Prospect Info: 5th Overall Pick, Alex Turcotte, C, USNTDP UPDATED: Signs 3 Year ELC 3/11/20

[Steve Zissou]

From the Athletic article:

The conversation eventually turned back to the Kings. He keeps a close eye on their results and how Bjornfot, his new friend, is faring with the Ontario Reign in the AHL.
“I got along great with Toby at development camp when everybody was there,” Turcotte said, smiling widely. “I still keep in touch with him. He’s an awesome guy.”

A start to our new 'culture' and leadership that we need to re-establish.

Vilardi
Turcotte
Bjornfot
Anderson

 

[Scottkmlps]

From the Athletic article:

The conversation eventually turned back to the Kings. He keeps a close eye on their results and how Bjornfot, his new friend, is faring with the Ontario Reign in the AHL.
“I got along great with Toby at development camp when everybody was there,” Turcotte said, smiling widely. “I still keep in touch with him. He’s an awesome guy.”

A start to our new 'culture' and leadership that we need to re-establish.

Vilardi
Turcotte
Bjornfot
Anderson

JAD as well.

 

[Ghetty Green]

Give mikey the C. A's for Turcotte JAD and Bjornfot

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

 

[FrozenKing18]

Looking forward to this new era of the Kings with these kids in the upcoming years. I remember starting watching the Kings in the 06-07 season as a kid, transitioning to Brownie and Kopitar as the leaders, acquiring Greene and Stoll, drafting Doughty, the emergence of Jonathan Quick, inching closer and closer to the playoffs every season, acquiring more veterans like Williams, Scuderi and Mitchell. Making the playoffs, acquiring Richards and Carter and finally winning the cup in a dominant fashion. Let me tell you, that was such an amazing thing to watch! I can only imagine for what it was like for those who started in ‘67. I can’t wait to see what these kids will do in the future!

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

mmm, baby Richards.

 

[kings11]

mmm, baby Richards.

Not even close... Alex is faster, more talented, a better scorer, better skater and will likely be bigger aka thicker

 

[HookKing]

Not even close... Alex is faster, more talented, a better scorer, better skater and will likely be bigger aka thicker

Yep, I see a poor man's Sydney Crosby.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Not even close... Alex is faster, more talented, a better scorer, better skater and will likely be bigger aka thicker

I mean, I thought it was a compliment. Prime Mike Richards was an 80-point Selke caliber player.

 

[ScoreZeGoals]

I mean, I thought it was a compliment. Prime Mike Richards was an 80-point Selke caliber player.

Prime Richards was a damn beast, people forget that as he hit the wall so fast with the Kings

 

[Peter James Bond II]

Yep, I see a poor man's Sydney Crosby.

I'm going with middle class man's Jonathan Toews. Hard to believe he's only 18 and is going to be a force by 21.

 

[kingsfan28]

Prime Richards was a damn beast, people forget that as he hit the wall so fast with the Kings

then he got hit, again and again and again. The one that did him in was the 2013 playoff game vs the Hawks.

 

[ru4reals]

I'm really hoping Turcotte becomes better then a 40/50 point type of player. We really need him to be a number one center replacing Kopi one day. I think it would be a massive disappointment if he ends up being a third line center being drafted 5th overall. Yes I know the draft is a crapshoot you just never know with these kids but really hoping he becomes a player we envision him to be. Although excited and optimistic I'm one who never overhype our prospects as we all know there have been many high draft picks who become busts. I'm in favor of Turcotte spending as long as he needs in college before he makes the jump professionally. So far so good.

 

[kings11]

If you look at his game and how despite all his talent he lets his hockey IQ and awareness dictate how he plays every situation which is amazing.
The kid has more Patrice Bergeron than any to his game..

 

[Herby]

I went to both games in Madison this weekend, although I had my six year old so I missed chunks of the game. There is alot to like here and he looks the part of a very good pro player but it's going to take some time. I don't know if 1st line center on a championship team but he has alot of Flyers-era Mike Richards in him but this isn't going to be a situation where he is stepping into the Kings lineup next season as a top-6 player. The Badgers have had a difficult time keeping the puck out of their net, part of that is due to poor goaltending but some of the younger players have been a bit exposed in the defensive zone.

I really hope the Kings don't rush him, the Kings should take the same path the Canucks did with Hughes, Quinn could easily have left after his freshman season but he came back for a second year and became a worlds better player that dominated at that level and has carried it over to a dominant rookie year in the NHL. Blake should be targeting an April 2021 debut for Turcotte.

