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Tyler Johnson's size really seems to be holding him back.
I was pro-Strome all year but this guy alone has pushed me to pro-Marner. Love the motor. That is not to say I would be disappointed with Strome.
Tyler Johnson's size really seems to be holding him back.
Tyler Johnson's size really seems to be holding him back.
The guy has a SH goal, PP goal and EV goal tonight.
I would be pretty happy if Marner becomes Johnson like player.
I dont think Strome and Marner should be even compared, Marner is better
The question should be Marner or Hanifin
I dont think Strome and Marner should be even compared, Marner is better
The question should be Marner or Hanifin
Actually some new informaation came to light about Marner in the Erie series. Apparently Dale was so mad that Marner did not prepare himself better for the second blindside this year he benched him for the rest of the year. So no concerns.
This is precious... Ahhh... the irony...
I don't see a coach being THAT stupid, and nothing he could of done about it.
I think KN is being sarcastic. I dunno I'm tired and my sarcasm metre might be off.
Strome is very different from Allison....Anyone else see Jason Allison when they look at Strome?
Big, not that physical, extremely skilled, slows down the play, but a poor skater. Not saying it as a bad thing, Allison had a 95 pt season, but his skating was career limiting
Steve Kournianos of The Draft Analyst: "Strome’s elite play with the puck and the way he protects it can make attempts at slowing him down both futile and nightmarish. He’s a hard match up who can carve up any game plan with precision puck movement. Strome is a big-bodied center who destroyed the OHL this year and did so while playing second fiddle to McDavid. He’s excellent at creating plays off the rush, but he also excels when the game is tightly checked and every lane is seemingly clogged. It is in the offensive zone where he uses his size, reach and elite vision to his advantage. He’s is a precise passer and gifted playmaker who epitomizes opportunistic; make a bad decision with him on the ice, and there’s a good chance you’re going pay for it. Strome is extremely patient with the puck but knows when to hold on and wait for better options or simply let one rip. He can certainly be classified as a goal scorer; he favors an excellent wrist shot over the slapper, both fired with very good accuracy."
Elite offensive forward…a big forward who moves well, and demonstrated some very good power and speed…is tough to contain as he used his speed, strength and creativity to beat defenders...has great vision with the puck and sees the ice very well…uses his crafty hands to dance around defenders and get into positions where he could shoot or set-up teammates…distributes the puck well and is able to create a lot of chances…has a lethal wrist-shot with great power and a pretty good release…uses his size and reach on the boards to win the puck and get in good supporting areas to pick up loose pucks…defensive effort goes up and down. (August 2014)
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Assets:
Has tremendous offensive instincts. While he can find the back of the net, he's at his best when setting up his wingers. Has good face-off skills and plays with an abundance of patience.
Flaws:
Has always been a below-average skater. Could stand to shoot more and play a little more selfishly. May never be the player he was pre-migraine issues.
It's hard to deny his talent considering that Carlyle was expecting to Gardiner to dwell in his zone and make Pronger-like passes to a lazy forward core. In fact, we were so bad at driving possession that Jake was essentially playing defensive zone minutes.Give him hard minutes and all of those junk stats go straight out the window.
He's soft and dumb
Actually some new information came to light about Marner in the Erie series. Apparently Dale was so mad that Marner did not prepare himself better for the second blindside this year he benched him for the rest of the year. So no concerns.
Honestly, while I know the flashy players who put up points are the fan's dream, I can't help but think getting a potential top 2 Dman will be better for the organization long-term.
I think that's being a bit overly defensive. Marner's defensive impact isn't going to be greater than Hanifin, no matter how well rounded his two-way game is. So it's still a fair point to suggest taking the d-man in this case over Marner.so basically your saying all Marner does is put up points?
so very wrong there
Same here. I wouldn't mind any of them to be honest.I really hope posters here stop looking for weaknesses in the prospects they don't like, and look at the upsides of them as a group, It's almost 100% positive we are going to end up with one of Strome, Hanifin or Marner, and they are all very very good prospects and all of them have their fair share of possible weaknesses and strengths.
But I can see some very biased uninformed posters are going to go insane no matter who we select, honestly you can't go wrong with any one of them right now, we are going to either get a 6'3 extremely talented 1st line centre in Strome, or a hardworking top line forward with vision and speed plus 2 way ability in Marner, or a possible power play quarterback minute eating top paring D-man in Hanifin
I don't know about anyone but I'm just excited to get anyone of these guys and don't want to sour on anyone of them
Give him hard minutes and all of those junk stats go straight out the window.
He's soft and dumb
I really hope posters here stop looking for weaknesses in the prospects they don't like, and look at the upsides of them as a group, It's almost 100% positive we are going to end up with one of Strome, Hanifin or Marner, and they are all very very good prospects and all of them have their fair share of possible weaknesses and strengths.
But I can see some very biased uninformed posters are going to go insane no matter who we select, honestly you can't go wrong with any one of them right now, we are going to either get a 6'3 extremely talented 1st line centre in Strome, or a hardworking top line forward with vision and speed plus 2 way ability in Marner, or a possible power play quarterback minute eating top paring D-man in Hanifin
I don't know about anyone but I'm just excited to get anyone of these guys and don't want to sour on anyone of them
Found this in the Ehlers thread:
Marner being that close to McDavid is pretty impressive, granted Erie was a deeper team but still.