Prospect Info: NHL 2017 Entry Draft - Part II

[Daximus]

As shown with Mark Stone, you can improve skating. >_>

Absolutely. Just don't bank on it. More guys don't improve their skating then do. Which is why he'd be a decent 2nd rounder.

 

[portamoral]

I would love Salo. His skating isn't as good. But solid pick in the 2nd round.

i was trying to figure out why he wasn't rated higher a while back and never figured it out. then i saw this and was pretty floored. he always looked really solid to me. his game will translate well i think. his IQ is high, defensive positioning is strong and he can move the puck. more than makes up for the slight knock on his skating imo.

 

[Daximus]

i was trying to figure out why he wasn't rated higher a while back and never figured it out. then i saw this and was pretty floored. he always looked really solid to me. his game will translate well i think. his IQ is high, defensive positioning is strong and he can move the puck. more than makes up for the slight knock on his skating imo.

Skating is a big thing for dmen in todays NHL. It's so crucial to be able to compete well enough. But I do think guys can improve their skating. It's all about whether you can pick out which guys have the drive to improve because honestly it takes a tonne of work to be able to get better in that area of your game.

 

[portamoral]

Skating is a big thing for dmen in todays NHL. It's so crucial to be able to compete well enough. But I do think guys can improve their skating. It's all about whether you can pick out which guys have the drive to improve because honestly it takes a tonne of work to be able to get better in that area of your game.

that's true. now that i think of it the jets seem to weigh skating pretty heavily when choosing Dmen so he may not even be on their radar. sure hope he is though.

definitely not a bad thing but i'd like to see them lean towards high IQ guys more in the future

 

[Festinator]

Which of the prospects that could fall around our 13th pick has been most improved over the past year or two? Jets seem to like those guys.

 

[YWGinYYZ]

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