Prospect Info: Bruins Prospects XX - Stay on subject!

[burstnbloom]

I agree with almost all, though, I wonder what you mean by by the bolded. He’s doing well but “somewhat historic” sounds like some major hyperbole

He has the 9th highest ppg through 20 games in AHL history for a player his age.

 

[BiteThisBurrows]

I don`t , I think he is more engaged playing in the AHL than for his country. I`m not sure he really wants to be there playing for this coach, if he does like the coach, sure not showing on the ice

and that's okay? That's not the attitude Marchand had when he was in the Worlds. It speaks to character, or rather a lack of and that needs to improve.

 

[JoeIsAStud]

He has the 9th highest ppg through 20 games in AHL history for a player his age.

It's certainly interesting. There seems to be some changes in utilization or better players going there more quickly. Like the look I am looking at might be slightly different, but 5 of the top 9 have happened in the last 3 years,

 

[SanDogBrewin]

Buckeyes opened up a can of wupazz against the Spartans today on Big10 channel. Lorhei looked good even though there wasn't much to see on the scoresheet.

 

[chizzler]

All the sweden games

We’ll I watched him in the AHL and he was just fine. Could it be that the KID just thought he was better than the tournament because he played ok in the minors. You know…. Something a youngster would do. You can’t teach skill. You can teach effort and work. If he doesn’t learn from that, then he will be a bust. I think he’ll be fine with time down there.

 

[DominicT]

I hope Poitras is traded. This is gonna be a war and they are all in the same conference. Good for their development too. I can't wait for the playoffs

 

[Montecristo]

We’ll I watched him in the AHL and he was just fine. Could it be that the KID just thought he was better than the tournament because he played ok in the minors. You know…. Something a youngster would do. You can’t teach skill. You can teach effort and work. If he doesn’t learn from that, then he will be a bust. I think he’ll be fine with time down there.

Yeah i agree

 

[Saxon Eric]

Saturday Recap

Harvard lost 4-1 Langenbrunner the usual zeros

Lorhei 3 shots 6-0 win, he played 27:14 on Friday, probably around 20 last night

Gallagher -2 3-2 loss

McFaul zeros across the board 1-1 tie vs Holy Cross

BC won 4-2
Gasseau 1 assist 2 shots +1
Jellvik 1 assist 2 shots +1
Kuntar 3 shots +1 6 for 11 faceoffs

Schmaltz 2 shots 12 for 20 faceoffs 4-2 win

Olson 1 assist 3 shots 5-2 win
Spicer 1 shot 3 for 9 faceoffs

Dyck 29 saves going back to back for the 6-4 win
Swift Current is

Poitras 3 assists 4 shots +1 first 4-3 win

Edward 3 shots +1 3-0 win

Myrenberg 2 shots 6-5 OT loss

Mantykivi 4 shots 19:23 TOI 2-1 shootout win

 

[DominicT]

Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: January 8, 2023

Last week saw two key prospects traded in the Canadian Hockey League as trade deadline approaches quickly through the Canadian Major Junior ranks. If you’re a follower here, then you know I have be…

dom.hockey

 

[Blowfish]

Boston Bruins Monday Morning Prospect Update Week Ending: January 8, 2023

Last week saw two key prospects traded in the Canadian Hockey League as trade deadline approaches quickly through the Canadian Major Junior ranks. If you’re a follower here, then you know I have be…

dom.hockey

 

[Saxon Eric]

Sunday wrap

Svedebäck 18 saves 3-3 tie vs Army

Brunet 1 shot 6-4 loss

Mast 1 shot +4 5-2 win

Edward zeros 6-3 loss

Harrison 2 shots 6-3 win

 

[DominicT]

Sunday wrap

Svedebäck 18 saves 3-3 tie vs Army

Brunet 1 shot 6-4 loss

Mast 1 shot +4 5-2 win

Edward zeros 6-3 loss

Harrison 2 shots 6-3 win

Missed Mast's assist. He needs all the help he can get with Kyrou taking over all the offence time.

