Prospect Info: CHL, NCAA and European 2018-19 Prospects Thread

[Billdo]

This is going to sound weird and probably means absolutely nothing but I love that Sharangovich always has Devils stuff on in his social media stuff. He's either psyched to be part of the club or is using it for chicks. Either way I dig it.

 

[thethinglonger]

I don't think it's been mentioned, but Eetu Pakkila played his first game of the SM-Liiga for Karpat U20 yesterday. (It's the Finnish juniors league)

He played top-line LW for the team and registered 2 assists (1 ES & 1 PP) as well as 8 shots on goal in 17:17 minutes on ice.

 

[OmNomNom]

I don't think it's been mentioned, but Eetu Pakkila played his first game of the SM-Liiga for Karpat U20 yesterday. (It's the Finnish juniors league)

He played top-line LW for the team and registered 2 assists (1 ES & 1 PP) as well as 8 shots on goal in 17:17 minutes on ice.

Eetu PakKILLER

 

[The Wumpus]

Rookie hockey a week from today:

Sept. 7
Pittsburgh vs. Boston, 3:30 p.m.
Buffalo vs. New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Sept. 8
New Jersey vs. Pittsburgh, 3:30 p.m.
Buffalo vs. Boston, 7 p.m.
Sept. 10
Boston vs. New Jersey, 9:30 a.m.
Buffalo vs. Pittsburgh, 12:30 p.m.

www.buffalohockeybeat.com

 

[Lou is God]

Rookie hockey a week from today:

Sept. 7
Pittsburgh vs. Boston, 3:30 p.m.
Buffalo vs. New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Sept. 8
New Jersey vs. Pittsburgh, 3:30 p.m.
Buffalo vs. Boston, 7 p.m.
Sept. 10
Boston vs. New Jersey, 9:30 a.m.
Buffalo vs. Pittsburgh, 12:30 p.m.

www.buffalohockeybeat.com

Have they set the rosters yet?

 

[Billdo]

Okay let me put it this way. Seney produced slightly better than Coleman when he was in college (107 points in 143 games). So he might be more skilled than Coleman, but I think Seney is a guy that probably will need to be played in an offensive role and I'm not sure those numbers translate to the NHL unless he adds an intangible. Granted, I've only watched Seney once, so I probably don't have a leg to stand on. But I see the argument in leaving him out of the top prospects in the organization.

It also shouldn't be taken into consideration that Seney was on pretty crappy teams.

 

[Nubmer6]

It also shouldn't be taken into consideration that Seney was on pretty crappy teams.

Yep, and because of that, I consider him a wildcard. We don't really know what we have, but he has the potential to make the team.

 

[Nubmer6]

I don't think it's been mentioned, but Eetu Pakkila played his first game of the SM-Liiga for Karpat U20 yesterday. (It's the Finnish juniors league)

He played top-line LW for the team and registered 2 assists (1 ES & 1 PP) as well as 8 shots on goal in 17:17 minutes on ice.

 

[Billdo]

Yep, and because of that, I consider him a wildcard. We don't really know what we have, but he has the potential to make the team.

I agree, he's definitely a wild card. I like his upside.

 

[Zippy316]

I don't think it's been mentioned, but Eetu Pakkila played his first game of the SM-Liiga for Karpat U20 yesterday. (It's the Finnish juniors league)

He played top-line LW for the team and registered 2 assists (1 ES & 1 PP) as well as 8 shots on goal in 17:17 minutes on ice.

Devils may need to give their Scandinavian scout a hefty raise.

Bratt, Boqvist, Zetterlund, and Pakkila, who nobody heard of before he was drafted, all look like terrific picks so far.

 

[My3Sons]

Devils may need to give their Scandinavian scout a hefty raise.

Bratt, Boqvist, Zetterlund, and Pakkila, who nobody heard of before he was drafted, all look like terrific picks so far.

And Talvite as well considering where he was picked is certainly trending in the right direction.

 

[Zippy316]

Have they set the rosters yet?

No but it's fun to speculate:

Quenneville - Seney - Anderson
Studenic - McLeod - Zetterlund
Gignac - Sharangovich - Speers
Baddock - Hoelscher - Bastian
Edwardh - Schmelzer

Sissons - Smith
White - Jacobs
Chainey - Bernard
Yakovlev (?) - Hammond

Blackwood
Johnson
Schmid

I'm assuming guys off of their ELC like Pietila, Rooney, Kapla, and Lappin won't go. I remember that Zetterlund is coming over for camp, but can't remember if Pakkila is as well.

 

[Zippy316]

And Talvite as well considering where he was picked is certainly trending in the right direction.

I knew I was missing someone.

