rockinghockey
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What can you guys tell me about Timmons?
What is his scouting report?
What’s his strengths and weaknesses?
Thanks
What is his scouting report?
What’s his strengths and weaknesses?
Thanks
Haven't really seen this great shot. It's pretty good to decent I guess.Pros: Great shot, fairly smart player, perfect passing.
Cons: Slow, makes mistakes sometimes.
Haven't really seen this great shot. It's pretty good to decent I guess.
Also his passing is not always perfect that's for sure.
Conor TimminsIt's Timmins, not Timmons...
He's going to end up a solid NHL defensemen, but I don't think it will be with the Avs. The Avs' pace is just way too fast for his game. His skating is below average and he has to really trust his decisions to play at a high pace, and that wasn't showing signs to work with the Avs. Put him on a slower pace team, and he'll thrive. IMO put him on a team like Tampa or Isles and he'd quickly grab a 4/5 spot and end up a legit top 4 guy soon. But a team like Carolina or Avs, and he's just going to struggle keeping up until his brain comes around.
I think it was @S E P H that mentioned recently how talented he was in the O-zone in junior and we’re seeing glimpses of that of late. He’s got a good slap shot and is zipping the puck around with his passing pretty quickly.
He’s gaining some confidence defensively as well. His skating will always make him a bit of a liability if he’s not perfect with his decision making, but he’s looking good in his most recent call-up.
I don't think he needs to be perfect, but high level decision making is going to be his make or break. I've preached it for a while and we are seeing the difference in his game between his brain clicking and it not clicking.
He was a fantastic powerplay QB in his time with the Greyhounds. I don't think he was ever going to make it to the point he was in juniors just because he's playing with way more talented players decreasing his time. However, once he's in his prime he is certainly capable of playing as a secondary PPer. He has great vision, passing ability, and IQ to make a lot of smart smooth plays, one of the problems he faces in the NHL is that he's more of a stationary bloke instead of someone who moves around like Makar/Girard/Barrie do/did. That weakness - due to his skating - could make him a vulnerable target on the counterattack shorthanded, but in the OHL he pretty much schooled teams.I think it was @S E P H that mentioned recently how talented he was in the O-zone in junior and we’re seeing glimpses of that of late. He’s got a good slap shot and is zipping the puck around with his passing pretty quickly.
He’s gaining some confidence defensively as well. His skating will always make him a bit of a liability if he’s not perfect with his decision making, but he’s looking good in his most recent call-up.
He was a fantastic powerplay QB in his time with the Greyhounds. I don't think he was ever going to make it to the point he was in juniors just because he's playing with way more talented players decreasing his time. However, once he's in his prime he is certainly capable of playing as a secondary PPer. He has great vision, passing ability, and IQ to make a lot of smart smooth plays, one of the problems he faces in the NHL is that he's more of a stationary bloke instead of someone who moves around like Makar/Girard/Barrie do/did. That weakness - due to his skating - could make him a vulnerable target on the counterattack shorthanded, but in the OHL he pretty much schooled teams.
Agreed, but I am still under the notion that he hasn't really bad that bad this season. He's had some really bad moments don't get me wrong, but akin to Graves he's thrown under the coach (some of that is warranted though). He reminds me a lot of O'Reilly as a defenceman, someone with bad skating but can get around with off the charts anticipation and overall cerebral play. I do buy the fact that I am not sure it will be with us though. I mean I think it would be stupid to trade him at the value he is at now, but I think we're going to see the best of his ability on a team with a different sweater. He might be a player Avs could trade away to recoup a draft pick pick here or there that we got rid of in the next two drafts.The upside here is that he's a really smart player. I think a lot of it will be his confidence and understanding when he can cheat and be a bit more still, and when he really needs to motor. If he continues to develop, he'd be a great long-term partner for a guy like Bo, who moves around a ton. Just a consistently smart player that can make the smart player more often than not.
That's still a big if, really like what he has shown up to this point on this recent call up. Confidence is so big for these guys, and it's something that we sometimes forget. I work predominantly with chronic pain patients, and it gives you a really strong understanding of how big of an impact the mental/cognitive component has on the physical. I really think most professional athletes should invest in developing a strong relationship with a sports psych to help them with consistency and general mental wellbeing.
I remember that comment and not even close of being correct. After Makar came here for the rookie camp, which he looked like a MacKinnon version of a defender that exploded all the hype with him.McNab said that Timmins was more hyped than Makar going into the draft. I think that was just McNab being drunk though