Curious If you caught the Windsor game Eric because I saw something I have never seen before. Harrison played center but was only 2 for 3 on the draw. Savard only had his line on the ice for 3 faceoffs the entire game. He kept putting them on on the fly to get the matchups he wanted. Never seen that before.

 

[Saxon Eric]

Missed Mast's assist. He needs all the help he can get with Kyrou taking over all the offence time.

Curious If you caught the Windsor game Eric because I saw something I have never seen before. Harrison played center but was only 2 for 3 on the draw. Savard only had his line on the ice for 3 faceoffs the entire game. He kept putting them on on the fly to get the matchups he wanted. Never seen that before.

Missed Sunday's game, watched Bullet Train on Netflix, it was ok

 

[bwunderlich]

Missed Sunday's game, watched Bullet Train on Netflix, it was ok

So . . .are you a Gordon?

 

[Saxon Eric]

So . . .are you a Gordon?

Definitely not a Diesel!

 

[DominicT]

I'm day dreaming of a top line of

Brett Harrison - Shane Wright - Matthew Maggio

As much as I want Savvy to teach Harrison the ropes in the middle, that line screams dominance and Memorial Cup.

 

[LouJersey]

Athletic has the Bruins pool ranked 30th in their 2023 rankings.

Need to take the Cup home this season.

Guessing it's not a great sign when your #1 prospect gets benched

 

[DominicT]

Athletic has the Bruins pool ranked 30th in their 2023 rankings.

Need to take the Cup home this season.

Guessing it's not a great sign when your #1 prospect gets benched

My rankings have the Bruins first. Sort of.

You'll have to wait until Monday morning to see what I mean.

 

[mikelvl]

2023 NHL prospect pool rankings: No. 30 Boston Bruins

The Bruins have an A-minus forward prospect but their overall list remains light on quality at the top.

theathletic.com

Here are some blurbs as to what Scott Wheeler thinks of the player. I've skipped Lysell and Lohrei.

Poitras

The hope would be that he becomes and up-and-down-the-lineup type as a third-line guy with some skill.

Lauko

I think the upside remains about where I’ve always had it, which is as a serviceable call-up option but not likely much more than that. He’s one of those players who looks good whenever you watch him but will never really “wow” you, and has never really taken over as a dominant player at lower levels.

Merkulov

He looks like a AAAA guy to me. I think he’s going to play NHL games, but I’m just not sure if he’ll be a natural fit for either a top-six or bottom-six role (although the lines between those are definitely blurring these days).

Duran

He’s got the tools to become a fourth-line forward at the next level if he stays on his current track, and that’s good value out of a sixth-round pick.

Keyser

He’s a good goalie, though, and if he keeps at it he might well go from No. 4 to solid No. 3 and then maybe even No. 2 eventually.

Beecher

So while the Bruins probably hoped for a top-nine piece, I think it should have been hard for them to project him as more than a depth guy. He may still become a fourth-line go-getter, but there’s too much give-and-go reliance, too many bobbles of the puck and too little playmaking to project him as more than that at this point.

Harrison

The hope, when the Bruins drafted him in the third round, was, I’m sure, that he’d develop into a complementary depth scorer. But there are too many times in junior when it feels like he’s a volume shooter who doesn’t scare opponents, and you’ve got to scare opponents at that level to progress past it. He’s signed, so he’s going to get an opportunity in the AHL eventually. There’s work to be done though. He looked ordinary in my last trip out to Oshawa to watch him.

Kuntar

My main concern is that he’s not going to have the skill level to consistently get into those spots, nor the playmaking ability needed to be more than two-dimensional as a physical scorer. He may top out as an AHLer as a result (though I also wouldn’t be shocked if an NHL coach eventually grew fond enough of him to give him a look). He’s been consistently good this year and is actually probably owed a couple of more goals, given the volume and quality of the looks he gets game-to-game.

Myrenberg

I’ve liked what I’ve seen out of him in the second-tier Allsvenskan as a teenager this season. He probably tops out as a No. 5-7, and he may just become a good mid-level pro, but every organization needs those guys. I considered ranking him a little higher here and he may well slot higher this time next year.

