Prospect Info: #181OA - Hurricanes Select RW Kevin Wall

[DaveG]

6'0 forward, played for Chilliwack in the BCHL

64 points in 49 games there

Comitted to Penn State for next season

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[Tryamw]

6'0 forward, played for Chilliwack in the BCHL

64 points in 49 games there

Comitted to Penn State for next season

So when will we draft a backward...

 

[Unsustainable]

Cool

 

[HisIceness]

Kevin Wall is the John Wall of the NHL

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

The rookie wall?

 

[Roboturner913]

to the windowwwww

 

[tarheelhockey]

Bust. Calling it now.

 

[tarheelhockey]

I like this pick. Will be a success, calling it now.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

He should be a goalie.

 

[NotOpie]

Love this pick...in my mocks, he was always one of my 6th rounders.

 

[DaveG]

to the windowwwww

If that's not his goal song for Charlotte then something is terribly wrong with this world.

 

[DougieSmash]

Sounds like MiLB reliever.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Bust. Calling it now.

I dunno man, this seems like a good pick. I like wall.

 

[ookhaab]

I like this pick. Will be a success, calling it now.

Good call.

I think he really could be a player in the NHL.

Kid leads the otherwise awful Penn state team in goals and points, and everytime I have watched his games I've been impressed by his forecheck, skating and shooting. I think he could improve his play away from the puck, but even that's minor.

The sooner he signs with us and gets to hone his skills in AHL, the better. Watching Penn state is terrible.

 

[HisIceness]

to the windowwwww

To the....

Wall.

To the.. ah better not it ain't safe for here

 

[Kipper933]

Now that robidas has been dealt with, any word on if the Hurricanes are planning on signing Kevin Wall?

 

[HisIceness]

Now that robidas has been dealt with, any word on if the Hurricanes are planning on signing Kevin Wall?

At this point? 99% chance of no

 

[bleedgreen]

Wouldn’t mind him getting a shot at the echl level at least. I hope he’s not a victim of us not having a place to put players.

 

[WreckingCrew]

Gonna have to start keeping a list of guys whose rights we let expire...trading down for more draft capital does no good if we're not going to trade those assets for more valuable pieces OR sign them eventually.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Gonna have to start keeping a list of guys whose rights we let expire...trading down for more draft capital does no good if we're not going to trade those assets for more valuable pieces OR sign them eventually.

They're lottery tickets. You can't trade lottery tickets once they've already busted. The point is not to trade them for value; the point is to actually get a serviceable player for almost zero cost.

 

[Lempo]

Gonna have to start keeping a list of guys whose rights we let expire...trading down for more draft capital does no good if we're not going to trade those assets for more valuable pieces OR sign them eventually.

CapFriendly is pretty much doing that already:

Carolina Hurricanes Reserve List Players - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps

Reserve list details including must sign by dates and player signing rights details for the Carolina Hurricanes NHL team

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[bleedgreen]

They're lottery tickets. You can't trade lottery tickets once they've already busted. The point is not to trade them for value; the point is to actually get a serviceable player for almost zero cost.

I don’t know that this guy is a bust. Of course he’s likely at best a bottom sixer but that’s cheap labor and exactly what you hope for in a late round pick. He produced at a decent level, if we had a full team to fill out this guy likely gets a chance and maybe spends time in the echl. He’s there for depth if we need.

I could be wrong, we’ll see if someone signs him by fall.

 

[DaveG]

I don’t know that this guy is a bust. Of course he’s likely at best a bottom sixer but that’s cheap labor and exactly what you hope for in a late round pick. He produced at a decent level, if we had a full team to fill out this guy likely gets a chance and maybe spends time in the echl. He’s there for depth if we need.

I could be wrong, we’ll see if someone signs him by fall.

yep. I could see this guy being another Steven Lorentz type. I don't think he necessarily has the speed to be another McLovin but that's who he reminded me of the most with his defensive game and propensity for shorties.

He'll get signed by someone.

 

[A Star is Burns]

He certainly could be a victim of the squeeze of the Chicago situation. He doesn't really seem like he's anything special at this point for a 23-year-old. I feel like when I've looked at it before, he also seems to get a lot of his kinda meh overall production from lesser opponents. Seems like he might carve out a Patrick Brown-like career potentially but not sure much more than that.

 

[chaz4hockey]

He certainly could be a victim of the squeeze of the Chicago situation. He doesn't really seem like he's anything special at this point for a 23-year-old. I feel like when I've looked at it before, he also seems to get a lot of his kinda meh overall production from lesser opponents. Seems like he might carve out a Patrick Brown-like career potentially but not sure much more than that.

Clearly, Not having an affiliate hurts player development as well and may give players pause in leaving college (ie Morrow). I hope Dundon figures this out soon......