I think stylistically he falls a little closer to a guy like Pacioretty. Obviously he doesn't have that speed, but he has a great shot which he can get off quickly, above average passing skill, and a innate ability to drift into the open areas on the ice. I think he'll really benefit from a full season with Barzal, who tends to told the puck a lot and draw players to him.
Prospect Info: 2015 NHL Draft - Pick #41 - Ryan Gropp
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Hard to tell where he is going from the little I've seen and considering a kid his age is so raw.
I don't quite see the physical attributes in him compared to some kids he is compared to, like Benn or Kreider or Pacioretty. But he could get there, but another inch wouldn't have hurt him in that quest.
He did remind me a bit of Kreider in terms of style though. But who knows if he will adopt a more thinking game and like go more in a direction of say a Eric Fehr or someone in that direction. Like the pick though.
I don't quite see the physical attributes in him compared to some kids he is compared to, like Benn or Kreider or Pacioretty. But he could get there, but another inch wouldn't have hurt him in that quest.
He did remind me a bit of Kreider in terms of style though. But who knows if he will adopt a more thinking game and like go more in a direction of say a Eric Fehr or someone in that direction. Like the pick though.
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That's why I always hesitate with player comparisons. There might be a trait you see in a young player that reminds you of veteran, but it's hard to effectively communicate that to someone who hasn't seen the prospect. Without a reference point, any comparison is often seen as a literal reference.
Reminds me a lot of this.
Everything reminds me of this.
Gropp might be a little bigger though
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Gropp is now a healthy scratch as an overage player in the WHL...yea, about time to chalk this one up as a bust boys. Brazel is no longer therefor him to ride coat tail and now he isn't even good enough to play on a nightly basis being an overage player.
edit - Injured??
edit - Injured??
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Anthony5967
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not sure how you guys get twitter tweets to appear like a business card
but here is tweet re Gropp injured
Tim Pigulski @tpigulski 7h 7 hours ago
Konowalchuk also said that Gropp is 'day-to-day' with a lower body injury. Wouldn't say much more.
but here is tweet re Gropp injured
Tim Pigulski @tpigulski 7h 7 hours ago
Konowalchuk also said that Gropp is 'day-to-day' with a lower body injury. Wouldn't say much more.
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Well the team shouldn't (that would be silly)...but I will
Based on him missing a game with an injury?
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Wow you sure sound like a fool over this.
Well, after reading your posts in the GDT about Lundqvist, I guess that makes two of us.
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Sure sounds like that when you said he was a healthy scratch so it's time to call him a bust.
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Not sure why. He showed flashes in preseason. There was 1 preseason game (NJ?) where he impressed me.
Saying 'chalk it up as a bust ' isn't being down on a player. It's giving up on him. Way too early to give up on him.
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That was just one game (which i missed btw), but even so, 12 minutes of ice time in the preseason isn't going to change my opinion that fast. He was sent down to the Pack training camp and was quickly cut from there as well to be sent back as an overage player in Juniors. He was terrible at TC, and i always said his stats were being inflated by playing on a line with one of the best junior players.
But regardless, I'm not going to keep harping on this, i made my point and i'll move on now, everyone has prospects they think higher or lower of than other posters..and that is just what mine is..one mealiness opinion by one poster
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Once Barzal is returned from NYI, Gropps point production will get huge with Seattle
1 assist in 3 games so far. Has missed last 2 games with an injury
1 assist in 3 games so far. Has missed last 2 games with an injury
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After watching more of Pirri, Gropp, if everything goes right for him in the next couple of seasons he will be a lot like Pirri. Very similar. Just a thought I had watching the game last night.
Wow you sure sound like a fool over this.
I wouldn't call him a fool, I'm sure he's a smart guy outside of HF but his post, and many of the conclusions he draws as it pertains specifically to hockey are a joke.
