Habs4ever
Registered User
most obvious thing to notice is lot of top goalies are strugling with way too many breakaways and chances.
Now need for top goalie is more then ever as teams can't be trapped and most of the times only defence for any team is goalie to stop the puck as defencemen can't hook or backcheck, everything gets called now.
Other thing i've noticed is speedy small guys are dominating the flow of the game, and physical teams are exposed very much to lack of speed.
After early observation i can say confidently that goalie prospects and speedy guys will be picked earlier then expected if this is what new NHL is all about, then approach to scouting has got to change to reflect new advantages certain players will have over others.
Now need for top goalie is more then ever as teams can't be trapped and most of the times only defence for any team is goalie to stop the puck as defencemen can't hook or backcheck, everything gets called now.
Other thing i've noticed is speedy small guys are dominating the flow of the game, and physical teams are exposed very much to lack of speed.
After early observation i can say confidently that goalie prospects and speedy guys will be picked earlier then expected if this is what new NHL is all about, then approach to scouting has got to change to reflect new advantages certain players will have over others.