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Who are the Top 150 Prospects in the #NHL?
Next up in my annual prospect grading is answering exactly that - a breakdown of the top names outside of the NHL, with a projected role/impact for each player.
Stick around next week for full team depth charts!
A Hastings-style player through and through. Bulky size, reponsible style, finds the small pockets to make big plays on both sides of the puck.
This is a seriously great match, good news for the #LetsGoFlyers pipeline.
@anthony_smith80 All said with love. GSAx is, to me, the best common sign of regression. BC offense is firing way harder than their goals indicate is the takeaway i have from this
@anthony_smith80 Bottom in Goals Scored Above Expected - important difference. Thats a finishing stat, and theres no doubt BC has had a royally tough time finishing this year. This stat says little about their xG itself and more on how they're making good on it
I wouldn't use this to undercut xG
The MLB's content department is unionizing:
"Given the uncertainty around the future of Major League Baseball and the impending lockout, unionization felt like a necessary step in ensuring the rights of workers."
They will join the Writer's Guild of America East.
One thing I got wrong on Beckett Sennecke as a prospect, and it was a mistake I made as an inexperienced scout, was disregarding his separation ability, chalking it up to his size advantage.
I've been trying to focus more on separation in prospects, and what they do with space.
@Real_Max_Miller Always had this to his game. Even at 12/13. Like a Mario Kart powerup that lets you float for a second when you mess up. Or star power
“I can’t say I pioneered it, because I was against it.”
Jim Rutherford on the iconic Red Wings mask he never wanted, being one of the first to wear a painted mask, and why superstition kept it on his face.
Full episode out tomorrow! 🔗 ⬇️
If Cody Croal was a first-round pick, this play would be going viral today. He's one of the best players people don't know about. Wins shift after shift.