2017-2018 Blues Prospects Thread

[Linkens Mastery]

Haven't seen much from Kostin myself, but, not too worried about his production, He's still pacing himself around 35-40 points per 82 games. I can see him putting up similar numbers to Barb's first year in the AHL, especially with him missing most of last season.

 

[Bye Felicia]

I’m curious at Kostin’s lack of shots on goal. He has only 25 in 24 games, though he did have four yesterday. I haven’t seen him at all—can anybody who has shed light on his apparent difficulty with getting shots on net?

 

[Oberyn]

Kostin was in the bottom six for a while. He might have been bumped up yesterday with the late scratch to Thompson.

 

[MissouriMook]

You do you, Robb. BluesHF just wouldn't be the same without you posting in random threads.

I think we should have a ROBB button available on our board that allows the user to take a post and move it to another thread.

 

[Robb_K]

Nice drive by Stastny after a great feed by Tarasenko.

I even edited this post to fix my typo small "t" in Tarasenko, without noticing that I had posted on the wrong thread! Bah!

 

[Vincenzo Arelliti]

Kostin was in the bottom six for a while. He might have been bumped up yesterday with the late scratch to Thompson.

I didn't catch the game the other night, but I believe that's why he was bumped. Being in the bottom 6 has been good for his overall game, but putting up that pace post-injury, new ice, etc. etc., I'm pretty happy with his performance thus far. Getting out of a shared-team situation (even if he is on the better of the two) will help him out a lot. I'll be watching the game Thursday. I've not been able to watch much because school and shit, but now that things are taking a lull, I expect to be back to near full-time AHL and NHL watching . . . watching both Chicago and San An is going to be a challenge though.

 

[Alklha]

 

[The Note in MI]

Potted a goal so far in the Usports vs Canada exhibition which consists of what I’d guess is really close to their starting lineup.

 

[joshyhockey26]

Potted a goal so far in the Usports vs Canada exhibition which consists of what I’d guess is really close to their starting lineup.

Kaspick is one who’s on the outside looking in. Needs a few strong performances to ensure a bottom six spot.

 

[Oberyn]

Wouldn't be surprised if Kaspick is cut tonight.

 

[The Note in MI]

Chloowski was but no one else that I see on Twitter.

 

[David Dennison]

Chloowski was but no one else that I see on Twitter.

Cody Glass was just announced, big surprise there. Also Kole Lind.

 

[Novacain]

Wouldn't be surprised if Kaspick is cut tonight.

Seems like he survived another day. I honestly think he might be one of those "good defensive forward and character guy they want there in the locker room" types.

 

[Novacain]

BTW, anyone have anything on David Noel? Just noticed he's almost leading his team points with 29 in 33 games (with 12 freaking goals) as a defensemen, and he's almost already equaled his point total from last year. Was his game supposed to be "offensive threat but defensive liability" or are we looking at another late round sneaky defensemen get.

 

[Dbrownss]

BTW, anyone have anything on David Noel? Just noticed he's almost leading his team points with 29 in 33 games (with 12 freaking goals) as a defensemen, and he's almost already equaled his point total from last year. Was his game supposed to be "offensive threat but defensive liability" or are we looking at another late round sneaky defensemen get.

I didn't pay too much attention to the late pick guys from last year, but i thought he was drafted for his skating ability and defense. Too lazy to go look through the threads

 

[Novacain]

Just looked through as much as I can find, and it does seem the word is offensive defensemen with a booming shot. Which makes sense with the stat line. Worth noting his team isn't very good, and he's the only drafted player on it, but still, 6th in the Q from points as a defensemen. Just someone that we might need to move into "player we keep an eye on" status.

 

[Alklha]

BTW, anyone have anything on David Noel? Just noticed he's almost leading his team points with 29 in 33 games (with 12 freaking goals) as a defensemen, and he's almost already equaled his point total from last year. Was his game supposed to be "offensive threat but defensive liability" or are we looking at another late round sneaky defensemen get.

His production isn't a massive surprise because he has an excellent, accurate one-timer. That's the one thing that stands out. He seems to read the game pretty well.

He isn't a defensive liability, but his strength and initial positioning need a lot of work. We will have drafted him because he has the frame to solve the strength issues.

 

[TK 421]

I'm really enjoying watching fans lose their minds that their teams prospects have been cut from TC's camp(Yes...I'm a bad person).

Zomg!!!!! Glass got cut????? No wayzz brah! He'z a top 10 pick and stuff!!!

Meanwhile I rest easy knowing that Robert "No more muffins, I now eat laser beams for breakfast cause I studied Matthews shot and stuff" Thomas is a lock. So is Jordan " Taking the OHL's lunch money" Kyrou. On top of that even Kaspick still has a shot. Really nice seeing our Amateur Scouts drafting ability stacking up favorably to the rest of the league.

 

[Dbrownss]

I saw a few people crying over Thomas being a lock from the get go. They don't seem to follow guys like Pronmann

 

[STL fan in MN]

I haven’t seen Noel play yet this year but the book on him has always been that he’s an offensive d-men with shaky D and positioning.

He seems to have some good tools to work with so maybe he’ll develop into something eventually.

 

[TK 421]

I saw a few people crying over Thomas being a lock from the get go. They don't seem to follow guys like Pronmann

Lol yeah I saw that. Funny because he's one of the most well rounded guys there and one of the closest to being a pro. Hunter trusts him as a defensemen on their PK in London which speaks volumes for a kid his age. FO % was at 63% the other day and his goal production is light years ahead of last year.

 

[Alklha]

Not sure how anyone could complain about Thomas being a lock; he plays a strong overall game and is second in PPG scoring in the OHL. Maybe my perception is tainted by the past, but the OHL is typically the better of the three CHL leagues.

I just hope Kyrou and Thomas live up to the expectations that Hockey Canada have of them, because if they do then they have a great chance of going to the Olympics.

 

[Dbrownss]

Not sure how anyone could complain about Thomas being a lock; he plays a strong overall game and is second in PPG scoring in the OHL. Maybe my perception is tainted by the past, but the OHL is typically the better of the three CHL leagues.

I just hope Kyrou and Thomas live up to the expectations that Hockey Canada have of them, because if they do then they have a great chance of going to the Olympics.

Because he's outperforming guys they like that are older or picked higher. The few tweets Ive seen of roster builds by reputable media guys had him as the 2C behind Steel. As an 18yr old......he's something else

 

[BangarangxRufio]

Not sure how anyone could complain about Thomas being a lock; he plays a strong overall game and is second in PPG scoring in the OHL. Maybe my perception is tainted by the past, but the OHL is typically the better of the three CHL leagues.

I just hope Kyrou and Thomas live up to the expectations that Hockey Canada have of them, because if they do then they have a great chance of going to the Olympics.

like this?

 

[Alklha]

like this?

Yeah, those are the expectations that they have to live up to. Both are very highly thought of by Hockey Canada, which is why there is talk about their potential inclusion on the Olympic roster. They need to show it on the ice for Canada at the WJC though.