Prospect Info: 2020-21 Prospect Info

[TheBigLetowski]

This international tournament is in Edmonton's Rogers Arena, pretty sure they didn't change the rink size to the big one (not to mention that IIHF is switching to the small rinks).

Didn't he also say he liked the smaller rinks in the interview? Not calling him top line guy, but I like the pick.

 

[geehaad]

Lazy North American Take, Part MCVII

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

bokk played 11 minutes and did not score today.

Drury is in the 2nd period and scored the only goal for Vaxjo. no video yet but it was a redirection when on the PP. Orebro is taking to Vaxjo with a 3-1 lead.

Sellgren is early in the 2nd period and played 11 minutes with no scoring, so far.


Liiga starts back up tomorrow

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Frolunda came back to win their game against Linkoping 4-3. Sellgren played 20 minutes and had an assist. Drury's Vaxjo was beat down 6-2. He played 15 and half minutes, had 2 penalties, was minus 2, won 60% of his FOs, and finished with the previously mentioned goal.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Gunler playing hard and stopped by one Nick Malik.

 

[bleedgreen]

Pono is a legit nhl prospect, obviously the ceiling is the question at this point. He skates well enough, plays with enough desire, has great app hands an vision. Playing in the Q makes it tough to rate.

His game is more transferable to pro than Gunler or Puistola in that he can be a role player with less difficulty.

I’ve been impressed with the Czechs 5v5, not a lot of room to judge our guys or Holtz/Raymond.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Pono is a legit nhl prospect, obviously the ceiling is the question at this point. He skates well enough, plays with enough desire, has great app hands an vision. Playing in the Q makes it tough to rate.

His game is more transferable to pro than Gunler or Puistola in that he can be a role player with less difficulty.

I’ve been impressed with the Czechs 5v5, not a lot of room to judge our guys or Holtz/Raymond.

I agree on Ponomaryov and a guy like Drury and Rees have more of a chance than the boom or bust guys. Of course the ceiling is the question. These seem more like Francis type picks than DW.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

I agree on Ponomaryov and a guy like Drury and Rees have more of a chance than the boom or bust guys. Of course the ceiling is the question. These seem more like Francis type picks than DW.

Yorke and Tulsky seem to swing their hardest at the nose and tail ends of drafts. Their 2nd round seems to focus more on getting two-way guys.

 

[bleedgreen]

Gunler with the snipe on the pp. Its the 7-1 goal and the Czechs gave up so not under great circumstances but still a perfect shot. He’s a greedy with the puck, not a bad thing for a shooter....though I could see some teammates not always liking it. Could be part of his issues.

 

[Lucky Lindy]

Gunlers goal.

 

[poobags]

Gunler playing hard and stopped by one Nick Malik.

The way you put that made me look him up. Raleigh born son of Marek Malik, one Nick Malik.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

The way you put that made me look him up. Raleigh born son of Marek Malik, one Nick Malik.

exactly. Got to give the Raleigh born hockey players (especially ones of former players) a shout out.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Suzuki scored. 7-1 about 8 minutes into the 2nd?!?! My goodness.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

The way you put that made me look him up. Raleigh born son of Marek Malik, one Nick Malik.

Oh, Marek, I remember him. As much as I like to joke about a Ceci-Bogosian pairing utterly dominating at the World Juniors, Ol' Marek may just be the pinnacle example of how even the "less offensively skilled" and "awkward-looking" NHL players are some of the most skilled hockey players on Earth:

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

Suzuki scored. 7-1 about 8 minutes into the 2nd?!?! My goodness.

Feel bad for the Germans. It was going to be a tough game and they would have been big underdogs even with a full roster but to have 9 players test positive for COVID and have to play with a shortened roster against Canada... that’s gonna be a bad day.

Glad Suzuki scored but it was an open net on one of the many gaffs that the German goaltending made while handling the puck today.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

16-2 final. Yikes.

 

[A Star is Burns]

No Canes implications but another clown pounding as USA is up 11-0 and outshooting Austria 70-7 with over 6 minutes remaining.

