Honey-Badger-Hansen Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Having watched the last 4 UND games in full, I haven't really noticed his foot speed lacking. I think this may come from the fact that he seems to look like he's coasting sometimes, but he's always in the right spot. Shows good hockey sense that he doesn't need expend a lot of energy to be in the right spots, never chasing the play just plays sound positionally and puts it in gear when he needs to. Pretty common for good goal scorers to roam the ice like this and slip into soft spots on the ice unnoticed. Definitely showed some good foot speed to beat out the icing on that play, but of course the NCHC isn't as fast as the NHL so can't wait to see him at camp next year. On a side note, man is college hockey fun to watch. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Weasel Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 1 hour ago, WTG said: Boeser's 22nd of the seasonhttps://streamable.com/8ib2 Knocking that player down was so key to that entire play. Boeser is god. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 He has NHL size and uses it to win puck battles. It always seems like his compete level is high no matter where he is on the ice. If he gets faster he will be a dangerous player. If Bo can get faster though I have no doubts Brock can. I love his compete level along the boards and he has underrated playmaking ability but obviously his goal scoring ability is his best attribute. BB is great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 7 minutes ago, Junkyard Dog said: He has NHL size and uses it to win puck battles. It always seems like his compete level is high no matter where he is on the ice. If he gets faster he will be a dangerous player. If Bo can get faster though I have no doubts Brock can. I love his compete level along the boards and he has underrated playmaking ability but obviously his goal scoring ability is his best attribute. BB is great. JYD is great! Excellent analysis of our future 50 goal scorer and Rocket Richard trophy winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Alflives said: JYD is great! Excellent analysis of our future 50 goal scorer and Rocket Richard trophy winner. Optimism is great on these forums but do not over exaggerate it. Boeser is a 23rd overall pick. He could potentially be a top 6 forward. He has qualities to be successful at the NHL level. That doesn't mean he is going to be a 50 goal scorer. I would temper your expectations. You don't want to disappoint yourself. Edited February 28, 2016 by Junkyard Dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwags Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 That end-to-end. Shades of Bure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 1 minute ago, Junkyard Dog said: Optimism is great on these forums but do not over exaggerate it. Boeser is a 23rd overall pick. He could potentially be a top 6 forward. He has qualities to be successful at the NHL level. That doesn't mean he is going to be a 50 goal scorer. I would temper your expectations. You don't want to disappoint yourself. "Great Expectations - Pip." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonny_Bohonos_14 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 I love that he only needs that split second to be deadly. He could dog it all game, but give him a small opening and bang! It's in the back of the net. I can't remember the last time we had someone that dangerous with the puck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86Viking Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 college hockey playoffs be televised on tsn, maybe we can see brock play a couple times. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48MPHSlapShot Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 13 hours ago, Junkyard Dog said: Optimism is great on these forums but do not over exaggerate it. Boeser is a 23rd overall pick. He could potentially be a top 6 forward. He has qualities to be successful at the NHL level. That doesn't mean he is going to be a 50 goal scorer. I would temper your expectations. You don't want to disappoint yourself. Most of these expectations are coming from what he's doing this year. The fact that he's a 23rd overall pick becomes irrelevant if he blows expectations out of the water (which he has done so far this year). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyhee Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 20 minutes ago, 48MPHSlapShot said: Most of these expectations are coming from what he's doing this year. The fact that he's a 23rd overall pick becomes irrelevant if he blows expectations out of the water (which he has done so far this year). I'm with Junkyard Dog on this one. Boeser has outperformed expectations this season giving reason for excitement, but it is just one year along the pathway to developing into an NHL player. It remains a big step from the NCAA to the AHL and a further big step from the AHL to the NHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48MPHSlapShot Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 11 minutes ago, tyhee said: I'm with Junkyard Dog on this one. Boeser has outperformed expectations this season giving reason for excitement, but it is just one year along the pathway to developing into an NHL player. It remains a big step from the NCAA to the AHL and a further big step from the AHL to the NHL. Still, I see no harm in being excited about someone that, so far, is looking like an absolute steal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 1 hour ago, tyhee said: I'm with Junkyard Dog on this one. Boeser has outperformed expectations this season giving reason for excitement, but it is just one year along the pathway to developing into an NHL player. It remains a big step from the NCAA to the AHL and a further big step from the AHL to the NHL. All true. Low first round picks (and Boeser was #23 overall) are only about 50-50 to become solid NHL players. (See http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/analyzing-value-nhl-draft-picks/). Thinking of low first round Canuck picks, McCann is solid, Jensen probably won't make it, Gaunce looks like a good bet, but no guarantees, and Shinkaruk is probably still 50-50. That is consistent with the general pattern. Boeser has outperformed his draft order so far and now probably similar to a midrange first rounder in expectations -- similar to Baertschi, for example. So as this point, he looks likely to be at least a solid player at the NHL level, but I agree there is still a lot of uncertainty. The NHL is a lot tougher than the NCAA, but look at how easily Hutton made the move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure961089 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 18 hours ago, WTG said: Boeser's 22nd of the seasonhttps://streamable.com/8ib2 I love Boesers speed on the forecheck. He's right on top of the defender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure961089 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 2 hours ago, 48MPHSlapShot said: Most of these expectations are coming from what he's doing this year. The fact that he's a 23rd overall pick becomes irrelevant if he blows expectations out of the water (which he has done so far this year). Ryan Kessler was picked 23rd over all. And Boeser reminds me of him. Only with a slightly better release than Kessler. I don't see him as a 50 goal scorer but a perennial 30 goal man, yeah I can see it. Especially on his 22 goal. His tenacity and drive and speed on the forecheck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Buzzsaw* Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 (edited) 35 minutes ago, chilliwiggins said: pick 24 travis konecny has 99 points in 53 games, so he hasn't outperformed him, but we all know this lol Konecny is having a great season, but he is a little smaller than than Boeser at 5'10" and 176... but on the positive side, Konecny is a cousin of Bo's. Edit... just realized I misspelled BOTH guys names.... Edited February 28, 2016 by *Buzzsaw* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey-Badger-Hansen Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 25 minutes ago, chilliwiggins said: pick 24 travis konecny has 99 points in 53 games, so he hasn't outperformed him, but we all know this lol Apples and oranges... the average age of college hockey teams is 21-22 years old, much stiffer competition. Seeing how many undrafted 20 year olds dominate juniors each year, can you imagine what the average college team would do to an OHL team? What Brock is doing in the NCAA right now as a freshman is extremely impressive, don't sell him short. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derp... Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 We picked the better goal scorer, and that's what we need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derp... Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Just now, chilliwiggins said: he has less goals than konecny How many games have they played? How many times has each scored? goals divided by games equals goals per game. It's so math. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derp... Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 1 minute ago, chilliwiggins said: um hes just under 2pts per game whats boeser at? He's the better GOAL SCORER... Not point producer overall. He scores goals at a higher clip than Konecny against older players and goalies. There's no way to disprove this, so I don't know why you are arguing... Just saying, I said he's the better goal scorer for a reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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