Bertuzzipunch Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Love the name. I trust jimbo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Eddie Posted July 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 24, 2021 I realllllly LOVE this pick !! Klimovich was highly noticeable in the U18's as the driving of a dark horse team. He has Hoglander++ kinda upside for a pick in this range. Big, Mean, Smart, wicked goal scorer - Ovie lite comparisons are a thing. I feel if we had more picks we would probably have made a different one. Was surprised we didn't take Stankoven or Raty, but I guess the size and game fit for us of Stank, and the persistent concerns about personality and attitude on Raty put them off. The Virtanen comparison is a complete miss-representation. The problem with Klimovich is his temper, he plays with a ton of fire and needs to temper some of that. Still way less than L'Hereux in my opinon who was taken in the first round. Watch his positioning on the ice and tell me he is a dummy, Kid has great smarts, and while not as fast as Jake he has better hands and is no slouch himself. There's always some hate when you don't take the well known Canadian kid. Great to see the tweet from his agent - the kid still looks like he is very raw - If we can control and assist his development he could be an impact player in 2 years of less I think. 6 1 5 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 24 minutes ago, Provost said: I did not…. My post said nothing of the sort and literally said it was the type of pick you make in this round. Odd that statements of fact are responded to with random negative judgements… or are you just an angry old man shaking your fist at everything? I actually agree with you on this. The response to your original comment appeared to be heavy handed and inappropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammertime Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 (edited) Ok so definately not the guy I would have picked. But how could anyone evaluate this kid on 5 games. I really liked his game at the u18 I'm happy to welcome him to the system. Sky's the limit great shot plays with gusto brings size and tenacity. what's not to like. Passing on Heimosalmi is pretty hard to swallow right now though. Edited July 24, 2021 by hammertime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stawns Posted July 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 24, 2021 4 minutes ago, Eddie said: I realllllly LOVE this pick !! Klimovich was highly noticeable in the U18's as the driving of a dark horse team. He has Hoglander++ kinda upside for a pick in this range. Big, Mean, Smart, wicked goal scorer - Ovie lite comparisons are a thing. I feel if we had more picks we would probably have made a different one. Was surprised we didn't take Stankoven or Raty, but I guess the size and game fit for us of Stank, and the persistent concerns about personality and attitude on Raty put them off. The Virtanen comparison is a complete miss-representation. The problem with Klimovich is his temper, he plays with a ton of fire and needs to temper some of that. Still way less than L'Hereux in my opinon who was taken in the first round. Watch his positioning on the ice and tell me he is a dummy, Kid has great smarts, and while not as fast as Jake he has better hands and is no slouch himself. There's always some hate when you don't take the well known Canadian kid. Great to see the tweet from his agent - the kid still looks like he is very raw - If we can control and assist his development he could be an impact player in 2 years of less I think. This is where I'd like to see the org flex their muscles a bit. No Russia, no Q........get him over to Abby where you control his development completely 3 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post diesel_3 Posted July 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 24, 2021 'Plays with violent energy' sold me. Should be refreshing after the absolute fluff this team has iced for the last decade. 2 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ‹(•¿•)› Posted July 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 24, 2021 46 minutes ago, TheCustodian said: Bad pick. He's like Virtanen without the high-end skating. Also has character issues. Cam Robinson hates it. Do you have a source to support your allegation of character issues? I'm not seeing anything like that. Throwing out that kind of accusation without a source is a pretty terrible look. 2 2 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.C.Renegade69 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Just now, diesel_3 said: 'Plays with violent energy' sold me. Should be refreshing after the absolute fluff this team has iced for the last decade. Easy yes bud, I give it a solid +1 in my books 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DeNiro Posted July 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 24, 2021 Would be interesting to see if he can develop as a center. Could really use some violence on our third line. 