Prospect Info: 2015 Young Stars tourney

[oiler-dude]

The Oilers have released their September schedule wallpapers, and all the tournament games (and pre-season, for that matter) show as being streamed. No surprise, but at least we're guaranteed that.

Still hope SNET picks it up.

 

[McMozesmadness]

Do we know if Slepyshev is playing in the prospect tourney? Or does he go straight to the main camp?

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Do we know if Slepyshev is playing in the prospect tourney? Or does he go straight to the main camp?

The other teams had better hope not. 15 goals in the KHL as a 20 year old is nothing to sneeze at.

A top 6 of Slepy, McDavid, Draisaitl, Chase, Yak2 and Platzer is just filthy.

I'd imagine the coaches would probably want to mix a Kessy or a Moroz in just in case any of the Flames goons decide to get cute.

Just speculating here:

Moroz-McDavid-Slepyshev
Platzer-Draisaitl-Pakarinen
Soy-Yakimov-Chase
Khaira-Loiseau-Bukarts

Kessy, Linaker, Christoffer, Rankin, Roy, Sandford can slot in wherever depending on the game. Tried to mix in some meat and some skill on each line.

Not even going to try on defence with all the guys that could be coming. Guess it depends how liberally 'rookie' is defined. Is it pro rookies, or NHL rookies?

Anyway- Nurse, Reinhart, Betker, Musil, LaLeggia, Simpson, Oesterle, Gernat, Davidson, Leveille, Davis, Bear, Jones, Marino, Waltz.

Edit: Removed Paigin because he's playing in the KHL.

 

[40oz]

Speaking of rosters, the Canucks announced their team yesterday.
http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=777938

 

[McMozesmadness]

Speaking of rosters, the Canucks announced their team yesterday.
http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=777938

That forward group is pretty nice, but goaltending and D are awful.

 

[GMofOilers]

That forward group is pretty nice, but goaltending and D are awful.

Is our goaltending going to be that much better?

 

[CornKicker]

Is our goaltending going to be that much better?

broissot is probably better than both of their guys glued together

 

[GMofOilers]

broissot is probably better than both of their guys glued together

Is Broissot eligible to play? Hes been a pro for a few years now.

I understand the Canucks dont have a big name goalie, but Whistle won a memorial cup last year. Hes actually a pretty dam good goalie.

 

[McMozesmadness]

Is our goaltending going to be that much better?

That's a good point. But I'd still take Papirny over both of those guys.

broissot is probably better than both of their guys glued together

Brossoit won't be at the tourney.

Is Broissot eligible to play? Hes been a pro for a few years now.

I understand the Canucks dont have a big name goalie, but Whistle won a memorial cup last year. Hes actually a pretty dam good goalie.

Whistle is the Corey Crawford of the WHL.

 

[SK13]

I find it difficult to know who won't be there based on pro experience when players with multiple AHL campaigns have been there in the past. I think maybe there's a soft rule about it that teams can break if they don't have enough amateur prospects, or perhaps it's overlooked if the players in general aren't high calibre.

 

[I am the Liquor]

Whistle is the Corey Crawford of the WHL.

No, he is a good goalie.

 

[BarDownBobo]

broissot is probably better than both of their guys glued together

I highly doubt Brossoit will be there since he's done this tourney 3 times IIRC. Odds are our goalies there will be Laurikainen, Bouchard and Papirny. Laurikainen should be dominant after a year playing pro in Finland.

 

[McMozesmadness]

No, he is a good goalie.

He is a very average goalie playing behind a great team.

He has almost no NHL potential.

 

[lakai17]

Bring in Svoboda.

 

[ohheyhemsky]

The other teams had better hope not. 15 goals in the KHL as a 20 year old is nothing to sneeze at.

A top 6 of Slepy, McDavid, Draisaitl, Chase, Yak2 and Platzer is just filthy.

I'd imagine the coaches would probably want to mix a Kessy or a Moroz in just in case any of the Flames goons decide to get cute.

Just speculating here:

Moroz-McDavid-Slepyshev
Platzer-Draisaitl-Pakarinen
Soy-Yakimov-Chase
Khaira-Loiseau-Bukarts

Kessy, Linaker, Christoffer, Rankin, Roy, Sandford can slot in wherever depending on the game. Tried to mix in some meat and some skill on each line.

Not even going to try on defence with all the guys that could be coming. Guess it depends how liberally 'rookie' is defined. Is it pro rookies, or NHL rookies?

Anyway- Nurse, Reinhart, Betker, Musil, LaLeggia, Simpson, Oesterle, Gernat, Davidson, Leveille, Davis, Bear, Jones, Marino, Waltz.

Edit: Removed Paigin because he's playing in the KHL.

I know it's pedantic, but 15 goals for a 20 year old at ~ 12 minutes a night in the KHL. What he did is very impressive.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Do we know if Slepyshev is playing in the prospect tourney? Or does he go straight to the main camp?

