Prospect Info: 2017-2018 Prospect Stats and Discussion

[oilers'72]

BTW, I think this is the tweet Hugo McStiglitz was referring to (let me know if the tweet doesn't show up):

 

[oilers'72]

CHL games tonight:

OHL

Peterborough (Dylan Wells) at Niagara (Kirill Maksimov) @ 5 PM
Listen on 90.5 CJMB Peterborough or 610 CKTB St. Catherines or watch on OHL Live

Guelph (Dmitri Samorukov) at Saginaw @ 5:05 PM
Listen at 1460 CJOY Guelph or watch on OHL Live

WHL:

Edmonton at Lethbridge (Stuart Skinner) @ 7 PM
Listen at TSN 1260 OTA or online or 106.7 CJRX Lethbridge or watch on WHL Live

Kirill Maksimov had a good night against Dylan Wells, scoring a goal and 2 assists as the Icedogs pasted the Petes 5-1. Maksimov also had 4 shots, a roughing minor and a double checking-from-behind minor and was +3. Wells (L 1-2-0) stopped 27 of 32 shots in the loss.
http://ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/22416/boxscore
http://ontariohockeyleague.com/video/sept-3017-pbo-1-nia-5

Dmitri Samorukov had 2 assists, 4 shots, a delay of game penalty and was +1 as Guelph doubles Saginaw 6-3.
http://ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/22418/boxscore
http://ontariohockeyleague.com/video/sept-3017-gue-6-sag-3

Stuart Skinner made 19 saves as the Hurricanes bested the Oil Kings 4-1. Skinner was also named the game's third star.
http://whl.ca/gamecentre/1014652/boxscore
http://lethbridgehurricanes.com/video/09-30-2017-hurricanes-4-vs-oil-kings-1

 

[oilers'72]

A couple of early games in the OHL and QMJHL.

OHL

Niagara (Kirill Maksimov) at Peterborough (Dylan Wells) @ 12:05 PM
Listen on 90.5 CJMB Peterborough or 610 CKTB St. Catherines or watch on OHL Live

QMJHL

Saint John (Ostap Safin) at Cape Breton @ 1 PM
Listen at 96.1 CINB Saint John or watch on QMJHL Live

 

[oilers'72]

A couple of early games in the OHL and QMJHL.

OHL

Niagara (Kirill Maksimov) at Peterborough (Dylan Wells) @ 12:05 PM
Listen on 90.5 CJMB Peterborough or 610 CKTB St. Catherines or watch on OHL Live

QMJHL

Saint John (Ostap Safin) at Cape Breton @ 1 PM
Listen at 96.1 CINB Saint John or watch on QMJHL Live

Dylan Wells (W 2-2-0) put in a good 41 save performance as the Petes romped to an 8-4 win over the Icedogs. Kirill Maksimov had a goal, 8 shots and was -1 in the loss.
http://ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/22422/boxscore
http://ontariohockeyleague.com/video/oct-117-nia-4-pbo-8

Ostap Safin had an assist, 2 shots and was even as the Sea Dogs got past the Screaming Eagles 3-1.
http://theqmjhl.ca/gamecentre/25787/boxscore
http://theqmjhl.ca/video/oct-117-sea-dogs-3-screaming-eagles-1

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Maksimov is off to a heck of a start. 7 points in 4 games and piling up shots by the bucketful.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Maksimov is off to a heck of a start. 7 points in 4 games and piling up shots by the bucketful.

Can't say that I'm surprised, he was very good in Penticton. Hopefully he can maintain it.

 

[BoldNewLettuce]

Maksimov is off to a heck of a start. 7 points in 4 games and piling up shots by the bucketful.

you could say he's really maksimizing his time on the ice.....

 

[CycloneSweep]

Maksimov is off to a heck of a start. 7 points in 4 games and piling up shots by the bucketful.

Tied for 8th in the league too.

 

[oilers'72]

One game tonight and it's already underway (sorry for the late arrival).

