Like most high school prep players on the East Coast, Hart flew under the radar of a lot of draft viewers this season. The lack of attention does not hide the fact Hart is arguably the best player to play at New Hampshire-based Exeter Academy. In his two seasons at Exeter, Hart set the scoring record for the most points in two consecutive seasons with 129 points in 57 games. Hart has great size at six-foot-two, 215 pounds and uses it to his full advantage. Hart needs to improve the defensive side of his game in order to be a complete player. The Harvard-bound Hart compares his game to Thomas Vanek, which is a good comparison stylistically although he does have less offensive upside.
Amúgy tök jó látni, hogy Big y tényleg hosszú távban gondolkodik, és a szerint is cselekszik Majd az idő eldönti hogy beválnak e a húzásai de részemről nekem is tetszett az első nap eredménye
All-Star
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sok idióta máris fikázza az egészet, hogy miért nem ezt vagy azt húztuk. baszki, erre térjünk vissza 5-10 év múlva... Kuki az egyik legjobb 2 way D-nek tűnik, nemcsak ez vagy az az erőssége, sérüléséig pedig messze No1 volt a saját csapatában. a nagy kérdés nála inkább a vállsérülés...
kapusposzton sosem voltunk ennyire erősek. a következő jó 10-15 évre meg van oldva a kérdés. már csak az első 2-3 évet kell valahogy ebből kihúzni
egyedül Downie ár/érték aránya nagy kérdés még mindig így... de csak 5-6 év múlva kapunk erre is választ, addig lehet rajta hümmögni
és akkor most lehet Top4 bekkekre hajtani. cserealapunk és helyünk a sapi alatt is bőségesen van
A very big, powerful and athletic goaltender who plays the butterfly style. His balance and ability to read the play allow him to maintain good positioning in his crease. Vasilevski is very strong for his age. He has quick legs and a quick blocker to deflect the puck, with the ability to smother the puck into his chest. His glove is a weapon as he flashes it to rob shooters who think there is some daylight looking them in the face. He drops down early but still has the long torso to cover the upper portion of the net while he is on his knees. He is extremely flexible and able to pop back up quickly out of the butterfly.
More: http://futureconsiderations.ca/light...-19th-overall/
And then Koekkoek:
A prototypical two-way defenseman who can take control of the puck at both ends of the ice. The smooth skating Koekkoek was off to a great start before being sidelined by an injury for the rest of the season. He was Peterborough’s clear No. 1 defenseman before the injury, logging upwards of 30 minutes a night and running the powerplay and penalty kill as well. His very strong mobility and agility allow him to skate his way out of the zone without too much trouble. He is strong position-wise and angles players off the ice. He has good lateral movement and first step acceleration as well as the ability to skate the puck out of danger and generate offense on the rush.
More: http://futureconsiderations.ca/light...-10th-overall/
I think a whole lot of the sting with the pick comes because you have Forsberg, TT, and Grigo on the board at 10 and the implications of picking another defenseman after that huge run on dmen is that we are taking the runt of the litter while leaving heaps of talent on the board.
But Koek was actually a very safe pick with huge upside. He doesn't have the offensive flare or the physicality of some of the guys picked before him, and that probably pushed him down the board. But he has all of the tools. He has speed to move the puck and rack up numbers, the size to develop a mean streak, and tons of hockey sense that put him in a shut down role in the world juniors. None of that he was able to showcase this season because of the injury.
At worst, your looking at a second pairing defenseman. At best, a 30-50 point beast who can be a #1.
"He was absolutely the best player available on our list,'' Murray said. "We think Slater Koekkoek, the only reason he might have fallen on some lists or some may not have been as aware of him as possible was because the injury this year. But he has a real track record.''
"We have seen a lot of this player, we feel very comfortable about him,'' Murray said. "He's a terrific skater, he's both an offensive and defensive player so I think he'll be a point producer as well as a real solid defensive player. And my understanding there were several teams trying to trade up in the early teens to select him. I can't say that I was a surprise that he was there, but we were very happy he was there.''
"He (Vasilenski) was clearly the top goaltender on our list and we were actually a little worried some teams were going to select him ahead of us,'' Murray said. "We had him very highly rated. We are deep in goalies right now ... we are in pretty good shape, and this guy is 18 years old and will take some time just like most goaltenders. So this pick is not for immediacy but it certainly gives us great depth at the goaltending position and it was a player we felt was great value at 19. And if he was North American, I think he goes a lot higher than that.''
When Andrei Vasilevski became the first goalie taken during Friday's opening round at Consol Energy Center, it marked the first time in draft history that a Russian goalie was the first off the board at his position. The Tampa Bay Lightning took him with the 19th pick.
The last time a Russian goalie was drafted in the opening round was in 2006 when the Washington Capitals selected Semyon Varlamov with the 23rd pick.
"My feelings are only positive," Vasilevski, who sported a Lightning cap and jersey, told reporters through an interpreter. "I am very, very happy and I want to thank Tampa. It was not even my dreams to be the first goalie chosen."
