In the rookie tournament, he legitimately couldn't skate with the puck because his stride is slow, but even worse his acceleration is terrible. I haven't really been paying attention to him since so I can't say if its improved since or not. With that said, he will need a shifty centre who will be able to retrieve pucks for him and set up him for his shot because it is already at an NHL level and can absolutely beat NHL goalers.
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Peter Peckerwood
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4th liner with a booming shot, then? Can't all be 1st liners and can be trade bait down the line.
Have him hook onto Mack to pull him up the ice.....
I have to do the thinking for all of ya.
Have him hook onto Mack to pull him up the ice.....
I have to do the thinking for all of ya.
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Tommy Shelby
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Unless he somehow turns into a below average skater, Bedsy will never use him. He's like a cargo ship out there.
Love you TV, would be fun to see you love Avs, not to criticize them all the time. You gotta admit that they're doing a lot of things correctly.
When Luc Robitaille was in Junior, no NHL team want draft him because he was to slow but look now Robitaille is One of the best winger has played professionnel.
Tommy Shelby
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I mean, Robitaille went on to score 339 points in 127 games in the Q after being drafted. Beaucage has 98 in 85.
tigervixxxen
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An observation is not criticism and I am not the topic of this, or any, conversation.
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The Kingslayer
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That kinda skating just don't jive with the Avs. If Beaucage plays a heavy game like Maroon then that's fine but not sure he does. Hope he can fix it
LTC Pain
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I would think the Avs' coaching staff would focus on improving his skating. It's obviously a shortcoming. If O'Reilly, Jost, etc. can overcome skating issues then this kid can.
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I'm not entirely sure today... Maroon at the same age, he was better. IMO Maroon might be the single worst skater in the NHL today. He looks like he's doing beach sprints out there.
Even if he’s not an option for the Avs at the NHL level...he is still a very good asset. Even if it’s only as a trade sweetener.
Belgican
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One of my favorite prospect, I don’t know why but I can see him making the NHL, even with the Avs, and have success
Honestly if he becomes, like, a Micheal Ferland-type I'd be all for that. I'm guessing he'll be more like a Martin Frk for the organization but you never know. Eagles games are going to be must-see next season.
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GirardSpinorama
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Ya even our 4th line enforcer LOB was not an awful skater. Definitely want him to improve it to a level where we can use him.
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Ya I think the Avs might feel his work ethic is good enough that over time the skating issues will improve with elite coaching.
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Interesting that he outperformed his 51% xG by so much (93% goals). Are those numbers repeatable for him or did he just get lucky, as indicated by a 20% shot %?
Also those zone entry stats look pretty good considering that he skates poorly.
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