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What are we expecting from this kid in the near future? He finished 3rd in the WHL with 109 points, and he is near the top in playoff points as well.
Will probably be denounced by many here because he doesn't go into the corners and spends too much time playing an east-west game while accumulating those 100+ points.
Buwhahaha.
If anyone does that, for the reason you listed, his last name will be Richards and his first name Coach.
Let's review this if we can get him much closer to 200 pounds. If his 170 estimate is close to accurate he probably needs to mature a bit more physically.
He definitely needs to mature physically but he's not gonna be a 200lb guy. 185 maybe, just a small body type.
I did say "closer".
BTW, anyone 6ft (or close to it) can get somewhere between 190 and 200 (with body fat in the highly athletic range). He can also be quite quick and agile at that weight.
He would have to put in the work, but it can be done.
I did say "closer".
BTW, anyone 6ft (or close to it) can get somewhere between 190 and 200 (with body fat in the highly athletic range). He can also be quite quick and agile at that weight.
He would have to put in the work, but it can be done.
I did say "closer".
BTW, anyone 6ft (or close to it) can get somewhere between 190 and 200 (with body fat in the highly athletic range). He can also be quite quick and agile at that weight.
He would have to put in the work, but it can be done.
agree with Sore Loser...he'll go back to Portland next year and then to AHL...he's not eligible for AHL next year IIRC...
well if you want to be that picky then that Drew Miller must have turned into a tank. 6'2"... he must be like 220lbs
Except the Danish league has almost no physical contact without there being called a penalty. It is absolutely not comparable. There are a lot of small juniors in the Danish league.
- Columbus Blue Jackets prospect Oliver Bjorkstrand appears to offer some fantastic value on this system when looking back, being rated as 4th on this list while actually being the 6th WHL forward drafted. Since draft day, he’s done nothing but grow as a player and continue to impress. I wouldn’t be shocked if he ended up being a top 2 or 3 guy out of this WHL draft class when fast-fowarding several years down the road.
I've been doing some work on combining scouting report data with statistical output and have applied some of that work to the 2013 NHL Draft. While it's still early, it seems as if the Jackets got some nice value by picking Oliver where they did when using this type of system to go back and rate players.
http://whl-from-above.blogspot.ca/2014/09/combining-scouting-and-stats-40.html
good...he knows how to use his (lack of) size and speed to get in behind the defense and get into good scoring areas...
hopefully he adds a bit more muscle and grows another couple inches in this last year in jrs...
good...he knows how to use his (lack of) size and speed to get in behind the defense and get into good scoring areas...
hopefully he adds a bit more muscle and grows another couple inches in this last year in jrs...