The other teams had better hope not. 15 goals in the KHL as a 20 year old is nothing to sneeze at.

A top 6 of Slepy, McDavid, Draisaitl, Chase, Yak2 and Platzer is just filthy.

I'd imagine the coaches would probably want to mix a Kessy or a Moroz in just in case any of the Flames goons decide to get cute.

Just speculating here:

Moroz-McDavid-Slepyshev
Platzer-Draisaitl-Pakarinen
Soy-Yakimov-Chase
Khaira-Loiseau-Bukarts

Kessy, Linaker, Christoffer, Rankin, Roy, Sandford can slot in wherever depending on the game. Tried to mix in some meat and some skill on each line.

Not even going to try on defence with all the guys that could be coming. Guess it depends how liberally 'rookie' is defined. Is it pro rookies, or NHL rookies?

Anyway- Nurse, Reinhart, Betker, Musil, LaLeggia, Simpson, Oesterle, Gernat, Davidson, Leveille, Davis, Bear, Jones, Marino, Waltz.

Edit: Removed Paigin because he's playing in the KHL.

I wouldn't think that the bolded players will be there.

 

[nabob]

Mackenzie Stewart 6'3" 216 lbs 20 year old forward who had 11 points & 114 PIM in 66 games for PA in the WHL last year. Seems like the designated plug/face puncher on the Canucks roster

 

[I am the Liquor]

He is a very average goalie playing behind a great team.

He has almost no NHL potential.

I watched him play. More than just last season. He is a good goalie, dare I say better than the guy he replaced. And that guy got all kinds of accolades.

 

[McMozesmadness]

I watched him play. More than just last season. He is a good goalie, dare I say better than the guy he replaced. And that guy got all kinds of accolades.

I've seen plenty of Jackson Whistle. And I'm not sure what you mean by saying he's better than the guy he replaced. He replaced Jordan Cooke who was another average WHL goalie propped up by an insanely good team. He also has no NHL potential and even further has no pro potential. So is Whistle better than Cooke? I guess so, but still not a very good prospect.

 

[BarDownBobo]

I know it's pedantic, but 15 goals for a 20 year old at ~ 12 minutes a night in the KHL. What he did is very impressive.

Slepyshev is a guy who's flown kind of under the radar when it comes to Oil prospects recently, but he's going to start showing up on a lot of people's radars fast. I really think he's going to be pushing for a top 6 spot with the Oilers really soon.

 

[I am the Liquor]

I've seen plenty of Jackson Whistle. And I'm not sure what you mean by saying he's better than the guy he replaced. He replaced Jordan Cooke who was another average WHL goalie propped up by an insanely good team. He also has no NHL potential and even further has no pro potential. So is Whistle better than Cooke? I guess so, but still not a very good prospect.

People could say the same thing about LB. You like saying the same thing over and over again. It's a nonsense argument. People who followed junior hockey held Jordan Cooke in pretty high regard, much moreso than Jackson Whistle, which you would likely know if you were following the whl during their careers.

Ty Rimmer was in the tourney for us last year on an invite and he caught on and is now playing in our system. No reason to think Whistle couldnt do the same for the Canucks, which would be something Jordan Cooke hasnt been able to do as of yet.

This is strange as I believe you DO follow the whl amirite? Being on a stacked team doesnt always mean the goalie isnt good or even great. LB's mvp during the first championship was WELL earned. Nobody could rightly accuse him of riding coat tails. There's only 30 goalie spots in the nhl. Lots of very good goalies never make it or even get a sniff.

 

[40oz]

If anything, this is an opportunity for Dane Fox to thank Connor McDavid for an NHL contract

 

[ChaoticOrange]

^^^ the thing is there are lots of good WHL goalies like Whistle, Papirny, and Appleby that don't amount to anything.

Of the three I like Appleby the best due to his size. 6'1 (Whistle and Papirny) is tiny for this day and age - which is why I can't understand why Preds fans are so high on Saros. He's only a LISTED 5'10, which probably means a real life 5'8.

 

[dustrock]

Wonder when we'll get the Oilers roster for the tourney.

 

[ohheyhemsky]

Slepyshev is a guy who's flown kind of under the radar when it comes to Oil prospects recently, but he's going to start showing up on a lot of people's radars fast. I really think he's going to be pushing for a top 6 spot with the Oilers really soon.

After McDavid and Nurse, I'd wager that Slepyshev has risen to the 3rd prospect on the list that people are most excited about seeing on these boards. I really hope he turns out. We need one of those later picks to pick up the slack on our horrible drafting in those rounds as of late.

Just watching his highlights, I get the feeling that he'll get mesh pretty well on NA ice as well. Can't wait to see what he's like at TC here. Hopefully he can play in the prospects tourny as well and show off that lethal shot.