2015 NHL Draft Thread Part VI

[Random Forest]

Reasons not to love Crouse: He's not very creative, and it limits his offensive opportunity; it's easy to plan against a player with limited creativity; his vision is lacking and you rarely see him make plays that require much precision; his first steps aren't very explosive.

Well, apparently it's not for lack of potential!

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Holy ****.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Let me be the first to say Crouse has a Broad Jump meant for Broad Street.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Like Morin, he is a freak athlete. Doesn't automatically make you a great hockey player, but gets the development staff licking their chops.

 

[sa cyred]

Interesting info from that guy on twitter, Werenski said that if his NHL team asks him to go to London Knights, he will.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Like Morin, he is a freak athlete. Doesn't automatically make you a great hockey player, but gets the development staff licking their chops.

Probably helps ease some trepidation surrounding him and probably will help cement him in the top 10.

Not that I think a broad jump on feet has a hell of a lot to do with the ability to play hockey on skates, but it does signify his athleticism.

I still would go Barzal at 7 if he's there, but Crouse is my #2 and his combine performance is reassuring.

 

[Stizzle]

Interesting info from that guy on twitter, Werenski said that if his NHL team asks him to go to London Knights, he will.

Music to Hextall's ears.

 

[onlylordsvsmorebp]

your gonna need a longer mat. very impressive. if that doesnt demonstrate athletic explosiveness....

 

[Alchemy]

Don't know if anyone has heard this yet but Zacha has had alot of conversations with the Flyers.

The organization takes the interview process serious. Its how they find out the character which is the most important thing in the draft process.

I wouldn't be surprised if the selected him. Could play LW at NHL level.

 

[Appleyard]

So what we have learnt so far this combine:

Eichel, Blackwood, Carlsson, Crouse, Konency, Foley and Carlo are fantastic all around athletes.

Jesse Gabrielle likes being in the gym.

Jack Sadek should change his diet if he does not want to risk severe health problems in the future.

Daniel Vladar is at least 50% ape. (7ft wingspan...)

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Don't know if anyone has heard this yet but Zacha has had alot of conversations with the Flyers.

The organization takes the interview process serious. Its how they find out the character which is the most important thing in the draft process.

I wouldn't be surprised if the selected him. Could play LW at NHL level.

If Zacha plays wing, doesn't he strike you as more of an off-wing than a LW?

 

[onlylordsvsmorebp]

Don't know if anyone has heard this yet but Zacha has had alot of conversations with the Flyers.

The organization takes the interview process serious. Its how they find out the character which is the most important thing in the draft process.

I wouldn't be surprised if the selected him. Could play LW at NHL level.

good. would love to get him...want somebody with huge potential and the whole speed/skill/size package with first pick. know hes kinda a scary pick but upside could be huge.

 

[FLYguy3911]

If Zacha plays wing, doesn't he strike you as more of an off-wing than a LW?

Yeah. I think he's best suited for the right side.

 

[Striiker]

Music to Hextall's ears.

And with the 7th pick in the NHL draft...

 

[kelmitchell]

So how is provorov looking???

 

[FLYguy3911]

So how is provorov looking???

https://link.nhl.com/centralscouting/public/

Not in the top 10 of any of the events. Doesn't mean anything, but that's all I got.

 

[kelmitchell]

https://link.nhl.com/centralscouting/public/

Not in the top 10 of any of the events. Doesn't mean anything, but that's all I got.

Thanks for the update, I'd still like to pick him at 7

 

[onlylordsvsmorebp]

And with the 7th pick in the NHL draft...

could definitely be tipping point...

 

[Jtown]

Well, apparently it's not for lack of potential!

IMpressive, and usually taller players excel at the long jump. However the test that measures lower body explosiveness is the vertical jump and he didn't place top 10. However Mackenzie blackwood did whose name is all over the testing combine.

 

[Random Forest]

IMpressive, and usually taller players excel at the long jump. However the test that measures lower body explosiveness is the vertical jump and he didn't place top 10. However Mackenzie blackwood did whose name is all over the testing combine.

Tall players don't generally excel on the vertical jump?

 

[FLYguy3911]

I hate they do the vertical jump with out the traditional measuring device.

 

[Jtown]

Tall players don't generally excel on the vertical jump?

there really is no correlation that can be made for the vert. Players that can put more force into the ground are the ones that excel at vertical jumping.

 

[Jtown]

I hate they do the vertical jump with out the traditional measuring device.

yeah but a force plate provides better data. Unfortunately if they are only using the force plate to give a predicted vert then they are only using a 1/10 of what it can do.

Vertec measurements are usually very slow for these large combines becuase you have to go through it mulitple times to find the athletes maximal reach, then adjust the vertec then have them tested, then tested again, then tested again. Best out of 3.

That can be quite time consuming.

 

[Broad Street Elite]

Flyers didn't interview Barzal, Meier or Bittner at the combine, apparently.

https://twitter.com/broadstbull/status/607298606408867840

 

[FLYguy3911]

I know at some football combines they use the force plate and some of the numbers don't match up with the traditional measure. On the other hand I got better numbers the traditional way. I guess the visual aid helps some.