[Victorious Secret]

How's White doing?

[timw33]

the_chris, on Nov 8 2007, 08:47 PM, said:

How's White doing?

8GP 1Goal (GWG). +1.

Team is 4-4.

[nucks&bombers]

timw33, on Nov 8 2007, 10:16 PM, said:

Yeah, I heard Colorado wanted Grabner too.

Simek, very questionable indeed.

Cosintino was saying tambellini thinks that Simek is NHL ready in terms of his play, skill and awareness in the offensive zone and that he still needs some polishing in the deffensive side of the rink. He said the problem with Simek deffensivly is not Simeks effort but he just needs some experiance at the AHL level. He also said that Simek needs to play with more of a consistant effort deffensivly.

[itzabreeze]

nucks&bombers, on Nov 8 2007, 09:06 PM, said:

Cosintino was saying tambellini thinks that Simek is NHL ready in terms of his play, skill and awareness in the offensive zone and that he still needs some polishing in the deffensive side of the rink. He said the problem with Simek deffensivly is not Simeks effort but he just needs some experiance at the AHL level. He also said that Simek needs to play with more of a consistant effort deffensivly.

LOL, I heard that as well. Cosintino said Simek was a "strange character". Gee, that came out of knowhere eh?.

Moving on.

It was interesting to hear that he believes Simek has NHL skill RIGHT NOW. It's nice to see the prospects getting alot of ice time on the farm right now.

[nucks&bombers]

itzabreeze, on Nov 8 2007, 11:37 PM, said:

LOL, I heard that as well. Cosintino said Simek was a "strange character". Gee, that came out of knowhere eh?.

Moving on.

It was interesting to hear that he believes Simek has NHL skill RIGHT NOW. It's nice to see the prospects getting alot of ice time on the farm right now.

lol i though you were going to make another "cough, cough" joke!


I was actually very suprised and extremely exitited to hear that about Simekl. We just got to hope arniel can teach this kid some deffense and we may have a top six NHL player some day!

[Millerdraft]

I have to agree with Cosantino's take on Simek. Some of his body positioning puck protection moves and offensive flare actually reminds me of a poor-man's Forsberg. He's only lacking in the mental aspect of the game, if you ask me. He's alot like Bourdon in that regard.

Leave him in the AHL as long as possible until he's blowin' up offensively and oozing confidence.

[timw33]

Millerdraft, on Nov 8 2007, 10:34 PM, said:

I have to agree with Cosantino's take on Simek. Some of his body positioning puck protection moves and offensive flare actually reminds me of a poor-man's Forsberg. He's only lacking in the mental aspect of the game, if you ask me. He's alot like Bourdon in that regard.

Leave him in the AHL as long as possible until he's blowin' up offensively and oozing confidence.

Another great late round pick.

Now if only Shirokov comes over to North America....then we'd have two solid 6th rounders.

[itzabreeze]

timw33, on Nov 8 2007, 10:37 PM, said:

Another great late round pick.

Now if only Shirokov comes over to North America....then we'd have two solid 6th rounders.

Why did he go so late in the draft?. Was there anything other then the "Will he come over to NA"??????? Euro tag.

[YaK]

timw33, on Nov 8 2007, 08:53 PM, said:

8GP 1Goal (GWG). +1.

Team is 4-4.

What sort of role is he playing on the team?

[timw33]

itzabreeze, on Nov 8 2007, 11:46 PM, said:

Why did he go so late in the draft?. Was there anything other then the "Will he come over to NA"??????? Euro tag.

Simek or Shirokov?

Cause Shirokov was a much older player in that draft and had not put up stupendous numbers, coupled with the lack of a Russia/NA transfer agreement.

Simek probably because of playing in a non-traditional hockey country, that being Switzerland.

YaK, on Nov 9 2007, 12:01 AM, said:

What sort of role is he playing on the team?

He started the year on the 3rd line with Lucia and Bostrom.

Last game they played he was Centering the 4th line.

3/4th lines play very limited minutes though.

[nucks&bombers]

whoops

This post has been edited by nucks&bombers: 09 November 2007 - 09:47 PM

[nucks&bombers]

I'll be going to the moose game tonight so i'll give you guys a rundown on Simek, Raymond, Grabner etc. etc.

Its so nice to be able to go to a moose game and whatch kids you think might actually be good NHL players one day instead of just pluggers!

This post has been edited by nucks&bombers: 09 November 2007 - 06:19 AM

[lfergs]

I have only seen one game with Hansen playing. He got limited ice time, so it is tough for me to judge. How has he played in his time up this year, and what kind of role is he playing?

I love all our prospects but I particularly like Hansen. That's me rooting for the 7th round underdog.

[All Highlight Reel]

timw33, on Nov 8 2007, 08:16 PM, said:

Yeah, I heard Colorado wanted Grabner too.

Simek, very questionable indeed.

Lol as if Colorado didn't already have enough offense(well im not 100 % sure at the time of draft), that'd have been scary Well haven't seen him play too much but apparently Simek has the "sickest" dangles on the Moose team, amongst other offensive skills as the poster above mentioned was commented on S-net. Every team needs a dangler and just the word should be getting most fans excited.

[Dortmund]

timw33, on Nov 9 2007, 12:31 AM, said:

Simek or Shirokov?

Cause Shirokov was a much older player in that draft and had not put up stupendous numbers, coupled with the lack of a Russia/NA transfer agreement.

Simek probably because of playing in a non-traditional hockey country, that being Switzerland.
He started the year on the 3rd line with Lucia and Bostrom.

Last game they played he was Centering the 4th line.

3/4th lines play very limited minutes though.

That's one reason I have a tough time wanting top prospects playing in the NCAA if they are playing limited minutes. He'd be on a top 2 line in the CHL and would play way more situations. It's really tough to develop when you don't play.

[Dortmund]

People keep asking for a prospect stats update so here is a quick one

CHL players

Messier GP 18 G 7 A 3 Pts 10 + 5

Ellington GP 18 G 1 A 4 Pts 5 +6

Fuller GP 13 G 1 A 5 Pts 6 -4

Gendur GP 17 G 7 A 17 Pts 24

Bliznak GP 16 G 2 A 8 Pts 10 -2


NCAA

White GP 8 G 1 A 0 Pts 1 +1

Fredheim GP 6 G 0 A 2 Pts 2 +2

Butcher GP 8 G 0 A 3 Pts 3 even

[Toxic]

Fuller was released

[Dortmund]

Toxic, on Nov 9 2007, 11:25 AM, said:

Fuller was released

I forgot I was away from the comp all summer

[timw33]

Dortmund, on Nov 9 2007, 10:57 AM, said:

That's one reason I have a tough time wanting top prospects playing in the NCAA if they are playing limited minutes. He'd be on a top 2 line in the CHL and would play way more situations. It's really tough to develop when you don't play.

Minnesota does have a good reputation as one of the better hockey programs in the NCAA (4-4 Start does not mirror that reputation so far)

The plan for White is to work his way to increased minutes over the course of his college career (Which I hope lasts no more than 2 seasons)

But, If he does not get an increase in icetime next year (I.E he is toiling on the 3rd or 4th line), he should definitly consider joining the Seatlle Thunderbirds of the WHL where he would surely get ice time in all situations and become more aclimatized to an NHL game load and where we could keep close tabs on him and even watch him in person. This is only if they don't increase his ice time in the next 12 months.

[Toxic]

Remember, Seattle has to retain his rights, they could easily release them anytime. In which case he'd have to sign with another CHL team