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.C.Renegade69 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 2 minutes ago, ‹(•¿•)› said: Do you have a source to support your allegation of character issues? I'm not seeing anything like that. Throwing out that kind of accusation without a source is a pretty terrible look. I’ve never seen a custodian without a terrible look… go figure 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stawns Posted July 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 24, 2021 1 minute ago, hammertime said: Ok so definately not the guy I would have picked. But how could anyone evaluate this kid on 5 games. I really liked his game at the u18 I'm happy to welcome him to the system. Sky's the limit great shot plays C brings size and tenacity. what's not to like. Passing on Heimosalmi is pretty hard to swallow right now though. I saw what I needed to see in the videos........he's got something you can't teach and that's the ability to get open find the soft spots that lead to high percentage scoring chances. You either have those natural instincts or you don't. I don't think this pick is nearly the gamble most of us felt it was initially. I feel like he's a pretty good bet to be an impact player in the NHL and maybe sooner than we expect. 1 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Just now, B.C.Renegade69 said: I’ve never seen a custodian without a terrible look… go figure The custodian at my school is an absolute beauty! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kootenay Gold Posted July 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 24, 2021 35 minutes ago, fogducker said: Picking a player from Belarus is like the anti Russian factor. It’s a terrible country with a draconian dictator, extreme media censorship, and very close minded views to things like LGTBQ issues and climate change. I'm guessing you learned all this straight from Google university. Pretty sure you have no clue as to what life is like for the average citizen of Belarus. I am not a fan of their leader but it is wrong to label the populace as being just like him. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 11 minutes ago, Eddie said: I realllllly LOVE this pick !! Klimovich was highly noticeable in the U18's as the driving of a dark horse team. He has Hoglander++ kinda upside for a pick in this range. Big, Mean, Smart, wicked goal scorer - Ovie lite comparisons are a thing. I feel if we had more picks we would probably have made a different one. Was surprised we didn't take Stankoven or Raty, but I guess the size and game fit for us of Stank, and the persistent concerns about personality and attitude on Raty put them off. The Virtanen comparison is a complete miss-representation. The problem with Klimovich is his temper, he plays with a ton of fire and needs to temper some of that. Still way less than L'Hereux in my opinon who was taken in the first round. Watch his positioning on the ice and tell me he is a dummy, Kid has great smarts, and while not as fast as Jake he has better hands and is no slouch himself. There's always some hate when you don't take the well known Canadian kid. Great to see the tweet from his agent - the kid still looks like he is very raw - If we can control and assist his development he could be an impact player in 2 years of less I think. I like where your head is at! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanuck Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Get him to the CHL ASAP. No more KHL bs with contracts and no playing time for kids. The quicker he learns the NA ways the better. One full year in Noranda being the #1 sniper then 2 years in Abby, then see from there. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.C.Renegade69 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Hopefully she has more hockey sense and by judging what I just read from Custodian, I feel she does 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Just now, Fanuck said: Get him to the CHL ASAP. No more KHL bs with contracts and no playing time for kids. The quicker he learns the NA ways the better. One full year in Noranda being the #1 sniper then 2 years in Abby, then see from there. If he goes to the Q, he's not in Abby until he's 20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenAlien Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Detailed scouting report. Relentless motor, good hands, and it seems like skating is mostly mechanical issues that can be fixed. Once he works with a skating coach, he’ll be closer to Podkolzin than Virtanen IMO. Imagine if Virtanen had the work ethics to forecheck and backcheck in losing games… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzipunch Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 5 minutes ago, DeNiro said: Would be interesting to see if he can develop as a center. Could really use some violence on our third line. We already have a damn Lion on the 3rd line. Now a Belarusan Bear!!! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertuzzi44fan Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 3 minutes ago, Kootenay Gold said: I'm guessing you learned all this straight from Google university. Pretty sure you have no clue as to what life is like for the average citizen of Belarus. I am not a fan of their leader but it is wrong to label the populace as being just like him. Your leader says a lot about your population usually 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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