All five of those guys look like great picks so far, especially relative to draft position.

 

[Nubmer6]

First game of the prospect challenge is in like 6 days, but when do they report? I presume they do physicals and go thru at least one practice?

I'm jonesing for some more news. Hoping our beat writers will have interviews and articles in the next few days.

 

[thethinglonger]

Devils may need to give their Scandinavian scout a hefty raise.

Bratt, Boqvist, Zetterlund, and Pakkila, who nobody heard of before he was drafted, all look like terrific picks so far.

It's very early in the season so far, but Pakkila is playing top-line LW, has 3 points (all assists) in the first 3 games of the season for Karpat U20, and is also wearing an "A" for the team.

Yet another edition of a "he's going to be a really interesting player to follow" pick by Castron & company

 

[thethinglonger]

Nikita Popugaev is playing top-line LW for Krasnaya Armiya (CSKA's MHL team). He's listed as playing C but that's another Nikita Popugaev on the same line - I kid you not. Anyways, both Nikita Popugaevs scored a goal today. Here's our Nikita Popugaev's goal - he's wearing #8 in red

 

[Triumph]

Interesting - it says on Wikipedia that a player cannot be older than 20 and play in the MHL, but Popugaev doesn't turn 20 for another month, so maybe at that point he's ineligible. It is not a good sign that he is playing there.

 

[Devils731]

Interesting - it says on Wikipedia that a player cannot be older than 20 and play in the MHL, but Popugaev doesn't turn 20 for another month, so maybe at that point he's ineligible. It is not a good sign that he is playing there.

With Pop, it seems like effort is much more a concern than skill so I’m happy to have him play anywhere that will get him working hard.

At this point, I assume everyone is just throwing Pop anywhere and hoping it’ll wake him up.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Pop is a goner unfortunately IMO

 

[Cheddabombs]

Pop is a goner unfortunately IMO

It does seem that way, though I'd personally wait a little longer before thinking that way for certain. Either way, I really liked the pick then and still like it now in theory. May as well swing for the fences at that point in the draft and Big Poppy does have undeniable raw skills and obviously size.

 

[Nubmer6]

It does seem that way, though I'd personally wait a little longer before thinking that way for certain. Either way, I really liked the pick then and still like it now in theory. May as well swing for the fences at that point in the draft and Big Poppy does have undeniable raw skills and obviously size.

It was definitely a good gamble at that point in the draft. I have no regrets.

 

[Billdo]

It does seem that way, though I'd personally wait a little longer before thinking that way for certain. Either way, I really liked the pick then and still like it now in theory. May as well swing for the fences at that point in the draft and Big Poppy does have undeniable raw skills and obviously size.

It was definitely a good gamble at that point in the draft. I have no regrets.

So much more of a better shot in the dark than the Rehills and Baddocks of the world.

 

[Triumph]

With Pop, it seems like effort is much more a concern than skill so I’m happy to have him play anywhere that will get him working hard.

At this point, I assume everyone is just throwing Pop anywhere and hoping it’ll wake him up.

The MHL has to be sub-WHL*. Had he stuck in the WHL and had a good season, he might've been expected to play in the AHL this season. In short, I'd've hoped that he would've woken up and would at least be playing critical minutes for a VHL team. He may well do that this season, but still, I'd like to see him start there.

* - EDIT - I realize this may not be the case because the WHL is a regional league and the MHL is not. But I'd still assume it to be true.

 

[Scorcho]

The MHL has to be sub-WHL*. Had he stuck in the WHL and had a good season, he might've been expected to play in the AHL this season. In short, I'd've hoped that he would've woken up and would at least be playing critical minutes for a VHL team. He may well do that this season, but still, I'd like to see him start there.

* - EDIT - I realize this may not be the case because the WHL is a regional league and the MHL is not. But I'd still assume it to be true.

you like to assume a lot lol

 

[Triumph]

you like to assume a lot lol

I think it's a very safe assumption. For one, the WHL does allow players who are 20 or older. Two, players are artificially held in the WHL instead of graduating to the professional ranks because of various rules - as I understand it, there aren't limitations like that in Russia, so players graduate out of junior hockey sooner - a player like e.g. Sam Steel would never be at the junior level at age 19 in Russia; he'd probably be playing in the KHL. Most players drafted high out of Russia are already playing in the KHL in their draft season - for example, Klim Kostin was playing in the MHL at age 16, Kravtsov played there in his age 16-17 season, Evgeny Svechnikov played there when he was 16 and 17 - it seems like the best players either graduate from that league to Russian pro hockey or they come over here for their draft year, and no one playing in the Russian Super Series against the various CHL All-Star teams are generally MHLers.