Codi Ceci: Unbiased scouting report please?

[Studz]

Hi Ottawa fans,

I am looking for a scouting report on Codi Ceci as I am in a Keeper Fantasy league with a salary cap and I need an inexpensive d-man and he is on my radar.

Basically goals for defenseman count as 2 points and assists as 1.

What is his offensive ceiling this year and does he get any powerplay time?

Thank you.

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[Agent Zub]

I wouldn't be suprised if he broke out offensively this year. Could see him hit 30-35. He's got a great shot, good offensive instincts and knows how to jump into the rush or pinch.

 

[HavlatMach9]

he said he'll work on his offense this year and that's it's an important year for him (last year of ELC).

i'd say 30 or more points, upto 10 goals. Concerning the PP, going by last year, he'll get little time (because EK sucks up all the PP time on the right side on the PP so Ceci doesn't get a chance). However, our coach was unable to change our PP strategy because we were in a life and death situation, so it's possible that EK gets his PP time reduced and Ceci sees his increase substantially.

 

[caymanmew]

he has offensive potential but my guess is they mold him into more of a 2-way guy. he is likely going to be playing with Weircoich(spelling) or Cowen this year and neither are great defensively (unfortunately Cowen is worst offensively) so he will likely have to cover there mistakes a far bit. also our 2 best shots at stable top 4 guys in our organization(IMO) are Chabot and Weircoich both of which are more offensive guys. i'd expect 20-30 points as his normal for his career but he definitely has the potential to hit 40-50 regularly if we develop him with a more offensive mindset.

as for PP times i don't expect him to ever get any real PP time unless he become our best option on Karlsson off side or until Karlsson is in his 30's but the coach could cut Karlsson PP time i guess which would give Ceci more.

 

[BigBush*]

Hi Ottawa fans,

I am looking for a scouting report on Codi Ceci as I am in a Keeper Fantasy league with a salary cap and I need an inexpensive d-man and he is on my radar.

Basically goals for defenseman count as 2 points and assists as 1.

What is his offensive ceiling this year and does he get any powerplay time?

Thank you.

Not lots of PP time.

If I were to predict his points it's be 6 goals 20 assists.

Solid 2 way game, good young defenseman. I was really high on him but think hell end up a decent 2nd pairing dman

 

[Super Cake]

Breakout year for Ceci. He will outscore and get more points than Karlsson. He will also win the Norris this year.

Book it!!!!!!!

 

[DylanSensFan]

Hi Ottawa fans,

I am looking for a scouting report on Codi Ceci as I am in a Keeper Fantasy league with a salary cap and I need an inexpensive d-man and he is on my radar.

Basically goals for defenseman count as 2 points and assists as 1.

What is his offensive ceiling this year and does he get any powerplay time?

Thank you.

He had quite a few brain farts and mistakes last season, but that is likely because he was thrust into a top 4 position in his second season as a pro. Ceci has all the tools and from what I can see, he is coming back to camp even bigger and stronger than he was last season. Ceci has all the attributes to be a good contributor in a hockey pool I believe. I believe Cowen will play with him this season and that should bode well for both players. It will be interesting to see how Wideman slots in. It could be a W-W as the third pair... two offensively gifted defenders who can skate and pass. Our defensive core as a whole is looking pretty good.

 

[BrawlFan]

He will play top 4 minutes but for fantasy I would take Weir. The guy has better stats and will finally have the coach's confidence. Right now I think he is actually ahead of Ceci in depth and has a better wrister/slapper. It's way more accurate and he should be playing 1PP time during the season when Hoffman is in the doghouse

 

[BK201]

Ceci will do better if he's not paired with Weircoich. He said this summer they asked him to play a more defensively game when paired with Weircoich and he had trouble as he couldn't just play his game.

 

[FlyingJ]

Ceci will do better if he's not paired with Weircoich. He said this summer they asked him to play a more defensively game when paired with Weircoich and he had trouble as he couldn't just play his game.

Source? And while he may not have felt that comfortable, fact is when he was paired with Wiercioch they played vey well down the stretch. Ceci did struggle in the playoffs though.

And what about when he was with Cowen, a defensive defenceman? There was a short time they looked competent together, but that didn't last. Most of the time they were together was cringe-worthy.

 

[HavlatMach9]

about wiercioch, all i remember cody ceci saying was he was happy that there was eventually a stable pairing (keeping the same partner) with wier in latter part of the season

 

[Micklebot]

Source? And while he may not have felt that comfortable, fact is when he was paired with Wiercioch they played vey well down the stretch. Ceci did struggle in the playoffs though.

And what about when he was with Cowen, a defensive defenceman? There was a short time they looked competent together, but that didn't last. Most of the time they were together was cringe-worthy.

I've heard that mentioned before, though I can't find the quote.

For what it's worth, his pts/60 was moderately higher with Wiercioch, however the bulk of their time together was while the team was on a role, so it's hardly an apples to apples comparison.

I do think it stands to reason that the coaching staff would ask him to play a more defensive role when paired Wier than he did with Cowen; frankly I'd be pretty surprised if they didn't as Ceci is clearly more offensively skilled than Cowen, and more defensively skilled than Wier.

