Gael
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Still is hard to sayShould have phrased it 'who will become the better player'.
I have no idea what to answer right now with this phrasing.
Evans better now for his role, Poehling with a little more potential in the near future?
RP, its wont be even close, but i am happy he keeps improving where he is.
I bitched on the habs development for years, and now that they doing it the right way, i sure hope they stick to it
Right now its Evans. Poehling is only playing his 2nd pro season and doing very very well, he is on track to become a better Danault, so personally, when Poehling hits 24, I think he is going to be more impactful than Evans ...Just wondering who do you think is better. I'm still not sure
Poehling will probably be an elite 3C if developed well. Jake Evans might be a decent 3C but looks to be an elite 4C for a competitive team in the future
Even tho Danault had a bad start this season, he's played much better in the last 15-20 games and has proven over the last 3 seasons that he is a very solid #3 Centre. Not sure if Poehling will be better than Danault, but he might prove me wrong.Right now its Evans. Poehling is only playing his 2nd pro season and doing very very well, he is on track to become a better Danault, so personally, when Poehling hits 24, I think he is going to be more impactful than Evans ...
If Poehling is going to be become an elite 3c, he still has a lot of developing to do. He looked good today in the AHL, but didn't really stand out the whole game. Nice goal though.
I still think he may be a winger at the NHL level. But I want to give him every opportunity to develop as a center, given how important the position is. I have him in Laval all year next year.
Honestly I consider danault an elite 3C and during the same point in his development (D+4), he had a less impressive AHL season relative to what poehling is doing right now. Then followed it up with a year when he was traded and had 10 points in over 40 games. It's true that development is not linear which is why it's important to be patient with him.
And Danault's main strength isn't points. It's that he us competent offensively, while being elite defensively.
I haven't seen anything yet that tells me Poehlong will be elite defensively. I'm not saying he won't. I just haven't seen it. For now I still like him as a power forward prospect. But I'm happy he's getting major minutes to develop as a C and we'll see what happens...
If Poehling is going to be become an elite 3c, he still has a lot of developing to do. He looked good today in the AHL, but didn't really stand out the whole game. Nice goal though.
I still think he may be a winger at the NHL level. But I want to give him every opportunity to develop as a center, given how important the position is. I have him in Laval all year next year.
Poehling plays exactly like Danault, very smart and strong 200 ft center, both bery good on the details ect. But IMO, Poehling has more offensive potential, he has quicker hands than Danault, better passing skills and processes the game at a higher level in the offensive zone... But of course, Poehling defensive isnt at Danault level yet.Even tho Danault had a bad start this season, he's played much better in the last 15-20 games and has proven over the last 3 seasons that he is a very solid #3 Centre. Not sure if Poehling will be better than Danault, but he might prove me wrong.
Are we talking about right now, as in who should be the 4th line centre on the Habs, or longer-term as in their career?
If you're talking about right now, Poehling's playing well enough to get a call-up, although I think he should ride out the season with the Rocket,
Longer-term, you would think Poehling as he has more tools but Evans has shown he can play a role in the NHL while Poehling is yet to do so.
Every time I've watched The Rocket, Poehling has been on the wing. So, is the comparison even a question? What if they decided to turn Poehling into a winger?Too early to say, Poehling should be the better player but so far Evans has been the better NHLer in terms of ppg, and the better AHL, and the better NCAA player by ppg. But he's 2 1/2 years older, he's a high IQ player, Poehling's game is based around his impressive physical tools of size, speed, skating, strength. Right now Poehling is playing his best hockey in the AHL by far, last year Evans started out terribly and then after being told he was going to be a healthy scratch, he went on to be a ppg the rest of the season.