They're like defensemen with zero offense: you don't deserve to be called a two way player just because you specialize in habits that aren't traditionally attached to your position. I'm not terribly fond of defensive forwards with zero offense. If he had those, he'd be a Faksa clone, but with offense. Two things I wish Back had: puck handling, and a quick first-step. His vision is nowhere to be found, and defensively, it’s his offensive skills that keep working against him. All the things that make him an intriguing prospect are the things holding him back. His passing has been bad. So when I lean into Kyrou, it's not because he's not Lane Hutson, but because he's not Christian Kyrou. I loved Gurianov doesn't mean I wanted him over Barzal. I loved Honka doesn't mean I wanted him over Larkin. Yea, I'll whine and moan about hindsight like Dallas passing on Lane Hutson but I always accept Dallas prospects for who they are. If you're reading this you probably know me. However, he's a good player for the AHL who gives you exactly what you need. I've been lower on him than most in part because he plays too much a single-lane game for a wing. To be honest, I'm not super comfortable with Blumel in the B tier. It's probably not a coincidence that it's all happened with him off the top of line in place of Curtis McKenzie. He’s everything you’d want in an AHL backup and then some.īlumel has been relatively quiet. That was just a bonkers game, and Texas gave up a lot. He wasn't even bad in that game on first viewing. 913 save percentage would look even better. If not for the 6-5 Manitoba loss, Poirier’s. For the most part, these tiers will be fixed. In other words, I'll be happy to note how good Oskar Back is playing but he's not going into the A tier just because he's been playing well. These tiers are not entirely performance-based. I'm gonna group my general impressions into alphabet format, and attach the odd video clip. I appreciate you all, but just saying: give me time to figure this out. As is, I don't think one paid post for paid subscribers is a whole hell of a lot, so I can't get too busted up. However, I want to be real with you too: it's not lost on me that the paid subscribers seem to suddenly show up for the prospect goods. The biggest problem is this whack ass NHL schedule. Every time I want to, I end up putting Texas Stars content behind a paywall, as I did with the Bichsel video analysis. They're a triple threat, and the only reason Texas is having any success so far.Īs an aside, I've been talking about doing general AHL coverage for awhile. But Bourque being the senior of the group often looks like it, and Bichsel being the biggest of the group often plays like it (literally and figuratively). Stankoven gets the most heat because he has the most points. On any given night, one will look better than the rest. Going by NHL-readiness, that list does not necessarily go in that order. However, the big story is Dallas' big three: Logan Stankoven, Mavrik Bourque, and Lian Bichsel. So it’s not all rainbows and gumdrop smiles. By win percentage, the Stars are 14th in the league, and 7th in the Western Conference. The Central is pretty week, with only two teams in the division above five hundred (Texas and Rockford). NFL footage © NFL Productions LLC.The Texas Stars have been one of the better teams in the Central but their position is still somewhat tenuous. All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League. NFL and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League.The team names, logos and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated.
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