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Regula is outplaying Boqvist in London. I am glad we passed on him
How is Regula outplaying Boqvist?
Regula is outplaying Boqvist in London. I am glad we passed on him
If he ends up like Tatar, than that is a massive bust in my estimation. Tatar was what, 48th overall or around there? Zadina needs to be much better than that, especially since he was talked about as high as 3rd overall. When you get drafted Top 5 in the NHL as a forward, you need to be no worse than 50+ pts every year, other wise it is bust, as 50 pts isn't even that good. None of us will be excited if he ends up like Tatar or Nyquist, none!
Good thing he was drafted 6th then!
If he ends up like Tatar it might be a slight disappointment, but definitely not any kind of bust. Tatar has vastly outplayed his draft position. Take a look at all the #6 picks in the last 20 years, there isn't a whole lot of elite in that bunch.
If anyone has watched Zadina in the AHL they'd know he is not ready for the bigs. He is improving on the little things, which is really good.
I'm not too worried about his goal scoring, that will come. But he needs to learn the faster pace, tougher opponents and be quicker/smarter with the puck.
He's doing fine. He's no Connor McDavid. I guess since he was picked 6th overall (and we are not use to picking that high), people expect him to automatically be an NHL superstar stud.
Best oxymoron posted in awhile.
" I'm not worried about him scoring, he just basically needs to learn how to play. " "He's doing fine, as a -9 and out of place as a top 6 forward so far, lol. Oh ok bro. Tomas Jurco/ Pulkenin were really good in the AHL and Zadina can't find space, sorry if I'm slightly alarmed even if it is early.
Good thing he was drafted 6th then!
If he ends up like Tatar it might be a slight disappointment, but definitely not any kind of bust. Tatar has vastly outplayed his draft position. Take a look at all the #6 picks in the last 20 years, there isn't a whole lot of elite in that bunch.
Boqvist is playing in the OHL with the London Nights. So far, 11 GP 1 G 10 A 11 PTS +2.
people will single out whichever of the 4 defensemen is doing the best and go on and on about them forever
that's pretty much been guaranteed to happen from the start just based on what was available,one of those defensemen is probably gonna stand out and we'll never stop hearing about them even if the Wings would have taken a different one of the four in the absence of Zadina
No, hes right. If Zadina ends up like Tatar, then hes a MAJOR MAJOR bust. Okay, so, not much at the #6 position, but I bet you there is a lot of elite around #6 in the last twenty years.
Best oxymoron posted in awhile.
" I'm not worried about him scoring, he just basically needs to learn how to play. " "He's doing fine, as a -9 and out of place as a top 6 forward so far, lol. Oh ok bro. Tomas Jurco/ Pulkenin were really good in the AHL and Zadina can't find space, sorry if I'm slightly alarmed even if it is early.
Only credible argument given back to me was... Patience man! patience. Nothing Zadina is doing is " fine " so far.
15: Pavel Zacha
14: Jake Virtanen
13: Sean Monahan
12: Hampus Lindholm
11: Mika Zibanejad
10: Brett Connolly
09: OEL
08: Nikita Filatov
07: Sam Ganger
06: Derick Brassard
05: Gilbert Brule
04: Al Montoya
03: Milan Michalek
02: Scottie Upshall
01: Mikko Koivu
00: Scott Hartnell
I mean, take your pick. I see three elite level players in there. And then a lot of good to quite bad. Assuming Tatar!Zadina, he's still one of the better 6OA picks in the last good while here.
3 elite level players? Really? I see, maybe, one (OEL) and I'm not even convinced he is elite. YMMV
Yikes, this thread has become an absolute gutter. Imagine forming any kind of opinion on any player after just 8 games.
I gave too much in the way of benefit to Monahan (who is last year Larkin level at best) and Hampus Lindholm.
Have you ever seen his intangibles?It has been 8 games and I know that this Brendan Smith guy is going to be a top pairing defenseman. Eh scores a lot of points at a good rate and doesn't afraid of anything.
It sure is fun that you're allowed to have the opinion that he'll be a perennial 40 goal scorer in the NHL on the day he was drafted,
But if you express concern after training camp, the prospects tournament, preseason, and some AHL games... you are rushing to judgement.
It sure is fun that you're allowed to have the opinion that he'll be a perennial 40 goal scorer in the NHL on the day he was drafted,
But if you express concern after training camp, the prospects tournament, preseason, and some AHL games... you are rushing to judgement.
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