Prospect Info: Ducks Prospect Discussion 2017/18 - part 1

[WhatTheDuck]

Pats win 3-2 on a goal with 33 seconds left. Steel attacked wide with speed, drove around the net and fed Hajek for a one timer at the point, Henry buried the rebound.

Steel and Mahura both finished with 1G 1A

 

[Kalv]

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

Is it really an end to end rush when you score from the point?

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Is it really an end to end rush when you score from the point?

Haha yeah I wasn't sure whether the term applied there, but I tend to use it whenever a Dman lugs the puck from his own end to create a scoring chance

 

[Opak]

Swift Current vs AB Titan, 10 minutes to puck drop.

 

[Opak]

^ Titan wins 4-3 in OT. Morand scoreless, highlights here.

 

[TopShelfWaterBottle]

Morand has been pretty underwhelming this postseason sans the 2 big games

 

[duxfan1101]

Regina loses to Titan 8-6. They were down 7-2 with 15 minutes left and cut it to 1, but couldn't tie it up (Titan added an empty netter). Steel with 4 assists, Mahura 1+1. Morand had 1 assist.

 

[duxfan1101]

Here is one of Steel's 4 primary assists:

That is exactly what we need on the PP (we also need someone willing to hit a one-timer).

 

[duxfan1101]

Here is another of his assists:

 

[alcolol]

Tale of two halves. First half of the game was an embodiment of Murphy's law for Regina. Luck swung in their favor following the seventh goal scored by the Titans.. was all Regina from that point forward. Steel and Mahura are without question the go-to forward and defenseman, respectively.

Steel still compares well to Giroux -- monster on the faceoff dot (21/31 tonight), primary neutral zone transition option, PPQB, fantastic vision and pass-first mentality.

 

[bsu]

I compared steel to giroux when he was drafted... Hopefully he turns out that good

 

[AngelDuck]

Steel is going to be good. I feel he's very underrated on this board. People saying Terry is going to be better/more ready? Not sure about that at all

 

[Trojans86]

Any chance he could be our next 1c or does he project more like a 2c?

 

[AngelDuck]

Any chance he could be our next 1c or does he project more like a 2c?

He has 1C potential. More likely a 2C but I won't be surprised at all if he becomes a low end 1C for a few years

 

[Masch78]

Regina's coach also labled him as a franchise player a while ago. I think the sky is the limit of Sam but he is not a sure thing. I hope he can progress to the upper end. Mahura is a stud as well.

 

[duxfan1101]

No idea how Steel will play at 5 on 5 in the NHL, but he appears to have a very good understanding of how to run a powerplay, which we desperately need.

 

[Masch78]

He is running the PP from the halfwall. Getzlaf's place isn't it?

 

[Kalv]

Sam got me so hyped I even forgot Josh, who also should be a good one. Sad that Regina lost but both our guys seem to have great games. I hope th win many titles in the future

 

[Opak]

Pats vs Titan full highlights here.

 

[duxfan1101]

He is running the PP from the halfwall. Getzlaf's place isn't it?

Yes, but ideally they play opposite walls since Steel is a lefty. Or if Getzlaf is adamant about staying on that side, Steel just does the same for the 2nd unit.

 

[Sean Garrity]

In a perfect world Getzlaf is that one timer.

 

[bsu]

Rakell one timer is getting much better, he had some good ones for Sweden and toward the end of the season.

 

[Opak]

Meanwhile in the Memorial Cup:

Hamilton defeated Swift Current, so AB Titan is on top of the standings after 2 games with 4 points. Regina and Hamilton are tied at 2 points, Swift Current has 0 points.

AB Titan is already safe from elimination, but with a win they advance directly to the final game. Regina needs to win their last game to advance to the semifinals. Otherwise, they'd have to play a tie-breaker game to determine, which team advances...

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

No idea how Steel will play at 5 on 5 in the NHL, but he appears to have a very good understanding of how to run a powerplay, which we desperately need.

I think the way the nhl is changing... steel will be fine at 5v5 the main thing is finding him the right line mates.

If comtois stays on his development i think he could be a very good line mate for steel.

I think if we dont sign dmen and let our young guys battle it out... mahura will get a very long look and be a dark horse to win 1 of those spots. If only he was right handed we could run

Lindholm manson
Fowler montour
Larsson mahura