Matthews weighs in at 216, compared to the 194 listed on hockeydb
- lumlums

Big and slow...Excuse me Biggs

avark..

matthews fell during a balance test
- daeth

you would too if you had laine on one shoulder and puljarvi on the other

I'm pretty sure we should just draft the guy who benches the most.

Safe play.

I'm pretty sure we should just draft the guy who benches the most.

Safe play.
- BetterCallSaul

Or the weakest guy since he will have the most room for improvement. Having the 1st overall pick sucks.

Watch this instead .
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UxV7GTbqC10
- Jeropotato

Do you carry your pack of cigarettes rolled up in your t-shirt sleeve?

- daeth

what weight were they pushing? was it their own body weight?

what weight were they pushing? was it their own body weight?
- poohcrumbs

a certain % of their weight, not sure what exactly. 70%? i don't remember what they said.

I want a live stream...
- Arctic_AARDVARK

that is live, if its on break.. Laine and PullHarvey testing is at 3pm

what weight were they pushing? was it their own body weight?
- poohcrumbs

Pretty sure it's 150 lbs they are benching, but they have to do it according to their guidelines. They have beeps for when to go down and up. Guys usually push more but only get credit for a handful because of the guidelines.

a certain % of their weight, not sure what exactly. 70%? i don't remember what they said.
- daeth

so Girard was doing 112lb reps :

http://thehockeywriters.c...-combine-heights-weights/
German Rubtsov (5th Euro): Listed: 6-foot-2, 178 lbs Combine: 6-foot-0.5, 189.74 lbs

bet he says he has a 10" Richard too

Pretty sure it's 150 lbs they are benching, but they have to do it according to their guidelines. They have beeps for when to go down and up. Guys usually push more but only get credit for a handful because of the guidelines.
- matt1337

Dug this up from 2015 combine

Conducted using a standard padded bench with the
athlete
lifting 70-80% of
his body weight (pre-determined)


http://avalanche.nhl.com/...t_Event_Summary_FINAL.pdf


so Matthews would of been doing 170 - 175lbs

Girard - 120lb or 125 lb reps
or 130lb cant remember if he was 160lbs or 155 and under

something like that. seems unfair what if your a little bastard who is super strong, why wouldnt you want to do like 150% of your weight if you could

This is mostly just for teams to figure out what areas players need to work on so it's a pretty fair system imo.

If this was a weight lifting championship that would indeed be BS though lol

This is mostly just for teams to figure out what areas players need to work on so it's a pretty fair system imo.
- daeth

I suppose

If your 150 and you can bench as much as a 215lb they should let you have at it

Big and slow...Excuse me Biggs

avark..
- Fruitcakenipple

(frank)in Button

He just needs to take a massive dump.
- daeth

A triple coiler? I had one of those the other day.

How Matthews doing for the physicals?

How Matthews doing for the physicals?
- systemtool

Does it matter? This kid is the real deal, the toast of the draft class. Any flaw they find at the combine will be inconsequential and serve as nothing more than fodder for idiot fans that want nothing more than to discredit the kid because he's gonna be a Leaf.
Oilers fans know this.Christ there was even a campaign ( albeit short lived and perpetuated by few) that tried to say Eichel>McDavid because the hated Oilers were getting him.

How Matthews doing for the physicals?
- systemtool

ok

ok
- Arctic_AARDVARK

oh

Who cares. bench presses etc, don't determine a players hockey IQ or skill level. He's still the #1 pick.

And.... we all love Big Mac's.

oh
- jimi james

ya

The Pegula family and the Buffalo Sabres organization has redefined the NHL Scouting Combine. In the past two years of hosting this special event, the Sabres have added tremendous value, exposure, and equity to the scouting combine brand.

Before Buffalo got it's hands on the NHL Scouting Combine, it was hosted in a downtown Toronto hotel ballroom like a "get rich quick" seminar would be. The scene was crowded, disjointed, and very confusing to the participants and to the media. Nothing about the Toronto model screamed "hockey". It was a mess. From a draft prospect standpoint, it was a "bust".


- nbboy