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RPI Recruit Thread 2011-12 Part II

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Ralph Baer said:
I think that SA believes that centers can always be moved to the wing. Furthermore, having a lot of centers on the cie helps with a certain offiical who likes to throw people out of faceoffs.
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And that more bodies means more competition for ice time. I will wait to see how this all works out.
 
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OK, I've had enough. Folks here are gripping the stick a bit too tight when it comes to Fulton. For the love of gawd can we please all EXHALE.

Here's a few tidbit's from CH's 2012 List. Stop me when you'd throw ANY of these kids to the curb:
ONT/ E. CAN
Spink Brothers Cornwall Colgate 5'9 155
Jeff DiNallo Newmarket Clarkson 5'7 160
Drake Cagglina Stouffville North Dakota 5'7 175

BCHL
Evan Richardson Powell Rvr. Boston College 5'7 150
Travis St. Denis Penticton Quinnipiac 5'7 150
Mike Reilly Penticton Minnesota 5'9 150
John Knisley Vernon Cornell 5'9 160

For reasons I fail to understand, folks here are ready to poo-poo guys who, while undersized by NHL standards, are reported to be "very fast", "tenacious, with a "tremendous work ethic, and outstanding skill-set.." We have enough size at forward with Bourbannais and Zalewski coming in, adding a kid with more speed to go along with Rogic and Schroeder is a net gain in my book.
 
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Wicked Slappaahs said:
OK, I've had enough. Folks here are gripping the stick a bit too tight when it comes to Fulton. For the love of gawd can we please all EXHALE.

Here's a few tidbit's from CH's 2012 List. Stop me when you'd throw ANY of these kids to the curb:
ONT/ E. CAN
Spink Brothers Cornwall Colgate 5'9 155
Jeff DiNallo Newmarket Clarkson 5'7 160
Drake Cagglina Stouffville North Dakota 5'7 175

BCHL
Evan Richardson Powell Rvr. Boston College 5'7 150
Travis St. Denis Penticton Quinnipiac 5'7 150
Mike Reilly Penticton Minnesota 5'9 150
John Knisley Vernon Cornell 5'9 160

For reasons I fail to understand, folks here are ready to poo-poo guys who, while undersized by NHL standards, are reported to be "very fast", "tenacious, with a "tremendous work ethic, and outstanding skill-set.." We have enough size at forward with Bourbannais and Zalewski coming in, adding a kid with more speed to go along with Rogic and Schroeder is a net gain in my book.
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Some players can overcome there size; so can't. We'll have to see about Fulton.

Zalewski certainly has size, but at a listed 5'10", I wouldn't call Bourbonnais big (unless you are referring to the size of his name plate. ;) ).
 
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Wicked Slappaahs said:
OK, I've had enough. Folks here are gripping the stick a bit too tight when it comes to Fulton. For the love of gawd can we please all EXHALE.

Here's a few tidbit's from CH's 2012 List. Stop me when you'd throw ANY of these kids to the curb:
ONT/ E. CAN
Spink Brothers Cornwall Colgate 5'9 155
Jeff DiNallo Newmarket Clarkson 5'7 160
Drake Cagglina Stouffville North Dakota 5'7 175

BCHL
Evan Richardson Powell Rvr. Boston College 5'7 150
Travis St. Denis Penticton Quinnipiac 5'7 150
Mike Reilly Penticton Minnesota 5'9 150
John Knisley Vernon Cornell 5'9 160

For reasons I fail to understand, folks here are ready to poo-poo guys who, while undersized by NHL standards, are reported to be "very fast", "tenacious, with a "tremendous work ethic, and outstanding skill-set.." We have enough size at forward with Bourbannais and Zalewski coming in, adding a kid with more speed to go along with Rogic and Schroeder is a net gain in my book.
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Wicked-It also depends a bit on if the measurements are true.;) On the other hand, I would certainly take martin St. Louis for my team anytime.(and you already know how I feel about size in hockey once your reach the NCAA level or above)
 
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DrDemento said:
Wicked-It also depends a bit on if the measurements are true.;) On the other hand, I would certainly take martin St. Louis for my team anytime.(and you already know how I feel about size in hockey once your reach the NCAA level or above)
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FWIW, an article linked earlier about Fulton stated that even the 5'9" was generous.
 
