Prospect Info: Bakersfield Condors '18-19 Season
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Have watched every shift Marodys played this year. Defensively he is just okay. Hard to gauge when he's playing in front of a top 2 AHL d corps.
His game isn't quite the same, but I think at the low end you're looking at a Cory Conacher. Absolute stud in the AHL that has a ways to go to be effective in the bigs.
As I've mentioned numerous times in this thread, stuff that he and Benson get away with in the A, would be an easy goal against and a benching in the NHL. And it's not just once in a while, these guys push it every game. And that's what you want in the AHL, get them confidence. The hope is they can learn situations to try risky things, and also learn to be effective at the less risky things.
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Well to be fair, both guys are first year pro's. They are trying to get the juniors and NCAA mistakes out of their games.
The potential roster for next year if they really want the young guys to percolate for a couple seasons...wow.
Benson - Marody - Yamamoto
Russell - McLeod - Maksimov
Safin - Gust - Hebig
Polei - Esposito - Callahan
Lagesson - Berglund
Samorukov - Bouchard
Lowe - Day
Benson - Marody - Yamamoto
Russell - McLeod - Maksimov
Safin - Gust - Hebig
Polei - Esposito - Callahan
Lagesson - Berglund
Samorukov - Bouchard
Lowe - Day
ConnorMcMullet
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Last game will probably be tomorrow, his team is about the get swept by Lulea.
Problem is that Joel Persson is injured since a couple of weeks. His importance to Vaxjo is quite evident seeing how it really looks like they have nothing going for them right now. They have never really been close to having much of a chance so far in the series.
I thought the rosters were set already, the deadline rosters. Seeing as he is signed by EDM how would that work?
Sounds odd to sign a professional try-out when you are already signed by an NHL team.
Must say though that I honestly don't know a whole lot about how contracts work so.
I think since he already has that contract he can goto the AHL, I believe it’s new nhl contracts that are unable to goto the AHL
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I think it would still technically be a PTO and players on PTOs don't have to be on the set playoff rosters.
I mean I think Bear and Jones are better than Benning. Could see them splitting the work load beside Sekera and a new guy brought in to replace Russell.
Or one traded for a similar level forward and one on the team.
They aren't better than Benning, Benning gets severely underrated around here.
He is a perfectly capable 5/6 D man,
If Jones or Bear can't push Benning out next year then both need to be traded.
I think they can push him, but we shouldn't be just handing them the 3rd pairing, unless we have zero plans on ever making the playoffs.
I'm not saying hand them the spot, I think Jones is as good as Benning right now at least. Same with Bear. Benning will be moved for a forward, one of those guys will easily take his spot. Sekera on the bottom pairing helping mentor one of them is honestly a better idea then Benning there. As long as we improve our top 4. If not then yeah no.
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Benning is about to hit 200 games.
He has 51 points, which is about 4 points more than Nurse through 200 games.
I think we'd be crazy to trade away a guy we've just developed for 200 games in the show. We've literally put in the work, and are giving away the benefits of it. Bear and Jones have another season that they can clear waivers, we'd be crazy not to use it.
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And he is still only 24 years old, has 3 years experience and 12 playoff games under his belt. Could easily see it turn into another Jeff Petry situation. Extremely similar players actually looking at their careers.
Petry-3 years college
1st 3 years-25,12,17 points
Benning-3 years college
1st 3 years 15,21,15 points
Russell or Sekera can get moved if we need space for one of the AHL guys.
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Benning is tougher as well. Hopefully as he gets older and stronger his open ice hits come more frequently.
If he could train with whoever turned Draisaitls skating around, he could be a really good dman for us.
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Yeah it’s interesting because Benning was handed his spot with playing a minute in the AHL. Jones and Bear have paid their dues in the AHL and excelled down there while Benning has been a disappointment for the last two years in Edmonton. If the goal is to improve the team and eventually be a good team you have to move on from players like Benning at some point and give your top prospects a chance.
I agree with the plan to trade Russell and Benning, bring in a second pair RHD and have one of Jones/Bear on the Oilers next season.
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Agreed. To me the best thing for the team to do is go into next season with Benning penciled in as the #6 guy and then if Jones, Bear, Bouchard, Lagesson or Persson(I think he's going to be a huge surprise in camp) blow the doors off in camp you can move a Benning/Russell/Sekera. Make these guys force their way onto the roster instead of penciling them in after playing a few games and having no backup plan.
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