J-23 Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 7 points in 6 Utica games last season, lets see how he'll play next season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcam Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 I am very excited to see Jasek 6'1, 21 -195 , continue to surprise Canaucks management with his skill and speed.. Had a great start in Utica getting a point a game even though he only played 7 games... Wingers that are high prospect with no NHL games... Top 5 wingers - Never added Pettersson as he might become a centre... 1. Dahlen 2. Jasek 3. Lind 4. Gadjovich 5. Lockwood Very good depth coming very very soon... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenhodgejr Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Jasek has skills!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfstonker Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 (edited) On 11/07/2018 at 4:38 PM, wildcam said: I am very excited to see Jasek 6'1, 21 -195 , continue to surprise Canaucks management with his skill and speed.. Had a great start in Utica getting a point a game even though he only played 7 games... Wingers that are high prospect with no NHL games... Top 5 wingers - Never added Pettersson as he might become a centre... 1. Dahlen 2. Jasek 3. Lind 4. Gadjovich 5. Lockwood Very good depth coming very very soon... Not really a prospect now but what about... Gaunce ???? Why not? Play him where he can attack the net and I think we will see a different type of player. Willie always said a prospect should learn a good defensive game as a foundation for offence, well I think Gaunce has done that admirably - time to see the offence. Edited August 7, 2018 by alfstonker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGT68 Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 On 11/07/2018 at 8:38 AM, wildcam said: I am very excited to see Jasek 6'1, 21 -195 , continue to surprise Canaucks management with his skill and speed.. Had a great start in Utica getting a point a game even though he only played 7 games... Wingers that are high prospect with no NHL games... Top 5 wingers - Never added Pettersson as he might become a centre... 1. Dahlen 2. Jasek 3. Lind 4. Gadjovich 5. Lockwood Very good depth coming very very soon... Think you missed Palmu. And my guess is he could slot in 3rd or 4th on that list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted August 7, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 7, 2018 5 hours ago, alfstonker said: Not really a prospect now but what about... Gaunce ???? Why not? Play him where he can attack the net and I think we will see a different type of player. Willie always said a prospect should learn a good defensive game as a foundation for offence, well I think Gaunce has done that admirably - time to see the offence. I agree. Gaunce has shown good offensive ability an an AHL top-6er. I’d like to see him get some opportunities at the NHL level playing with skilled linemates and with some offensive zone starts. At least for a few games, just to see what he can manage with that kind of usage. He’s proven himself a very capable defensive player, but he still might have more to offer (if given the chance). Back to Jašek though, he’s definitely my dark horse to force his way into the Canucks lineup (and force a trade to accommodate the spot). It’s a longshot, but he’s a very motivated kid and I expect him to really kill it during camp/preseason. Still betting he’ll be in Utica, but let’s just say it wouldn’t surprise me at all if he’s one of our most impressive youngsters this year. 2 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroCanuck Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 8 hours ago, SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME said: I agree. Gaunce has shown good offensive ability an an AHL top-6er. I’d like to see him get some opportunities at the NHL level playing with skilled linemates and with some offensive zone starts. At least for a few games, just to see what he can manage with that kind of usage. He’s proven himself a very capable defensive player, but he still might have more to offer (if given the chance). Back to Jašek though, he’s definitely my dark horse to force his way into the Canucks lineup (and force a trade to accommodate the spot). It’s a longshot, but he’s a very motivated kid and I expect him to really kill it during camp/preseason. Still betting he’ll be in Utica, but let’s just say it wouldn’t surprise me at all if he’s one of our most impressive youngsters this year. Well you've been right about him so far! so why not. Jasek is in the lineup next year! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pmalina Posted August 24, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 24, 2018 So today I met Lukas (who was happily surprised to see a fan of Vancouver) on the Czech national team camp and it motivated me to translate one interview from last season´s Play-offs in Czech Extraliga. There is also new interview (http://www.nhl.cz/jasek-chce-znovu-sokovat-vancouver-nemohu-se-dockat-az-to-vypukne/5016142) but that older one is much more interesting. It is also about developing as a young player under young and well respected coach Pesan. Here it is (https://isport.blesk.cz/clanek/hokej-tipsport-extraliga-generali-play-off/330340/cukr-a-bic-pesan-meni-liberec-nuti-nas-hrat-jako-barcelona-tvrdi-jasek.html): Sugar and whip, Pesan si changing Liberec. He pushes us to play like Barcelona, Jasek says Shot! If not you gonna do somersault. On the ice, in full gear, on skates. That is an example of Liberec´s coach Filip Pesan methods. He is pushing to shot more 20-year old Lukas Jasek, newly acquired talented forward. "He wants us to be focused on details. He is really into tactics but he is also genius psychologist," says the forward of elite Liberec line. He spent his all career in Trinec´s jersey. Just before the season, in his 20, he changed the club for the first time. "Filip Pesan called me he is interested in me. It really pleased me. I needed a change and Liberec was a right choice," the forward looks back who is now battling in Czech Play-off quaterfinals against Mountfield. Today there is gonna be game no. 5 (series is tied 2-2). This is your first year in Liberec. You fit in quickly, you play on top line against the best lines of opposition. Have you expected to be given such a big time on ice and trust? "When Mr. Pesan called after last season that he wants me, he told me immidiately what intentions with me