Prospect Info: CHL, NCAA & European Prospects Thread | Part XII

[Jason MacIsaac]

I know I sound like a hater, and I do harp on it a bit, but if we think Davies can handle the roll, Id trade Butcher this offseason. His value should be sky high.

It has been mentioned quite a few times that Davies is very much in the mold of Gostisbehere.

 

[Call Me Al]

not moving butcher yet. if he can improve his skating he has really high potential. why not have both? left d is our weakest position

 

[Unknown Caller]

I know I sound like a hater, and I do harp on it a bit, but if we think Davies can handle the roll, Id trade Butcher this offseason. His value should be sky high.

Not the greatest idea. What does it signal to other free agents, especially college free agents, when a guy chooses you over tons of other teams and then you trade him less than a calendar year later when he exceeds expectations? The decision to trade Butcher would impact a lot more than him alone.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

I know I sound like a hater, and I do harp on it a bit, but if we think Davies can handle the roll, Id trade Butcher this offseason. His value should be sky high.

trading a 40 point rookie DMan sure seems like a GREAT idea....

its almost as if players can't improve on things in their game as they get older

 

[Darkauron]

Get a good young offensive LD..wants to trade him.

??????????

 

[devilsblood]

trading a 40 point rookie DMan sure seems like a GREAT idea....

its almost as if players can't improve on things in their game as they get older

Well we'd be getting back d-man who has put up 50 pts in his career.

And yeah, slow skaters don't become fast skaters. That's like a real thing.

 

[devilsblood]

Get a good young offensive LD..wants to trade him.

??????????

I know my timing is awful here, but for a more complete player, yeah that's what I'm proposing.

 

[OmNomNom]

once again, butcher CAN play RD also

 

[Unknown Caller]

Davies is 5'11" and we're acting like he's undersized? He's the same size as Karlsson and an inch shorter than guys like Subban, Letang and Provorov. How is this even a consideration?

 

[Devils731]

Davies is 5'11" and we're acting like he's undersized? He's the same size as Karlsson and an inch shorter than guys like Subban, Letang and Provorov. How is this even a consideration?

People really get hung up on height. For most players weight is a better indicator of size.

I remember a story from an old baseball scout that you could never list a right handed pitcher as under 6 foot tall. So you’d have all these talented 5’9” pitchers being listed as 6’ by the scout so that their teams wouldn’t discount the prospect.

 

[Jason MacIsaac]

gonuathletics

Watch for number 4 in the highlights, I will give a spoiler, he has effortless speed and has the puck on his stick alot. I had him ahead of Rykov before the trade and there are very few prospects I have ahead of him now. I want to see him win the national championship but I want him to get a game in before the playoffs, which i fully expect him to do.

 

[devilsblood]

gonuathletics

Watch for number 4 in the highlights, I will give a spoiler, he has effortless speed and has the puck on his stick alot. I had him ahead of Rykov before the trade and there are very few prospects I have ahead of him now. I want to see him win the national championship but I want him to get a game in before the playoffs, which i fully expect him to do.

So you think he signs with NJ after his season?

 

[Emperoreddy]

I am just happy to see the NU kid succeeding so much.

 

[OmNomNom]

now if we could just draft a successful BU player....

(not one of the past, i know pando was one)

 

[Jason MacIsaac]

So you think he signs with NJ after his season?

Yes, he will sign a day after his season ends and join the Devils roster. We will see if he can translate his game breaking abilities to the NHL like Gostisbehere.

 

[OmNomNom]

gonuathletics

Watch for number 4 in the highlights, I will give a spoiler, he has effortless speed and has the puck on his stick alot. I had him ahead of Rykov before the trade and there are very few prospects I have ahead of him now. I want to see him win the national championship but I want him to get a game in before the playoffs, which i fully expect him to do.

which video?

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

by the way, you can ABSOLUTELY improve your skating and get faster. No, he won't ever have blazing speed, but its possible. Get him to the skate coach that Parise, Larsson, Boyle, etc used

 

[Jason MacIsaac]

which video?

All of them, the last two game highlights are pretty good.

 

[OmNomNom]

All of them, the last two game highlights are pretty good.

that was hot

 

[Zippy316]

Yes, he will sign a day after his season ends and join the Devils roster. We will see if he can translate his game breaking abilities to the NHL like Gostisbehere.

I can't see this happening unless the Devils have a playoff spot locked up.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Yes, he will sign a day after his season ends and join the Devils roster. We will see if he can translate his game breaking abilities to the NHL like Gostisbehere.

speculation or source? Just curious. I'd love it. Even if it were to just get him practicing and used to the pro game.

 

[Jason MacIsaac]

speculation or source? Just curious. I'd love it. Even if it were to just get him practicing and used to the pro game.

Speculation, NJ is weak on the left side, an injury to Greene or Moore leaves us in a terrible place for the playoffs. I think NJ knew they would be getting Davis at some point and didn't get defense depth because of this.

 

[Call Me Al]

we still have mueller, and with santini someone could play their offside which i imagine they would do before putting a 21 year old player right out of college with no pro experience in a playoff game

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

I doubt he would play

but having him for insurance couldn't hurt

remember there is no roster limit

 

[Emperoreddy]

It also really wouldn’t hurt to be able to afford a bit of a rotation on the left side either.