PhoPhan said:
As a Coyotes fan, I have big hopes for Redenbach. I think he can be a lot like Langkow.
As for Zakharov and Ruzicka, I'm not too elated with either. Personally, I'd take Ruzicka at this point.
Have you ever seen the other two? If not, then it would be hard to comment, I would think.
Blues fans have high hopes for Zakharov. He had a very solid rookie season w/ Moncton, despite moving from Center to wing. He had an excellent WJR tourney last year and really made a name for himself (granted his team was on the second tier.. and played against weaker competition).
He has good size, is a smooth skater, and he is solid defensively and can also put up points. He didn't take too long to adapt to the NA style of game, but in Feb., his stats slowed as he went into a slump for about a month. Many make a big deal about his more popular line mate, but Zak has really come out of his shadow here in the NA.
This next year he will be playing in Wochster (sorry always mispell it) w/ the Icecats in the AHL as a 19 year old. Us fans will be following him as he progressed against bigger, and faster competition.
One last point. The Blues as an organization develop prospect slowly (atleast under Pleau). If Pleau had felt he wasn't ready for the AHL, he would have played another year w/ Moncton.