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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
Where did you read that? IQ has been one of his strengths from what I looked up about him.
http://thecanuckway.com/2017/04/26/v...c-ostap-safin/
The Hockey Writers didn't make a mention of his IQ at all, which is a bit surprising to me. Not good, not bad - just absolutely no mention.
LWOS didn't provide any info on his IQ either, but they did provide 2 different comments that I guess you can interpret as IQ. One was concerning, the other one was great.
http://lastwordonsports.com/2017/06/...-nhl-draft-66/
The bad:
The good:
FC doesn't provide any insight into his IQ either.
I don't think the Flames draft him anyways. He is ranked in the late 1st round until the middle of the 2nd round. There are players I definitely seem to like better than Safin, but Safin is a very intriguing prospect. Players of his size with his quickness and speed and potential offensive upside (he is known for his lethal shot and his speed) is something that NHL teams simply covet. Will be interesting to see when he gets drafted. If the Flames do end up taking him at 16, then they must really, really like him. I think it is more likely that if they like him, they do a trade down and grab a second, and hopefully address goaltending.
I also really like Lias. There are actually a solid handful of prospects that I do think project well that may be available at 16 and later. Safin wasn't on my radar at all until I saw his agenda posted up online with the Flames' interview, so naturally I looked him up and I really like what I see in him too. Definitely a very interesting prospect, and I am sure that the Flames have been scouting him for a while since they seem to be finding FAs out of the Czech Republic these days. He does seem like a smart player to me, so the reference of him having poor IQ is news to me. Where did you find it? |
My biggest concern with Safin is this.
Granted I haven't seen the games. Getting video of the Czech under 20 league is not easy.
But his stats in that league are not good for a top prospect.
And I havent heard one person talk about why that is.