Player Discussion Cole Caufield - Part 12

[Artorius Horus T]

Guest here hi!.

Cole Caufield this season, so far, in all competitions, as 19 & 20 year old.

Games : 63
Goals : 42
Assists : 32
Points : 74
PPG : 1.17
SOG : 217
+/ : +9
PIM : 8

Not bad.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Guest here hi!.

Cole Caufield this season, so far, in all competitions, as 19 & 20 year old.

Games : 63
Goals : 42
Assists : 32
Points : 74
PPG : 1.17
SOG : 217
+/ : +9
PIM : 8

Not bad.

He's kind like Gaudreau. Not exactly the same but he's a good one!

Skating: Awesome!
Shot: Amazing!
Vision: Very good
Passing: Amazing as well!
Hockey IQ: Top notch

Size and Strength: His hockey IQ overcomes it

 

[WeThreeKings]

3 goals in the conference finals.. as a 5'7" rookie.

 

[ClasslessGuy]

What are the ods of him changing # next season?

 

[superstar436]

What are the ods of him changing # next season?

He won't until edmundson leaves or changes his number

 

[ghost85875]

He's kind like Gaudreau. Not exactly the same but he's a good one!

Skating: Awesome!
Shot: Amazing!
Vision: Very good
Passing: Amazing as well!
Hockey IQ: Top notch

Size and Strength: His hockey IQ overcomes it

I'd argue that Gaudreau is small, weak, doesn't have much of a drive and has a Ribeiro-like attitude, as opposed to Caufield who is small, strong, has a solid drive and a good character.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[FinnHab]

Bilbo is legit

 

[Habs Halifax]

I'd argue that Gaudreau is small, weak, doesn't have much of a drive and has a Ribeiro-like attitude, as opposed to Caufield who is small, strong, has a solid drive and a good character.

No two players are alike. I just feel Caufield can reach his offensive potential from what we have seen so far.

 

[Hins77]

If GM's called and offered their 2019 draft pick to MB one for one, is there anyone you would trade CC for?

I said in a re-draft he would go top 3 or 5 at worst, but not sure there's anyone I would risk trading him for one for one.

No. Caufield is already a top 3 in my mind. Thats a dinosaur league for the most part of GM. His small stature been a weakness sure, but pretty sure we will see in the futur, some guy at 5ft7 will be select in the top 5 if stats are there like caufield had.

 

[beowulf]

I'm just impressed with how he constantly comes off the boards with the puck vs guys twice his size. I was always worried about him getting killed along the wall but he's doing just fine.

Lower center of gravity. Let him mature and get a little more muscle and he should be even better at it. Look at a guy like Fleury who did it his whole career and while playing during a time when the mentality was bigger is better and trap, hooking etc was a big part of the game.

 

[azcanuck]

Looks like we drafted first overall with that 15th overall pick

 

[cphabs]

I’m still trying to think of a player with that shot accuracy and release. I’m not suggesting he’s a generational talent, but holy shit! His shot is truly unbelievable.

 

[CheldishGamibno]

Lower center of gravity. Let him mature and get a little more muscle and he should be even better at it. Look at a guy like Fleury who did it his whole career and while playing during a time when the mentality was bigger is better and trap, hooking etc was a big part of the game.

Fleury, what a player. Imagine a mix of Caufield and Gallagher. That's Fleury for ya.

I may as well add St-Louis, this guy had sequoïas as thighs.

 

[le_sean]

I’m still trying to think of a player with that shot accuracy and release. I’m not suggesting he’s a generational talent, but holy shit! His shot is truly unbelievable.

The Richard trophy winner this year has a better shot. Not by much, but it’s still better.

 

[Matthew McConaughay]

I’m still trying to think of a player with that shot accuracy and release. I’m not suggesting he’s a generational talent, but holy shit! His shot is truly unbelievable.

He's got a hockey IQ of a generational talent, He knows exactly what he will do, before even getting the puck.

 

[Kent Nilsson]

Hard to believe he wasnt even dressed for the first couple games against Leafs. I havent been that excited in a habs prospect in a long time.

You know when they say “prospect X is going to be the next Lucic, Datsyuk, Lidstrom or whatever” ? Caufield’s ceiling doesnt exist. He might become the first of his own kind.

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

He's got a hockey IQ of a generational talent, He knows exactly what he will do, before even getting the puck.

And this is why I went there with him being better than Cammy.

People don't seem to realize even before the goals in this series how bat shit crazy it was he was getting the amount of chances/odd-man rushes he was getting. It was noted but I don't think people truly appreciated how hard that is in the playoffs let alone a barely 20 year old who only had a handful of NHL games under his belt. If he had Byron speed and the skills of a 4th liner than sure, who cares but that was/is simply not the case. But the amount of chances he generated was a huge shock even to me. Didn't see that coming at least not this soon. More specifically the odd man rushes/breakaways. Revelatory.

I still don't think people quite get how good he is/can be. I said he'd be the crown jewel of our org when we drafted him. More recently I said he can be a top 10 forward in this league. He is showing a lot of crazy signs of making that a reality. If he had the shot of a 20 goal scorer, I'd still be doing backflips over this kid. But the fact is he has a shot that rivals the best of the best? Are you kidding me?

 

[Kent Nilsson]

If GM's called and offered their 2019 draft pick to MB one for one, is there anyone you would trade CC for?

I said in a re-draft he would go top 3 or 5 at worst, but not sure there's anyone I would risk trading him for one for one.

Better not push this exercise too far cause I could throw some crazy names I wouldnt trade him for right now.

 

[Colezuki]

I'm honestly thrilled, with Suzuki and Caufield, it feels a little bit like we have our very own Toews and Kane, you get players like this together and the other players flock to be near them. We could be staring down the barrel here of a decade of offensive flair from these two

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

Better not push this exercise too far cause I could throw some crazy names I wouldnt trade him for right now.

I'm glad someone's going even further than I'm willing to go or at least as far haha. He's only going to get better which seems insane. If he works on that straight line speed, he'll be virtually unstoppable. When I see his goals in slow motion, it's insane how the puck just vaults off his stick.

I think 90-100 pts is wholly doable. *gulps* I think he can even do more.

 

[Kent Nilsson]

I'm glad someone's going even further than I'm willing to go or at least as far haha. He's only going to get better which seems insane. If he works on that straight line speed, he'll be virtually unstoppable. When I see his goals in slow motion, it's insane how the puck just vaults off his stick.

I think 90-100 pts is wholly doable. *gulps* I think he can even do more.

Heh Im not going there yet. I feel crazy for thinking 40 goals.

 

[Walrus26]

DeBrincat could be the next Caufield

CC will be the second coming of prime Cammy. And perhaps even more.....

Steal? Grand larceny.

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

Heh Im not going there yet. I feel crazy for thinking 40 goals.

He's put up Herculean numbers wherever he goes. I've been super bullish on him the whole time and he's somehow exceeding my expectations of him so far. By quite a bit. I can't emphasize enough how insane it is he's getting the amount of odd man rushes/breakaways he's getting at this stage of his career...in the playoffs. It changes everything for me.

Him being this good this quick screams limitless ceiling. I'll stop with this before I'm banned forever...I don't think he's that far off being a generational talent.

*runs out of hf boards forever*

 

[FrankMTL]

I'm a little annoyed when people compare Caufield to Cammalleri as I find Caufield way more talented than Cammalleri ever was. The thing with Cammalleri is that although he did have a great shot, for the most part, he wasn't consistent. He was clutch though, I'll give him that. He actually only got more than 30 goals twice in his career, although he often didn't play the full 82 games schedule.