TheGreek
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I have read a ton about this kid of late. What type of NHLer do you think he will be? Is he an perenial All-Star type player, a role player or somewhere in between? What NHLer would you compare him to? Thanks!
Brock said:Well back when Fritsche broke into the OHL, I thought i saw a lot of Jeremy Roenick in him.
As he has progressed through the years, I'm not sure he'll ever have as good of an NHL career, but I believe their styles are similar.
Fritsche is a hard working, pretty good overall player. He's got good all around skills, no real fault. However none of his offensive abilities are really "top notch".
The Jackets got one hell of a steal from Fritsche. We all said it draft day, and we are all still saying it.
TheGreek said:I have read a ton about this kid of late. What type of NHLer do you think he will be? Is he an perenial All-Star type player, a role player or somewhere in between? What NHLer would you compare him to? Thanks!
Brock said:Fritsche is a hard working, pretty good overall player. He's got good all around skills, no real fault. However none of his offensive abilities are really "top notch".
Ejh18 said:From last years draft preview...
"A highly-skilled centreman, Fritsche might be just as good as the likes of O’Sullivan and Staal. According to a scout, “Fritsche is a centerman who possesses exceptional skills and has the size to go with it. An exceptional playmaker, Fritsche is an intelligent hockey player who has the ability to control a game.â€
The one question about Fritsche is his shoulders, and from the way he threw his body around in camp, they seem to be fine...
Whether his skill transfers to the NHL game, is yet to be seen. But he defenitly has skill. And he is making it very difficult for DM to send him packing for Sarina.
Brock said:His shoulders weren't the only question being thrown around at draft time. The other was his NHL potential, as most believe he would never become an elite talent.
He's skilled, but when you watch him play, you don't sit there and go "wow, holy crap, you see that move he just pulled." "Or wow, Fritsche is the most skilled player that I have ever seen" He goes about his business and isn't extremely flashy. Like i said, he works hard, he plays hard and he's skilled too. But he's definitely not as skilled as guys like Staal or Horton or any of the other top guys from the OHL this past season.
jin said:So Craig Janny, Adam Oates or Jason Allison? I haven't seen Fritsche play but the first two are guys that sound like him.
Ejh18 said:From last years draft preview...
"A highly-skilled centreman, Fritsche might be just as good as the likes of O’Sullivan and Staal. According to a scout, “Fritsche is a centerman who possesses exceptional skills and has the size to go with it. An exceptional playmaker, Fritsche is an intelligent hockey player who has the ability to control a game.â€
The one question about Fritsche is his shoulders, and from the way he threw his body around in camp, they seem to be fine...
Whether his skill transfers to the NHL game, is yet to be seen. But he defenitly has skill. And he is making it very difficult for DM to send him packing for Sarina.
Brock said:His shoulders weren't the only question being thrown around at draft time. The other was his NHL potential, as most believe he would never become an elite talent.
He's skilled, but when you watch him play, you don't sit there and go "wow, holy crap, you see that move he just pulled." "Or wow, Fritsche is the most skilled player that I have ever seen" He goes about his business and isn't extremely flashy. Like i said, he works hard, he plays hard and he's skilled too. But he's definitely not as skilled as guys like Staal or Horton or any of the other top guys from the OHL this past season.
Juan said:"Definitely not as skilled"? What do you base that on? He had more points in his first 80 games in the OHL than ALL OF THEM except O'Sullivan. And in the half dozen games I saw him play against Carter, Brown and Horton last year, he thoroughly outplayed them head-to-head.