Prospect Info: Isles Prospect Talk PART XI

[CREW99AW]

Check isles record without JHS this year compared to with
Isles are still a much more dangerous team with him

Yeah, but is it really benefiting young JHS playing 3rd line in the nhl and struggling, when he could be regaining his confidence and getting 1st line minutes in the ahl?

 

[SI90]

Q&A with Kieffer Bellows


Q&A with Kieffer Bellows

 

[Finnislander]

If Koivula doesn't make it this year that's a huge red flag

Koivula and Salo are in team Finland's roster. Koivula likely in second line, with Aleksi Heponiemi (Swift Broncos, WHL [29gp, 19+52], Floridas second round pick 2017) and Aapeli Räsänen (Boston College, Edmontond 6th rounder 2016) an second PP-unit.

Salo played last friendly match against czech in fourth D-pair. Finland's team consist of 12 forwards and 8 defenders, I quess you can dress them all to one game, since Finland was playing with eight D-men? Dont see Salo getting much playing time since Finlands top-4 and even top-6 is pretty solid and should play big minutes, but you never know.

 

[Isles1966]

Bellows is an assistant captain on Team USA, nice to see.

 

[PWJunior]

Bellows is an assistant captain on Team USA, nice to see.

Pretty cool for him, I hope he lights it up for USA.

 

[YesCubed]

Yeah, but is it really benefiting young JHS playing 3rd line in the nhl and struggling, when he could be regaining his confidence and getting 1st line minutes in the ahl?

don't see how over a 0.5 ppg with 3rd line minutes is struggling but ok

 

[Konk]

Bellows is an assistant captain on Team USA, nice to see.

He's brimming with confidence this year, he should have a big tournament.

 

[Skip To My Lou]

don't see how over a 0.5 ppg with 3rd line minutes is struggling but ok

He put up that when he was playing well. But the last few games he was infuriatingly bad with turnovers all over the place and careless plays.

Not to mention he only had 18 shots on goal in 22 games which is mind blowing.

 

[seafoam]

He's brimming with confidence this year, he should have a big tournament.

Without really watching him admittedly, I just get the feeling that he could be tracking to make the team as a third liner next year, specifically in Nelson's LW spot.

He's got the NHL size and the NHL shot, and plays with that edge that the third line desperately lacks.

His footspeed will never be amazing, but I can see him carving out a solid NHL career where he consistently hits 20 goals with the potential for more if he can play in a top six role (which I'm not entirely convinced that he'll be able to; call me conservative).

 

[mm11]

Without really watching him admittedly, I just get the feeling that he could be tracking to make the team as a third liner next year, specifically in Nelson's LW spot.

He's got the NHL size and the NHL shot, and plays with that edge that the third line desperately lacks.

His footspeed will never be amazing, but I can see him carving out a solid NHL career where he consistently hits 20 goals with the potential for more if he can play in a top six role (which I'm not entirely convinced that he'll be able to; call me conservative).

Us Isles fans through the years have been burned by prospects. I am on the conservative view as well and take a wait and see approach

 

[seafoam]

Us Isles fans through the years have been burned by prospects. I am on the conservative view as well and take a wait and see approach

Yeah, I'm really just hoping they can get 20 goals out of Keiffer and Ladd-esque grit. Obviously that expectation is a prettt solid NHL player, but in no way shape of form am I expecting him to be a perrenial 30 goal scorer or something.

 

[CREW99AW]

don't see how over a 0.5 ppg with 3rd line minutes is struggling but ok

I am a big JHS fan. I am not ripping the kid when I say I expect better play then he showed after his last call up.

 

[Konk]

Without really watching him admittedly, I just get the feeling that he could be tracking to make the team as a third liner next year, specifically in Nelson's LW spot.

He's got the NHL size and the NHL shot, and plays with that edge that the third line desperately lacks.

His footspeed will never be amazing, but I can see him carving out a solid NHL career where he consistently hits 20 goals with the potential for more if he can play in a top six role (which I'm not entirely convinced that he'll be able to; call me conservative).

I think you are right, he can play in the NHL next year. If these were the 2009 Islanders, I would say he needs to be in the AHL. But the team is deep enough up front with a strong enough supporting cast, if he is used properly, he can fit in and contribute in a meaningful way. He will eventually supplant Ladd as the #2 LW behind Lee.

Ultimately, I see him as Barzal's Kolesar in the NHL. They will be a good fit together for a long time. Bellows has 30-30 potential, especially next to Barzal.

