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Post by NWTHabsFan on Jun 11, 2012 15:10:46 GMT -5
Part I of the Habs development camp takes place later this week in Brossard. 32 players will be in attendance, mainly made up of the Habs more recent draft picks, traded players, guys signed as free agents and four goalie try-outs. The Habs will also host a second development camp after the draft for those players picked in the draft, plus a few more undrafted guys that they will want to look at as possible free agents. It is interesting to note that the only try-outs for this camp are all goalies - speaking to a current topic on another thread, namely the lack of goalie depth amongst our prospects. Mac Bennett, a defenseman with U of Michigan, seems to be the main prospect missing this go around. I expect we will see him in July with the newly drafted kids. I also see that Daniel Pribyl will be over from the Czech Republic, so it will be good to see how he stacks up against some of the North American kids. Louis Leblanc will be the prospect with the most big league experience, as he and Gabriel Dumont will be the only participating kids who have already suited up for the Habs. I expect the new Habs brass to be in conversations with both Danny Kristo and Steve Quailer about possibly leaving school one year early to sign a pro contract this summer. I know that Danny has indicated his intent to return to North Dakota for his final year, but I still expect there will be discussions with him on that front. canadiens.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=634397&navid=DL|MTL|homecanadiens.nhl.com/fr/v2/ext/Autre/Dev_camp_roster.pdfMontreal will be a busy place for prospects this week, as a lot of the top prospects and a whole bunch of kids from the Q will be in town as Montreal is hosting its own "combine" tomorrow. They always keep this invite list quiet as there usually are a few kids from the later rounds that they are interested in looking at much more closely. A number of these past participants have been drafted by the Habs, and I expect a few of the kids in attendance tomorrow will be drafted in less than two weeks time. |
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Post by Roggy on Jun 11, 2012 16:05:55 GMT -5
Aaron Dell as a tryout intrigues me quite a bit. I drafted him as an unsigned free agent in a deep fantasy draft last summer because he had such a standout year at UND. He was shaky to start this year, but really turned it on after Christmas. I expected him to be signed as a college free agent by someone, it would be great if it was Montreal.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Jun 11, 2012 16:33:11 GMT -5
Aaron Dell as a tryout intrigues me quite a bit. I drafted him as an unsigned free agent in a deep fantasy draft last summer because he had such a standout year at UND. He was shaky to start this year, but really turned it on after Christmas. I expected him to be signed as a college free agent by someone, it would be great if it was Montreal. I like Dell and am glad the Habs are still inviting him out. After last summer's camp, it was widely rumoured that the Habs had offered him a contract, but he decided to go back to UND. I have a soft spot for kids out of the AJHL, but I actually think he is a decent goalie prospect. Like you mention, he had a phenominal 2010-11 NCAA season. I am also interested to see what they do with Brandon Maxwell. He has had a decent junior career with the US National Development program and in the OHL (Florida born, but grew up in Cambridge, ON). The Bulldogs signed him to an emergency ATO in April when their goalie injury situation was bad, so the organization has already had him in its sights. He did play for the US in the U18 a few years back so has some international experience, and he has been the OHL and CHL goalie of the week at times recently. A strong possibility for at least an AHL contract. |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Jun 14, 2012 9:34:16 GMT -5
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Jun 14, 2012 16:29:44 GMT -5
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Jun 14, 2012 23:22:04 GMT -5
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Post by seventeen on Jun 15, 2012 1:38:10 GMT -5
Yes, indeed, very thorough.
How informative it actually is, is debatable. The reason I say that is well represented by a joke one of my friends told me when we were discussing a guy on our soccer team who looked like an Olympic athlete but was a terrible player. He was described as "looking great, climbing off the bus". We laughed ourselves silly. I, on the other hand, probably look like Mike Cichy's legs, but can play at a high level because I think 3 steps ahead of the next guy. These types of camps are exactly like that. They might tell you who skates smoothly and who doesn't; who has a hard shot and who can't reach the net, but they don't tell you how the guy competes, how good their vision is, how well they place a pass at high speed while being checked, and how well they anticipate and predict their opponents next move. In other words, nothing about the mental part of the game, which, to me is worth 65% of a player's abilities.
