2016 NHL Prospect Tournament roster released
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Mister Ed
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Not the lines, but wanted to see who was where. I know Svechnikov is listed as LW, but I think he would play C?
Bertuzzi - Svechnikov - Nastasiuk
Sadowy - Turgeon - Smith
Coleman - de Wit - Marsh
Kirwan - Borkowski - Brazeau
Santos/Criscuolo
Hicketts - Russo
Renouf - Hronek
Sambrook - Coghlan
Caito
Paterson
Hicks
Dhillon
Bertuzzi - Svechnikov - Nastasiuk
Sadowy - Turgeon - Smith
Coleman - de Wit - Marsh
Kirwan - Borkowski - Brazeau
Santos/Criscuolo
Hicketts - Russo
Renouf - Hronek
Sambrook - Coghlan
Caito
Paterson
Hicks
Dhillon
QMJHL's site has him listed as a RW. But it also shows that hes taken a decent number of faceoffs, but clearly not enough to have played center full time. He only had like 500 faceoffs which is like a third of what a full time 1C in the Q would take. IDK if he'll ever be a center in the NHL, but then again someone like claude Giroux played wing in the Q too and look where he is now.
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Surprised Bertuzzi is going wonder if he asked to be included. They usually let guys of his caliber and age skip this deal it seems.
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Those returning or going to college don't generally take part in this tournament because they would have to pay for all their own expenses per NCAA rules.
Mister Ed
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I'm especially looking forward to Hicketts, I really see some Torey Krug in him.
And I also see some Dallas Drake/Andrew Shaw 40 points pest with Bertuzzi.
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I think it's going to come down to his skating. He has got to be quick enough to negate his size disadvantage. Also, I think the Wings will have to be willing to live with him not being the best in his own zone just because his size will be such a disadvantage whenever the other team grabs possession down there.
Krug is not only bigger than Hicketts but is a much, much better skater. Hicketts is a nice story and is fun to watch, but I can't buy the idea that he is a legit NHL prospect.
I hope Bertuzzi and G.Smith play together at some point in this tournament. They played together briefly in Guelph and were a serious pain to play against.
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Because he's going to college, Didn't think that players in college usually went to the tournaments.
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I really need to see what he looks like against AHL competition. It's a pretty big jump.
I know he produced well in the WHL, but not sure he will be able to pull a lot of that stuff at the next level. He is a good passer though, and he gets shots through. Think he will have to adapt his game a bit, maybe into a more Mike Weaver type role. Don't think you can be an offensive defenseman at the NHL (or even AHL) level as a 5'7"/5'8" guy that is just a good/okay skater, unless you are a wizard puck handler/passer like Sam Girard or Adam Almqvist. Girard is a much better lateral skater though, and we all know Almqvist never made it in the NHL even though he had crazy offensive awareness and passing abilities.
He is (surprisingly) good at separating his man from the puck for a guy his size, but yeah, my #1 concern for a guy his size is lateral quickness. When you are at a size and reach disadvantage, you have to be super quick laterally to stay with your man. I mean you even see guys like Ericsson, who are 6'4"/6'5" get beat as he has lost some quickness as he has gotten older. League is getting faster, so you have to have exceptional skating if you are going to make the league as a defenseman under 5'10".
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Bertuzzi is very intriguing to me. He's one of those guys that step it up in the playoffs an put up elite production despite average regular seasons. I mean the sample size in the AHL isn't huge but both times he went into the playoffs he was ~ppg as opposed to ~.5ppg in the regular season. He'll never be a fighter but he can probably be a pest like Marchand. Here is a recent article on bert that i found on the AHLs website: http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2016/09/red_wings_prospect_tyler_bertu_3.html
Givanni Smith also excites me after hearing how he stole the show at that one tournament a few weeks ago that included Connor McDavid(!)
But most of all I cant wait to watch some Svechnikov. His poor (terrible, actually) WJC performance disheartened me but he's had some great seasons in the Q, and he stood out to me last training camp so i'm eager to see how much further he has come in a year.
As for defense, nobody really excites me. It actually depresses me. Maybe Cholowski will be something, but meh. Russo had a crazy statistical season in GR, and he's not 5'5 130lbs like Hicketts and Saarijarvi, so maybe he could be something.
Givanni Smith also excites me after hearing how he stole the show at that one tournament a few weeks ago that included Connor McDavid(!)
But most of all I cant wait to watch some Svechnikov. His poor (terrible, actually) WJC performance disheartened me but he's had some great seasons in the Q, and he stood out to me last training camp so i'm eager to see how much further he has come in a year.
As for defense, nobody really excites me. It actually depresses me. Maybe Cholowski will be something, but meh. Russo had a crazy statistical season in GR, and he's not 5'5 130lbs like Hicketts and Saarijarvi, so maybe he could be something.
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Is anyone going its a fun time and you see lots of who's who. I got to sit next to Glen Sather and talk about the future of Danny Kristo. I met John Tortorella. When I went out to dinner Holland and the crew sat at the table next to me. I did resist the urge to throw food at him. Got a sweet hoodie.
Does anyone know what's going on with Jerome Verrier since his injury? He looked good in the prospects tournament last year before the injury. Shame the guy can't stay healthy.
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He's playing at Babcock's old stomping grounds at McHGill University, he's studying for Phys. Ed. teacher.
http://www.mcgillathletics.ca/roster.aspx?rp_id=5967&path=mhockey
Thanks for the info. Guess he gave up on the NHL. feel bad for the guy. He had talent, just couldn't stay healthy.
That collision at training camp was apparently really nasty. At that point he didn't have a pro contract so I can see why he moved on to school.
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I'll be in TC the next five days, mainly for my cousin's wedding, but planning to catch a couple tourney games. I've been to the prospect tourney/main camp a couple times in the past. First time I went, in '07, I ended up at the bar drinking with a bunch of Griffins. Great time. Chatted with Red Berenson for a while once. Joked with Ozzie and Drapes in the parking lot another time. Wish I could go every year.
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