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Good article on EP RInkside on him: Barrie Colts forward Tyson Foerster is the 2020 NHL Draft Prospect...
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Thank you for this!! That’s a great read. Yeah, I wish I saw more of him this year but when I did see him I fell in love with his shot and his work on the ice. The article said he led the OHL in PP goals. That’s nice to have a guy that knows how to score on the PP. lord knows we can use it. Obviously a long shot because we don’t pick in the first 2 rounds but I’m confident by draft time we will have a top60 pick or two. He’s definitely a guy I’d love to have.
It’s also said he’s good defensively which is a big plus for this team. When I saw him I didn’t think his skating was concerning but I’ve seen it mentioned a few times. It’s not atrocious so that can definitely be improved with work and training. I’ve read he’s ranked all over the place from 15-50. Kind of like Simon Holmstrom was for us. Wouldn’t be shocked if a team loved him and took him around pick 20. His shot is ridiculous. If he were to play a full season in the OHL in his draft+1 year I think he scores 50+ goals.
I'm a big fan also, on my shortlist for sure, this draft is looking pretty darn deep after all is said and done.
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Every team in the league is seeing right now that Boychuk has no role in our team's great playoff run.
I don't know how you can bring yourself to mention Johnny as a top 4 guy?
It's simply not true.
He's older, he's slower, and he's injury-prone.
Sure we love him. Sure we know he's a warrior.
But his days as being a factor in a winning team are up. In addition, even if a team was looking for what he offers, there are a dozen players out there on the market that offer the same thing and don't carry that price tag. How does Lou market him over them?
What I wrote in my previous post in response to you was not "my opinion" about the market this upcoming offseason.
It's the reality of the current market. People have to wake up if they truly think things are going to be business as usual.
I'll say this - it'll be SIMPLY INCREDIBLE if Lou is even able to deal Leddy for any package bringing in a 2nd rounder without taking contract back in the process. It'd be a sheer miracle.
More power to him.
But this is the worst market possible for moving the guys whose contracts we need to move the most (i.e. Ladd, Boychuk, Leddy, Komarov, and Clutterbuck, in that order).
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This thread should have been locked through the playoffs. Get this shit off the 1st page!
With Varly signed for another 3 years and only Sorokin may be their only other top goalie asset in the system, the Isles need to look hard to find good goalie prospects in this draft unless they can find an older undrafted UFA who is very good, like in USA college or from international teams. This is also important to improve their AHL team and build confidence for young prospects. Making AHL playoff can benefit all the players on the team as they may not get that big-game experience for a while on their NHL team. Yes, you can land veteran UFA backup but there is always competition for these too and you do not want to tie up too much money in both G duo. Just look at Vancouver who has always draft extremely well with goalies and turning them into either future starter or good trade assets. Not only that, because injuries do happen to goalies, just see this year's playoff so these goalies can be the difference in a deep playoff run.
The other area I will look at is for a top defensive specialist prospect who excels at skating, PK, and winning the draws. Must be competitive in nature with decent size (not under 5'11") and have good hockey IQ and ability to handle passes. Scoring not an issue because they can practice getting better at it. You can take them in later rounds but need to get them before rival teams beat you to it.
The other area I will look at is for a top defensive specialist prospect who excels at skating, PK, and winning the draws. Must be competitive in nature with decent size (not under 5'11") and have good hockey IQ and ability to handle passes. Scoring not an issue because they can practice getting better at it. You can take them in later rounds but need to get them before rival teams beat you to it.
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Well, we do have Skarek, but nothing else.
I've been vocal about this in the past.
You sign goalies when they're older. You sign goalie prospects who may have been overlooked or gone undrafted. Maybe college juniors or seniors who have a body of work.
The amount of goalies drafted who actually find a role in the NHL still barely outweighs the amount of goalies who make it to the NHL another route.
