Prospect Info: Caps Top Prospects General Discussion Thread Vol. 1

[usiel]

It's almost like the vast majority of prospects aside from a McDavid could stand to be faster at 18/19. Who would have thought? Very cartoonish the way he mentions it so often and yet gives Auston Matthews & Braden Schneider the same grade. f***ing hilarious.

Again, a thankless job and a lot of detail here but also a lot of gibberish.

Also it seems like improving one's skating is one of the few thing that can really be improved post draft time.

 

[Rayquaza64]

protas playing 3LW. Interesting

 

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[tenken00]

Bogdan really is shooting upwards and now with the big club. I like it.

 

[JohnCarlsaurus]

Bogdan really is shooting upwards and now with the big club. I like it.

Agreed, this is really encouraging news.

Many power forwards take longer to develop either because they need time to grow into their larger frames or their skating, decision-making, etc. needs to catch up with their already developed bodies (ex: Wilson). So I'm hoping this guy could end up being a steal

 

[tenken00]

Agreed, this is really encouraging news.

Many power forwards take longer to develop either because they need time to grow into their larger frames or their skating, decision-making, etc. needs to catch up with their already developed bodies (ex: Wilson). So I'm hoping this guy could end up being a steal

When he was first drafted a long long time ago, I thought Bogdan was closer to a Beck Malenstyn, a useful but offensively limited forward, than a Tom Wilson. I don't know if he is anywhere close to being as skilled as Tom or ever will be, I haven't even seen a single game that he's been in so I have no context, but it's been a pleasant surprise that he can put up points.

 

[JohnCarlsaurus]

When he was first drafted a long long time ago, I thought Bogdan was closer to a Beck Malenstyn, a useful but offensively limited forward, than a Tom Wilson. I don't know if he is anywhere close to being as skilled as Tom or ever will be, I haven't even seen a single game that he's been in so I have no context, but it's been a pleasant surprise that he can put up points.

Right, his ceiling isn't on Wilson's level I was just using him as an example of power forwards often being late bloomers.

I see his potential as being like a more physical Eric Fehr but that's just from what I've seen so far

 

[tenken00]

Right, his ceiling isn't on Wilson's level I was just using him as an example of power forwards often being late bloomers.

I see his potential as being like a more physical Eric Fehr but that's just from what I've seen so far

Ah, I didn't mean to infer you were. Just that I'm pleasantly surprised that he does have some offensive upside.

 

[Rayquaza64]

Dynamo Moscow (Trineyev) and Salavat Ufa (Alexeyev) got blown the f*** out. Both of our players looked solid, but the rest of their teams... yikes

 

[Capagonia]

Where can you watch some of these KHL games online?

 

[Rayquaza64]

 

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[Rayquaza64]

interesting to see what this could mean for mcmichael's playing this year, maybe a loan seems more reasonable now

 

[tenken00]

interesting to see what this could mean for mcmichael's playing this year, maybe a loan seems more reasonable now

Any word on the QMJHL restart? They said that earliest was Oct 28 (today) when they announced the shutdown, but I don't see anything.

 

[Rayquaza64]

Any word on the QMJHL restart? They said that earliest was Oct 28 (today) when they announced the shutdown, but I don't see anything.

as far as im aware that is still true, Chicoutimi (Lapierre's team) is still scheduled to play its next games on Oct 30 and 31

 

[Marshall]

Prospect Wonks: are there any draft-eligible players of note on Nardella's SHL team?

Ed: looks like William Eklund is.

 

[Random schmoe]

Prospect Wonks: are there any draft-eligible players of note on Nardella's SHL team?

Ed: looks like William Eklund is.

Big news possible on that front, E5.

 

[Langway]

Just cancel the season, geez.

 

[tenken00]

Just cancel the season, geez.

Would love to be a fly on Dale Hunter's wall when they told him this.

 

[Marshall]

McMichael to Europe, please.

 

[Rayquaza64]

please maclellan send CMM to Europe, he needs it more than a glorified beer league if they really go no contact

 

[Langway]

McMichael to Europe, please.

Probably only after the WJCs, though, and by then who knows how readily available loans will be. It's a tough spot but lots of training might be just as beneficial ultimately. That might get him up until whenever NHL camps start and then ultimately who knows if the OHL relents or not. Supposedly it's still not a finalized agreement and negotiations are ongoing. But between this and the likelihood of no fans you wonder if an OHL season will be viable.

 

[tenken00]

Probably only after the WJCs, though, and by then who knows how readily available loans will be. It's a tough spot but lots of training might be just as beneficial ultimately. That might get him up until whenever NHL camps start and then ultimately who knows if the OHL relents or not. Supposedly it's still not a finalized agreement and negotiations are ongoing. But between this and the likelihood of no fans you wonder if an OHL season will be viable.

Oh, its final. Non-negotiable.

 

[Langway]

Huh. McKenzie makes a lot of valid points, though. Body-checking is hardly a consequential solution compared to many other aspects of the game. Again, just cancel the season.

 

[twabby]

While I do agree they should just cancel the season because of COVID, they should also experiment with non-checking leagues because checking is stupid and slows the game down and makes it unnecessarily dangerous.

In short, this decision is a land of contrasts.