Ryan Pulock
SP-Sk-Df
68-68-68
Requested
69-69-71
Regarding his defense:
His growth on the defensive side of the game is evident, and it hasn’t seemed to have impacted his offensive talents.
From what I’ve seen, Ryan Pulock is the defensive gem that every team needs. Pulock probably would have ended up first in our list if it wasn’t for the Isles having a potential number one center in the system.
https://eyesonisles.com/2016/10/07/41407/amp/
Pulock is an unflappable defender. Although he could stand do be more physical, he has grown the defensive side of his game as a positionally sound defenseman who anticipates the play very well and utilizes a good stick to break up plays. His skating allows him top notch recoverability should he get caught pinching in on the play.
https://thehockeywriters.com/ryan-puloc ... t-profile/
His defense throughout the season has been a revelation and the most important developments in his young career. Pulock is in the top 20 in the NHL in shot suppression, which is absolutely vital for an Islanders team that has allowed at least 30 shots in 46 of 54 games this season. With Ryan Pulock on the ice, the Islanders average 54.87 shot attempts against per 60 minutes. Without Pulock, that number skyrockets to 65.39 shot attempts per 60.
https://gothamsn.com/while-isles-defens ... 4ad44f0216
James "Billboard" Duffy
@TwoTurtleDuffs
Replying to @TwoTurtleDuffs
Since 2007, only 5 rookie defensemen have posted more than .4 points per game and a corsi relative % of 4.0 or higher in their first season:
Werenski, Subban, Ekblad, Parayko and E. Johnson.
Pulock is averaging .44 points per game and has a CRel% of 4.0
3:51 PM - Feb 4, 2018
Brock Boeser
SP-Sk
Current 73-73
Requested
75-76
If you compare him to teammates Markus Granlund or the Sedins who have 74 and 73 sp/sk. Boeser is faster and a better skater than those guys, just by the eye test if you watch Vancouver games. 73 is too low for him. 76 is a reasonable request. I could have asked for more just in hopes to settle at 75, but 75 or 76 is what he likely is as a skater in this league.
“Boeser is a good skater with good acceleration and speed, but what is more impressive is the way he maintains his balance”
https://www.thedraftanalyst.com/nhl-dra ... ck-boeser/
Some scouts are seeing quite a bit of Patrick Sharp in Mr. Boeser. He skates well and has a complete set of goa-scorer’s tools.- elite prospects
Season 25 Challenges Thread - Due Monday, March 5th
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DHL Cup Champions Seasons 21,23,24,30
GM of the Year Seasons 19,21,24,30
Re: Season 25 Challenges Thread - Due Monday, March 5th
Mattias Ekholm:
SP - 71 to 73
SK - 71 to 75
Smooth skater
Like Subban, Ekholm is also large at six foot four and 215 pounds, and maybe his greatest gift is being able to move like someone smaller.
Fellow Swede and Predators teammate Viktor Arvidsson thinks Ekholm, a forward growing up, might be one of the finest skaters at his position.
"A guy can't skate by him because he's so good at skating — his mobility is really good. And he's also a big guy — he's strong — so that makes it even harder for a forward," Josi said.
He added that Ekholm, a modest offensive contributor (eight points in the playoffs), effectively employed his stick as a defensive tool and made a quality first pass out of the Nashville zone.
Ekholm won the Borje Salming award as the Swedish league's top defenceman in 2012. Josi thought the otherwise unknown Swede — the Preds seventh selection in '09 — was something special when the two went to their first development camp together.
He sensed it because of the skill and skating ability.
https://www.nhl.com/news/nashvilles-mat ... -289517192
Like Nashville's other elite defensemen, Ekholm excels because of his skating ability. It's the skill that prompted his position switch as a youth player in Sweden and it's the skill that has allowed him to prosper in North America.
"I think his skating ability is really second to none," Ellis said. "He has a tremendous stride.
DF - 71 to 74
Top 20 in SHTOI for defencemen in a virtual tie with Roman Josi for team lead
https://www.foxsports.com/nhl/stats?sea ... ortOrder=0
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/ ... e35152646/
"You ask anyone in our room, he's been an elite defenceman for years now," said Ryan Ellis
But Ekholm, the 37th defenceman picked in the 2009 draft, has quietly emerged as a capable sidekick and secret weapon of sorts in the Preds' quest to shut down Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin in the Stanley Cup final.
Ekholm and Subban completely shuttered Ryan Getzlaf in the Western Conference final (zero goals), contained Vladimir Tarasenko in the second round (zero goals at even-strength when the two were on the ice) and stifled Jonathan Toews in an opening round sweep (zero even-strength goals).
Ekholm and Subban completely shuttered Ryan Getzlaf in the Western Conference final (zero goals), contained Vladimir Tarasenko in the second round (zero goals at even-strength when the two were on the ice) and stifled Jonathan Toews in an opening round sweep (zero even-strength goals).
https://predlines.com/2017/09/06/nashvi ... lent-play/
Ekholm was put up against top talent. Laviolette measured Ekholm not by the goals he produced, but by the chances he squashed.
What do the advanced stats say?
Ekholm finished off this season with a 52.3 Fenwick score, good for second on the Predators defense. His score was down from his average 53.3, but looking at context it’s pretty simple. Ekholm played on average 23 minutes a night, up from his average 20 minutes. Those three extra minutes came against first line competition.
https://www.nhl.com/news/nashvilles-mat ... -289517192
He's obviously big, which means he covers a lot of ground quicker. He's got a great stick. His defensive reads and offensive reads are great. Really he's just your complete two-way defenseman.
Paired with Subban, he has drawn the majority of the shutdown shifts in the postseason, putting the clamps on Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks in the first round, Vladimir Tarasenko of the Blues in the second round and Ryan Getzlaf of the Ducks during the conference final.