The only way to determine a player's overall capacity is to watch them play in a meaningful contest. Then you can see their positioning, how quick they may be, what their decision making ability is like and how hard they compete.
Since we're such hockey nuts, though, I still read even the development camp opinions. Thanks NWT...nice to see something about our prospects.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Jun 15, 2012 9:31:12 GMT -5
17, that is so true. You can only read so much into a camp where the kids are going through various skating and shooting drills for the most part. The best case in point recently was the performance of Ryan White at his past camps, where he looked quite terrible and outclassed by the fancy skaters. Well, Ryan has a pretty good hold on a roster spot and does the little things that teams need to do to win. On the other side of the spectrum, you have a guy like Avtsin who consistently comes out of these camps looking like the next Gretzky with all his slick moves and soft hands. When the puck has dropped the past two seasons in Hamilton, the kid seems to disappear.
This camp will be of great importance for the new recruits who are about to join Hamilton on their first pro season together. It is an unprecedented large incoming class now that Quailer has been signed, joining Holland, Tinordi, Bournival, Ellis, Pateryn, Gallagher and Beaulieu. You cannot help but like the reports of the obvious leadership qualities that Tinordi is already demonstrating amongst his peers at this camp. Those are the intangibles that make this gathering so important. It also gives the new brass time to get to know the kids as well. The support mechanism that the Habs now have in place for these kids is far stronger than it was even a few months ago when their last seasons all ended.
At the end of the day, I am a bit of a prospect junkie, and even moreso for the kids in our system obviously. In a week and a bit, there will be six more names to add to that list through the draft. Fun times, given the lousy season we had to endure this past year.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Jun 17, 2012 23:51:55 GMT -5
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Jun 18, 2012 6:20:44 GMT -5
Any potential 2nd-line prospects?
Cheers.
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Post by CentreHice on Jun 18, 2012 7:57:57 GMT -5
From the report: The Habs brass was in full attendance for the game with Marc Bergevin, Rick Dudley, Larry Carriere, Scott Mellanby, Martin Lapointe, Michel Therrien and Pierre Groulx in the gallery.They must be happy with how Groulx, who's part of the Jacques Martin group, has been coaching our goaltenders. He's last man standing from that regime. From what I've read on RDS, and a few other places....Price really likes him. L'entraîneur des gardiens du Canadien, Pierre Groulx va demeurer avec l'équipe, selon plusieurs sources à qui notre informateur hockey Renaud Lavoie a parlé ce matin.
Il est le seul entraîneur à demeurer en poste avec l'arrivée de Michel Therrien. (He's the only coach to remain in the position with the arrival of Michel Therrien.)
