Andrej Nestrasil

[egroen 384]

From a Czech:

I have a Pierre-sized boner for a 6'2, 200 lbs winger with Hemsky-like hands and a willingness to play physical. I get to see Tomas Vincour play every week and I've never been as impressed with him as I have Nestrasil.

His only major weakness is skating ability, but that's primarily because of the imbalance between his stick-thin legs and bulky upper body rather than poor technique. He's got a lot of the same qualities as Thomas Vanek from his 17/18 year-old season.

Draft position: No major scouting 'services' have him in their top 30, but I'd put him there. Just a terrific player.

He's a lot of fun to watch. He's got a cockiness about him that screams "I'm going to score this shift". While he doesn't, he backs up the opposition and is crazy clutch. I'd wager 70%+ of his assists have come on GWG or GTG.

When he takes Victoriaville on his back, it's a show (see: OT GWG in a 1-0 win).

However, it hasn't always been this way. He was benched at the beginning of December, and has been a PPG+ player since, and their best most nights.

Edited June 27, 2009 by egroen

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Andrej Nestrasil

North American Skater

Victoriaville, QMJHL

Final Rank: 131 Midterm Rank: 67

Position: Right Wing/Center Shoots: Left

Height: 6' 2" Weight: 200

Born: February 22, 1991

Born in: Prague, CZE

[Snazzy 0]

I bet all the other GM's are bitching out their scouts.... asking them how they let this guy slip past the radar.

[ben_usmc 253]

this may be stupid to ask, but did we actually draft this guy; because yesterday I thought night I thought we drafted Raja or whatever

[Snazzy 0]

Wings have a very bright future ahead of them.

[Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204]

Sounds good to me, he's got the european flair but plays the physical game. Not bad for #75

[Snazzy 0]

Yup. And he's a freebie. We got him and Ferraro for Carter Ashton. Holland pulls rabbit from his ass yet again.

Edited June 27, 2009 by Snazzy

[Snazzy 0]

Sounds good to me, he's got the european flair but plays the physical game. Not bad for #75

I have a feeling Holland and Nil was high on this kid, which is why they traded 29th for 32nd and 75th.

He sounds like a "Mule" type player:

"Andrej Nestrasil is crazy clutch. I'd wager 70%+ of his assists have come on GWG or GTG. "

6'2" @ 200ibs (and will probably grow another inch and gain another 15-20 ibs... not too shabby!)

Edited June 28, 2009 by Snazzy

[The Mule 0]

Good pick.

[Miller Brew 0]

I don't mean to bump old threads, but I must say that I am VERY, very excited about this kid. He's having a stellar year this year with 37 points in only 33 games. He's touted as the new NHL's power forward.

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=115949

Edited December 26, 2009 by Miller Brew

[Jake Ryan 1]

Another Euro?

[Guest mindfly]

They are down 4-0 1st intermission now against us swedes

[Miller Brew 0]

They are down 4-0 1st intermission now against us swedes

Red Wings are also down 3-1 in the 2nd during the 2009 Winter Classics game on NHL Classics Network. Hope they bounce back

[ben_usmc 253]

so with that ass beating Sweden just laid down on CR is it dumb to ask how Nestrasil look out there?

[stuck in socal 56]

so with that ass beating Sweden just laid down on CR is it dumb to ask how Nestrasil look out there?

We can plug him in as a rookie no doubt he will be a 20 goal scorer! And if not, we will create a "Andrej Nestrasil is lazy and sucks thread." Well, the thread will come after about 30 games into the season.

[Marty Barry 230]

Red Wings are also down 3-1 in the 2nd during the 2009 Winter Classics game on NHL Classics Network. Hope they bounce back

I hope so, I have a good feeling obout this game.

[thedisappearer 291]

We can plug him in as a rookie no doubt he will be a 20 goal scorer! And if not, we will create a "Andrej Nestrasil is lazy and sucks thread." Well, the thread will come after about 30 games into the season.

Then he'll get hot, score a natural hat trick, fight the entire other team, and people will say "it's about time he played up to his potential. I knew along he'd develop just like this."

[stuck in socal 56]

Then he'll get hot, score a natural hat trick, fight the entire other team, and people will say "it's about time he played up to his potential. I knew along he'd develop just like this."

[Broken 16 381]

We can plug him in as a rookie no doubt he will be a 20 goal scorer! And if not, we will create a "Andrej Nestrasil is lazy and sucks thread." Well, the thread will come after about 30 games into the season.

So it's a win/win. Nice.

Edited December 26, 2009 by Broken 16

[Miller Brew 0]

I'm watching the World Juniors right now and this kid is amazing! He does it all, he kills penalties, he scores goals (had a goal in the WJ), plays on the Power Play and he's logging a ton of minutes. He Czech's best player on the ice. His passing is crisp and complete and his vision of the ice amazing. He's extremely skilled defensively. He's relentless on the back-check and fore-check and is great at take-aways, and he dominates along the board. I can't find any flaws in his game. This kid will be a top-six player on the Red Wings. Holland stole this kid with the 75th pick.

Did I mention he's huge at 6'2 @ 200ibs. I don't know what player in the NHL to compare him to but he's a complete and all-around amazing hockey player. He was Czech's best player tonight imo.

[Carman 387]

He plays like Robert Lang.

[Miller Brew 0]

He plays like Robert Lang.

Lol. Not even close. Robert Lang? Seriously??

This kid was not invisible in world juniors. He was Czech's best player. He did it all from PKing to Power Play. He logged a ton of minutes. He was noticeable whenever he was out on the ice.

[AtomicPunk 296]

Sounds like we have another Jaromir Jagr on our hands, from the description everyone has been giving.

[Carman 387]

Lol. Not even close. Robert Lang? Seriously??

This kid was not invisible in world juniors. He was Czech's best player. He did it all from PKing to Power Play. He logged a ton of minutes. He was noticeable whenever he was out on the ice.

You are describing Robert Lang.

[Miller Brew 0]

I'm watching the World Juniors right now and this kid is amazing! He does it all, he kills penalties, he scores goals (had a goal in the WJ), plays on the Power Play and he's logging a ton of minutes. He Czech's best player on the ice. His passing is crisp and complete and his vision of the ice amazing. He's extremely skilled defensively. He's relentless on the back-check and fore-check and is great at take-aways, and he dominates along the board. I can't find any flaws in his game. This kid will be a top-six player on the Red Wings. Holland stole this kid with the 75th pick.

Did I mention he's huge at 6'2 @ 200ibs. I don't know what player in the NHL to compare him to but he's a complete and all-around amazing hockey player. He was Czech's best player tonight imo.

^^ That is not Robert Lang -estique. I'm not sure if Nestrasil will have Lang's offensive touch when Lang was at his best. Not sure if Nestrasil will be a 80-point guy... but I very much doubt he'll be a minus player.

You are describing Robert Lang.

Lang was a defensive player? I don't remember Lang be defensive what-so-ever. I remember him being lazy and invisible. But Lang did score nice goals, I give him that. Lang is a nice/clutch goal scorer and set up man.

Edited December 28, 2009 by Miller Brew