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Big jump to NCAA this year and still producing without Hughes! What a steal at 15th!
Prospect Info: Cole Caufield Part 3
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Big jump to NCAA this year and still producing without Hughes! What a steal at 15th!
Habs Halifax
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Let him play on that Badger team cause it will be a winning environment!
tooji
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I like the NCAA for him, they have a good workout regimen, he will be able to add some strength this year and his body will have enough time to recover. And better competition than CHL
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habsfan891
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2 gpg so far theres at least 10 nhl teams loooking at their draft board and being like wtf did we do.
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Buffalo, Vancouver, Edmonton, Philly, FLA, ARI and Anaheim gotta be feeling like crying.
Detroit too, how good would they look with Caufield and Dobson instead of Zadina and Seider?
Also, gotta laugh at Edmonton missing out on Caufield and Heinola to draft Broberg.
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I wish we would’ve moved up to draft Heinola as well as Caufield, those were my two guys at 15 but I never expected Caufield to be there.
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First pick of my lifetime where the superstar upside was this evident.
They over-thought it, just like 14 teams passed on Mike Bossy.
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yep mine too. I like Poehling but putting him ahead of Caufield is bananas.
Kid's upside is enormous. I said it before, you don't want to use the word saviour but if any of our kids has to be that--it's him.
I think he'll join us after we're already competitive and built up a bit. Imagine 24yo Kotka being his C? So much to look forward to.
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Id just like to take this moment to mention Kotkaniemi is legit only 5 months older than Caufield lol...
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I'm so excited to see this guy play 10 minutes a game and have to earn his spot on the PP!
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Are you under the impression the Montreal Canadiens are the only team in the NHL who follow this sort of Rookie protocol by chance?
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Assuming that an elite of the elite prospect is the same as all rookies is the first mistake. Compare Kotkaniemi and Caufield to the actual world breaking prospects, not the 3rd line plugs.
Id say yeah, pretty close.
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Nah, he won't be as shitty on the powerplay as Kotkaniemi was last year. With his shot, he'll score goals out there immediately, so he will never get stripped of PP time and in need to prove anything.
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the good part is that if Kotka, suzuki, and caufield are all on the third line, then at least they will have talented linemates
going to be a great goal-scorer BUT habs need to find some big wingers who are going to be able to dish. KK and poehling help as their size and play-making ability are desperately needed, but draft a winger like lafreniere (i'm dreaming) and habs are contenders very soon
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First off that was just insane to watch, not just Caufield but Wisconsin was losing that game 3-2 and then scored 6 f***ing goals in just over 10 minutes, think about how many hockey games you might have to watch to see that happen in a game. Now Merrimack is not a very good team and the poor goalies were getting smoked as they gave up 11 goals on just 26 shots. There goes your save %, damn.
Would never have expected Caufield to get 5 pts in his first 2 games, no Wisconsin player has ever had back to back 2 goal games to start their NCAA career from what I read somewhere. That is crazy that he could score 4 goals with 2 of the against what is expected to be one of the top goalies in the NCAA this year. Granted Merrimack might not even be a top 50 team in the NCAA (out of 60).
Next weekend is a big time test, the biggest he likely will face all year in the NCAA as the home opener is vs UMD, a team that is trying to become the 1st team to ever win back to back to back NCAA National Championships (coached by former Hab Scott Sandelin, a 2nd round pick by us in '82) They have a very good defense or did last year and the goaltending. So should be a very good match up.
Would never have expected Caufield to get 5 pts in his first 2 games, no Wisconsin player has ever had back to back 2 goal games to start their NCAA career from what I read somewhere. That is crazy that he could score 4 goals with 2 of the against what is expected to be one of the top goalies in the NCAA this year. Granted Merrimack might not even be a top 50 team in the NCAA (out of 60).
Next weekend is a big time test, the biggest he likely will face all year in the NCAA as the home opener is vs UMD, a team that is trying to become the 1st team to ever win back to back to back NCAA National Championships (coached by former Hab Scott Sandelin, a 2nd round pick by us in '82) They have a very good defense or did last year and the goaltending. So should be a very good match up.
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