GDT: Flint Firebirds at London Knights 7:00 pm (Rogers TV/CHL.tv)

[MD thaivuN]

knights are just flexing at this point

 

[Schooner Guy]

Mailloux just hurt the goalie (Cavallin) with a wrister off the mask. Knocked the mask off.

 

[montreal]

Thinking the same. He turns 20 in March. I wonder if he can be signed as UFA?

Already this season, he's played in MHL, VHL & KHL then 2 games in WJC before he bolted to London.

that's a tough one, as a CHLer it would be his last draft that he's eligible for but not sure how they would consider him since he played in the OHL then went back to Russia last season and half of this. As a Russian player he could get drafted beyond the '22 draft.

 

[Schooner Guy]

What a f***ing rush!!! Nice hands and footwork.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Man, that was silky smooth. The kid can move and dangle.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

mailloux with an almost coast to coast goal

 

[montreal]

that was a sick rush, I'll have a vid posted in a few minutes.

 

[Matthew McConaughay]

So far, i'm impressed, let's see his other games.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Mailloux trying to decapitate Flint's netminder with a wrist shot to the head. Absolute bullet. Kid might already have the best wrist shot in organization.

Then does an Al Iafrate impression by just motoring up the middle with the puck. Guy tries to hit him and just bounces off.

A really good debut for Mailloux.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

If THIS is as bad and rusty as he'll get, we've got a prospect on our hands.

 

[danyhabsfan]

Id like to see that rush

 

[MarkovsKnee]

that's a tough one, as a CHLer it would be his last draft that he's eligible for but not sure how they would consider him since he played in the OHL then went back to Russia last season and half of this. As a Russian player he could get drafted beyond the '22 draft.

Weird right? We should draft him anyway. Got three 3rd round picks.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

If THIS is as bad and rusty as he'll get, we've got a prospect on our hands.

Definitely. Kid has size, speed and skill.

Excellent debut. Let's see if he can keep up that kind of pace and momentum.

 

[danyhabsfan]

constantly refreshing this page to see the vid

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

constantly refreshing this page to see the vid

@montreal is on it . You'll have to give his channel a subscribe and tell your friends about it though, it's the rule ;-)

 

[danyhabsfan]

@montreal is on it . You'll have to give his channel a subscribe and tell your friends about it though, it's the rule ;-)

I know he's on it

 

[webersshot]

constantly refreshing this page to see the vid

yeeeup lol

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

They added him an assist on the 5th goal.
He finished with 2 assists, +4

 

[ChesterNimitz]

If this is as bad and rusty as he'll get, we've got a prospect on our hands.

Only was able to watch the last two periods but these are my observations of Mailloux:

• He played a conservative game as it was obvious that he had not played in a highly competitive game in a long period;
• Has a presence on the ice and sees the ice well and can find the open man both in the offensive zone and in the transition game.;
• Was not overly physical which was consistent with his overall conservative approach;
• Has an excellent , heavy shot which he loves to display, This kid will score a ton of goals at the OHL level and will develop into a consistent scoring threat in the NHL;
• Has a somewhat awkward, hunched over skating style, very similar to Malakhov's without the top end speed and elite acceleration;
• Like Malakhov, prefers to use his wrist shot than a slap shot. His wrist shot is heavy and he will be one of the few players able to use it to beat goaltenders from long range or to cause rebounds. This kid will make the NHL on his shot alone;
• His style reminds me of a more fluid Sheldon Souray;
• Has good straight forward speed and can both join the rush in support or, as he showed in the last minute, carry the puck end to end;
• Has surprisingly good puck skills, uses this skill and his long reach to create offensive opportunities;
• While he was generally able to contain his opponent on the boards, he will have to gain strength to be able to control stronger players at the next level;
• Played in all situations, particularly on the power play where he was the triggerman from the point and consistently made the 'smart' play, taking the shot when it was there or passing off to an open man when the shot wasn't. Teams will soon learn that they will have to over play Mailloux in order to take his shot away (which will open up other opportunities on the power play a la Weber/Souray) or risk having their goalie killed;
• Showed his rustiness when he fanned on several shots when the puck was set up on a tee for him on a one-timer;
• Must improve his lateral skating ability as he was vulnerable on the rush and was often forced to reach with his stick as he was challenged wide by opposing players; and
• He's 6' 3" and not 6' 5," as some here suggest, as he is clearly 2 inches shorter than Kirill Steklov, who is in fact 6' 5".

Bottom line, based on first impressions, in one of his last moves as GM, the Idiot Savant did well as he drafted a player at 31 OA who has a chance to be an impact player at the NHL level.

 

[danyhabsfan]

it's been 21 minutes

what is happening?

 

[montreal]

 

[montreal]

@montreal is on it . You'll have to give his channel a subscribe and tell your friends about it though, it's the rule ;-)

I finally hit 700, only 300 to go.

 

[montreal]

Weird right? We should draft him anyway. Got three 3rd round picks.

I'll be keeping an eye on him since I plan on watching every London game so we'll see where he should go in the draft as the season goes on.

 

[Maitz]

Solid work! He looks faster and tougher than I thought!

 

[Schooner Guy]

If THIS is as bad and rusty as he'll get, we've got a prospect on our hands.

As was advertised, the kid has terrific tools. It's just a matter of whether he can put it all together to become a top 4 NHL dman. I'm glad he has the Hunter bros guiding him because it would be easy for someone of his size and ability to develop bad habits in the OHL. Everything looked easy for him tonight due to his size and skating. I can't imagine what he'll look like next year in the OHL as a 19 year old!