he has. He told me I will be given time on ice but it won´t be given for free and I need to grind it out and deserve it. He stood his words." Did he tell you why he chose you? "I think he liked my skating and that I am a young player with a potential to grow. I felt the same. From the youngest age I played for Trinec and I needed a change. I believed Liberec will help me to grow hockey-wise." In Trinec have you been stagnating? "I can say yes. I felt I should have been developing faster. The progress was not that apparent." So in that regard did the change helped you? "For sure, but you know always it can be better, mainly from team perspective. Regular season was not very good, results were so inconsistent." Did this influence your locker room? Players could feel you should be winning more. "We were disgusted. We were much better team in many games but we lost by one goal. That was challenging. Plus there were high expectation after successful seasons in the past. We finally broke up with a winning streak just before the end of regular season." How was Filip Pesan working with you during long crisis? "He was hard on us, it was all tough. Tough practices, hours with video. He did not change any basics though, he was not panicking. He trusts the system. Liberec plays the same style for last three years." Coach knows when it´s too much of hockey, he is strict though There is this aura of excellence around coach Pesan in the Czech Republic. How does he look to you? "That aura is justified. I have never seen such a approach to the game as he has. It is hard to describe in words... He is genius in communication with players. He is a great psychologist. He knows when to be tough and when to praise. He approaches everything the same way. He will tell you straigh what you do wrong and everyone just accepts that, even those who are the same age as him. He has a big respect, everyone respects him and trusts his work that he does it well." They say he can be a good friend with players as well. "For sure. He can come, pat your back and ask about things outside of hockey. He knows when there is enough of hockey and team needs to switch off and relax." When there is a practice or game, he can be very strict, right? "Oh yeah, especially to me! (laughs)" He wants us to do things exactly as he tell us and play a game he wants. When we are not playing that way, he will tell us out loud. He is giving me hard time on practice when shooting for example." How? Tell us. "Since summer he is telling me every day that I must shoot more. I was always more of a passer. When it is 2 on 1 I almost never shoot, I am always looking to set up my teammate. He punished me for this. Whole season I had to do somersaults. (laughs) It is not easy to think about it, I repeat in my head: Shoot." How much time do you spend with video? "Hours. We go through every little detail. Me and Filip Pyrochta are the youngest players so we are given our each and every shift after every game. Then we discuss what we do wrong and right. It helps a lot. After every game, we have meetings next morning. It was individual in the beginning of the season, now we have team meetings." When I watch Liberec I have a feeling that it has an extremely strict system? Each individual knows exactly where to be and what to do. Neutral zone play is practiced with specific schemes. Am I right? "You said it absolutely correctly. When I came to Liberec myslef I was curious how this will be. Mr. Pesan´s style is quite special. He pushes us to play like a Barcelona is soccer. Many short passes, keeping possession, less dump ins, not chasing puck in corners. Everyone knows his role. Then it is not too complicated when coach makes roster changes. Role for individual does not chamge much." How hard for you it was to fit in this big system in Liberec? "It was fine. I played a lot with Michal Bulir and Martin Bakos form start and they are great players. That helped me a lot. With time I felt better and better within the system." How was Filip Pesan working with you during long crisis? "He was hard on us, it was all tough. Tough practices, hours with video. He did not change any basics though, he was not panicking. He trusts the system. Liberec plays the same style for last three years." Wearing a suit? It felt weird You had to adjust when coming to practice in suit right? "Yes, it felt weird from the beginning but now it´s just normal. It is like that in Liberec. Everyone must wear suit from U16, U18 to men. This is a small NHL here." (smiles) What is your playing style, what Pesan expects from you? I heard your opponents do not like you much. "My goal is to score points, try to score or create something. Also my responsibility goes to situations that I push someone, especially in Play-offs now. It can be just words or physical in type of some slash or push to ribs. But it is not anything too violent. I don´t hit anyone blindside near boards, I just try to get under the skin of opponents. That´s a part of hockey." You have other players for things like that in Liberec right? "That´s for sure. (laughs) Dominik Lakatos (NYR prospect), Jaroslav Vlach or Jan Stransky. We have enough of such guys." Even referees they say you are kinda a villain? "I heard that but I have no idea where this came from. Me I rather not talk at all with referess now, it makes no sense." How do you enjoy the quaterfinals against Mountfield Hradec? "It is really tough series. All league knows that Hradec plays very defensive style, it is hard to enter their zone. They try to make our lifes miserable, they play hard. In the third period, sometimes you feel so frustrated that you don´t even wanna go out on the ice. Mr. Pesan does not let us take our foot off the pedal though. We are ready for their game. Now after game 4 when we tied it to 2-2 we feel the advantage is on our side. We know that if we play the way our coach wants for us we can beat anybody." 1 7 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudette Celly Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 2 hours ago, pmalina said: So today I met Lukas (who was happily surprised to see a fan of Vancouver) on the Czech national team camp... That's great, thanks. Anything much from your conversation, especially since you speak the same language? And speaking of, how's his English doing? Does he look like he's grown to a legit 6'1 184? SID has done a great job documenting his progress, but it's kindof hard to get a read as it seems he wasn't put into a prime offensive role nor had significant numbers, yet he comes to Utica and looks like a potentially productive player right away. The skating and high-motor are definitely going to get noticed at camp. Jasek, Gaudette, Palmu, Lockwood, Madden, Lind, Zhukenov -- we're getting a good number of these kind of players. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 @pmalina: thanks for the interview and translation, I hadn’t read that one before. Fits with much of what I’ve seen and heard, but nice to get the story “straight from the horse’s mouth.” You could tell he was stagnating in Trinec, and that the move to Liberec was really a godsend for his development. Also fun to read that Jašek has a reputation as a “villain” with the Czech referees. I can attest to the fact that he plays hard and with a tonne of energy, and that he definitely has some pest/agitator traits, but didn’t realize that he quite carried that kind of reputation in Extraliga. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pmalina Posted August 25, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 25, 2018 (edited) I don´t know how his English is, we spoke in czech. I can just assume it could be a challenge for him to speak English playing almost all his life in the Czech republic and coming from a country speaking slavic group of languages that is not close family to german/english laguages. But for sure this should not be a concern. I feel like he is himself surprised to be signed and be coming over to play in NA. He sure looks like he is still in a dream and now has his inner motivation to do what he can to play in the NHL one day. He did not look huge to me, just a kid that still needs to grow physically. For sure, Liberec and Pesan´s interest was a helping hand he just needed before being broken as a young hockey player. Haha, with that "villain" reputation I guess it was more of a joke as himself he was surprised to hear. More on him, I can´t really speak too much because I saw him just few games. He looks to me as a player that could need more development time to figure out everything he needs to do on ice in order to excel. At the same time he has not many apparent weaknesses in his game so maybe its just matter of how can he push himself to another level. Last observation from personal meeting and seeing his interviews. He is very shy and humble kid, myself I liked it so much seeing him happy to see Canucks fan asking for his signature. Edited August 26, 2018 by pmalina 3 4 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudette Celly Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 It's certainly encouraging that he already understands and accepts (and engages in) the intangibles around the game, so it won't come as any shock when he faces them himself. Just another thing that will sit well with the coaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenhodgejr Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Great insight into this prospect. He seems like he has the right attitude and approach to his development. A year or two in Utica will help. I think he has a solid shot of making the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kootenay Gold Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 I have a good feeling about this kid and I think he is going to surprise a lot of people with his play. really liked the few glimpses we got to see of his play in Utica at the end of last season. It sucked that he got hurt and was not able to play vs the Marlies as he just might have made a difference. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoastsniper Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Loved seeing this from Jasek even it was the prospects game. His puck protection/retrieval game is on point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Biggest under the radar prospect in the org. Can play top 6 offensive mins, or bottom 6 defensive mins. I see a future in blue and green for this guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kootenay Gold Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 He is not quite there yet but the potential he displayed in Utica at the end of the season was very apparent. I am hoping he has a dominant injury free season in Utica this year so we can better judge where his ceiling might be. I agree with you that he does seem to be under most fans radar at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86Viking Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 I was at the friday game, wont be able to make todays though. I thought Jasek made some nice plays, I would actually like to see him take Lind's spot on the top line and move Lind down to Gaudette's wing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kootenay Gold Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 23 minutes ago, Canuckster86 said: I would actually like to see him take Lind's spot on the top line and move Lind down to Gaudette's wing I am hoping that coach Cull juggles the lines a bit over the course of the game so we get to see how the different players perform on different line combinations, I like the idea of trying Jasek on a line with EP and JD to see how they mesh and then doing the same thing with Palmu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted September 9, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2018 2 hours ago, westcoastsniper said: Loved seeing this from Jasek even it was the prospects game. His puck protection/retrieval game is on point. I think that clip is from just before Gadjovich’s first goal. Jašek does all that strong board work and puck possession, which stretches the defense down toward the corner, and then he passes to MacMaster who sets up the point shot and tip. I don’t think that goal happens without Jašek’s efforts. Similarly, on Gadjovich’s second goal, Jašek drives the middle lane and occupies a couple defenders through the slot, which gives MacMaster and Gadjovich time and space to link up for another goal. These are the kinds of plays that don’t always yield individual points on the scoresheet but are essential to team scoring. I think Jašek had a strong game and was a key component in the scoring last game. He also had a couple of really good chances from the slot, but was unlucky not to get a good shot away. Had he made proper contact and gotten off his shots on those chances, he likely scores one or two goals himself, and suddenly he becomes a candidate for player of the game. 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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