That said, we had five picks last summer and have five picks this summer. There are only six picks next summer and who knows if Lou will feel the need to move some of them in order to alleviate the current cap.
When you've got this few picks, you can't be using them to take a shot on an asset that will likely need 5-7 years to even become a possible topic for one of two jobs on your NHL squad.
Get those guys from the outside when they're older and more ready.
Unless somebody in the organization who is highly trusted with this position says "We gotta add this guy. Future impact NHLer without a doubt."
You should totally expect the Islanders to use a pick or two on players who fit this profile.
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I heard a player named David Ayres is available, he has never lost a game in the NHL too!
Both he and Coreau are UFAs.
Soderstrom is an RFA, but there's no indication that he'll be qualified for any reason.
Alrighty, I'd like to start chiming in on this now that we've all gotten past the playoff experience and are heavily indulged in free agent talk.
I'll start by sharing several thoughts as to what I think the Islanders might be thinking.
INITIAL THOUGHTS
For one, please denote that Brian Rolston's son Ryder and Jamie Langenbrunner's son Mason are both eligible for this draft. Ryder will surely be taken and Mason seems to be listed anywhere from 103-300, depending at what you're looking at.
Mason is coming out of Minnesota high school (Eden Prairie, where I believe Anders Lee played) and will likely head to the USHL this season before attending Harvard for the 21-22 season.
Ryder went from the USNDTP to the USHL and will attend Notre Dame this season, should there be one. He's known for his wheels and plays a 200-foot game. He likes to check as well. He came into the season being seen as a possible Top 40 pick, but has dropped primarily because he wasn't bad, but rather underwhelming in the offensive department.
There's no question in my mind that Lou will have both of these boys on his radar. Both are legitimate NHL prospects and Ryder should be available in rounds 3/4 and Mason would likely still be there in Round 7, although I can see him being grabbed by the Isles in Round 6. Lou has known these guys since they were kids hanging around in the locker room.
Now, I cannot help but mention the name Landon Slaggert at this point. A power forward type who was only really settling into a top 9 role with the USNTDP when Covid hit, this guy is an all-rounder who has basically all of the tools to one day make it. Like Ryder, he too is heading to Notre Dame now, where he'll not only join his older, non-drafted brother, but also his father who is an assistant coach.
I can really see this kid being one the team has an eye on. Naturally, Jake Pivonka plays for Notre Dame and our scouts our surely familiar with the Slaggert family. Through no less than Anders Lee, our team also has a bit of a connection with Notre Dame.
Our team also has a bit of a connection with the Waterloo Blackhawks in the USHL and yes, that's where Ryder spent this season.
I'd basically be fairly shocked if none of these three are taken. Of course, that may be dependent on who is available where and when.
SPEAKING OF CONNECTIONS
I believe the team has simply got to be familiar with and interested in LW Cross Hanas of the Portland Winterhawks of the WHL. He has wheels, he has moves, he has smarts - and if he can't make things work as a scorer, he has all the tools to be an effective checking line player. He's also been invited to Team USA's U20 camp.
The Isles MUST know him well, as he has played with Reece Newkirk. In addition, he's widely considered to be a guy pegged to go between spot 80 and 100. He looks right up our alley for a 3rd rounder.
Now, the Winterhawks have several draft-eligible players, but the other one who I think may seriously get some consideration is a guy who admittedly underwhlemed, namely Simon Knak from Switzerland. He went 9-25-34 and that was disappointing, because he's been talked about big in Switzerland and lauded as a Swiss Lecavalier. Watch him play and skate, and you'll know why right away, if you're familiar with how Lecavalier played. Now, if you ask me, Knak is a candidate to explode whenever this season begins. There's a skill set there that has me thinking he's a real scorer in waiting. Wonder if the Isles have been seeing that too?
Moving along this train of thought, I think none of us should be surprised if a member of the Saginaw Spirit is picked again. Heck, it may even be Dman Mitchell Smith, who underwhelmed offensively, but was on the back burner for the team for much of the season as one of the youngest players. The scouting reports are nonetheless quite favorable.
