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oldschoolcalgary · 04-28-2019, 09:09 AM

there's a lot of talent in the later part of the 1st this year... i hope and pray calgary uses this pick to replenish their forward skill players... at minimum, the player, be it two-way or offensive player, needs to be a very good skater.

McMichael
Hoglander
Tomasino
Kayilev
Brink

really hoping calgary gets a guy that fits these type of players... Leason and Beecher could also be interesting, but in watching the playoffs, not just calgary/Avs, its become clear to me at least how important skating is in the playoffs.... i am not sure if either of those latter two can be considered as great skaters.

Calgary has no one that can attack a defense and put them on their heels with speed... east/west play can get you 99 pts in the regular season, but you get smothered in the playoffs because you do not get time and space. Calgary's skilled players are not particularly fast...average? sure, but fast? no... maybe lindholm and johnny in a straight line, but not anyone else

Johnny has no explosion/acceleration in small areas, so defensemen will just attack him and smother him because they know he can't get by with explosiveness

04-28-2019, 09:09 AM	#47
oldschoolcalgary Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Exp:	there's a lot of talent in the later part of the 1st this year... i hope and pray calgary uses this pick to replenish their forward skill players... at minimum, the player, be it two-way or offensive player, needs to be a very good skater. McMichael Hoglander Tomasino Kayilev Brink really hoping calgary gets a guy that fits these type of players... Leason and Beecher could also be interesting, but in watching the playoffs, not just calgary/Avs, its become clear to me at least how important skating is in the playoffs.... i am not sure if either of those latter two can be considered as great skaters. Calgary has no one that can attack a defense and put them on their heels with speed... east/west play can get you 99 pts in the regular season, but you get smothered in the playoffs because you do not get time and space. Calgary's skilled players are not particularly fast...average? sure, but fast? no... maybe lindholm and johnny in a straight line, but not anyone else Johnny has no explosion/acceleration in small areas, so defensemen will just attack him and smother him because they know he can't get by with explosiveness Last edited by oldschoolcalgary; 04-28-2019 at 09:41 AM.