Can Hajek do anything other than...skate yet? Or is that still pretty much it? A modern day Matt Bartkowski?
Real bummer for him, he would have been way better than some of the players Detroit iced last year.Torn Achilles
He's had a lot of brain fart moments where he's way out of position. He never got a steady shot, but then again, when he was given a chance, it felt like ever turnover, bad play, or pinch, led to a goal scored against. I don't see anything more than a 7th D when I watch him.Can Hajek do anything other than...skate yet? Or is that still pretty much it? A modern day Matt Bartkowski?
He's had a lot of brain fart moments where he's way out of position. He never got a steady shot, but then again, when he was given a chance, it felt like ever turnover, bad play, or pinch, led to a goal scored against. I don't see anything more than a 7th D when I watch him.
Man Hajek was progressing so well until we sent him to development hell with the Rangers.
Yeah. Sounds more or less like what i saw the last time i bothered to really follow his development at all. Just stalled out as one of those players who skates miles while doing...nothing in particular. Outside of occasionally skating miles out of position.
Too bad. Back in Jrs i thought his skating was gonna allow him to be something. Whether it's a developmental derailment, or just one of those players where the hockey sense/anticipation was covered up at lower levels by the skating to bail himself out...sounds like he hasn't really progressed at all from the time he jumped to Pro in the Rangers system.
Feels like you could still probably do worse for a preseason/organizational depth body than a guy who at least has decent size and solid NHL level movement skills to keep pace. Could probably also pretty easily do better. I guess that's why he's on a PTO.
His stock rose significantly from his draft to draft +2 year with the Pats and the WJC he had that year, then he hit the Rangers and plummeted.
Spot on. Perhaps EK65 can share his achilles rehab routine with Pysyk. Don't mind this low-risk PTO signing on a former 1st round pick like him. Hajek, who went 37th overall, is a bit of the same idea.Pens sent away Petry and Rutta to bring in Karlsson, so there is a spot available at 3RD. Ruhwedel and Friedman are options but not ideal as everyday players. One of Smith or POJ could also play off hand but those two together isn't an ideal pairing. Behind Letang and Karlsson it's maybe a 10 min a night gig, and I don't mind the Pens tossing a few PTOs around looking to strike gold.
I think playing Ek and especially Letang that much is pretty dumb. Letang needs to be at 20-22 mins, and it's so obvious. He needs his minutes cut, so does an aging EK.Pens sent away Petry and Rutta to bring in Karlsson, so there is a spot available at 3RD. Ruhwedel and Friedman are options but not ideal as everyday players. One of Smith or POJ could also play off hand but those two together isn't an ideal pairing. Behind Letang and Karlsson it's maybe a 10 min a night gig, and I don't mind the Pens tossing a few PTOs around looking to strike gold.
The Rangers are not development hell for defensemen. They're actually quite good developing D. Hajek is just terrible.Man Hajek was progressing so well until we sent him to development hell with the Rangers.
Yes... because the Rangers clearly can't develop defensemen or goaltending...Man Hajek was progressing so well until we sent him to development hell with the Rangers.
Agreed, but having a revolving door of Ruhwedel/Pysyk/Hajek for our 6D pretty much ensures Tanger and EK65 will be combining for 50+ most nights. I think Dubas himself even said that 50+ number in one of the press conferences.I think playing Ek and especially Letang that much is pretty dumb. Letang needs to be at 20-22 mins, and it's so obvious. He needs his minutes cut, so does an aging EK.