Top 3 standouts from the first session for me:
65 - William Stromgren. Big, fluid, great hands, great shot, moves well. The best forward in this group. He will play in the NHL this year, and it would not be at all shocking if he made the team out of camp.
46 - Luke Misa. Not big, but very smooth. In the right position a lot. Very calm. Needs a few years to fill out. Hard, accurate shot - he was picking corners all practice.
56 - Henry Mews. Very confident with the puck on his stick. He’s a better skater than Brzustewicz. One thing that really stood out - when pucks bounced on him or he didn’t get his shot off the way he wanted, he didn’t care. He didn’t break stride. He played through it at full speed and progressed to the next part of the drill.
Honorable mention:
78 - Ise Parekh. Skates like he spent the last 15 years chasing Zayne around the pond. Doesn’t look to have his brother’s elite puck skills, but he moved better than probably any of the D except Mews.
Underwhelming:
48 - Hunter Brzustewicz. Skating was clunky and wooden. Seemed to be fighting it. Passes in drills were often off target, and didn’t seem to have his shot working. He’ll be better tomorrow, but I didn’t see someone ready to take a spot on the big club.
Overall, like what I saw from the group on day 1.
Up next, our first chance to see what Zayne can in person.
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