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Watched the afternoon group again - just some of my thoughts:
Most impressive skater to me was Corban Knight. Very smooth, low stride with good acceleration and balance. His stride reminded me of Mark Recchi actually. Dunno why he came to mind, but he did. Also was a devil in the little faceoff drill they did at the end, winning 5 cleanly in a row against one of the coaches (same coach dominated Monahan on the dot). Seems like a great pickup, and looks like an NHLer to me.
Ferland - stronger skater than I remember, vocal and a leader out there.
Culkin - one of the nicest skaters in the group, great acceleration and poise. Really impressed me with his lateral mobility. Maybe Brodie redux?
Hanowski - still needs to work on his skating. Ah well. He will be in the AHL this season.
And my last thought for today: Monahan and Jankowski are very different players. Monahan is already in control of his body. He is balanced and strong on his skates. He definitely does not have the hands or offensive ceiling of Jankowski, but he will reach his ceiling much easier because of the type of player he is.
There are far fewer question marks to Monahan's game, and he isn't a boom/bust prospect like Jankowski. Monahan will be an NHLer for certain.
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may be a dumb question, but can it be assumed that none of the college prospects will be at the main NHL camp in the fall?
They haven't been there in the past. I think they'd technically be allowed to attend if they were willing to skip their classes for a week, but I doubt that any of them will.
Edit: I'm seeing some conflicting information, but it sounds like the NCAA would not allow them to attend even if they wanted to. Either way, it's safe to say that they won't be there.
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They haven't been there in the past. I think they'd technically be allowed to attend if they were willing to skip their classes for a week, but I doubt that any of them will.
And their NCAA eligibility is contingent on not failing their classes, so it's fairly unlikely.
For anyone planning on going to the scrimmage I'd recommend showing up a while before it starts since there's limited seating and with this being a scrimmage on the weekend it will probably be overflowing.
For anyone planning on going to the scrimmage I'd recommend showing up a while before it starts since there's limited seating and with this being a scrimmage on the weekend it will probably be overflowing.
They should move it to the bigger rink.. hopefully they will
91 - Acciari, Noel - C uh I don't think I've noticed much from him at the half. The 90+ players are usually the ones getting victimized by our better guys. Got hurt near the end of the practice. Got hit not that hard when he wasn't expecting it and landed awkwardly. Had to be help off by Gelinas.
40 - Berra, Reto - G still good early, not as good as yesterday at the start. Keep an eye out. Like Gilles looked way better once he warmed up for the 2 om 0's. was on the far end for the breakaways, but for the bit I did see looked about as good as Gilles.
75 - Carroll, Austin - RW nice goal top corner. Then a nice reach around. For a big guy he moves really well.
67 - Culkin, Ryan - LD on the far side almost from the start for the first half. We'll see if that continues. Beauty top corner. Nice breakaway goal. Won his groups first race. Won 2nd too, with Lewis hot on his tail
95 - DeBlouw, Matt - C I actually noticed him! Group B Day 2.
79 - Ferland, Michael - LW nice job early on the shooting drills. Nice snipe. Great leadership cheering his teammates on.
53 - Gaudreau, Johnny - LW still pretty darn fast. Continues to victimize the goalies. It just keeps happening, it's not even fair. He's got at least a half a dozen pretty ish goals after two sets of shooting drills. It's continuing to be unfair for the defense and goalies. Is getting pushed around a little at times. Haven't seen him as much 5 on 5
82 - Gillies, Jon - G looking a little more human today during the first shooting drills. Looked much better on the 2 on 0's. guess he just needed to warm up. Did really well for the breakaway drill
83 - Gilmour, John - LD haven't noticed by the halfway point n
58 - Hanowski, Ben - RW looked really good 1 on 1. Looks faster today. Good hustle.
97 - Harrison, Tim - RW - looks pretty skinny for his frame. Plays quite well defensively, and has a solid shot. His protective gear is big on him lol
70 - Hoffman, Brody - G getting torn apart by the 2 on 0's. robbed Klimchuk once. Just getting ruined on the breakaways. Not having much more luck 5 on 5. 1-3 so far. Lost his composure a lot during the breakaway drills.
21 Horak, Roman - C nice goal on Gilles. He's shooting exceptionally well today. Pots another. Skating really well 5 on 5
64 - Howse, Ryan - RW shooting well, skating is still noticeably better. 5 hole goal.
