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Not very optimistic with him
Would love if he proved me wrong, but he’s way too small, and frankly not elite at anything to make up for it.
We’ll see.
I like him more than Pulju, I think he'll be a complimentary 2nd line winger, cause of his stature his development curve will likely be longer like many previous undersized success stories. People will crap on Yamo and likely give him bust status cause he probably won't be a good player till he is 23-24, which is quite a long incubation period for a forward, but when they are this small that tends to be the norm unless their puck skills and escapability are off the charts good like P. Kane or Gaudreau.
My belief in him stems from the fact that he strikes me as being a very intelligent player, he has a good knack for getting touches on the puck around the net, good enough hands that I think he can capitalize when he sneaks in tight, and seems suited to play a big role on the PK at some point. I'm projecting him as a 45 point winger who likely won't be good enough to carry the play, but will support the play well, and will be an opportunist around the net, and can play a role on both the 2nd PP unit and 2nd PK rotation. Cause of the time frame it will likely take him to find success I'd also guess we'll get one brief value contract (prove it contract) and one moderate term value contract out of him.
Happy to be wrong. And I acknowledged limited viewings. As for ‘snake bitten’ that makes it sound like he was getting chances he couldn’t bury. From what I saw he just looked completely overwhelmed.
Yamamoto might sniff Drasaitls jockstrap in his prime.Remember when Draisaitl was a bust after playing his first 37 games in the NHL? Man I hope Yamamoto (currently at 26 games) is a similar bust *fingers crossed*
ffs. There are a dozen people in this thread flat out saying he is a ‘bust’ and you come along to criticize me for saying I’m not that high on him? Learn to pick your battles a bit better eh Mr ‘guru’.Maybe post about him when you have seen a decent amount of games of the player. Your opinion might actually hold water then.
ffs. There are a dozen people in this thread flat out saying he is a ‘bust’ and you come along to criticize me for saying I’m not that high on him? Learn to pick your battles a bit better eh Mr ‘guru’.
Yeah, I don’t get it. Among the ‘negative’ replies to the OP’s question, mine stand out as among the tamest. Yet I’m the guy being told to pipe down? I do understand that many posters (myself included) have their favourite players and find it difficult to read posts that are negative about ‘their guys’. Most posters however have the sense to wait until the posts are so odious in terms of volume and/or content before getting their jammies in a twist.For some reason its your time I guess. Not sure how multiple relatives of Yamamoto singled out your posts. Apparently we've had ma and pa here so far, maybe his brother
Yeah, it would be cool for him to succeed due to being Japanese heritage. I'd be all for that, I just don't happen to like him as a player and how little he brings to the table, pun intended, I suppose..Yeah, I don’t get it. Among the ‘negative’ replies to the OP’s question, mine stand out as among the tamest. Yet I’m the guy being told to pipe down? I do understand that many posters (myself included) have their favourite players and find it difficult to read posts that are negative about ‘their guys’. Most posters however have the sense to wait until the posts are so odious in terms of volume and/or content before getting their jammies in a twist.
The irony is that I have lived in Japan and do a lot of business there. I’d be among the most delighted posters on the site to see a kid of Japanese heritage make it in the NHL on my favourite team. Hopefully that will be Yamamoto, but I just don’t see it.
Edit- I think it’s clear also that some fans who watch junior hockey a lot are unable to differentiate between those leagues and the NHL. For some reason it seems to escape them that much of the competition in junior hockey is just substandard, and many players good enough to be drafted never even sniff the NHL. Certainly Yamamoto wouldn’t have had any NHL games yet had he been drafted by anyone other than the desperate Oilers.
All due respect to Mr guru above, I put more stock in the opinion of a poster like @Senor Catface who has seemingly spent the time and money to watch Yamamoto in the AHL this season. And unless I’m reading him wrong, even his reports, while positive, aren’t exactly glowing. Big step to the NHL when you are as tiny as Kailer.
I would be absolutely delighted to be wrong about Yamamoto.
It's not like I'm hoping he flames out. I'd freaking love it if he became the next Jonny Gaudreau.
I just don't see anything resembling a future NHL player in his game.
I don't see the skating, the elusiveness, or the moves for him to be a major contributor either.
A few 30 point seasons on thin teams, maybe.
But I don't see how he's an impact top-6 forward.