That said, I don't think Ceci will benefit more from playing away from Wiercioch. They made a pretty good tandem down the stretch, and the alternative options are far from being clear cut upgrades.

Edit: As for PP time, he'll have his work cut out for him to earn some, with Karlsson eating up 1st unit and quite often 2nd unit RD PP time, not to mention Wideman potentially making the club as a PP specialist.

 

[BK201]

Source? And while he may not have felt that comfortable, fact is when he was paired with Wiercioch they played vey well down the stretch. Ceci did struggle in the playoffs though.

And what about when he was with Cowen, a defensive defenceman? There was a short time they looked competent together, but that didn't last. Most of the time they were together was cringe-worthy.

Team1200 interview at the end of the year. Not looking for it tbh.

He said last week(this week?) he was most comfortable playing with Phillips though last season and had a hard time jumping around in different pairings. Again team 1200.

 

[Micklebot]

Team1200 interview at the end of the year. Not looking for it tbh.

He said last week(this week?) he was most comfortable playing with Phillips though last season and had a hard time jumping around in different pairings. Again team 1200.

Interesting that he'd have felt most comfortable with Phillips given that they played fairly little together (113 mins) and were kinda getting shelled (70 CA/60 is well above his season average of 56.9 CA/60).

Alternatively, he played 79 mins with Methot, with zero goals against, 49.16 CA/60 (which is excellent league wide little lone on the sens) and a much stronger CF% at 53.2% compared 38.4 with Phillips.

 

[BK201]

Interesting that he'd have felt most comfortable with Phillips given that they played fairly little together (113 mins) and were kinda getting shelled (70 CA/60 is well above his season average of 56.9 CA/60).

Alternatively, he played 79 mins with Methot, with zero goals against, 49.16 CA/60 (which is excellent league wide little lone on the sens) and a much stronger CF% at 53.2% compared 38.4 with Phillips.

He basically said he was use to Phillips tendencies and when he jumped pairing without him that was lost with his new partners, he was training hard all summer and feels better than last year.

 

[Micklebot]

He basically said he was use to Phillips tendencies and when he jumped pairing without him that was lost with his new partners, he was training hard all summer and feels better than last year.

Fair enough. Prior to this season, he had played far more with Phillips than anyone else, so he'd certainly be more likely to know his tendencies. Cowen was up and down all year, and Weircioch is very different from what Ceci would play with otherwise (Phillips, Cowen, Methot, or Boro).

I guess the big thing is being comfortable doesn't necessarilly correlate with on ice perfomance for the group as there are too many moving parts. That said, if he can get comfortable with either Wiercioch or a rejuvinated Cowen, we might see a jump forward in his play.

 

[Studz]

Thanks guys.

So a realistic low is 5 goals, 20 assists.

A realistic high is 10 goals 30 assists.

I could live with either as he would cost under a million in Salary.

 

[BigBush*]

Thanks guys.

So a realistic low is 5 goals, 20 assists.

A realistic high is 10 goals 30 assists.

I could live with either as he would cost under a million in Salary.

Sounds about right

 

[RedWhiteBlackGold]

He will be a solid late round draft pick in your fantasy league granted there are no other Sens fans that hold him in higher regards. I wouldn't use my first few d picks on him....prob would be on my radar as a 4th/5th defense pick. Hard to say how a fantasy draft will go though.

 

[Knave]

He was asked to do a lot this past year. Given the quotes by our GM and staff - it seems like they're not bringing in another defenceman so he'll be asked to do a lot this season again.

He skates well with the puck, has a pretty big shot. He's not really bad at anything but I think the standouts are his ability to skate, shoot.

Looking at him last year - he was basically our 3rd defenceman. He was asked to play a regular PK shift, he had some PP time and played significant ES minutes.


21 points last year.

As for growth - nothing is for sure but I don't see why 30+ points is impossible. He has the shot so I'd like to see more PP goals but you never know with our PP (if he gets on, if he is told/convinced to shoot).

 

[SixthSens]

Realistically, I would be happy with 25 points. Optimistically, I would love 30+ from Ceci.

 

[Sensinitis]

I think he can hit 10 goals 25 assists this season.

 

[Six Assets]

His offensive game has been pretty non existent so far, but I have no doubt that the offence will come a couple years from now.

I think he'll score around 25 points this season.

 

[BigBush*]

His offensive game has been pretty non existent so far, but I have no doubt that the offence will come a couple years from now.

I think he'll score around 25 points this season.

I dunno. He jumps in the play a lot and gets a lot of chances. For a defenseman he finds himself in front of the net a lot. He does have a hard time beating an NHL goalie though, hopefully that changes...

 

[FolignoQuantumLeap]

If we're talking strictly fantasy, he doesn't have big upside this season given Karlsson will play the Lions share of RHD PP time and our other option is Chris Wideman. Wideman and Ceci are gonna split second PP duty imo and Karlsson will play 27-28 minutes per game which diminishes the returns on Ceci. He'll be used way more as a PKer than on the man advantage, especially with Wideman and Karlsson being our other 2 RHD.

I think in his career he'll be a guy that regularly puts up 35-40 points but I would not expect it this season. I expect somewhere from 23-27 points this season, mostly at even strength.