Timbermen Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 6 hours ago, TomatoPieFan said: Rafferty is quite a free agent signing, Does FatGoalie from HFBoars still think Blujus is their best Dman? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Junkyard Dog Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Nice to see Rafferty scoring but I am really curious on how he plays away from the puck. We've seen a lot of high scoring AHL defenseman who can't defend or score at the NHL level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanukfanatic Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 3 hours ago, Timbermen said: Rafferty is quite a free agent signing, Does FatGoalie from HFBoars still think Blujus is their best Dman? Probably. And he will type 734 words in one post to prove it to you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48MPHSlapShot Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 37 minutes ago, Junkyard Dog said: Nice to see Rafferty scoring but I am really curious on how he plays away from the puck. We've seen a lot of high scoring AHL defenseman who can't defend or score at the NHL level. I can't really speak to how he actually looks, considering I don't see much of the Comets, but the fact that he has the highest +/- on the team (+11) probably bodes well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 5 minutes ago, 48MPHSlapShot said: I can't really speak to how he actually looks, considering I don't see much of the Comets, but the fact that he has the highest +/- on the team (+11) probably bodes well. Could mean he's sheltered and used strictly offensively too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48MPHSlapShot Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 17 minutes ago, Junkyard Dog said: Could mean he's sheltered and used strictly offensively too. It's hard to say. I've been scouring the interweb for advanced stats on AHL players and haven't found anything. Hell, I can't even find his TOI. The only thing I found of any relevance was the write up. If anybody who's been watching the games could chime in, that'd be great. A smart two-way D-man that likes to get involved in all three zones. Showcases smooth skating ability and, while not always the fastest guy on the ice, a willingness to backcheck quickly. Positionally sound, Rafferty isn't caught off-guard often or found in disadvantageous situations. Transitions up-ice quickly and makes good decisions consistently. Could work on physicality and getting his stick in lanes, but isn't weak in his own end. All-in-all, a solid all-around defender with lots of raw potential to be refined. (Curtis Joe, EP 2019) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 42 minutes ago, 48MPHSlapShot said: It's hard to say. I've been scouring the interweb for advanced stats on AHL players and haven't found anything. Hell, I can't even find his TOI. The only thing I found of any relevance was the write up. If anybody who's been watching the games could chime in, that'd be great. A smart two-way D-man that likes to get involved in all three zones. Showcases smooth skating ability and, while not always the fastest guy on the ice, a willingness to backcheck quickly. Positionally sound, Rafferty isn't caught off-guard often or found in disadvantageous situations. Transitions up-ice quickly and makes good decisions consistently. Could work on physicality and getting his stick in lanes, but isn't weak in his own end. All-in-all, a solid all-around defender with lots of raw potential to be refined. (Curtis Joe, EP 2019) Yeah the only evidence I will probably find is watching him live myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UticaHockey Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 10 hours ago, 48MPHSlapShot said: It's hard to say. I've been scouring the interweb for advanced stats on AHL players and haven't found anything. Hell, I can't even find his TOI. The only thing I found of any relevance was the write up. If anybody who's been watching the games could chime in, that'd be great. A smart two-way D-man that likes to get involved in all three zones. Showcases smooth skating ability and, while not always the fastest guy on the ice, a willingness to backcheck quickly. Positionally sound, Rafferty isn't caught off-guard often or found in disadvantageous situations. Transitions up-ice quickly and makes good decisions consistently. Could work on physicality and getting his stick in lanes, but isn't weak in his own end. All-in-all, a solid all-around defender with lots of raw potential to be refined. (Curtis Joe, EP 2019) Not much out there for advanced stats but this guy is a good follow on Twitter and he spend a lot of time putting together this recent Comets report card. https://cometsharvest.wordpress.com/2019/12/06/comets-corsi-project-report-cards/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpn1 Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 I watch most of the Comets games and he seems to be good on both sides of the puck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higgyfan Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 I quoted this from an article in the Comet's forum offered (linked) by @UticaHockey https://cometsharvest.wordpress.com/2019/12/06/comets-corsi-project-report-cards/ Offense/Powerplay: As previously discussed with Brogan Rafferty, Olli Juolevi needed a babysitter on the powerplay because his footspeed was allowing opponents way too many short-handed scoring opportunities. Juolevi’s offense this season has generally been quite lackluster, just 36% of his shot attempts found their way on net. At even-strength, only seven of his 26 shot-attempts made it to the net. Given what we know now about his hip problems, perhaps this has been what’s holding his shot back from being as successful as it was last season. Last season, in 18 games played, Juolevi rattled off 34 shots on goal. This season he barely cracked a shot per-game. Defense/Penalty Kill: I’ve written about Juolevi’s skating concerns ad nauseam. Frankly, there isn’t much more I can elaborate on with his stats. Juolevi’s ability to transition the puck through the neutral zone with crisp-passing led him to a pretty decent