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Post by hockeyfan99 on Apr 16, 2007 11:30:32 GMT -5
Several names in Columbus's system (Pineault, Dupuis, Mardquart) coming from Moncton as well as some other names which might be familar to fans so I thought it might be on interest to some. hockeysfuture.com/articles/9591Found blurp on Mardquart interesting and not necessarily factutal but the article appears to suggest that as expected plans are for Matt to return and the fact that he is so high on the radar (13th ahead of Dupuis ) should be good motivation for him to improve on last season.
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Post by Cristobal Huet on Apr 16, 2007 11:43:19 GMT -5
From the article it seems he is a lock to return at 20. Not sure if it's based on opinion or inside info.
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Post by SteveUL on Apr 16, 2007 12:06:39 GMT -5
Several names in Columbus's system (Pineault, Dupuis, Mardquart) coming from Moncton as well as some other names which might be familar to fans so I thought it might be on interest to some. hockeysfuture.com/articles/9591Found blurp on Mardquart interesting and not necessarily factutal but the article appears to suggest that as expected plans are for Matt to return and the fact that he is so high on the radar (13th ahead of Dupuis ) should be good motivation for him to improve on last season. I think they place Marquardt ahead of Dupuis simply due to the size. Dupuis probably maximizes what he can get out of himself while Marquardt gives you about 50% ... if both give 100% Marquardt would be the better pro prospect ... easier said than done of course. Dupuis was so much smarter than Marquardt ... but didn't have high-end speed (just average) ... and only average size at best. In Jr ... I'll take a Dupuis anyday ... but in the NHL ... a team of hardworking Marquardt's will get you farther. Has anybody ever seen a hardworking Marquardt though ?
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Post by Bobo_Sinclair on Apr 16, 2007 12:26:09 GMT -5
Has anybody ever seen a hardworking Marquardt though ? I thought I saw one last year, worked his way up to the first line when there was an injury if I remember correctly. I sometimes wonder where that kid went.
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Post by jimmy on Apr 16, 2007 12:58:40 GMT -5
I think you guys are employing a selective memory on Marquardt ... he struggled in the playoffs and down the stretch (never really regained his full form following his shoulder injury), but for the first 75-80% of the season he was a beast ... our best forward by a mile ... he was going to the front of the net, scoring with deflections, rebounds, as well as some nice rushes through traffic ... he also regularly crushed guys physically. I didn't see him as being nearly as inconsistent as you do ... what were you expecting, a goal every second shift? Considering he scored 40 goals without a dominant playmaker on his line, and with no other scoring threat to take some heat off of him, I think he had a fine season - and we will be lucky to have him back next year (wouldn't be shocked if he scores 60 goals ...). I am by no means a pro scout, but I would not be one bit surprised if he is playing in Columbus 2 years from now. I think his 19 year old season was comparable to that of Steve Bernier ... Bernier played NHL the next year ... remember, the knock on Bernier was inconsistent effort as well - Marquardt is bigger, just as fast, and IMO a better finisher ... Bernier was better in his own end ...
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Post by Cristobal Huet on Apr 16, 2007 13:10:35 GMT -5
I think you guys are employing a selective memory on Marquardt ... he struggled in the playoffs and down the stretch (never really regained his full form following his shoulder injury), but for the first 75-80% of the season he was a beast ... our best forward by a mile ... he was going to the front of the net, scoring with deflections, rebounds, as well as some nice rushes through traffic ... he also regularly crushed guys physically. I didn't see him as being nearly as inconsistent as you do ... what were you expecting, a goal every second shift? Considering he scored 40 goals without a dominant playmaker on his line, and with no other scoring threat to take some heat off of him, I think he had a fine season - and we will be lucky to have him back next year (wouldn't be shocked if he scores 60 goals ...). I am by no means a pro scout, but I would not be one bit surprised if he is playing in Columbus 2 years from now. I think his 19 year old season was comparable to that of Steve Bernier ... Bernier played NHL the next year ... remember, the knock on Bernier was inconsistent effort as well - Marquardt is bigger, just as fast, and IMO a better finisher ... Bernier was better in his own end ... Bernier had better stats than Marquardt at 19 and that was in the days on the clutch and grab Q, lowest scoring year in history. Bernier worked twice as hard as Marquardt, he was not in the best of condition though due to his conditioning...plus he had Kevin Glode as his center.
