Honestly based off of his write up it doesn't sound too off.
Hope his hands are better. Sounds like the head is.
Draft R2 #63: Rangers select LW Adam Sýkora (HK Nitra, Slovakia)
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Honestly based off of his write up it doesn't sound too off.
Hope his hands are better. Sounds like the head is.
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Callahan scored most of his goals on odd man rushes, deflections and around the net. I'd say his hands were an asset when he was here.
His hands were decent in traffic but carrying the puck up the ice was not a strong suit. He had what I liked to call at the time, Callahands.
Kreiders sort of the same way, except hes elite in traffic.
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Is he is making the WJC team in a few weeks?
He just made the adult WC team...how can they not put him on the WJC team?
edit - Just saw he originally made the team in the Winter, so I guess he's pretty much a lock. Excited to see him play next month! Aug 9 vs the Czechs, mark it on your calendars.
He just made the adult WC team...how can they not put him on the WJC team?
edit - Just saw he originally made the team in the Winter, so I guess he's pretty much a lock. Excited to see him play next month! Aug 9 vs the Czechs, mark it on your calendars.
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Nice video RB. With improvements on the offensive side, are we looking at a poor man’s Yanni Gourde?
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LOTS of text, but here's some snippets from his entry in the Black Book:
"We rarely give out elite grades, which means Sykora has a unique property to his game. When evaluating an elite compete level, we don’t just factor in how hard they work, it’s how smart they work. Thanks to his development primarily in the Extraliga, it gave him an opportunity to play full time against other professionals and he accelerated his development.
In that league, he learned that he couldn’t just overwhelm players, but needed to predict their skating patterns, predict when he should and shouldn’t dial up the physicality, and recognize when he should take his peddle off the gas instead of just playing at mach speed. There’s a reason that we sometimes talk about matching the urgency of the play – as opposed to over extending on the play. His pace, which is up there with Marco Kasper, allows him to grade as a potentially elite skill suppressor, who brings energy to his line, and his team, while making life miserable for opposing defenses. Which is why we’re going to work backwards in this profile. Typically with a forward, we focus on their contributions in the offensive zone first, but let’s focus on his defense to start."
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"Adam’s one of the top end skaters in this class. He blends exceptional posture with explosive quickness, allowing him to collapse on players rapidly, even when forced into positional adjustments. He’s balanced, fluid, and coordinated, giving him powerful lateral crossover mechanics, as well as excellent edges, that allow him to remain highly elusive, but also allow him to recover quickly when he does make a defensive mistake or misread. He incorporated 10-2 pivots to increase momentum when applying himself in the neutral zone, or when driving hard from the outside, and his conditioning is second to none. His skating base allows him to make stops on his end of the ice, but then threaten in transition."
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"This is a prospect who thinks the game at a high level. He sees the ice well, he doesn't panic under pressure, he processes play in small areas rapidly, and he doesn’t make a lot of mental mistakes in transition, despite being a very fast player. His sense fuses with his skating and effort level to keep plays alive for his team. He can adaptively handle the puck, he can be creative, and he can breakdown opposing defenses from time to time, especially when he’s incorporating hesitation fakes, and deceptive off looks, into his multi-directional skating."
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"We project him as a potential 30-35 point winger. One of the advantages to having such a young player developing at the pro level, is that it teaches them how to become more energy efficient faster than it does for players playing junior hockey, which is paramount to Sykora’s success since his game is predicated off of applying pressure and outworking opposing players. He brings so much additional value in all three zones. He’s a defensive specialist that is destined for a top PK with great shot blocking ability. He can launch the neutral zone breakout play, he brings a tremendous pace with him on the forecheck, and defenses are going to be heavily drained in-front of the net area as a result of his fearless play. He’s built for the playoffs, and he should thrive in them."
"We rarely give out elite grades, which means Sykora has a unique property to his game. When evaluating an elite compete level, we don’t just factor in how hard they work, it’s how smart they work. Thanks to his development primarily in the Extraliga, it gave him an opportunity to play full time against other professionals and he accelerated his development.
In that league, he learned that he couldn’t just overwhelm players, but needed to predict their skating patterns, predict when he should and shouldn’t dial up the physicality, and recognize when he should take his peddle off the gas instead of just playing at mach speed. There’s a reason that we sometimes talk about matching the urgency of the play – as opposed to over extending on the play. His pace, which is up there with Marco Kasper, allows him to grade as a potentially elite skill suppressor, who brings energy to his line, and his team, while making life miserable for opposing defenses. Which is why we’re going to work backwards in this profile. Typically with a forward, we focus on their contributions in the offensive zone first, but let’s focus on his defense to start."