Groulx a obtenu l'appui de Carey Price. (Groulx has acquired the support of Carey Price.) |
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Post by Tankdriver on Jun 18, 2012 9:14:50 GMT -5
17, that is so true. You can only read so much into a camp where the kids are going through various skating and shooting drills for the most part. The best case in point recently was the performance of Ryan White at his past camps, where he looked quite terrible and outclassed by the fancy skaters. Well, Ryan has a pretty good hold on a roster spot and does the little things that teams need to do to win. On the other side of the spectrum, you have a guy like Avtsin who consistently comes out of these camps looking like the next Gretzky with all his slick moves and soft hands. When the puck has dropped the past two seasons in Hamilton, the kid seems to disappear. This camp will be of great importance for the new recruits who are about to join Hamilton on their first pro season together. It is an unprecedented large incoming class now that Quailer has been signed, joining Holland, Tinordi, Bournival, Ellis, Pateryn, Gallagher and Beaulieu. You cannot help but like the reports of the obvious leadership qualities that Tinordi is already demonstrating amongst his peers at this camp. Those are the intangibles that make this gathering so important. It also gives the new brass time to get to know the kids as well. The support mechanism that the Habs now have in place for these kids is far stronger than it was even a few months ago when their last seasons all ended. At the end of the day, I am a bit of a prospect junkie, and even moreso for the kids in our system obviously. In a week and a bit, there will be six more names to add to that list through the draft. Fun times, given the lousy season we had to endure this past year. I love reading your detailed posts NWT as I consider you the head scout of HabsRus. You always provide us with information about players we don't get to see much of. I am kinda stoked for next year. If the Habs can keep all their players in the AHL this year and next year, we would definetly have rebuilt our farm team and be giving them much more experience than riding the pine in Montreal. It is kind of like Detroits model of doing things. Most of their prospects stay about three years in the minors to fine tune themselves and are not rushed. Lets hope Montreal does the same. |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Jun 18, 2012 9:47:26 GMT -5
17, that is so true. You can only read so much into a camp where the kids are going through various skating and shooting drills for the most part. The best case in point recently was the performance of Ryan White at his past camps, where he looked quite terrible and outclassed by the fancy skaters. Well, Ryan has a pretty good hold on a roster spot and does the little things that teams need to do to win. On the other side of the spectrum, you have a guy like Avtsin who consistently comes out of these camps looking like the next Gretzky with all his slick moves and soft hands. When the puck has dropped the past two seasons in Hamilton, the kid seems to disappear. This camp will be of great importance for the new recruits who are about to join Hamilton on their first pro season together. It is an unprecedented large incoming class now that Quailer has been signed, joining Holland, Tinordi, Bournival, Ellis, Pateryn, Gallagher and Beaulieu. You cannot help but like the reports of the obvious leadership qualities that Tinordi is already demonstrating amongst his peers at this camp. Those are the intangibles that make this gathering so important. It also gives the new brass time to get to know the kids as well. The support mechanism that the Habs now have in place for these kids is far stronger than it was even a few months ago when their last seasons all ended. At the end of the day, I am a bit of a prospect junkie, and even moreso for the kids in our system obviously. In a week and a bit, there will be six more names to add to that list through the draft. Fun times, given the lousy season we had to endure this past year. I love reading your detailed posts NWT as I consider you the head scout of HabsRus. You always provide us with information about players we don't get to see much of. I am kinda stoked for next year. If the Habs can keep all their players in the AHL this year and next year, we would definetly have rebuilt our farm team and be giving them much more experience than riding the pine in Montreal. It is kind of like Detroits model of doing things. Most of their prospects stay about three years in the minors to fine tune themselves and are not rushed. Lets hope Montreal does the same. Wouldn't surprise me at all to learn that NWT's first name is ... Trevor ... Possibly the best rundown on Habs prospects on the net. Chapeau! |
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Post by franko on Jun 18, 2012 10:00:29 GMT -5
possibly???
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Post by Skilly on Jun 18, 2012 10:32:16 GMT -5
From the report: The Habs brass was in full attendance for the game with Marc Bergevin, Rick Dudley, Larry Carriere, Scott Mellanby, Martin Lapointe, Michel Therrien and Pierre Groulx in the gallery.They must be happy with how Groulx, who's part of the Jacques Martin group, has been coaching our goaltenders. He's last man standing from that regime. From what I've read on RDS, and a few other places....Price really likes him. L'entraîneur des gardiens du Canadien, Pierre Groulx va demeurer avec l'équipe, selon plusieurs sources à qui notre informateur hockey Renaud Lavoie a parlé ce matin.
Il est le seul entraîneur à demeurer en poste avec l'arrivée de Michel Therrien. (He's the only coach to remain in the position with the arrival of Michel Therrien.)
