Les Habitants Prospects Thread
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He is a pitbull like Gallagher , motor is non stop
His size is fine from the 3 times I saw him this year
Intense , scrappy player .....luv his game
Will probably fill out at 185 pounds .......STEAL
GGpX
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Cam Hillis does almost nothing for me.
He's putting up numbers, great. He's turning 20 soon, he should be putting up numbers. Players putting up numbers in their 20 year old junior season is rarely going to wow me, that's what they should all be doing.
Hell, I'm not even sure he'll get a contract.
He's putting up numbers, great. He's turning 20 soon, he should be putting up numbers. Players putting up numbers in their 20 year old junior season is rarely going to wow me, that's what they should all be doing.
Hell, I'm not even sure he'll get a contract.
yup , I hope he gets a contract with us , we have a ton of contracts expiring from the roster limit this summer IIRC
Players with a motor and heart and some skill are what you want in the bottom 6
Better than a finesse floater who gets nothing done
There are no guarantees but Hudon types are worthless
Lek is the type I was thinking of as well
I dont care much for the stats of what he should be doing in his third year
He has made major strides in his game with the work ethic to go with it , thats important
Its not like McShane who cant skate and has added nothing to his game in year 4
GGpX
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I'm just thinking out loud a little...
I know it's not the end-all, be-all, but I just wanted to compare Norlinder to Romanov for a moment. They're both the same age, Romanov being 3 months older.
This isn't as much about Romanov, per se. It's more about Norlinder. Romanov is probably going to be named the top defenseman in the WJC, and if he isn't he'll be in the running. If he does get named top d-man in the tournament, that'll be two years in a row for him essentially being the top defenseman of his participating age group. Yeah, yeah, I know that Dahlin isn't there, that Bowen Byram might be better one day (would be surprised if he wasn't, but I digress), Sandin looks like a future stud, etc. Romanov should, in all likelihood, be in the NHL next year.
Now, for Norlinder... He's averaged 10 minutes of icetime during the tournament as one of the older players on the team. Sweden isn't exactly a defensive juggernaut, despite having 5 first or second round picks on the team. Outside of Sandin, none of them make me go wow, look at him!. I'm not discrediting them, but they're solid. Broberg is overated and skates at a speed that is too fast for his brain to compute, but that's another story.
Romanov stood out against players of his age group for two straight years, has played in the second/third best league in the world at 18 and looks destined to be a long-time NHLer. Norlinder is lagging behind players of his own age group, is doing pretty well in Sweden's second best league and has a lot of question marks about him.
Can we just be a little patient with him and wait a little bit? It's worth repeating, but before seeing him in North America, I want to see him in the Swedish Elite League. The Allsvenskan is nice, but the level of play there isn't great. Hell, I wouldn't mind if he stayed in Sweden for another two years after this season. He's not going to be ready overnight.
I know it's not the end-all, be-all, but I just wanted to compare Norlinder to Romanov for a moment. They're both the same age, Romanov being 3 months older.
This isn't as much about Romanov, per se. It's more about Norlinder. Romanov is probably going to be named the top defenseman in the WJC, and if he isn't he'll be in the running. If he does get named top d-man in the tournament, that'll be two years in a row for him essentially being the top defenseman of his participating age group. Yeah, yeah, I know that Dahlin isn't there, that Bowen Byram might be better one day (would be surprised if he wasn't, but I digress), Sandin looks like a future stud, etc. Romanov should, in all likelihood, be in the NHL next year.
Now, for Norlinder... He's averaged 10 minutes of icetime during the tournament as one of the older players on the team. Sweden isn't exactly a defensive juggernaut, despite having 5 first or second round picks on the team. Outside of Sandin, none of them make me go wow, look at him!. I'm not discrediting them, but they're solid. Broberg is overated and skates at a speed that is too fast for his brain to compute, but that's another story.
Romanov stood out against players of his age group for two straight years, has played in the second/third best league in the world at 18 and looks destined to be a long-time NHLer. Norlinder is lagging behind players of his own age group, is doing pretty well in Sweden's second best league and has a lot of question marks about him.
Can we just be a little patient with him and wait a little bit? It's worth repeating, but before seeing him in North America, I want to see him in the Swedish Elite League. The Allsvenskan is nice, but the level of play there isn't great. Hell, I wouldn't mind if he stayed in Sweden for another two years after this season. He's not going to be ready overnight.
Yeah, if he's this good against the best 18-20 year olds in the world he's not going to be out of place in the NHL.
All I hope is he turns into a legit bonefide top 3/4 D with us . His poise , IQ , skating , and efficiency should translate well
In the NHL. His transition game and defensive smarts are his strengths , a bonus would be an improved offensive game
Kudos to our draft team finding this possible gem
In the NHL. His transition game and defensive smarts are his strengths , a bonus would be an improved offensive game
Kudos to our draft team finding this possible gem
GGpX
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The Russian scout who got us to take Romanov deserves a lot of praise for it.
Everybody saw him as a complete reach. Sometimes, if you really like the player, and past the first 20-25 picks, you just sometimes have to say to hell with the lists and the consensus and just take him.
Everybody saw him as a complete reach. Sometimes, if you really like the player, and past the first 20-25 picks, you just sometimes have to say to hell with the lists and the consensus and just take him.
I don’t even think he was ranked on draft lists on some scouting services
Timmins mentioned he was intrigued at some mini camp overseas and thought maybe someone takes him in the third but with multiple seconds we took a chance
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Russian players dominate top spots in TSN’s ranking of NHL-affiliated prospects - TSN.ca
Igor Shesterkin, Grigori Denisenko, Kirill Kaprizov and Alexander Romanov take four of the first five spots in Craig Button’s annual rankings of the Top 50 NHL-affiliated prospects.
www.tsn.ca
That's pretty awesome. For a guy who was a bit of a project it's great to hear that he may be figuring it out a bit.