RD Adam Boqvist - Brynas J20, Superelit (2018, 8th, CHI)

[BK]

Agreed. Boqvist was struggling a bit in the AHL and the Hawks are a mess.

He wasn’t struggling actually.

 

[BCNate]

I haven’t followed him much since the draft after he went the London. How has he looked this year?

 

[RipCityPuckers]

Just scored his first career NHL goal

 

[d rake]

Congrats on his 1st NHL goal in only his 2nd game! His wrister is insane

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Beautiful goal by one of my favourite prospects from the 2018 draft. This kid is going to have a tremendous NHL career. Here is another look at it with the play by play call.

 

[Mrb1p]

One of the best shooting D ive ever seen.

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

You think he will be released for the world juniors?

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

You think he will be released for the world juniors?

It depends on how the Hawks are doing at the time. If they're still floundering, it wouldn't surprise me if both Boqvist and Dach are allowed to go to the WJC.

 

[Wings4Life]

You think he will be released for the world juniors?

Based on his AHL play (in particular against our Griffins) I doubt he sticks in the NHL this year. Haven't watched his two NHL games though, and if Chicago keeps on losing that is going to give all their prospects a better chance of playing in the NHL.

 

[CallMeShaft]

Based on his AHL play (in particular against our Griffins) I doubt he sticks in the NHL this year. Haven't watched his two NHL games though, and if Chicago keeps on losing that is going to give all their prospects a better chance of playing in the NHL.

Our AHL team is awful. It's filled almost entirely by young guys, save for Kris Versteeg and maybe one or two other guys, and the head coach (Derek King) doesn't seemingly bother making any in-game adjustments; only reason he's still employed is because he took over mid-season when Colliton got his promotion and Hawks didn't want to can him or bump him back down due to Rockford having a coaching change mid-season.

It says something when Dach plays 3 AHL games where he doesn't get a single point, gets called up to the NHL and scores in his 2nd game and Boqvist takes nearly a month to score in the AHL (which was astonishingly the Icehogs first PP goal of the year), gets called up, and scores in his 2nd NHL game.

It's just a mess with the Icehogs right now and it's almost impossible to judge anyone currently on that roster.

 

[BK]

Based on his AHL play (in particular against our Griffins) I doubt he sticks in the NHL this year. Haven't watched his two NHL games though, and if Chicago keeps on losing that is going to give all their prospects a better chance of playing in the NHL.

1 AHL game vs 2 NHL games so both sample sizes are small but he has looked like an NHL player so far and got better each AHL game.

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

5 assists in these 2 past games

 

[Teemu]

Back up with the Hawks and expected to be in the lineup tonight

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

Confirmed: Not released by Chicago

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

I'm going to shut up about Boqvist for a while. I formed a strong opinion over a handful of games. Probably dumb to do.

I was pretty sure this guy was going to become a star, but I'm seeing some flaws that I didn't notice before in an extended look.

 

[CallMeShaft]

I'm going to shut up about Boqvist for a while. I formed a strong opinion over a handful of games. Probably dumb to do.

I was pretty sure this guy was going to become a star, but I'm seeing some flaws that I didn't notice before in an extended look.

So you formed a strong, positive opinion of him over a handful of games, but now you've formed a much less positive opinion of him over another handful of games? Am I getting that right?

He's a very young 19yo. Of course he has warts. You should've been aware of that already. But outside of needing to shoot more (which is certainly a thing he's being advised while on the bench), and not being quite as fast as advertised (he's slightly above average, which for someone as slight as him isn't as good as you may want it to be), his issues have been well established.

He needs to hit the gym hard come summertime (and the next summer and the next summer after that). He does that, and he gains more confidence in his shot, he'll be a damn good guy. Just a question if the work ethic is there.

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

So you formed a strong, positive opinion of him over a handful of games, but now you've formed a much less positive opinion of him over another handful of games? Am I getting that right?

He's a very young 19yo. Of course he has warts. You should've been aware of that already. But outside of needing to shoot more (which is certainly a thing he's being advised while on the bench), and not being quite as fast as advertised (he's slightly above average, which for someone as slight as him isn't as good as you may want it to be), his issues have been well established.

He needs to hit the gym hard come summertime (and the next summer and the next summer after that). He does that, and he gains more confidence in his shot, he'll be a damn good guy. Just a question if the work ethic is there.

This is the huge concern. He doesn't even look average at times. He looks slow. AB isn't big enough to be as slow as he is. Everything else is there. Right now, he reminds me of the defenseman version of Dylan Strome, if Strome was 6-0 like Boqvist. I'm beyond shocked at how slow he is.....That's why I'm adjusting my expectations.

 

[CallMeShaft]

This is the huge concern. He doesn't even look average at times. He looks slow. AB isn't big enough to be as slow as he is. Everything else is there. Right now, he reminds me of the defenseman version of Dylan Strome, if Strome was 6-0 like Boqvist. I'm beyond shocked at how slow he is.....That's why I'm adjusting my expectations.

He's slower than what some of us might've thought, but he still has decent wheels. He's still an above average skater.

His stamina, which was tested with over 20mins tonight, and his leg strength both need improving. He's young enough that that should improve in time. But if you ever thought his straight ahead speed would compete with guys like Hughes and Makar, you were sorely mistaken. Boqvist is more shifty, then speedy; just needs to learn when to be shifty and when to move those toothpicks he calls legs.

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

He's slower than what some of us might've thought, but he still has decent wheels. He's still an above average skater.

His stamina, which was tested with over 20mins tonight, and his leg strength both need improving. He's young enough that that should improve in time. But if you ever thought his straight ahead speed would compete with guys like Hughes and Makar, you were sorely mistaken. Boqvist is more shifty, then speedy; just needs to learn when to be shifty and when to move those toothpicks he calls legs.

I didn't think he was quite at Makar/Hughes level, but I wasn't expecting him to get blown past like he did tonight. That play was a wakeup call. It looked like he was skating in mud. I was expecting well above average but not elite skating from him. That being said, it could be his brain and I have to see more.

 

[Star Ocean]

Confirmed: Not released by Chicago

Thank you chicago

 

[JAS 39 Gripen]

Thank you chicago

Oh please, who cares

 

[Star Ocean]

Oh please, who cares

Apparently you did

 

[JAS 39 Gripen]

Apparently you did

How did you come to that conclusion? Came to see what the word is on his pro career, but finds a grumpy swede who’s still grumpy that a swede didn’t get to play a kids tournament b/c he’s boss says so

 

[Star Ocean]

How did you come to that conclusion? Came to see what the word is on his pro career, but finds a grumpy swede who’s still grumpy that a swede didn’t get to play a kids tournament b/c he’s boss says so

What? Thanks to chicago stopping him we cot the superior söderström

 

[Gargyn]

What? Thanks to chicago stopping him we cot the superior söderström

Wow. That’s a huuuuuuuuge reach. Boqvist is far superior. AINEC.