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I see him as more of a winger moving forwards. He bounced between the two positions last year but I think his future — especially post Moosehead's — will be as a winger. Damn good player though.
C Raphael Lavoie - Halifax Mooseheads, QMJHL (2019, 38th, EDM)
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I see him as more of a winger moving forwards. He bounced between the two positions last year but I think his future — especially post Moosehead's — will be as a winger. Damn good player though.
I’ve watched his games and you are not wrong. However early in the season he was chipping the puck to himself past the defence and was one on one with the goalie a lot. You could actually see him try new things as the season moved on. He handles the puck when he has an open man and then passes when he should be handling it. You can see sometimes his line mates got frustrated with him. If he studies footage of Jaromir Jagr he has the skating and reach to play keep away all night long. He’s really hard to knock off the puck in open ice. He has to stay off the boards
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Gauthier has dreams at night wishing he had half the skating ability of Lavoie. You honestly couldn't be more off base with the comparison.
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Big, can skate, and skilled. Seems like he's a RW. If he can play center at the NHL level, his stock goes way up.
best forward on the ice tonight
but needs to be way more involved vs waiting on pucks to bounce out or be passed to him
needs to be more physical
but needs to be way more involved vs waiting on pucks to bounce out or be passed to him
needs to be more physical
BJCOLLINS
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His best hockey quality is his sense of timing
but he needs to get much more aggressive and implicated in the game
especially at that size and harder below the
hash marks
he cannot constantly rely on the other two forwards to do all the plumbing on the line and pick up the peices
until that comes around it will be a B prospect for me
but he needs to get much more aggressive and implicated in the game
especially at that size and harder below the
hash marks
he cannot constantly rely on the other two forwards to do all the plumbing on the line and pick up the peices
until that comes around it will be a B prospect for me
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I do not feel he waits for the others to do all the work...he digs for pucks and goes in tough areas....to me get reminds me of an Anthony mantha
I was really surprised when Hunter didn't give Lavoie a shift in the overtime game. If Lavoie makes the team I hope the coaches realize the kid is money when there's open ice.
So many prospects for Ottawa to watch!
On-topic: I've been consistently impressed with the moosehead's scouting. Year after year they have a star, if not two.
He reminds me of Jeff Carter. There's not really another NHL player like Lavoie other than Carter IMO. Big, fast, right-handed, great shooter and hands.
I like Dach from the WHL as well, he's also 6'3-6'4, skates well, physical, and a great playmaker. Not sure which one I like more, but if you want big, speedy, skilled forwards, this is the draft for it.
I like Dach from the WHL as well, he's also 6'3-6'4, skates well, physical, and a great playmaker. Not sure which one I like more, but if you want big, speedy, skilled forwards, this is the draft for it.
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I'll repeat: Mark Scheifele. Watch footage of each back-to-back, look at their physical builds and on-ice strengths. As I said, Lavoie might be more a volume shooter and less of a passer, and it remains to be seen if he is a center long-term, but there are a lot of similarities between them stylistically and visually. I usually am not happy with comps, but I really like that one. Tell me I'm crazy.
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Wasnt skating an issue back then with Scheifle? Did you observe the same flaws with Lavoie? He seems very quick
Scheifs always had pretty decent speed and acceleration. He just had severe balance and edgework issues. It led to his nickname of Bambi early on in his career with the Jets. He has since overcome it.
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To me Lavoie is the best pure goal scorer in the draft. Great shot and hands in tight
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To see who slips into the 2nd round you mean?
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Ouch.
A question I’ve been waiting to ask a Sens fan: Projecting them and Tkachuk as you will, which players eligible for this upcoming draft would you rather have than Brady?
I hope you're not saying he's better than Thornton because Lavoie wouldn't even touch Joe's hockey IQ and playmaking ability. Raphael in reality is a goalscorer first and uses his big frame to outmuscle other players to rebounds and whatnot. He is very mobile for his size, but he doesn't touch Joe Thornton in skill.
