NHL'er Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 On a more serious note, is he not going to UND until 2021-2022?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, NHL'er said: On a more serious note, is he not going to UND until 2021-2022?? Not too unusual, given his age (August Bday) and his coming out of HS/Prep. A year of USHL before college should be a good development path. EDIT: not to mention that college is probably the most sensitive league to COVID-19 concerns and uncertainty with some schools as to whether or not they'll even play sports. IIRC, the USHL has already announced a full 2020-21 schedule. Edited October 7, 2020 by SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_Cathode Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 30 minutes ago, SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME said: An older Scouting News article called Kunz "one of the best kept secrets in the USA Hockey system." But is he this year's McDonough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 21 minutes ago, NHL'er said: On a more serious note, is he not going to UND until 2021-2022?? As far as I know USHL is not affected in terms of shut down, they are initiating practices as such. The uncertainty of the NCAA due to covid, makes sense for him to go to the USHL to get reps in. Not uncommon for some prospects to stay a year behind in the USHL or high school hockey (like Jack Rathbone) before making the leap into college ranks. Kunz is a Vancouver fan too - his media availability he said he is from North Dakota and a big fan of Boeser and Stecher. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rollieo Del Fuego Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 From the last video just above.... It looks like he has no trouble changing directions with the puck on his stick... Nice pick.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_314 Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Potential banger with hands and size? Hope he improves his skating and we could have another gem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 You aren't going to get someone this late without some kind of question mark. Like the size and hope he works out. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPA Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Big Mac 2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Junkyard Dog Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 I don't think we will have to worry about these two college kids going 4 years. They seem genuinely happy to be drafted by us, raving about our players, saying they live close to Motte, was a fan of us because of a player they marveled, etc. It's definitely a nice bonus that they want to be here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted October 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 7, 2020 (edited) 33 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: He sounds/talks like Boeser too Edited October 7, 2020 by SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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elvis15 Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 3 hours ago, SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME said: Anyway, can't complain about drafting a big kid out of the Minnesota HS/Prep system who tore up that level scoring nearly a goal per game. The little info I am seeing on him is largely positive. Gonna trust out scouts unearthed a diamond here. If he can figure out his skating, they probably have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, elvis15 said: If he can figure out his skating, they probably have. In today’s game, skating, while incredibly important, is actually considered one of the easier flaws to fix. And apparently Kunz has already made significant improvements over the past year. He’s very young, and headed down a development path (USHL and then a top college program) that should afford him plenty of opportunities to improve his skating. EDIT: One positive thing I’ve seen written behind some of the paywalls is actually some praise for Kunz’s edge work and shiftiness for a big man. Definitely there are concerns around his skating, but these seem more to do with his simple, straight line speed and acceleration. He’s not able to catch up on the back check when he’s caught deep. There’s some degradation in his stride when he covers longer distances. And possibly some simple conditioning and fatigue issues. While I can’t say I’ve seen his games, these issues (while definitely needing improvement) don’t seem overly serious. Skating specific coaching and focused physical training should be able to correct them, assuming Kunz has the mental makeup to put in the work. Also, he’s a young kid from a high school level program, so he probably hasn’t had a good skating coach yet. And he’s also a huge kid who scores 50 goals a season, so I doubt his coaches have been beating him over the head about his skating issues. That kind of tough love will likely come when he becomes a full time USHL player, and even more so when he joins the college ranks. He’ll also have access to the coaching and training he needs to address these issues and I’d expect his skating will improve significantly. Edited October 8, 2020 by SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush17 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 46 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: Leader. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Crabcakes Posted October 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 8, 2020 JD Burke was pretty salty when he admitted he had no idea who Kunz was. When he recovered, he said there was a reason why he was off his radar. If this isn't a good sign, I don't know what is 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attila Umbrus Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 I like this pick, big bodied forward we need those! Researching him I found out he’s a real Kunz to play against... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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