tas Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 24 minutes ago, canuck2288 said: People seem to forget Lockwood had a great college career and made the US Junior team this guy has talent. Went through an injury and fell under the radar the kid will be a key part of our future I see him as tyler motte 2.0, which isn't a knock. useful roleplayer. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kootenay Gold Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 42 minutes ago, tas said: I see him as tyler motte 2.0, which isn't a knock. useful roleplayer. He does play a very similar game to how Motte plays. Bottom 6 are every bit as important to the success of any team and seldom given credit by the fans for helping their team win games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 10 minutes ago, Kootenay Gold said: He does play a very similar game to how Motte plays. Bottom 6 are every bit as important to the success of any team and seldom given credit by the fans for helping their team win games. yep -- an engine that runs real hot and a guy who can play like a buzz saw in pretty much any forward position. teams rely on these guys to generate momentum and wear teams down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 38 minutes ago, Kootenay Gold said: He does play a very similar game to how Motte plays. Bottom 6 are every bit as important to the success of any team and seldom given credit by the fans for helping their team win games. He played a physical game in college. Was being injured and had to be coached to tone it down a bit. Didn’t see a lot of his games but was a solid possession guy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyndall2 Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Where is he playing right now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kootenay Gold Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Tyndall2 said: Where is he playing right now? He is at the training camp of the Comets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_Cathode Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Lockwood has good wheels at this level and has a couple of good hits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Googlie Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 (edited) I'll try to find the footage with that shift where he had 3 hits, but meanwhile, here is his best chance late in the 3rd 20210205_184551.mp4 Edited February 6, 2021 by Googlie Don't know why my capture app is causing stuttering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ray_Cathode Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Lockwood was very good tonight, he is a really well coached defensive player who pressures hard on the forecheck. Like Motte, he is pretty much always in motion and making contact. He and Jasek made a strong PK pairing tonight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 48 minutes ago, Ray_Cathode said: Lockwood was very good tonight, he is a really well coached defensive player who pressures hard on the forecheck. Like Motte, he is pretty much always in motion and making contact. He and Jasek made a strong PK pairing tonight. do you think he is a better iq player than Jake Virtanen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_Cathode Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 47 minutes ago, MoneypuckOverlord said: do you think he is a better iq player than Jake Virtanen? Jake is not a hi IQ player, Lockwood is - that does not mean that Jake cannot be a valuable player - he did, after all have18g 18 a in a shortened season. Jake can bring something that Lockwood will never be able to bring, a massive physique. But what Jake needs to learn is that that physique is only a value with the head and the heart attached. If Jake had Lockwood’s character and smarts he could be one of the best players in the league. When a guy has Jake’s size and skating, all he needs to do is being in focus when he works out, when he practices, and for the length of a game - that is not a lot to ask of a guy making a couple of million per. That said, the NHL has a history of players who only need a different coach, and looking at the way this team is playing, this might be the situation here. Jake is not the only player in this lineup who is not getting the most out of himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Googlie Posted March 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2021 Trent Cull on Will Lockwood: “I like Will. He’s got some moxie. I think the game he played at home here against Rochester was the best game he’s played for us. I thought he had some really good puck control moments. He’s a tough kid to play against. He’s physical and he’s plays the game fearless. He’s got great speed. I thought he had a real positive weekend.” 2 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_Cathode Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 On 1/30/2021 at 6:21 AM, canuck2288 said: People seem to forget Lockwood had a great college career and made the US Junior team this guy has talent. Went through an injury and fell under the radar the kid will be a key part of our future I see him as a fourth line energy guy, penalty killer. He’s a very good fore checker, not big, but constantly harassing the other team. He’s been very well coached in college, defends well, good on the PK. He has scored in college before he got hurt, have to see if he can regain that as a pro. It’s real early, lots of time for him to develop. Rafferty found another level last year as a 24 year old, so why not this kid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred65 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 13 hours ago, Ray_Cathode said: I see him as a fourth line energy guy, penalty killer. He’s a very good fore checker, not big, but constantly harassing the other team. He’s been very well coached in college, defends well, good on the PK. He has scored in college before he got hurt, have to see if he can regain that as a pro. It’s real early, lots of time for him to develop. Rafferty found another level last year as a 24 year old, so why not this kid? Seems like an energy player and they're hard to find. For instance look at Hoglander rather than say basically the rest of the winger ( except Motte) his reaction time is is off the board. I don't believe it's a skill you can teach, it's like hockey's version of ADHD It's a fortunate team to find players like that along with hockey sense. So as long as he has the requisite hockey skill, which by all accounts he does, then he'll play in the NHL not sure if it'll be Vcr but certainly in the league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_Cathode Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 9 hours ago, Fred65 said: Seems like an energy player and they're hard to find. For instance look at Hoglander rather than say basically the rest of the winger ( except Motte) his reaction time is is off the board. I don't believe it's a skill you can teach, it's like hockey's version of ADHD It's a fortunate team to find players like that along with hockey sense. So as long as he has the requisite hockey skill, which by all accounts he does, then he'll play in the NHL not sure if it'll be Vcr but certainly in the league When you see a lot of guys trying to make a quick change in direction, they have to gather themselves, adjusting their balance to accommodate a change in direction. If you’ve seen Hoglander’s workout video, it is all about core strength, and when you see him juggle while riding a unicycle it is all about quick, fine balance adjustments. I can’t watch his workouts and conclude that it does not have an affect on his quickness, balance and ability to gain leverage - so yes, there is something you are born with, but then there is all the stuff that you do. My brother is an amazing guitar player, and I’ve heard people tell my brother that he has a ‘gift’, and I can see that they mean it as a complement, but that skill grew out of hours of daily practice over a lifetime, going to the Guitar Institute of Technology, learning from session players like Tommie Tedesco, and it’s not just practice, but focused practice, each exercise focused on learning a particular skill, And I see that same devotion to improvement in guys like Hoglander. I’ve coached kids at hockey and soccer, and I stressed even when doing something simple like taking a shot on goal, that shouldn’t just float up and fire something generally at the net, but to attempt to choose and hit an exact spot, and adjust that spot and attempt to be exact. Same philosophy as using a weapon, ‘Aim small, miss small’. You teach yourself to be precise - it’s not enough to just shoot, but to shoot at something in particular. But back to the point, yes, he is an energy player, but he seems to be a very focused one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred65 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 All good point, sounds trite but practice make perfect. However as with most skills there are some things that are part of the personality or belief from an early age how they see the game, they see the game different, D'men verus forwards is a classic example, they view the game through a different lens. Hoglander didn't IMO create his mind set his style but doubtly strength his ability to make the most of his game. Some get mixed up with speed and quickness and agility, part of that is mental. I would have guessed you had coached before, like myself hockey and soccer. It makes you break down the game. Personally distracts from just enjoying the game. You're for ever looking for flaws and advantages 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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204CanucksFan Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Really like seeing this from him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 (edited) it'll be interesting to compare Lockwood and Madden in two years. Edited March 11, 2021 by Jimmy McGill 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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