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About This Page: This is a discussion on News within the LetsGoKings.com forums, at Los Angeles Kings Hockey Fan Forum. Originally Posted by King'sPawn
Justin Azevedo
Pre-camp thoughts : He score over 100+ points in the OHL, so he must be good.
Initial Observations : Was there another Azevedo in
Justin Azevedo Pre-camp thoughts: He score over 100+ points in the OHL, so he must be good. Initial Observations: Was there another Azevedo in the OHL? Development: Azevedo quickly fell down near the bottom of my list when I saw a munchkin with short, choppy strides display a weak, inaccurate shot. In person, he's tiny; if he didn't have his swagger when he walked, he could pass as a prize you win in the carnival over a stuffed bear. While those are very negative first impressions, he started working his way back up. He skated faster, his shot got harder, and he got more creative.
His response to "in game" situations showed me how he scored so many points in the OHL; in one drill, he drew the coach towards him before making a pass that his receiver couldn't bury. Another time he was watching the rolling screen approaching the goalie, and he fired a shot off. He also roofed a few pucks over the weekend that draw "oohs" and "aahs" from the crowd. If he makes the NHL, he'll be: 2nd/3rd liner. He's not a sniper like Cammalleri is, and he's not a grinder like Giuliano is. With his size, he's a supplemental scorer who hustles his butt off, but you don't want him for a catalyst. He has a very steep learning curve, given his diminutive size, before he could even consider the NHL, but his hockey IQ will definitely help him on that journey.
KP, not sure if you saw the Kings prospect interview with Azevedo, but according to the interview his equipment did not show up on time so he was using someone else's skates for the first day. After he got his gear I think your post does proper justice even though he had to play catch up. I might add, was there anybody at camp better than him in the face off circle?
KP, not sure if you saw the Kings prospect interview with Azevedo, but according to the interview his equipment did not show up on time so he was using someone else's skates for the first day. After he got his gear I think your post does proper justice even though he had to play catch up. I might add, was there anybody at camp better than him in the face off circle?
Cheers
I actually didn't know about the equipment thing, so that makes a lot of sense. Good to know!
As for the face-off, truthfully, I didn't look. The only time they did face-offs were during the special teams scrimmage on Sunday and the scrimmage on Monday. I didn't even think to make note of those, though it's very important. Sorry.
In a way, I treated it as a development of my skills, too, since I hope, eventually, to be a scout.
I gave you detailed advice on this last year. Any progress on that front?
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But he still stood next to me for a while and watched the guys play with me.
See, here's why every good writer still needs an editor!
__________________ "Run for your life from any man who tells you that money is evil. That sentence is the leper's bell of an approaching looter. So long as men live together on earth and need means to deal with one another -- their only substitute, if they abandon money, is the muzzle of a gun."
-- Atlas Shrugged
I gave you detailed advice on this last year. Any progress on that front?
You won't believe this, but I saved all those pages, and one time when I brought up my browser, every bookmarked page was gone! Do you happen to have those sites still?
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See, here's why every good writer still needs an editor!
LOL, oops. That sounds really, really bad.
Time to get more sleep, I think. Thanks for pointing that out!
It is a complete LGK travesty that King Pawn's "Awards Showcase" box is empty.
Whoever is in charge of this needs to bestow a couple big heavy LGK awards on KP.
DO IT!
__________________ "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." - B. Franklin
"I have no respect for a sport where goaltending is illegal." - Dennis Davenport
Developed? I think you have had it since he started the prospects thread!
__________________ "I told them that I'm a punishing defenseman, a player that forwards don't like to play against.''
Colten Teubert, when asked by Kings amateur scouts about his style at the NHL Combine...
VERY nice work KPawn! glad to have been able to pick your brain the last week and half and thanks for all the info you passed along to me.
can't wait until you do the other group's assessments, but yes, try and get some sleep also!!!
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LBox.
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talisker, isla, or glenlivet!"
--robert louis stevenson
You have a tremendous amount of passion for Kings hockey. On your way to pursuing a career as a hockey scout, you should consider being a sports writer. Someone should hook you up with the local print media and/or any Kings blogs.
It was during a forwards only drill, when they were practicing screening the goalie. 
RagBone
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