The only thing that might have swayed teams from drafting Vasilevski early is the "Russian factor," but his talent and size (6-foot-3 1/4, 204 pounds) are hard to ignore.
"I'd love to buy myself out, but where am I going to get the money?" Vasilevski asked. "I still have two years in my deal with Ufa, but I cannot tell you for sure that I will be there for two years. I know [Tampa Bay] is a great organization with even greater players, and I know they have good goalies. I probably won't be boring for me once I get there.
"The only thing I can tell you for sure is that I really want to play in the NHL."
...Speculation is it will select a defenseman in the blue-line-heavy draft, but Murray and general manager Steve Yzerman said the plan is to take the best available player, regardless of position.
"We have what we feel are 15 players that we really like," Murray said Thursday. "We feel comfortable we're going to get two of those guys between 10 and 19."
...And though it is believed the Lightning would covet an offensive-minded defenseman with a right-hand shot, such as Cody Ceci from Ottawa of the Ontario league, Jacob Trouba of the U.S. developmental program or Mathew Dumba from Red Deer of the Western junior league, Murray added a wild card: 6-foot-2, 196-pound Swedish junior Hampus Lindholm, the top-ranked European blue-liner.
"We know we're going to get somebody good at (No.) 10, and we think somebody else is going to fall at 19, and Lindholm could be one of those players," Murray said. "He's a very good skater. He's a good puck-handler, and he plays well defensively."
Put it all together and "it's probably going to be one of the most unpredictable drafts that I've been involved with," Murray said. "I think this draft is going to be a lot of fun because it's going to be all over the place. It comes down to a lot of individual team philosophies on what they view as most important."
"The ice has been horrible in both places and you don't hear anything about it. You both know that if that had been here those idiots up north would have been saying you should never be playing hockey in Florida in May and June."
What do we "Like?" The Bolts will not have any extended road trips in 2012-13. Their longest trip will be four games before the team's back to win in front of the home crowd at Tampa Bay Times Forum!
szerintem az elmúlt években mindegyik szar volt, azokhoz képest ez nem olyan gáz
11 vagy 12 b2b lesz - volt már jóval több is mostanság
októberben le is tudjuk a legmesszebbi kiruccanást (nucks, flames, olaj)
nem sokkal később californiát is
nekem nincs ezzel annyi bajom. nem hiszem, hogy másoké sokkal jobb lenne. leszámítva az atlanticot, de az a buszos rivalizálás miatt amúgy is külön bolygó
Defenseman Jean-Philippe Cote has signed a two-year deal AHL deal that could make him an anchor on the Syracuse Crunch's blueline.
"It's been a good run for all of us,'' he said of the ex-Admirals. "I'm sure it will be hard to put the same pieces together. But a majority of us are proud to wear Crunch uniforms. It's hard for us to turn the page. But we have to step up to the plate and play hard. I know as soon as you get all of them together, you are going to want to win.''
Cote was comfortable committing to a 2-year deal because of his relationship with TB assistant GM Julien BriseBois, who was GM in Hamilton when Cote played there.
"I have a lot of trust in the organization,'' Cote said of TB. "Julien brought me here last year. He gave me a chance. I was looking forward to this summer, just to have this contract right now. I couldn't turn it down.''
Cote, who wore an "A'' in both Hamilton and Norfolk, said he's comfortable being a minor-league leader for younger players.
"Anything they learned from me, down the road...that's a win for me,'' he said. "I know my role. I know what my place is.''
"There is just so much to do here. You have the best food in the world, the best entertainment in the world, the best weather in the world. I sat out by the pool already today, but I'm still waiting for that call from Gary Roberts asking me if I did my workout for the day -- I'll have to get that in this afternoon. "
It is an interesting draft in that, as Murray said, "There is no superstar to hang your hat on like a (John) Tavares or a (Steven) Stamkos or a Taylor Hall."
Even so, Murray added, "There are between 12 and 15 elite prospects, and the way the numbers usually go, we can get two of those guys with picks 10 and 19."
Lindback was always a big kid. Just ask the players in the neighborhood games in his small hometown of Gavle.
He wouldn't remain contained between the pipes, often branching out to be a defenseman or even a forward.
"It was good for developing my stick-handling and skating and everything," Lindback said. "But I spent a lot of time in the penalty box, too. I was a little taller so I thought it'd be fun to run around and hit people. So it was time to stay in the net."
A fórumban a kiadvány regiszrált látogatói kapnak lehetőséget magánvéleményük kifejezésére.
Ezen vélemények nem tükrözik a kiadó szerkesztőségének álláspontját.
Yzerman 
Hartot rég kinéztem hozzánk. :) Ő az új Kreider nálam.
Majd az idő eldönti hogy beválnak e a húzásai de részemről nekem is tetszett az első nap eredménye
Stamkos király amúgy. szeretjük. 
