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why don't we give him some time to develop before deciding he's doomed to be a 4th liner, power forwards don't need to score pretty goals to be good players
Player Discussion Max Jones
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He does appear to have a Kreider/Perry-esque relationship with goalies, from the little I've seen.
I like seeing the clean-up-the-garbage goals in the crease. Very translatable skill, given most NHL goals these days are pure garbage. Especially Ducks goals.
Etem scored 50 in juniors and we all know how well that translated. So far Jones uses his superior strenght to score many goals but that strenght will not be that big of an advantage in the pros.
Like Etem, it is some sort of a gamble. At 24 you will not get a player with his toolbox without having some flaws. He would have been a top 10 pick then. Rickard Rakell had a lot of questionmarks as well, Theodore too.
Like some mentioned before, he can be a 4th liner at worst. I was just a little bit confused why Howden wasn't taken at this point. Usually our staff loves to strenghten the middle and Howden is a center. Nevertheless, Jones will face a nice situation in London and he will be a go to guy there. In a perfect world Matthew Tkachuk somehow makes the Flames team which isn't out of reach imho.
Like some mentioned before, he can be a 4th liner at worst. I was just a little bit confused why Howden wasn't taken at this point. Usually our staff loves to strenghten the middle and Howden is a center. Nevertheless, Jones will face a nice situation in London and he will be a go to guy there. In a perfect world Matthew Tkachuk somehow makes the Flames team which isn't out of reach imho.
pesko
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No, it's obvious from looking at a few YouTube videos that he's the next Etem and our scouting team sucks because they clearly haven't Googled his videos
It's only June, there's plenty of venting due before the season starts.
No, it's obvious from looking at a few YouTube videos that he's the next Etem and our scouting team sucks because they clearly haven't Googled his videos
It's only June, there's plenty of venting due before the season starts.
But there is no hockey and i want to vent.
No but really, at least from my side i mentioned that of course i will give him time to prove himself but just that i will most likely not be impressed with his work in juniors because he can use his superior strenght advantage against 17 year olds there.
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Etem had the skill set to be pretty solid player he kinda reminds me of sbisa a bit tons of potential and skills but doesn't translate to nhl well.
I think max jones has a bit more of a bite to his game, seems like he can play all situations, I love the pick personally, the 30th I woulda preferred us taking a shot at debrincat or asplund tho
I think max jones has a bit more of a bite to his game, seems like he can play all situations, I love the pick personally, the 30th I woulda preferred us taking a shot at debrincat or asplund tho
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I bought the NHL Prospect Black Book for this year and last.... Crouse and Jones have almost the same exact scouting reports and notes.
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I remember Crouse's defensive IQ being considered top notch which was a big part of his ranking, I've personally never heard the same about Jones. Would you be able to post some quotes from them? Is that allowed on the site?
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I put as much as I want to, the guy that put the book together is on this site someone recommended me so I don't wanna put too much out there. There is a scouting report then notes from different scouts.
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From videos I've seen, Jones looks terrific on the PK. I know that doesn't equate to him being good defensively, but it's a good sign.
After going through lots of draft lists, I'm pretty comfortable that Jones was the BPA at #24 and has a ton of upside. Hopefully he will continue to develop but it is hard not to like a player who is 6'3", fast, physical, great on the PK, and scored 28 goals with virtually no PP time.
I'm more worried about the Steel pick than I am about Jones.
I'm more worried about the Steel pick than I am about Jones.
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For comparsion I have the 2015 nhl black book and jones was ranked #5 and steel was ranked #15 last year.
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You'd have to buy the book
the guy that puts all the scouts together to make it is on this forum.His coach said they were in the 20's on the PK, so they put Jones on it and he helped turn it into a top 5 unit. People read to much into some 10 clips of him scoring goals.
That`s sure interesting, it`s always a good sign for a player to be good on the PK
c4rcy
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Jones is a player in the making. I think we'll see him on the team sooner than later in a more sheltered role with some PK time. He has great compete level and great skating. He'll just have to cool it down and not get so crazy with the after whistle stuff. Hoping he can turn into a nice complimentary winger. I feel like he could be a better Matt Beleskey.
AngelDuck
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Expecting one of Ritchie/Jones to pan out. If both do, then I'll be pleasantly surprised.
Either way, nice to have a couple highend physical forwards in the pipeline, feel like it's been a while (Maroon and Beleskey were great for us but I wouldn't classify them as high end prospects really)
Either way, nice to have a couple highend physical forwards in the pipeline, feel like it's been a while (Maroon and Beleskey were great for us but I wouldn't classify them as high end prospects really)
I really like what Jones brings w/his speed. When we drafted Ritchie, everyone talked about how he was a big guy, but such a good skater. Where did that go? (actually, on second thought, we all know where it went).
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Sojourn
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That seems about right. Ritchie moved well for a big guy, but if he were smaller no one would be bringing up his skating in a positive light. Jones would be seen as a great skater regardless.
Hockey Duckie
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huh... I thought Noesen and Kerdiles were high end, physical forwards that the Ducks acquired and drafted, respectively.
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