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This guy looks very solid overall, and with his height, shot, skating, passing, physicality, and IQ, could he become our Colton Parayko?

Still a prospect, and no two players are the same, but this kid excites me! I spend a lot of time in Kingston, and this kid looks fantastic.
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DanM said:
This guy looks very solid overall, and with his height, shot, skating, passing, physicality, and IQ, could he become our Colton Parayko?

Still a prospect, and no two players are the same, but this kid excites me! I spend a lot of time in Kingston, and this kid looks fantastic.
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according to a couple of the guys on the prospect thread, rasanen needs to work on his skating a bit but its fixable. Im very excited by rasanen he has the most offensive skill of our big dudes on D, and even the best NHL shutdown D scored decently in jnr
 
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Walshy7 said:
according to a couple of the guys on the prospect thread, rasanen needs to work on his skating a bit but its fixable. Im very excited by rasanen he has the most offensive skill of our big dudes on D, and even the best NHL shutdown D scored decently in jnr
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I found his skating to be pretty decent for a guy his size, not perfect, but any hitches would be fixable, the foundation is solid. His IQ is really impressive, great slapper, snapper, and moves laterally well for his size, finds open seams very well, and has a quick release. His first pass looks great and he seems super calm under pressure, plus throws the body nicely.

I am also really pumped for this kid
 
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I was fortunate enough to run into Doug Gilmour a few weeks back. He was pretty high on Rasanen, saying skating has been improving, does everything they ask of him, and does it well, says they are really leaning on him this year, figures he's a surefire NHLer, with Top 4 upside.
 
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DanM said:
I found his skating to be pretty decent for a guy his size, not perfect, but any hitches would be fixable, the foundation is solid. His IQ is really impressive, great slapper, snapper, and moves laterally well for his size, finds open seams very well, and has a quick release. His first pass looks great and he seems super calm under pressure, plus throws the body nicely.

I am also really pumped for this kid
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Yes yes and yes.
Re skating I think what he needs is just strength primarily. He should continue to work on his flexibility but for a big kid he's good in that area.
Barring any bad injuries he should make a good pro with a solid shot at the NHL
 

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SprDaVE said:
Much closer to a Cody Franson than a Colton Parayko.
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Colton Parayko was a project who wasn't anything special till a few years post draft when he grew into his body.

Rasanen having a natural mean streak to go along with his other skills is something Franson never had.

In the end Rasanen is a project.
 
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Ricky Bobby said:
Colton Parayko was a project who wasn't anything special till a few years post draft when he grew into his body.

Rasanen having a natural mean streak to go along with his other skills is something Franson never had.

In the end Rasanen is a project.
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Parayko was always a good skater. Rasanen is not. That's my point. I was just saying that if you want to compare him to someone, he's more Franson than anything else.

Rasanen could be very good.

Also, this isn't a slag or anything. Franson is/was very good at the same age. There's no problem with that kind of comparison.
 
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SprDaVE said:
Parayko was always a good skater. Rasanen is not. That's my point. I was just saying that if you want to compare him to someone, he's more Franson than anything else.

Rasanen could be very good.

Also, this isn't a slag or anything. Franson is/was very good at the same age. There's no problem with that kind of comparison.
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I also agree. It's not a terrible comparison at the young age, but I believe once he gets stronger on his skates, he will have much better potential.
 
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GardinerTheForward said:
Why is that you think? I don't see much so maybe you see more..
but a second round pick that was considered by many teams to go in the first round isn't really a project imo.

Pretty much guaranteed to make it as a better marincin - i think he will be top 4 albeit I'm quite high on him
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I watch this kid a lot, I really do see future top 4 in his game. Obviously anything can happen, and what I see in him today could change going forward, but in saying all that, I have a really good feeling about this kid.
 
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Ricky Bobby said:
Colton Parayko was a project who wasn't anything special till a few years post draft when he grew into his body.

Rasanen having a natural mean streak to go along with his other skills is something Franson never had.

In the end Rasanen is a project.
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True. Franson was as soft as a pillow.
 
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Ricky Bobby said:
Colton Parayko was a project who wasn't anything special till a few years post draft when he grew into his body.

Rasanen having a natural mean streak to go along with his other skills is something Franson never had.

In the end Rasanen is a project.
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Seen the Fronts twice so far and will go a lot over the season weather permitting. He indeed has a mean streak and mobility is fine for the OHL at least.
A project for sure, but his size, physicality and skill make him really intriguing.
 
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A lot of people have been mentioning that a ton of his points come on the PP.

Has he started to chip in 5 on 5 as well? I notice he is close to a point-per-game.
 

Mr Hockey

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This fanbase is obsessed Colton Parayko and Tanev ... These names always come up lol
 
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GardinerTheForward said:
Why is that you think? I don't see much so maybe you see more..
but a second round pick that was considered by many teams to go in the first round isn't really a project imo.

Pretty much guaranteed to make it as a better marincin - i think he will be top 4 albeit I'm quite high on him
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I'd say very few prospects are guranteed to make it. Folks used to say the same thing about guys like Percy and Matt finn and each of them busted.

I'm high in the guy, but he's got some work to do. From the few games I've seen of him sometimes he needs to smarten up a bit with his decision making.

Will be a very interesting prospect to follow, happy he's Leafs property
 
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