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Wicked Slappaahs said:
For reasons I fail to understand, folks here are ready to poo-poo guys who, while undersized by NHL standards, are reported to be "very fast", "tenacious, with a "tremendous work ethic, and outstanding skill-set.." We have enough size at forward with Bourbannais and Zalewski coming in, adding a kid with more speed to go along with Rogic and Schroeder is a net gain in my book.
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While having a ton of speed is nice, it really doesnt help unless you have some goal scorers/snipers mixed in who can put the puck in the net on a consistent basis like Polacek/Tapper/Cavosie, etc... Ill be honest, im a bit nervous about our scoring depth again next season with the players we have returning and while Zalewski has put up good numbers in the BCHL this season, I really hope we arent over hyping him like we did with someone else last summer....

Im praying this year was just a fluke and everything will turn out ok for 2012-13. :)
 
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redhead18 said:
While having a ton of speed is nice, it really doesnt help unless you have some goal scorers/snipers mixed in who can put the puck in the net on a consistent basis like Polacek/Tapper/Cavosie, etc... Ill be honest, im a bit nervous about our scoring depth again next season with the players we have returning and while Zalewski has put up good numbers in the BCHL this season, I really hope we arent over hyping him like we did with someone else last summer....

Im praying this year was just a fluke and everything will turn out ok for 2012-13. :)
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I have had the same thought about Zalewski, but I try to remain optimistic. :)
 
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After this season, I am not going to try to evaluate what the recruits will do in there fresheman year in Troy.
I think that we have the potential for scoring in Schroeder, Haggerty and even Laliberte next year. But the incoming guys have a lot to learn.
The three players I mentioned have shown that they can play at this level, now they have to bring that to the next level.
As for size, you need a good mix. I like big defensemen and power forwards. Small swift forwards to go along with that will make playing us very difficult.
 
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engineerhockeyfan said:
After this season, I am not going to try to evaluate what the recruits will do in there fresheman year in Troy.
I think that we have the potential for scoring in Schroeder, Haggerty and even Laliberte next year. But the incoming guys have a lot to learn.
The three players I mentioned have shown that they can play at this level, now they have to bring that to the next level.
As for size, you need a good mix. I like big defensemen and power forwards. Small swift forwards to go along with that will make playing us very difficult.
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And you need players who can put the puck in the net consistantly with a system that supoorts creativity on offense.
 
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DrDemento said:
Their likely opponent Don Bosco Prep plays today-against a very good Christian Brothers Academy team who could be real trouble for them. The finals were scheduled for Friday 2/24 originally but I think they have been either moved or were incorrectly posted earlier and are now scheduled for Saturday 2/25.
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Don Bosco Prep did defeat CBA yesterday 4-1, so Delbarton will be playing them for the Gordon Cup Championship on Saturday.

Saturday is also the final regular season game for Gunnery Prep. If they qualify for the playoffs, they will likely be placed in the Piatelli/Simmons Tournament for small schools, with a single quarterfinal game on Wed. 2/29. The semifinals and finals are on 3/3-4 in Salem, NH.
 
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redhead18 said:
Don Bosco Prep did defeat CBA yesterday 4-1, so Delbarton will be playing them for the Gordon Cup Championship on Saturday.

Saturday is also the final regular season game for Gunnery Prep. If they qualify for the playoffs, they will likely be placed in the Piatelli/Simmons Tournament for small schools, with a single quarterfinal game on Wed. 2/29. The semifinals and finals are on 3/3-4 in Salem, NH.
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I had thought CBA would do a little better against Don Bosco. They are probably the third or fourth best prep school team around here. The final between Delbarton and Don Bosco has been expected since the early part of the season. A little different with the public schools. There have been a few upsets in the tournaments and anything can happen once we get to the state championships. I still have hopes for our local Brick squad which has suddenly found their scoring touch.
 
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Wicked Slappaahs said:
OK, I've had enough. Folks here are gripping the stick a bit too tight when it comes to Fulton. For the love of gawd can we please all EXHALE.

Here's a few tidbit's from CH's 2012 List. Stop me when you'd throw ANY of these kids to the curb:
ONT/ E. CAN
Spink Brothers Cornwall Colgate 5'9 155
Jeff DiNallo Newmarket Clarkson 5'7 160
Drake Cagglina Stouffville North Dakota 5'7 175

BCHL
Evan Richardson Powell Rvr. Boston College 5'7 150
Travis St. Denis Penticton Quinnipiac 5'7 150
Mike Reilly Penticton Minnesota 5'9 150
John Knisley Vernon Cornell 5'9 160

For reasons I fail to understand, folks here are ready to poo-poo guys who, while undersized by NHL standards, are reported to be "very fast", "tenacious, with a "tremendous work ethic, and outstanding skill-set.." We have enough size at forward with Bourbannais and Zalewski coming in, adding a kid with more speed to go along with Rogic and Schroeder is a net gain in my book.
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Well said! Polacek was not much bigger, if you recall.
 
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