Prospect Info: 2020-2021 Prospects Thread

[mouser]

Re: Blumel, agree its a weird situation. Wonder if the previous June 1 deadline is shifted at all due to covid, as all other deadlines seem to have been.

I do wonder if the date got moved and no one has been clear on it.

Maybe they are working on a deal, who knows.

I haven't seen anything in the NHL transition rules or media reporting that the June 1st draft rights date was extended. Rather all the reporting I've seen so far has been confirming the June 1st date was left unchanged.

The March 1st to June 1st window for signing players to the upcoming season may have been extended, but that's a slightly different rule that wouldn't extend draft rights past June 1.

 

[oilers'72]

Wasn't Less the weather guy?

Weather guy, farm report guy, remote guy, sports guy, all around station guy.

Let's talk about Chihuahuas and Chi Chi Rodriguez.

 

[Oilers in NS]

Wasn't Less the weather guy?

he was the winner of the Copper Cow, Silver Sow, and Ohio News Buckeye awards. Less was da man

 

[Oilers in NS]

Weather guy, farm report guy, remote guy, sports guy, all around station guy.

Let's talk about Chihuahuas and Chi Chi Rodriguez.

Loni had some nice ta tas and Bailey Quarters was hot as well. It was an awesome show. It only ran @4 years. I want some Herb Tarlek clothing

 

[Oilers in NS]

Should have a pool

WHO SIGNS IN OFFSEASON WITH OILERS?
I have a sneaky feeling that Debrusk somehow ends up in Edmonton in a trade and possibly one of Coleman, Schwartz, Tatar, or Garland in Edmonton.

 

[MoontoScott]

he was the winner of the Copper Cow, Silver Sow, and Ohio News Buckeye awards. Less was da man

The Copper Cow? You are right- he must have been the greatest of all time. Much more entertaining than what we have now on the airwaves.

 

[Stud Muffin]

Sounds like he wanted to stay in Czech Republic

Sounds more likely his agent just got dummied

 

[North]

Sounds more likely his agent just got dummied

I get why he went there to play during the pandemic but the three year contract extension was perhaps not the best idea.

 

[McDNicks17]

I get why he went there to play during the pandemic but the three year contract extension was perhaps not the best idea.

Consider the source in that tweet haha.

There's a 95% chance it has an NHL out clause like almost every contract signed over there.

 

[Oilers in NS]

The Copper Cow? You are right- he must have been the greatest of all time. Much more entertaining than what we have now on the airwaves.

Taxi was a dandy as well.
I even got a laugh outta Welcome Back Kotter

ROSES ARE RED
VIOLETS ARE BLUE
I WONT LET MY DAUGHTER
DATE A PUERTO RICAN JEW

POETRY BY JUAN EPSTEIN

 

[North]

Consider the source in that tweet haha.

There's a 95% chance it has an NHL out clause like almost every contract signed over there.

Yeah I’m not sure there isn’t an out clause but I am wondering if he was trying to make it so if he didn’t make the NHL rather than play in the AHL, he could return to the Czech Republic.

 

[Legionnaire11]

Looking for info on some players who made their NHL debut last season, what kind of future outlook do these guys have?

Ryan McLeod
Stuart Skinner

 

[Stoneman89]

Taxi was a dandy as well.
I even got a laugh outta Welcome Back Kotter

ROSES ARE RED
VIOLETS ARE BLUE
I WONT LET MY DAUGHTER
DATE A PUERTO RICAN JEW

POETRY BY JUAN EPSTEIN

Too funny. But that wouldn't get the time of day on TV in todays politically sensitive world. Same with classics like Archie Bunker, the Jeffersons, or Sanford and Son.

 

[Stoneman89]

Looking for info on some players who made their NHL debut last season, what kind of future outlook do these guys have?

Ryan McLeod
Stuart Skinner

Skinner looks good in the AHL, but needs to take that next step and show he can steal a game or 2 up in the bigs. McLeod, I'm not completely sold on. Very good skater, but very tentative and non-physical up here. Hopefully that is just being in awe for the first ride. He needs to be much more assertive and physical.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Looking for info on some players who made their NHL debut last season, what kind of future outlook do these guys have?