Acadie-Bathurst at Saint John (Ostap Safin)
Listen at 96.1 CINB Saint John or watch on QMJHL Live

 

[oilers'72]

One game tonight and it's already underway (sorry for the late arrival).

Acadie-Bathurst at Saint John (Ostap Safin)
Listen at 96.1 CINB Saint John or watch on QMJHL Live

Ostap Safin scores his first QMJHL goal, had 4 shots (3 considered dangerous), was +1 and was named the game's second star as the Sea Dogs got a 3-1 win over the Titan.
http://theqmjhl.ca/gamecentre/26130/boxscore

 

[Bryanbryoil]

I can't say it enough, I am very excited for both Maximov and Safin as NHL prospects. Chia really has done a superb job from top to bottom of this organization.

 

[Aerchon]

I can't say it enough, I am very excited for both Maximov and Safin as NHL prospects. Chia really has done a superb job from top to bottom of this organization.

I've recently fallen out of love with Chiarelli because of how much it seems like he overpaid Leon/McDavid. Plus I feel Yama and Benson were to high risk high reward type picks. Yama with his first NHL game far ahead of expectation other prospects looking good, and McDavid/Leon looking worth 2X their salary in game one... Certainly makes me rethink my positions. Only game one but wow does Chiarelli look good at this exact moment.

Hope he continues to look this good. The years ahead will be tougher for him.

 

[Aceboogie]

Berglund has 4 points in 6 games in the SHL thus far. Swedish right hand shooting D with offense... *whistles*

Wont happen, but imagine a top 4 of:

Klefbom-Larsson
Lagesson-Berglund

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Keep a sharp eye on William Lagesson as well... he's playing top pairing minutes for Djurgardens and looking pretty damn solid doing it.

He's never going to be a big points guy, but he has Swedish Jason Smith written all over him.

 

[oilers'72]

A couple of games tonight in the OHL.

Guelph at Niagara (Kirill Maksimov) at 5 PM
Listen on 610 CKTB St. Catherines or watch on OHL Live

Flint at Peterborough (Dylan Wells) @ 5:05 PM
Listen on 90.5 CJMB Peterborough or watch on OHL Live

 

[Zaddy]

Berglund has 4 points in 6 games in the SHL thus far. Swedish right hand shooting D with offense... *whistles*

Wont happen, but imagine a top 4 of:

Klefbom-Larsson
Lagesson-Berglund

Was just gonna mention Berglund. Definitely a promising start to the season for him. It's not easy to score points in SHL, even less so for defensemen, so what he's doing (numbers-wise) is impressive. Definitely a dark horse to be an impact player in the NHL. I hope he comes over next year. A lot more excited/curious about him than Paigin.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Was just gonna mention Berglund. Definitely a promising start to the season for him. It's not easy to score points in SHL, even less so for defensemen, so what he's doing (numbers-wise) is impressive. Definitely a dark horse to be an impact player in the NHL. I hope he comes over next year. A lot more excited/curious about him than Paigin.

Paigin had a good rookie year in the KHL, faced injury and has been underwhelming since

 

[oilers'72]

A couple of games tonight in the OHL.

Guelph at Niagara (Kirill Maksimov) at 5 PM
Listen on 610 CKTB St. Catherines or watch on OHL Live

Flint at Peterborough (Dylan Wells) @ 5:05 PM
Listen on 90.5 CJMB Peterborough or watch on OHL Live

Kirill Maksimov had a rough night, with no points, 3 shots, a major for a slew foot midway through the third and was -4 as the Icedogs get thumped 5-2 by the Sudbury Wolves (my mistake).
http://ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/22427/boxscore
http://ontariohockeyleague.com/video/oct-517-sby-5-niag-2

Dylan Wells came up big, stopping 46 of 47 shots and was named the first star in Peterborough's 3-1 win over Flint.
http://ontariohockeyleague.com/gamecentre/22428/boxscore
http://ontariohockeyleague.com/video/oct-517-flnt-1-pbo-3

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Was just gonna mention Berglund. Definitely a promising start to the season for him. It's not easy to score points in SHL, even less so for defensemen, so what he's doing (numbers-wise) is impressive. Definitely a dark horse to be an impact player in the NHL. I hope he comes over next year. A lot more excited/curious about him than Paigin.

