Comments on: Detroit Extends Jakub Kindl

By: Kyle

Kyle — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:25:27 +0000

I'm a Kindl supporter -- I've seen him in games where he's downright terrible, but I like what I see when he minimizes his mistakes.

I think his skillset is going to allow him to flourish on Detroit. There are more two-way forwards and a bunch of defenseman that will cover for him while he works out the kinks.

I disagree that he was a defensive nightmare last season. That was mainly just the second half of the season as he lost confidence. Let's not forget that he was an AHL All-Star the first half, and at the time, his +/- was actually in the green. His game went to hell after that, which is unacceptable, but it shows that he can succeed in the AHL.

By: Michael Petrella

Michael Petrella — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:54:25 +0000

I was referring to Hockey's Future (perhaps you've heard of it), which has Kindl ranked #1.

And yes, his +/- was vicious the last two seasons, but has seen marked improvement from 07-08.

I agree wholeheartedly that he needs to find his defensive game, considering he'll begin on the third pairing - but I'm confident that if Brett Lebda can do it, Jakub Kindl can do it.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:46:18 +0000

I don't know what 'prospect outlets' you have been looking at, but Kindl's last two seasons in Grand Rapids have been defensive nightmares. He is a wizard at finding new ways to turn the puck over and has been inconsistent offensively too. He needs to show that he can commit defensively before he even gets a chance in Detroit. There is no question about his offensive upside, but given he would start in Detroit on the third D-pairing, he needs to find a sound defensive game and cut down on the turnovers.