HF Habs: Alex Newhook Projection

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Bottom 6

But watching him play with Ben Simmonds would be hilarious

 

[Belial]

I think it all depends on how St-Louis hands out minutes to his top-9. If they are pretty evenly split, even with a little more to Suzuki's line, Newhook could benefit both from being a 3rd line or a 2nd line winger.

It really depends on the quality of his line mates?

I think we see him playing RW this upcoming season, personally, angling to maximize his speed and shot as main offensive qualities.

He'll likely be Dach's scoring option, like Caufield is Suzuki's scoring option.

Who plays with whom to complement the lines, though.

I see a third line potentially being RHP - DvoraK - Anderson, because of the chemistry displayed by RHP and Anderson when playing together to round out the year.

That leaves:

Monahan - Suzuki - Caufield
Slafkovsky - Dach - Newhook
RHP - Dvorak - Anderson
Hoffman - Evans/Lias Andersson - Gallagher

Caufield's been playing on the left side since day one MSL took over... I don't think that's changing anytime soon.

Newhook seems to prefer playing on the left side also, I think he'll play LW. He's Drouin's replacement at the end of the day.

 

[Scriptor]

Caufield's been playing on the left side since day one MSL took over... I don't think that's changing anytime soon.

Newhook seems to prefer playing on the left side also, I think he'll play LW. He's Drouin's replacement at the end of the day.

How a player lines up doesn't determine what side he'll play, necessarily.

Caufield could play RW in the D-zone and cross over to the left side in transition to the O-zone. With Monahan at LW (also a C), the switch to the right side on the fly would come naturally and he could support Caufield and Suzuki defensively, becoming the first to back check if Suzuki is deep in the O-zone on a turnover.

Definitely not the problem and categorical situation you are describing, IMO.

You could switch them (Monahan and Caufield) off the top if you want, but that eliminates some chaos for opposing Ds and simplifies defensive coverage, IMO.

 

[KevSkillz4]

With a coach like MSL, he can certainly develop into a great top 6 player, he have great tools... great speed, great shot, need to be a better playmaker, but he have the ability to do that aswell.

 

[waffledave]

He'll play top 6 and I'm betting we see 25 goals.

 

[Frenchy]

Playing in Shanghai was temping , but i went with 2nd line Wing

 

[McJedi]

As an Avs fan that saw what Alex had and was upset the Avs squandered it... happy to see the kid play so well last night in game 1 for y'all.

If I'd voted on this poll back then... I'd have been adamant he'd be a 2nd liner with 25-32 goal annual projection. Kid can play.

 

[Skip Bayless]

I'm thinking Viktor Arvidsson type of production, along with a complete game.

 

[KevSkillz4]

As an Avs fan that saw what Alex had and was upset the Avs squandered it... happy to see the kid play so well last night in game 1 for y'all.

If I'd voted on this poll back then... I'd have been adamant he'd be a 2nd liner with 25-32 goal annual projection. Kid can play.

Thanks for the message! I really believe in potential of Newhook. He looks like that he can become a really good top 6 player, he is very smart and very fast aswell.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

i dunno if he's a winger. when he made the jump to the NCAA, he started at wing and struggled mightily. took off the moment he got switched to C

I think that was Boldy. Don't remember newhook ever being on the wing.

 

[Miller Time]

I'm thinking Viktor Arvidsson type of production, along with a complete game.

That would be pretty solid....
And...
I hope he settles in to a notch above that in his prime

40g/80pt producer vs 30g/60pt

He's got the tools to do it

 

[JianYang]

If he gets knocked off his feet all the time, I'm gonna call him alex newhooker

 

[McGuires Corndog]

He’s arguably been our best forward IMO throughout the preseason and Game 1.

I’ve really liked what I’ve seen, he seems to mesh insanely well with Dach and Slafkovsky.

 

[sansabri]

I think that was Boldy. Don't remember newhook ever being on the wing.

nah, it was Newhook. did pretty well on the wing in game 1 tho

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

nah, it was Newhook. did pretty well on the wing in game 1 tho

When? At the start of their first NCAA season I believe Newhook was 1c and Boldy 2c. Boldy was bad at c so they moved him to wing on Newhook's line.