Groulx a obtenu l'appui de Carey Price. (Groulx has acquired the support of Carey Price.) I'd be happy with someone who coached me at my style and didnt try and cookie cutter me .... Price went down on his knees waaayyy less last year. And he looked confident in the net the entire year |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Jun 18, 2012 10:50:39 GMT -5
Any potential 2nd-line prospects? Cheers. I think even our top forward prospects right now are at best second liners. I would expect this will change by this weekend. I still consider Louis Leblanc our top forward prospect, despite the fact we rushed him into the lineup due to injuries. He has all the intensity and work ethic you want, but lacks the top end skill set, size and speed. At worst, he can be your steady eddie third line guy who will be defensively responsible and also chip in points. Danny Kristo has second line talent, but he is an offensive forward or bust for me. He is just too small and defensively inconsistent to be thrust into a bottom line role. His puzzling move to play a fourth and final NCAA year still leaves a big question mark around his ability to adapt to the pro game, as you would have hoped to see an AHL season out of him by now (or at least starting this fall). Marty Lapointe, start talking to this kid. Gallagher is easy to cheer for, and it will remain to be seen how his game converts to the pro game. He will never be lacking for work ethic or enthusiasm, but I just think he will really struggle to put up points in the NHL. His size and average skating will be the main challenges, but he has battled through them up to this point. I see him eventually being a third line guy in the NHL, as I don't think offense will be that easy for him to come by in the NHL. The darkhorse for me on offense is Daniel Pribyl, the 19 year old center out of the Czech Republic. He has a lot of skill, has good size, but is a bit of an unknown because he has been playing back home. I saw a few of his games at the WJC, but he was coming off a big injury so was nowhere near at his best. The knock on his game has been skating, and that can be taught. He is under contract with Sparta Praha for one more season, and I expect him to sign and come over to Hamilton a year from now. A few of the others have "long-shot potential", but are still a long way off. One of Holland, Avtsin, Quailer, MacMillan, or Walsh could possibly end up being a second liner, but the odds are against them right now for one reason or another. The impedements to their success are the usual suspects: inconsistency, size, injury issues, ability to adapt to the tougher demands of the pro game, and in Avtsin's case, converting that pure talent into regular game shifts. Mary Lapointe, start talking to this kid too. |
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Post by franko on Jun 18, 2012 11:07:36 GMT -5
Gallagher is easy to cheer for, and it will remain to be seen how his game converts to the pro game. He will never be lacking for work ethic or enthusiasm, but I just think he will really struggle to put up points in the NHL. His size and average skating will be the main challenges, but he has battled through them up to this point. I see him eventually being a third line guy in the NHL, as I don't think offense will be that easy for him to come by in the NHL. another Corey Locke? |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Jun 18, 2012 11:08:29 GMT -5
I love reading your detailed posts NWT as I consider you the head scout of HabsRus. You always provide us with information about players we don't get to see much of. I am kinda stoked for next year. If the Habs can keep all their players in the AHL this year and next year, we would definetly have rebuilt our farm team and be giving them much more experience than riding the pine in Montreal. It is kind of like Detroits model of doing things. Most of their prospects stay about three years in the minors to fine tune themselves and are not rushed. Lets hope Montreal does the same. Thanks for your comments. It will be an exciting year for Hamilton, with that big influx of prospects all at once. As you would expect for a young team, they will struggle at times and face inconsistency issues, but I really support the move to add both Lapointe and Brisebois into the fold in a player development role. TT sees over 200 games a season, so he has not been able to spend much time with the kids in a true development role. I think we are taking a page or two out of the top teams who have a much better player development track record than we do. Finally!! Another interesting tidbit is that Lefebvre will be the Dogs' fifth coach in five years. That revolving door has to start to slow down at some point, as there has to be some degree of continuity into the coaching and development of very young players. Not all players can adapt to a new coach's systems and approach year in and year out. The final piece of the development puzzle for me will be what veteran(s) they add to the Dogs' lineup next season to provide that support for the kids night in and night out, on the long bus trips, and during the tough parts of the long schedule. Alex Henry will be dearly missed on that front, so I expect another AHL vet should be added to fill that role with the team and with all these young kids. I know a guy from Alaska!! The incoming class will also develop its own brand of leadership, as many have worn the C or A with their respective teams; however, you cannot expect a bunch of 20 years olds to come in and take over the leadership of an AHL team overnight. |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Jun 18, 2012 11:12:58 GMT -5
