Prospect Info: Collin Miller

[Tookey98]

Does anyone have any info on him

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[KingsOfCali25]

Super Fast, big hard shot but still a year away.

 

[Tookey98]

Thanks I was just looking and it looks like he made some great strides, but I don't watch many AHL games so it's hard to know

 

[apadilla]

Thanks I was just looking and it looks like he made some great strides, but I don't watch many AHL games so it's hard to know

He's a right shot. With Voynov out, Kings are short on those. He was picked in round 5. More late round magic by Dean? To be seen.

 

[triplcrown]

He's the obvious replacement for Voynov.

Has a similar skating/skills-set, except he's a better playmaker than Slava.
They are the same size and weight (both about 200 lbs, Miller is 1" taller at 6').
Slava may be a bit stronger (?), and learned to play a pretty polished defensive game.
It's that part (D) where Miller needs to work hard to be an equal of Voynov.

But if he gets there, he'll be a gem.

Ultimately, could be the perfect partner for Brayden McNabb.

If he continues his steady growth and has a great 2015-16 AHL season, he could be up by late Feb/March of '16.

 

[Brodeur]

He's a right shot. With Voynov out, Kings are short on those. He was picked in round 5. More late round magic by Dean? To be seen.

I think you gotta credit Yanetti/Futa/other scouts before Dean. It's not unusual to see the GMs spending most of the Day 2 talking with agents about upcoming contract negotiations or other GMs about deals on the NHL level. The scouts will be the ones running the show for the later picks.

Just a couple pics I took from 2011:

Dean talking with Doughty's agent during round 3.

Kings taking Michael Mersch in round 4, Dean doesn't seem to be in the pictures I have.

Somebody posted a good in depth interview with Yanetti from just before last year's draft. One interesting tidbit was that they were originally targeting Connor Hellebuyck with the Miller pick (#151) but got sniped by Winnipeg (#130). Hellebuyck is currently a pretty good looking goalie prospect who got to backstop Team USA at the recent World Championships.

 

[Captain Mittens*]

I think you gotta credit Yanetti/Futa/other scouts before Dean. It's not unusual to see the GMs spending most of the Day 2 talking with agents about upcoming contract negotiations or other GMs about deals on the NHL level. The scouts will be the ones running the show for the later picks.

Just a couple pics I took from 2011:

I sat by you in 2011. You had a ton of cool info. You were up there with my other highlights of meeting Alyssa Milano, and taunting Eklund.

 

[Brodeur]

I sat by you in 2011. You had a ton of cool info. You were up there with my other highlights of meeting Alyssa Milano, and taunting Eklund.

I tried to take a picture of Eklund in 2010 and he ducked under his table until his assistant told him the coast was clear.

 

[goosh]

Somebody posted a good in depth interview with Yanetti from just before last year's draft. One interesting tidbit was that they were originally targeting Connor Hellebuyck with the Miller pick (#151) but got sniped by Winnipeg (#130). Hellebuyck is currently a pretty good looking goalie prospect who got to backstop Team USA at the recent World Championships.

Oh man, that one stings. Hellebuyck is a stud.

 

[Captain Mittens*]

I tried to take a picture of Eklund in 2010 and he ducked under his table until his assistant told him the coast was clear.

I kept randomly yelling "Dwayne" in different voices . He looked alomst everytime. Even when I yelled De-Wayne

 

[damacles1156]

Miller needs to still work on his end of the ice. Needs to clean up some things.