jacobhockey13
used to watch hockey, then joined HF Boards
Anders Lindback - Not as good as he was for Buffalo at the end of last year but not terrible.
Anthony Duclair - I might be letting my emotions out too much on this one but oh my goodness this kid is ****ing unreal. He can absolutely fly. One of the fastest pure skaters in the league. A delight to watch and once he gets some more confidence and drives the play more he is going to be a top player in this league.
Antoine Vermette - Not what he once was. Hasn't been as bad recently as he was at the start but the NMC will make this interesting.
Boyd Gordon - Good. Does his job. Still a face-off beast. Considering who we dumped to get him, I'd say it's a really nice upgrade.
Brad Richardson - Another good guy who just does his job. Not mind-blowing but make a lot of nice, simple plays. Thumbs up to Chayka on this one.
Connor Murphy - Poor at the start of the year, but in the last few games playing with OEL he has been good.
Joe Vitale - I wish he wouldn't have gotten his face smushed. We needed him with Hanzal out. At this point I hope he's able to have a nice life outside of hockey.
John Scott - ****ing all-star. On a more serious note, not as bad as I thought he would be.
Jordan Martinook - Somebody who hustles and uses his work ethic. Like a younger, way less talented Doan. Effective.
Klas Dahlbeck - I've been disappointed with him this year. Defensive play has been consistently lacking.
Kyle Chipchura - Actually has shown some life in the last few games. There are still ore talented options out there, but I'll give him credit.
Laurent Dauphin - Exciting. Maybe our second round picks aren't cursed anymore.
Louis Domingue - Been a Louis fan for a while. Good goalie, actually tracks the puck which is nice. Just no two-pad stacks and never play the puck, please.
Martin Hanzal - Beast. He may miss half the season but he's 4X as valuable as another player in any game he plays. Killing it offensively this year now that he has guys to play with.
Max Domi - Exceptional. Also a future top player in the league. Acceleration is scary for opposing defenders. Driving the play at such a young age is something that only really special players can do.
Michael Stone - Terrible at defense. One of my rare instaces of of being right was calling Stone out on his D play last year. Also a bad puck mover. If I were GM I'd ship him out for a bag of pucks and add a sweetner for the other team.
Mike Smith - Okay I guess. Team wasn't great for him. Had some bad momenta.
Mikkel Boedker - Thought he was going to be better this year. Point on PP was stupid. Feels like a continuation of 2013-2014 rather than 2014-2015. Still a nice player to have.
Nicklas Grossmann - Gets exposed footspeed wise and has to be sheltered. Not a fan, but his d-zone positioning and choices are generally good.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson - Transcedent offensive talent. That ******** early in the year with all those posts was... well... ********. Just a notch below Karlsson in that offensively. Bad with Stone defensively but has been his rock solid elite self with Murphy. Not a coincidence.
Shane Doan - looked behind the game early in the year but that injury did wonders. A good third-liner and leader to have.
Stefan Elliott - Pleasant surprise.
Steve Downie - Stupid penalties and not much upside.
Tobias Rieder - Great at hockey in every aspect. Well, maybe not finishing but that's why we have Doan for tap-ins.
Viktor Tikhonov - Filled a void of waivers. To be continued.
Zbynek Michalek - Has looked slow but better. Resillient.
Anthony Duclair - I might be letting my emotions out too much on this one but oh my goodness this kid is ****ing unreal. He can absolutely fly. One of the fastest pure skaters in the league. A delight to watch and once he gets some more confidence and drives the play more he is going to be a top player in this league.
Antoine Vermette - Not what he once was. Hasn't been as bad recently as he was at the start but the NMC will make this interesting.
Boyd Gordon - Good. Does his job. Still a face-off beast. Considering who we dumped to get him, I'd say it's a really nice upgrade.
Brad Richardson - Another good guy who just does his job. Not mind-blowing but make a lot of nice, simple plays. Thumbs up to Chayka on this one.
Connor Murphy - Poor at the start of the year, but in the last few games playing with OEL he has been good.
Joe Vitale - I wish he wouldn't have gotten his face smushed. We needed him with Hanzal out. At this point I hope he's able to have a nice life outside of hockey.
John Scott - ****ing all-star. On a more serious note, not as bad as I thought he would be.
Jordan Martinook - Somebody who hustles and uses his work ethic. Like a younger, way less talented Doan. Effective.
Klas Dahlbeck - I've been disappointed with him this year. Defensive play has been consistently lacking.
Kyle Chipchura - Actually has shown some life in the last few games. There are still ore talented options out there, but I'll give him credit.
Laurent Dauphin - Exciting. Maybe our second round picks aren't cursed anymore.
Louis Domingue - Been a Louis fan for a while. Good goalie, actually tracks the puck which is nice. Just no two-pad stacks and never play the puck, please.
Martin Hanzal - Beast. He may miss half the season but he's 4X as valuable as another player in any game he plays. Killing it offensively this year now that he has guys to play with.
Max Domi - Exceptional. Also a future top player in the league. Acceleration is scary for opposing defenders. Driving the play at such a young age is something that only really special players can do.
Michael Stone - Terrible at defense. One of my rare instaces of of being right was calling Stone out on his D play last year. Also a bad puck mover. If I were GM I'd ship him out for a bag of pucks and add a sweetner for the other team.
Mike Smith - Okay I guess. Team wasn't great for him. Had some bad momenta.
Mikkel Boedker - Thought he was going to be better this year. Point on PP was stupid. Feels like a continuation of 2013-2014 rather than 2014-2015. Still a nice player to have.
Nicklas Grossmann - Gets exposed footspeed wise and has to be sheltered. Not a fan, but his d-zone positioning and choices are generally good.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson - Transcedent offensive talent. That ******** early in the year with all those posts was... well... ********. Just a notch below Karlsson in that offensively. Bad with Stone defensively but has been his rock solid elite self with Murphy. Not a coincidence.
Shane Doan - looked behind the game early in the year but that injury did wonders. A good third-liner and leader to have.
Stefan Elliott - Pleasant surprise.
Steve Downie - Stupid penalties and not much upside.
Tobias Rieder - Great at hockey in every aspect. Well, maybe not finishing but that's why we have Doan for tap-ins.
Viktor Tikhonov - Filled a void of waivers. To be continued.
Zbynek Michalek - Has looked slow but better. Resillient.
