I went to the Green & White game tonight at Munn and finally got to see this kid play.
My thoughts were that he looked really bad on his edges, turning and stopping looked labored and jerky. Perhaps just a bad sharpening job.
He seems to have a great wrist shot, and moderate speed.
One thing i noticed was that all of the players were being really social and talking and joking around on the bench and even on the ice during stoppages. Justin wasnt involved in any of it. And I dont think it's just because hes a freshman, a couple of the other freshman that were skating were laughing and talking as much as everyone else.
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Posted 06 October 2005 - 10:59 PM
I feel really bad for the kid because for the duration of his hockey career I'll be comparing him to the guy I, and many others, were hoping Holland would pick.
/Latendresse has a goal and two assists in his first game back with his Junior team after narrowly missing out on a spot with the Habs.
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/Latendresse has a goal and two assists in his first game back with his Junior team after narrowly missing out on a spot with the Habs.
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Posted 06 October 2005 - 11:17 PM
| QUOTE (norrisnick @ October 6, 2005 - 11:59PM) |
| I feel really bad for the kid because for the duration of his hockey career I'll be comparing him to the guy I, and many others, were hoping Holland would pick. /Latendresse has a goal and two assists in his first game back with his Junior team after narrowly missing out on a spot with the Habs. peace |
Yeah, that pick came out of left field. Like the Lofberg pick.
He really didn't seem high on anyone's list at HF. But I've read some decent things about recently. I suppose one plus is that the Wings have his rights for four years instead of two.
Meanwhile, I like what I'm seeing out of Jeff May and Darren Helm so far this year.
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Posted 07 October 2005 - 11:53 AM
I wanted to go to the Green and White game but wasn't able to. How'd Jeff Lerg look?
As of right now, Abdelkader will be centering the third line with fellow freshman Tim Kennedy and Tim Crowder.
As of right now, Abdelkader will be centering the third line with fellow freshman Tim Kennedy and Tim Crowder.
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Posted 08 October 2005 - 03:29 PM
Just scored his first collegiate goal against Wayne State!
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Posted 08 October 2005 - 05:06 PM
He sounds like he's doing a good job, winning faceoffs, moving the puck, getting shots off.
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Posted 08 October 2005 - 05:06 PM
He is leading MSU today with 7 shots.
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Posted 08 October 2005 - 05:08 PM
| QUOTE (snapshots @ October 7, 2005 - 12:17AM) | ||
Yeah, that pick came out of left field. Like the Lofberg pick. He really didn't seem high on anyone's list at HF. But I've read some decent things about recently. I suppose one plus is that the Wings have his rights for four years instead of two. Meanwhile, I like what I'm seeing out of Jeff May and Darren Helm so far this year. |
he wasn't ranked high by HF...but CSS had him 25th of North American skaters while Latendresse had moved UP to 52.
Less out of left field than Latendresse would have been based on those rankings, which are the primary ones used by NHL teams.
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Posted 08 October 2005 - 05:24 PM
| QUOTE (eva unit zero @ October 8, 2005 - 05:08PM) |
| he wasn't ranked high by HF...but CSS had him 25th of North American skaters while Latendresse had moved UP to 52. Less out of left field than Latendresse would have been based on those rankings, which are the primary ones used by NHL teams. |
Kendall McArdle #7.
Dan Collins #24. I'm sure McGrath was ranked much higher than his draft position would indicate. Hudler as well.peace
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Posted 09 October 2005 - 12:23 AM
| QUOTE (eva unit zero @ October 8, 2005 - 06:08PM) | ||||
he wasn't ranked high by HF...but CSS had him 25th of North American skaters while Latendresse had moved UP to 52. Less out of left field than Latendresse would have been based on those rankings, which are the primary ones used by NHL teams. |
True. But there wasn't much buzz about him, that's for sure.
Latendresse, despite poor CSS ratings, was still being talked about as a top 15 pick by pundits on draft day.
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Posted 09 October 2005 - 12:19 PM
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| I wanted to go to the Green and White game but wasn't able to. How'd Jeff Lerg look? |
Good enough that me and my friends were screaming Lerg most of the night.