Ryan McLeod
Stuart Skinner

McLeod will probably be an average to above average bottom 6 guy.

Skinner I think has an alright chance to be a 20-25 game NHL backup

 

[Stoneman89]

Weather guy, farm report guy, remote guy, sports guy, all around station guy.

Let's talk about Chihuahuas and Chi Chi Rodriguez.

"OH, the humanity!"

 

[McDNicks17]

5. The Oilers have lost the rights to their 100th over-all pick from 2019 by not signing him before the June 1st deadline. But from what I can gather, while the club didn’t want to lose Matej Blumel they also didn’t consider him an “A” or maybe even a “B” prospect. As such, they did not feel compelled to use one of their 50 contracts on him. Is this a mistake by the club? Time will tell. I’m made to understand the fact that Blumel decided against staying and developing in college was also a factor.

From: Is Edmonton Oilers G.M. Ken Holland still in there pitching with his best fastball?: 9 Things | Edmonton Journal

I hope that isn't supposed to make us feel better.

 

[Oilhawks]

From: Is Edmonton Oilers G.M. Ken Holland still in there pitching with his best fastball?: 9 Things | Edmonton Journal

I hope that isn't supposed to make us feel better.

I’m not crazy about this situation but I think the last sentence is pretty key. If he stayed in College rather than signing a 4 year contract back home I think they would have been much more compelled to sign him to a pro contract

 

[Delicious Pancakes]

From: Is Edmonton Oilers G.M. Ken Holland still in there pitching with his best fastball?: 9 Things | Edmonton Journal

I hope that isn't supposed to make us feel better.

It's a dumb move with a player that was doing things in the Czech league that players that age don't do unless they're really good. Maybe not even a B prospect? So they're just openly admitting that they're bad at scouting now? How many C prospects play on their country's World Championship team at 20/21?

The Oilers are at 31 contracts and even if they sign all their RFAs and UFAs, which they won't, it would bring them to exactly 50 contracts, then they'll be losing a player to Seattle. The 50 contract thing seems like blowing smoke to me.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

From: Is Edmonton Oilers G.M. Ken Holland still in there pitching with his best fastball?: 9 Things | Edmonton Journal

I hope that isn't supposed to make us feel better.

That is beyond stupid. This reeks of thinking that we're the smartest people in the room or covering their own asses for a monumental screw up. I remember us trading away Riley Nash's rights because he wouldn't bend to our wills developmentally either. Ultimately the player has to be on board with where they are playing and in this case the player had more than enough skill to be worth 1 of 50 contracts.

 

[North]

That is beyond stupid. This reeks of thinking that we're the smartest people in the room or covering their own asses for a monumental screw up. I remember us trading away Riley Nash's rights because he wouldn't bend to our wills developmentally either. Ultimately the player has to be on board with where they are playing and in this case the player had more than enough skill to be worth 1 of 50 contracts.

That’s not entirely the case with Nash. He said we had too many centres and didn’t want to sign.

This seems odd unless the Oilers were really that vehemently opposed to him spending his formative playing years in the Czech Republic.

 

[Delicious Pancakes]

That’s not entirely the case with Nash. He said we had too many centres and didn’t want to sign.

This seems odd unless the Oilers were really that vehemently opposed to him spending his formative playing years in the Czech Republic.

They could sign him then leave him there on loan to retain his rights. I hope this doesn't come back to bite the team in the ass.

 

[North]

They could sign him then leave him there on loan to retain his rights. I hope this doesn't come back to bite the team in the ass.

I think the issue is they didn’t want to leave him there. Maybe they felt like their hand was being forced because he signed that contract extension.

This is speculation of course but what if he was trying to make it so if he wasn’t in the NHL then rather than go to the AHL he would go to the Czech Republic.

 

[Stud Muffin]

I feel like Holland feels he has the inside track to sign him regardless of having his rights or not.

 

[North]

I feel like Holland feels he has the inside track to sign him regardless of having his rights or not.

This could be the case as well. He and Mazura are close and Mazura is still an Oilers prospect.