Prospect Info: Minnesota Wild Prospect Ranking - #4
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I'm gonna homer vote for Sokolov now. My excuse is that his 58 goals total this season are pretty impressive.
BagHead
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It's Greenway for me. I think the kid has the makings of an elite power forward if he continues to develop properly. Olofsson is my #5, mainly just because of injury concerns. I mean, you're no value to a team if you're not on the ice, right?
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Top line power forward potential vs top 4 LHD potential. I'll take Greenway everyday over Olofsson.
Wildfish
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I've seen him play live against other future NHL'ers and I certainly think he could be a Top 2 Line power forward in the NHL. Olafsson has already proven to be very fragile and not looked that good on TV to me in the NHL. IMO Greenway is definitely going to play in the NHL, the question is how good he'll be. Olafsson has bust written all over him from what I see.
Which is more valuable: 2nd line power forward or 2nd pairing defensive defenseman? I have yet to see Greenway dominate and when I watch him play he reminds me of a combination of Coyle and Stewart. The only thing Olofsson has holding him back is injuries. Otherwise he's a poor man's combo of Brodin and Scandella.
voted olofsson but JG did post 8 pts and looked dominate at times (mostly in front of the net) at the WJC. I think both will be effective NHL players.
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Greenway may end up the most valuable of the remaining guys, maybe he has a better NHL career than Kaprizov even, but judging him on the WJC is not useful. Against pros he looked slow. To me, watching a guy like Lucic last season felt like watching a different era. Size, skill and the threat of violence still have their place (especially on the power play). As the game gets faster, I might be inclined to bet on guys like Shaw and Lodnia over Tuch and Greenway.
Sometimes big guys(i.e. Rick Nash) look slow because of their long strides, and small guys fast because of their shorter ones(i.e. Schroeder).
I thought Tuch's problem was more of an energy thing than a speed one. Kunin seemed to have a similar vibe when I watched him in college, but he doesn't have the excuse of being big.
I thought Tuch's problem was more of an energy thing than a speed one. Kunin seemed to have a similar vibe when I watched him in college, but he doesn't have the excuse of being big.
how is that not useful? in a sense, the WJC is the future NHL. you have to compare prospects to kids their own age.
Because it's a short tournament that has had many of its best players fail to become NHL players.
It's not a bad thing to do well there, but you cannot draw any conclusions from it at all.
Saga of the Elk
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I mean you have to take it with a grain of salt. Greenway outweighed the average defenseman in that tourney by 30 pounds at least; an NHL defenseman is a whole different story.
to 57special's point, Rick Nash is still a great skater and Schroeder is definitely fast. Dustin Penner comes to mind as an example of what you said about big guys though. Greenway probably has improved his speed. With his strength and hands he only has to get to a certain level to be successful.
What impressed me about Greenway at the WJC's was his passing ability. He has good vision, and is not just a banger. It's obvious he is a big strong guy, but it remains to be seen how well that will translate to the pros
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Lapa
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You lost some bet?
Remove the pic....argh, those colours...
Gotta support Finland's little brother.
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BagHead
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Sort of funny, a ton of people talk about a "Big 4" with Greenway as a part of it, not Olofsson, yet Olofsson is winning this poll. Are the Greenway supporters fewer but just louder, or is there some reason Greenway has fallen in this one?
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