Prospect Info: 2018-19 Prospect Development Tracker - The Heirs to Polak's Throne

[Satan]

Saw this tweet and got sad because it made me realize a constant of the Jim Nill era is the Stars not having players on lists like this. It's no surprise why they have no depth scoring.

Heiskanen

1 point


lmao

 

[Frozen Failure]

Yeah, that's about right. The organizational perennially fails to get impact guys on that rookie scoring list. The only Dallas Star on that top 50 rookie scoring list is John Klingberg. You know where our forwards are? Nuke, Chiasson, Shore, Janmark. Nuke left, Chiasson got traded, Shore had the league worst +/- last year and Janmark missed an entire year due to injury. No one else had such a successful rookie campaign. Winnipeg, for instance, has had Laine, Connor, Ehlers, Schiefele, and a couple other guys make the NHL over the last few years. Those four named make up most of their top 6. Tampa has had Gourde, Palat, Johnnson, and Point (edit: AND NIKITA KUCHEROV, forgot about that guy, you know, a 100 point scorer). They've moved on from guys like Drouin, Marchessault, Namestnikov, and Panik for other assets (or just lost them).

Anyway, the point is, Jim Nill needs to stop picking charity cases and going off the board and start choosing actual competent hockey players. Adversity is cool and a great driver but often they're just a waste of a pick when your organization is there to compete in the NHL, not the SJW Olympics.

 

[Kcb12345]

Heiskanen

1 point


lmao

That's what happens when literally no one on the team can score. If this keeps up he will be lucky to hit 20. So stupid how they constantly have Klingberg out there with the Seguin line while that clearly isn't the line that needs help scoring. Could easily throw Heiskanen up with them and let Klingberg try and help the depth guys contribute

 

[Kcb12345]

Gurianov and Mascherin with goals tonight for Texas

 

[LT]

Great for him. Let’s see him keep it up for a while.

 

[Kcb12345]

Nice goal

 

[serp]

Pretty sure Gurianov will be called up once injuries start to hit . He's had a good camp and pre-season and now looks good in the AHL too . With the way scoring is going or well not going he's going to get a decent opportunity.

 

[Smelling Salt]

Caamano also got his first tonight. Mascherin with 1 + 1.

 

[Kcb12345]

 

[MBTendy]

Gury goes from bust to “hold on just a minute”

 

[Smelling Salt]

Gurianov scored again tonight as did Caamano.

 

[Satan]

Gurianov scored again tonight as did Caamano.

Elite

 

[Kcb12345]

Gurianov scored again tonight as did Caamano.

May be playing himself up into a call-up if he keeps this up and the Stars continue this awful depth pace. If Hintz continues to do bad up here/not show anything then I don't see any reason as to why they shouldn't switch places

 

[Troy McClure]

May be playing himself up into a call-up if he keeps this up and the Stars continue this awful depth pace. If Hintz continues to do bad up here/not show anything then I don't see any reason as to why they shouldn't switch places

What’s the worst that happens? He comes up and doesn’t produce any offense. In other words, the worst he can do is what 2/3 of the forwards are doing every night.

 

[Kcb12345]

Ben Gleason had a gorgeous goal last night

Still wish we would've seen him get some pre-season games in.

 

[Kcb12345]

Just call him up already

 

[serp]

Pretty sure its happening the next couple of days.

 

[FirstRowUpperDeck]

Sounds like the benching worked as the coach intended as a motivation tool.....good for DG. Would be nice for Stars if he and Nuke (and Honka) moved out of bust territory. Even if moderates depth players.

 

[Kcb12345]

Could be L'Esperance or Dowling. I remember Monty was very impressed with Dowling in preseason. Would be so disappointed if it wasn't Gurianov though, assuming one happens.

 

[serp]

L'Esperance or Dowling seem like AHL'ers who for the most part are just useful as 4th line guys with little NHL upside . Gurianov has a rocket of a shot . Its probably better than pretty much our entire NHL roster outside Seguin , Rads and Benn. Its what got him drafted #12 in 2015 .

Its worth to see if that works in the NHL as well. Not sure what L'Esperance or Dowling would bring to the NHL roster.

The team needs a forward to be what Klingberg became on defense when he was first called up. I don't know if anyone can find that kind of lightning in a bottle but from all the forwards on the AHL team Denis has the best chance to actually do something to help the biggest problem. Goal scoring.

Just look at how the goals are scored by the candidates. You see the difference.
L'Esperance and Dowling are hardworking goals around the crease or deflections. Gurianovs are mostly clean hard acurate shots.

 

[________]

Denis Gurianov continued his hot play with his fifth goal in as many games. Laxdal noted that he’s also been one of the team’s best backcheckers, and he plans to use him on the penalty kill starting next weekend.

 

[Kcb12345]

Denis Gurianov continued his hot play with his fifth goal in as many games. Laxdal noted that he’s also been one of the team’s best backcheckers, and he plans to use him on the penalty kill starting next weekend.

Let's hope he is on the Stars by next weekend. This team needs any shake-up they can get and never hurts to add speed + a nice shot. The 2nd one being something we badly need.

Gurianov is still just 21 years old and it was known from the start that he would need several years of development. I just hope he can prove everyone wrong about him, including me.

 

[Smelling Salt]

Highlights:



Gurianov goal @ 4:30. Once he corrals the puck he gets it away in a hurry. Very nice.

 

[Smelling Salt]

Gurianov is still just 21 years old and it was known from the start that he would need several years of development. I just hope he can prove everyone wrong about him, including me.

Same. I've been pretty negative about him here. Nothing personal with Guri - he seems like a good dude. I was mad at Nill. But the Stars could really use a win on a draft pick and hopefully it can be Guri.

I'm assuming him scoring with Nill watching cemented a call up for Tuesday's game.

 

[MrHeiskanen]

Why is everyone assuming a callup? I think nothing happens.