Any potential 2nd-line prospects? Cheers. I think even our top forward prospects right now are at best second liners. I would expect this will change by this weekend. I still consider Louis Leblanc our top forward prospect, despite the fact we rushed him into the lineup due to injuries. He has all the intensity and work ethic you want, but lacks the top end skill set, size and speed. At worst, he can be your steady eddie third line guy who will be defensively responsible and also chip in points. Danny Kristo has second line talent, but he is an offensive forward or bust for me. He is just too small and defensively inconsistent to be thrust into a bottom line role. His puzzling move to play a fourth and final NCAA year still leaves a big question mark around his ability to adapt to the pro game, as you would have hoped to see an AHL season out of him by now (or at least starting this fall). Marty Lapointe, start talking to this kid. Gallagher is easy to cheer for, and it will remain to be seen how his game converts to the pro game. He will never be lacking for work ethic or enthusiasm, but I just think he will really struggle to put up points in the NHL. His size and average skating will be the main challenges, but he has battled through them up to this point. I see him eventually being a third line guy in the NHL, as I don't think offense will be that easy for him to come by in the NHL. The darkhorse for me on offense is Daniel Pribyl, the 19 year old center out of the Czech Republic. He has a lot of skill, has good size, but is a bit of an unknown because he has been playing back home. I saw a few of his games at the WJC, but he was coming off a big injury so was nowhere near at his best. The knock on his game has been skating, and that can be taught. He is under contract with Sparta Praha for one more season, and I expect him to sign and come over to Hamilton a year from now. A few of the others have "long-shot potential", but are still a long way off. One of Holland, Avtsin, Quailer, MacMillan, or Walsh could possibly end up being a second liner, but the odds are against them right now for one reason or another. The impedements to their success are the usual suspects: inconsistency, size, injury issues, ability to adapt to the tougher demands of the pro game, and in Avtsin's case, converting that pure talent into regular game shifts. Mary Lapointe, start talking to this kid too. Thanks, NWT. It will be interesting to see just how much of an impact Marty Lapointe will make. I only know him from his playing days and that's a good thing. He was overpaid in Boston, but that wasn't his fault. Daniel Pribyl sounds like he has a lot of upside potential. I don't know why, but when I think of Pribyl I also think of Radek Faksa and he's only 17 years old. Lots of upsdie, but perhaps, a few years away just the same. Thanks for the rundown, mate. Cheers. |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Jun 18, 2012 11:15:35 GMT -5
Gallagher is easy to cheer for, and it will remain to be seen how his game converts to the pro game. He will never be lacking for work ethic or enthusiasm, but I just think he will really struggle to put up points in the NHL. His size and average skating will be the main challenges, but he has battled through them up to this point. I see him eventually being a third line guy in the NHL, as I don't think offense will be that easy for him to come by in the NHL. another Corey Locke? They are quite different players to me. Corey is a smart player with great hockey IQ and vision. He gets points from the perimeter and from good positioning. Gallagher gets his points from getting his nose dirty and from being on the move. As small players without great skating go, Brendan's game seems more suited to the NHL. He also has a pest factor that I never saw out of Corey. |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Jun 26, 2012 11:50:56 GMT -5
Part two of the Development Camp starts this Thursday and runs until Saturday. This is mainly for the kids picked this past weekend, and all seven will be there (including the rather unknown Erik Nystrom). Interesting to see that Daniel Pribyl is at this camp as well, as he is the only prospect that is attending both camps. He is racking up those air miles. Mac Bennett, the slick skating defender from U of Michigan, will be there after having to miss the last camp due to school commitments.
The tryouts are nothing too exciting to write home about. Matthew Lane is a very skilled forward, but is quite small at 5'10" 175. Seen that movie before...where's the beef? Lagace is one of the three Canadian goalies taking part in the summer CAN-RUS series which is replacing the WJC summer selection camp. He is in very good company with Subban and Brossoit (the standout with the Oil Kings this past season). Oligny looks like a smaller version of Thrower, as he also likes to drop the mitts. 165 pim in the Q last season.
