Jiricek

[Nublues69]

paul fischer looking good for Notredame Gave him up to edm

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[seattleblue]

Random stat posting of a former prospect with no context, meaning or having watched them, that dovetails nicely with the white hot hype you pushed on Mailloux as a "baby Parayko" which you heard and immediately assumed was true and blathered it repeatedly this summer. why is this in the Jiricek thread

[BluesDom]

Random stat posting of a former prospect with no context, meaning or having watched them, that dovetails nicely with the white hot hype you pushed on Mailloux as a "baby Parayko" which you heard and immediately assumed was true and blathered it repeatedly this summer. why is this in the Jiricek thread

Paul Fischer is mediocre. Hes 6'0 tall. IS he a shutdown guy--is he offensive? What is he?

[Harry S Deals]

Random stat posting of a former prospect with no context, meaning or having watched them, that dovetails nicely with the white hot hype you pushed on Mailloux as a "baby Parayko" which you heard and immediately assumed was true and blathered it repeatedly this summer. why is this in the Jiricek thread

Yep in pre season, practices Mailloux looked good displaying the size and skill what happens in reality is when you get into real NHL games in the fight hes felt the pressure and his lack of experience shows. However he seems to building slowly game by game, many including me said give him 200 NHL games to find his footing then lets revisit this.

[Harry S Deals]

paul fischer looking good for Notredame Gave him up to edm

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Gave him up? Holloway/Broberg is a helluva return for Fischer, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd etc Id do that all day again and again

[John Cocktoastin]

Thanks for the update as always, Seattle.

It appears he is all in on his physicality with not much hesitation regarding injury history.

Would you say his offensive game evens out with his overall defensive game? Or does one slightly edge the other?

Yeah last year he was getting clobbered enough times to injure him repeatedly but this year he is initiating clobbering. Definitely growing into his weight. He is far more of an offensive defenseman than a defensive defenseman. But he can skate and make an excellent outlet pass and is dialed into how to score once he is up in the o zone. Last year he would be there, available and in the zone but he wasn't getting the puck. Frankly Lardis was taking a lot of the puck action and he is gone now, so that is some of it, but right now he is in really good sync with Jake O'Brien who Seattle drafted. When he first got there from training camp this year I cautioned against assuming he was the #1 defenseman but over the last few he has clearly been the #1 defenseman and has gotten some PK duty. When he is on PP they sometimes use two defensemen with him playing a down low forward spot where Perron's office used to be. His offensive game and instincts are part of who he is. The defensive positioning and shutting guys down has to come with time. He currently uses his far better speed than his peers to do a lot of that work and he cannot do that as he levels up.

Gotcha. I appreciate the insight as I know you've had eyes on him. Just wanted to see what you made of him so far. Good to know he can do both, but liking the physicality too.

[Nublues69]

paul fischer looking good for Notredame Gave him up to edm

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Gave him up? Holloway/Broberg is a helluva return for Fischer, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd etc Id do that all day again and again

yeah we gave him up, or to say it better. sent him with a 3rd for broberg and Holloway. I am not stressing over it. I looked him up under fischer while looking for lukas figured i would show his progress

[seattleblue]

Ok I finally caught up to Jiricek - his two games last weekend (Flint & Saginaw) plus his games Thurs & Fri against Peterborough and Oshawa. Next game is Sunday morning.

HEADLINE: throwing multiple heavy body checks every game, often in open ice, all of which are the kind that makes the crowd make the sound. This element is completely new in his game. I would say he is now averaging one major hit per period, it is wildly noticeable. He is stepping into people really hard. That is the absolute headline.

SUB HEADLINE: Six game points streak extended against Oshawa. He is rolling offensively with this juggernaut and is the #1 PP QB. Scored on the PP in the second against Oshawa, but he additionally scored a disputed goal a split second after the first period ended that did not count. The puck was sent in on the forecheck, three Oshawa players and two Brantford players, the puck comes out of the corner straight to the empty slot and Jiricek pounces, does an impressive little toe heel flick and scores. However it came about 0.2 after the buzzer. Overall, Jiricek has a ton of shot attempts and there are many little moments where his instincts offensively are the right ones. He is going to have a big points year if he can stay healthy.

