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Originally Posted by Matty81
I watched Carels tonight.... he's a very good player. You don't notice him a ton most of the game just steady with a bit of bite and then someone sprung him in OT and he finished a breakaway like a high skill winger. He doesn't activate a ton or take a lot of chances so don't see him scoring in bunches, but he would look really good next to Parekh that's for sure. No mistakes at all, steady, good with the puck and a bit physical. Not a giant but big enough to throw some hits and seemed interested in the rough stuff between the whistles. He looks to me like a guy who will play in the NHL for 15 years and put up 25-45 pts a year. Maybe not a Norris candidate but just a very good solid building block for any team.
Tij gave the puck away about 10 times trying to deke through the whole other team, eventually got his goal and then bobbled the puck on the sequence leading to PG winning in 3 on 3 OT costing the Rockets. He clearly has skill but boy he's a frustrating player at times, he's really got to mature in the way he plays to take the next step to the NCAA or AHL successfully.
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Awesome post, Matty. Carels is a farmboy from Saskatchewan, and is even stronger than he looks.