This is the best footage of Jiricek I've seen yet. Big kid who's got great mobility, shiftiness, elite vision and a bit of physicality. Really like hes aggressiveness without the puck too. Closely gaps very very quickly. Blues have a solid right hand defencemen here
Thanks a lot ! Yeah I do like Jiricek. In February 2023 I was completly in love with him, I thought he would be a top 5 pick in this draft and that he would be better than his brother. He lacks strenght a lot and he may not be as good offensively as I first thought, but I do believe that if he had played in the CHL this year, the public discussion around him would have been much more positive. I'm gonna stay interessted in his developpment for sure.
Some really good points. I noticed throughout the years that strength and explosiveness at this age can be improved, but their current strength and explosiveness are really important to note. I always assume things like shot power and balance will get improved naturally by gaining weight, but raw explosiveness and puck control are lesser developed after their draft year. I have a hard time believing Jiriceks explosiveness will dramatically change when he puts on muscle, but his top end speed and play along the boards is quite good for his current weight. I also question his offensive hockey IQ. It's mediocre at best, but the puck control combined with good skating and work along the boards should get him drafted within the top 25 as long as the medical reports all check out.
His edge work is very good and the smaller rinks in north America will help with his overall limits in skating, although I see his skating as a strength. Second, in so many of those clips he makes a beautiful play/pass and his teammates don't finish on basically every single play. Third, ESPECIALLY, with defenseman, looking at their overall numbers in a professional league with men is foolish and makes no sense. Put Jiricek in the CHL and I'd like to see the numbers he would put up. He's top 20 in draft.
@@SimonSt-L-Scouting Probably a good thing he didnt play. That coach made everyone look bang average. He even screamed at players to play it "safe" in OT against fucking Kazakhstan.
Très bonne question. Je crois que s'il avait joué Junior Canadien cette saison, les discours l'entourant seraient bien différents ! Considérant sa forte propension pour le jeu robuste et son manque de maturité physique, je crois que cela pourrait lui être bénéfique. Son frère a également fait le saut en NA après son repêchage, cependant, lui c'était pour aller en AHL.
This is the best footage of Jiricek I've seen yet. Big kid who's got great mobility, shiftiness, elite vision and a bit of physicality. Really like hes aggressiveness without the puck too. Closely gaps very very quickly. Blues have a solid right hand defencemen here
Thanks a lot ! Yeah I do like Jiricek. In February 2023 I was completly in love with him, I thought he would be a top 5 pick in this draft and that he would be better than his brother. He lacks strenght a lot and he may not be as good offensively as I first thought, but I do believe that if he had played in the CHL this year, the public discussion around him would have been much more positive. I'm gonna stay interessted in his developpment for sure.
Some really good points. I noticed throughout the years that strength and explosiveness at this age can be improved, but their current strength and explosiveness are really important to note. I always assume things like shot power and balance will get improved naturally by gaining weight, but raw explosiveness and puck control are lesser developed after their draft year. I have a hard time believing Jiriceks explosiveness will dramatically change when he puts on muscle, but his top end speed and play along the boards is quite good for his current weight.
I also question his offensive hockey IQ. It's mediocre at best, but the puck control combined with good skating and work along the boards should get him drafted within the top 25 as long as the medical reports all check out.
His edge work is very good and the smaller rinks in north America will help with his overall limits in skating, although I see his skating as a strength. Second, in so many of those clips he makes a beautiful play/pass and his teammates don't finish on basically every single play. Third, ESPECIALLY, with defenseman, looking at their overall numbers in a professional league with men is foolish and makes no sense. Put Jiricek in the CHL and I'd like to see the numbers he would put up. He's top 20 in draft.
Yeah I would have like to see him against his own age group. That's why that is such a shame he's injured and won't be able to play at the U18.
@@SimonSt-L-Scouting Probably a good thing he didnt play. That coach made everyone look bang average. He even screamed at players to play it "safe" in OT against fucking Kazakhstan.
Penses tu qu'un move dans la CHL serait une bonne chose pour lui ou il devrait rester en Europe dans les ligues pro?
Très bonne question. Je crois que s'il avait joué Junior Canadien cette saison, les discours l'entourant seraient bien différents !
Considérant sa forte propension pour le jeu robuste et son manque de maturité physique, je crois que cela pourrait lui être bénéfique.
Son frère a également fait le saut en NA après son repêchage, cependant, lui c'était pour aller en AHL.
He's gonna be a Shark
Not if the wild pick him before
@@PrestonPrestige2112 I hope that’s true. I’d love to have Yakemchuck instead
@@damageinc346 haven’t watched his highlights but I don’t doubt he’s a great prospect