Was at the Spokane/Vancouver game to watch Honzek and Lipinski tonight. Had to leave shortly into the 2nd period, but Honzek looked really good. Started on Lipinski’s left wing and controlled the play almost every shift. It was my first time seeing him live and was impressed with his hands and vision. Obviously the size is there, but he was able to read plays well, resulting in a short-handed breakaway and setting up multiple good chances. Saw him play the body a bit as well which I wasn’t expecting. He took some draws as wel, switching with Linpinski when Honzek was on his strong side. Honzek and Linpinski also played in all situations including the pk where Honzek set up Leslie for a short-handed goal after I had left.
Lipinski also was noticeable at times, but not to the same degree as Honzek. He was consistently reliable in his own end and showed a couple flashes of skill in front of the net but unable to finish. He skates pretty well for a guy his size and I could see him as an option on the 4th line like a Garnet Hathaway type player.
Just saw the game ended 4-3 Giants with Honzek first star with 3 assists.
I took some pictures during warmup and will try to upload them tomorrow.
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