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[kevman]

Originally Posted by lambeburger

Can anybody enlighten me on what the posts were that were MOD edited?

Drunk people saying drunk things. Nothing worth noting.

[FiveSeven]

Nvm

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by ComixZone

Well, when you get an elite left winger, and a high end puck moving D each in the 4th round, you can afford to fill out other parts of your roster in other ways.

Not all picks are going to hit - the fact that we haven't had a real dud outside of...Hunter Smith and Mason McDonald? in recent years speaks to just how well we have been drafting. Plenty of 2nd round picks fail to ever become every day NHL'ers, so in my eyes moving a 2nd round pick in a "weaker" draft for an every day NHLer who is only 21/22...that's a decent value proposition. Especially when you take into consideration that our management has praised his off-ice abilities already as a 21/22 year old.

...also, I feel like "Hockey IQ" is so over-used on this forum that the term is effectively meaningless.

No kidding.

Player X had a bad shift, or didn't finish, or got a penalty, or whatever => low hockey IQ!

[red sky]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

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Kulak He's extremely detail oriented, I've noticed that since he started playing. He's not a superstar skater, he's not a teeth rattling hitter, while he makes nice passes, he's not the guy to headman the puck out of danger. But he does the little things really well. He beat the force check in the Flames zone down low by making one step to his left after securing the puck and making the safe ring around behind the net. He doesn't take risks at all.

I disagree on this. Kulak's strengths are his skating and his ability to headman the puck out of danger. IMO, the reason he looks so improved is he is playing with confidence and playing to his strengths. His skating ability is up there with Brodie and he is becoming more patient with his decision making.

[zukes]

I think that Dougie Hamilton may use too long of a stick and that is why he sometimes fumbles the puck when it's in tight. I know that in general d-men like their sticks a bit longer to break up plays, but I think it hinders him. he's a tall dude with long arms, i bet he could shave a few inches off of his stick and still be good breaking up plays and gain some on his puck-handling.

[TheIronMaiden]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

No kidding.

Player X had a bad shift, or didn't finish, or got a penalty, or whatever => low hockey IQ!

Agreed. A definition for Hockey IQ is as elusive as a definition for Intangibles. More often then not it is a matter of personal opinion.

[corporatejay]

Originally Posted by zukes

I think that Dougie Hamilton may use too long of a stick and that is why he sometimes fumbles the puck when it's in tight. I know that in general d-men like their sticks a bit longer to break up plays, but I think it hinders him. he's a tall dude with long arms, i bet he could shave a few inches off of his stick and still be good breaking up plays and gain some on his puck-handling.

LOL okay. This is the hockey equivalent of:

[shadowlord]

Originally Posted by kevman

I know GG gets criticized around here for not riding certain lines but I appreciate that the Flames can play a game like that by rolling 4 lines. Tkachuk, Monahan and Backlund leading forwards in ice-time with ~17 minutes each. Lazar, Brouwer and Versteeg rounding out the list playing 10-12 minutes. Sure is nice to have that kind of depth.

When we're winning in a game, having the depth to roll 4 lines is ideally what a Cup contender should be doing.

What I don't understand about GG is why he will put the 4th line out when we're trailing by 1 or 2 goals with less than 5 minutes to go in the 3rd period; or why after the 4th line + 3rd pair lets in a goal on a very glaring Bartkowski error, he'll put them back out on the ice for the next draw at centre ice.

[cannon7]

Gotta give GG credit for bumping Hamonic down to the third pairing. Was struggling last night at #4, good adjustment and stabilized the D.

[Cleveland Steam Whistle]

Originally Posted by zukes

I think that Dougie Hamilton may use too long of a stick and that is why he sometimes fumbles the puck when it's in tight. I know that in general d-men like their sticks a bit longer to break up plays, but I think it hinders him. he's a tall dude with long arms, i bet he could shave a few inches off of his stick and still be good breaking up plays and gain some on his puck-handling.

There is no such thing as too big a stick............don't believe it if someone tells you otherwise.

[Torture]

Originally Posted by zukes

I think that Dougie Hamilton may use too long of a stick and that is why he sometimes fumbles the puck when it's in tight. I know that in general d-men like their sticks a bit longer to break up plays, but I think it hinders him. he's a tall dude with long arms, i bet he could shave a few inches off of his stick and still be good breaking up plays and gain some on his puck-handling.

The guy's been playing hockey pretty much his whole life and is currently playing (quite well) in the best league in the world. He has received coaching from some of the best in the world. His current coaching team analyzes video and picks apart his game to show him things to improve on, what he's doing well, etc.

And you can tell by watching him play that his stick is too long. Seriously?

[ForeverFlameFan]

Originally Posted by zukes

I think that Dougie Hamilton may use too long of a stick and that is why he sometimes fumbles the puck when it's in tight. I know that in general d-men like their sticks a bit longer to break up plays, but I think it hinders him. he's a tall dude with long arms, i bet he could shave a few inches off of his stick and still be good breaking up plays and gain some on his puck-handling.

Hamilton has probably been 6'5 since being drafted. I'm no expert on hockey stick lengths, but I am positive that Hamilton knows what length he needs to play at his best ability.

[GoinAllTheWay]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

he has a savagely under rated set of hands

This is, IMO, the most underrated part of his game. Almost every game he pulls moves I wasn't aware he had. Seriously questioned why he was on the 1st line to begin with. Don't much anymore.

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan

Hamilton has probably been 6'5 since being drafted. I'm no expert on hockey stick lengths, but I am positive that Hamilton knows what length he needs to play at his best ability.

Athletes do make changes to their equipment periodically. Obviously Hamilton knows what he is doing but it's not totally outlandish to wonder how it could impact his game IMO.

[indes]

Jagrs stick is crazy long for his height, looks longer than Jankowskis

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle

There is no such thing as too big a stick............don't believe it if someone tells you otherwise.

[FBI]

First night ever (F)erland, (B)ennett, and Jankowsk(I) score in the same game!

Just sayin...

[the2bears]

Originally Posted by Strange Brew

Athletes do make changes to their equipment periodically. Obviously Hamilton knows what he is doing but it's not totally outlandish to wonder how it could impact his game IMO.

But it is pretty close to "so you're telling me there's a chance" territory to wonder from watching him on TV

[GoJetsGo]

I think he ties his skates too tight. It's not inconceivable if he loosened them a bit it could help his game.

[nickerjones]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

Could this be why Dougie wanted to get out of Boston bc he knew he wouldn't have the biggest stick in Boston anymore when they put this up?