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I definitely take him over Brayden Schenn (GREATEST PROSPECT IN THE WORLD) and probably over Evander Kane (IMO an overrated and not as intelligent/mature player as Kreider).
Chris Kreider - Rookie/Beast
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I definitely take him over Brayden Schenn (GREATEST PROSPECT IN THE WORLD) and probably over Evander Kane (IMO an overrated and not as intelligent/mature player as Kreider).
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Tavares, Duchene, Hedman, OEL, O'Reilly is probably the consensus top-5 from the 2009 draft.
Kreider is definitely in the next group with Kane, Kadri, Schenn.
Kreider is definitely in the next group with Kane, Kadri, Schenn.
NikC
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Get Stephan and Brassard doing these...
Chris Kreider Trap Bar Deadlifts 530x6: http://youtu.be/ZBE2yHNMIUo
Chris Kreider Trap Bar Deadlifts 530x6: http://youtu.be/ZBE2yHNMIUo
Beer League Sniper
Homeless Man's Rick Nash
You could tell last night that the habs were terrified of Kreider's speed. It was to the point that it really hampered Subban's game. If they do that the rest of the series, they've basically conceded that they need to sacrifice their most dynamic player to try and neutralize Kreider. We have so much depth, they're in a catch-22. And Kreider still had a primary assist last night.
NYR Viper
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It's more intimidating if he just goes out there and steamrolls people with clean hard hits.
Leave the fighting to players like Dorsett and Carcillo.
Miamipuck
Al Swearengen
You watch the Habs dmen they here footsteps when Kreids is on the ice, they know they can be run over by the cement truck
I have to admit I am surprised by the impact CK has had since his return. I thought there would be a little rink rust. Very happy to see it, it is a different team with him in the line up.
SingnBluesOnBroadway
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Very impressed by Kreider last night. He was obviously being targeted and not only kept his cool, but gave as much as he took, if not more.
Whiplash27
Quattro!!
Dude's a beast. According to max rep calculator, his one-rep max should be somewhere around 616 pounds.
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Whiplash27
Quattro!!
I'm with you. The whole "give up the planet for Evander Kane" threads, this season were totally lost on me. He's not that good.
slipknottin
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Still Zucc beats him on the bench press
At least that's what he tweeted a while ago.
Shorter arms = easier to lift more
HatTrick Swayze
Just Be Nice
Not to mention, bench is not an important movement for hockey at all.
Still Zucc is damn solid.
Still Zucc is damn solid.
Whiplash27
Quattro!!
Good points except I want to say for the last one maybe we should apologize for turning him into an American
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That's what really got me. He was more than happy to engage any and all Habs physically, and keep a level head while doing so.
When the Habs have to get chippy, they aren't the type to keep their cool.
aufheben
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Kreider's strength is off the charts. The two maybe comparable but Kreider is probably the strongest player many of us have ever watched. Some of us have been watching a long time.
In every other area save speed and stick handling, Kreider's talent level is still being under rated. His passing and shooting are way better than he's had a chance to show so far. Watch the reaction video from the bench when Nash score's. Klein and Staal look at each other and say loud enough to hear " ..now THAT was a Kreid's pass."
The only place he's minimally talented in comparison to other areas is stick handling. Obviously Kovalev was superb in that area.
SingnBluesOnBroadway
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I loved what he said in the NYPost Q&A the other day. When asked how he would describe his style of play and he said something along the lines of "angry."
eco's bones
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I think the part of the interview that impressed me most--and practically the whole thing impressed me including his calling Tortorella awesome was when asked for three people he'd like to have dinner with--he said his grandmother, grandfather, uncle and his mentor at BC. A lot of people would be eating with the President, Derek Jeter, the Queen of England or some celebrity or another. The people in his life--that brought him up and helped him--the ones he won't be seeing again matter to him.
His asking to talk about his teammates was another highlight--he didn't miss a single one.
McDunna with Fries
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Just a random thought here... I think what makes Kreider's comeback from injury so much more impressive is how quickly he was able to get his game back. The players we got back from injury all showed some pretty serious signs of rust, dating back to Staal's injury to Zucc's Olympic Games injury to McD's shoulder injury. Manchild!!!
eco's bones
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Kreider makes Nash a better player. He gives Stepan more options for his playmaking game. His speed backs off defenses--gives Nash more space. Kreider can burn other teams with his passing as well. He looks for and finds open guys.
There must have been hundreds of threads while he was at BC--trade him for this!--trade him for that!--he's going to bust!--or be a third liner at best. If he can't put up at a point a game pace in college--what makes anyone think he'll be able to do it as a pro let alone an NHL'er? The thing is he has the tools--he just needed the toolbox. He's got one now. His skating is elite. His size and strength easily put him in the power forward category. Other skills are very good to excellent. He's still got work to do as far as putting more of these skills together and more consistently and in getting better defensively. He could be a big star. As I said he has the tools but he's had to work hard to develop them. A guy like Vanek for instance is more natural--he's never had to work to bring out his skills nearly as much. Kreider's shown he has the mindset and the will to make himself a better player. His workout regime as we've seen is incredible--this kid wants to be the best he can be.
