JIAHN Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 Just look at the +/- leaders 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 On 11/4/2023 at 11:26 AM, flat land fish said: The goals are incredible for sure. What an unusual stat line for a dman 12-4-16 like is he playing net front on the PP? 23 hours ago, DeNiro said: My thought was that he has an incredible point shot that they execute their powerplay around. But yea very unusual for him to not have more assists. 22 hours ago, Blitz-Pix said: Karki has a cannon of a shot from the point. The Soo's PP runs through setting him up. I believe 8 of his 12 goals are on the PP. This is interesting, especially in view of a change in strategy that has occurred in NHL in the "analytics" era. Basically, point shots are not a very good strategy in today's NHL and we see them a lot less than we used to, especially on the PP. See, for example, https://hockeysarsenal.substack.com/p/point-shots-suck Back in the old days, we would often see a D-man with a big shot blasting the puck from the point, often quite far to one side of the ice or the other. At the NHL level, goalies are too good to get beaten by unscreened, undeflected point shots. Point shots are also not particularly good at generating high danger rebounds. Even with traffic in front, it is usually better for the D-man to try to move closer to the net (as Hughes often does), or try to make a pass for a one-time somewhere in or near the faceoff circles or between the faceoff circles, or make a slap pass. In the OHL is it possible to overpower goalies. I doubt if Karki's goal-scoring will translate to the NHL. Of course, have a hard shot is good. But you need to do a lot more to get into high danger areas to make that shot. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 If anyone's interested Brzustewicz's game is apparently free on CHL TV tonight @ 4pm. As the Rangers play Owen Sound. https://chl.ca/ohl/article/attack-host-rangers-in-chl-game-of-the-week/ 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soggy Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 still cant belive we got him in the 3rd round what a steal 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Blitz-Pix Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 Hunter with an assist on Kitcheners 1st goal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz-Pix Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 Hunter picks up his 2nd assist on Kitchener's 4th goal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Blitz-Pix Posted November 11, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted November 11, 2023 (edited) Hunter has 30 points in 18 games after Kitchener's 4-0 win today. He currently sits tied for 2nd in OHL scoring. Edited November 11, 2023 by Blitz-Pix 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Blitz-Pix said: Hunter has 30 points in 18 games after Kitchener's 4-0 win today. He currently sits tied for 2nd in OHL scoring. And he's a defenceman!!!!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barn Burner Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 13 minutes ago, Ghostsof1915 said: And he's a defenceman!!!!! Wow! Damn. Keep it up kid. He's only 19? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Barn Burner said: Wow! Damn. Keep it up kid. He's only 19? He will be 19 in 19 days. 2004-11-29 Edited November 11, 2023 by Ghostsof1915 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barn Burner Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 4 minutes ago, Ghostsof1915 said: He will be 19 in 19 days. 2004-11-29 Unreal. Looks like a great pick. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 3 minutes ago, Barn Burner said: Unreal. Looks like a great pick. That why I thought the most of last year draft was fantastic choices. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip The Mesh Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe King Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 16 hours ago, Blitz-Pix said: Hunter has 30 points in 18 games after Kitchener's 4-0 win today. He currently sits tied for 2nd in OHL scoring. I was at that game. He makes it look easy, always right where he needs to be. Also their goalie Jackson Parsons is very Demko like. Great game last night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook007 Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 How is his defensive play? Last time there was this much excitement about an offensive Dman not named Hughes was Jack Rathbone.... I just hope, he is a better defender than Jack. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jim Tim Posted November 11, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted November 11, 2023 (edited) 9 minutes ago, spook007 said: How is his defensive play? Last time there was this much excitement about an offensive Dman not named Hughes was Jack Rathbone.... I just hope, he is a better defender than Jack. He's solid in his own zone, he has an active stick and decent gap control. Not overly physical but knows where to be with his high hockey IQ. Stylistically, I think he looks like Adam Fox out there. Edited November 11, 2023 by Jim Tim 6 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook007 Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 1 minute ago, Jim Tim said: He's solid in his own zone, he has an active stick and decent gap control. Not overly physical but knows where to be with his high hockey IQ. Stylistically, I think he looks like Adam Fox out there. Thanks amigo.... That's really promising to hear. Much appreciated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rip The Mesh Posted November 12, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted November 12, 2023 (edited) Appears to be more then headed in the right direction. Love it when a plan comes together... Edited November 12, 2023 by Rip The Mesh 1 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
112 Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 He's now tied for 500th in all-time defencemen OHL scoring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK-19 Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Is this guy eligible for the AHL next year? He looks like he's ready to leave the CHL. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 2 hours ago, AK-19 said: Is this guy eligible for the AHL next year? He looks like he's ready to leave the CHL. Yep, he is. Late November birthday so he can join the AHL next year. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artemus Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 3 hours ago, AK-19 said: Is this guy eligible for the AHL next year? He looks like he's ready to leave the CHL. Did some quick research and yes it appears that he would be eligible to join the AHL next year. Apparently a CHL player would have to turn 20 by midnight of December 31st of that AHL season. Brzustewicz would turn 20 just over a month prior to this deadline. Though it appears that he would be eligible, would it be a good idea to play him in the AHL? If he is only going to get limited minutes, then probably not. As a 19 year old in the AHL (19 as of September 15th) would he be physically mature enough to handle the everyday rigours? The AHL can be very physically challenging for some young players. Typically you want a player to dominate at the lower level before moving them up to the next level. It would appear that Brzustewicz is having a dominant year or at least a very good start to this year. First we need to sign him and then the Player Development Department will have to come up with a plan for this player. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DeltaSwede Posted November 13, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted November 13, 2023 (edited) Brzustewicz is eligible to play in the AHL next year due to him having played in the USHL prior to the OHL. Edited November 13, 2023 by DeltaSwede 1 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK-19 Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Artemus said: Did some quick research and yes it appears that he would be eligible to join the AHL next year. Apparently a CHL player would have to turn 20 by midnight of December 31st of that AHL season. Brzustewicz would turn 20 just over a month prior to this deadline. Though it appears that he would be eligible, would it be a good idea to play him in the AHL? If he is only going to get limited minutes, then probably not. As a 19 year old in the AHL (19 as of September 15th) would he be physically mature enough to handle the everyday rigours? The AHL can be very physically challenging for some young players. Typically you want a player to dominate at the lower level before moving them up to the next level. It would appear that Brzustewicz is having a dominant year or at least a very good start to this year. First we need to sign him and then the Player Development Department will have to come up with a plan for this player. I mean I'm not sure what your definition for dominance is but he's in the top 3 in points for ALL players and has 10 more points than the 2nd place dman. Assuming he's like this for the rest of the season, he needs to move to a league where he's challenged more. It's exciting that next year's AHL team's d-core may look like this: Wolanin McWard Hirose Willander Pettersson Hunter Johanssen Woo Even if hypothetically he's not good enough for AHL (although I would be surprised), he'd still have the ECHL to go to which I would still consider a step-up on the CHL and at the very least be challenged more physically. The way our D is looking next year, Hunter should have a clear spot with the PP at the very least. Edited November 13, 2023 by AK-19 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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