Back to Reichel, he seems to be really good at skating and handling the puck. Any update on his upside to be a really good 200 foot winger on D? How could he look oppo Fantilli as well?
Reichel-- as I have posted before has Impressive stats/AHL... One of Only 3 players to Post 1 pt/game average in first 50 AHL games I believe in last 20 years (Spezza/Rantanen) other 2....
Both these guys had NHL bodies- Reichel does NOT... BUT Reichel has NHL quickness and NHL IQ... Like TT- he needs to play with Smart or Very skilled shooter types to put up numbers... In this case he easily puts up .6-.85 pts game...
Watched him w/ Hogs 10 days ago-- he was INVISIBLE playin with Nobody's
Looks way better skating w/ smarter/skilled NHL guys-- BUT- Me thinks he could be really good playing w/ right guys.... Just don't know when the Hawks will field "the right guys"
Kurashev-- is slowly improving-imo... getting more shots at net- very noticeable... but yes- he still seems to fan on some Grade A's - that you think he should pot! But his chances are growing in numbers