Jack Quinn is on the verge of something awesome

[Stoner]

LGR was due for a good post.

I kid.

[SwampD]

37 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

LGR was due for a good post.

I kid.

It's the exception that proves the rule.😂

[pi2000]

Meanwhile, Marco Rossi has 0g 1a and is a -4 in 16gp.   Still looking for his first NHL goal. 

Stick tap to the scouting staff. 

[triumph_communes]

10 hours ago, pi2000 said:

Smaller players?  Who are we talking about here?  

Quinn is 6'1.

Oh my. He plays like he’s 5’9”. Guess he isn’t a runt. Good thing. I’m a fan, we need a modern day Hecht 

[GASabresIUFAN]

…. And the dam breaks.  Quinn cashes in 2.  Hopefully a sign of great things to come. 

[matter2003]

24 minutes ago, triumph_communes said:

Oh my. He plays like he’s 5’9”. Guess he isn’t a runt. Good thing. I’m a fan, we need a modern day Hecht 

 

You mean a modern day Hecht with 40 goal potential?

[Thorner]

Whenever someone utters their name Hecht I can hear his skates 

[matter2003]

Imagine if Quinn lives up to his PNHLe projections of 90+ points...

 

Dobber Prospects called him one of the most improved NHL prospects last season, and also have him at not only a 95% certainty to become an NHLer, their PNHLe scoring model has him projecting eventually at a 90+ point per season level.

Edited November 24, 2022 by matter2003

[SabresBillsFan]

I’m really liking this line, as Cozens is like the bigger older brother. Hoping that was the confidence this trio needs to really take off.

[North Buffalo]

Now just gotta get the Mitts line going... Ollie is only a power play specialist with no grit... Mitts playing hard and Hinestroza im unsure of... Savoie and Kulich next year and you might have something.

[Kr632]

7 hours ago, triumph_communes said:

Oh my. He plays like he’s 5’9”. Guess he isn’t a runt. Good thing. I’m a fan, we need a modern day Hecht 

I never understood the love for Hecht. My cousin's coach still calls his players Hecht when they blast a shot from the blue line into the goalies chest when they had nothing but open ice Infront of them. They have no clue what he's talking about but I get a laugh because that's my only memories of him. 

[Carmel Corn]

1 hour ago, North Buffalo said:

Now just gotta get the Mitts line going... Ollie is only a power play specialist with no grit... Mitts playing hard and Hinestroza im unsure of... Savoie and Kulich next year and you might have something.

IMHO - Mitts needs a strong power forward to enhance his game.  It may not be a great reference, but years ago when Casey played in the world juniors, I thought he played with Brady Tkachuk and they made a great line.  Then again, who would not play better with a Tkachuk as a line mate.

[PickaPecaPickles]

A lot of good quotes on Quinn and the Young-guns line from Fairburn's Athletic article:
On Quinn:

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Granato mentioned before the game that Quinn has spent a lot of extra time watching video with the assistant coaches. He’s been a healthy scratch for a few games and was also out of the lineup recently because of an injury. Granato has been adamant that the time out of the lineup can benefit a young player like Quinn.

“It’s situational awareness, and he’s picked it up fast, to the point where now it’s second nature to him,” Granato said. “It doesn’t break his confidence. He reads a play quicker. He reads danger quicker. He reads opportunity quicker. And he’s gained more comfort as a result. So that’s a process that he’s been very engaged in.”

Said Quinn: “Just little details. Not trying to score when I go out there. Just try to make the reads, compete, win battles, and the chances will come. Just trying to play an all-around game. That goes a long way.”

 

On their line:
 

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Quinn isn’t creating all of these chances on his own. Since Granato put him with Cozens and JJ Peterka, the results have been encouraging. Peterka set up Cozens for a goal on an odd-man rush Wednesday. That trio accounts for 70 percent of the expected goals when it’s on the ice, according to Natural Stat Trick.

“It feels like we have a ton of chemistry,” Quinn said. “We all want to play together. We’re having a ton of fun out there, and just trying to keep getting better and better. We’re a young line, so we’re just going to try to keep building on it.”

Like Quinn, Cozens is 21, and Peterka is 20. If those three can provide a consistent scoring threat as the second line behind Thompson, Skinner and Alex Tuch, it could change the way this lineup plays from night to night. Cozens embraces the leadership role even at such a young age.

