THREE STARS 1. Larsson: 1-1=2 in 3gp
2. Gilmour: 0-3=3 in 3gp
3. Uh...
NO ES BUENO - Pretty much all the other Aeros sucked as they went 0-3 on the weekend
- Bussieres has gotten pretty cold the last couple weeks
- And the rest of the prospects have been "meh" or bad statistically
NEWS - Bulmer and Kampfer have returned from injuries to continue their mediocre play with Houston.
- Mikko Lehtonen seems to have left the KHL and joined the Zurich Lions of I believe the Swiss league.
- Cody Almond still not playing, from what I gather he's close to a return.
- I have no idea what is going on with Bjorn Krupp. HockeyDB claims he was on two teams this year but now is on neither roster...the team website claims he played only four games this year...and EliteDB says he played 23 games with 5 points. I'm going with them.
- I had to do actual internet research on the last three notes.
By this question I meant will this have an impact on his play this season? Is he going to be more relied on for offense than before? Or is he joining a better team that he can help to win a championship?
Basically is his situation better or worse than before, is what I am getting at, if anyone has any answers.
By this question I meant will this have an impact on his play this season? Is he going to be more relied on for offense than before? Or is he joining a better team that he can help to win a championship?
Basically is his situation better or worse than before, is what I am getting at, if anyone has any answers.
I'm not an OHL follower but from what I've gathered the Bulls made some big additions for a playoff run, Graovac being one of them to fill a scoring role and I think it will be a good situation for Graovac. He has started top line center with Gaunce moved to wing and it will be a great way for him to explore his offense more and continue to develop his defensive play against top players.
Apparently the team is opening up its style a bit more to play something that would actually be similar to the Wild's and Pitt's style on offense with excellent defense as well. I really think it will be a good fit and team experience for a Wild prospect to go through in development.
He is going to be a really, really good player,” Yeo said of Dumba. “It’s a big jump. One week you’re playing junior hockey and the next week you’re coming out playing against world class players. I think he’s done a real nice job. You can see his strengths. He had that one great shift in the offensive zone. They controlled the puck down there for 45 seconds, to a minute, and a lot of it was going through him on the blue line. He has a great shot and he skates extremely well.”
I'm not an OHL follower but from what I've gathered the Bulls made some big additions for a playoff run, Graovac being one of them to fill a scoring role and I think it will be a good situation for Graovac. He has started top line center with Gaunce moved to wing and it will be a great way for him to explore his offense more and continue to develop his defensive play against top players.
Apparently the team is opening up its style a bit more to play something that would actually be similar to the Wild's and Pitt's style on offense with excellent defense as well. I really think it will be a good fit and team experience for a Wild prospect to go through in development.
That sounds great. Thanks for the info man. Hopefully Graovac does well.
graovoc should have got 3rd star, 4pts in his first game after being traded, then assist in his last game for 1-4-5 in 3gp.
edit: i believe we have until 2014 to sign graovoc, i could be wrong tho.
That was first star last week. Didn't do much this week.
Graovac from what I gather flips between Jason Spezza and Benoit Pouliot. Sometimes he's lights out unbelievably skilled and scores and sometimes he's Charmin soft and completely invisible.
Michalek was apparently caught in some academic scandal with a few other players. My guess would be that they all had the same class together and were all using the same answers or something. They all left the team and Michalek is now playing in the USHL.
Phillips is apparently doing average-to-bad offensively, but the Aeros head coach has gone on record recently saying that the teams relies on Phillips defensively now and he has been excelling at that.
Bertschy got a bunch of points at the World Juniors. He could possibly make something out of it, but who knows.
Graovac, Draeger, Seeler, and Gilmour are my 'sleepers'. Graovac is obvious. Draeger and Seeler have been doing great in the NCAA, and FRB just had a good article on Gilmour. Any of them could potentially make it. I didn't realize how big Gilmour is. Dude is a center that is 6'3.
Michalek was apparently caught in some academic scandal with a few other players. My guess would be that they all had the same class together and were all using the same answers or something. They all left the team and Michalek is now playing in the USHL.
Phillips is apparently doing average-to-bad offensively, but the Aeros head coach has gone on record recently saying that the teams relies on Phillips defensively now and he has been excelling at that.
Bertschy got a bunch of points at the World Juniors. He could possibly make something out of it, but who knows.
Graovac, Draeger, Seeler, and Gilmour are my 'sleepers'. Graovac is obvious. Draeger and Seeler have been doing great in the NCAA, and FRB just had a good article on Gilmour. Any of them could potentially make it. I didn't realize how big Gilmour is. Dude is a center that is 6'3.
Yea, Michalek and co. got caught cheating on a take home test. Go figure.
I still think Phillips is a dynamic player, they just haven't used him enough on the PP and top lines.
I didn't know Gilmour was that tall. He's got a good frame. It'll be great if he pulls a Graovac and gains 20 pounds over the summer.
I often see remarks that such and such player could be a second liner (in this case)...as a scout what gives you that impression? Success at a younger age? Traits of NHL scorers vs other junior scorers? Something else?
Michalek played decent last year, I think their starter got hurt. But this year he was third on the depth chart. He went to the USHL to get playing time. Started off slow, gotten a little better. I honestly don't know much about goalies but he's off the radar, not like Hackett, Kuemper, and Gustavsson.
I often see remarks that such and such player could be a second liner (in this case)...as a scout what gives you that impression? Success at a younger age? Traits of NHL scorers vs other junior scorers? Something else?
It's what he does with the puck; his puck skills/offensive traits are deceptively good- he's so responsible already, skates very well for a player of his size so you can see him being a 3rd line guy for sure. But you also see that he can do some things in the offensive zone that makes you think he can contribute at higher levels.
The trick will be to coax out and develop that offensive element- my fear is that he'll be pigeonholed into a checking role because of how he plays already. 3-4 years at BC, being "the guy" who is depended on to contribute offensively, etc. is what he needs.
Michalek played decent last year, I think their starter got hurt. But this year he was third on the depth chart. He went to the USHL to get playing time. Started off slow, gotten a little better. I honestly don't know much about goalies but he's off the radar, not like Hackett, Kuemper, and Gustavsson.
Yea, Michalek and co. got caught cheating on a take home test. Go figure.
I still think Phillips is a dynamic player, they just haven't used him enough on the PP and top lines.
I didn't know Gilmour was that tall. He's got a good frame. It'll be great if he pulls a Graovac and gains 20 pounds over the summer.
I actually don't think he should gain necessarily 20 lbs. He's a little over 200 right now, and more weight might cause him to lose a step. I think if he weighed 210-15max, that would be good. Perry only weighs a hair over 200. And Graovac doesn't play a power forward, hard hitting game. (Although, he might have to if he wants to make it in the NHL)
