KevSkillz4
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Please make Kotkaniemi - Kakko happen, this is going to be unreal. They got good chemistry in WJC last year.
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So, if I understand you correctly, you're more worried about his strength than his height itself. If you're rather concerned by his weight, why did you go ballistic then when I said an extra inch is not a make-or-break thing for Hughes?
To be fair, I do not know how much Hughes currently weight. So I didn't realize your "much better" version of Hughes was mostly an heavier Hughes. I laid off that kind of mensuration scrutiny the past couple of years due to my postgraduate studies
lol, yeah...
I went ballistic on the argument that 1 inch is a trivial amount in a distribution. It might not be a very big difference for a specific player however, but who knows. Many think Jack will be 5'11''- 170 in the end.
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I wouldn't mind this....BUT, that would mean that again, we would not have an elite center in this rebuild, unless we tank until 2021 (that's a possibility regardless).
I'm more positive than most that Drouin can become our #1 C, a valid one. If it's Drouin-Kotka-Poehling, you would then need Ds a lot more than Kakko, as you won't draft him to play on the 2nd line. I would rather wait for Lafreniere in 2020 as the top LW.
Lafreniere- Drouin - Scherbak
Lekhonen - Kotka - Gallagher
Danault - Poehling - Hudon
Who cares
Byram - Juulsen
Mete - Weber
who cares
You already have something there. If you have to trade Weber/Price at that point they will return things.
dackelljuneaubulis02
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just seeing him fight off defenders and how strong he is on the puck while being quite a good skater has me really hoping we could get him. He's just such a scary mix of skating, strength and skill.
Podkolzin is ridiculous. Goal of the tournament. Leads scoring with his 5th.
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That play right there is why Dach's not a top five pick.
If I'm drafting a player that early it better damn well be someone who WANTS the puck on their stick in the crucial moments. Not someone who'll make a Blake Comeau-esque drop pass on a clear breakaway in the semi-finals of an international tournament. Weak mentality.
Quick reminder that he scored only seven goals last year.
If I'm drafting a player that early it better damn well be someone who WANTS the puck on their stick in the crucial moments. Not someone who'll make a Blake Comeau-esque drop pass on a clear breakaway in the semi-finals of an international tournament. Weak mentality.
Quick reminder that he scored only seven goals last year.
That period really highlighted the area Dach has to show progress this year.
I don't know if it's lack of confidence or poor shot selection. He first missed an open net from a great setup by Krebs.
But then went for a pass (no-look behind-the-back no less) on a breakaway down 3-2... that's no bueno. Gave me DD flashbacks.
The line itself was dominant but those two sequences stuck out.
I don't know if it's lack of confidence or poor shot selection. He first missed an open net from a great setup by Krebs.
But then went for a pass (no-look behind-the-back no less) on a breakaway down 3-2... that's no bueno. Gave me DD flashbacks.
The line itself was dominant but those two sequences stuck out.
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lol Barron making a Nathan Beaulieu of himself... to be fair no Canadian defensemen looked good, not even Byram...
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Redux91
I do Three bullets.
Kirby and Alexis just got throttled in the opening shift of overtime
Canada wins it!! USA jobbed lol
Canada wins it!! USA jobbed lol
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I really can't say enough good things about Krebs. He's a surefire future pro. Not a hole in his game.
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Dach is definitely a playmaker before a shooter and he needs to snap out of that mentality more often. While it was a terrible play and decision, you're overreacting. These kind of 6'4" RH centers with skill are tough to come by, especially for the Habs. I don't care about his 7 goals this past year so long as he shows good progression in that regard. Getzlaf had 9 goals and 18 points prior to his draft year. I see some similarities between the two stylistically, though Getzlaf has the mean streak that Dach doesn't seem to have. Both are playmakers before scorers, but Getz showed earlier in his career he can be a goal scorer too. More recently he's just content to dish it off. I would like to see Dach bump up to at least 25 goals this year along with a boatload of assists.
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I've only watched the last two Canadian games and right now if I had a chance I would pick Cozens over Dach 10 out of 10 times. He seems to have the better hockey IQ, looks like a better shooter, has a better defensive game and appears to have better agility. But as I said it has only been two games.
WeThreeKings
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Broberg may end up the best defenseman in the draft. Smooth as butter.
WeThreeKings
Habs cup - its in the BAG
Cozens vs. Dach comes down to this. Cozens is more physically developed already and more polished. You are really looking at current vs potential ability. I think the ceiling is higher for Dach and that's why I have him rated higher. But that can change if the Dach I see at the end of the year isn't different enough from what I see now.
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