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Gadjovich v. Jasek, each of whom had 20 votes in the last poll. 12 hour poll.
There was a lot to be excited about Jasek's hot start in the AHL last spring. By all accounts, he's shown next to none of that over a longer period of time. Too badIt's a battle between MS and JD Burke.
MS: Jasek just has zero NHL potential. Small, average skater, no finish, nothing special away from the puck.
JD: There is so much to like about Lukas Jasek’s game. He’s a player with great offensive instincts and the skating stride necessary to capitalize on them whenever the opportunity presents itself. Furthermore, he’s a hard worker, with a little edge and both of those skills help him win most of his puck battles as a professional.
Jasek ... fights through healthy scratches, brief spells on the third and fourth lines with linemates of dubious quality and just keeps producing. ... Jasek is also third on the team in estimated points per hour at 5-on-5 behind only Reid Boucher and Brendan Gaunce.
Here's the link to the article from January of last season, in The Athletic, .
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It's a battle between MS and JD Burke.
MS: Jasek just has zero NHL potential. Small, average skater, no finish, nothing special away from the puck.
JD: There is so much to like about Lukas Jasek’s game. He’s a player with great offensive instincts and the skating stride necessary to capitalize on them whenever the opportunity presents itself. Furthermore, he’s a hard worker, with a little edge and both of those skills help him win most of his puck battles as a professional.
Jasek ... fights through healthy scratches, brief spells on the third and fourth lines with linemates of dubious quality and just keeps producing. ... Jasek is also third on the team in estimated points per hour at 5-on-5 behind only Reid Boucher and Brendan Gaunce.
Here's the link to the article from January of last season, in The Athletic, .
Burke Mailbag: Should the Canucks target Jesse Puljujarvi...
Jasek scored 9 goals in the AHL in his draft+4 season, is undersized and an average skater, and isn't anything special in terms of a motor or defensive play.
Will he be a good AHL player next year? Sure. Wouldn't be surprised to see him score 45 or 50 points. Does he do anything that actually projects? Nope.
2 goals in 40 games after Christmas last year. He actually did look decent early but that wore off and was completely invisible most of the season.
I always appreciate your confident prospect takes. It'll be interesting to revisit this one next season. (I'm foolishly optimistic that we'll get clarity on certain issues, but realistically, I know that we're likely to see angry disagreements about Juolevi, Virtanen, etc., and even Hughes, all season long.)
Uhhhhh ... neither?
Jasek just has zero NHL potential. Small, average skater, no finish, nothing special away from the puck.
Will vote for Gadjovich because *maybe* after several years he could be a 4th-line callup. If anyone has a long enough memory, the player that he most reminds me of was PC Labrie - a square tank with the mobility of a battleship but decent hands and positional IQ who did actually play a few NHL games.