Nicolas Aube-Kubel - RW - 5'11" - 187 - Val-d'Or QMJHL - 2014 pick (2-48)

[deadhead]

Not sure what NAK's upside is, he scored 38 goals in both his post-draft seasons and is scoring at a pretty good pace this season.
He may just be one of those guys who needs a couple years to develop his game.
But with Voracek and Konecny in front of him, he's unlikely to see the top six in the foreseeable future on this team.

Magua, I was joking with that phrase, but look up Knight's career, he had a pretty good 20 game stretch in the NHL, then hurt a disk when he was sent back down and that derailed his career for a couple years. But he's playing well in LHV, and has a solid skill set for the fourth line, can score a little, very smart, good defensive player who's a decent skater. We've done worse the last five years.

Raffl has 17 ES points, but how many with Laughton?
Laughton can score, but no one on his line seems to score.
Which is why I think he's a LW playing center.

 

[tictactoe]

Viktor Arvidsson

More realistic answer is probably rookie Matt Read. Has a good shot, can score 20 goals, be good in all 3 zones, drive play, kill penalties, good speed.

That’s my opinion anyways

you are not related.. are you..? Kubel will score 30 NHL goals?

 

[deadhead]

Kubel might score 30 goals with the right center. He's fast and can shoot.
I'd say the same with Laughton at LW for the same reason.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Kubel might score 30 goals with the right center. He's fast and can shoot.
I'd say the same with Laughton at LW for the same reason.

I'm not sure, head. I see NAK as more of a poor man's Jukka-Pekka Seppo.

 

[Curufinwe]

What is NAK upside? N.Cousins? Same for the rest or current AHL forwards with exception of Vorobyov.

Cousins is smaller and slower, and got a lot of his points on the PP. He also mainly played center in the AHL whereas Aube-Kubel is a winger.

NAK has 39 ESP in 59 games in his 2nd AHL season.

Cousins had 37 ESP in 64 games in his 2nd AHL season.

 

[macleish1974]

FYI: NAK has been suspended for 2 games. Not sure what happened and not sure when it started, he was not in the line-up yesterday.

 

[whitstifier]

Cousins is smaller and slower, and got a lot of his points on the PP. He also mainly played center in the AHL whereas Aube-Kubel is a winger.

NAK has 39 ESP in 59 games in his 2nd AHL season.

Cousins had 37 ESP in 64 games in his 2nd AHL season.

Guessing NAK has a much higher % of primary points

 

[FLYguy3911]

Guessing NAK has a much higher % of primary points

5v5

NAK 33 of 39 85%
Cousins 30 of 36 83%

Pretty close.

 

[Danko]

Hopefully he's up in time to claim 47 when it's available.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Laughton has been lousy defensively.

 

[Larry44]

Kubel might score 30 goals with the right center. He's fast and can shoot.
I'd say the same with Laughton at LW for the same reason.

I don't know about 30 goals, but I've always thought he was NHL material. In Jr, he reminded me of Justin Williams in his ability to make a play out of nothing. Very creative and resourceful, like Konecny in that way. Now he's so strong he's built more like Recchi - a tank who can take the puck to the net. Because he's going to be a 3/4 RW at best, he needs to learn to play D and to keep hitting. Would love to see a call up, but the roster is jammed with crap like Weise, Lehtera and Weal now, so maybe next year.

 

[tictactoe]

Cousins is smaller and slower, and got a lot of his points on the PP. He also mainly played center in the AHL whereas Aube-Kubel is a winger.

NAK has 39 ESP in 59 games in his 2nd AHL season.

Cousins had 37 ESP in 64 games in his 2nd AHL season.

so we are talking 2pts in 5 games difference??

 

[Flyerfan13]

FYI: NAK has been suspended for 2 games. Not sure what happened and not sure when it started, he was not in the line-up yesterday.

Blow to the head in Fridays game

 

[Flyerfan13]

Illegal check to the head AHL announces suspensions | TheAHL.com | The American Hockey League

 

[dats81]

 

[Curufinwe]

Pretty small thread for a 2nd rounder pick from four years ago.

Making his NHL debut tonight.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Slowly but surely the 2014 class is coming together.

Friedman should be an NHLer in a lesser role. Fazleev is fodder but he was still a decent pick

 

[deadhead]

NAK sorta flatlined in junior, solid D+1 season, then a repeat D+2, a meh first AHL season, then solid improvement his second season.

Watching him, he's a lot like Leier in that both are fast, but both seem a bit stiff offensively

The difference is NAK is a bowling ball of hate, supposedly up to 5'11 205, likes to hit (maybe too much given the suspensions) and should at least be a solid 4th line forechecker. If he can bring that, and play the PK, that will buy him time to refine his offense at the NHL level.
As Raffl has shown, that can work if you work hard to gain pucks and play with linemates who can feed you opportunities.

 

[Appleyard]

 

[baudib1]

All of those qualities that Hakstol supposedly wanted in fourth liners, NAK had in spades. Made no sense that he didn't play him more. I guess he had too much skill.

 

[Curufinwe]

Should be on the team playing 10 minutes+ a night.

 

[Rebels57]

Should be on the team playing 10 minutes+ a night.

Yep. Every single one of Weises minutes should to to NAK right now. Hed probably be an upgrade over Simmer too.

 

[MacDonald4MVP]

All of those qualities that Hakstol supposedly wanted in fourth liners, NAK had in spades. Made no sense that he didn't play him more. I guess he had too much skill.

He played lehtera for his entire tenure and vdv before him. Him and hexy were match made in heaven.

 

[Curufinwe]

Hextall put Aube-Kubel on the team and Hak wouldn't play him.

When is the new guy gonna let us see the Return of the NAK?

 

[Appleyard]