Prospect Info: Cole Caufield (Part 5) - No Sophmore Slump, please Edition

[DAChampion]

Not to me...

Same player...we've just seen the script before

I didn't mean to you personally, I meant in terms of actual on ice performance. Galchenyuk was a much better player in 2013 than he was in 2019.

 

[417]

I didn't mean to you personally, I meant in terms of actual on ice performance. Galchenyuk was a much better player in 2013 than he was in 2019.

Had better results yes...but his game, IMO, hasn't really evolved.

He has one strength and it's limited, at best and dependent on others.

The things he needed to work on after his rookie year are still issues today.

This is a classic case of a player who plateaud very early in his career

 

[Big Empty]

Caufield would put up crazy numbers in the O

 

[Adam Michaels]

Caufield would put up crazy numbers in the O

I wouldn't mind him going to the OHL next year and forego returning to Wisconsin. It will also help him get a little more used to playing a lot more games in a season. And if Sault Ste. Marie hosts the Memorial Cup, then that's a tournament he'd automatically participate in.

And the Habs would be able to sign him to his ELC and send him to Junior.

 

[JeffreyLFC]

Stay in the NCAA...
The CHL level is simply not good enough.

 

[DAChampion]

Stay in the NCAA...
The CHL level is simply not good enough.

This is assuming the context whereby the NCAA season is on hold, but the CHL season begins on time.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[Sterling Archer]

Glad they lowered the "you must be this tall" bar to let him in.

 

[Scriptor]

Glad they lowered the "you must be this tall" bar to let him in.

Don't worry, if they had held a ceremony for the award, he would have worn heels.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Wait, I thought he was a total jabroni now since he didn't do well in that one completely meaningless in the grand scheme of things tournament. I'm confused !

 

[ahmedou]

Is the Freshman of the year trophy taller than him?

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Caufield would put up crazy numbers in the O

He's gonna break the season goal record in the OHL if he goes to SSM

 

[Big Empty]

He's gonna break the season goal record in the OHL if he goes to SSM

I think it’s there’s a very good chance he plays in the OHL this coming year. If school is still online next year, that means there won’t be any college hockey. Caufield won’t stick around to go to his UW Canvas class on his laptop.

‘21 draft prospect Peter Reynolds already de-committed from Boston College to report to Saint Johns.

 

[Redux91]

He's gonna break the season goal record in the OHL if he goes to SSM

I remember it was a pretty big deal when Tavares broke Gretkzys OHL season goal record, he was scoring on an otherworldy clip on two different teams no less, I think Cole could get 50 easily but 70 is just crazy lol

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

I remember it was a pretty big deal when Tavares broke Gretkzys OHL season goal record, he was scoring on an otherworldy clip on two different teams no less, I think Cole could get 50 easily but 70 is just crazy lol

Tavares did that at 15 years old, just googled it... That's f***ing crazy.

 

[montreal]

the NCAA put this out,

https://www.uscho.com/2020/05/02/nc...ge-sports-in-safe-manner-for-upcoming-season/

 

[ahmedou]

Another honor for Caufield

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[montreal]

he's saying all the right things in the interview, which clearly came from his talk with Bergevin or he would be talking about Laval or the NHL. But it's going to be extremely interesting to see if he does actually do this, improve his speed and strength while improving his play without the puck. At times his effort was just terrible there, but I assume MB told him to work on that if he wants to sign next off-season.

 

[Big Empty]

Caufield says he’d like to score one goal and two points a game next year. No pressure.

 

[Scriptor]

Caufield says he’d like to score one goal and two points a game next year. No pressure.

You have to like the fact he's brimming with confidence, though. Rather that than a meek player. especially this size.

 

[Big Empty]

You have to like the fact he's brimming with confidence, though. Rather that than a meek player. especially this size.

His confidence is one of his best assets. It’ll help him out big time when he gets to the league. I think we have a future 40 goal scorer in the system.

 

[LastWordArmy]

The future will prove you re wrong. Like picking KK over Tkachuck was the wrong pick.

Ask yourself why he was still available at spot 15. Way way too small and unidimensional player.

Ask yourself why newhook was still available at the same spot.

The fact he was available at 15 doesnt prove your point at all. Its a really bad argument.

 

[LastWordArmy]

Stay in the NCAA...
The CHL level is simply not good enough.

Youre assuming the NCAA has a hockey season.... with this virus nothing is certain.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Jonathan Bernier of Journal de Montréal spoke with Caufield.

Caufield tells him he wants to win the Hobey Baker Award this coming year. He also says that he wants to be a leader that his teammates can look to. And he also wants to be a player his coaches can rely on at the end of a game to protect a lead or even on the PK. He doesn't want to be known just for goal scoring.

He had 36 pts (19G, 17A) in 36 GP last year. He said he wants to have a goal and two assists each game.

The way Wisconsin lost last year, being swept in the Conference Qyarter-Finals by Ohio State, he said he was pissed at how it all ended.

He also said that he wanted to turn pro this year. But going back for another year isn't a lot to ask. He will get to the NHL when he will get there.