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Watching the highlights early this AM, I literally said "woah!" as I watched that play. Last time highlights caused a verbal reaction from me was when McDavid skated through half a team scoring a highlight goal.
LD Pavel Mintyukov (2022, 10th, ANA)
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BruinDust
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Reminds me of Lidstrom but with a physical edge to his game. What a find by the Ducks scouting staff.
I turned on the Bruins vs. Ducks game in Anaheim at the start of the 2nd period. And Jack Edwards kept saying this name "Mintyukov" over and over. The more I watched I was like "where the heck did the Ducks find him?" Just blown away by his overall game. No idea he was the 10th overall pick in 2022. Great young player. Should get some (lots) of Calder love based on his work thus far.
I turned on the Bruins vs. Ducks game in Anaheim at the start of the 2nd period. And Jack Edwards kept saying this name "Mintyukov" over and over. The more I watched I was like "where the heck did the Ducks find him?" Just blown away by his overall game. No idea he was the 10th overall pick in 2022. Great young player. Should get some (lots) of Calder love based on his work thus far.
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TLEH
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GettingYourMoms
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Sorry but youre just wrong and Im assuming you havent watched him play one game this season. And the fact that you said "offensive" kind of reinforces that.
And this is coming from someone who LOVES Jiricek. He and Hughes were the only guys I had ahead of Minty. Mintyukov has been all around amazing.
Have you watched Mintyukov play any games in the NHL?
You don't even have to ask the question. Minty has been one of if not the best defensive presences on the blueline for the team in a year where so far they're not bleeding shots against like last year.
Anyone who would even impliedly question his two way play hasn't watched Mintyukov play yet.
For instance, last night he had the best defensive metrics among the D-men
Jiricek can be great without knocking the performance of another player.
TLEH
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Just ignore him. Anyone who says Jiricek over him, unironically, this season so far, is trolling.
He's probably just going off some sort of scouting report that pegged this guy as an offensive D. But you are right. Mintyukov has been amazing all around including defensively. Hughes was from the previous draft though. Not sure who will be better between the two. Hughes' numbers away from the dumpster fire that is Brendan Smith are pretty special. Would love either on my team and both are a joy to watch,
Don't think it's trolling so much as holding on to early hype for what will be a great player.
Just don't think he has been as good as Mintyukov in either zone so far this season. But the season is still very young.
TLEH
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Jiricek could still be the better player after game 41.
As of right now its not really close who is making the biggest impact on the blue line from the 2022 class. Which is all I said.
LOL, why even come into a thread about a player you have obviously not watched. Thanks for wasting everyone's time.
I mean top defensive prospects in the league not just the draft.
Obviously Minty has been the best in the small sample size, but ya, anyone saying he is an offensive defensemen is just outing themselves.
This kid is a f***ing savage.
Will be watching the Ducks more often just for him alone. What a stud.
Will be watching the Ducks more often just for him alone. What a stud.
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The list of guys who can do that at the NHL level is very very short. And it's not as if it's just a single flash, he's just been really really good.
hotcabbagesoup
why u guys want Celebrini, he played like a weenie
As punishment for Anaheim's role in the Anaheim/Ottawa/Vegas Dadonov debacle, I truly believe that the NHL should strip Anaheim of their first round pick from that year.
Yes, that would be 2022 and yes, that would be Mintyukov, and in turn put him into the draft pool for the 2024 draft.
It would only be fair to the Sharks, who at 11 in 2022 wouldve picked Minty if it weren't for those meddling Ducks arghh curse you Ducks!!!
Yes, that would be 2022 and yes, that would be Mintyukov, and in turn put him into the draft pool for the 2024 draft.
It would only be fair to the Sharks, who at 11 in 2022 wouldve picked Minty if it weren't for those meddling Ducks arghh curse you Ducks!!!
I remember being so happy seeing SJ trade WAY down after the Ducks took him. Just made the pick that much better haha
hotcabbagesoup
why u guys want Celebrini, he played like a weenie
Getting him wouldve helped to clean up our defensemen problem. We've drafted so many offensive dmen since then. That 2022 draft we traded down to draft Mattias Havelid and Jake Furlong, offensive dmen. Sharks literally cannot move the puck out of our zone this year, it's brutal lol
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Jiricek is great but right now Mintyukov has been better on both ends
Well we gifted you Thrun to make up for it
In terms of D I think only Makar is really the only one capable of doing it with some consistency and frequency. That's how good Mintyukov can be.
GettingYourMoms
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Well whatever he's doing to his ends I hope he doesnt stop cuz Minty has been fire
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Nvm I looked more into jiricek stats, he’s had 2 games over 15 mins, he’s being babied in. So it seems you may be the fan girl for jiricek
He’s not even comparable to Mintyukov right now
