Bekki Antonelli Hockey Wilderness Contributor Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago View full article 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imyourhuckleberry Verified Member Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago The Athletic's Scott Wheeler must really love Jiricek and Buium, which is certainly understandable. He's listed Detroit at #5(partly due to 2 strong goalie prospects) and Chicago(who is full of strong skater prospects) at #4. That leaves his top 3 teams in some order to be: Wild, Sharks, and Montreal. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnfaninnc Verified Member Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago MaRat is an interesting player. On this road trip, I have seen him have even more instinctive offensive traits, and he looks really smooth doing it. In a small area, he is very shifty, and he makes some very nice, short passes you wouldn't really expect from a 4th liner. He never really has much with him. Lauko's speed helps, but he usually gears down to his linemates, and Shore simply can't keep up. He does button hook and drop pass a lot, yet if you watch him, he does this with extreme confidence, like he can lose a guy on the button hook. I agree with Bekki's assessment that he has played a safe, low drama game, just as he's been asked to play, but there seems to be much more in the tank. I think freeing him up a little more will produce some more offense. That spin move he put on the Montreal defender was awesome. Let's remember that he is still young and learning and has been tasked with making sure nobody scores against him. I'd like to see what can happen when he smashes shifts into the 5th gear a little more often. And, it's not just the 5th gear, but he has such good edges and acceleration. I think the biggest issue is nobody can skate with him. One just has to wonder, can Bankier or Haight keep up with him? How about Milne? Why not give them a try? Shore is not the answer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovehockey Verified Member Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago Very good article 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raithis Verified Member Posted 20 minutes ago Share Posted 20 minutes ago 54 minutes ago, Lovehockey said: Very good article Agreed. Analysis with stats is nice too, but this seemed to delve into why a lot more without relying so heavily on stats, which I appreciate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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