He reminds me a lot of Dubois. He doesn't put up the numbers (yet) that fans expect, so they say he isn't as good as he should be based on where he was drafted. I've only seen him play a couple of times, but he is always making something happen. IMO, he is going to be a really good player for us in the next year or two.
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He reminds me a lot of Dubois. He doesn't put up the numbers (yet) that fans expect, so they say he isn't as good as he should be based on where he was drafted. I've only seen him play a couple of times, but he is always making something happen. IMO, he is going to be a really good player for us in the next year or two.
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I don't understand being disappointed in Foudy? He isn't wowing anyone, but he's above PPG and still has his tremendous speed that he was drafted for. He's on the right path.
Jackets16 summed it up pretty well. I also don't think his stat line's all that disappointing. I had hoped for more, sure, but over a point per game with 1:1 G/A is meeting, though not exceeding, my expectations. I think people can get overly caught up in stat lines (particularly junior stat lines) and ignore things that are arguably better indicators of future NHL success, like physical tools. Dubois is the obvious example, and his numbers were significantly worse than Foudy's. And Foudy's got the sort of physical tools nobody else in the pool can match. Look how much havoc Josh Anderson creates just with his speed. Foudy's even faster than him (not as big and strong, but he's certainly not tiny). Foudy gets the defense out of position just with his speed. He can take a team out of their gameplan and make them react in a way that so few other guys can. He might not hit his ceiling, but it's still the highest in the Jackets' prospect pool by some distance, in my opinion, which is why he's #1 for me.
I will say that I thought about moving Gavrikov up to the B+ tier, but I decided against it because I don't know how much stock you can put into his numbers on what's basically an all-star team in the KHL. I'm not sure whether it's reasonable to project any sort of meaningful offensive production from him in the NHL. Still, I'd pencil him in as a top-six defenseman the day he comes over, and he's probably closer to Foudy at #1 for me than he is to Peeke at #3. I'd be very surprised if he turns out not to be at least a solid NHLer, but I just don't see him having that game-changer level of upside that Foudy has.
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Just thought about something.......let's get a few others to rank/rate our prospects.
About early March the Prospects Issue of the Hockey news is published. They rank the top 10 of each franchise. It would be kinda fun to score each list against what a collection of experts say. The score could be 10 points for a correct 1st, 9 points for a correct 2nd, and so on......
Winner gets to bang on Stinger's drum, to stand in front of the cannon when the Jackets take the ice and a cookie from Viqsi.
About early March the Prospects Issue of the Hockey news is published. They rank the top 10 of each franchise. It would be kinda fun to score each list against what a collection of experts say. The score could be 10 points for a correct 1st, 9 points for a correct 2nd, and so on......
Winner gets to bang on Stinger's drum, to stand in front of the cannon when the Jackets take the ice and a cookie from Viqsi.
Viqsi
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For the record, we've got our normal prospect ranking polls in the summer and there've been no plans to change that. Don't let that stop y'all if you want to do something informal in this thread, tho.
Fro
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CBJProspects did a midseason updated ranking
Breaking Down The Top 20 Prospects in the Blue Jackets Organization
Breaking Down The Top 20 Prospects in the Blue Jackets Organization
I think he's underselling Peeke quite a bit, and I certainly wouldn't have Merzlikins at #1 (his numbers with Lugano are good, not great, and don't come close to Vehvilainen's in a better league). And Fortier on the list but not Karlberg is a head-scratcher. Otherwise this looks pretty solid.
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I think a PTO (professional try out) contract does not burn a year of NHL activity. Zach Werenski left Michigan and signed a PTO to play with the Monstrrs. Then he signed his 3 year entry level contract. That did not burn his first year. I think a PTO would be okay. Signing an ELC and you would be correct.
I think.
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Meanwhile Liam Foudy has 5 games goal streak.
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Emil with goal #15.
Also Peeke has tied his total points record in 22 games. 2+12
Also Peeke has tied his total points record in 22 games. 2+12
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