Prospect Info: Steve Santini

[Classic Devil]

What can Volch, Tallinder or Salvador get us back?

Hopefully Volch gets a buyout, Tallinder we get one solid season, and Salvador gets two solid seasons. Or we keep Volch and Salvador gets dealt.

 

[Saugus]

More I've heard the more I like. Though it more and more makes me wonder if some of our prospects will get moved at some point.

Almost guaranteed, I have to think. There just isn't space for all of them. Now I'm just hoping it's Urbom and not Gelinas that gets moved.

 

[Classic Devil]

Almost guaranteed, I have to think. There just isn't space for all of them. Now I'm just hoping it's Urbom and not Gelinas that gets moved.

If we let Zidlicky leave, we should keep Gelinas.

 

[BrodeursCups]

Talked with Santini for a bit after the draft. Said he was excited as hell. He had a TON of friends/family there. We'll see him play 3 years or so at BC before he's ready. Nasty nasty defender who can shut down top players.

 

[Marshal Rochambeau]

I watched that, but it doesn't give you much of an idea of his defensive game. I feel like they just showed every time he had the puck.

It was the best I could find. It definitely shows his amazing poise, though.

 

[Devils Dominion]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PSYGGcgDG9g#at=33

 

[Wingman77]

Can never have enough of any position of prospects

They are called prospects for a reason, some will falter, some will bounce around, and a couple will make it

 

[Feed Me A Stray Cat]

Would have preferred a forward, but I like Santini.

He is a very good skater, which is what differentiates him from so many other "defensive defensemen."

 

[Devil X]

Seems like a more talented and more physical Mark Fayne. Ill gladly take that.

 

[Classic Devil]

Would have preferred a forward, but I like Santini.

He is a very good skater, which is what differentiates him from so many other "defensive defensemen."

It's a trait he shares with Helgeson. Lou and Conte have definitely prioritized big defensemen who can skate the last five or six years.

 

[RNCDevil]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PSYGGcgDG9g#at=33

Really liked his interview. Interesting that he cited his skating as an item to work on.

 

[Saugus]

Really liked his interview. Interesting that he cited his skating as an item to work on.

Skating is something that everyone can work on, I guess.

 

[Classic Devil]

Skating is something that everyone can work on, I guess.

I don't think Scott Niedermayer ever said he needed to work on his skating.

 

[DevilChuk*]

Really impressed with this guy based on his interviews..

He seems patient, knows how he needs to get better to make the NHL and seems to have a great head on his shoulders..

 

[Oneiro]

Yeah, he's a pretty articulate guy.

To me, mentioning players like Orpik and Stuart as potential role models, that maybe speaks to a more mature understanding of the game. And how role players fit into it. Again, I really like this pick.

Of course, it gets your mind going and you start to have visions of an entirely homegrown defense where everybody is mobile and two-way, but each guy has his own little specialty (shutdown, PPQB, puckmover, big shot, etc).

 

[JackHughes86]

i wanted hunter

 

[DevilChuk*]

Yeah, he's a pretty articulate guy.

To me, mentioning players like Orpik and Stuart as potential role models, that maybe speaks to a more mature understanding of the game. And how role players fit into it. Again, I really like this pick.

Of course, it gets your mind going and you start to have visions of an entirely homegrown defense where everybody is mobile and two-way, but each guy has his own little specialty (shutdown, PPQB, puckmover, big shot, etc).

Appreciating and recognizing his role at the age of 18 is quite impressive. Most kids want the goals and points... he seems quite content with what he is.

 

[Classic Devil]

Appreciating and recognizing his role at the age of 18 is quite impressive. Most kids want the goals and points... he seems quite content with what he is.

Lou and Conte almost always target the articulate guys. It's not often we draft a guy who can't carry on a conversation.

 

[DevilChuk*]

Lou and Conte almost always target the articulate guys. It's not often we draft a guy who can't carry on a conversation.

I'm no-where near as impressed with Ryan Kujawinski honestly..

It's not even the articulate part.. he really seems to have a good head on his shoulders and understanding of his role.

Repeated allusions to "years" before he makes an impact on the NHL level.. he's not pretending that he's good enough yet and knows he has a lot of work to put in.

 

[Rhodes 81]

size, good skater and good defensive instincts? if he can learn how to pass he's exactly what i think a good defenseman must have. our most ready wave of d-prospects is to the point where they're either going to make the squad or be traded, so it doesn't hurt to add a younger one. makes me suspect lou anticipates trading one or more of the 20+ year old d-men this offseason.

 

[glenwo2]

I don't think Scott Niedermayer ever said he needed to work on his skating.

What about Clarkson?


He kept falling down.....

 

[Tretyak 20]

Really liked his interview. Interesting that he cited his skating as an item to work on.

His agility is impressive, but his top speed is only so-so and his acceleration is pathetic.

 

[Classic Devil]

His agility is impressive, but his top speed is only so-so and his acceleration is pathetic.

Well, I highly doubt he'll ever lead a rush.

 

[Officer Rod Farva]

If he shut down guys like nieuskin and McDavid in the U18s I'm really likng this pick. We don't really have too many defensive Dmen in the system, most are offensive right?

 

[Classic Devil]

If he shut down guys like nieuskin and McDavid in the U18s I'm really likng this pick. We don't really have too many defensive Dmen in the system, most are offensive right?

Most are two-way. At this point Lou doesn't really seem to draft many defensemen who aren't big and can skate (only real exceptions have been Daly, Faust, and Scarlett). Only Helgeson and Santini qualify as classic stay-at-home types.