garret9
AKA#VitoCorrelationi
Watching them skate it's easy to see Machacek is as good a skater, if not better than Thorburn, Thorburn is not a good skater...he'd probably be sup par for AHL as well then...I've never seen any problems with Machacek's skating, he doesn't blow the doors down, but his skating is completely fine, IMO...
I'm going in the middle here...
I think very well that Machacek > Thorburn
...but I really don't see anything above sub-par 3rd liner in Machacek and that's not just "last year puck luck etc"
hockey prospectus:
About par with what I'd think although I think his offense is good for a 4th linerThe Good: Machacek is a very hard-working player with a very desirable physical game. His work ethic translates to moderate defensive value as he has what one NHL source calls a "never quit attitude" on the ice and stays with his checks well.
Bad: Machacek's skating is simply okay, as while he has decent agility, his top gear is below average. He doesn't look awful at any one thing, but his offensive creativity and decision-making also are slightly below average.
Personally if I was GM I would of sent down Peluso, Maceneaur and Redmond (give Redmond some leadership time w/ #1 callup instead of #7 time), or if I though Scheifele wasn't ready keep Peluso for bruiser in games where it may be needed (ex: second game of back-to-backs against Washington)...
Ladd-Little-Wheeler
Kane-Jokinen-Wellwood
Poni-Burmi-Antro
Wright-Slater-Mach/Peluso
Mach/Peluso-Thorburn
Enstrom-Byfuglien
Stuart-Hainsey
Clitsome-Postma
Meech
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