Paige Duck
Magnus
He reminds me of Miro Aaltonen, at least situation wise. Both european players that probably won't cross over the pond for a few years unless they develop exceptionally well within a year.
I asked Corey Pronman on twitter the reason he fell down to us in the 7th and this was his response:
poor physical game, hasn't really ever had a big season.
But when you play against men's in a fourth line, can you really expect more points? Kase was amazing in WJC, this is really good pick in 7th round.
He's a solid player but I still don't know if he'll find a niche in the NHL. Kinda a tweener
He's 20... I think it's a bit early to determine anything, but I'm definitely intrigued by his skill set.
Sure, he;s young so that's good
But I just see a small player who's not super skilled. Maybe he becomes a Cogs, maybe he doesn't
Have you ever seen him play? Saying he is not skilled is like saying Cogs isn't fast or Kesler is not good at faceoffs. That's his biggest asset. He is definitely undersized and needs strength and to keep his head up more often. He is probably the most skilled player on the Gulls team with Roy right next to him.
This is the thing that excites me the most about having San Diego as our AHL team - we can call up all sorts of players for short term situations when we have some banged up players and not have to worry about a cross country flight - we should get to see plenty of these young players over the season.i like him but i actually hope the ducks will continue rotating players in from SD to see if they can maybe find a diamond in the rough. keep trying these kids, kase, laganiere, noesen, roy, kossila etc maybe you hit on one and get some unexpected production
Yes Ducks Nation, I've seen him play plenty. He has skill but he doesn't do anything great. The deficiencies in his game (size and strength) are going to be a lot more noticeable at the NHL level since he doesn't have a specialty skill.
He's young and there is plenty of room to improve though.
You have to remember he has a thing for Czech players.
I really like this kid and see a ton of potential. He's got toughness, speed, hitting, skill and creativity. Anyone else agree he seems to be doing a lot more than Ritchie?
I really like this kid and see a ton of potential. He's got toughness, speed, hitting, skill and creativity. Anyone else agree he seems to be doing a lot more than Ritchie?
Kase looks promising, but have we ever really heard the organization talk about him?
A lot of the other diamonds in the rough type guys get talked about a year or two before they break out. I remember the team mentioning Penner and Manson, for example. Don't really recall hearing about Kase.