Stormbreaker
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Prospect Info: 2018 Tampa Bay Lightning Rookie Camp
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Felonious Python
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Where's the list, TBL? #ListWatch2018 #Listageddon
Felonious Python
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Felonious Python
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Nearly 24 hours later. Do you know how worried we were? Where is their international date line?
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This recent philosophy of using later round picks for college bound players is resulting in fewer drafted prospects at camp and more invitees.
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Felonious Python
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The D looks a bit different with Wal Flower and Montana Onyebuchi.
G Corbin Boes is under contract with Orlando. Excellent USports numbers with a team that always found itself towards the bottom of their conference.
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Im excited to see the mystery man volkov this year, I hope hes developed more and will make the team this year. He was so close to it last year then struggled a bit adapting to the ahl, but then turned it on in the second half.
2018 Tampa Bay Lightning Prospect Showcase Roster
Forwards:
Alex Barre-Boulet
Ross Colton
Gabriel Fortier
Mathieu Joseph
Boris Katchouk
Jackson Leppard
Alexey Lipanov
Mattew MacDougall
Taylor Raddysh
Otto Somppi
Mitchell Stephens
Jonne Tammela
Alexander Volkov
Chase Wouters
Dennis Yan
Defensemen
Erik Cernak
Walter Flower
Callan Foote
Montana Onyebuchi
Radim Salda
Oleg Sosunov
Matt Spencer
Goaltenders:
Connor Ingram
Corbin Boes
Forwards:
Alex Barre-Boulet
Ross Colton
Gabriel Fortier
Mathieu Joseph
Boris Katchouk
Jackson Leppard
Alexey Lipanov
Mattew MacDougall
Taylor Raddysh
Otto Somppi
Mitchell Stephens
Jonne Tammela
Alexander Volkov
Chase Wouters
Dennis Yan
Defensemen
Erik Cernak
Walter Flower
Callan Foote
Montana Onyebuchi
Radim Salda
Oleg Sosunov
Matt Spencer
Goaltenders:
Connor Ingram
Corbin Boes
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Just a few names I didn't recognize. Anyone got any info on these guys?
Jackson Leppard
Mattew MacDougall
Walter Flower
Montana Onyebuchi
Jackson Leppard
Mattew MacDougall
Walter Flower
Montana Onyebuchi
We clearly are just granting tryouts to cool names now.
Jesus, I almost had a heart attack. I was scrolling down really fast and thought those were our new 3rd jerseys
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Leppard and MacDougall were at development camp if anyone saw them there? The two that I like are the two WHL kids in Leppard and Onyebuchi as both are good sized kids who play physical. Neither has eye popping offensive numbers but they play that WHL tough physical game that you can use on your 4th line or bottom pair. Both improved their offensive numbers from their first season in the WHL which is always a good sign. Obviously Wouters is the top name of the invitees but we are flush with skill players, we could use a few bangers in the system but I doubt we sign anybody out of camp anyway.
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With a lot of these names, it's not unthinkable to imagine them on the opening night roster, given the departures we had over the summer. The audition starts today, I guess. Always makes stuff like this more fun when a guy or two has a real shot to make it.
My money's still on Joseph to make it out of camp. Volkov is really interesting, given the flashes he showed last year. Seemed like, after his time in the AHL, most of our AHL-devotees thought he looked like a future NHLer?
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I only really saw Volkov at training camps, but he definitely was rather impressive at times. Excellent skater with great quick release on his shot. Looking forward to seeing more of him. I think Stephens and Cernak also have a chance for a cup of coffee if they impress at camp.
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Stephens may have a shot just because Paquette is a) injury prone, and b) not that good.
Don't we have a few empty spots, yet to be filled? I'm counting 13 forwards on the roster, but that's including Ryan Callahan. It's also including Conacher and Andreoff, neither of whom are sure bets.
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One of Volkov/Joseph/Stephens makes the team. Maybe 2 depending on how training camp goes. I'm most interested in seeing how Foote looks.
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Even with two D in the press box, we need one more forward, by my count, to replace Callahan. I don't know if I'd consider Conacher a favorite to make the roster over a rookie either. Andreoff maybe as a pressbox guy.
I would love for one of Volkov, Stephens or Joseph to make the team but they'd be just playing on the 4th line. It would be better for thier development to start in Syracuse in the top 6 getting a ton more ice time and get called up if there's an injury.
