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Originally Posted by Naitix

Ah no sorry, I see that I did not word that post properly. I meant I saw Ruzicka was going to be a good player and posted some analysis in the summer, and that I think that he might be a good top 9 option, but I am not sure how to find it on this forum, it seems to only show the last 100 posts...

I do think Flames handled Ruzicka quite well, they told him to get bigger in the summer and it helped him. He was slower earlier in the season, still getting used to his new weight and muscle, but he seems to have made the adjustments now

Aug 11th

Originally Posted by Naitix

Ruzicka should be in the line-up imo, he has a lot of skill to his game, I think he could contribute offensively on the 3rd or 4th line (hopefully 2nd/3rd as he has good skills and needs to play with players that are creative with the puck and not dump and chase every time, I remember last year there was a 2 on 1 play and Ritchie did not have his head up and just dumped the puck in lol) as a center that has been missing from this team.

Just watch his goals this year, the patience and skill he shows with the puck is miles above our other 4th line centers whose ideology is to get rid of the puck as soon as possible. He's got an amazing shot and good hands and he has the size to get space in front of the net

For example take a look at his goals from last season (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp-V...=RingOfFireCGY). His 2nd goal (and 5th but less impressive) is not an easy one to make, a lot of people struggle with one timer on your natural wing side (leftie on a left wing) even at NHL level and he put a good amount of force into that shot, basically shows me that he is a threat to score on either wing and not a lot of players on the flames can make this shot, very underrated goal. His 3rd goal is even more impressive to me, he shows amazing patience with the puck up close and changes the angle that lets him score, most rookies and 4th line players would try to shoot the puck as soon as possible but he shows confidence in his skills and it pays off. His 4th goal shows his ability to create separation by utilizing his size + reach and skating. I also remember he had some great assists too but I do not wanna go digging for them.

Overall I think his goals shows such diversity in how he scores that it makes me excited for him to get a good opportunity and play with more skilled players.