Group 2:
Unfortuantely I had to step out for some work calls (OF COURSE) and ended up missing a good chunk of group 2, but I'll be sure to focus on this group tomorrow.
With that said first and foremost I will humbly apologize for being so hard on Honzek when he was drafted, the guy is NOTHING like Hunter Smith or Kanzig in terms of big=good=actually bad. In my limited viewing he stood out immediately in terms of skill and speed coupled with size.
Honzek was out early with 3 other members from group 2 :Ronni, Ciona & Kuznetsov
They were working entirely on skating with the skating coach and then the goalies were on the other end.
His skating is definitely top notch, yes his stride is a bit odd/unique but he's deceptively quick/rangy and his first few strides easily separate him from the other 4 on the ice. His range of mobility is what stood out immediately, you can see he's got room to grow for sure but he doesn't look out of place. If anything, him adding another 15lbs of muscle scares me, he could turn into a bonified power forward we haven't seen since Iggy. His balance is crazy for a guy his size, his agility is clearly there as well and I 100% see why Craig was laughing when he got to walk up and draft this guy at 16.
Egg on my face, but I accept it.
I am firmly excited to see this kid grow.
More updates tomorrow - Apologies again for the terrible group 2 coverage, perhaps someone else was there and could add. With that said, thanks for the kind words! I'm more than happy to share my point of view both tomorrow and Saturday hopefully!
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