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Post by jimmy on Apr 16, 2007 13:21:05 GMT -5
I think you guys are employing a selective memory on Marquardt ... he struggled in the playoffs and down the stretch (never really regained his full form following his shoulder injury), but for the first 75-80% of the season he was a beast ... our best forward by a mile ... he was going to the front of the net, scoring with deflections, rebounds, as well as some nice rushes through traffic ... he also regularly crushed guys physically. I didn't see him as being nearly as inconsistent as you do ... what were you expecting, a goal every second shift? Considering he scored 40 goals without a dominant playmaker on his line, and with no other scoring threat to take some heat off of him, I think he had a fine season - and we will be lucky to have him back next year (wouldn't be shocked if he scores 60 goals ...). I am by no means a pro scout, but I would not be one bit surprised if he is playing in Columbus 2 years from now. I think his 19 year old season was comparable to that of Steve Bernier ... Bernier played NHL the next year ... remember, the knock on Bernier was inconsistent effort as well - Marquardt is bigger, just as fast, and IMO a better finisher ... Bernier was better in his own end ... Bernier had better stats than Marquardt at 19 and that was in the days on the clutch and grab Q, lowest scoring year in history. Bernier worked twice as hard as Marquardt, he was not in the best of condition though due to his conditioning...plus he had Kevin Glode as his center. Not saying Marquardt is better ... overall I would take the 19 year old Bernier ... and I think Bernier clearly meant more to his team than Marquardt did this year ... but in some ways Marquardt is reminiscent - the strength, combined with the soft hands ... I think Marquardt is a lot closer to the NHL than some people think ... and I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up in the AHL next year ... if he is back in the Q, I expect he will dominate.
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Post by forrest on Apr 16, 2007 13:24:28 GMT -5
I think you guys are employing a selective memory on Marquardt ... he struggled in the playoffs and down the stretch (never really regained his full form following his shoulder injury), but for the first 75-80% of the season he was a beast ... our best forward by a mile ... he was going to the front of the net, scoring with deflections, rebounds, as well as some nice rushes through traffic ... he also regularly crushed guys physically. I didn't see him as being nearly as inconsistent as you do ... what were you expecting, a goal every second shift? Considering he scored 40 goals without a dominant playmaker on his line, and with no other scoring threat to take some heat off of him, I think he had a fine season - and we will be lucky to have him back next year (wouldn't be shocked if he scores 60 goals ...). I am by no means a pro scout, but I would not be one bit surprised if he is playing in Columbus 2 years from now. I think his 19 year old season was comparable to that of Steve Bernier ... Bernier played NHL the next year ... remember, the knock on Bernier was inconsistent effort as well - Marquardt is bigger, just as fast, and IMO a better finisher ... Bernier was better in his own end ... Bernier had better stats than Marquardt at 19 and that was in the days on the clutch and grab Q, lowest scoring year in history. Bernier worked twice as hard as Marquardt, he was not in the best of condition though due to his conditioning...plus he had Kevin Glode as his center. That was also under Larue who had 20 players playing a checking role and only allowing one player on the other side of the blueline at the time.
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Post by Cristobal Huet on Apr 16, 2007 13:30:06 GMT -5
Bernier had better stats than Marquardt at 19 and that was in the days on the clutch and grab Q, lowest scoring year in history. Bernier worked twice as hard as Marquardt, he was not in the best of condition though due to his conditioning...plus he had Kevin Glode as his center. Not saying Marquardt is better ... overall I would take the 19 year old Bernier ... and I think Bernier clearly meant more to his team than Marquardt did this year ... but in some ways Marquardt is reminiscent - the strength, combined with the soft hands ... I think Marquardt is a lot closer to the NHL than some people think ... and I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up in the AHL next year ... if he is back in the Q, I expect he will dominate. He made some strides this year, but I can't see them putting him in the AHL yet. He's a late bloomer so another year in the Q working on his "wall play" as Torchetti says as well as his consistency would do him wonders...plus Columbus gets another year to decide if he is worth investing a 3 year contract in him.
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Post by SteveUL on Apr 16, 2007 18:53:55 GMT -5
Bernier had better stats than Marquardt at 19 and that was in the days on the clutch and grab Q, lowest scoring year in history. Bernier worked twice as hard as Marquardt, he was not in the best of condition though due to his conditioning...plus he had Kevin Glode as his center. Not saying Marquardt is better ... overall I would take the 19 year old Bernier ... and I think Bernier clearly meant more to his team than Marquardt did this year ... but in some ways Marquardt is reminiscent - the strength, combined with the soft hands ... I think Marquardt is a lot closer to the NHL than some people think ... and I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up in the AHL next year ... if he is back in the Q, I expect he will dominate. Bernier was a leader ... Marquardt was only out there for himself.
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