“I think we have a very special opportunity to do something special with us three being so young,” Cozens said. “I told those guys, ‘We can play together for the next 10, 15 years and build some crazy chemistry.’ It’s exciting to all play together at this age with how young we are and keep growing together. I’m excited to see what we can do in the future, for sure.”

 

https://theathletic.com/3930511/2022/11/24/sabres-blues-jack-quinn-upl/

 

[Believer]

Based on recent play and DG not feeling the need to break up “ThereForAllToSee” chemistry, top two lines should be set… How about

3rd line Okposo Jost, Olofssen

4th line Mittelstadt, Asplund and Girgensons… Rotate Hinostroza and Krebs

Let the bottom two lines play together long enough to find some success

[LTS]

7 hours ago, SabresBillsFan said:

I’m really liking this line, as Cozens is like the bigger older brother. Hoping that was the confidence this trio needs to really take off.

Cozens - born Feb 9, 2001

Quinn - born Sep 19, 2001

Peterka - Jan 14, 2002

Not much older, it just feels that way. A draft apart does that . It's cool that less than a year actually separates all 3 of them.

[Curt]

9 hours ago, triumph_communes said:

Oh my. He plays like he’s 5’9”. Guess he isn’t a runt. Good thing. I’m a fan, we need a modern day Hecht 

Hecht was a 2-way, Jack of all trades, complementary middle 6 C/W.

Quinn is a potential 1st line winger.  A goal scorer with magic in his stick who can hold his own in every other facet of the game.

I don’t see them as similar players.

[triumph_communes]

1 minute ago, Curt said:

Hecht was a 2-way, Jack of all trades, complementary middle 6 C/W.

Quinn is a potential 1st line winger.  A goal scorer with magic in his stick who can hold his own in every other facet of the game.

I don’t see them as similar players.

I don’t see the same ceiling, but am happy if he’s a solid complimentary second line winger. 

[Curt]

2 minutes ago, triumph_communes said:

I don’t see the same ceiling, but am happy if he’s a solid complimentary second line winger. 

Taking that JJ-DC-JQ line as an example, I actually see JJ and DC as the more complimentary players and Quinn as the guy who could be an offensive star putting up huge goal and point totals.

[PromoTheRobot]

Good times.

 

 

[Curt]

3 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Good times.

 

 

Both of Quinn’s goals least night were so awesome.  He is just so calm with the puck.  On the 1st he pulled up off the rush and just waited for the D to drift into the perfect position to act as a screen then ripped it past the goalie.  Then on this 2nd one he just coasted in, waited for Binnington to make the first move ( drop down and close his 5 hole) then pulled a beautiful deek around him and put the puck in the net.  Magic

[JoeSchmoe]

7 minutes ago, Curt said:

Both of Quinn’s goals least night were so awesome.  He is just so calm with the puck.  On the 1st he pulled up off the rush and just waited for the D to drift into the perfect position to act as a screen then ripped it past the goalie.  

Still awesome that he scored, but all of Quinn's body language on the first said, "I f'd that one up and got lucky anyways."

Still cool that he got a good screen shot off though. Lots of guys on the team would have looked for a pass that wasn't there and turned the puck over.

[Curt]

21 minutes ago, JoeSchmoe said:

Still awesome that he scored, but all of Quinn's body language on the first said, "I f'd that one up and got lucky anyways."

Still cool that he got a good screen shot off though. Lots of guys on the team would have looked for a pass that wasn't there and turned the puck over.

Yeah, you are right.  I think he was considering passing it, then he mishandled it once, so he opted for the shot instead.

[LGR4GM]

Just now, Curt said:

Yeah, you are right.  I think he was considering passing it, then he mishandled it once, so he opted for the shot instead.

I took his body language as "are you kidding, that's the one that goes in? Whatevers"

[Curt]

11 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

I took his body language as "are you kidding, that's the one that goes in? Whatevers"

Not really trying to interpret his body language, I’ve no skill/education for that, but he was looking at Cozens, then bobbled the puck.

[Doohicksie]

7 hours ago, LTS said:

Cozens - born Feb 9, 2001

Quinn - born Sep 19, 2001

Peterka - Jan 14, 2002

Not much older, it just feels that way. A draft apart does that . It's cool that less than a year actually separates all 3 of them.

It's because Cozens has (by far) more NHL experience.