Confirmed Signing with Link: 2019 Prospect Thread
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Lots. We just signed Elvis Merzlikins as well, Alex Texier just came over and is currently tearing up the AHL, Liam Foudy's still waiting for his contract as is Trey Fix-Wolansky, Vladislav Gavrikov should be coming over next year and Veini Vehvilainen might be showing up also...
Seriously, when we said "we didn't actually mortgage our future", we really meant it.
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Blue Jackets sign Fix-Wolansky to entry level contract
Viqsi
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G-ddamit. I thought he did, but I couldn't find any references to same so I assumed I was misremembering.
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Good for them. I was hoping the flyers would take a look, but he would be a roster crunch player.
He has some upside. Pretty big kid at 6’3 200+lbs that plays physically. He won’t chase a hit or go over the top, but he’ll throw a check.
He has a really high defensive IQ. I can’t say the same offensively. He also seemed to hit the developmental curve a little late and slow. Not the best skater, but it will be serviceable in a B6 role. I only watched him a couple times and the last game before the frozen 4 he got kicked out for a pretty blatant boarding which would go against what is said up there lol.
Still... he’s a smart player with great defensive play. To me, he’s a 4C that can shut down play. Somewhat like Pierre Eduard Bellemare did on the flyers a couple years ago. He looks to be a PK specialist. If he can find his game offensively... that could be a steal for the Wild.
Low-risk, high-reward type player there. Can really only help to have him if you have a spot.
He has some upside. Pretty big kid at 6’3 200+lbs that plays physically. He won’t chase a hit or go over the top, but he’ll throw a check.
He has a really high defensive IQ. I can’t say the same offensively. He also seemed to hit the developmental curve a little late and slow. Not the best skater, but it will be serviceable in a B6 role. I only watched him a couple times and the last game before the frozen 4 he got kicked out for a pretty blatant boarding which would go against what is said up there lol.
Still... he’s a smart player with great defensive play. To me, he’s a 4C that can shut down play. Somewhat like Pierre Eduard Bellemare did on the flyers a couple years ago. He looks to be a PK specialist. If he can find his game offensively... that could be a steal for the Wild.
Low-risk, high-reward type player there. Can really only help to have him if you have a spot.
Those are all real names?Lots. We just signed Elvis Merzlikins as well, Alex Texier just came over and is currently tearing up the AHL, Liam Foudy's still waiting for his contract as is Trey Fix-Wolansky, Vladislav Gavrikov should be coming over next year and Veini Vehvilainen might be showing up also...
Seriously, when we said "we didn't actually mortgage our future", we really meant it.
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It’s a one year deal for the rest of this season only. Not sure the purpose of that, maybe it’s like a try out contract or something. Not really holding my breath that he’ll be here long or in the NHL.
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Well shit... Wanted the Oilers to push for him.
We have Draisaitl, every German must sign here..
We have Draisaitl, every German must sign here..
It’s very hard to prove if you belong in the first 3-4 games... especially during this time of year.
If a 4C spot is open, it could very well be his. If Fenton plans to keep Fehr on board, Sturm could easily find employment elsewhere.
Again, low-risk, high-reward type player. If you give him some time to show what he has... you could be surprised. Has the body/strength of a NHL player and toolset, just don’t know how it shapes up.
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Per Russo, he's 23 so he could only be signed to a 1 year deal. We'll be able to re-sign him as a RFA this summer.
Sturm captained Clarkson to a NCAA Tournament appearance this season and had 45 pts in 39 games. Hobey Baker finalist. Worth a shot.
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Thanks, this is what I was looking for.
Fine with the signing, was just curious why it was only 1 year.
I was going to throw a flag on the Elvis one but looked him up and found out he was real so Elvis really is alive and well and soon to be playing for Columbus.
Viqsi
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The only fake names are already on our roster. (I mean, c'mon. "Boone Jenner". Who names their kid that? And "Ryan Dzingel" is so obviously fake...)
caley
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I actually knew someone named Boone! I can see that being real lol. The Veini Vehvilainen (sorry if I misspelled) is a pretty unique name
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Love Nino. Every year, I pick a player with the best name who's ranked around where the Jackets are going to pick, and I was really disappointed we didn't get Nino. I think ultimately, though, that's probably not the best criteria.
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