tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12302090.post4144663646954255992..comments2023-09-27T07:48:02.772-05:00Comments on Western College Hockey: Kyle TurrisUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12302090.post-71669253555658060612008-04-08T14:30:00.000-05:002008-04-08T14:30:00.000-05:00Turris had 11 goals at UW under Eaves. Does that m...Turris had 11 goals at UW under Eaves. Does that mean he is no longer a scorer or is there something about Eaves' system? To throw Ford under the bus for not scoring when he played the system he was demanded to play is wrong. So is Turris no longer a finisher?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12302090.post-27808055190221543592008-04-08T14:00:00.000-05:002008-04-08T14:00:00.000-05:00I find it funny that everytime Zach Bearson's name...I find it funny that everytime Zach Bearson's name pops up that the same people rush to say the same thing over and over and over about him and at the same time take the chance to bash the coach.<BR/><BR/>Since both sound like you know so much about young Zach, why not clue us in as to exactly why he didn't play more than one game this season? Oh I forgot, Eaves is just a hack of a coach and doesn't know anything. There has to be a reason why Bearson never sees the ice, and if the only reason you can trump up is that Eaves doesn't know how to use talent, then give your fingers a rest and stop posting about Bearson's USHL greatness.<BR/><BR/>Matt Ford was a star in the USHL too, but he never was a scorer at Wisconsin, and it certainly wasn't because he wasn't out there all the time. Just because a kid was "great" at a lower level doesn't mean that he is doing enough to merit ice time now. The WCHA is a step up from the USHL, players need to continue to improve, not hope that old stat sheets will carry them.<BR/><BR/>I wish Zach would get more ice time, but until we know exactly what is going on at practice and behind the scenes, throwing Eaves under the bus because your nephew doesn't see the ice is a bunch of BS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12302090.post-51344833543571819542008-04-08T13:03:00.000-05:002008-04-08T13:03:00.000-05:00think bearson is a victim of eaves' one year of su...think bearson is a victim of eaves' one year of success and that he decided he can get first or second rounders for the $$$ he gave bearson. watched bearson for years at select camps and at the ushl and he can play. watched him at 17s and oseiki was all over him pulling him out of locker room to make sure he knew wisco. wanted him. was the year with signs up at cloud begging kessel to follow stoa to mntc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12302090.post-37401197199729405602008-04-08T10:50:00.000-05:002008-04-08T10:50:00.000-05:00bearson is a sophmore at UW. He has never been giv...bearson is a sophmore at UW. He has never been given a chance, one game is hardly an opportunity and that he has never seen more than fourth line icetime. what Uw has done to bearson after recruiting him from other programs is a crime. then for anyone to talk about his not contributing on the score sheet at wisconisn is a joke. bearson was a scorer and winner everywhere he played prior to uw. my son played against him in the mwehl and ushl and he was a player. any other program would have had him in the lineup and no one would be talking about him as someone who doesn't contribute. wisconsin has coaching issues, when a coach can't take talent, play it and be successful without pushing players out there are big time issues at the top. Turris is a big example of a talented player that Eaves couldn't handle or use to win.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12302090.post-86252087199874718082008-04-08T09:19:00.000-05:002008-04-08T09:19:00.000-05:00If all you are worried about is your stats stickin...If all you are worried about is your stats sticking out, stay in the BCHL...what does that really have to do with anything?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12302090.post-13589483579756334512008-04-07T22:55:00.000-05:002008-04-07T22:55:00.000-05:00Probably because he played 2 full years of USHL an...Probably because he played 2 full years of USHL and should have been ready to contribute from day one. Or maybe it just seem like it must be 3 years of nothing out of BearsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12302090.post-46327370757189372002008-04-07T21:16:00.000-05:002008-04-07T21:16:00.000-05:00Being a former CHL scout and looking at this blog ...Being a former CHL scout and looking at this blog every once in a while, I just want to say that the CHL would have been a different route for him. It is not necessarily better as I think that both have their benefits and deficiencies, and that each player should be treated differently. However, in teh case of Turris I think that he should have gone to the WHL after being drafted. He is a special talent and if he wants his stats to really stick out, a higher scoring enviroment, such as the WHl would have been more beneficial for him. Now I think he needs another year at the NCAA level as he is listless at times and could become a better overall player, but you are correct that Kyle had the most NHL superstar potential of anyone in college hockey. Now if he does not become a superstar i think he will become a bust. WHeeler has the chacne to be a leader and a great team player on a 2nd or 3rd line if he doesn't pan out. So thats my opinonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12302090.post-58114664545211843582008-04-07T20:59:00.000-05:002008-04-07T20:59:00.000-05:00Why do people keep thinking Bearson is a junior? ...Why do people keep thinking Bearson is a junior? He was a sophomore.<BR/><BR/>Yes very lacking on upperclassmen, the huge sophomore class that will be juniors will be critical next season to lead the team along w/ Street and Connelly.Gandalf The Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00960624096512206975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12302090.post-53225459619749558452008-04-07T18:46:00.000-05:002008-04-07T18:46:00.000-05:00Wisconsin and to some extent Turris problems were ...Wisconsin and to some extent Turris problems were not Turris. The real problem in Madison is that there were a handful of Juniors and Seniors that were expected to be much more impactful at the college level that simply have not performed at a level expected. When guys like Ford, Gorowsky, and Bearson score a total of 6 goals between them, it will be a struggle. Had those 3 or a few other upperclassmen assumed some of the load, there would not have been the reliance on the frosh and soph classes that were in fact pretty darn good. <BR/><BR/>On Turris specifically, he could have been a contributing player this year in the NHL and certainly will be next season. The question is when will he be a star player which he is probably another season or two of getting stronger away from. There is no reason that he can not put up numbers ala Kane, Toews, or Gagner and be a 20 goal 60-70 point guy that helps quite a bit on shootouts (which in the new NHL is pretty important).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12302090.post-89193735179822661642008-04-07T18:04:00.000-05:002008-04-07T18:04:00.000-05:00You make some good points about KT. Like I posted...You make some good points about KT. Like I posted in the new Wiscosnin blog, he lacked in a few areas (size, consistency, carrying the team being a star player, and playing against older players) and that was why I thought he should have returned for another season.<BR/><BR/>He definately has NHL talent, and if he is on a line next year w/ Peter Mueller and Doan, he shouldn't have as many troubles adjusting. Beyond consistency, he needs to become a better individual player when he is on the ice w/ 4 other teammates. He lacked that at Wisconsin, he needed to raise his game some nights when the team needed him and he rarely did. Superstars raise their individual game when the need arises to carry the team.<BR/><BR/>He'll get there though, and I wish him the best. I'll be watching many Coyotes game next year.Gandalf The Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00960624096512206975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12302090.post-84252504822215581222008-04-07T16:39:00.000-05:002008-04-07T16:39:00.000-05:00Not being U of M or a Wisc. fan, and seeing Turris...Not being U of M or a Wisc. fan, and seeing Turris play 6 times in the last year, he(Turris) is a better player than Wheeler. There is a reason Wheeler is still playing college hockey, and its not because he's getting a free education either. <BR/>Wheeler is a average college player on a very average team this year. Wheeler could be a great NHL player, but I haven't seen any signs of that YET.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com