52 - Klimchuk, Morgan - LW - solid edge control on the one skate drill. Much better skating from him today early on. Far better offensively too. The difference between yesterday and today is huge. So much better. Nice snipe
10 - Knight, Corban - C solid skating drills out of him again. Still got one of the best wrist shots. Turned a guy inside out three times in the same play. Did it again and scored 1 on 1. Wins his groups first race, Klimchuk and horak right on his ass. Clear winner 2nd time.
98 - Leonard, Curtis - LD played very physical on the 1 on 1's. cleared the puck off the line.
78 - Lewis, Trey - LD got victimized a few times by the high skills guys. Nice goal breakaway drill.
68 - Martin, James - LD again one of the guys who continuously catches my eye during the skating drills.
23 - Monahan, Sean - C - solid turning radius. Nice speed on the sprints. Good lateral movement with the puck. Just had a great 5 hole goal. Just dangled the **** outta Lewis for a goal. Beauty. Top corner goal. Very impressed with his two way play. Comes back behind the net to get the puck, passes it up and manages to catch up with the play by the opposing blue line and carries it deep. Came second in his groups first race. Part of a five way tie for first 2nd time lol.
74 - Padakin, Pavlo - RW - can puck handle in a phone booth. Beauty. Won his groups first heat
84 - Roy, Eric - LD most accurate shot amongst group A defense. Snipe shot goal on Gilles. Forced Klimchuk into the corner and didn't let him out with the puck.
90 - Van Brabrant, Bryce - LW hard shot for sure
Gilles, Berra and the defense did a great job 5 on 5. Only saw one or two on the,m.
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Sean monahan is the real deal. I met him at the end and he has big smile and seems to be genuinely happy to be here. He has some nice hands and got speed along with the other small intangibles.
Corban knight was another standout. Great hands and skating, and he doesn't give up. He won 8 out if 9 face offs at the end. He looks like a NHL player right now.
That gillies goalie looks good l.
Ryan howse is awful, completely dogging it at the end, horrible skater.
Ben hanowski needs work as well, skating is ok and speed is a issue as well.
Johnny is unbelievable. All around the most skilled player we have had in a long time. He will be a NHL player the weight and height should not be a issue.
Didn't notice anyone else was hoping klimchuck would standout but didn't notice him.
Sieloff reminds me a great deal of Gary Suter......off the charts smart , tough, talented and willing to back up his hits and just be totally ballz to the wall ....very excited to see the progression of this player going forward into the future.
I'm guessing it's a team building event and all of the prospects are going together. Was reading about the Canucks development camp and they had a bunch of off-ice stuff (dragon boat racing, cooking/nutrition lesson, hiking up grouse, visiting the children's hospital, diving lessons).
They haven't been there in the past. I think they'd technically be allowed to attend if they were willing to skip their classes for a week, but I doubt that any of them will.
I could be wrong, but I do believe to attend main camp you must sign at PTO which would cause them to lose their eligibility.
I could be wrong, but I do believe to attend main camp you must sign at PTO which would cause them to lose their eligibility.
I thought they could attend camp under an ATO, but I could be off on that. Regardless, I found some sources that say the NCAA would not allow NCAA players to attend because they don't actively monitor training camps for NCAA violations like they do with the developmental camps. It's probably for the best that the college guys don't miss any more classes than they'll already have to miss during their college teams' seasons, but the NCAA rules are pretty ridiculous.
Every comment I've read and interview I've seen from Sieloff makes me think this guy has future captain written all over him.
What I noticed over the last little while is how many prospects seem to have strong leadership traits. Sieloff, Ramage, Monahan, Gaudreau, Jankowski, Arnold, Baertschi, Kulak, Kanzig, and apparently now even Ferland as per some of the comments about him on the ice Guys who have been leaders and/or who show a lot of character and leadership.
I am guessing (and pure speculation on my part) that this is one of the reasons the Flames decided to pass on Shinkaruk. Flames have made it no secret about selecting guys with a lot of character and exemplifying what they think a 'Flame' should be (in addition to on-ice abilities).
Love the direction the Flames are headed now. Character is often what separates a Stanley Cup champion when contenders go head to head.
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