Around The NHL #9 - The Meat Market is Open

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RemoAZ

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How should I feel about TML pencilling in Bunting on their top line?

I'm thinking a mix of hilarity and empathy, but am I mistaken?

His scoring % definitely looks unsustainable but the kid went to the net more consistently than anyone we've had in my memory. Of course we've been an offensive black hole for a long time but that's another story. He was fun to watch and played the right way every night on a bad team. Kind of sad how many times he was the best forward on the ice for us. Seems like his style would be perfect to play with talented guys that drive offense. Every time he played all you could think was why in the hell hasn't this guy been up sooner? Thank Tocchet for that. I'm interested to see what he can do with you guys. That contract is almost a 2 year risk free trial. No downside there at all.
 
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Foggy1097

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2-3 yeaes is a little early for it to go bad but no doubt it will odourous before it is done.
Yeah he’s younger than I thought actually…but he plays a hard mean game…the last 3-4 years of that deal will most likely be unpleasant for them.
 

Jakey53

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Yeah he’s younger than I thought actually…but he plays a hard mean game…the last 3-4 years of that deal will most likely be unpleasant for them.
The cap will be way up by then. He is one hell of a player.
 

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"Perlini was selected by the Arizona Coyotes in the first round (12th overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft." How can we miss so BADLY in the draft?? Four teams in four years in the NHL, and he played two and a quarter of those in AZ. Geez...
Amateur scouting was once the lowest priority of the organization. It now seems to be the top priority.
 

rt

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I wonder if "most" still have jobs... :shakehead:whatever::huh:
Perlini was so tall, and skated so well. Absolutely galloped out there. Like a gazelle. And his shot. Dude just ripped it. And could pick corners with aplomb.

It wasn’t until later that everyone learned he wasn’t that into hockey. His issues was 100% between the ears. And not in the typical way. By all accounts he’s an extremely bright and personable guy. Interesting and passionate about things. Craig Morgan talks about him all the time.

It’s asking a lot of scouts to find out that behind all those tools, and all of that talent, and all of that charm, is a kid who’s just not that into hockey. Or at least not into dedicating his life to hockey in the ways he’s told he needs to. Or even to playing it exactly as he’s told he needs to.

This is a kid who’s going to fool 9/10 scouts.
 

Fyreman

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Perlini was so tall, and skated so well. Absolutely galloped out there. Like a gazelle. And his shot. Dude just ripped it. And could pick corners with aplomb.

It wasn’t until later that everyone learned he wasn’t that into hockey. His issues was 100% between the ears. And not in the typical way. By all accounts he’s an extremely bright and personable guy. Interesting and passionate about things. Craig Morgan talks about him all the time.

It’s asking a lot of scouts to find out that behind all those tools, and all of that talent, and all of that charm, is a kid who’s just not that into hockey. Or at least not into dedicating his life to hockey in the ways he’s told he needs to. Or even to playing it exactly as he’s told he needs to.

This is a kid who’s going to fool 9/10 scouts.
Good points all around. I guess I look at it more as a scout being a little more probing on somebody that is selected in the top half of the first round.

I've found this saying always interesting: "Yes, doing your job is part of your job."
 

Gwyddbwyll

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Perlini was so tall, and skated so well. Absolutely galloped out there. Like a gazelle. And his shot. Dude just ripped it. And could pick corners with aplomb.

It wasn’t until later that everyone learned he wasn’t that into hockey. His issues was 100% between the ears. And not in the typical way. By all accounts he’s an extremely bright and personable guy. Interesting and passionate about things. Craig Morgan talks about him all the time.

It’s asking a lot of scouts to find out that behind all those tools, and all of that talent, and all of that charm, is a kid who’s just not that into hockey. Or at least not into dedicating his life to hockey in the ways he’s told he needs to. Or even to playing it exactly as he’s told he needs to.

This is a kid who’s going to fool 9/10 scouts.

Great bloodlines as well - a real hockey family. His dad was a Toronto boy who came to the UK and had some eye-popping years (routinely had 100+ goals in 30 odd games).

I was following Brendan and Brett for years before the draft as UK qualified players (Brett plays for the UK now but Brendan opted to represent Canada when the family moved back)

The game just looked so easy for Brendan in juniors, he could sweep past defensemen like Guenther out there.

Also 2014 looks to be a very poor draft year, not many players picked after him were great. There's like Point and some late developers. Cant blame the scouts on this one.
 

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Perlini had all the tools but not the toolbox. Or perhaps more accurately he kept his toolbox in the garage gathering rust.

I didn't love the pick but it was a completely reasonable one to make. Scouting has improved a lot, but there have been plenty of players similar to Perlini picked in the 1st since then.
 

Dr VinnyBoombatz

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Perlini didn't like contact...he was fine in the AHL and did great cuz no one could catch him and I remember watching him fly up the wing and come in and pick a corner with his laser of a shot. But there was a lot more contact at the NHL level and like someone said before, his heart wasn't in it to take the abuse to get to the good areas of the ice. Combine that with his lack of seemingly average hockey IQ and there wasn't anyway he was going to succeed.
 

TheLegend

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Perlini had great promise until he got his hand broken on a dirty slash job in a scrimmage against the Kings (as usual).
 

Bonsai Tree

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Perlini had great promise until he got his hand broken on a dirty slash job in a scrimmage against the Kings (as usual).
Many come back from a hand fracture. He didn’t like taking hits and wasn’t willing to take a hit to make a play. That’s not fear, that’s a choice. No one at his level is afraid to take a hit. To the Petlini’s of the world, it’s just not worth it.

I broke my left foot sparring, so it’s not like I don’t understand injury.
 

Jormungandr

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I loved the Perlini pick. He was one of my favorites going into that draft. I liked him as a prospect more than Domi.

Domi’s big year in London was similar to Hank samuelssons big year in the WHL.

Edit: Looking back, I’m misremembering the seasons a little. Lol. But I specifically remember liking Perlini a whole lot more than Domi. Perlini could flat out fly and had a laser of a shot to go along with it. He has the entire physical package.
 
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