Nice to hear he's on the mend.
Prospect Info: 2019-2020 Prospect Info and Discussion
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Nice to hear he's on the mend.
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The key is Toronto missing the playoffs. This draft looks similar to 2017 in that the 11-15 range will be players with Necas-like talent.
Gunler might drop; Lapierre is a possibility, depending on the concussion issue; Zary and Holloway will definitely be there.
After 16 or so there is a significant drop off. If the Canes don't trade/trade down, I would like to see the organization consider using the second of the 1st-round picks on a defender. The two that look interesting and are ranked around 25-35 are Wallinder and Jake Sanderson.
TheGwy
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is Pyotr Kotchetkov future Canes #1 goaltender ? Do you guys see something good in him and his developpement ?
Boom Boom Apathy
I am the Professor. Deal with it!
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It's been only a few months since he's been drafted, so we have no clue if he's a future #1 goaltender.
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I say it's 50 percent odds. Either he is or then he isn't.
WreckingCrew
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Schrodinger's Kotchetkov
DaveG
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I need to consult with Baron Samedi before I can make that determination. Or at the least Pedro Serrano and Jobu.
tarheelhockey
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IMO he projects well as a future C.
NO HE DOESNT! I'VE GOT A LIST:
1. Too sprangly
2. Too Prussian without a 'P'
3. Godzundheit!
4.Bojangles.
I like number 4... could I get a supremes combo?
NotOpie
"Puck don't lie"
Meet me in the parking lot...I'll fight ya for it
CanesFanBudMan
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NotOpie
"Puck don't lie"
Likely turned sideways so his opponent missed every punch thrown. It's his super power.
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A two-dimensional player so.
Stickpucker
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Every time I eat a supremes combo a goalie gets a shutout.
Lurk Muller
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Sometimes seeing the age of the prospects makes me feel old. Then I remember hurricanes prospect Grégory Hofmann and feel slightly less old.
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A nice blurb on one of the least talked about of the Canes ‘19 draft class (from a Jonathan Willis Athletic article):
C Massimo Rizzo, Hurricanes
Rizzo was injured this summer and didn’t get the opportunity to attend Carolina’s prospect camp after being drafted. That doesn’t mean he isn’t in touch with them. Like most prospects, he got a list of items to work on from his new NHL team.
“Playing fast, playing heavy,” he said when asked what the Hurricanes had emphasized. “Work on my strength and speed; it’s a fast game. But they liked a lot of things. I’m just trying to get better every day.”
Rizzo’s offensive numbers don’t leap off the page at the BCHL level. He cracked the point-per-game mark last season and has improved his scoring pace very slightly this year, though goals form a larger percentage of his output and that has to be seen as a positive. He’s also not a one-dimensional player.
“Riz brings leadership,” said his coach at the tournament, Joe Martin. “He’s really good down the middle, faceoffs, he distributes the puck well… He’s good on the kill. He commands the puck. He makes good plays from inside the dots to outside. He brings guys towards him. He’d be a fun guy to play with.”
He’s an easy player to like at this level. He protected the puck well, gained the offensive zone with possession regularly, and showed an ability to disrupt opposition efforts by picking off passes or stealing pucks. He’s also a relatively young 18; as a June birthday, he’s barely older than many of the 2020-eligible players in the tournament.
Despite his formidable skills, projecting Rizzo to the next level is somewhat difficult. He isn’t big, listed at just 5-foot-10 and 175 pounds, and he isn’t especially fast either. Sometimes smart and skilled can overcome that, and four years of college hockey is bound to help address it, too. As seventh-round flyers go, it’s easy to like Carolina’s bet here.
C Massimo Rizzo, Hurricanes
Rizzo was injured this summer and didn’t get the opportunity to attend Carolina’s prospect camp after being drafted. That doesn’t mean he isn’t in touch with them. Like most prospects, he got a list of items to work on from his new NHL team.
“Playing fast, playing heavy,” he said when asked what the Hurricanes had emphasized. “Work on my strength and speed; it’s a fast game. But they liked a lot of things. I’m just trying to get better every day.”
Rizzo’s offensive numbers don’t leap off the page at the BCHL level. He cracked the point-per-game mark last season and has improved his scoring pace very slightly this year, though goals form a larger percentage of his output and that has to be seen as a positive. He’s also not a one-dimensional player.
“Riz brings leadership,” said his coach at the tournament, Joe Martin. “He’s really good down the middle, faceoffs, he distributes the puck well… He’s good on the kill. He commands the puck. He makes good plays from inside the dots to outside. He brings guys towards him. He’d be a fun guy to play with.”
He’s an easy player to like at this level. He protected the puck well, gained the offensive zone with possession regularly, and showed an ability to disrupt opposition efforts by picking off passes or stealing pucks. He’s also a relatively young 18; as a June birthday, he’s barely older than many of the 2020-eligible players in the tournament.
Despite his formidable skills, projecting Rizzo to the next level is somewhat difficult. He isn’t big, listed at just 5-foot-10 and 175 pounds, and he isn’t especially fast either. Sometimes smart and skilled can overcome that, and four years of college hockey is bound to help address it, too. As seventh-round flyers go, it’s easy to like Carolina’s bet here.
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Good News for young Suzuki!!
He's a good one!!
Gene Pereira @GenePereira1 Dec 14
Gene Pereira Retweeted Gene Pereira
Colts hoping Suzuki will get cleared to return
next week after seeing eye specialist in London on Monday.
https://twitter.com/genepereira1/status/1205846930615656448 …
He's a good one!!
Gene Pereira Retweeted Gene Pereira
Colts hoping Suzuki will get cleared to return
next week after seeing eye specialist in London on Monday.
https://twitter.com/genepereira1/status/1205846930615656448 …
Bokk will be on Germany's top line
Drury will be a bottom-6er for USA
Honka should be in Finland's top-4 and Killinen will be in the mix
Puistola is on the team, not sure if he will be playing or not with his recent injury
Cardiac Jerks
Asinine & immoral
Drury for the USA and Killinen and Honka for Finland. Puistola would have gone, too, but was injured recently.
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Dec 12:
"At this phase we got a few extra players, but we are close to the final roster. Will lock after camp and pre-Christmas practice games." (Germany Dec 21, Canada Dec 23)
Honka, Killinen, and Puistola are at the camp:
Leijonat - Nuorten Leijonien MM-leiriryhmä valittu - MM-leiritys käyntiin lauantaina
They hope Puistola is fit to play when the tourney starts. Other than the adrupt end, Puistola was happy of getting the bigger role he went after in the Jukurit loan (3+2 in 7GP). He got some PP and responsibility on 5-on-5.
Pelottavan näköisesti loukkaantunut Patrik Puistola, 18, on nyt Nuorten Leijonien MM-ryhmässä – takana vahvasti mennyt lainapesti: ”Oli paljon kivempaa pelata”
Looks like I’m a Fin this year
Is there any particular reason for Bokk’s total lack of production this year? Seems from the stats alone he’s taken a step back.
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