 

[xECK29x]

* = current assignment
+ = on IR or just hurt

NHL - New York Islanders

PLAYER	POS	DRAFT POS.	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/-
Mathew Barzal	C	2015 round 1 #16	36	12	23	35	10	4
Anthony Beauvillier	LW/C	2015 round 1 #28	29	4	3	7	8	-9
Adam Pelech	D	2012 round 3 #65	32	0	11	11	16	9
Scott Mayfield	D	2011 round 2 #34	25	2	7	9	33	1
Josh Ho-Sang	RW	2014 round 1 #28	22	2	10	12	2	-7
Ryan Pulock	D	2013 round 1 #15	23	2	4	6	4	-9

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

AHL - Bridgeport Sound Tigers

PLAYER	POS	DRAFT POS.	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/-
Devon Toews	D	2014 round 4 #108	29	8	13	21	8	4
Michael Dal Colle	LW	2014 round 1 #5	28	3	12	15	18	2
Kyle Burroughs	D	2013 round 7 #196	29	1	5	6	50	12
Kyle Schempp	C	2014 round 6 #155	9	0	1	1	2	2
John Stevens	C	Undrafted FA	21	1	4	5	13	2
Mitchell Vande Sompel	D	2015 round 3 #82	24	3	11	14	20	-6
Parker Wotherspoon	D	2015 round 4 #112	15	2	2	4	10	-2
Sebastian Aho	D	2017 round 5 #139	28	9	11	20	10	0
* Josh Ho-Sang	RW	2014 round 1 #28	10	3	6	9	8	-2

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

ECHL - Worcester Railers

PLAYER	POS	DRAFT POS.	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

CHL

PLAYER	POS	DRAFT POS.	TEAM	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/-
Kieffer Bellows	LW/C	2016 round 1 #19	Portland Winterhawks	31	19	21	40	31	22
			* WJC USA U-20	0	0	0	0	0	0
David Quenneville	D	2016 round 7 #200	Medicine Hat Tigers	33	12	24	36	26	-2
Arnaud Durandeau	LW	2017 round 6 #165	Halifax Mooseheads	34	13	14	27	26	2

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

USHL

PLAYER	POS	DRAFT POS.	TEAM	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/-
Andong Song	D	2015 round 6 #172	Madison Capitols	22	1	0	1	6	0

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

NCAA

PLAYER	POS	DRAFT POS.	TEAM	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/-
Nick Pastujov	LW	2016 round 7 #193	Univ. of Michigan	12	3	1	4	8	0
Collin Adams	LW	2016 round 6 #170	Univ. of North Dakota	18	5	2	7	10	-4
Logan Cockerill	LW	2017 round 7 #201	Boston Univ.	18	3	4	7	8	-1
Benjamin Mirageas	D	2017 round 3 #77	Providence College	18	5	5	10	19	1

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Europe

PLAYER	POS	DRAFT POS.	TEAM	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/-
Robin Salo	D	2017 round 2 #46	Sport	27	0	3	3	4	-8
			* WJC Finland U-20	0	0	0	0	0	0
Otto Koivula	LW/RW	2016 round 4 #120	Ilves	32	4	14	18	18	-14
			* WJC Finland U-20	0	0	0	0	0	0
Anatoli Golyshev	LW/RW	2016 round 4 #95	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg	27	10	8	18	10	11
Petter Hansson	D	2015 round 7 #202	Södertälje SK	28	0	0	0	6	-6

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Goalies

PLAYER	DRAFT POS.	TEAM	LEAGUE	GP	GAA	SV%
Ilya Sorokin	2014 round 3 #78	CSKA Moskva	KHL	27	1.54	.928
Linus Söderström	2014 round 4 #95	HV71	SHL	12	2.76	.893
Eamon McAdam	2013 round 3 #70	Worcester Railers	ECHL	16	2.67	.918
Christopher Gibson	Acq. via Trade	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL	17	2.70	.912
Kristers Gudlevskis	Acq. via Trade	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL	14	2.92	.890

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

 

[Kevin27NYI]

Really like Golyshev coming through in a bounceback year

 

[SI90]

Watching Canada vs Finland. Koivula is huge lol.

 

[PWJunior]

Watching the Canada-Finland game. Koivula is huge. He plays that Anders Lee type of role on the PP, big body in front of the net. His skating needs work though, but it's not a train wreck.

 

[SI90]

Watching the Canada-Finland game. Koivula is huge. He plays that Anders Lee type of role on the PP, big body in front of the net. His skating needs work though, but it's not a train wreck.

Did you see him causing havoc in front on the Finland goal? That was nice to see.

 

[SI90]

Koivula in front on the PP helps lead to the Finns second goal. He won’t get any assists but he definitely helped on both goals. He’s made a couple of nice passes too.

He may actually get a secondary assist on the PP goal.

 

[SI90]

They just announced and Koivula does pick up an assist. Good for him.

 

[BTrotts19]

Is Salo playing for the Finns? I thought I heard his name but every time I am looking at the game, I don't see him.

 

[Skip To My Lou]

Is Salo playing for the Finns? I thought I heard his name but every time I am looking at the game, I don't see him.

Probably thinking of Kasper Kotkansalo? I was confused too when I was watching, because I know Salo was fighting an illness, therefore him not being able to play tonight.

 

[SI90]

I was told he was playing in the GDT but I don’t think he is.

 

[SI90]

Bellows with a PP goal.

 

[Konk]

Bellows scores on the PP for USA against Denmark.