He plays on the second power-play unit and on the second pair on the penalty kill. He is out in last minutes of the game holding the lead or looking for the tying goal.
Rasmus Ristolainen:
SP - 74 to 75
SK - 75 to 76
SCOUTING REPORT
Assets: Has excellent size (6-4, 203 pounds), a big shot, shutdown ability and some physicality to his game, so he can be an all-around defender. Skates very well
DF - 71 to 73
26th in the league for SHTOI for dmen and most on the Sabres
https://www.foxsports.com/nhl/stats?sea ... ortOrder=0
Logs the 3rd most minutes in the league in very elite company
https://www.foxsports.com/nhl/stats?sea ... ortOrder=0
SP - 71 to 73
SK - 71 to 75
Smooth skater
Like Subban, Ekholm is also large at six foot four and 215 pounds, and maybe his greatest gift is being able to move like someone smaller.
Fellow Swede and Predators teammate Viktor Arvidsson thinks Ekholm, a forward growing up, might be one of the finest skaters at his position.
"A guy can't skate by him because he's so good at skating — his mobility is really good. And he's also a big guy — he's strong — so that makes it even harder for a forward," Josi said.
He added that Ekholm, a modest offensive contributor (eight points in the playoffs), effectively employed his stick as a defensive tool and made a quality first pass out of the Nashville zone.
Ekholm won the Borje Salming award as the Swedish league's top defenceman in 2012. Josi thought the otherwise unknown Swede — the Preds seventh selection in '09 — was something special when the two went to their first development camp together.
He sensed it because of the skill and skating ability.
https://www.nhl.com/news/nashvilles-mat ... -289517192
Like Nashville's other elite defensemen, Ekholm excels because of his skating ability. It's the skill that prompted his position switch as a youth player in Sweden and it's the skill that has allowed him to prosper in North America.
"I think his skating ability is really second to none," Ellis said. "He has a tremendous stride.
DF - 71 to 74
Top 20 in SHTOI for defencemen in a virtual tie with Roman Josi for team lead
https://www.foxsports.com/nhl/stats?sea ... ortOrder=0
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/ ... e35152646/
"You ask anyone in our room, he's been an elite defenceman for years now," said Ryan Ellis
But Ekholm, the 37th defenceman picked in the 2009 draft, has quietly emerged as a capable sidekick and secret weapon of sorts in the Preds' quest to shut down Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin in the Stanley Cup final.
Ekholm and Subban completely shuttered Ryan Getzlaf in the Western Conference final (zero goals), contained Vladimir Tarasenko in the second round (zero goals at even-strength when the two were on the ice) and stifled Jonathan Toews in an opening round sweep (zero even-strength goals).
Ekholm and Subban completely shuttered Ryan Getzlaf in the Western Conference final (zero goals), contained Vladimir Tarasenko in the second round (zero goals at even-strength when the two were on the ice) and stifled Jonathan Toews in an opening round sweep (zero even-strength goals).
https://predlines.com/2017/09/06/nashvi ... lent-play/
Ekholm was put up against top talent. Laviolette measured Ekholm not by the goals he produced, but by the chances he squashed.
What do the advanced stats say?
Ekholm finished off this season with a 52.3 Fenwick score, good for second on the Predators defense. His score was down from his average 53.3, but looking at context it’s pretty simple. Ekholm played on average 23 minutes a night, up from his average 20 minutes. Those three extra minutes came against first line competition.
https://www.nhl.com/news/nashvilles-mat ... -289517192
He's obviously big, which means he covers a lot of ground quicker. He's got a great stick. His defensive reads and offensive reads are great. Really he's just your complete two-way defenseman.
Paired with Subban, he has drawn the majority of the shutdown shifts in the postseason, putting the clamps on Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks in the first round, Vladimir Tarasenko of the Blues in the second round and Ryan Getzlaf of the Ducks during the conference final.
He plays on the second power-play unit and on the second pair on the penalty kill. He is out in last minutes of the game holding the lead or looking for the tying goal.
Rasmus Ristolainen:
SP - 74 to 75
SK - 75 to 76
SCOUTING REPORT
Assets: Has excellent size (6-4, 203 pounds), a big shot, shutdown ability and some physicality to his game, so he can be an all-around defender. Skates very well
DF - 71 to 73
26th in the league for SHTOI for dmen and most on the Sabres
https://www.foxsports.com/nhl/stats?sea ... ortOrder=0
Logs the 3rd most minutes in the league in very elite company
https://www.foxsports.com/nhl/stats?sea ... ortOrder=0
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Re: Season 25 Challenges Thread - Due Monday, March 5th
Brayden Point- DF current 58
SH TOI/GM: 2:08
Comparables:
Frans Nielson - 72 DF
Tomas Plekanac - 72 DF
Requesting: 72 DF
Ron Hainsey - DF current 71
SH TOI/GM: 4:03 - LEADS NHL in this category, not even close
Comparables:
Shea Weber- 2:56/GM, 74 DF
Roman Josi- 2:17/GM, 74 DF
Requesting: 76
SH TOI/GM: 2:08
Comparables:
Frans Nielson - 72 DF
Tomas Plekanac - 72 DF
Requesting: 72 DF
Ron Hainsey - DF current 71
SH TOI/GM: 4:03 - LEADS NHL in this category, not even close
Comparables:
Shea Weber- 2:56/GM, 74 DF
Roman Josi- 2:17/GM, 74 DF
Requesting: 76
Season 26
Presidents Cup Champion
Western Conference Champion
Howe Division Champion
Trophy Case
S26- Connor Hellebuyck- Vezina Trophy
Presidents Cup Champion
Western Conference Champion
Howe Division Champion
Trophy Case
S26- Connor Hellebuyck- Vezina Trophy