bernmeister
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He's going to have a nice career. He bears a lot of similarities to our last Michigan kid, Hagelin. Smart, responsible, can play in all situations. He has better hands than Hagelin, better vision. Not the battler that Hags is and not the tireless forechecker. Not as physically engaged. Not AS fast but still an excellent skater. If his development continues I think he becomes a guy who consistently scores 10-15 goals with 20+ assists. He'll be able to play on any line and fit in.
For some reason when I think of this kid I think of a guys that is barely 6 ft and 195lbs.
Keep forgetting g that he has good size at 6'3" and almost 220.
That's Kreider territory.
Hopefully he forces the Rangers to make some tough decisions with the forwards when everyone is healthy
When Nives was drafted, there was talk of him as the poor man's Kreider:
Fast, but not as fast.
Big, but not as big.
Decent shot, but nowhere as hard.
Nieves sees the ice better than Kreider.
He's poor man's Kreider w/o the beast factor
very poor man's Larkin due to less skill to date. but he is just a kid right now remember
who needs Bouwmeester
we have Boo-meister! yay
ya got me trippin, Boo
expect you to earn the bernmeister seal of approval
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