NJDevs26
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- Mar 21, 2007
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I have higher hopes for Talvitie than Zetterlund. Hopefully they both pan out.I think zetterlund will not pan out s we hope.
I see a really thick build kid with a great shot who is great in front of the net open the powerplay, he needs to be playing more than he has done the last year and I would like that to happen in Ahl.
But maybe he's the kind of player you can put next to hughes and he could thrive..
I loved Talvitie's energy. I think he'll be Coleman's heir.The knee is a bit worrisome, but I liked Zetterlund more then Talvitie. Really strong, good speed, good shot, and a no nonsense straight ahead game.
Talvitie is very polished, great intangibles, his resume is super solid, his production at PSU was a very nice surprise, so I do like him as a prospect. I do question his speed a bit, where as I thought Zetterlund had good speed, and thus I gave him the edge on that.I loved Talvitie's energy. I think he'll be Coleman's heir.
That knee injury Could be a big problem for a player that had trouple with speed in the first place.
If he becomes a useful 4 line player I would call that pick a succes.
I think suggesting Talvite had trouble with speed is unnecessary. He never looked out of place playing with the best junior aged players in the world and didn’t appear to have problems with the pace at PSU. He’s not a blazer but he’s always kept up with the play and has good change of pace and change of direction to my eyes. If you told me he’d be an average pro skater I’d be inclined to agree but that would put him middle of the pack. I’d expect him to stay roughly the same if he rehabs well. He’s young he’s tough and seems to have the work ethic. He very prominently killed penalties for the WJC team. Hard to see a slow skater doing that as a forward. We probably won’t really know how well he is coming along until the end of next season. Medicine being what it is now he will likely be healthy enough to play but won’t feel truly recovered for some time after he is cleared.
It wasn’t the right way I put it about the speed so I tend to agree. I hope you are right because those acl injuries can be really bad despite how good doctors are now a days. Like you said with the work ethic he possesses he will grind he’s way back in May I hope.
He’s such an enticing young guy for me I’m in general just not so optimistic with knee injuries. You can always nitpick but look at Galchenyuk, acl in he’s draft year after that he never came fully back.
Unfortunately, their D still leaves much to be desired.Bingo should be much better this year with McLeod, Bastian, Seney, Popugaev, Gignac and Studenic being one year older. Hopefully Malstev slides into the 3C spot behind McLeod and Seney, and Zetterlund gets top 9 time as well
I'm fairly confident we're going to add a vet into the mix and send Cormier to the ECHL.The goaltending doesn't look so hot either. I think they will be better but not much better, not without more help.
two veterans would be good and a veteran goalie, that teams needs to learn how to wins games, play a long season schedule and grit it up in the playoff..
They added Dakota Mermis, Matt Tennyson, and Ben Street. I'd expect a third goalie addition at some point, but I think that may be it as far as AHL additions. Maybe another vet forward, but they have the bodies now.
Gignac - McLeod - Bastian
Seney - Street - Studenic
Sharangovich - Maltsev - Anderson
Baddock - Speers - Zetterlund
Larsson (AHL) - Schmelzer (AHL) - Popugayev (AHL)
Sissons - Jacobs
Strait - Tennyson
White - Mermis
Groleau
Most of the forwards are no longer rookies now so it's time to sink or swim.
Strait spent most of last season injured and it's unclear whether he can still play. Sissons was a healthy scratch/7th/8th D for long stretches last season. The defense is horrible.