schooner44 wrote:
I went on Monday but didn't have a chance to post anything yesterday. Below are my observations about the players that I noticed during the camp.
Foligno--looked superior to everyone else. He clearly has been working on his hands
Hodgson--seemed to have trouble finishing but skated smooth and seemed to have good vision.
Adam--nothing special but nothing bad either
Tropp--looked much more offensive minded than during the past season
McNabb--very physical much like his play while with the Sabres last year
Grigorenko-looked every bit as advertised. Great wrist shot and very slick moves. He will make the team this year.
Girgensons--looked very good however a bit raw so he's probably looking at a year or 2 before being able to make the club
Armia--very good skater with some nice finishing skills. Still a year away but very promising.
Catenacci--I was really excited to see him but was disappointed to see that he appeared timid. He never did anything to stand out.
Knapp--kid is huge and very agile. Made some very nice point blank saves.
Ullmark--missed a couple of simple saves but also made some "10 bell saves" as RJ said...one being on Teppo Numminem. If he straightens out his basics, he could be special.
Foligno--looked superior to everyone else. He clearly has been working on his hands
Hodgson--seemed to have trouble finishing but skated smooth and seemed to have good vision.
Adam--nothing special but nothing bad either
Tropp--looked much more offensive minded than during the past season
McNabb--very physical much like his play while with the Sabres last year
Grigorenko-looked every bit as advertised. Great wrist shot and very slick moves. He will make the team this year.
Girgensons--looked very good however a bit raw so he's probably looking at a year or 2 before being able to make the club
Armia--very good skater with some nice finishing skills. Still a year away but very promising.
Catenacci--I was really excited to see him but was disappointed to see that he appeared timid. He never did anything to stand out.
Knapp--kid is huge and very agile. Made some very nice point blank saves.
Ullmark--missed a couple of simple saves but also made some "10 bell saves" as RJ said...one being on Teppo Numminem. If he straightens out his basics, he could be special.
Foligno could be a very special NHL player. His size and skill set him apart.
McNabb was easily one of my favorite up and coming players last year. The guy could lay a boom that would get everyone on the ice to slow down a bit to see if the guy was going to move afterwords. I have said it once and I will say it again. He drops Soupy style Umburger hits on the reg. Teams will be scared to cross our blueline if we have a beast ready to unload at will.
The Grigs news is fantastic because having him come up now opens up trade options for this club. I think a lack of news on the homefront in regards to willingness to trade was hampered mainly by the fact we had not seen him and worked him out against NHL ready players for ourselves.
Armia-It is good he needs another year because he needs to do his one year enlistment.
Maybe they will let him practice a lot??lolI have no questions abouts Coho's abilities. Probably just rust. He will be ready.
Also, it's good we are hitting the goalies hard because you never know how long we will have Ryan for. Its not like he is a spring chicken and he has taken a beating in the past.