Although there won't be many kids there, I expect lots of media attention due to all the buzz about the Habs draft. As always, I will post whatever reports, video or audio I can find that may be of interest.
Forwards
Tim Bozon (Kamloops- WHL)
Sebastian Collberg (Frolunda- Sweden)
Alex Galchenyuk (Sarnia -OHL)
*Félix Girard (Baie-Comeau - LHJMQ)
Charles Hudon (Chicoutimi - LHJMQ)
*Matthew Lane (USA Dev. Team)
Erik Nyström (Modo Jr. - Sweden)
Daniel Pribyl (Spraha - Cze. Rep.)
Brady Vail (Windsor - OHL)
Defensemen
Mac Bennett (Michigan -CCHA)
*Jimmy Oligny ( P.E.I. - LHJMQ)
Dalton Thrower (Saskatoon - WHL)
Goaltenders
*Maxime Lagacé ( P.E.I. - LHJMQ)
*Étienne Marcoux (Blainville-Boisbriand - LHJMQ)
*= Try-out
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Jun 26, 2012 13:25:32 GMT -5
Part two of the Development Camp starts this Thursday and runs until Saturday. This is mainly for the kids picked this past weekend, and all seven will be there (including the rather unknown Erik Nystrom). Interesting to see that Daniel Pribyl is at this camp as well, as he is the only prospect that is attending both camps. He is racking up those air miles. Mac Bennett, the slick skating defender from U of Michigan, will be there after having to miss the last camp due to school commitments. The tryouts are nothing too exciting to write home about. Matthew Lane is a very skilled forward, but is quite small at 5'10" 175. Seen that movie before...where's the beef? Lagace is one of the three Canadian goalies taking part in the summer CAN-RUS series which is replacing the WJC summer selection camp. He is in very good company with Subban and Brossoit (the standout with the Oil Kings this past season). Oligny looks like a smaller version of Thrower, as he also likes to drop the mitts. 165 pim in the Q last season. Although there won't be many kids there, I expect lots of media attention due to all the buzz about the Habs draft. As always, I will post whatever reports, video or audio I can find that may be of interest. Forwards Tim Bozon (Kamloops- WHL) Sebastian Collberg (Frolunda- Sweden) Alex Galchenyuk (Sarnia -OHL) *Félix Girard (Baie-Comeau - LHJMQ) Charles Hudon (Chicoutimi - LHJMQ) *Matthew Lane (USA Dev. Team) Erik Nyström (Modo Jr. - Sweden) Daniel Pribyl (Spraha - Cze. Rep.) Brady Vail (Windsor - OHL) Defensemen Mac Bennett (Michigan -CCHA) *Jimmy Oligny ( P.E.I. - LHJMQ) Dalton Thrower (Saskatoon - WHL) Goaltenders *Maxime Lagacé ( P.E.I. - LHJMQ) *Étienne Marcoux (Blainville-Boisbriand - LHJMQ) *= Try-out This reminds me of the tv show "The Price Is Right". Lots of contestants dressed in colorful uniforms, most of whom will never get a chance to compete in the actual show! Let the cream rise to the top. |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Jun 28, 2012 19:33:17 GMT -5
A report from Whitesnake, over at HF, from today's first glimpse at the Class of 2012.
Was there today and while you can't know anything about how those prospects will end up to be with those kinds of practices, here's my thoughts:
Bozon: I will start with the guy who I thought struggled the most as far as the wirsters are concerned. Not often hard, not enough precise, and clearly didn't put hard and precise often together. Somehow stranged when you compare his goals and when you compare the guys he was with. Clearly, for me the worst of the chosen prospects....TODAY.