However it does help that it is a boss name.
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Posted 26 October 2005 - 09:44 AM
Update: I went to the MSU game last night and Abdelkader looked MUCH better. It seems that his skating problems were honestly just a bad sharpening job.
His shot is impressive, skating very solid, and he's pretty physical.
His shot is impressive, skating very solid, and he's pretty physical.
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Posted 29 October 2005 - 01:48 AM
| QUOTE (cap20066 @ October 26, 2005 - 10:44AM) |
| Update: I went to the MSU game last night and Abdelkader looked MUCH better. It seems that his skating problems were honestly just a bad sharpening job. His shot is impressive, skating very solid, and he's pretty physical. |
That's good to hear.
I've been saying since draft day that we have a good prospect here, and I'm sick of hearing people trash him because we didn't draft that Fenchy... whatever his name is.
Abdelkader is a solid all-round player now, and I can see him being an effective power forward for us in the future.
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Posted 29 October 2005 - 12:34 PM
| QUOTE (TNBT @ October 29, 2005 - 02:48AM) | ||
That's good to hear. I've been saying since draft day that we have a good prospect here, and I'm sick of hearing people trash him because we didn't draft that Fenchy... whatever his name is. Abdelkader is a solid all-round player now, and I can see him being an effective power forward for us in the future. |
Good points -- also we can wait up to four years to sign him since he's in college -- we should know by that time if he can play for Detroit at some point. MSU is not a bad place to hone you skills.
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Posted 29 October 2005 - 10:32 PM
| QUOTE (norrisnick @ October 8, 2005 - 06:24PM) | ||
Kendall McArdle #7. Dan Collins #24. I'm sure McGrath was ranked much higher than his draft position would indicate. Hudler as well.peace |
Hudler was ranked in the top ten...number one center in the draft.
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Posted 02 November 2005 - 07:57 AM
"Michigan State was credited with 41 penalty minutes in the game, including a game disqualification of Spartans freshman Justin Abdelkader in the third period after a hit that left Pegoraro bloody and in need of stitches. Abdelkader was called for a 5-minute major and a 10-minute disqualification on a hit against Pegoraro that forced the senior to leave the ice for some stitches. A few minutes later, Pegoraro returned, wearing freshman Ryan Kindret's jersey, the other one too bloody."
Sounds like just what we need
Sounds like just what we need
Edited by Aussie_Wing, 02 November 2005 - 07:59 AM.
Ken Holland: He’s (Mursak) a young guy, provides energy, can skate, he’s a puck hound.
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Posted 25 November 2005 - 12:16 PM
| QUOTE (Aussie_Wing @ November 2, 2005 - 08:57AM) |
| "Michigan State was credited with 41 penalty minutes in the game, including a game disqualification of Spartans freshman Justin Abdelkader in the third period after a hit that left Pegoraro bloody and in need of stitches. Abdelkader was called for a 5-minute major and a 10-minute disqualification on a hit against Pegoraro that forced the senior to leave the ice for some stitches. A few minutes later, Pegoraro returned, wearing freshman Ryan Kindret's jersey, the other one too bloody." Sounds like just what we need |
absolutly, this kid is a freshman and he destroyed a senior? Wow,...sounds great
Edited by theman19, 25 November 2005 - 12:17 PM.
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Posted 25 November 2005 - 01:02 PM
Did he fight the guy, or was it just because of stickwork.... 
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Posted 25 November 2005 - 03:59 PM
still would have taken oh what is his name....really awesome player the Habs got due to Holland not knowing how to draft. Shoot, he's hella good and nearly made the big league right out of the gate. Oh ya Guillaume Latendresse. What a joke. No offense to Abdelkader or anything but one cannot even compare the two.
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Posted 28 November 2005 - 05:46 PM
| QUOTE (norrisnick @ October 6, 2005 - 11:59PM) |
| I feel really bad for the kid because for the duration of his hockey career I'll be comparing him to the guy I, and many others, were hoping Holland would pick. |
Yeah, once Abdelkater realizes the famed norrisnick and his slappies at LGW thinks another player should’ve been drafted in his place, he’ll probably just quit the game.
Wow, full of yourself much?
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