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Jericho
- Jun 7, 2004
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I've seen him ranked in the top 20 but also outside the top 30.
Where should he go?
Where should he go?
I've seen him ranked in the top 20 but also outside the top 30.
Where should he go?
IMO he will be a hard guy to predict, could go anywhere from 20 to 90 although its getting less and less likely he makes it past the 2nd round.
Wasn't Perron one of the guys added to the Top Prospects game only after Fortier/Tanguay/Mahacek/Torquato were IRed? That suggests to at least a first approximation that he isn't seen as a top-40 CHLer (roughly) by the NHL right now.
Throw in a couple handfulls of players from outside the CHL, and that #40ish ranking slips further.
Of course, he has time to raise his stock. And of course just because he was outside the top-40 CHLers as a consensus it doesn't mean there wouldn't be a few teams that had him much higher, and it only takes one team that loves him to put a big draft day spike in the heart of the consensus ranking.
All in all, turnbuckle's #40-70 sounds good to me.
Do you mean that there was originally some confusion as to whether an overlooked '88 could technically be in the game or not?I have heard the only reason he wasn't invited at first at the game is because he was in his secong year of eligibility for the draft...
He's ranked 18th right now in North America by the NHL CS...
Many scouts I've talked to have been saying they love the skill...but they think hes lazy.
I watched him last night and tonight and i tend to agree. No back check at all...coasts a lot of the time and he is useless along the boards if you dont fall for his head fakes.
Personally he would go in my "overrated" pile. The razzle dazzle looks good, but when you dig deep...there are definitely some huge question marks.
Many scouts ive talked to have been saying they love the skill...but they think hes lazy.
I watched him last night and tonight and i tend to agree. No back check at all...coasts a lot of the time and he is useless along the boards if you dont fall for his head fakes.
Personally he would go in my "overrated" pile. The razzle dazzle looks good, but when you dig deep...there are definatly some huge question marks.
No back check at all, useless along the board. Whether you are a hater/jealous or you don't know much about hockey. I have seen him on a consistent basis this year and his work along the board impress me game after game for a guy his size. I've talk to Clem Jodoin a couple of time this year about Perron and he's been telling me everytime on how Perron was good to leave the corners with puck. ''He always find a way to leave the boards with the puck, it seems like the puck is stuck to him.'' Those were Clem's word...And for the defensive questions, he's +24 leading all MAINEiacs forwards and playing with 3rd line guys when he could be easily on the first line. His line with Courcelles has been the most consistent line for the MAINEiacs this season and Perron is a big part of the MAINEiacs's success this year.
Perron is in my opinion the only player in the draft with puck skills, vision, shooting(accuracy&release) and offensive creativity comparable to London Knights's Pat Kane. Some will say I'm crazy but I've followed hockey long enough to see those things and I'm sure time will tell I am right on that point.
Some will say he needs to improve his size and I agree with them but he already is at almost 6 feet and 183 pounds which is not that small for a forward and the new NHL.
For some, he might have some flaws in his game but the upsides he have in his play are things you don't see often in a player. So if he becomes stronger and keep improving his quickness/explosiveness on skates(he's not that slow, he looks slower then he really is because he's a smooth skater, testing time at the Prospect game proves I'm right), he might become the steal of the 07 draft especially if he is chosen in 3rd round or over...
I will continue to follow his development because he's a player that have caught my eyes and he intrigues me a lot...(reminds me of Pavel Datsyuk)
I think youre going a bit overboard saying no one compares to him except Kane in those categories....thats exactly why he is in my overrated pile. It is also lame of you to say "ive been following hockey a long time" I guess we can end the debate rigth there since youve followed hockey a long time.
His board battling is a bit misleading. He is a shifty guy so he ends up deeking a lot of dmen out...but when he goes up against a non-useless dman all you have to do is put the shoulder into him and not fall for his head fakes.
No one can deny Perron's puck skills, but it takes more than nifty puck skills to cut it in the NHL.
All they have to do is put their shoulders on him...Wow!!! I think they need to catch him before putting a shoulder on him and it's not an easy thing to do on him. It's so hard to play the body on him and he makes many Dmen looks silly.
I know it just don't take puck skills, it also takes vision, playmaking and scoring abilities and Perron can all do that. But, if you want a grinder, don't take him.
This is sacrelig on HFBoards, I know, but Perron reminds me of a lazier, unmotivated Patrice Bergeron. The problem with this is that one of the biggest reasons Bergeron is so effective is because of that competitive drive in him.
All they have to do is put their shoulders on him...Wow!!! I think they need to catch him before putting a shoulder on him and it's not an easy thing to do on him. It's so hard to play the body on him and he makes many Dmen looks silly.
I know it just don't take puck skills, it also takes vision, playmaking and scoring abilities and Perron can all do that. But, if you want a grinder, don't take him.
He reminds of Bergeron with more skills so it's why I say he reminds me of Datsyuk...The game I saw of him he wasn't lazy, but I'll check this issue in the upcoming games I'll go see him play.
In my observation, NHL Dmen fall for it when Afinogenov does it. Does Perron come close to have those types of moves?Its not about "catching somebody" when they are in the corner. He is already caught...u just dont fall for his moves. Andrew Bodnarchuk knocked him on his ass 3 times on 1 shift because Perron tried the same dumb move, and Bodnarchuk is 5'10. It worked later in the game against Halifax's 3rd pairing D. That is my point. He tires too much dangly crap and NHL dmen dont fall for it.
In my observation, NHL Dmen fall for it when Afinogenov does it. Does Perron come close to have those types of moves?