they have starbucks in indonesia? awesome
Yeah. They're pretty prevalent in the wealthier areas of Jakarta, and most of the major malls have one.
However, Jakarta is where all the money is... once you leave the city, there's not much. For instance, I live in a city with over a million people in it, and we have one Starbucks. It is located in the one "western" mall in town. It's pretty much an expat petting zoo, for all intents and purposes.
I think Wiercioch is playing like a #4 right now, or close to it. Putting good numbers on a low scoring team. Not really making mistakes out there defensively either.
I don't think Prince has 1st line potential, and I doubt you think that either. #3-4 D is at least = to 2nd line winger. Wiercicoh is more of a sure thing.
Getting back to this: I don't think Prince will be a 1st liner at the moment, but I'd say the way he's improving with every game, and the combination of his skill AND ridiculous drive, he'll be a very good 2nd liner. Am I perhaps too high on Prince? Possibly... I just think he has more drive right now than any other prospect in the system save for Boro, but he's a heck of a lot more skilled. That combo of skill + a fire lit under his arse leaves me to believe he's going to be a heck of a player.
The thing is, I don't have a great impression of Weircioch. I mean, he's absolutely had an incredible year compared to his past two, credit where credit is due. If you'd have asked me last year, I'd say he was going to end up a "tweener", a guy who got under 100 career NHL games before moving on to Europe. He's had a fantastic rebound year, and I think the work he's put into his game (a work ethic I thought was nonexistant in years past, mind you) has paid off huge. He's an NHL defenceman.
I don't know, I guess I just don't see him as much more than the offensive half of a bottom pairing guy who is good enough to fill in on the 2nd pairing when needed, and I don't think he has much more upside than what he's currently showing. I think he can top out as a #4 defenceman, if he can fix some of his defensive miscues.
And "defensive miscues" is a good segue into my major criticism: I really don't like his defensive awareness. You said he has the fewest giveaways of any Sens defenceman (except Lundin and Boro, but of course they're part-timers and don't count), but you also forget that he's dead last among Sens defencemen in TOI, so he hasn't had the opportunity to commit as many turnovers. Up his icetime 2-3 mins a game and stop giving him sheltered minutes, and I guarantee you see that number rise.
Also: this is a Prospects list. I'm basing Prince over Weir based on upside, and the chance I think Prince hits his upside (I'm more confident about Prince being a 2nd liner than Puempel, for instance). Weir's clearly the better player right now, but I'm also not putting Daugavins ahead of Noesen on the organization's priority list (nor would any sane person).
I think he's doing OK filling in right now with all our injuries, but I just don't see enough in his game to keep him at the spot he's currently in. I like him. I hope he succeeds, I just don't see him ever becoming a #3 guy, ever. Defencemen develop slower, so he's got that on his side for sure. I'm not betting against the kid, because I want to see him do well, but I just think he's going to fill a Tom Preissing type role for us (without the 40+ point seasons, mind you): guy who can have his minutes managed on the 3rd line, log some PP time, and step up into a top 4 role as needed without the coach sweating too much about it. If he can find a clue defensively, he can be that #4 guy.
Hope he becomes the top guy on a 2nd pairing, though. I'd love for my gut call to be proven wrong.