 

[kings11]

I went to both games in Madison this weekend, although I had my six year old so I missed chunks of the game. There is alot to like here and he looks the part of a very good pro player but it's going to take some time. I don't know if 1st line center on a championship team but he has alot of Flyers-era Mike Richards in him but this isn't going to be a situation where he is stepping into the Kings lineup next season as a top-6 player. The Badgers have had a difficult time keeping the puck out of their net, part of that is due to poor goaltending but some of the younger players have been a bit exposed in the defensive zone.

I really hope the Kings don't rush him, the Kings should take the same path the Canucks did with Hughes, Quinn could easily have left after his freshman season but he came back for a second year and became a worlds better player that dominated at that level and has carried it over to a dominant rookie year in the NHL. Blake should be targeting an April 2021 debut for Turcotte.

I dont think he returns to Wisconsin. I actually think his best development path might just be to get some time in Ontario playing against pros. I would love to see both Gabe and Alex centering the top 2 lines there next season... Personally, I think him being in Ontario would allow him to be monitored closely by the Kings, get more conditioning done at El Segundo and just be around pros..

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

I can see the benefit to either method.

But as much as I think he COULD play in the NHL immediately, I agree with Herby that it's not best, as much as I want some excitement.

 

[kings11]

I can see the benefit to either method.

But as much as I think he COULD play in the NHL immediately, I agree with Herby that it's not best, as much as I want some excitement.

Besides, next year will be Kopi's off year so let's save them the suckage

 

[kingsboy11]

I think a lot of the potential prospects (Kupari, Turcotte, Vilardi, JAD) will depend on how many players we move on from this current team this season. Of the forwards I think only Toffoli or Lewis are done with the team while guys like Kovalchuk and Carter will be harder to move. So it will probably be a combination of being patient with a couple guys while it also being the case where there simply isn't enough room.

 

[Rorschach]

I think a lot of the potential prospects (Kupari, Turcotte, Vilardi, JAD) will depend on how many players we move on from this current team this season. Of the forwards I think only Toffoli or Lewis are done with the team while guys like Kovalchuk and Carter will be harder to move. So it will probably be a combination of being patient with a couple guys while it also being the case where there simply isn't enough room.

I'm ok with this. One thing I really liked about what Lombardi did...he didn't hand any NHL jobs to any rookies or prospects. And thus we have Conn Smythe winner Jonathan Quick over the anointed one, Jonathan Bernier. Although we're real happy with our current group of top prospects, lets be real...none of them are Drew Doughty, the prodigal defensive genius boy. I'm pleased to see us have multiple guys competing for multiple roles on the team, both for the first line and the middle six lines. If anything I'd like to have a glut of defensemen equal to our center prospect corps and maybe another elite goalie prospect to compete with Cal Petersen.

That's why I want another top 10 pick in this year's draft, like so many of the other Kings posters here, so we can get two blue-chippers at two different positions. If we don't get Byfield but walked away with Drysdale and say...Askarov, I'd be tickled pink.

 

[kings11]

Iafallo-Kopitar-Brown
XXX-Amadio-Carter
Kempe-Lizotte-XXX
XXX-Prokhorkin-XXX
XXX-XXX
Fill in with the following, Grundstrom, Wagner, Luff, Clifford, JAD, maybe Clifford, Frk, 2020 draft pick, UFA Vet...

 

[No Name The Nameless]

Iafallo-Kopitar-Brown
XXX-Amadio-Carter
Kempe-Lizotte-XXX
XXX-Prokhorkin-XXX
XXX-XXX
Fill in with the following, Grundstrom, Wagner, Luff, Clifford, JAD, maybe Clifford, Frk, 2020 draft pick, UFA Vet...

Not watching that. Nope. See ya in 2021.

 

[riznat]

Not watching that. Nope. See ya in 2021.

But what if I told you our top pp would be iafallo Kopitar Brown Kempe doughty? I bet you’d change your tune

 

[Peter James Bond II]

But what if I told you our top pp would be iafallo Kopitar Brown Kempe doughty? I bet you’d change your tune

LOL!

I want to see this PP:

Kaliyev Turcotte Vilardi
Moverare Doughty

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

LOL!

I want to see this PP:

Kaliyev Turcotte Vilardi
Moverare Doughty

If Drew Doughty hasn't figured out that trying to blast people's shinguards off isn't effective in the last 11 years, I'm not sure there's anyone that'll get him to change his mind at this point.