angelo esposito

[willcarlson 0]

anybody heard about Angelo Esposito, who is tearing up the Q. he's like 16 and will be drafted in 2007.

[kosydar 0]

Yeah I heard he isn't in the NHL yet.

[kkancho 6]

When I was listening to the radio a short while back, they were saying he would be a sure 1st overall pick.

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So he's that guy...as Jason Spezza and Phil Kessel were. There's nothing wrong with that distinction but often the sure number one pick already determined over a year ahead of the draft isn't the 1st pick. Not to say those are bad players. They aren't. Espo's gotta be good too. It's just a strange label to put on a guy when it has shifted recently.

[JGraz15 53]

Any relation to Tony or Phil?

[shootnscore19 0]

overrated

[Quintin 16]

Any relation to Tony or Phil?

I read somewhere that he isn't but I really can't remember...

[pantherfan 0]

Hope he doesnt turn out to be another Daigle <_<

[Quintin 16]

At 6ft 1, I'd hope he would have more pounds on him.

[crutesie 0]

Vinnie Lecavaier(sp?) was also meant to be 1st draft pick.

Saw a few vids of him including the Memorial cup. i didnt know he was 16, hes sick no matter what age he is.

[pantherfan 0]

Are you sure you don't mean Tampa Vinnie?

EDIT: Oh i thought you ment you saw vinnie at the memorial cup! :P

[Ti-girl 0]

Any relation to Tony or Phil?

I THINK he's Phil's son...but don't quote me on that. I do know he is the kid of one of the Esposito brothers.

[Eazy_b97 1]

At 6ft 1, I'd hope he would have more pounds on him.

at 6ft and 16 years old, he should be heavier than 175? He seems pretty well balanced considering his age. He'll put on weight as he gets older and gets more into the training.

I thought he was one of the Espo's sons as well and Vinny did go #1.

[sherwood21 0]

he benefited from playing with Radulov all year, who as you can tell, had a ridiculous season. not to take anything away from him, he's dirty. I can smell the Kessel effect in him though, he's 'surefire' #1 at this point in time but come this time next year, there will be bigger and more attractive prospects coming from the Dub and other leagues (Gillies, Backlund, etc.). He's advanced for his age at this point in time, but you can only wonder how much more improvement he can make. this happens all the time in prospects, whether it be at the peewee level or major junior.

A few names to watch are Mark Katic, Colton Gillies, Sam Gagner, Logan Couture and Mikael Backlund.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?fid=257&hubname=

[gee2626 0]

Any relation to Tony or Phil?

He's not related to either.

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sherwood21 Posted on Jun 16 2006, 12:19 PM

I can smell the Kessel effect in him though, he's 'surefire' #1 at this point in time but come this time next year, there will be bigger and more attractive prospects coming from the Dub and other leagues (Gillies, Backlund, etc.). He's advanced for his age at this point in time, but you can only wonder how much more improvement he can make. this happens all the time in prospects, whether it be at the peewee level or major junior.

Exactly.

With the "Spezza Draft" as I heard it was going to be a year and a half before the fact, Kovalchuk came out of nowhere. It's not that Spezza was a dissapointment, a better player in the same draft year who had only played a little in the North American spotlight came along. It seems like there's a kid who stands out in North American junior (mostly the CHL) and they talk about that guy over everyone else.

Another thing I read is that people are already looking ahead and saying no one is Gello Esposito quality in this draft. Didn't they say that in Ovechkin's draft year? "He's good but he's no Crosby." There's just too much talk with so much uncertainty in the draft.

[QandA 0]

I lost respect for him when he said he was going to the NCAA route and than Quebec drafts him and he plays there. They made a deal under the table, and such a thing shouldn't be allowed. Crosby went to the horrible team and he went to the memorial cup. This kid coudln't go to the horrible team and do it...he had to go to the team he thought he could win, not make win.

[kkancho 6]

Under the table deal? Is getting a crapload of undisclosed amount of money compared to other players in the league considered under the table? Because Crosby got that from Rimouski. Kovalchuk almost got that too from a team in the Q but he was asking for too much.

We'll see how he does next year without Radulov.. but in the Q finals and the memorial cup, it was pretty obvious that Radulov needed Espo just as much as Espo needed Radulov to play well.

[thejackal 46]

Any relation to Tony or Phil?

