Prospect Info: Vitali Kravtsov: Part IX
- Thread starter Krams
- Start date
The Crypto Guy
Registered User
- Jun 26, 2017
- 26,441
- 33,611
Would be nice if we could get an injury update on whats going on. Been over 2 weeeks from his last game and all we got was "lower body injury" 2 weeks ago.
Eh guys are tried in different spots. Hayes played every forward position. Doesn't mean he's a LW, RW, and C. Look at other guys from the recent past. Dubinsky played C and W. JT Miller. Brian Boyle. Plenty of others. Just because guys have done it, doesn't mean it's something they excel at.
KirkAlbuquerque
#WeNeverGetAGoodCoach
Amazing Kreiderman
Registered User
- Apr 11, 2011
- 44,854
- 40,364
Inferno
Registered User
Thirty One
Safe is safe.
- Dec 28, 2003
- 28,981
- 24,354
"If we never looked at things and thought of what might be, why we'd all still be out there in the tall grass with the apes."
Having played center before and actually being a center are two different things.
Not saying anything is impossible, but some things have certain probabilities.
Thirty One
Safe is safe.
- Dec 28, 2003
- 28,981
- 24,354
It is apples to apples. Red Delicious to Red Delicious. If our staff looks at someone and thinks they have the characteristics of a successful center, they shouldn't be a slave to what his previous coaches have thought. It might not work out, but I don't know who is stamping these kids as winger in permanent ink.
Except that I have not seen anything that indicates that "our staff" has gone down this line of thinking. Just a lot of wishful thinking on an internet message board.
No one is stamping anyone. But history shows that position switches while not unheard of, are still in fact not common.
- May 30, 2013
- 42,900
- 18,250
isn't basically everything on HF wishful thinking and banter that may not be aligned with the team's mentality? isn't that the whole point of a message board?
Sure, but when someone says that x or y are going to get to play a different position, I think it is fine to respond why it is probably not going to happen. The back and forth is also the whole point of a message board.
Thirty One
Safe is safe.
- Dec 28, 2003
- 28,981
- 24,354
Oscar Lindberg
Registered User
TBs approach for things is "well X player hasn't done it, so therefore it can't be done, and you're a fool for even suggesting it"
Happens everytime lol
Happens everytime lol
My approach is ) not counting on things that have not happened and 2) pointing out that there are reasons percentages weigh heavily against some options.
SingnBluesOnBroadway
Retired
mas0764
Registered User
- Jul 16, 2005
- 13,827
- 11,182
I don't think anyone is really truly believing it absolutely will happen; but it DOES happen, and there is reason within this organization right now why it would be great to have happen. Obviously statements like "I think this WILL happen," might be far fetched, but discussing whether a player has the necessary skills to make that occasionally-occurring transition and whether its worth trying is probably a subject that is worth discussing.
I do think that all three of Kravtsov, Kakko and Lafreniere have characteristics that would translate well to center as opposed to players like Panarin, Kreider, Buch or Gauthier.
I do think that all three of Kravtsov, Kakko and Lafreniere have characteristics that would translate well to center as opposed to players like Panarin, Kreider, Buch or Gauthier.
CaptTennille
President of the Blair Betts Fan Club
I could see Lafrenière and Kravtsov playing center - Kakko less so.
He is the least explosive skater of the three, is not as good a distributor as the other two and would be forced to take face offs with his stick that has the flex rating of a pool noodle.
This is not meant to deride Kakko, I just think his qualities don’t lend themselves to the nuances of being a center as well as they do a self-sufficient power winger.
EdJovanovski
#RempeForCalder
Pointing to anomalies to justify a stance is probably not the strongest argument.
kovazub94
Enigmatic
- Aug 5, 2010
- 12,429
- 8,264
Step in, score 40 goals, what's the big deal
Seriously. Smart money is on Chytil taking over 2C before Kravtsov or Lafreniere would need to be tried there. After that even if Howden doesn't become 3C there would be no need.