 

[WreckingCrew]

I'm curious how they determine groups? Because it looks like they gave Canada a relative cake-walk while SWE/RUS/USA is gonna be an absolute fight. Also, is USA "only" winning 11-0 disappointing considering they put up 70+ shots compared to CAN 16-2 win? USA hockey has been thoroughly disappointing for the most part the past few years with their inconsistency. Silver in 2019 quickly replaced by 6th place last year So much talent but always look like less than the sum of their parts

 

[A Star is Burns]

I'm curious how they determine groups? Because it looks like they gave Canada a relative cake-walk while SWE/RUS/USA is gonna be an absolute fight. Also, is USA "only" winning 11-0 disappointing considering they put up 70+ shots compared to CAN 16-2 win? USA hockey has been thoroughly disappointing for the most part the past few years with their inconsistency. Silver in 2019 quickly replaced by 6th place last year So much talent but always look like less than the sum of their parts

I believe it's based on the previous standings. Something like 1, 4, 5, 8, 9 and 2, 3, 6, 7, promoted team. Weird results in a year can lead to odd groups the next year as opposed to a ranking of the actual hockey nation which would likely be more balanced.

 

[HisIceness]

16-2 final. Yikes.

That is the kind of score I'd expect from two bad High School football teams.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

I'm curious how they determine groups? Because it looks like they gave Canada a relative cake-walk while SWE/RUS/USA is gonna be an absolute fight. Also, is USA "only" winning 11-0 disappointing considering they put up 70+ shots compared to CAN 16-2 win? USA hockey has been thoroughly disappointing for the most part the past few years with their inconsistency. Silver in 2019 quickly replaced by 6th place last year So much talent but always look like less than the sum of their parts

Germany’s goaltending was atrocious. I stopped watching at about 8-1 or 9-1 and I’d say at least half the goals at that point were absolute softies. 3 were from goalies mishandling the puck or failing to hang onto a shot that was in their glove/chest. Another 2-3 were shots from outside the face offs dots and were bad angles.

16 goals is still 16 goals and a big number no matter how you slice, but that’s on 44 shots which again tells you how bad the German goaltending was. I’d almost say that the US 11-0 win with 70+ shots was more dominating especially considering that they weren’t playing a team that only had 14 players. Too be fair though I didn’t watch the US game so again maybe stats don’t tell the entire tale but 70 shots is a ton of possession.

 

[spockBokk]

Kochetkov traded within the KHL:

 

[WreckingCrew]

Germany’s goaltending was atrocious. I stopped watching at about 8-1 or 9-1 and I’d say at least half the goals at that point were absolute softies. 3 were from goalies mishandling the puck or failing to hang onto a shot that was in their glove/chest. Another 2-3 were shots from outside the face offs dots and were bad angles.

16 goals is still 16 goals and a big number no matter how you slice, but that’s on 44 shots which again tells you how bad the German goaltending was. I’d almost say that the US 11-0 win with 70+ shots was more dominating especially considering that they weren’t playing a team that only had 14 players. Too be fair though I didn’t watch the US game so again maybe stats don’t tell the entire tale but 70 shots is a ton of possession.

Sounds like the USA also hit lots of posts, and after watching them miss open mets against Russia it makes sense Feel bad for GER being down 6 guys, not that they had a chance but that's brutal and demoralizing.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

Kochetkov traded within the KHL:

Can't see the twitter. What's his new team? Hopefully this is great news for his playing time and development.

 

[bleedgreen]

Sounds like the USA also hit lots of posts, and after watching them miss open mets against Russia it makes sense Feel bad for GER being down 6 guys, not that they had a chance but that's brutal and demoralizing.

USA had some pretty bad chemistry going on early. Kept missing easy finishes with bad passes and execution despite wide open chances. They’re just off by inches everywhere on the offensive side of the puck. They could’ve won by 20. I don’t like their chances of going far, moreso after the Russian game. You can’t judge much from an 11-0 match. You don’t get time to warm up in these tourneys and these guys haven’t clicked the way you would like to see.