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Said actress to the bishop.
I feel like this is the classiest form of this joke
Said actress to the bishop.
100% a workhorse. Definitely above average for OHL netminders. Just like in any league, it all comes down to the quality of the back-up and Kingston just didn't have much faith in either of the two back-ups they employed this year. As a team with 1st place aspirations, every win mattered and that meant a lot of busy weekends for Helvig. He was 3rd in minutes played behind Evan Cormier and Anthony Popovich, two goalies relied upon even more heavily.
As for a comparison. Always tough to compare goaltenders because their games are still evolving at this point. But probably projects as a Robin Lehner type. Fills a ton of the net with his size. They are built similarly. Key will just be to continue to improve his quickness. Definitely relies on positioning and does a good job swallowing up rebounds to limit second chances.
What does Michael Leighton have to do with this?So, uh, hypothetically, if we were to run Helvig out for 74 games some year because our backup was a literal diseased goat, he might manage to hold up under that workload?
What does Michael Leighton have to do with this?
What does Michael Leighton have to do with this?
So a certain legendary (mythical?) Hurricanes defenseman pops up in the replies to that first tweet:
I get what Melichar is saying. Some of those guys listed are likely wingers if they make the NHL and the rest are probably 4th liners if they even make it to the NHL, and many of them won’t.
LOL....I fell for it as I didn't even pay attention once someone else posted it.guys that isn't josef melichar
I get what Melichar is saying. Some of those guys listed are likely wingers if they make the NHL and the rest are probably 4th liners if they even make it to the NHL, and many of them won’t.
But that’s true with all NHL prospect systems. I’d say the Canes might have one the deepest C prospect pools in the NHL. We have have a top tier guy in Necas (it’s quite hard to have multiple of those) and then we have 4-5 guys that all have fairly legit shots at becoming an NHL player, that’s pretty good depth in my mind.
That's what I think that tweet was saying with respect to Drury. After Necas, we have little to no depth in terms of guys that could become a top 6 C.
I haven't seen Drury other than prospect camp. But he doesn't seem to have top 6 upside either. The Draft Analyst said this in grading the Canes' 2018 draft:
Speed must not be that important to the Canes, because after taking elite sniper Andrei Svechnikov (second), they grabbed with their next two picks a pair of marginal skaters in centers Jack Drury (42nd) and Luke Henman (96th). Both have strengths in terms of puck possession and playmaking, but the speed just isn’t there.
I understand this is just one opinion. Still, skating has become the first criterium for considering prospects. At least that is what many of you have stated about the likes of Roy and even Zykov. My guess is that the praise for Drury is a bias toward U.S. players. Because it appears that Drury doesn't skate as well as Luostarinen or Saarela. Apparently only a little better than Roy, who has significantly more reach and is better at face-offs.
Maybe it is recency effect that is having others high on Drury. I don't see him as having any specific skill that would immediately raise him to the top of the Canes' prospect list for centers. Especially at his size--basically the same as Aho, whom many have been concerned is not big/strong enough to play center in the NHL.
The only praise I've seen is from Vanbiesbrouck, who made the comment relative to the players at the Team USA camp, so that praise cannot carry bias toward US players.My guess is that the praise for Drury is a bias toward U.S. players.
I haven't seen Drury other than prospect camp. But he doesn't seem to have top 6 upside either. The Draft Analyst said this in grading the Canes' 2018 draft:
Speed must not be that important to the Canes, because after taking elite sniper Andrei Svechnikov (second), they grabbed with their next two picks a pair of marginal skaters in centers Jack Drury (42nd) and Luke Henman (96th). Both have strengths in terms of puck possession and playmaking, but the speed just isn’t there.
I understand this is just one opinion. Still, skating has become the first criterium for considering prospects. At least that is what many of you have stated about the likes of Roy and even Zykov. My guess is that the praise for Drury is a bias toward U.S. players. Because it appears that Drury doesn't skate as well as Luostarinen or Saarela. Apparently only a little better than Roy, who has significantly more reach and is better at face-offs.
Maybe it is recency effect that is having others high on Drury. I don't see him as having any specific skill that would immediately raise him to the top of the Canes' prospect list for centers. Especially at his size--basically the same as Aho, whom many have been concerned is not big/strong enough to play center in the NHL.