Player Discussion Cole Caufield - Part XI

[azcanuck]

Lack of speed! man you're blind.

LOL. I saw him more as quick. He's faster than I thought for sure but still doesnt have great speed.

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

Lack of speed! man you're blind.

Cole is very quick but his top end speed is only average. He skates much like guys such as Recchi and Gallagher who have quick feet and have a good initial burst to create separation but the hunched over, inefficient stride takes over and they are not able to continue their acceleration for very long before they max out.

 

[JeffreyLFC]

LOL. I saw him more as quick. He's faster than I thought for sure but still doesnt have great speed.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

He was our best player in the last game, and he will be our best player tonight's game too, and with the winning goal, let's go Cole.

Well... that's not saying much.

He's got tons of potential though. Great instincts, finds the high danger areas. He's going to be great.

 

[azcanuck]

Cole is very quick but his top end speed is only average. He skates much like guys such as Recchi and Gallagher who have quick feet and have a good initial burst to create separation but the hunched over, inefficient stride takes over and they are not able to continue their acceleration for very long before they max out.

Cole has that little hop you teach to new skaters, his is very deliberate. Great balance and edge work. Knows how to avoid contact , he pulls the chute real quick, which I call smart.
I remember Recchi as faster? but i could be wrong.

 

[That Habs Fan]

Glad to see people comparing his skating to Recchi as that struck me when I first saw him in the NHL. That little hop when he starts up is classic Recchi, I even tried to explain the similarities to my wife before realizing she has no idea who Mark Recchi is.

 

[WinterLion]

Glad to see people comparing his skating to Recchi as that struck me when I first saw him in the NHL. That little hop when he starts up is classic Recchi, I even tried to explain the similarities to my wife before realizing she has no idea who Mark Recchi is.

But can he use a stethoscope?

 

[That Habs Fan]

Hes our best sniper in decades and is making beautiful important assists 3 rounds into the playoffs. I've bee a Habs fan all of my 37 years and don't remember the last time I was this psyched for a Habs prospect, we finally have a gamebreaker (and Suzuki is no slouch).

 

[montreal]

Yes I thought it would.

how did you come up with 2 years, btw, not 1 or 3 but 2? I would think that would be so hard to predict something like that.

I thought that was an odd take but your take on the Fed chair was even more out there.

 

[Saxon]

#toosmall
#onedimensional

 

[Koivu11]

How high do you guys think he’d go in a re-draft today?

 

[montreal]

How high do you guys think he’d go in a re-draft today?

either top 3 or top 5

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

either top 3 or top 5

Zero chance he goes before Hughes, Kakko, Dach, Byram, Zegras, Seider and likely Cozens.
Likely somewhere between 7-9

 

[HuGo Burner Acc]

How high do you guys think he’d go in a re-draft today?

Definitely top 15

 

[montreal]

Zero chance he goes before Hughes, Kakko, Dach, Byram, Zegras, Seider and likely Cozens.
Likely somewhere between 7-9

zero chance, I don't agree at all as I wouldn't take Cozens over CC and Kakko has struggled with just 40 pts in 114 game. CC could end up on the same level as Hughes or close to it.

 

[TT1]

So far from what i'm seeing (disregarding the future of course, all of them are still young and improving) , Zegras/Caufield/Hughes/Seider look like the best players from the draft. Kakko/Dach/Byram/Cozens look promising but i wouldn't put them w/ the 1st tier of players yet. Zegras looks like the best player so far tbh.

Hoglander looks better than a lot of the players in the top 15 too.

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

What a dish on that TT goal. That line always just finds a way to make things happen. Just the tip of the iceberg for the two kids too. Real fun stuff.

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

The kid is impressive, looking like a seasoned veteran.

 

[26Mats]

What a dish on that TT goal. That line always just finds a way to make things happen. Just the tip of the iceberg for the two kids too. Real fun stuff.

yeah we've seen Caufield and Suzuki hook up for goals, as well as Suzuki and Toffoli.
Nice to see Caufield and Toffoli building chemistry.

I think we should try Anderson-KK-Gallagher to try and get a 3rd offensive line going.

 

[Jabba11]

How high do you guys think he’d go in a re-draft today?

He has potential to be #1 in redraft. Emphasis on potential. If he continues to play like this and contribute, good things will come. I've said it before, he is the most natural goal scorer behind Alex Ovechkin. Talent and skillset wise. Not proven, but this kid was born to shoot the puck in the net. It's insane.

 

[Wats]

He's literally the x factor that differentiates this team from regular season. Pretty encouraging how many nice passes he made and not even scoring yet.

 

[Kojo]

He's literally the x factor that differentiates this team from regular season. Pretty encouraging how many nice passes he made and not even scoring yet.

He only likes to score goals in the overtime. For now he's just making insane passes and shooting a lot.

 

[windycity]

Zero chance he goes before Hughes, Kakko, Dach, Byram, Zegras, Seider and likely Cozens.
Likely somewhere between 7-9

Which is where a lot of experts had him originally iirc.

 

[windycity]

So far from what i'm seeing (disregarding the future of course, all of them are still young and improving) , Zegras/Caufield/Hughes/Seider look like the best players from the draft. Kakko/Dach/Byram/Cozens look promising but i wouldn't put them w/ the 1st tier of players yet. Zegras looks like the best player so far tbh.

Hoglander looks better than a lot of the players in the top 15 too.

Dach is going to be a stud

 

[26Mats]

How high do you guys think he’d go in a re-draft today?

It will be especially interesting to see in 5, 10 years. Caufield's going to be a good one. We'll have to wait and see how good Cozens, Kakko, Hughes, Seider, etc... will be. Zegras is also looking really good already.