buddha Posted Thursday at 05:28 PM Share Posted Thursday at 05:28 PM 2 hours ago, slothfacekilla said: he still seems best suited as an agitator, work horse, pk specialist. i still dont see a ton of skill. with that said, those are valuable traits to have. seems like an andrew copp/jt compher type. but i readily admit i am not a hockey scout. lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothfacekilla Posted Thursday at 06:21 PM Share Posted Thursday at 06:21 PM 49 minutes ago, buddha said: he still seems best suited as an agitator, work horse, pk specialist. i still dont see a ton of skill. with that said, those are valuable traits to have. seems like an andrew copp/jt compher type. but i readily admit i am not a hockey scout. lol. I thought the move from the top of the post from before the compilation post was pretty slick, granted I did not watch the game so you have a better idea than me! He most likely will settle into a role like you mentioned in the NHL, but it'll be interesting to see how much offense he shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddha Posted Thursday at 06:37 PM Share Posted Thursday at 06:37 PM 11 minutes ago, slothfacekilla said: I thought the move from the top of the post from before the compilation post was pretty slick, granted I did not watch the game so you have a better idea than me! He most likely will settle into a role like you mentioned in the NHL, but it'll be interesting to see how much offense he shows. that move was a good one. true. that was the knock on him coming out in the draft: high motor but limited skill. that seems to be the M.O. for most of yzerman's first round picks. or more accurately, that he passes on players with high skill to take "200 foot all around jacks of all trades masters of none" types. i think that's a little harsh but has some truth to it. that's where kasper falls, imo. my other question with that critique is "is yzerman wrong to covet those types"? i have a feeling that nhl "draft experts" fall in love with a type, and that type is skilled offensive players. and then we get to the draft and nhl gms value size and strength over small skill guys who dominate in more wide open junior or european play. just an observation. i have a lot of hopes for yzerman's top picks. kasper is probably the lowest on my list other than cossa and that's only because cossa is a goalie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted Thursday at 07:24 PM Share Posted Thursday at 07:24 PM 36 minutes ago, buddha said: i have a feeling that nhl "draft experts" fall in love with a type, and that type is skilled offensive players. and then we get to the draft and nhl gms value size and strength o In the NHL it's always a balance. Your skill will get negated if you can't stand up to bigger stronger teams over 80 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddha Posted Thursday at 08:24 PM Share Posted Thursday at 08:24 PM 59 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said: In the NHL it's always a balance. Your skill will get negated if you can't stand up to bigger stronger teams over 80 games. considering the team he inherited was small and unskilled, its taken a lot of time to bring them back up to nhl average. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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