FEATURES: his skating is swizzly and odd to me. He is all akimbo angles, knees and ankles. He still could use putting on a lot more weight on his frame, it seems slighter than it's going to be. He is a fast skater so this almost jerky swizzly motion occurs often while he is fluidly in motion. His first passes could use more crispness and work, he often uses his feet to bring the puck up more than passing and outlets.

THE KNOCK: defensively he needs more time. He is beatable defensively sometimes, and sometimes he makes a strong play. Sometimes he is defending and the offensive player is still able to get off dangerous chances that aren't going in. You see that nearly every game. This is a competitive player, he knows what to do and what his responsibilities are. I described last year how he would go position himself to the left of the goal in the attacking zone, diametrically opposite his position, and it was a pattern. I have not seen that so far this year. He is being pushed by Ben Danford, who Brantford acquired a week ago when they traded three roster players and nine draft picks to get him, he is the RHD in the pair behind Jiricek and he is very strong, stout, solid. I like seeing them both back to back since they are different. Jiricek clearly has the extra offensive gear - he is an offensive zone weapon, continually raising his stick to accept a slapshot pass. He has Jake O'Brien out there almost all the time and they play a lot of catch. O'Brien is dominating teams. Besides several high end players, Brantford is loaded and they are able to roll teams.

Jiricek's Peterborough game was an adventure. Jiricek contributed to the opening goal, then took a penalty that got Peterborough even, then made the blatant giveaway directly leading to the second goal, but he was also throwing heavy body checks and making a lot of nice plays. He did and can get hemmed in a bit, I prefer Danford for zone clears,. Brantford is basically not beatable in regulation this year, so it's a situation where there are more ups than downs. But if he were on a defensively caved team like Fischer is it might look a lot different. 

SIDE NOTES: My name isn't Dave but if there were a team called the Davesborough Daves and I were named Dave I would get that jersey. That's an aside for all you Peters. Heck you could even wear something that says "Wang 7" since Wang plays for them and is #7 lol. He actually sniped his first of the season with about 6 seconds left in his 5-4 loss to Brantford.

Malhotra for Brantford is a draft eligible center who could go round 1, and Dravecky a draft eligible mid round defenseman. It's a lot to try to focus on certain players and then have multiple other people to track in the same game but it sure looks like we care about the draft again this season! 

"Portage Canada" running cannabis fearmongering ads during the games now is quite a thing! The long discredited gateway theory, favorite of fear creature morons and soup headed jackals everywhere, is the basis.

[kimzey59]

Malhotra for Brantford is a draft eligible center who could go round 1,

Not just Round 1.
He's knocking on the door of the top 10 and we're not even to the WJC's yet. I think the top 5 is too strong for him to really be "this year's Brady Martin" but there are a heck of a lot of similarities between the two.

[seattleblue]

Malhotra for Brantford is a draft eligible center who could go round 1,

Not just Round 1.
He's knocking on the door of the top 10 and we're not even to the WJC's yet. I think the top 5 is too strong for him to really be "this year's Brady Martin" but there are a heck of a lot of similarities between the two.

Before Novotny won it in OT for Peterborough (the only way anyone can beat Brantford occasionally), during the game Jiricek absolutely buried him with a hit

[SameOldBlues]

Lord, please let Fischer and Jiricek both reach their potential and sooner than later.

[Boomac]

https://youtu.be/QUSBBplQkUQ?si=BNkPvvIRaPfhxGTf

Jiricek with a goal and had some good luck movement & offensive positioning last night.

