I wonder if it's better for Grigorenko just to stay in junior the entire year(assuming there is an NHL season) and dominate. It gives him a chance to work on more aspects of his game and he can come into next season with more confidence.
I think this is one of the reasons the 2005-2006 Sabres were surprisingly good was because the younger guys had an extra year in Rochester to develop their game.
Eh, typical "shiny ball" syndrome. The new draftees are going to insert themselves into rankings based on projection and their relatively unknown ceiling. The same things tend to happen when players move off to the AHL -- suddenly they disappear from view and disappear from ranking because they have to go through the growth phase in a new league, perhaps out of sight to many eyes.
I would be suprised seeing as HF only gave him a 7.5 C
I dont think that their are more than 5 better prospects in the world right now that Grigorenko that are drafted.
A 6'3" center with Grigorenko's skill set is extremly rare, his potential may be as high as anybodys in the last 3 drafts, its up to him how good he wants to be.
I would be suprised seeing as HF only gave him a 7.5 C
I dont think that their are more than 5 better prospects in the world right now that Grigorenko that are drafted.
A 6'3" center with Grigorenko's skill set is extremly rare, his potential may be as high as anybodys in the last 3 drafts, its up to him how good he wants to be.
A Habs fan wrote that article, its basically one persons opinion on our set of prospects. He was definitely bias against our team. I Mean Hertl in San Jose got a 8.0C and was drafted in the 20s and expected to go in the 30s!! Quite hilarious.
A Habs fan wrote that article, its basically one persons opinion on our set of prospects. He was definitely bias against our team. I Mean Hertl in San Jose got a 8.0C and was drafted in the 20s and expected to go in the 30s!! Quite hilarious.
That's why I stopped paying attention to them. They're a joke. They should have the entire HFboards "staff" that deals with ratings get together and agree on a rating so that they're objective and accurate.
A Habs fan wrote that article, its basically one persons opinion on our set of prospects. He was definitely bias against our team. I Mean Hertl in San Jose got a 8.0C and was drafted in the 20s and expected to go in the 30s!! Quite hilarious.
As a Habs fan, I feel a bit upset about your comment.
Question: You saw Jake kind of really develop in the second half last year, didn't you?
Eaves: Well, we saw him develop, but we saw him blossom in that series against Denver. It was amazing that the pro teams that were out there and watched him, they're the ones that really thought highly of him as he entered the draft. It was tough to get a real read on Jake because of his injury early in the year, but in that series, he blossomed under the kind of potential that this young man would hopefully be able to provide for us and maybe at the next level.
I really don't get the Armia hype. The guy can't even score a PPG in a lesser league and people hype him up like he is going to be an elite player. Just watching him play, he doesn't strike me as anything more than a complimentary player. What is getting you guys so high on him?
I really don't get the Armia hype. The guy can't even score a PPG in a lesser league and people hype him up like he is going to be an elite player. Just watching him play, he doesn't strike me as anything more than a complimentary player. What is getting you guys so high on him?
What? A "lesser league?" Compared to the NHL, sure, but compared to the CHL?
I don't think you understand the difference between playing against fully-grown professional hockey players and playing against young men at a similar developmental stage.
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What? A "lesser league?" Compared to the NHL, sure, but compared to the CHL?
I don't think you understand the difference between playing against fully-grown professional hockey players and playing against young men at a similar developmental stage.
Yeah. He's 19, playing in a professional league, and putting up solid numbers. It's not like he's playing in England or something.
