Lunatik
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Yup, I forgot how to math.
It's all good, we all do sometimes
Yup, I forgot how to math.
I hope Poulin won't be back. Would be a waste of spot.
He absolutely still has a chance.Does Klimchuk still have the potential to be a solid player or are we looking at someone who might not make it? Just curious as his AHL numbers (and I know they aren't always a true measurement) aren't very good.
We'll be lucky if he's a 4th liner. The nicest way to put it is that he's a good pker and semi-good defensively. He is invisible most nights. Similar to Engelland, watching him play he seems to be a smart hockey player as he know where the play will end up going, but he's nowhere near fast enough to react and have an impact on 5v5. If he can't handle AHL speed but I don't even want to see how he'll perform in the NHL. Of course, he's doesn't have Engelland's size so that's where the comparison ends.Does Klimchuk still have the potential to be a solid player or are we looking at someone who might not make it? Just curious as his AHL numbers (and I know they aren't always a true measurement) aren't very good.
He absolutely still has a chance.
His AHL numbers do not reflect his play as he usually plays on the top checking line with Bill Arnold and Bryce Van Brabant, earlier in the season he was handcuffed to Blair Riley and various centermen. The coach has nothing but glowing things to say about Klimmer as he is defensively sound and plays a feisty game. He has also missed a couple of stints with injury, the first of which was from a dirty hit from Oleksiak IIRC. He only saw a small handful of games on the top line and was starting to produce, but then Raymond was sent down and Shinkaruk was acquired and it pushed him back down the depth chart. I am a couple games behind at the moment but I seem to recall hearing that he had some time with Jankowski as well and IMO that could be an very good combination as both are excellent defensively and have good offensive instincts.
We'll be lucky if he's a 4th liner. The nicest way to put it is that he's a good pker and semi-good defensively. He is invisible most nights. Similar to Engelland, watching him play he seems to be a smart hockey player as he know where the play will end up going, but he's nowhere near fast enough to react and have an impact on 5v5. If he can't handle AHL speed but I don't even want to see how he'll perform in the NHL. Of course, he's doesn't have Engelland's size so that's where the comparison ends.
EDIT: Admittedly, I haven't watch him play before he turned pro, so I can't tell how much or if he improved certain aspects of his games.
Does Klimchuk still have the potential to be a solid player or are we looking at someone who might not make it? Just curious as his AHL numbers (and I know they aren't always a true measurement) aren't very good.
Does Klimchuk still have the potential to be a solid player or are we looking at someone who might not make it? Just curious as his AHL numbers (and I know they aren't always a true measurement) aren't very good.
You forgot to tell us he is slow again.I've always seen Morgan as a guy that will get lost in the shuffle. He doesn't have any skills that stand out. Too many really good players out there. He just isn't dynamic enough, explosive enough, or physical enough to set him apart from the rest. Not to say he can't become a good fourth liner/depth player. But he's going to have to take an astronomical jump to be a top 6 forward.
Engelland used to play as forward and just like him, Klimchuk lack the speed to follow the play which gives him a hard time using his strength in a useful way. They don't compare in size, obviously, but in this case it's just another box Klimchuk doesn't check.This post seems strange as you're comparing a "skilled" forward to a 2/3rd pair defenseman.
Klimchuk, if he pans out, will be Frolik or a poor mans Frolik. Or maybe a middle class Frolik. Somewhere around there anyway.
I have no idea, but IIRC the ECHL has stricter roster limits than the AHLHaha,I just spent 10 mins trying to figure out how the hell they made the PO's, before realizing that's the ECHL team
What's the rules on sending help to Adirondak? I mean guys like Heard/Culkin should be able to play as they've been on the team this year. But could we send any AHL regular down if they haven't suited up for Adirondak?