This maybe true, but after seeing Rundblad flop I must say that unless the player is a can't miss prospect I'd pump the brakes on their play until we see them in NA.

 

[Zaddy]

This maybe true, but after seeing Rundblad flop I must say that unless the player is a can't miss prospect I'd pump the brakes on their play until we see them in NA.

Haven't seen enough of Berglund to say that he isn't Rundblad, although I heavily doubt it. Rundblad was a highly flawed and overrated prospect. I actually had a bet with a friend of mine who was a season ticket holder of Skellefteå that Rundblad would never become a full-time NHLer. This was back in his draft year or post-draft year, somewhere around there.

 

[Aceboogie]

This maybe true, but after seeing Rundblad flop I must say that unless the player is a can't miss prospect I'd pump the brakes on their play until we see them in NA.

Well this could be pretty much be said about any prospect in any Euro league (or even AHL). There will always be an example of a prospect putting up big points in a pro league, then flopping in the NHL. It is still appropriate to get exicted when a prospect is doing well statisictally in another pro league, because more often than not, prospects who do good in a pro league transition better to the NHL than prospects who do not

Runblad is a valid example, although people were projecting him as a star and #1D. I think with Berglund we can all agree hes a long shot, but him doing well in SHL gives hope for him to even just make the NHL in some regard

 

[oilers'72]

A full slate of prospect games tonight.

QMJHL

Saint John (Ostap Safin) at Charlottetown @ 4 PM
Listen at 96.1 CINB Saint John or watch on QMJHL Live

OHL

Peterborough (Dylan Wells) at Ottawa @ 5 PM
Listen on 90.5 CJMB Peterborough or watch on OHL Live

Windsor at Guelph (Dmitri Samorukov) @ 5:30 PM
Listen at 1460 CJOY Guelph or watch on OHL Live

Niagara (Kirill Maksimov) at Oshawa @ 5:35 PM
Listen on 610 CKTB St. Catherines or watch on OHL Live

WHL

Prince Albert at Lethbridge (Stuart Skinner) @ 7 PM
Listen at 106.7 CJRX Lethbridge or watch on WHL Live

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Haven't seen enough of Berglund to say that he isn't Rundblad, although I heavily doubt it. Rundblad was a highly flawed and overrated prospect. I actually had a bet with a friend of mine who was a season ticket holder of Skellefteå that Rundblad would never become a full-time NHLer. This was back
in his draft year or post-draft year, somewhere around there.

I like what I'm hearing about him and liked the pick when it was made but while it's promising, I can't but help to think of Rundblad when people point to stats for SHL D.

Well this could be pretty much be said about any prospect in any Euro league (or even AHL). There will always be an example of a prospect putting up big points in a pro league, then flopping in the NHL. It is still appropriate to get exicted when a prospect is doing well statisictally in another pro league, because more often than not, prospects who do good in a pro league transition better to the NHL than prospects who do not

Runblad is a valid example, although people were projecting him as a star and #1D. I think with Berglund we can all agree hes a long shot, but him doing well in SHL gives hope for him to even just make the NHL in some regard

True but I find it even more critical for European players. The fact that there are so many Swedish D playing t such a high level in recent years gives me hope that he could amount to something. The fact that he has a good shot and is a RHD makes me hope even more that he pans out.

 

[Gone]

Bear with his first AHL goal, from JP!

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Bear with his first AHL goal, from JP!

Yup. I just posted that in the Condors thread. We out shot the hell out of them in the first just to have them flip the script in the 2nd.