Ralph also scored last night, his first for Michigan State:

https://youtu.be/xvuTDOT4AVg?si=tPXhe_tAV38mbHdv

[zamadoo]

I described last year how he would go position himself to the left of the goal in the attacking zone, diametrically opposite his position, and it was a pattern. I have not seen that so far this year.

You mean like this?

https://youtu.be/QUSBBplQkUQ?si=T2a2pFZR04Raoxca&t=245

[Harry S Deals]

Ok I finally caught up to Jiricek - his two games last weekend (Flint & Saginaw) plus his games Thurs & Fri against Peterborough and Oshawa. Next game is Sunday morning.

HEADLINE: throwing multiple heavy body checks every game, often in open ice, all of which are the kind that makes the crowd make the sound. This element is completely new in his game. I would say he is now averaging one major hit per period, it is wildly noticeable. He is stepping into people really hard. That is the absolute headline.

SUB HEADLINE: Six game points streak extended against Oshawa. He is rolling offensively with this juggernaut and is the #1 PP QB. Scored on the PP in the second against Oshawa, but he additionally scored a disputed goal a split second after the first period ended that did not count. The puck was sent in on the forecheck, three Oshawa players and two Brantford players, the puck comes out of the corner straight to the empty slot and Jiricek pounces, does an impressive little toe heel flick and scores. However it came about 0.2 after the buzzer. Overall, Jiricek has a ton of shot attempts and there are many little moments where his instincts offensively are the right ones. He is going to have a big points year if he can stay healthy.

FEATURES: his skating is swizzly and odd to me. He is all akimbo angles, knees and ankles. He still could use putting on a lot more weight on his frame, it seems slighter than it's going to be. He is a fast skater so this almost jerky swizzly motion occurs often while he is fluidly in motion. His first passes could use more crispness and work, he often uses his feet to bring the puck up more than passing and outlets.

THE KNOCK: defensively he needs more time. He is beatable defensively sometimes, and sometimes he makes a strong play. Sometimes he is defending and the offensive player is still able to get off dangerous chances that aren't going in. You see that nearly every game. This is a competitive player, he knows what to do and what his responsibilities are. I described last year how he would go position himself to the left of the goal in the attacking zone, diametrically opposite his position, and it was a pattern. I have not seen that so far this year. He is being pushed by Ben Danford, who Brantford acquired a week ago when they traded three roster players and nine draft picks to get him, he is the RHD in the pair behind Jiricek and he is very strong, stout, solid. I like seeing them both back to back since they are different. Jiricek clearly has the extra offensive gear - he is an offensive zone weapon, continually raising his stick to accept a slapshot pass. He has Jake O'Brien out there almost all the time and they play a lot of catch. O'Brien is dominating teams. Besides several high end players, Brantford is loaded and they are able to roll teams.

Jiricek's Peterborough game was an adventure. Jiricek contributed to the opening goal, then took a penalty that got Peterborough even, then made the blatant giveaway directly leading to the second goal, but he was also throwing heavy body checks and making a lot of nice plays. He did and can get hemmed in a bit, I prefer Danford for zone clears,. Brantford is basically not beatable in regulation this year, so it's a situation where there are more ups than downs. But if he were on a defensively caved team like Fischer is it might look a lot different. 

SIDE NOTES: My name isn't Dave but if there were a team called the Davesborough Daves and I were named Dave I would get that jersey. That's an aside for all you Peters. Heck you could even wear something that says "Wang 7" since Wang plays for them and is #7 lol. He actually sniped his first of the season with about 6 seconds left in his 5-4 loss to Brantford.

Malhotra for Brantford is a draft eligible center who could go round 1, and Dravecky a draft eligible mid round defenseman. It's a lot to try to focus on certain players and then have multiple other people to track in the same game but it sure looks like we care about the draft again this season! 

"Portage Canada" running cannabis fearmongering ads during the games now is quite a thing! The long discredited gateway theory, favorite of fear creature morons and soup headed jackals everywhere, is the basis.

'Gateway' theory is pretty weak but there are substantiative health issues with marijuana products