positive shot-attempt differential at even-strength. His ultra-low on-ice shooting % of 2.94% could indicate that he was due for some puck luck to go his way eventually. Had he not been overplayed to the extent he was, OJ might have found his footing. Being used in premiere roles on the powerplay, penalty kill, while being the team’s 1st pairing/match-up guy was a disaster waiting to happen. I don’t know how, Ryan Johnson, a man who spent the last seven seasons in a “player development” role with the Canucks, could possibly think that a kid coming off a full knee reconstruction, should be given that kind of work-load. Makes one wonder about the bag skate during preseason. One would think that the trainers/medical team would have intervened and alerted the coaching staff in Vancouver and Utica to backoff on OJ's activities for a certain timeframe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 Percent Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 3 hours ago, higgyfan said: I quoted this from an article in the Comet's forum offered (linked) by @UticaHockey https://cometsharvest.wordpress.com/2019/12/06/comets-corsi-project-report-cards/ Offense/Powerplay: As previously discussed with Brogan Rafferty, Olli Juolevi needed a babysitter on the powerplay because his footspeed was allowing opponents way too many short-handed scoring opportunities. Juolevi’s offense this season has generally been quite lackluster, just 36% of his shot attempts found their way on net. At even-strength, only seven of his 26 shot-attempts made it to the net. Given what we know now about his hip problems, perhaps this has been what’s holding his shot back from being as successful as it was last season. Last season, in 18 games played, Juolevi rattled off 34 shots on goal. This season he barely cracked a shot per-game. Defense/Penalty Kill: I’ve written about Juolevi’s skating concerns ad nauseam. Frankly, there isn’t much more I can elaborate on with his stats. Juolevi’s ability to transition the puck through the neutral zone with crisp-passing led him to a pretty decent positive shot-attempt differential at even-strength. His ultra-low on-ice shooting % of 2.94% could indicate that he was due for some puck luck to go his way eventually. Had he not been overplayed to the extent he was, OJ might have found his footing. Being used in premiere roles on the powerplay, penalty kill, while being the team’s 1st pairing/match-up guy was a disaster waiting to happen. I don’t know how, Ryan Johnson, a man who spent the last seven seasons in a “player development” role with the Canucks, could possibly think that a kid coming off a full knee reconstruction, should be given that kind of work-load. Makes one wonder about the bag skate during preseason. One would think that the trainers/medical team would have intervened and alerted the coaching staff in Vancouver and Utica to backoff on OJ's activities for a certain timeframe. Shoulda coulda woulda. If his mins were managed everyone would go nuts. Remember when WD started BO on the 4th line? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higgyfan Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 (edited) 48 minutes ago, 73 Percent said: Shoulda coulda woulda. If his mins were managed everyone would go nuts. Remember when WD started BO on the 4th line? The players rehabilitation and training is far more important, than a bunch of whining fans. Besides, Bo' situation was a different matter altogether. He wasn't returning from knee surgery. I remember a lot of fans were questioning the idea of bag skating Olli at the time. I had no idea regarding the game situation in Utica. One thing I do question in the article, is the statement 'full knee reconstruction'. I'm not sure if that was the case. Sorry to Utica fans. I inadvertently posted this in the wrong forum, Edited December 11, 2019 by higgyfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpn1 Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Well, no Canucks game tonight but Utica is about to hit the ice against the Baby Leafs. Here's hoping the Comets really give it to them for last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpn1 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Half way through the 2nd period and the Comets are up 4 - 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Googlie Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 5 - 1 now Goals by Jasek (2), Perron, Brisebois and Lind Goldy and Rafferty with 2 assists, Baer, Boucher, Camper, Bailey and Lind with single apples 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Googlie Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Wow. - Rafferty showing a slick dangle there that would make QH proud!! ( shot saved, though - deserved a better fate) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpn1 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 20 minutes ago, Googlie said: Wow. - Rafferty showing a slick dangle there that would make QH proud!! ( shot saved, though - deserved a better fate) Rafferty is turning out to be a real great find by Jim and Company. His time on ice isn't sheltered at all and he just seems to be getting more and more confident as we go along this season. We have a great right dman prospect that costed us absolutely nothing including a draft pick. I share your enthusiasm about his play. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Googlie Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 5 - 3 at end of 2nd on yet another PP goal by the Marlies 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpn1 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Just now, Googlie said: 5 - 3 at end of 2nd on yet another PP goal by the Marlies Are you surprised at all about how well Mikie is playing here in his first Pro season? Considering how young he is, he seems to be ahead of even Thatcher was at Mikie's age. Add to that the young fella seems to have all but established himself as the defacto #1 goalie in Utica and our goalie situation is looking great. We also have Selovs in the OHL this year and I have a real good feeling about him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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