Well Guys, Can we start to get a little excited about Dupuy?
He's been a beast in the playoffs for the Greyhounds
He's been a beast in the playoffs for the Greyhounds
Well Guys, Can we start to get a little excited about Dupuy?
He's been a beast in the playoffs for the Greyhounds
He's 20 years old and is just barely over half PPG...those aren't beast numbers. Is there some other aspect of his game that is impressing you besides offense?
I'd rather ensure we have the high talent guys before getting the 'work hard is the first thing I mention' i.e. he sucks, guys.
I'd rather ensure we have the high talent guys before getting the 'work hard is the first thing I mention' i.e. he sucks, guys.
He's 20 years old and is just barely over half PPG...those aren't beast numbers. Is there some other aspect of his game that is impressing you besides offense?
Eichel, Reinhart, Risto, Zadorov, Baptiste, Bailey, Fasching, McCabe
I think we're doing ok.
Amerks' Dupuy Painting A Pretty On-Ice Picture - Kevin Oklobzija - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Wednesday, December 9.
Type the name Jean Dupuy into Google and the first two items on the findings menu are: Jean Dupuy hockey; Jean Dupuy artist.
Rest assured, they definitely are not the same person. The artist was born in France in 1925 and never hoisted the Stanley Cup. The hockey player, while French Canadian, was born in 1994 and most certainly won't ever claim he can take paint and a brush and turn a canvas into a masterpiece for the Louvre.
Jean Dupuy, a rookie forward playing for the Rochester Americans, says he and art have nothing in common. In a studio or on the ice. His game isn't one of grace and beauty, his November 25 cameo on ESPN SportsCenter's Top 10 notwithstanding. Instead, he's more about barging into opposing defensemen and plowing his way over defenders. "He's not shy," Amerks coach Randy Cunneyworth said. "He goes through people."
Two months into the American Hockey League season, Dupuy has been the Amerks best rookie. Through 22 games, he has produced 2 goals, 8 assists and 10 points, and he has a team-best plus/minus rating of plus-7.
Considering he was never drafted, the total package is maybe a bit of a surprise. Then again, his adaptation to the pro game has perhaps been easier than it is for some players. Yes, he's playing against men now, not the 16 to 20-year-olds he faced last season with Sault Ste. Marie of the Ontario Hockey League. But the game he's being asked to play is the same. He's centering the third line with a defense-first emphasis. He's hounding the puck, initiates contact and is one of the penalty killing forwards. In other words, he's doing what he has always done. "I've played that role my whole life," he said.
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I watch a ton of amerks games since I live in rochester and usually get free tickets through work and I absolutely love this kid for all the wrong reasons. I don't think he has a skillset that will translate to the nhl but he's a heart and soul gritty guy. He strikes me as a poor man's kaleta.
On ice he's always involved and chirping. I wish he was better defensively or had even 5 goal potential at the nhl level so he could fill in ad a cheap fan favorite 4th liner but that seems like a reach at this point.