Prospects Camp July 7-9

[Matias Maccete]

Can anyone elaborate on Plachta a little?

I thought he showed some good skills and IQ in the scrimmage and it looked to me like he played some shifts back on D too, which shows intelligence and trust from coaches. Guessing a few F played D due to only 29(?) guys in camp? Am I out to lunch on this?

He made some nice plays, but considering he was 4 years older than everyone else he wasn't all that impressive.

 

[kihekah19*]

I disagree, he's saying that right now Dvorak looks as NHL ready as guys like Domi and Duclair. This is a guy who was super adamant that almost no 19 year old is ready for the NHL.

This speaks a ton of how highly the organization thinks of Dvorak.

Not sure we're really disagreeing at all here. I think he's saying that Dvorak has as good a shot as anyone and a better shot than most at being able to play up..... at this juncture. This juncture is really meaningless at this point though, it's not until the lads can prove their worth at camp that honestly matters.

 

[kihekah19*]

Yeah I know, but to even say that surprises me. I would guess DM said that from watching him in the AHL playoffs last year. From what I read and heard he played very well.

Well the rhetoric has definitely changed from years past.

 

[kihekah19*]

And that folks is why we have a training camp. Can't wait.

Yes Sir!

Wheat & chaff and all....

 

[kihekah19*]

Can anyone elaborate on Plachta a little?

I thought he showed some good skills and IQ in the scrimmage and it looked to me like he played some shifts back on D too, which shows intelligence and trust from coaches. Guessing a few F played D due to only 29(?) guys in camp? Am I out to lunch on this?

Maloney said he was quite impressed with him on a Sirius/XM NHL Network's "Power Play" program interview.

I was surprised none of the resident genius hereabouts picked up on him.

 

[Puckerz]

Plachta is 4+ years older than guys is true, but I assume has very limited experience on NA ice ... coming from Germany it might have been one of a handful of times in a competition on smaller ice?

Did anyone else see him taking shifts as a Dman? Did other F play back as well?

 

[Matias Maccete]

Maloney said he was quite impressed with him on a Sirius/XM NHL Network's "Power Play" program interview.

I was surprised none of the resident genius hereabouts picked up on him.

His test will be training camp. I will say it's a little worrisome he didn't stick out playing with the youngins. He does play a very physical game though and that often doesn't show well at that kind of event. Our forwards were so stacked there too the mid tier guys had a hard time sticking out.

 

[Matias Maccete]

Plachta is 4+ years older than guys is true, but I assume has very limited experience on NA ice ... coming from Germany it might have been one of a handful of times in a competition on smaller ice?

Did anyone else see him taking shifts as a Dman? Did other F play back as well?

During the scrimmage on day 2 or the drills on day 1? Everyone played some D in the drills Monday, I didn't really notice him playing D during the scrimmage.

 

[kihekah19*]

His test will be training camp. I will say it's a little worrisome he didn't stick out playing with the youngins. He does play a very physical game though and that often doesn't show well at that kind of event. Our forwards were so stacked there too the mid tier guys had a hard time sticking out.

The test is always training camp and the thereafter. Prospect development camp is just that and has little value for any meaningful evaluation. Therefore, I'd have to agree that it's worrisome if he didn't stand out at all, but GMDM felt like he did... so there's that.

 

[hbk]

DM just pumping tires of a prospect whose development is ahead of expectations. A consolation pick for missing out on Letunov who within a season became a legitimate A prospect (easily Top 50 in the league and likely top 30).

 

[ck26]

[Plachta] made some nice plays, but considering he was 4 years older than everyone else he wasn't all that impressive.

I hate to use the M word, but Tipp said the other day that "physical and mental maturity" is the difference between kids who are and are not NHL ready. I would suspect that Plachta is here to compete with the Lessios and the Szwarzes and the rest of the 14th forward / call-up group. Screams "come up and don't make mistakes and keep Hank Samuelsson stuck in the AHL until he scores 30 goals there."

Also, his father Jacek played professionally in Germany for 18 years, proof that this team has never met a pro hockey son it doesn't like.

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=31955

 

[XX]

Domi commercial, pretty neat.

 

[KG]

Domi commercial, pretty neat.

That was actually pretty cool. Would have been better to see him in Coyotes or Canada colors though instead of generic.

 

[TheLegend]

We even have our man scouting the enemy's territory - Legend!

Hardly...

I'm the gadfly in their ointment.

 

[ck26]

Took me 37 seconds to realize this wasn't a Coyotes advert ... I'm cool with "Hockey the hard way" or "Join the pack," but the day that our marketing slogan becomes "Powered by accuracy," I'm off the bandwagon haha

Cool spot. Dope tattoo, too.

 

[TheLegend]

Wow, that statement by DM really surprises me. How can he make that statement by watching him for three days? I guess that's why he makes the big bucks.

Because he watched him while he was still playing in London this last season?

 

[Puck possession wins]

DM just pumping tires of a prospect whose development is ahead of expectations. A consolation pick for missing out on Letunov who within a season became a legitimate A prospect (easily Top 50 in the league and likely top 30).

We missed on Letunov?

 

[hbk]

We missed on Letunov?

Plan apparently was to take him in 2nd round after we took MacInnis. St Louis beat us to the punch so we took Dvorak.

 

[Puck possession wins]

Plan apparently was to take him in 2nd round after we took MacInnis. St Louis beat us to the punch so we took Dvorak.

Well, we got both. Dvorak will be solid. I hope Letunov pans out for the project that he is

 

[XX]

Letunov who within a season became a legitimate A prospect (easily Top 50 in the league and likely top 30).

Uhh, not sure I agree with that.

 

[rt]

Uhh, not sure I agree with that.

I think he meant the consolation pick (Dvorak) became the top 30-50 prospect.

 

[Jakey53]

Because he watched him while he was still playing in London this last season?

He watched Domi for three years also.

 

[Jakey53]

Plan apparently was to take him in 2nd round after we took MacInnis. St Louis beat us to the punch so we took Dvorak.

We may end up with three pretty good players. Time will tell.

 

[hbk]

I think he meant the consolation pick (Dvorak) became the top 30-50 prospect.

Correct

 

[Matias Maccete]

We may end up with three pretty good players. Time will tell.

Macinnis hasn't been impressive ever when I've watched him. He is supposed to be a bit of a project so he could still be good down the line but I'd put him way below dvorak and well below letunov too.