Prospect Info: Simon Nemec - part II

[vlady]

He was great in his debut. I liked every aspect of his game. He made great reads, lots of great subtle plays, defended well in rare situations when defense was needed and was all over it on the offence. Got leaned on heavily by the coach as well. Too bad it was in an embarrassing loss to the Sharks. Very unlucky to finish the game with a -2 rating.

 

[evnted]

that was an awesome debut. felt dangerous every time he had the puck in the offensive zone. passing was great as always, did he even miss an attempt? couple quirks defensively as expected (mainly felt like miscues more than actual issues), but overall thought he was pretty solid in his own zone. competitive, physically engaged, good reads. more the fault of some egregiously careless decisions in front of him for the minuses he ate. had you not watched this team before it would be pretty easy to be convinced he was a long tenured staple of the blue line. its a shame im coming away wanting to totally erase this game from my memory lol

 

[Billdo]

I am extremely confident in this kid. Didn't look out of place at all. Plus he was on the ice for a few against so he'll fit right in.

 

[haak84]

Yeah he’s going to be up for as long as hamiltons out and i wouldn’t be surprised if he doesn’t go back down again. He’s got that dawg in him.

 

[Forge]

If he plays another game in the AHL that is not a conditioning stint, we riot. I'm agreeing for everyone in here and holding you all to it.

 

[TBF1972]

He was great in his debut. I liked every aspect of his game. He made great reads, lots of great subtle plays, defended well in rare situations when defense was needed and was all over it on the offence. Got leaned on heavily by the coach as well. Too bad it was in an embarrassing loss to the Sharks. Very unlucky to finish the game with a -2 rating.

Led all D's in ice time in his NHL debut. How Lazar.

 

[Jason MacIsaac]

Nemec is already pretty good defending one on one, his vision/passing is just so good.

 

[Jason MacIsaac]

Wrong thread

 

[Call Me Al]

nemec looked awesome last night and i can’t express how excited i am to see him and luke develop over the next 5-7 years. this is the kind of d foundation that wins championships

 

[Blender]

He looked great. Not sure what else to say.

 

[My3Sons]

Despite the loss Nemec is the team leader in PPG. Ahead of Jack Hughes. That’s a remarkable achievement.

 

[Guadana]

Despite the loss Nemec is the team leader in PPG. Ahead of Jack Hughes. That’s a remarkable achievement.

He has better PPG ahead of Gretzky.

Overall he is better defensive prospect than Jiricek, Hutson, Casey etc. This is exactly what you are waiting from your second OA. I think he, Luke and Dougie will fight each other in the locker room for QB spot in PP.

 

[Devs3cups]

Despite the loss Nemec is the team leader in PPG. Ahead of Jack Hughes. That’s a remarkable achievement.

#1 in a redraft?

 

[My3Sons]

#1 in a redraft?

Lenni scored yesterday. Not sure who goes ahead of Hutson right now.

 

[Guadana]

Lenni scored yesterday. Not sure who goes ahead of Hutson right now.

Reinbacher? Suzuki may be.

 

[Captain3rdLine]

Not to get to far into the comparison or say it means that much but his 22:38 last night was almost 4 minutes more than any TOI Jiricek has had in a game this year (averaging 14:04 throughly 20 games). To be fair Jiricek got called up end of season last year and played a little over 20 in both.

His 2 point start also puts him 2 points behind Jiricek’s 4 points in 24 NHL games.

 

[Xirik]

It was fun to see Nemec taking so many shots. Surprising that the more offensively gifted Luke Hughes was taking less shots early on this season and generally just passed the puck meanwhile Nemec is going ham.

I really was expecting a quiet game where he defers to the veteran defenseman and just tries not to make mistakes.

 

[Captain3rdLine]

It was fun to see Nemec taking so many shots. Surprising that the more offensively gifted Luke Hughes was taking less shots early on this season and generally just passed the puck meanwhile Nemec is going ham.

I really was expecting a quiet game where he defers to the veteran defenseman and just tries not to make mistakes.

I think he’s been waiting too long and was getting too frustrated/impatient to just come in and try to play a quiet game. He clearly wants to have a big impact

 

[Devs3cups]

I think he’s been waiting too long and was getting too frustrated/impatient to just come in and try to play a quiet game. He clearly wants to have a big impact

He’s gonna be a stud for us for a long time. Him and Luke.

 

[Devs3cups]

Having Simon and Luke on the back end for years to come is gonna be a treat.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Not to get to far into the comparison or say it means that much but his 22:38 last night was almost 4 minutes more than any TOI Jiricek has had in a game this year (averaging 14:04 throughly 20 games). To be fair Jiricek got called up end of season last year and played a little over 20 in both.

His 2 point start also puts him 2 points behind Jiricek’s 4 points in 24 NHL games.

His skating is so much better than Jiricek’s in the games I’ve seen.

 

[Devs3cups]

His skating is so much better than Jiricek’s in the games I’ve seen.

That’s a VERY noticeable difference between the 2. Nemec has a clear edge in regards to skating. He’s an excellent skater.

 

[Devilsgrl35]

Nemec was outstanding last night. I loved how he just kept putting the puck on net.

 

[Devs3cups]

Loved his overall game last night.

 

[Richer's Ghost]

If I was excited after seeing him at camp, I'm 10x as excited seeing him step up like he did in his debut.