There's also a kid who really broke out when he was traded to Saginaw, namely Ethan Cardwell, who is generally a player thought to be going somewhere between pick 70 and 120.
Still, I think the guy the Islanders are bound to take is Ilya Solovyov, who is currently playing for Dinamo Minsk in the KHL. He's a Dman who was an overager this past season, but one of the youngest ones and he played his first ever season in North America. His ice time and role were cut when Bode Wilde was loaned back to the team, but seriously - he's a 6'2", 190 lbs. kid who went 7-33-40 and +43 in 53 OHL games in his FIRST season in North America. They say his skating is a weak point, but how many foreign Dmen come here and put up those numbers? And we're talking about a kid who has been on all of Belarus' age-based national teams for 3 straight seasons now.
I can see him being the Islanders' 5h or 6th rounder.
RUSSIAN OF NOTE
Artyom Galimov is in his 4th go at the draft. He's played internationally for Russia at a number of tourneys, including the WJC. He's almost always been used in a defensive role for those teams and his offensive numbers in Russian junior leagues were always good, but nothing more than that.
Then, last season, he played his first full year as a KHLer and put up 13-11-24. He played late in the game when holding a lead and he played on the PK. Sure, he's already 20, soon 21. But if you ask me, this is EXACTLY the type of player our staff would be looking for as of Round 4.
Ok, those are just a few thoughts for now.
More will follow as the draft approaches.
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Keep it coming Chapin and other who happen to watch junior hockey! I haven't paid much attention to this draft but I'd love to hear of players the Isles can pick up in the later rounds.
Maybe Johnny wants to stay on the Island and be part of management? Not sure about cap stuff, but I want a happier ending for the guy the Bruins fans still ask about. The desperation block on Ovie while lying on the ice is one of the most iconic moments in the last Islander decade.
No doubt, we all love him as a warrior. It would be great if he (and Martin, for that matter) are part of this organization after their playing days.
All talk surrounding him and possible trades is solely geared towards managing the cap.
Anddddd there may be a few out there who are kind of thinking Dobson is only getting a bigger role if one of the right-side Dmen is jettisoned, with Boychuk clearly being the most logical piece to move over there.
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Nope. Lou already said he wants him back. Since leaving the first time I think MM has since learned. He knows the best place for him to succeed and continue to play in this league, is on this team with Casey and clutter. I suspect he tries to stay here at all costs until that line is officially broken up. He is a much better player with them and he has a family now. He isn’t risking another rough outing elsewhere and being forced in to retirement the following offseason.
So, this is what happens when you have too much time on your hands...
NHL Mock Draft 2020: Corey Pronman projects all seven rounds
For those who don't have a subscription to The Athletic, here's what he sees the Isles doing.
90 F Antonio Stranges
121 F Trevor Kuntar
152 D Ville Ottavainen
183 G Amir Miftakhov
214 D Benjamin Zloty
My take:
I've conducted 4 mock drafts the past 4-5 months with the Isles, often acquiring more than the five picks the Islanders have, and always tried to operate in a manner I thought was highly conducive of the Isles' scouting staff as we've seen the past two years and well, I never once took any of these players.
But that's just me.
NHL Mock Draft 2020: Corey Pronman projects all seven rounds
For those who don't have a subscription to The Athletic, here's what he sees the Isles doing.
90 F Antonio Stranges
121 F Trevor Kuntar
152 D Ville Ottavainen
183 G Amir Miftakhov
214 D Benjamin Zloty
My take:
I've conducted 4 mock drafts the past 4-5 months with the Isles, often acquiring more than the five picks the Islanders have, and always tried to operate in a manner I thought was highly conducive of the Isles' scouting staff as we've seen the past two years and well, I never once took any of these players.
But that's just me.
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