Michael Wortex
Jäsen
- Suosikkijoukkue
- Chicago Blackhawks
Lankisen suojaus nosti hymyn huulilleni, mutta samaa mieltä Kampfista, myöskin Strome menee samaan kategoriaan. Ennemmin olisin Hinostrozan suojannut..
Hawks pelaajien laajennusdraftin suojaamisista itseäni ihmetyttää ehkä eniten miksi Kampf on suojattu.
Kampf has established a reputation a lot like Kruger did throughout the league.
“He’s developed into a solid fourth-line center,” one league scout said. “He covers a lot of ice, so good range with a good stick. He’s very good on the PK, gets in lanes, has a good stick and is willing to block shots. He’s good in the circle in that he wins his share, but also very reacting when he loses a draw. He will tease you at times offensively, but he’s somewhat limited.”
Kampf has fully accepted his role with the Blackhawks, too. Again, he’d like to score, but he takes pride in those other areas. He’s noticed the steps he’s taken as well. He wasn’t as highly advertised as some of the European free agents the Blackhawks have signed in recent years, but he’s become a piece to their future. He’ll be a restricted free agent after the season, and the Blackhawks will likely re-sign him and protect him in the expansion draft. The Blackhawks win in the future with someone like Kampf in their lineup.
There aren’t many stronger Blackhawks players. Kampf can battle with the puck with nearly anyone. That probably has something to do with his offseason hobby — CrossFit. CrossFit challenges athletes with everything from running to biking to weight-lifting to swimming to gymnastics. Kampf said he’s been into it for about five years.
Kampf has, without a doubt, been given the most high-pressure defensive assignments on the team.
He has started 37.8% of his shifts in the defensive zone, the highest rate of any Hawks player, and only 17.7% of his shifts in the offensive zone, the second-lowest rate.
And the list of players he has been matched against the most looks like a Central Division all-star team.
Lightning stars Brayden Point, Ondrej Palat and Anthony Cirelli are the three forwards Kampf has played against the most, followed by Joe Pavelski of the Stars, Jack Roslovic of the Blue Jackets and Dylan Larkin of the Red Wings. The top three defensemen are no less than the Jackets’ Seth Jones, the Predators’ Roman Josi and the Stars’ John Klingberg.
Despite constantly finding himself in situations where it’s difficult to succeed, Kampf ranks second-best among regular Hawks forwards in goals allowed, third-best in shot attempts allowed and fourth-best in scoring chances allowed per minute at even strength. He also leads Hawks forwards in short-handed ice time.
His positioning, stick use, consistency and underrated faceoff ability — he has won 55.8% of his even-strength draws, best among the regular remaining Hawks centers by almost 10 percentage points — make him invaluable defensively.
Enemmän haluaisin katsoa, minkälainen kortti Gaudette on.
Nyt herää se kysymys kun nimet on paperille laitettu: onko tämä joukkue contender? Kannattaako näitä tai vastaavan suuntaisia peliliikkeitä tehdä vai kiltisti rakentaa maltilla? Onko Toewsille sekä Kanelle vielä kerran annettava se reservi rinnalle menestykseen, koska vuoden päästä voi olla jo myöhäistä? Näidenkin liikkeiden jälkeen muuten palkkakatossa on tilaa ja tuonne on mahdollista hommata ihan kärkiosaamista.
Joukkue ei ole mielestäni contender, mutta aihioita on olla hyvä joukkue parissa kaudessa. Riittääkö se, hankala sanoa.
Vaikka @secord hyvin argumentoi hänen puolestaan, niin minusta Kämpf on korvattavissa. Enemmän haluaisin katsoa, minkälainen kortti Gaudette on.
Varmasti on ei siitä ole kyse, mutta esim. Gaudette ei ole korvaava palanen tuossa kohtaa ja sitä tuskin tarkoitatkaan?
Colliton ja kiekkojohto arvostaa Kämpfiä keskivertokannattajaa enemmän. Näkihän sen viime kauden yliroolituksessakin.
Montreal osoitti kyllä menneellä kaudella että oikein rakennettu joukkue ja riittävästi haalareita voi kantaa pitkälle vaikka ns. terävin kärki puuttuisi. Minä eikä moni muukaan uskonut tuon rosterin kantavan noin pitkälle.
