dudacek
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Is this a prediction?
Sure, what the hell.
Anyone else care to make some risky prospect pool predictions for this year?
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OK, this is getting ridiculous.
Prospect camp is underway and we don't have any assistant coaches.
Is Teddy planning to run things by himself?
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I always like McNabb. Hope it works out for him.
Me too. I think he will succeed in LA.
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Surprise development of the year:
Grigorenko gets it, earning praise for his effort, dedication and coachability in Rochester
Zadorov pouts after not making the big club, gets criticized for being undisciplined and going through the motions in junior, and whispers start about him wanting a trade, or heading to the KHL.
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Only two things can keep him out of the opening night lineup:
1) An inability to keep up physically with NHL men.
2) a much-improved Mikhail Girgorenko
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I think Murray has shown he is not solely focused on size, just that he sees it a a necessary ingredient that the organization lacked.
Had Draisaitl been the pick over Reinhart, I may have been concerned about an over emphasis, but he wasn't and I'm not.
Darcy thought you could win without size. Tim disagrees and will likely continue to add size whenever there is an opportunity.
But I think overall, you will find ZFG over individual traits or lack thereof as long as a player can play.
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Essentially, a replacement for Kevin Porter, right?
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I could be wrong, but I think Carrier is not AHL-eligible this year.
December '94 birthday. He just makes the cutoff.
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Nikita?
Well, that kinda goes without saying, don't it?
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The NHL talent is lacking, but the system has a lot of possibilities at pretty much every level and position.
This is what it looks like at the moment:
NHL veterans:
Moulson/Ennis/Stafford
Foligno/Hodgson/Stewart
Flynn/Girgensons/Gionta
Kaleta/McCormick/Mitchell
Ellis
Myers/Gorges
Meszaros/
Weber/
Enroth
Neuvirth
AHLers looking for NHL work:
Larsson/Dalpe/Adam
Deslauriers/Grigorenko/Armia
Carrier/Varone/Catenacci
Sundher/Schaller/Samuels-Thomas
Kea/Jacobs
Ristolainen/Pysyk
McCabe/Ruhwedel
Strachan/Bagnall
Gauthier/Austin
Hackett
Lieuwen
Makarov
Juniors/college/overseas:
Lemieux/Reinhart/Fasching
Baptiste/Compher/Bailey
Karabacek/Hurley /Cornel
Willman/Malone/Possler
Zadorov
Martin/Florentino
Ullmark
Johanson
Peterson
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Maybe I'm totally wrong but I'd be shocked if Schaller saw NHL duty...ever. It would definitely be an indictment of the other AHL prospects who are supposed to be vastly more talented (Armia, Grigs).
You've seen Schaller more than I have, but I liked his play down the stretch and in the playoffs a lot. He's got size and edge and defensive awareness.
He will never be more than a guy at the bottom edges of a roster, but I can see him having a Matt Ellis type career.
And I think he gets a taste this year over Ellis when McCormick goes down with his inevitable injury.
Armia and Grigs aren't going to get the call to get fourth-line minutes.
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As for me, I think Carrier is the bust-out guy from that 11-15 pool. I think he might just have it.
Baker also notes that the farm is starting to get light on D. I don't want Murray to pull a "reverse Darcy." I hope to see some balance.
Yep, at least two of the next year's five high picks need to be blue liners.
And I don't think I am being a homer when I say guys like Larsson and Cornel are top 10 players on the prospect lists for at least half the league. We are bound to have more hits due to the sheer number of players in the system.
To take that a step further, our number 30 prospect, Tim Schaller, has a decent shot of getting some at action in the NHL this year. Our number 21 prospect, Deslauriers, will probably be an NHL regular.
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Hope no one is expecting more than 15/15 from Gionta next year.
And that they are prepared for the horrendous plus-minus numbers of Meszaros and Gorges.
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This is it ladies and gentlemen. This camp a big deal. This is the crucible where it starts.
There will be so many good prospects in camp Monday that the critical mass is there to create an environment where talented prospects will be forced to compete and compete hard to earn their place in the pecking order.
Zemgus will be setting the standard for talented grit guys like Compher and Baptiste to match.
If Brendan Lemieux wants to be an NHL power forward any time soon he is going to have to be better than Carrier or Fasching.
Who is the guy who will be in the wheelhouse on offence: Samson or Mikhail? Joel Armia, you are being chased by Justin Bailey.
Nikita, Jake, Mark and Rasmus? There's only room for two of you right now.
Nobody has earned the label goalie of the future yet. Which one of you is it going to be?
Cornel, Schaller, Kea, Catenacci, Samuels-Thomas, Gauthier, Florentino, etc., look at guys in front of you.
You want it, you better bring your lunch bucket.
This is one of the key components of the plan: bringing a bunch of young talent together at the same time, let them fight it out. Let them bond. Let the strong survive. I can't wait.
Anyone going to watch and post some reports?
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Ott, Moulson, Halak/Neuvirth, Gorges and Stewart are NHL players.
More to your point, teams have rebuilt trading NHL players for picks and prospects numerous times over the years, but never as deliberately and quickly as this.
Call it what you want, it's calculated and its within the rules and it aimed at a Stanley Cup.
It's nice to at least be able to see the plan and agree with the end game.
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Is that why you were defending the maturity progression of 18 year olds?
Don't worry, she's still going to date A-holes when she's 25...... :)
You aren't making me feel any better. :P
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Just realized that Reinhart is closer in age to my son than to me.
######! :censored:
He is exactly the age of my daughter.
######! :censored:
######! :censored:
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Pregnant pause as we await the next post.
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I wouldn't overthink the whole issue of hiding Sam, or whether he should or shouldn't make the team before we see his play on the ice. He'll play if he is one of the top three centres and/or top nine forwards. If not, he will be back in juniors. It's really that simple.
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So is Lemieux.......
And Lemieux could turn out to be a self-absorbed ass.
Growing up changes people. What you see now might not be what you see at 25.
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He's a lefty
(And Drane, he's 18!)
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Detroit translation:
"Oh, you don't like that we've made the playoffs every year for the last 2 decades? Ok, go ###### yourself!"
Or, in Buffalo-speak, No f#cks given
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Latvia had a beautiful system for their talent. They clogged and gave up shots but sludged the front so no good rebounds were available. Then on transition they just pushed with numbers all the way and had a drop pass in effect while trying to get traffic in front. It was simple but perfect considering the odds. They were certainly not a team running around like chickens with their heads cut off.
Kinda sounds like the Hardest working team in hockey.
Now if we can only find a Hasek...
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I'd be very surprised if Baptiste is not an NHL player. He has a skill set that projects in many different roles.
Bottom end is Corey Tropp and his upside is much higher.
I think he has a good chance of making Canada's WJC team this year.
1st Round pick #2 Sam Reinhart
in The Aud Club
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I think any player who has played three years of major junior should be eligible for the AHL.
Player has likely got what he needed from the CHL and the CHL has got its money's worth from the player/