Brunet

He’s got work to do to fill out and continue to round out his game physically and defensively, but I like his odds of earning a deal and you take it from there. He’s a smooth, smart player.

 

[mikelvl]

Jellvik

ut he’s not a burner as a skater, he’s not lethal as a scorer, he’s not dynamic as a handler and I just wonder if he tops out as a good AHL/SHL level player long term.

Gallagher

And while his skill is fine, he’s not a dynamic skater nor playmaker, so the shot is the only real weapon there. I expect he’ll spend all four years in college and earn an NHL or AHL contract.

DiPietro

He has also always been a beloved teammate because of his charismatic, high-energy personality. And while there are still times when mid-danger shots sneak through his body more than they should, or his activeness in the net puts him out of position, he has made enough progress on both fronts to continue to warrant mention here, even if his odds are lengthening.

I considered ranking towering Sarnia defenceman Ryan Mast, hard-working and skilled Ilves forward Matias Mantykivi, NTDP alum Cole Spicer and Latvian Lulea forward Dans Locmelis over Michael DiPietro here, and they’re all equal or better prospects then a small handful of the players who appeared at the end of the Avalanche and Lightning rankings.

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

Don’t care about the #30 but that’s a terrible ranking of Bruins prospects.

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

Athletic has the Bruins pool ranked 30th in their 2023 rankings.

Need to take the Cup home this season.

Guessing it's not a great sign when your #1 prospect gets benched

Wheeler is a Leafs honk. His opinion is null and void as is most of The Athletic’s writers.

 

[mar2kbos]

I'm not giving up on him yet, but it was simply disappointing.


But that does bring up the question of why so bad at the Worlds when you'd think he'd be at his best?

But I'm not giving up on him yet.

It’s the maturity of the rest of his game. He has talent that is apparent even when he didn’t score in this past WJC. You can see the slickness especially his skating. From what I have seen it’s his free roaming (not following the system) and defensive positioning that gets him in trouble.

Points aren’t enough to get him to the NHL we have seen players dominate AHL and never make it, but I am fully sure they are working the rest of his game out and he just needs time mature other aspects of his game. He does this the Bruins will have a special player, if not he’ll be on the scrap heap with all the other potentials throughout the league.

 

[Saxon Eric]

The week so far update

Gallagher 1 shot +1 6-2 win over U-Mass, good win for BU but super frustrating watching Ty and his D Zone only starts, the peer group is working on his TOI, might be time to hit the transfer portal...

Next game I watched was Guelph vs Hamilton
4-1 win for the Storm,Poitras 1 assist 2 shots-1
Was nice to listen to Reed Duthie again

Finally Reid Dyck and Swift Current, he made 28 saves in a 5-3 loss,I'm old enough to remember the WHL was the place to find big ,mean Dman
Can anyone point me in the right direction where they might be? Defensively that league is in shambles
For Dyck it was the usual, nice athletic saves followed by leaky goals and subpar technique

Also
DiPietro 19 saves 7-2 win

Myrenberg 2 shots +1 5-4 SO win

Locmelis plays Friday and is no longer on Youngstowns roster

 

[Kegs]

It’s the maturity of the rest of his game. He has talent that is apparent even when he didn’t score in this past WJC. You can see the slickness especially his skating. From what I have seen it’s his free roaming (not following the system) and defensive positioning that gets him in trouble.

Points aren’t enough to get him to the NHL we have seen players dominate AHL and never make it, but I am fully sure they are working the rest of his game out and he just needs time mature other aspects of his game. He does this the Bruins will have a special player, if not he’ll be on the scrap heap with all the other potentials throughout the league.

I think he is one of those fellas whose bodies are on a slower maturation time line. The thing I noticed was his skating. There’s almost no way lysell isn’t an nhl talent. In a couple of years I wouldn’t be shocked to see him put up 15-20 g in the nhl. We will see. I love the WJC but I don’t put that much stock into it. It’s a very short tournament.