I know I'll be in the minority, but 'chasing' someone for an autograph when they don't seem to want to give you one seems really odd. No-one is required to stop and interact with the fans. Sure it's nice, but these guys get paid to play hockey, not socialise. Yes it's the fans who provide the funds which pay their salaries, but that doesn't mean the players have to be at their beck and call. If Krieder never stops to talk to a fan or sign an autograph it doesn't make him a bad person.
Nope. I agree with you. The kid had a bad night. Might've gotten himself a good A$$ chewing on top of that, sooo........give him some room and let him breathe.
I haven't seen him enough, but I don't think you can rule out that he have some real potential. He is like miles above guys like Skokan and co. Will be interesting to follow him for a while for sure.
Development is all that matters for a prospect, you can be drafted 10th overall or 30th overall or 330th overall, its how much you develop from teh age of 18-21 that really sets most kids faith...
The kid is a great prospect, like no doubt about it.
Just look at how he moves this season. Last season, he had some things, but just wasn't at that level were he stood out.
This year? I mean, a player like Zach Parise wasn't skating much better at the same age. Seriously.
Then someone like Zach Paise took another huge step before he turn pro, so I wouldn't say that Horak is destined for greatness, or even the NHL. He have a lot of work left. But the kid is contending for sure. Got dammit, you gotta love it.
Originally Posted by cmdevisser Is everything ok Ola? This is like the second optimistic post I've read from you of late--i'm getting disoriented haha.
I think Horak is a weird player to predict. He is playing well, he has speed, size, and skill, and he seems like a pretty smart player.
All that being said, he's an unheralded 5th round pick from the Czech Republic, and despite being the best Czech skater in his draft year, the exceedingly small amount of first line talent produced by that system over the course of the past 10-12 years makes me weary.
Hehe, its a great plesant suprise to see someone like Horak. I mean, he isn't that great. Had we drafted him 10th overall I would have been "blah". But had we drafted him 35th overall Id been very excited. He looks like say a avg 20-25th overall pick in a draft.
In terms of being negative/positive -- I think it all comes down to what expectations you have on a player.
You can really love a prospect, but it will sound like you hate him if other loves him more.
Any one know of any sites to watch or listen to the Whale games?
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I feel like this is such an appropriate quote for these boards...
"Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level, and then beat you with experience"-Mark Twain
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"Here we can see the agression of american people. They love fighting and guns. when they wont win they try to kill us all." -HalfOfFame
I'm not watching the games, but in reading others' comments and looking at the box scores (and, heck, simply looking at the roster) it's PAINFULLY clear that the Whale needs help on D.
If they hadn't just won four in a row I'd agree. Just a really bad night. Was not too much fun to be at this game. Springfield's team will change a lot if the lockout ends, though, that's for sure.
There are quite a few teams in the AHL this season that are A LOT more experienced and skilled than this Whale team. The difference is that the Whale have no players from the Rangers playing for them. All of the Rangers young players are playing overseas. Makes for a large discrepancy in talent.
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