Heisenberg's Ricin Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Horvat is the Shizz. He will raise us up from the dark ages. eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R3aL Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 (edited) Was this game today? That second goal was dirty, puck just flew off his stick, looked like he barely even snapped it too, tough for a goalie to stop... Hopefully he will become our future captain, still shocked he isnt the captain of the knights.. Hope he proves us valeri lovers wrong! Edited February 12, 2014 by R3aL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merci Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Horvat may be the most complete player in years, I think 3 years with Dale Tallon was brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devoted Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Horvat may be the most complete player in years, I think 3 years with Dale Hunter was brilliant. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millerdraft Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Wow, 48 pages on Horvat already and he hasn't played 1 regular season game in the NHL. The expectations on this kid are gonna be massive. Hope he can handle the pressure cause it looks like some Nuck fans expect him to be some kinda savior. Can you picture Horvat not reaching Adam Henrique's level of play at the very least? Personally I think that's his floor and his ceiling could be through the roof. I had to chuckle at the Horvat=Toews, Shinkaruk=Kane automatic jump to conclusion by CDC after they were drafted. No. Horvat is the perfect rebound guy. If he's on the ice, goalies are extra careful about coughing up rebounds because he's on them like a fly on crap. That's his game. Oddly enough, that sounds a lot like Toews' game as well. Even if Horvat only turns into a better version of Adam Henrique, we all saw Henrique have success in junior on a line with Hall and Kassian so Horvat and Kassian ought to be a good fit, in theory, and Hall's play in junior wasn't unlike that of Zach Parise's (whom Henrique also gelled with quite well in his rookie season). I've also read comparisons of Shinkaruk's game with Parise's so all those people posting Shinkaruk-Horvat-Kassian lines may be on to something there. Having said that I don't see Shinkaruk reaching Parise's level; however, I do see Horvat surpassing Henrique's level rather easily so maybe that'll offset a bit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Killer Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 He'll be as good as the coach wants him to be, offensively or defensively. Just be patient, i think he'll be ready next year. I've seen this guy practice with NHL'ers during the lockout and summer and he can match up head to head with them no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Can you picture Horvat not reaching Adam Henrique's level of play at the very least? Personally I think that's his floor and his ceiling could be through the roof. Oddly enough, that sounds a lot like Toews' game as well. Even if Horvat only turns into a better version of Adam Henrique, we all saw Henrique have success in junior on a line with Hall and Kassian so Horvat and Kassian ought to be a good fit, in theory, and Hall's play in junior wasn't unlike that of Zach Parise's (whom Henrique also gelled with quite well in his rookie season). I've also read comparisons of Shinkaruk's game with Parise's so all those people posting Shinkaruk-Horvat-Kassian lines may be on to something there. Having said that I don't see Shinkaruk reaching Parise's level; however, I do see Horvat surpassing Henrique's level rather easily so maybe that'll offset a bit? Those are fair enough comparisons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFCanuck Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 People need to remember that it took Bergeron a number of years to become what he is now in the NHL. At the beginning of his NHL career he wasn't strong enough to play good defensive hockey. You can't expect too much from a young player, even a top prospect. Look at Huberdeau, 3rd overall 3 years ago and he only has 22 points this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 People need to remember that it took Bergeron a number of years to become what he is now in the NHL. At the beginning of his NHL career he wasn't strong enough to play good defensive hockey. You can't expect too much from a young player, even a top prospect. Look at Huberdeau, 3rd overall 3 years ago and he only has 22 points this season. bergeron was an offensive star, but after his concussion nearly ended his career, the offense never came back the same way and his focus shifted to defensive hockey. that said, horvat is bigger and stronger now at 18 than bergeron is at 28. horvat: 6'0" 206 lbs that's crazy in the nhl. stocky. solid. bergeron: 6'2" 194 lbs pretty average. typical, lean, non-physical forward build. similar to the sedins. huberdeau: 6'1" 171 lbs yeesh. dainty and frail. think about it: horvat is an inch shorter but 35 lbs heavier. that's insane. numbers taken from hockeydb. