She is who fixed Points skating.
I’m actually pretty hyped for Pasta knowing this.
I’m actually pretty hyped for Pasta knowing this.
Prospect Info: With the 66th overall pick in the 2021 Entry Draft, the Ducks select Sasha Pastujov
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Hockey Duckie
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Now we know the reason why Pasta fell to the third round... his skating. And Pasta made a great decision in improving his skating with Underhill and is still taking college classes.
Stephens wrote a great piece on Pasta as well as made the 'six degrees of Kevin Bacon' of connecting Murray with Underhill way back when Murray was with Chicago, Underhill being part owner of the Guelph, the Guelph owning Pasta's rights, Pasta's skating problem, and the fact that Pasta fell to the third round. Guess many teams didn't want to take a chance early with Pasta's skating problem, but GM Murray and scouting group had a joker card available. Then seeing Pasta upset why he dropped and wants to prove many teams wrong in his post-draft interview marries why Pasta went to the OHL, which is really going to be trained to be a better skater with a great skating coach in Underhill.
Pasta's stock might jump high if he can improve his skating in this year in the OHL. Staying two years in the OHL can not only improve his skating, but also make it a permanent fix with Underhill's supervision. Stephens gave the example of Etem's improved skating technique, but Etem lost it because he didn't keep on it; Stephens' article is a great read!
Stephens wrote a great piece on Pasta as well as made the 'six degrees of Kevin Bacon' of connecting Murray with Underhill way back when Murray was with Chicago, Underhill being part owner of the Guelph, the Guelph owning Pasta's rights, Pasta's skating problem, and the fact that Pasta fell to the third round. Guess many teams didn't want to take a chance early with Pasta's skating problem, but GM Murray and scouting group had a joker card available. Then seeing Pasta upset why he dropped and wants to prove many teams wrong in his post-draft interview marries why Pasta went to the OHL, which is really going to be trained to be a better skater with a great skating coach in Underhill.
Pasta's stock might jump high if he can improve his skating in this year in the OHL. Staying two years in the OHL can not only improve his skating, but also make it a permanent fix with Underhill's supervision. Stephens gave the example of Etem's improved skating technique, but Etem lost it because he didn't keep on it; Stephens' article is a great read!
Eakins is reporting that Underhill is still working with pastujov as a skating instructor despite the sale of the team. This is very good news.
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I think logical as well. These things (sale) usually don't happen overnight, I'm sure Ducks were informed
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Let’s go shake their hands
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To be fair it could be in Pastas best interest to only stay in the OHL for one year and maybe he plays in San Diego next, I could see him blowing the league out of the water this year and proving he needs to be moved up a level.
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Can't happen. The CHL and NHL have an agreement that players cannot go to the AHL if they're under 20 years of age. Due to COVID, only these two seasons (last year and this year) is when only OHL prospects can play in the AHL, provided they played in at least 25 AHL/NHL games. Drysdale and Perreault were 18 year olds playing in the AHL last year. They get a waiver to play there this year, not that Drysdale will see the AHL again.
It'll be two years in the OHL and then San Diego. Two years of working on his skating would be far more beneficial than one, considering Sasha's skating isn't all that right now.
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Ohhh really?! I stand corrected.
From the stanleycupofchowder.com article:
The USHL doesn't belong to the CHL. But later into the article, this tidbit comes up:
Huh... This throws things in a tizzy because Pasta was drafted by the Storm in 2019. If everything is based upon getting drafted by the CHL before the NHL draft, then does this mean Pasta also falls into the CHL-NHL agreement? Pasta was committed to the NCAA, but decided to go juniors. The Storm already owned his draft rights since 2019 and there were no other CHL teams that Pasta could have joined.
I have no idea where Pasta lies in this CHL-NHL agreement. I'll take your word for it that the rule doesn't apply to Pasta.
I didn't knew she worked with the Ducks as well. But this is a very encouraging read thinking about Pasta.
The opportunities are clearly there, now it's up to Pasta to put it together. I would guess that he wants to improve his skating badly as well, because he made the change from NCAA which probably wasn't easy to do. Cool
GunnarStahl
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Yeah, well, Pastujov also did this a few nights ago:
I think if he can get his skating fixed and puts on some more weight, he'll be a perennial 60+ points scorer in the NHL a few years down the road.
I think if he can get his skating fixed and puts on some more weight, he'll be a perennial 60+ points scorer in the NHL a few years down the road.
That's basically mid-to-high 1st round talent.
Pasta certainly have things to work on (he will need to get stronger and more explosive first and foremost IMO), but he certainly has some dynamite skills around the net and he just knows how to score. Which is different and much better and translatable skill than a player having a ''great shot'', IMO.
Oh my good lord, Terry/Z might have some competition on the team for "best hands" in a couple years. Unreal.
duxfan1101
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Two things that really stood out to me:
1) He (and his family for that matter) seems like a hard worker, which could be crucial for developing his skating
2) He also seems to have a good head on his shoulders and mature for his age. If he pans out, I could see him being a leader on the Ducks.
The Midnight Burrito
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Not sure how much validity there is to it, but I’ve seen theories that the US team looks down on anyone playing in Canada
Ty Voit is having a monster season in the OHL and is #1 in scoring. Also got snubbed from the US team... so maybe there is something to it.
