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I watched the trip of Jake, Jared and Crack in NY.  What I thought was astounding was that Jake and Jared looked about the same size.  Now I know they had jackets on, and I know that Jake is 30 lbs. lighter and an 1" shorter, and Jake is WAY stronger, but to look at them in the videos Jared certainly didn't look small.  Give him a year or two to gain 15+ pounds and get some man strength, and I think we will be a HUGE force.

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4 hours ago, Stormriders said:

I watched the trip of Jake, Jared and Crack in NY.  What I thought was astounding was that Jake and Jared looked about the same size.  Now I know they had jackets on, and I know that Jake is 30 lbs. lighter and an 1" shorter, and Jake is WAY stronger, but to look at them in the videos Jared certainly didn't look small.  Give him a year or two to gain 15+ pounds and get some man strength, and I think we will be a HUGE force.

I'm glad someone else noticed this.

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9 hours ago, Stormriders said:

I watched the trip of Jake, Jared and Crack in NY.  What I thought was astounding was that Jake and Jared looked about the same size.  Now I know they had jackets on, and I know that Jake is 30 lbs. lighter and an 1" shorter, and Jake is WAY stronger, but to look at them in the videos Jared certainly didn't look small.  Give him a year or two to gain 15+ pounds and get some man strength, and I think we will be a HUGE force.

I noticed that as well, except that Jake's legs are like tree stumps compared to Jared's more normal size.  But yeah, they seemed the same in the shoulders.  I can see Jared comfortably adding another 10 lbs to his frame without it having a negative effect on his game.  Vey is the same height and is 200lbs, but I don't think Jared has the same body type.

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2 hours ago, higgyfan said:

I noticed that as well, except that Jake's legs are like tree stumps compared to Jared's more normal size.  But yeah, they seemed the same in the shoulders.  I can see Jared comfortably adding another 10 lbs to his frame without it having a negative effect on his game.  Vey is the same height and is 200lbs, but I don't think Jared has the same body type.

Vey being 200 lbs is why he's slow.  He's in a catch 22.  

McCann is a way better player than Vey, and supper competitive.  He'll be fine.

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2 hours ago, Camel Toe Drag said:

He needs to get that monkey off his back and score a goal, jesus.

McCann's rookie season can be considered a success regardless of whether he scores again IMO considering how he's played overall. When his body catches up to his skill set he'll be even more dangerous. He's sort of a hybrid between Henrik and Daniel.  

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5 minutes ago, RyIe said:

McCann's rookie season can be considered a success regardless of whether he scores again IMO considering how he's played overall. When his body catches up to his skill set he'll be even more dangerous. He's sort of a hybrid between Henrik and Daniel.  

And Burrows.  He is the Burr under other team's saddles too.  

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3 minutes ago, J.R. said:

I'd say more Kesler. Just with less 'me first-ness'. A more skilled, less selfish Kesler. 

That's really a good point.  McCann really plays the team game, doing exactly what the coaches want.  He's always on the d side of the puck, sacrificing offence.  Plus, the other teams seem to hate the guy, which is a bonus for us.  Kesler did these things too, but he had a way of making his own fans (us) hate him too.:lol:

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8 minutes ago, J.R. said:

I'd say more Kesler. Just with less 'me first-ness'. A more skilled, less selfish Kesler. 

Agreed. I also think that McCaan has better offensive skills than Kes, but lacks the physical aspects of Ryan's game.  At this point, I would rather have Jared on the team; Kes is much older and has played some hard games.

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1 minute ago, higgyfan said:

Agreed. I also think that McCaan has better offensive skills than Kes, but lacks the physical aspects of Ryan's game.  At this point, I would rather have Jared on the team; Kes is much older and has played some hard games.

Jared doesn't lack the physical aspects, he in fact seems to relish them. He just doesn't have the man body (yet) to be as dominant in that regard. But if I recall Kesler was a bit of a string bean when he was young too. 

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2 hours ago, J.R. said:

Jared doesn't lack the physical aspects, he in fact seems to relish them. He just doesn't have the man body (yet) to be as dominant in that regard. But if I recall Kesler was a bit of a string bean when he was young too. 

Agree 100%, it's that little chip on his shoulder he has.  Very few rookies have strong enough bodies to compete in the NHL as 19 year olds,  . . not everyone is a Bo or Jake.  It takes a few years to get 'man strength', but I am sure he will get there in the next year or so and when he does, with all his skill and speed, he will be one of our best.

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8 minutes ago, manroth19 said:

Canner has way more skill then kes did at the age, i hate that comparison personally. I see alot of similarities with giroux when i watch jared play and remember giroux at that age. Maybe im crazy iunno great skill but pass first type loves to agitate

I agree, I did say more skilled. 

Giroux isn't a bad comparison either. But a higher skilled, less selfish Kesler isn't bad either IMO. 

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On 1/25/2016 at 10:56 PM, J.R. said:

I agree, I did say more skilled. 

Giroux isn't a bad comparison either. But a higher skilled, less selfish Kesler isn't bad either IMO. 

I just do not see the Kesler comparison.  IMO Canner has more hockey smarts now than Kesler has ever had in his whole life.  Kesler was more of a north south logo sniper than anything.

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36 minutes ago, NEON.KNEE said:

I just do not see the Kesler comparison.  IMO Canner has more hockey smarts now than Kesler has ever had in his whole life.  Kesler was more of a north south logo sniper than anything.

They both play the game with a chip on their shoulder, similar builds, solid 2 way game (again, McCann getting the nod for having more natural offensive skills at the same age), good skaters and traditionally good on draws (McCann will improve at this level when he gains strength). 

So yeah, Kesler with more natural offense  (and less logo sniping...lol).

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