The skill grades seem crazy. It could just be me and my caps blinders but i felt like end of last szn and playoffs his skating was one of his best tools? There were times he looked like the fastest skater on the ice and went end to end like we havent had someone do since prime kuzy.
by cocksby9999
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The athletic has terrible coverage of the caps now that Tarik is off their staff. This type of stuff happens when you have writers who are forced to pretend that they know about every prospect and player in the league. No one who has watched Lapierre would suggest his skating is anything lower than above average.
The kid has potential but he still is an AHL/NHL player. Of course he is currently below average.
Hopefully this season we see him break through.
To be fair, i think this has historically been one of his biggest knocks as a prospect, but i think its also something that he has been working on alot. My guess is that the grades are based on older info, or have not been updated based on newer eyes on (like him dominating the AHL Playoffs).
CP lost a ton of respect from me the second I read his list. It was so out of touch.