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Originally Posted by herashak
I read your guys excitement for kulak but could somebody tell me how he's playing in depth, is he following Brodie's footsteps. I'm not expecting this or last years version of Brodie but I think a Brodie that emerged in the shortened seasons ending could be what kulak becomes.
Besides the cream of the crop of our prospects (2011/13 guys, Bennett, gillies) him and ferland are my favourites. I'd really like anything to read about him and maybe ferland while you're at it.
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Comparing the two, Kulak is actually more composed defensively than Brodie was at the same age and it is more of an overall strength where Brodie was still trying to figure that out. Brodie's a bit faster, and more cerebral and dynamic offensively, while Kulak isn't bad in his own right and has Russell's slap shot. Overall, at the same ages, I might put Kulak ahead of where TJ was but only by a bit. It's fairly even though. Brodie also took several big leaps forward from age 20 to where he is now, so Kulak has a long ways to go still but he has also improved a lot compared to where he was even last year. To me, he is now in the same conversation as Wotherspoon and Sieloff in terms of ability. He's passed guys like Culkin that he was lumped with prior.
If Kulak continues on the same development curve, he could very well become a top 4 D-man. Just have to wait and see if he continues to progress in a positive direction or not.