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

[cphabs]

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

Yep

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

His team was weak last year, especially defensively and it got weaker, the last months, because Miller and Turcotte are gone. His team is expected to add some great talents ?

 

[montreal]

His team was weak last year, especially defensively and it got weaker, the last months, because Miller and Turcotte are gone. His team is expected to add some great talents ?

not really, unless they improve their team play, their defensive play and get better goaltending they will be in tough next year.

 

[ahmedou]

Impossible is nothing for Caufield. He's very determined to make all that possible.

 

[Scriptor]

His team was weak last year, especially defensively and it got weaker, the last months, because Miller and Turcotte are gone. His team is expected to add some great talents ?

There's a few talented USHLers due to be with the team next year.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Players that will join University of Wisconsin next year:

TJ Koufis (F): https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/316171/t.j.-koufis
The last few seasons, he's played USHL, NAHL, AJHL & OJHL.

Mathieu de Ste. Phalle (F): https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/283937/mathieu-de-st.-phalle
He's played USHL for the last 3 seasons. He's 20 years old so he's older than most players playing in their first year of NCAA. He was Chicago Steel's top scorer last year (60 pts in 49 GP)

Isaac Novak (LW): Isaac Novak at eliteprospects.com
He played in the NAHL last year, putting up 40 pts in 46 GP.

Shane Lavelle (F): Shane Lavelle at eliteprospects.com
He played 24 games in the USHS-MN and had 29 pts. And he played 12 games in the USHL and had 2 pts.

Casey Roepke (D): Casey Roepke at eliteprospects.com
He played NAHL and USHL last year. Not a lot of production. Between both leagues, he had 8 pts in 46 GP.

Anthony Kehrer (D): Anthony Kehrer at eliteprospects.com
He's played the last two seasons in the USHL. Last year, he had 5 pts in 27 GP.

Josh Bohlin (F): Josh Bohlin at eliteprospects.com
Last year, he played in the NAHL, putting up 25 pts in 48 GP. The previous two seasons, he played in the USHL.

Luke LaMaster (D): Luke LaMaster at eliteprospects.com
He played in the USHL last year, putting 10 pts in 38 GP.

Sam Stange (F): Sam Stange at eliteprospects.com
He played USHL last year, putting up 45 pts in 48 GP.

Robby Newton (F): Robby Newton at eliteprospects.com
He played in the USHL last year, putting up 19 pts in 43 GP.

 

[ahmedou]

'I just love it more': Habs prospect Cole Caufield on his goal-scoring acumen

“My whole life I've been on the smaller side, and I think that's helped me find quiet areas. I just put myself in an area where I've to beat a goalie, not really pick a corner.”

 

[cphabs]

Impossible is nothing for Caufield. He's very determined to make all that possible.

Most NHL players, especially defensive men, have elbows around the height of Caufield’s head...

 

[Treb]

Most NHL players, especially defensive men, have elbows around the height of Caufield’s head...

He's lucky we are not in the Scott Stevens/Chris Pronger/Raffi Torres era then.

 

[cphabs]

He's lucky we are not in the Scott Stevens/Chris Pronger/Raffi Torres era then.

Umm, Caufield is in the 5’4 era...

 

[Treb]

Umm, Caufield is in the 5’4 era...

Caufield is 5'7/5'8.

 

[TT1]

Like everything about it.

except not trading into the midd 1st to draft Smith, he was a no brain pick at that spot. a lot of people had him in their top 7-8

He's also good buddies with Gally. It's just a huge failure all around, there's no excuse to not push for a high end LD like Smith.. especially when u consider our needs at the time. Par for the course with our management, no risk/no vision.

 

[Gravity]

Draft Holtz and trade CC to Jersey for Smith

Or we could just keep both......

 

[Spearmint Rhino]

Or we could just keep both......

Hope they like playing in their own end

Well we know Cole doesn’t

 

[phillytennis]

except not trading into the midd 1st to draft Smith, he was a no brain pick at that spot. a lot of people had him in their top 7-8

He's also good buddies with Gally. It's just a huge failure all around, there's no excuse to not push for a high end LD like Smith.. especially when u consider our needs at the time. Par for the course with our management, no risk/no vision.

Forget Smith for Caufield.....Cole Caufield is a scoring machine.
If the Devils want Caufield, they will need to trade us the 6th pick overall... otherwise, I am not interested.

 

[The Great Weal]

Forget Smith for Caufield.....Cole Caufield is a scoring machine.
If the Devils want Caufield, they will need to trade us the 6th pick overall... otherwise, I am not interested.

Smith is a better prospect than Caufield imo.

 

[phillytennis]

Smith is a better prospect than Caufield imo.

I watched both play.... Caufield has better natural hockey instincts than Smith. In Caufield the Habs have an elite scoring threat every time he is on the ice. The key is finding the right centre to feed the puck to Caufield... possibly Jesperi K or Suzuki...
Our powerplay, will win us games with Caufield finding the back of the net.

 

[Gravity]

Hope they like playing in their own end

Well we know Cole doesn’t

They can play on separate lines to have an elite scoring threat on each line. Plus I think Holtz is better in the d-zone than Caulfield.

 

[Locks]

I watched both play.... Caufield has better natural hockey instincts than Smith. In Caufield the Habs have an elite scoring threat every time he is on the ice. The key is finding the right centre to feed the puck to Caufield... possibly Jesperi K or Suzuki...
Our powerplay, will win us games with Caufield finding the back of the net.

Good post. This trade makes little sense for either team. While on the main team LD is the biggest need - I don't count an easily fixable backup goalie problem - we are loaded with them on the prospects side. Romanov, Harris, Norlinder and Struble is the best group I have seen in a long time. And the RD group is not too shabby either with Juulsen, Brook and Fleury. But on the wings - as some posters have pointed out - we have two quality prospects - Caulfield and Ylonen. That's it. And Devils can't possibly trade arguably their only good D prospect while the main team's D is in full rebuilt.
And while Smith has posted great stats in the WHL, he has not done much offensively playing at WJC U18 and U20.

 

[Gravity]

For a team that can't defend and can't score, I'd take Caufield over Smith.

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

I prefer CCs traits to Smiths in terms of upside.

 

[The Great Weal]

Caufield is elite at goalscoring while questionable in other areas, Smith is pretty much great at everything. The former has higher upside while the latter has a higher floor. But I still see a lot of upside in Smith.

 

[Habs Icing]

Caufield is elite at goalscoring while questionable in other areas, Smith is pretty much great at everything. The former has higher upside while the latter has a higher ceiling. But I still see a lot of upside in Smith.

You just stumped me. What is the dif between higher upside vs higher ceiling?

 

[The Great Weal]

You just stumped me. What is the dif between higher upside vs higher ceiling?

I meant floor, my bad

 

[JeffreyLFC]

Caufield is elite at goalscoring while questionable in other areas, Smith is pretty much great at everything. The former has higher upside while the latter has a higher floor. But I still see a lot of upside in Smith.

Elite at goalscoring is the most important trait by far.

And Smith is not great at everything and had mentioned prior we are very good for once at LD.

I would rather hold into Cole Caufield