Player Discussion Mats Zuccarello

[2Pair]

Jagr?

Didn't even think about him, but yeah he fits too. Datsyuk is the guy I had in mind.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Didn't even think about him, but yeah he fits too. Datsyuk is the guy I had in mind.

Had no idea Datsyuk was a longer stick guy.

 

[TaLoN]

Didn't even think about him, but yeah he fits too. Datsyuk is the guy I had in mind.

Seems pretty normal actually...

 

[2Pair]

Had no idea Datsyuk was a longer stick guy.

 

[TaLoN]

Doesn't match what he used in the NHL though, as seen in the image I posted above. This looks like some youth camp he was taking part in...

 

[A Bundy]

Huh? the longer the stick the better the shot. More flex works against slappers.

The longer stick the better shot? That's must be a joke. I play with an oversized stick, and that is certainly not the case for me. Same goes for "more flex works against slappers" - too much or too little flex works against slappers to my experience. Has to fit the strenght of the player.

 

[2Pair]

Doesn't match what he used in the NHL though, as seen in the image I posted above. This looks like some youth camp he was taking part in...

The image you posted is from bout 15 years ago. Try again

 

[TaLoN]

The image you posted is from bout 15 years ago. Try again

The pic I posted was from him in the NHL.

Here's Zucc for comparison

 

[2Pair]

The pic I posted was from him in the NHL.

Here's Zucc for comparison

do you think that picture proves something?

 

[Webster]

A while ago...

Reporter: Mats, how do you play with that long stick of yours?
Mats: Which one?

haha...good answer to a dumb question.

 

[TaLoN]

do you think that picture proves something?

Just a comparison between Datsyuk 15 years ago, when he scored 27 goals and 87 points in the NHL, with Zucc showing stick length differences.

 

[2Pair]

Just a comparison between Datsyuk 15 years ago, when he scored 27 goals and 87 points in the NHL, with Zucc showing stick length differences.

Here's a video from the same time frame. Start around the 30 second mark

 

[TaLoN]

Here's a video from the same time frame. Start around the 30 second mark

Yup, a bit taller in this one, still not the extreme Zucc uses.

 

[Idlerlee]

This is news to me

- When the King cries when you leave, you're probably a well liked dude.

 

[Webster]

This is what I call extreme...

 

[A Bundy]

A good piece on Zuccarello on size and a bit on the lenght of his stick. He tries different lenghts. Small but mighty Mats Zuccarello's secrets to making it big
The advantage: It augments Zuccarello's radius and gives him artificial reach. "I always played with a long stick -- I've had it since I was a kid -- so it's something I'm used to by now," Zuccarello said. "I like to change up my stick. I don't remember what length it was [then]. It's probably a little bit shorter now than when I came into the league, but I like it this way."

 

[Gospel of Prospal]

Zucc is one of my favorite Rangers of all-time. He's definitely my favorite Ranger of the 21st Century. Really happy that he's had a career resurgence and that he's such a positive influence on and off the ice for Kaprizov. I would expect nothing less from such a talented professional like Zucc. New York misses him.



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[Gospel of Prospal]

This is news to me

 

[Webster]

Steven McDonald, the honorable Police Officer...RIP

 

[A Bundy]

Something happened to Zuke's teeth? (From last pre-game interview. Can't find it now, but looks like he is missing something. Picture as an illustration)

 

[BagHead]

This is what I call extreme...

Oh man, I just about lost it watching this video. Thoresen's awesome. That first year he played in the NHL with Zuccarello on the Wild was just magical. Too bad it was shortened by COVID.

Weird Site

 

[Webster]

Something happened to Zuke's teeth? (From last pre-game interview. Can't find it now, but looks like he is missing something. Picture as an illustration)
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Yes his front teeth are gone. Happened a couple of weeks ago in a collision between him, Rask and a Vegas player.

 

[A Bundy]

Ah. I missed that. Txs

 

[fredrikstad]

Oh man, I just about lost it watching this video. Thoresen's awesome. That first year he played in the NHL with Zuccarello on the Wild was just magical. Too bad it was shortened by COVID.

Weird Site

Who writes stuff like that? Thoresen had two seasons in The NHL with around 100 games and 25 points total. He had several years in Khl though, winning the Gagarin Cup twice.
Aha, it's an alternative story. Who is the player they actually wrote about on the NHL part of the story.

 

[A Bundy]

Zuccarello is # 17 in the league for points per 60 minutes. 2020‑2021 NHL Scoring Leaders He is having a pretty good season.