Thread: Prospect Info: N. Kadri discussion thread v12
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11-17-2012, 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Dangles McGavin View Post
Well, define offensive skill.

His shot isn't great (he sets it up quite nicely though).

His passing is fantastic.

His dangles, while they occasionally look pretty, are fairly ineffective.

His skating, like I mentioned, is average at best.

His cycle game, and ability along the walls, is very good.

He's got potential, and a handful of elite skills. It's up to him to put it together. I like the kid and very much hope he succeeds. IMO the biggest thing he's missing is improved skating. If he could accelerate faster, he'd be much more effective on the rush.
I think he has a pretty good shot actually.

He obviously has super hands, and this allows him to corral pucks fairly easily, and make nifty little passes.

You can make a pretty good NHL forward out of

-Average skating
-average shot
-exceptional playmaking ability
-exceptional hands
-good determination
-good cycling

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