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"Adam’s one of the top end skaters in this class. He blends exceptional posture with explosive quickness, allowing him to collapse on players rapidly, even when forced into positional adjustments. He’s balanced, fluid, and coordinated, giving him powerful lateral crossover mechanics, as well as excellent edges, that allow him to remain highly elusive, but also allow him to recover quickly when he does make a defensive mistake or misread. He incorporated 10-2 pivots to increase momentum when applying himself in the neutral zone, or when driving hard from the outside, and his conditioning is second to none. His skating base allows him to make stops on his end of the ice, but then threaten in transition."
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"This is a prospect who thinks the game at a high level. He sees the ice well, he doesn't panic under pressure, he processes play in small areas rapidly, and he doesn’t make a lot of mental mistakes in transition, despite being a very fast player. His sense fuses with his skating and effort level to keep plays alive for his team. He can adaptively handle the puck, he can be creative, and he can breakdown opposing defenses from time to time, especially when he’s incorporating hesitation fakes, and deceptive off looks, into his multi-directional skating."
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"We project him as a potential 30-35 point winger. One of the advantages to having such a young player developing at the pro level, is that it teaches them how to become more energy efficient faster than it does for players playing junior hockey, which is paramount to Sykora’s success since his game is predicated off of applying pressure and outworking opposing players. He brings so much additional value in all three zones. He’s a defensive specialist that is destined for a top PK with great shot blocking ability. He can launch the neutral zone breakout play, he brings a tremendous pace with him on the forecheck, and defenses are going to be heavily drained in-front of the net area as a result of his fearless play. He’s built for the playoffs, and he should thrive in them."
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I would say he knows hockey pretty well but he’s particular to types. Definitely values skill over physical play. That said he pretty much does guys most likely to be drafted high. He wasn’t a fan of Schneider if I remember right though.
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Damn right. I have his ceiling as Marchand-esque, maybe a Copp/Armia/Lehkonen middle ground, and his floor as Darren Helm. And as a free asset, obviously I prefer the high end, but I’m okay with any of them. I can’t see him not being a player. One of the safest picks, with some upside, in my opinion..
Callahan had hands. Unlike Hunt on the 2ed line. I miss Callahan
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Whats weird about Blackbook is they rated him very high, but their scout had a very different take on the player. So, do they put much weigh in what their scouts are saying?
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Cally scored 20+ goals three times for the Rangers (and one more for Tampa) along with 20 50+ point seasons and a few 40+ point seasons.
If Sykora has better hands, he might be more of an Eddie Johnstone clone lol.
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It's not their scout. "NHL Scout" is quoted 3 times, and it's at least 2 different scouts, maybe 3 or 4, based off the things they say.
"NHL Scout(s)" said the following:
“I like him a lot. Smart and works his tail off every single shift.” NHL Scout, January 2022
“Works hard but zero translatable skill. Not really on our radar.” - NHL Scout, April 2022
“He’s a high floor player like Kasper and Nemec. Not much more needed to start playing in the NHL.” - NHL Scout, May 2022
“Lack of high end skill will keep him from being a regular on the top two lines.” - NHL Scout, May 2022
Their people said the following:
“I love this player.” - HP Scout, Brad Allen, June 2022
“He’s a hybrid combination of Tyler Motte and Kailer Yamamoto.” - HP Scout, Brad Allen, June 2022
“Pissed off at myself for not realizing how good he is earlier in this process. The worst part is that he’s the type of player I value and absolutely love, especially going back to my coaching days. - HP Scout, Mark Edwards, May 2022
“He’s not big, he’s not a guy with ridiculous skill, but he’s one of the smartest and hardest working players in this draft. He brings value through his passion and willingness to give it everything he has on every single shift. At the simplest level, He makes a positive impact on the game for his team. I’ll be shocked if he doesn’t play in the NHL.” - HP Scout, Mark Edwards, June 2022
Wasn’t Sykora a projected 1st round pick just last year? I know it is unlikely but if he has a good camp, chances he signs and goes to Hartford? Anisumov was also a 2ed round pick that went straight to Hartford. I feel the smaller ice surface will benefit Sykora.
No he wasn't even on the radar last year.
He very much a riser.
After doing some research on his club and seeing that Medicine Hat has his rights, I hope he stays where he is. I do agree that he has a game that should translate well to the small ice, but let him get his minutes back home in a bigger role. He worked his way up the lineup and they aren't shy about playing their young guys.
Love the pick. Berard and Sykora can be two puck hounds in all three zones that can tranlate well to the NHL.
One of the youngest guys in the draft and puts lots of effort into his d game. Very impressive.
Also read that he could possibly become a center. Not the biggest guy but certainly not the smallest.
One of the youngest guys in the draft and puts lots of effort into his d game. Very impressive.
Also read that he could possibly become a center. Not the biggest guy but certainly not the smallest.
Short Reel of him vs Canada at the WC's a few months ago
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That was very impressive. Seems like a guy who will thrive in playoff hockey. Big hit on Adam Lowry was pretty cool
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