Joo, en ole Kämpfiä ja Gaudettea laittamassa samaan koriin. Colliton ja kiekkojohto arvostaa Kämpfiä keskivertokannattajaa enemmän. Näkihän sen viime kauden yliroolituksessakin. Melkein kaikissa ennakoissa Gaudette on päätynyt Krakeniin ja itsekin Francisina ottaisin hänet. Kämpf tuskin herättää samanlaista kiinnostusta. Enkä nyt dissaa Kämpfiä sen enempää. Ihan kelpo alaketjujen roolipelaajahan hän on. Hyökkäykseen on tunkua, mutta sehän on hyvä asia keskellä rebuildia. Gaudetten katto on vielä määrittelemättä enkä haluaisi hänestä vielä luopua.
Chaz Lucius, C, USNTDP (USHL)
It’s been a little interesting for him because he missed the early part of the year with a knee injury, rehabilitated it, came back, and when he came back, all he did was put the puck in the net. Unfortunately for Chaz, he had an illness — not COVID-19 — and was unable to play (in the U-18 Worlds) in Texas. But we had a great sample size on him for two years. The most skilled guy at the program. If you look at his numbers when he came back, they rivaled (Cole) Caufield, (Oliver) Wahlstrom, guys like that. Really impressive.
Jesper Wallstedt, G, Luleå (SHL)
We’ve been watching him for three years, he’s a late ’02. He’s had quite a bit of exposure with the national team, and then to watch what he did this year as an 18-year-old in the SHL was impressive. He was playing regularly right up till maybe sometime in February, (when) they brought in an older goaltender who had been playing in the KHL. Just like in North America, coaches, for playoff time, want the older goaltender. That being said, Wallstedt’s numbers and his performance in the SHL got everyone’s attention.
Sebastian Cossa, G, Edmonton (WHL)
What he did in Edmonton, the numbers are (incredible) — he lost one game. Those are Cy Young numbers. Edmonton lost Guenther for the under-18s, and I don’t want to say they didn’t miss him, because of course they did, but Cossa, he stayed the course.
Matthew Coronato, RW, Chicago (USHL)
Hats off to the Chicago Steel. By about January, they were probably a 1-to-1 to win the Clark Cup. They were that good. And Coronato was a huge part of it. He was a little bit under-appreciated coming into this year, but that changed very, very quickly because every time you went to see Chicago play, he was just a huge part of the success. He drives the offense and he competes so hard away from the puck.
Cole Sillinger, C, Sioux Falls (USHL)
A WHL player who came down to play in the USHL. What was most impressive about Sillinger was how quickly he assimilated into the Sioux Falls team. By five games in, he looked like he had been there for a year. And about 10 or 15 games in, he was a go-to guy. Shoots the puck as good as anyone in the draft. Another one who competes real hard. He gets in there and battles.
Fabian Lysell, RW, Luleå (SHL)
Dynamite. A lot of great speed coming down the wing, can really shoot the puck. His numbers in the J20 (league) in Sweden (13 points in 11 games) speak for themselves. He played a little in the SHL, so we got a little different taste of him, because there he had fourth-line minutes, so he had to change his game. The advantage for us there is we got to see there’s more to his game than just the offense we’ve seen when he’s playing with the U-18 national team. Big upside on him.
Fedor Svechkov, C, Togliatti (VHL)
We got quite a few viewings of him this year. Got to see him in the MHL, VHL, KHL and he came over and played under 18s in Dallas. I think what stands out about his game is the 200-foot responsible play — that traditional Russian center in that he’s very, very good defensively. But what he’s showed us is there an offensive upside, too.
Aina pari päivää ennen varaustilaisuutta sitä toivoo, että jostain Blackhawks löytäisi toisen top-15 pickin.
Ja nyt vähän jänskättää, että onkohan meillä lopulta yhtään vuoroa ensimmäisellä kierroksella?
Kesän 2022 tai 2023 ykköskierroksen varausvuoroa en kauppaisi tällä hetkellä oikein mihinkään, sen verran kesken tuo kokoonpano on. Toki jos suunta päätetään, niin sitten mennään sen mukaan. Mutta jos joukkuetta ei vahvisteta, olisin mielelläni mukana myös pitkäjänteisessä rakentamisessa ja samalla kamppailemassa Wrightista, Bedardista tai Michkovista.
Vahvasti samaa mieltä ja ihan mielelläni pitäisin tämänkin vuoden vuoron. Ihan vaan jo mielenkiinnon vuoksi.
Jos joukkuetta ei vahvisteta tänä kesänä tai vuodenkaan päästä ja luotetaan pitkäjänteisyyteen: vuoden päästä kesällä Toews ja Kane 50% palkanpidätyksillä yhdeksi kaudeksi muualle ja takaisin kesällä 2023?