tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412386431911254107.post2516536688841855209..comments2024-01-22T03:25:10.561-08:00Comments on Bruins 2011 Draft Watch: U.S. High School prospects 2010-11 season reviewKirk Luedekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07079201231943829805noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412386431911254107.post-32395343247174595452011-03-28T12:08:07.013-07:002011-03-28T12:08:07.013-07:00Ah, I see. Well, it sure looks like it has given r...Ah, I see. Well, it sure looks like it has given results. Interesting phenomenon, no doubt!<br /><br />The game is improvig when players from different hockey continents could take advantage and learn from each other. For example, Swedish hockey is getting more and more influenced by the North American more kind of "crash the net", physical type of game. Swedish players are also nowadays more specialized on their strengths in young ages, to become skilled offensive players or more defensive, checking line guys, and in that way find your role in the team.<br /><br />Ten years ago, Swedish players would in young ages be trained to be good on everything and mostly working on reducing your deficiencies instead of improving your strongest assets and be specialized on one aspect of the game. Today though, you could clearly see a difference in the developing of young players here in Sweden, and that is in my opinion perhaps one of the biggest reasons to why Swedish talents are better that ever before.gustavaqvisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10605929707484957069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412386431911254107.post-18253263650315036102011-03-28T10:41:04.588-07:002011-03-28T10:41:04.588-07:00I think it's a reflection of a recent trend to...I think it's a reflection of a recent trend toward improving hockey skills in North America after seeing so many European players come over to compete in the NHL and other professional leagues as plus-skaters. We recognized that some of our developmental programs were lacking and a greater emphasis has been placed on skating in the intervening years.Kirk Luedekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07079201231943829805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412386431911254107.post-64429459295118336562011-03-28T10:31:19.973-07:002011-03-28T10:31:19.973-07:00Wow, sounds like it's really high skating stan...Wow, sounds like it's really high skating standard among the HS eligibles this year, almost every guy you mentioned appears to be a good or even excellent skater. Interesting! Is this due to a fact that perhaps high school players practice skating overall more than in other leagues? Just guessing, because it definitely sounds like it is a tremendously high skating ability standard among the HS draft eligibles.gustavaqvisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10605929707484957069noreply@blogger.com