Prospect Info: (G) Adam Gajan - 2023 NHL Draft, 35th Overall

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Tell Vasilevsky that. Why don’t we give more than 1 damn year.

It's a known issue with me. I hate drafting goalies. Gajan has all the tools.

 

[Darkstar]

Unless their talent is just undeniable, I don't like picking goalies in the first two rounds. The last goalie prospect that really stood out to me was Wallstedt.

 

[WarriorofTime]

If the goalie scout was worried about who achieves the most in which league for the 2023-24 season, he wouldn't have went to bat for a guy that played in the NAHL last season. Goalie picks are about a 7-year investment.

 

[TLEH]

If the goalie scout was worried about who achieves the most in which league for the 2023-24 season, he wouldn't have went to bat for a guy that played in the NAHL last season. Goalie picks are about a 7-year investment.

Development isn’t linear. That doesn’t mean he didn’t have a disappointing D+1. Especially at his age relative to his peers.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Won't pretend to know everything that goes into goalie technique and projection

Development isn’t linear. That doesn’t mean he didn’t have a disappointing D+1. Especially at his age relative to his peers.

I reiterate what I said, there's not much reason to be "disappointed" unless you are actually scouting and making determinations. This isn't a forward you're putting in NHL Training Camp in a few months on Year 1 of their ELC. They intentionally took an older NAHL Goaltender, which may or may not have been a stupid thing to do, but one they did all the same because somebody felt like it was a good idea. I doubt anything has fundamentally changed because a couple other guys are playing on top NCAA teams. So a bit silly to be stat watching, but that's just me...

 

[TLEH]

I reiterate what I said, there's not much reason to be "disappointed" unless you are actually scouting and making determinations. This isn't a forward you're putting in NHL Training Camp in a few months on Year 1 of their ELC. They intentionally took an older NAHL Goaltender, which may or may not have been a stupid thing to do, but one they did all the same because somebody felt like it was a good idea. I doubt anything has fundamentally changed because a couple other guys are playing on top NCAA teams. So a bit silly to be stat watching, but that's just me...

They thought it was a good idea last year isn’t my favorite explanation, no.

 

[WarriorofTime]

They thought it was a good idea last year isn’t my favorite explanation, no.

Ok then but finally, they already have a fairly safe/not overly high ceiling guy that was a top college goalie with all the pedigree in their system in Commesso so they likely used one of their like twelve second round picks over four years on a more boom/bust one.

 

[TLEH]

Ok then but finally, they already have a fairly safe/not overly high ceiling guy that was a top college goalie with all the pedigree in their system in Commesso so they likely used one of their like twelve second round picks over four years on a more boom/bust one.

Yeah that’s true. Personsllly prefer taking some flyers on athletic KHL/MHL guys rather than a 2nd on Gajan but that’s just me.