Wow, so he is a risk if he has character issues but at least he's a high reward risk. Didn't chayka even say something like when trading the 37th pick the risk vs reward balance is right?
Every time I've seen him play, I've found him extremely impressive. You find your eyes glued to him.
Sticks and stones boys.
Sure the worlds moving away from what can be considered callous remarks/names, but we're not there yet, DeAngelo's situation is part of that progression and he can and most likely has/will move away from what has been his norm. More often than not things like this are said w/o any consideration of there actual meaning.
Phenomenally talented. Quite small for a Dman AND has maturity issues.
It's not the name calling that worries me. It's the fear that he's not coachable. He plays an electrifying high octane skill game. They're going to want him to tone it down and make sure he's covering the basics. That's going to require some serious coaching and buy in on his part. I don't think Tampa cut ties because he's got a dirty mouth and hurts too many feelings.
Again, as the video says S. Jersey/S. Philly area (bad area if you are easily offended and a big advocate of political correctness).
This is pretty liberal area, actually. Most people aren't offensive. It still has scores of people who say all kinds of things like any metro area, but the word around here and in New Jersey is that this kid has tons of attitude. It could be a challenge to harness it the right way. Some people in this area thought the local ties may prompt drafting him to the Flyers, that it would be a nice story, but if I have a feel for the fans, it was that he was more headache than he was worth.
FYI, I used to live in Sewell, where he is from. Now I just live a fart outside Sewell.
As someone who grew up in Philly, just across the bridge from South Jersey, I'd temper that appraisal by mentioning there is a particular type of old school Philly loudmouth that, while not the dominant part of the local culture, is a pretty sizable influence. The sort of people who will go out of their way to shout homophobic slurs at you because your shorts are shorter than theirs, or who will happily share their atavistic race theories with you as long as they don't think any ******* are around. Deangelo, for reasons beyond the words that got him suspended, seems to be cut from that cloth. I'd like to hope he outgrows it, but I've heard enough geriatric south Philly morons spouting their revolting opinions that I certainly don't think it's a given. It's a cultural issue as much as a maturity one.
Meh. Could be he just got caught up playing the part because he's a dumb kid far away from home. Could be he mellows. He's got a lot of money riding on cleaning up his act. Call it 50/50? Better odds that pick 37 - haha
Meh. Could be he just got caught up playing the part because he's a dumb kid far away from home. Could be he mellows. He's got a lot of money riding on cleaning up his act. Call it 50/50? Better odds that pick 37 - haha
It's definitely worth the risk. The numbers he put up in the OHL are off the charts. If he can become a passable defensive player, there's no reason why he can't be a valuable top four defenseman. I'm just saying the "maturity issues" aren't a given to work themselves out.
I love Shane Doan to death, but I'm not sure I buy that he's the "fixer". There have been handfuls of instances during the Maloney era where the team had locker room issues.
Said who? A fellow poster?
Ribeiro was a screw up and a cancer. Carrillo was a bully and a cancer. Mike Smith never ceases to publicly shame, berate, blame and embarrass his teammates. Kyle Turris stopped skating and literally hurt the team on purpose, on the ice, in real games.
I'm not saying Doan is a bad leader. I think he's one of the best. But he doesn't fix personalities. He's not a behavioral psychiatrist.
Mueller also had crap effort level the year we wanted to trade him.
Ribeiro was a screw up and a cancer. Steve Downie could not stop taking horrible penalties because of severe lack of discipline. Carcillo was a bully and a cancer. Abused rookies like Boedker and was a terrible teammate that constantly hurt the team with bad penalties. Mike Smith never ceases to publicly shame, berate, blame and embarrass his teammates. Kyle Turris stopped skating and literally hurt the team on purpose, on the ice, in real games.
I'm not saying Doan is a bad leader. I think he's one of the best. But he doesn't fix personalities. He's not a behavioral psychiatrist.