What makes Alex DeBrincat so good?

[Darren McCord]

I don't wanna jinx his current season, but...
I'm pretty sure he will score 50+ goals this season
his ceiling is somewhere way higher thou.

No one even got 50 goals last year and you think his ceiling is way higher than 50 +?

I mean he’s off to a great start but let’s ease up a little. Goal scoring gets tougher as the season goes on.

 

[EbonyRaptor]

The hyperbole is pretty thick in here. He's not the second coming and he's not as good as Matthews, Laine and the like, but he's a pretty darn good player and has an elite shot and a knack for getting his shot on net.

Something I haven't seen mentioned is that he plays bigger than his size and by that I mean he competes physically. He isn't going to overpower many guys but he sticks his nose in there and it's amazing how many times he comes away from a board battle with the puck. He doesn't shy away from that part of the game at all and in fact it seems like he almost embraces the challenge to go at it with bigger guys. In fact I wish Schmaltz would have the testicular fortitude that DeBrincat has.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Debrincat with goal #25 today in game 50

Kid is really going under radar as goal scorer

Had 28 goals last year as rookie in 82 games

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Debrincat with goal #25 today

Kid is really going under radar as goal scorer

Had 28 goals last year as rookie

Fixed it for ya

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Pace for 40 goals this season....
- again, do-not-want-to-jinx-things-

Might not get 50...this season, but it really is starting to look for 40.

 

[illpucks]

Because when he was 16 he played a full season with McDavid.

Oilers were dumb not to draft him.

Though an interesting question is why is Connor Brown so garbage after posting 128 in 68?

 

[redgrant]

Because when he was 16 he played a full season with McDavid.

Oilers were dumb not to draft him.

Though an interesting question is why is Connor Brown so garbage after posting 128 in 68?

Oilers are inherently stupid with their drafting.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

He has excellent instincts and a top notch shot.

 

[Wackster]

Insane shot release
Always in the good spot
Ability the get unotice for fraction of time

 

[Cubs2024WSChamps]

Watch his positioning on the ice.

He's always camped in front of the open side of the net. Couple that with his above average wrister and that's what you get.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Debrincat with 4th career hat trick tonight

32 goals + 28 assists in 60 games for kid

Love him

 

[illpucks]

Played with McDavid and learned well

 

[82Ninety42011]

Pretty sure he was ranked pretty high but size was question. His skill level was never a question though and league has opened up skill and speed have taken over. We will see a lot of faster smaller players excel now and game is better for it. Playoffs will be different as it always is but who knows maybe this is the year the refs call playoffs same as regular season.

 

[ColdSteel2]

His shot is up at the top end of the league but he’s also a great passer so defenders back off of him. His shot is so good, beats goalies from all over the offensive zone and uses the whole net. Hawks are going to have to pay him big bucks.

 

[Grub]

Why is Johnny Gradeau good?

Because both have tremendous talent and size in this league is not as important anymore.

 

[Zephyrr]

Just a real solid player in the mould of the "new" successful NHL wingers.

 

[CallMeShaft]

His 3 goals from today.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

Don't not draft a player because of his size.

This. This is why i think Turcotte will go sooner in the Draft than where he's expected to go.
I could see the Top 7 going like this: Hughes/Kakko/Cozens/Turcotte/Byram/Dach/Podkolzin.
Caufield, Brink & Pelletier could go sooner than expected as well.

 

[Alex K]

Because he has the best smile in the nhl

 

[tfong]

His 3 goals from today.

His shot placement on those quick snaps are awesome.

 

[Alwalys]

well he plays on a team with abysmal defense so teams just trade chances with them.

 

[SniperOnTheWing]

Natural born scoring instinct, something you can't teach or necessarily explain but he just has it.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

What makes him so good? watch (again) this video, its pretty obvious
(highlights from his junior years and last season)


(its in slow-mo and it has no audio)

 

[ello]

Natural born scoring instinct, something you can't teach or necessarily explain but he just has it.

This. It’s like how certain players have all the tools but seem to lack “finish”. DeBrincat always seems to be in a good scoring spot with his hands and feet angled just the right way whenever he takes a pass.

 

[ViktorBaeArvidsson]

Every GM should feel stupid for passing on this dude. I feel stupid too cause I originally didn’t think he was gonna be that great, boy I was dead wrong, and the fact he’s on the Blackhawks makes it 10 times worst. Love and hate him at the same time.