Collberg: I know, it's just skating and shooting...but this guy will make it. I just love how he handles himself and how he looks like a player. And he does have one nasty wrister. I just couldn't believe he was ours till the end of the practice
Galchenyuk: A man amongst boys except the initial exercice....geez Alex...you have to look better when you're skating without the puck in a direct line but you CLEARLY can look that akward when you skate backwards....there was a whole lot of laughs looking at him but then the laughs stop and it was transformed into ohhhhh....ahhhhhh. His wrister is just insane. Maybe needs some work in his precision cleary compared to another guy I'll name later. But awfully hard and undressed the goalies in a couple of occasions. Looks akward while he doen't have the puck, looks dominating when he does. Just a fun show to watch.
Girard: Didn't really notice him till towards the end of the exercice, had a couple of nice roofers....other than that....nothing to say about him. Will be heading home right after.
Hudon: I thought it started slow as far as his wristers are concerned, but he picked it up as the practice progresses. Crisp and precise top corners were in order. Great skating.
Lane: Well, I'd like what I saw. Started the practice incredibly well with well precised and crisp wristers but kinda cooled down towards the end. But he's a nice skater with good wristers. Seems to have good technique and nice balance, actually he really seems a pretty nice try-out....we migth want to take a closer look.
Nystrom: Liked what I saw, another diminutive player that had his good and not so good moments. You see that his wristers needs work, yet was able to get a few good ones in there. Something you notice though, is that he seems a little bulldog. Was probaby the only one on one exercice that was shooting on the goalie and rushing hard towards it to get the rebound. Great effort
Pribyl: Some good and odd moments. He clearly grew up till the last time I saw him. Had some great precise wristerse and not-so-great as well. Yet, the most obvious thing, for me, is that he seemed to me as a little uncoordinate. Not sure if it's just in my mind, but seems to me like the guy who has to deal with the growing up he had recently. Not sure if it's that recent, but he really does seem as trying to work his body out. Quite an odd practice for me as far as he's concerned.
Vail: Like how his upper body look like. Looks like a player, with tough hard wristers though precision was not always there. But good solid skater. Not the fastest, but really solid out there.
Bennett: Better looking skater out there for me. Again, maybe not the fastest, but clearly the guy with the better technique and the smoother. Wristers might need work, one-timers, that he practiced at the end, looked pretty good though. Hard and in the net often. Would also say that I believed he gain some mass as well. Not sure if he grew up but clearly looks bigger. Great to see. I really like this prospect
Oligny: See Girard. Thanks, was fun.....
Thrower: I'll name him the most precise wrister of them all. Maybe it doesn't look that hard, but he does seem to have insane quickness in his wrists 'cause he doesn't seem to work as hard as a Vail for example, but his shots are quite quick and often seemed to be able to pick whatever spot he wanted. Yes, quickness in his feet as to be worked on but not as bad as I anticipated.
Lagacé: I was at the other end so didn't concentrate at him too much. I'd say that he looked to have more problem positionnally than Marcoux though.
Marcoux: Well he seemed good. Not incredible, but I loved how he challenged most of the shots. Low blocker side are something to work on. Pretty good glove that seemed to be fixed after being laughed at repeateadly by Lane at the start of the practice.
I say that both goalies doesn't exactly look out of place and needs to be looked at closely. Which in the end makes out of the try-outs, both goalies and Lane as the most interesting guys. The other 2 are clearly out for me. But that's jut one practice.
Was fun to see most people out there from Brisebois, Lapointe on the ice, to Therrien, Timmins, Dudley, Jodoin, Mellanby, didn't see Bergevin though there was some people in the upper left side, so maybe it was him but I was too far to see....and there was really 3 gorgeous girls near me so it was a little hard to concentrate.....but hey I'm married and CLEARLY too old for them....
Anyway, fun time. But as always, it just means what it means. Don't write off Bozon just yet.....
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Jun 30, 2012 13:37:24 GMT -5
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Jun 30, 2012 14:23:09 GMT -5
A friend of mine said the same thing about Galchenyuk. I guess he's impressing big time.
Good to hear about Collberg as well.
Cheers.
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