Prospect Info: 2023 NHL Draft - 5th Round - 151st Overall - Thomas Milic G

[jetsforever]

Definitely doing well in the WHL so happy with this pick

 

[Mud Turtle]

Absolutely love this pick! I can’t believe that he wasn’t already drafted!
Great pick here.

 

[Huffer]

Seems like a good pick at this stage in the draft. We'd be ecstatic if we drafted a goalie at 18 and then a few seasons later had the season he just had.

 

[surixon]

I think he gets a fair shake to turn pro. AHL or ECHL bound likely.

Agreed, has nothing to prove in junior

 

[TommyKillian]

Wow... I forgot he was undrafted and assumed from the thread title this was a distant cousin of the WJC-winning, Memorial Cup finalist goalie. This seems like a fantastic value pick to me.

Yes, he's an over-ager and WJC success has never been a good predictor of NHL success for Canadian goalies, but this is great use of a 5th round pick.

 

[DannyGallivan]

So we have the WHL and the OHL’s top goalies. Sweet.

 

[Daximus]

Agreed, has nothing to prove in junior

Yeah the Jets should sign him soon this summer and we should see what he has in camp. With the gaping hole we will have with Helle's departure he will likely even get a look at the Jets depending on who is between the pipes. At 20 he's a long shot but the kid has the athleticism and skill to make it. Only thing working against him is size but he makes up for it.

 

[surixon]

Yeah the Jets should sign him soon this summer and we should see what he has in camp. With the gaping hole we will have with Helle's departure he will likely even get a look at the Jets depending on who is between the pipes. At 20 he's a long shot but the kid has the athleticism and skill to make it. Only thing working against him is size but he makes up for it.

I mean a certain other small goalie has given us fits in the division the past few years in Saros. Size is only one attribute.

 

[Daximus]

I mean a certain other small goalie has given us fits in the division the past fee years I'm Saros. Size is only one attribute.

Yep I just hope the Jets give this kid a fair shake. He's the real deal.

 

[surixon]

Yep I just hope the Jets give this kid a fair shake. He's the real deal.

Well it's not like the competition is all that great until Dom becomes a pro in a year. I imagine if he can beat out wither goalie on the Moose they will give it to him. We seem to have given almost every goalie prospect we've drafted and signed a good opportunity in the AHL. I see this as no different here.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

I mean a certain other small goalie has given us fits in the division the past few years in Saros. Size is only one attribute.

Yeah, but it is a big one. Or, in this case, a small one.

 

[Guardian17]

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Big goalies have a greater chance of success simply because they cover more of the net. But a goalie can be huge and still not very good. Or a small man can be good in spite of his stature.

In the end, it doesn't matter at all how they succeed. It only matters that they succeed. So far, Milic has been succeeding.

 

[Scheifele55]

I think he gets a fair shake to turn pro. AHL or ECHL bound likely.

I can see him starting the year in the ECHL only to gauge his pro level skill. AHL has Holm and Salminen and there is no point in having Milic backing up one of them in the AHL.

 

[Daximus]

I can see him starting the year in the ECHL only to gauge his pro level skill. AHL has Holm and Salminen and there is no point in having Milic backing up one of them in the AHL.

I could see Milic surpassing both of them on the depth chart quickly.

 

[Monkey D Luffy]

Yep I just hope the Jets give this kid a fair shake. He's the real deal.

Based on what I've seen and read about him the floor has to be AHL starter/NHL backup.

A guy who should be pro ready at 20yrs old sooner rather than later sounds like a safe bet for a 6th.

 

[Scheifele55]

I could see Milic surpassing both of them on the depth chart quickly.

I totally agree. I am just saying, instead of throwing him to the wolves of the AHL per say, start him in the ECHL, let him slowly advance, kind of like in major league baseball how players start in rookie ball and advance even if they are dominating the competition.

 

[Daximus]

I totally agree. I am just saying, instead of throwing him to the wolves of the AHL per say, start him in the ECHL, let him slowly advance, kind of like in major league baseball how players start in rookie ball and advance even if they are dominating the competition.

I don't think anything can really shake him. If he's Moose ready you give him the job and make the rest take it from him. Have a feeling he will be backing up the Jets before long if not our full fledged starter.

 

[WolfHouse]

Nice pick - glad to see another goalie prospect

 

[snowkiddin]

Definitely worth a flyer

 

[JetsUK]

I don't think anything can really shake him. If he's Moose ready you give him the job and make the rest take it from him. Have a feeling he will be backing up the Jets before long if not our full fledged starter.

That's a great vote of confidence. I caught some of his play during the MC highlights and he seems very quick and controlled in the net. Looking forward to hearing more reports of him in dev camp this year.

 

[Gm0ney]

Over Milic's last 3556 shots (regular season + playoffs), he's a .922.
Divincentiis's 2886 shot OHL career (regular + playoffs), he's a .915 (1 year younger than Milic)

Fun fact: The only CHL goalie in the NHL's Top 10 SV% over the past 3 seasons is...Darcy Kuemper, in 10th place with a .914. Jarry and MAF are right behind him at 11th and 12th with .913.

Kuemper's last ~3000 WHL shots, he was a .919
Jarry's last ~3000 WHL shots, he was a .912

 

[gojetsgo]

 

[Sweech]

Over Milic's last 3556 shots (regular season + playoffs), he's a .922.
Divincentiis's 2886 shot OHL career (regular + playoffs), he's a .915 (1 year younger than Milic)

Fun fact: The only CHL goalie in the NHL's Top 10 SV% over the past 3 seasons is...Darcy Kuemper, in 10th place with a .914. Jarry and MAF are right behind him at 11th and 12th with .913.

Kuemper's last ~3000 WHL shots, he was a .919
Jarry's last ~3000 WHL shots, he was a .912

Inject this into my veins

 

[trebendan]

Are Holm and that other guy still under contract for next year? Can't see either making the Jets as a backup anytime soon.

But you are right the kid just gets it done so i wouldn't bet against him.

Holm is a RFA who might not get qualified so Milic could take his place.