as dominant in the NHL due to players being stronger. McCarron is already much bigger and stronger than almost all NHL players. 6'6" 240 pounds at 20 (likely to get even bigger) vs a guy who was 6'3" and 210.
I love the way Big Mac is playing. Everything seems to be improving/progressing nicely. The one flaw I see in his game at the moment is his endurance. He seems to take short shifts (shorter than his linemates), then seems to struggle sometimes to make it to the bench for a change. In the 5 on 3 late in the 3rd period he was gassed early and leaning on his stick across his shin pads. Easily correctable in the off season, just wondering if anybody else noticed this?
Repeat first sentence: I love the way Big Mac is playing. I thought he was better than Draisaitl last night and in the Memorial Cup in general, (other than Draisatl's big game against Rim).
Yeah..Mac needs to keep working on his conditioning...and he's aware of it. That one rush where he and Cal Colle could have had a 2-on-1 was a good example..he went to the bench instead...he was gassed. He is skating miles out there though..better to be gassed because you are working too hard than to not even being winded at the end of a shift.
I also think this affects his face offs. I don't think he lost a single draw in the first period last night, but he certainly lost a few big ones in the 3rd period. Similar thing in the Rimouski game where Gauthier seemed to win the big faceoffs against him late in the game. I'd also swear that the first game I saw McCarron live during this season (one of the Oshawa at Ottawa games), he won most of his 1st period draws and lost most of his 3rd period draws.I love the way Big Mac is playing. Everything seems to be improving/progressing nicely. The one flaw I see in his game at the moment is his endurance. He seems to take short shifts (shorter than his linemates), then seems to struggle sometimes to make it to the bench for a change. In the 5 on 3 late in the 3rd period he was gassed early and leaning on his stick across his shin pads. Easily correctable in the off season, just wondering if anybody else noticed this?
Repeat first sentence: I love the way Big Mac is playing. I thought he was better than Draisaitl last night and in the Memorial Cup in general, (other than Draisatl's big game against Rim).
I'd actually like to see him get down to 230, if he really is 240. Reach and speed in the NHL are more important than 10 extra pounds. 230 is already top 5% of forwards I'd guess.
I'd actually like to see him get down to 230, if he really is 240. Reach and speed in the NHL are more important than 10 extra pounds. 230 is already top 5% of forwards I'd guess.
When we drafted him, Habs said he was a long project. Watching him play we can see the guy has come along a lot faster then most though. Good for him, loved him in pre season. I wouldn't be surprised to see him up here for a few games next year, but a year in the AHL will do him good.
He's already down to 225
This is what he said about his weight
“I’m down to 225 and it helps with my skating and my speed,†he said. “I want to stay around there. I feel like I’m faster, Last year, I had trouble being first on the puck in the offensive zone, but this season I’m getting to the pucks in the corner.
http://montrealgazette.com/sports/h...-to-team-usa-selection-camp-for-world-juniors
Debating you equals madness does it? You argued with me that you never said he was soft..which was an outright lie...then it was "he's not overly physical"..now we have different definitions of physical. Backtrack much?
I've watched McCarron play well over 100 times the past three years, and the last thing I would describe him as is "fairly soft". Please explain to me your definition of "fairly soft"...I don't think anyone else on here has a clue what that might be.
Chris Pronger was 6'6 and played at ~215 lbs i think.
He also had size 8 feet. (I have no clue why i remember that)
I wonder if he slso had a small _____.
I love the way Big Mac is playing. Everything seems to be improving/progressing nicely. The one flaw I see in his game at the moment is his endurance. He seems to take short shifts (shorter than his linemates), then seems to struggle sometimes to make it to the bench for a change. In the 5 on 3 late in the 3rd period he was gassed early and leaning on his stick across his shin pads. Easily correctable in the off season, just wondering if anybody else noticed this?
Repeat first sentence: I love the way Big Mac is playing. I thought he was better than Draisaitl last night and in the Memorial Cup in general, (other than Draisatl's big game against Rim).
He's already down to 225
This is what he said about his weight
“I’m down to 225 and it helps with my skating and my speed,†he said. “I want to stay around there. I feel like I’m faster, Last year, I had trouble being first on the puck in the offensive zone, but this season I’m getting to the pucks in the corner.
http://montrealgazette.com/sports/h...-to-team-usa-selection-camp-for-world-juniors
I wonder if he slso had a small _____.
He's listed at 236 right now. I don't really think the weight bothers him to be honest. Watching him, he's very quick and agile (not just for a big guy either) and he can play an entire game without being tired. His conditioning seems really good compared to last year. But if it can make him quicker then I'm all for it. Speed is always better than having a few pounds.
I'd actually like to see him get down to 230, if he really is 240. Reach and speed in the NHL are more important than 10 extra pounds. 230 is already top 5% of forwards I'd guess.