lidstromiscool
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If he pans out I could see him being a 4th or 5th dmanCholowski is a gamer.
Going to be a very good NHL defenseman.
If he pans out I could see him being a 4th or 5th dmanCholowski is a gamer.
Going to be a very good NHL defenseman.
Again, 5 in 6 games where veterans look like they are sleep walking, and against teams like the Pens tonight, that feature the bottom of their defense and literal scrubs on forward. If Letang and Crosby were out there, you'd have a point, but their best defenders were a past his prime Johnson and Schultz, whose only claim to fame was being a rat of the sinking ship that was Edmonton a few seasons ago and their forwards were the whose who of "who the hell?"
Ras looks like absolute ****. Send him back
To juniors. Hope they keep Veleno instead of him.
Speedy forwards win games in this league, not slow big guys who only provide “net front presence”.
Their newest hire in player development is Pronman.I am starting to have a hard time seeing how they can argue Cholowski isn't one of their 6 best D-man.
Plenty of room. Kid's good, just glad to hear people talking about it finally,I love how much company is all of a sudden in the Cholowski bandwagon with me.
Plenty of room. Kid's good, just glad to hear people talking about it finally,
I am starting to have a hard time seeing how they can argue Cholowski isn't one of their 6 best D-man.
If Custance was telling the truth hopefully they move Jensen and keep both Cholowski and Hronek up. Rotate the old vets. Guessing they won't go that far, but Cholowski shouldn't be too long from playing at the NHL level. He skates really well, has gotten ton bigger and thinks the game really well. I really like him a ton as a player.
Ideally we get a sure fire #1, but I think Cholowski could be a really good number 2 in my opinion. Eat a lot of ice-time, he looks like he is really developing into a useful player.
Gostisbehere made the NHL in his d+4. Nurse and Provorov were top 10 picks. Cholo and Hronek are not behind the curve at all, Hronek is actually tracking ahead of most non-1st rounders if he makes the NHL this year.That's a tough one. I don't think he's yet shown to be heads above any of the current D (maybe Kronwall?). Jensen is not the atrocious player some claim. When Holland went on the other night about prospects, not ruing their confidence and playing in key moments in other leagues, unfortunately I was thinking Zadina and Cholowski.
I agree though, in 5 months he could be the Wings #3, if they chose to invest earlier in his NHL development. I'm sure he or Hronek would beat out Daley's 4(yes 4!) assists last season. It takes years to acclimate and peak in the league. Thinking of Gostisbehre and Provorov, they've had some bumps in the road growing as players. Or a mid-upper level guy like Nurse has taken time. I seems like every other team has prospects making the jump and Detroit is falling behind. "Rebuilding" should be a prime opportunity to get these guys going earlier at the highest level.
Oh well at least they both are starting sometime this season.
Is Cholowski NHL ready or would you rather have Hronek? Cholowski looked impressive this game. Ras did what he does. He looked ok. Maybe there's some chemistry between him and Mantha?
Today's new building codes didn't allow for them to bring over the horn. The goal horn at the Joe was gas fueled, pulled by a rip cord*, which wasn't allowed. Okay, so then make a better, similar goal horn. Not that hard.
*Seevideo now if you can, of rafters, over blue line, wings score 2x, there will be a small flame outburst when horn was pulled. I noticed this a lot as my seats were on that blue line and it was very noticable when knowing to look for it, as there was a small delay btwn goal scored/horn pulled. I asked my STH account manager why they had this recording of the JOE's horn, and his response was strictly about building code and that they are working on a new horn.
Gostisbehere made the NHL in his d+4. Nurse and Provorov were top 10 picks. Cholo and Hronek are not behind the curve at all, Hronek is actually tracking ahead of most non-1st rounders if he makes the NHL this year.
If they want to do it right, keep both Cholo and Hronek. They're both huge upgrades in terms of passing, skating, and offense. God knows they have enough veterans and stay at home types to insulate those two.Is Cholowski NHL ready or would you rather have Hronek? Cholowski looked impressive this game. Ras did what he does. He looked ok. Maybe there's some chemistry between him and Mantha?
To be fair, if more people had any inclination of his continued physical growth, let alone poise against better competition, he probably would have been taken higher.Plenty of room. Kid's good, just glad to hear people talking about it finally,
Seems weird to focus so much on the "low" talent level of these games. Preseason hockey, a mix of NHL, AHL and top-level drafted prospects, is probably the 2nd highest level of hockey talent in the world.As I mentioned in my previous comment, the wings were playing against AHLers with their best prospects and most, if not all of, their top line. The Pen's top line was anchored by Bryan Rust, a guy who is the definition of a replacement level player. Their next two highest TOI forwards are even worse. Their goalie was a subpar backup last season. Not saying the goal tonight doesn't count, but it wasn't like he did it on a team featuring much NHL talent, and featuring literally none of the top players on the Pens.
I've not been as annoyed about a pronunciation as Daniels' of Rasmussen in a long time.
Thanks for putting it into perspective. Of the 70 or so defense drafted in their class only 5 have played any real amount of NHL games. Still after years of witnessing the busts of Almquist, Marchenko, Sproul, etc.(and the void left behind) it's hard not to be anxious as a Wings fan.
What is correct? I'm guessing "RASS-muh-sin" right? Not "rass-MYOO-sin"?
If they want to do it right, keep both Cholo and Hronek. They're both huge upgrades in terms of passing, skating, and offense. God knows they have enough veterans and stay at home types to insulate those two.
DeKeyser-Green
Kronwall-Hronek
Cholowski-Daley
Ex: Ericsson
Sent off to the farm to frolic in the boundless, idyllic, ultimately fictional pastures: Jensen