Squeaky
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 428 I went to the Amerks at the Dogs on Jan. 29th. Here´s the chunk of the scouting report I did on Kostitsyn, who I followed much more closely than anyone else:
Well, I wasn´t really sure what to expect from him. I didn´t want to get my hopes up, because he hasn´t had a fantastic year. I should have. He was brilliant. In my opinion, he was hands-down the most talented player out there on either team. I really cannot express how pleased I was with Kostitsyn today. The only way he seemed to struggle is in his chemistry with his teamates. I didn´t see much there, he seemed to struggle a little to understand what his linemates were thinking. He wanted to though, he really did. He tried a few nifty passes and things, and he was often making room for teamates and helping them out if they got into trouble. He really looked like he wanted to use his teamates and be used by them. I get the feeling that Jarvis may have told him to do so, because he was making a very concious effort to do it.
Offensively, I really believe Kostitsyn is everything we were promised. He has moves. I didn´t see much of his shot today, as he didn´t get many chances to shoot. His passing game and his vision were better than I expected. He tried a couple of times to set up his teamates in just beautiful ways, but they often messed it up. I think he surprised the hell out of Ott on one play with a nifty little back pass. Whatever chances he got, he created himself. Kostitsyn is NOT a floater. He was skating very hard all game long, and backchecking very well. He´s the sort of guy who just wants the puck. His time on the PP was limited at best, I would have liked to see more of him on special teams.
Defensively, I was pleased. He doesn´t understand defense like he understands offense, but he was clearly putting in the effort. He was skating back hard, and watching his man pretty closely. In this game, it did not appear to be a weakness.
If anyone ever calls Kostitsyn a small, soft, Euro to my face again, I´m going to slap them. This was the best surprise, he wasn´t just averagely physical, he was downright gritty. The only decent hit I saw a Dog give this game came from Kostitsyn. He looked almost eager to go play along the boards and in the corners. I sat on his side, so I saw a fair bit of him there, and the kid can play along the boards. In the first period he knocked a guy who was a couple inches taller than him at least off the puck, then knocked him down, then gave him a couple of shots when he tried to get up. He definately has a mean streak to his game. As a matter of fact, I thought Kost was the most physical player for the Dogs in this game.
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2004-05 AHL BROADCAST SCHEDULE – ROGERS SPORTSNET
Fri., Feb. 11 Edmonton at Hamilton 7:30 ET *
Sun., Feb. 13 All-Star Skills Competition
at Manchester, N.H. 7:00 ET
Mon., Feb. 14 All-Star Game
at Manchester, N.H. 7:00 ET
Wed., Feb. 23 St. John’s at Hamilton 7:30 ET
Sat., Feb. 26 Manitoba at Hamilton 7:00 ET
Wed., Mar. 30 Manitoba at Hamilton 7:00 ET
Fri., Apr. 1 St. John’s at Hamilton 7:30 ET *
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