He's not related to either.

Correct, his family owns grocery stores in Mtl. He played for an english private school in mtl (forgot which) in my school's league. I missed playing against that mofo by a year :D I've heard tales of sickness from my teammates though.

[QandA 0]

He played at Shattuck's St. Mary's I'm pretty sure. I don't care if Crosby took money under the table, he went first overall to the last place team in the previous system. Esposito pretended he didn't want to to the Q and rather go NCAA so that St. John and the next 9 teams woudlnt' take him, rather Quebec, who knew whta his intentions were took him.

[Eazy_b97 1]

With the "Spezza Draft" as I heard it was going to be a year and a half before the fact, Kovalchuk came out of nowhere.  It's not that Spezza was a dissapointment, a better player in the same draft year who had only played a little in the North American spotlight came along.  It seems like there's a kid who stands out in North American junior (mostly the CHL) and they talk about that guy over everyone else.

Another thing I read is that people are already looking ahead and saying no one is Gello Esposito quality in this draft.  Didn't they say that in Ovechkin's draft year? "He's good but he's no Crosby."  There's just too much talk with so much uncertainty in the draft.

Spezza was very much a dissapointment. His poor showing at the WJC vs. Kovalchuk lead him to a downfall. Kovalchuk was a great player, and would likely have gone #1, but the spot was Spezza's to lose and he did. With his trade requests and poor showings.

Samsonov was another who was ranked #1 for a long period of time before he dropped down to #8. Kind've funny Boston got the true #1 pick and the projected #1 pick as well, now both are gone.

I haven't heard anyone really rave about Espo to be honest. All I've heard is, he's good, but he's no Crosby and Tavares looks better.

As for the Ovechkin draft, everyone knew him and Malkin were good and there were a number of debates who would go #1 had Crosby been available in that draft.

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Eazy_b97 Posted on Jun 16 2006, 03:58 PM

Spezza was very much a dissapointment. His poor showing at the WJC vs. Kovalchuk lead him to a downfall. Kovalchuk was a great player, and would likely have gone #1, but the spot was Spezza's to lose and he did. With his trade requests and poor showings.

Samsonov was another who was ranked #1 for a long period of time before he dropped down to #8. Kind've funny Boston got the true #1 pick and the projected #1 pick as well, now both are gone.

I haven't heard anyone really rave about Espo to be honest. All I've heard is, he's good, but he's no Crosby and Tavares looks better.

As for the Ovechkin draft, everyone knew him and Malkin were good and there were a number of debates who would go #1 had Crosby been available in that draft.

You're right because Spezza didn't have a great draft year and a poor WJC compared to Kovalchuk. I meant he isn't a disappointment as a number 2 overall with how he's playing now. I think he'd be a good 1st overall pick, but not compared to Kovalchuk, it's all relative.

And Samsonov too, I forgot about him. There was talk about him for a long time. I hope he has a big year if he stays in Edmonton. He should have been in the Western Conference, he was made for it.

kkancho Posted on Jun 16 2006, 03:06 PM

  Under the table deal? Is getting a crapload of undisclosed amount of money compared to other players in the league considered under the table? Because Crosby got that from Rimouski. Kovalchuk almost got that too from a team in the Q but he was asking for too much.

A Russian hockey player asking for too much money? Never.

[Gongshow11 1]

Any relation to Tony or Phil?

I THINK he's Phil's son...but don't quote me on that. I do know he is the kid of one of the Esposito brothers.

couldn't be a bigger lie as i know him personally and is related to neither. good shot at it though

[kosydar 0]

Any relation to Tony or Phil?

I THINK he's Phil's son...but don't quote me on that. I do know he is the kid of one of the Esposito brothers.

couldn't be a bigger lie as i know him personally and is related to neither. good shot at it though

Calm down buddy. I don't think anyone here is lying, just unintentionally stating things that might not be true. But congrats on knowing someone. I think we're all impressed.

[Gongshow11 1]

Any relation to Tony or Phil?

I THINK he's Phil's son...but don't quote me on that. I do know he is the kid of one of the Esposito brothers.

couldn't be a bigger lie as i know him personally and is related to neither. good shot at it though

Calm down buddy. I don't think anyone here is lying, just unintentionally stating things that might not be true. But congrats on knowing someone. I think we're all impressed.

ok mahoney