[TheScorpion]

Thoughts from the afternoon practice:

- Eetu Tuulola has a really really good shot, great positioning in the slot. Had the guts to try a spinorama. Very exciting prospect, most impressive other than Janko today.

- Tkachuk is good with deflections, good hand-eye, good hands. Great shot, too. Skating still an area to improve. Had issues with puck control. Also had the guts to try a spinorama, and it actually worked! Good passer, set up Kravchenko on a perfect one-timer.

- Parsons was good down low, but was consistently beat up high on the glove side, needs to work on that.

- Fox was consistently apt on the defense, managing skilled forwards on the 1-on-1’s with ease.

- Kenney Morrison occasionally went a little out of position on his D coverage a la Andersson, but managed to recover nicely, unlike Rasmus. Good with his stick. One of the best, most NHL-ready looking defensemen on the ice today, very polished.

- Foo made the goalies look like a foo sometimes. Really good at opening up the five-hole. A really intriguing walk-on. Really quick skating and shot.

- Healey managed Lindstrom off the puck well, but got schooled by Tuulola and Tkachuk. Didn't really stand out.

- Kravchenko has some hands! He made a good move against Kylington once. Has great hair, too. Has a decent shot, too, and can hammer a one-timer. Not the greatest passer, though.

- Rempal was off-and-on with his passes. When he was on, he was perfect, but off, he missed by far. Has OK hands for a defenseman, but he's a forward.

- Mattson has a good shot, not always accurate, though, and kept losing the 1-on-1’s, and showed frustration verbally and physically (slamming his stick against the boards). Managed to hammer a one-timer home top-corner on Schneider with a rolling puck, which made the crowd ooh and aah.

- Bowles had a couple of good moves that didn’t quite end in goals, but were crafty nonetheless. Good showing. Made a good pass over to Foo for a nice goal against Parsons. Has a good shot. Inconsistent passer.

- Also standing out amongst the walk-ons: Dyukov, but not necessarily always in a good way. He was good with the puck on his stick, but he is not the greatest defender.

- Kylington has everything you already know: speedy, great skater. Still looks skinny as a pole out there, not sure if he's gotten any bigger.

- Nick Schneider had some trouble with rebounds, but was steady position- and skill-wise. Flashed the leather a couple of times. Was consistently beaten by Tkachuk.

- Sevigny was mostly unnoticeable. Not very fast, not a great shot. Made a couple of poor passes.