“I think we’ve been galvanized by some of the adversity we’ve had, some of the situations we’ve kind of been put in. It’s forced our team to learn how to play and learn how to win a unique way, different from last year.
NHL Jerseys We’ve learned different things about our team and had success different ways.” — Dan Bylsma
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hat quest was leaving his native Germany to play in the Western Hockey League with the Seattle Thunderbirds. So far, the move has paid major dividends.
“Noebels has adjusted pretty well, and he’s positioning himself better in the second half of the season,”
NFL Jerseys online Central Scouting’s B.J. MacDonald told NHL.com. “He’s got nice size and awareness, displays playmaking
capabilities though he doesn’t have much to work with in Seattle. His work habits are good and not too many bad habits have crept into his play on a bad team, which is a good sign. I like the way he thinks, but he must improve his foot speed. … He has a scoring touch.”
“I think he knows that,
NFL New York Giants Jerseys, knows the league well, knows the opposition and personnel and knows who he’s going up against,” Seattle coach Rob Sumner told NHL.com. “He expects a lot of himself and he enjoys that challenge. He’s a big part of what we’re doing. He’s really climbed into our leadership group. He takes it as a challenge and he’s delivered.”
Confidence-wise it’s a real feather in the guy’s cap no matter what your country is to participate in that tournament,” Sumner said of the world juniors. “He’s come back and played very well since he’s been back and he was playing pretty darn well before he left. His game has steadily gone up and he’s still really improving.”
And Sumner believes there’s no reason he won’t continue rising.
Replica Jerseys Scouts made Thunderbirds games can’t-miss experiences to see Noebels in action.
“They want to know more about him,” Sumner said. “They’re very interested and intrigued and want to find out as much as they can about him. He’s certainly getting a lot of attention.”