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Re: RPI 2010 Recruiting III: Monty's Quest for the Holy Grail
Cornwall is a very solid team. If they and Pembroke advance, should be a great semi-final series. Ouellette has lots of skill - hope a D-1 team gives him an opportunity.
What you hear is correct JL is 5'8"-5'9" on his best day.I'm 6'0" and even with his skates on I'm still taller. I wouldn't be too concerned though about his size because very little of his game depends on it. Granted the college game will require him to battle with bigger stronger guys but he will out think most guys b4 a battle even happens. If JL was 6'-6'1" we wouldn't be discussing him on a college forum.
As for last nights game vs Nepean, it was an off night for JL. He assisted on the first goal a little over 2 mins into the game when he hit Perry coming out of the box for a breakaway. After that he didn't figure much in what happened until he got the puck with some room late in the third peroid and hit the crossbar.
GL played solid in both ends of the rink. He has picked up his physical play noticably since I last saw him play. He unloaded a handful of "rockets" from the point on the PP which created rebounds and secondary chances for the forwards.
Ming is an interesting prospect. You won't notice him for much of the game and then he will do things that a 93 shouldn't be able to do against 19-20 year olds. He will win a puck battle down low or come out a cycle take the puck into the hard areas and score a goal with a pro style release.
Cornwalls best forward last night was Ouellette. He didn't get on the score sheet but he created a ton of chances for his linemates and himself. He seemed to have the puck on his stick all the time,was robbed late in the game by Nepean's tender and also was hauled down in the 2nd peroid on a partial breakaway with no call. He is very creative with the puck, has deceptive speed and quickness and sees the game almost as well as JL.
Cornwall also has its share of role players. One D pairing in particular made life for Harvard/Princeton recruit Calof miserable and had him off his game. The 3rd and 4th lines brought a ton of energy and had as many scoring chances as the top two lines.
Cornwall is a very solid team. If they and Pembroke advance, should be a great semi-final series. Ouellette has lots of skill - hope a D-1 team gives him an opportunity.