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Killer Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 bergeron was an offensive star, but after his concussion nearly ended his career, the offense never came back the same way and his focus shifted to defensive hockey. that said, horvat is bigger and stronger now at 18 than bergeron is at 28. horvat: 6'0" 206 lbs that's crazy in the nhl. stocky. solid. bergeron: 6'2" 194 lbs pretty average. typical, lean, non-physical forward build. similar to the sedins. huberdeau: 6'1" 171 lbs yeesh. dainty and frail. think about it: horvat is an inch shorter but 35 lbs heavier. that's insane. numbers taken from hockeydb. Huberdeau also plays for Florida. I hope we can develop Bo like the Jets have with Scheifele Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 ^As Playboi alluded, we might temper our expectations..somewhat. But it's hard not to be excited about this kid! Don't mind this youth for Schneids, at all. He's a super gt, but by next year we'd be trying to figure out how to fit his contract(he'll get a mint, after Lundquist's contract). We've got this dynamite, rounded prospect; & two great young Swedish 'tenders(at a bargain price). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFCanuck Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 (edited) Huberdeau also plays for Florida. I hope we can develop Bo like the Jets have with Scheifele Top players can overcome playing on a bad team. Recent examples Taylor Hall and Jordan Eberle. Also Rick Nash in Columbus scoring 41 goals as a 19 year old. Edited February 13, 2014 by playboi19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Top players can overcome playing on a bad team. Recent examples Taylor Hall and Jordan Eberle. Also Rick Nash in Columbus scoring 41 goals as a 19 year old. i'd argue that at that age physical maturity plays as big a role as talent, which is why i could see horvat making an immediate impact. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tambellini's Wrist Shot Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Was this game today? That second goal was dirty, puck just flew off his stick, looked like he barely even snapped it too, tough for a goalie to stop... Hopefully he will become our future captain, still shocked he isnt the captain of the knights.. Hope he proves us valeri lovers wrong! I think the reason Bo's snapshot is so lethal is because of the curve he uses. It's very similar to Stamkos's curve in the way that it's almost straight. Much better for quick releases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gyllenhaal Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 If Horvat can have a similar rookie season or better than Sean Monahan's, maybe a better plus minus, than i would be happy. But yea he's going to be a stud.(hopefully) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"Bull" Horvat Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 know what would make him clutch? putting him through Gary Roberts' programs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg's Ricin Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 NHL ready? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 People need to remember that it took Bergeron a number of years to become what he is now in the NHL. At the beginning of his NHL career he wasn't strong enough to play good defensive hockey. You can't expect too much from a young player, even a top prospect. Look at Huberdeau, 3rd overall 3 years ago and he only has 22 points this season. I'm guessing we see him on our third line wing (with the occasional foray to centre) next year. Let him get his feet wet with some lower expectations/responsibilities that playing on the third allows. Then we see where he goes from there. That'll give us some good top 9 depth (along with some other acquisitions/moves this summer). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 Percent Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 I'm guessing we see him on our third line wing (with the occasional foray to centre) next year. Let him get his feet wet with some lower expectations/responsibilities that playing on the third allows. Then we see where he goes from there. That'll give us some good top 9 depth (along with some other acquisitions/moves this summer). I like that. alot of people are going to be disappointed when he doesnt put up 50 points next season. but I do think he can prove more valuable than all of our bottom 6 and some of our top 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalky Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Wow, 48 pages on Horvat already and he hasn't played 1 regular season game in the NHL. The expectations on this kid are gonna be massive. Hope he can handle the pressure cause it looks like some Nuck fans expect him to be some kinda savior. Dog forbid people can have their own fan experience. Maybe I'll just change my name to Gross Misconduct and trash post anyone who disagrees with me. I am the Great Cornholio. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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