Impressions from the Event:
First it was well run again. They had music and Dyno was wondering around talking to people. Hynes was up just walking around for a bit also at the intermission, chatting with some fans and other Devils staff. Saw some of the rest of the staff as well. Had a little goal horn and song each time these guys scored. Crowd was good everyone cheered for every goal it was a good event.
So i was surprised also to see the white team win but hey its hockey you never know. Im not going to give something on each player. If i dont talk about someone you want to know about ask me and ill do my best to answer.
Red team impressions:
- Blackwood - got lite up! Not question about it. He is better then he showed i believe. They were picking corners on him a lot. Kerfoot made him look bad on a break during 3v3.
- Severson - Clearly the best player on the ice. His poise and D were better then everyone. Really nice goal he got to. Top self over the blocker from the circle.
- Zacha - Had a much much better showing today. He made some nice passes, he had great speed through the zones, was much more physical this time around. He also found Severson for his goal. He had a nice break away but someone was offsides so he never got a chance. Also his defensive game is much better then i imagined. He made a bunch of nice stick check plays, he does a good job of finding the passing lanes. He took a huge slap shot that nearly took Jacobs leg off, he was hurting.
- Santini - Looked really good i thought. He made a bunch of good d plays. Took a couple of guys to the boards to wash them out. Event threw a hip check at center ice. He also made a great pass from the goal line up to center ice and hit the forward in stride. He looked very good.
- Coleman - I would say he might have been the best forward on the ice. He was physical, strong on the boards. Had a couple nice shots and passes that created shots. He did very well. I would be shocked if he doesnt push for a roster spot in the fall.
- Kujawinski - With Coleman might have been the best forward on the ice. He was great on the forecheck when he got in there. He showed a lot of speed and skill along the boards. Played very good defense, hard shot. I was impressed with him today for sure.
- Colton White - I was really impressed with him. He has great mobility, a good first pass, isnt scared to take the puck up the ice himself if he needs to. He seemed to always be in a good position to defend incoming forwards. Smart with his passes as well. This kid might be a nice find.
- Tyler Kelleher - The only reason im talking about him is because he was great at the 3v3. Today not so much, the kid was getting tossed all over the ice and couldnt make things happen at all. I see why he was never drafted.
Alright on to the White team:
- Appleby - He looked much better today. Made some nice saves was square to the puck and wasnt out of position to often.
- Raman Hrabarenka - He had a nice goal from the point, he also had some physical play.
- Sergey Kalinin - He didnt show anything in the first. He did however show something in the second. He was much more impressive. He played more physical he looked better when he had the puck and did a good job in the faceoff circle when he was there. He had a break away he was tripped on but ended up in a goal so he never got to take a shot. He did seem to go for the front of the net a lot.
- John Quenneville - He looked good, good skater, had a nice couple of players but i didnt notice to much he did bad.
- J.D. Dudek - He had some nice little players. Clearly a playmaker and goos skater. I think after a little college time he will be pretty good.
- Alex Kerfoot - Has really good hands, made Blackwood look silly 2 times. Other then that didnt see to much during the game from him.
- Miles Wood - Didnt see much in the first, but the second he was much better. He was more physical, we had part of the first goal because he was right in Blackwoods face digging for the rebound. He had a couple really nice passes that lead to good shots. I think he is about as big as Santini.
- Joshua Jacobs - He played well couple of really great D plays. Got it stick out on a 2-1 and prevented a goal most likely. He also took a shot off the leg from Zacha, it clearly hurt him bad.
Well i didnt mention everyone but i got a large group of them. If you want any information on anyone else let me know and i will do my best to let you know what i saw.