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Sabres prospect Tage Thompson having fun but doesn't want to get too comfortable in AHL
In addition to his offensive dominance this season, Thompson has evolved, displaying a heavier, more complete style.
Interim coach Gord Dineen:
“There’s maturity and growth in his game. (He’s) hard enough to contain as it is with that reach and ability, and when you put muscle on top of it, you’re definitely going to see results. So he’s a real hard guy to play against, hard to contain. When he’s moving his feet, he’s a special player.”
“He’s learned from his mistakes. He’s not repeating them as often. Teams start cheating to take away that shot, so it opens up things for other players. But when he is shooting the puck, it creates a lot of chaos around opposing teams’ nets. There’s rebounds there. Those are indefensible sometimes, when you’re creating rebounds and guys don’t know where they’re going.”
Tage Thompson:
“The body’s the best it’s felt up to this point in my career I think that goes to show I put in a lot of work in the summer and it’s paid off. We’ve gotten a lot of our offense off of creating turnovers in the neutral zone with our forecheck or whoever it may be. I think he’s (Rasmus Asplund) more of a pass-first kind of guy. For me, I just try to get open. He’s got great vision, so he usually finds me.”
Tage is shooting more. “Trying not too stickhandle too much, trying to get pucks off quicker is something I’ve been focusing on and not passing up any Grade A, strong opportunities."
“I love it down here. You want to play in the NHL, you don’t want to get too comfortable where you’re at, be hungry to get to the next level. But at the same time, it’s an unbelievable group of guys. The staff down here is unbelievable. You have fun when you come to the rink.”
In addition to his offensive dominance this season, Thompson has evolved, displaying a heavier, more complete style.
Interim coach Gord Dineen:
“There’s maturity and growth in his game. (He’s) hard enough to contain as it is with that reach and ability, and when you put muscle on top of it, you’re definitely going to see results. So he’s a real hard guy to play against, hard to contain. When he’s moving his feet, he’s a special player.”
“He’s learned from his mistakes. He’s not repeating them as often. Teams start cheating to take away that shot, so it opens up things for other players. But when he is shooting the puck, it creates a lot of chaos around opposing teams’ nets. There’s rebounds there. Those are indefensible sometimes, when you’re creating rebounds and guys don’t know where they’re going.”
Tage Thompson:
“The body’s the best it’s felt up to this point in my career I think that goes to show I put in a lot of work in the summer and it’s paid off. We’ve gotten a lot of our offense off of creating turnovers in the neutral zone with our forecheck or whoever it may be. I think he’s (Rasmus Asplund) more of a pass-first kind of guy. For me, I just try to get open. He’s got great vision, so he usually finds me.”
Tage is shooting more. “Trying not too stickhandle too much, trying to get pucks off quicker is something I’ve been focusing on and not passing up any Grade A, strong opportunities."
“I love it down here. You want to play in the NHL, you don’t want to get too comfortable where you’re at, be hungry to get to the next level. But at the same time, it’s an unbelievable group of guys. The staff down here is unbelievable. You have fun when you come to the rink.”
