Prospect Info: Traverse City - 2017
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Yeah he had him dazed. Smart to just pull him down, good sportsmanship... as far as fighting goes
edit: and of course he gets an unsportsmanlike for his efforts
joshyhockey26
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Yeah he had him dazed. Smart to just pull him down, good sportsmanship... as far as fighting goes
edit: and of course he gets an unsportsmanlike for his efforts
Really don't understand how he gets the extra minor out of that. Though I didn't see if he was the one who started the scrap.
I'm starting to think there's a good chance Thompson makes the team this year. At the very least, there will be some fierce competition at training camp. A lot of 3rd line guys going to be fighting over limited spots.
He kills penalties, that puts a notch in his belt that Bennett doesn't have. I could see it too, but several things would need to fall into place. I think it will be close. I'd prefer that he be the guy in the minors, buuuuut that might not even be an option right now so who knows really.
Only reason to keep him up would be if he can fill in as the 2nd line center. Other then that, I would rather have him playing top line minutes in every situation in the AHL vs. playing a third line role. Let him learn to dominate and play key minutes like Barb did last year.
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If Thompson makes the Blues, I highly doubt he'll ever be on the PK.
I'm honestly not seeing how people think Thompson can make the team out of training camp. His shot is NHL caliber, no doubt about that. But the other aspects of his game need a lot more work. His balance still looks awkward, he tries to finesse way too much in the neutral zone, and he hasn't been a dominating presence along the boards. He's performing well at Traverse City, and full credit to him on that, but it's a prospects tournament. Thompson struggled to get anything done in his short stint with the Wolves at the end of last season. I'd like to see Thompson in some preseason games before I even consider him as an option at 3RW.
Oooooo Toropchenko almost gets one too. Good muscle on that kid, jostled for position on that one
PiggySmalls
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I might be the only one but seeing Thompson is like watching Bergie when he was young. Possession heavy player with a great shot.
Nice job Helt.
Nice job Helt.
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5-1 as the Blues are starting to run away with this one. Thomas made some real slick moves into the offensive zone and put one off the crossbar, before getting another chance on a tick tack toe from Thompson.
Thompson and Toropchenko have shown off their speed this period. Thompson took some long strong strides on a backcheck on the PK, and Toropchenko beat out two players to the puck on an icing call (old NHL rules it wouldn't have been a call).
Thompson and Toropchenko have shown off their speed this period. Thompson took some long strong strides on a backcheck on the PK, and Toropchenko beat out two players to the puck on an icing call (old NHL rules it wouldn't have been a call).
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That was a good one! Not a bad way to go out. Fitz looked better today, but still needs to calm the heck down in there. He flails too much and it takes him out of position.
Thompson looked great, he's very dangerous in space. I think he's fine along the boards, it's hard to get much going as far as team chemistry goes in tournaments like these, so knowing where your teammates are going to be is a little trickier. But I thought he was good at generating chances regardless. Good on the PK, excellent on the PP. His shot is wicked.
Thomas is just a slippery little guy. His puck control is phenomenal. His shot impressed me today too, so hopefully we see more of that this year in London.
Kostin looked fine, you could tell that 4 games in 5 days was wearing on him. But the skills are there. Once he gets the timing down again, I like what we've got in him. We'll need to be patient with him though; and thankfully we can afford to given how the other guys are developing right now.
Mikkola and Bourque looked smooth out there, I was impressed with both of them.
Walman is just a beast. I've never seen anybody make a forechecker bite so hard just to waltz around him and be three strides gone by the time he knows what has happened. His shot is Parayko quality. He's speedy, so even when he makes mistakes he's quick enough to get back and recover the puck. The downside, is that he does make mistakes, and no small amount of them. His ability to hold the puck in the offensive zone at the blue line will need a lot of work. We can help him develop that, and when we do, I'm very excited about what we've got in Walman.
Thompson looked great, he's very dangerous in space. I think he's fine along the boards, it's hard to get much going as far as team chemistry goes in tournaments like these, so knowing where your teammates are going to be is a little trickier. But I thought he was good at generating chances regardless. Good on the PK, excellent on the PP. His shot is wicked.
Thomas is just a slippery little guy. His puck control is phenomenal. His shot impressed me today too, so hopefully we see more of that this year in London.
Kostin looked fine, you could tell that 4 games in 5 days was wearing on him. But the skills are there. Once he gets the timing down again, I like what we've got in him. We'll need to be patient with him though; and thankfully we can afford to given how the other guys are developing right now.
Mikkola and Bourque looked smooth out there, I was impressed with both of them.
Walman is just a beast. I've never seen anybody make a forechecker bite so hard just to waltz around him and be three strides gone by the time he knows what has happened. His shot is Parayko quality. He's speedy, so even when he makes mistakes he's quick enough to get back and recover the puck. The downside, is that he does make mistakes, and no small amount of them. His ability to hold the puck in the offensive zone at the blue line will need a lot of work. We can help him develop that, and when we do, I'm very excited about what we've got in Walman.
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Looking at Pointstreak.com Thompson so far with the most points since James Neal who also had 9 in 2008. Bergie had 10 points in 2007.
