tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2553903000955128175.post5395969816173515168..comments2024-03-28T10:57:16.064-04:00Comments on OHL Prospects: Ryan Yessie's Thoughts on Plymouth and Sarnia from February 21Brock Ottenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08237782074032840702noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2553903000955128175.post-24822659551520584962010-03-06T08:51:39.647-05:002010-03-06T08:51:39.647-05:00Did anybody see the Plymouth/Soo game last night?Did anybody see the Plymouth/Soo game last night?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2553903000955128175.post-65031923209274997822010-03-04T06:02:27.431-05:002010-03-04T06:02:27.431-05:00This is actually what can be wrong with scouting j...This is actually what can be wrong with scouting junior players, and why you see a share of players every year that make you say "why did he get drafted" <br /><br />My opinions here are based on one game, and my views of what i've seen in Plymouth players stem from watching them only 4 times over a 68 games schedule, so I really appreciate the input from someone who has seem them much more frequently than I.<br /><br />Furthermore it's tougher to get an idea on a players performance based on whether they're off, or just taking it easy when it's 8-2 midway through the game.<br /><br />In regards to Levi, what caught my attention and excited me about him was the first time i saw him this year he threw without question 10 hits atleast, and if i was to guess i'd say it's closer to 15 hits in one game, he stopped Sarnia players in their tracks, and was very effective, the only issue was, he put himself out of position. This game, i saw 2 maybe 3 hits out of him the entire game. The score and Levi's willingness to ease up considering the game was a blowout may have played a part in it, i just noticed him to be alot less physical and more of playing a positional game rather than running around, which isn't really an insult to him.<br /><br />For the record I have ranked Levi higher than Brock and NHL Central Scouting on the mid-term rankings, so my faith in Levi's potential is there, i just see him as more of a 4th-6th defenceman who plays a defensive first/physical game, so the high end is 4th, which would put him 2nd pairing so i suppose i was alittle off projecting him 3rd pair, becasue i do see lower end top 4 if he does max out his potential, but that is my perception of him so far, in the time i've seen him.<br /><br />Thanks again for your feedback!Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760952431129612803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2553903000955128175.post-14136493190743291382010-03-03T19:43:04.318-05:002010-03-03T19:43:04.318-05:00Appreciate Ryan's perspective, but I've wa...Appreciate Ryan's perspective, but I've watched almost every Plymouth game and I come away with a different impression. I'd say that Ryan's observations aren't completely off if they're isolated in the context of the game he's reviewing, but drawing trends from a few games can be misleading. Schmitz is much better this year than last. His skating is among the best for defensemen in the league. I'd like to see him get stronger in the corners, but his passing, positioning, and skating are all solid. Not sure what Levi "has got progressively less physical in Sarnia" means. If Ryan means he was less physical in the 3rd period of this game than in the 1st, I'd disagree mildy. Or that he downshifts when he crosses the Blue Water Brdige, maybe? But they way the review reads, it looks like Ryan's saying Levi is trending down from the start of the season. I definitely disagree with that. With only 5 defensemen healthy, if Levi played the same game that got him 102 pims on the season so far, the team would pay on the PK at some point. Now that their playoff spot is clinched and there's no chance to catch Kitchener, I agree he should get back to the physical play. His decision-making has improved loads, he's making safe plays and he's as strong as ever in the corners and in front of the net. I think he needs to work on getting open at the point a little more and letting that boomer fly. A "third pairing on a healthy NHL defense?" If he were playing there now maybe, but the upside with him is far greater with each passing season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com