Prospect Info: Defenseman Kevin Bahl

[xigon]

when they see him coming...

 

[The Wumpus]

He who advances the puck up the right side of the ice must face... the Bahlrog

 

[SJinNewJersey]

He who advances the puck up the right side of the ice must face... the Bahlrog

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

in another 1-2 years we are going to have a bunch of DMen knocking on the door and/or developing in Bingo between

Ty Smith
Kevin Bahl
Reilly Walsh
Daniil Misyul
Nikita Okhotyuk
Matt Hellickson
Xavier Bernard

its good because we needed an overhaul in Bingo

 

[Lou is God]

in another 1-2 years we are going to have a bunch of DMen knocking on the door and/or developing in Bingo between

Ty Smith
Kevin Bahl
Reilly Walsh
Daniil Misyul
Nikita Okhotyuk
Matt Hellickson
Xavier Bernard

its good because we needed an overhaul in Bingo

Case McCarthy is another one we have, some were pretty excited that we grabbed him though no idea how he's been progressing since then.

 

[My3Sons]

in another 1-2 years we are going to have a bunch of DMen knocking on the door and/or developing in Bingo between

Ty Smith
Kevin Bahl
Reilly Walsh
Daniil Misyul
Nikita Okhotyuk
Matt Hellickson
Xavier Bernard

its good because we needed an overhaul in Bingo

So would you expect that None Shall Pass?

 

[devilsblood]

in another 1-2 years we are going to have a bunch of DMen knocking on the door and/or developing in Bingo between

Ty Smith
Kevin Bahl
Reilly Walsh
Daniil Misyul
Nikita Okhotyuk
Matt Hellickson
Xavier Bernard

its good because we needed an overhaul in Bingo

Case McCarthy is another one we have, some were pretty excited that we grabbed him though no idea how he's been progressing since then.

Vukojevic as well.

Next year Bahl Smith and Bernard will graduate out of juniors. Okhotyuk is eligible too with a December b-day, and Shero has brought those guys in that situation into the fold in recent years.

Walsh is also possible, as is Hellickson. No clue how likely though.

So yeah, a lot of guys ready to move in.

 

[Rhodes 81]

I'm optimistic about all the d-prospects, but I also remember a time when Larsson, Severson, Gelinas, Merrill, and Santini were all locks to be our defense for years and then they literally all failed to meet expectations so I hope they keep focusing on defense in the draft. It's so much harder to develop great defensemen so the more swings they take at it the better.

 

[None Shall Pass]

So would you expect that None Shall Pass?

I expect that my royalty check will be in the mail on Monday.

 

[My3Sons]

I expect that my royalty check will be in the mail on Monday.

When he’s blue we can say it’s because he’s pinin’ for the fjords.

 

[SJinNewJersey]

So would you expect that None Shall Pass?

 

[My3Sons]

in my mind he was taller and wore all black armor

 

[Devilsfan992]

I'm optimistic about all the d-prospects, but I also remember a time when Larsson, Severson, Gelinas, Merrill, and Santini were all locks to be our defense for years and then they literally all failed to meet expectations so I hope they keep focusing on defense in the draft. It's so much harder to develop great defensemen so the more swings they take at it the better.

Just shows how hard it is. Even with that group, 3 are NHL defensemen and one is probably a 7th man guy on a team who isn't stacked on D (Santini).

Most of these guys were 1st or 2nd round guys.

 

[Nubmer6]

Just shows how hard it is. Even with that group, 3 are NHL defensemen and one is probably a 7th man guy on a team who isn't stacked on D (Santini).

Most of these guys were 1st or 2nd round guys.

It's hard to predict how these guys will turn out. I wouldn't pigeonhole any of them into non-NHLers, and at the same time I wouldn't pencil them in as definite NHLers either.

I think with the sheer number of promising defensemen at least one or two will hit, and that's all we need right now. Even with that group from 7-8 years ago that disappointed us we technically had Larsson and Merill as hits. They just didn't live up to our expectations.

 

[SJinNewJersey]

in my mind he was taller and wore all black armor

 

[My3Sons]

thinner than that. And he’s not wearing any armor.

 

[StevenToddIves]

Case McCarthy is another one we have, some were pretty excited that we grabbed him though no idea how he's been progressing since then.

Update: McCarthy has been extremely solid for Boston University. He's played a simple, smart, physical and defensively sound game on a stocked BU blueline which boasts 4 NHL draft picks. In my mind, it was a mistake for Team USA to leave McCarthy off the WJC squad -- Emberson was really their only solid, shut-down guy on the blueline, since Matthias Samuelsson just had an awful tournament in every respect. But I would say that McCarthy is a far superior player and prospect than Samuelsson.

 

[The 29th Pick]

thinner than that. And he’s not wearing any armor.

Speaking of armor

 

[Eggtimer]

How did Bahl do today vs the Finns ? I didn’t get a chance to watch . Canada won but haven’t heard anything regarding Bahl or even Smith

 

[Blackjack]

How did Bahl do today vs the Finns ? I didn’t get a chance to watch . Canada won but haven’t heard anything regarding Bahl or even Smith

Prospect Info: - 2019-20 WJC Thread

Edit: not being a dick, this is actually a direct link to STI's comments on Smith and Bahl.

 

[devilsfan35]

Bahl looks to be limping

 

[RSeen]

I know people were saying "oh devils shouldve gotten soderstrom or hayton, they're better rated prospects!!"

How do they know the Devils didnt rate Bahl higher than those guys? Its very possible Castron had Bahl as their top prospect.

One thing I will say is I kinda wish we got Capobianco instead of one of the other two. Would be nice to have some more depth on the backend.

There is no way this is the case...Lets try to be realistic?

 

[beekay414]

There is no way this is the case...Lets try to be realistic?

What? That they'd prefer Bahl to Soderstrom and Hayton? Stuff like that happens all the time.

 

[Triumph]

It is possible they rated Bahl over Soderstrom. It's not possible - or if they did, they're foolish - they rated him over Hayton.

 

[Guttersniped]

It doesn’t matter what Ray thinks of Soderstrom, Chayka said they had Soderstrom 3rd overall on their 2019 draft board and consider him a future core player. Arizona wouldn’t have entertained any deals involving him for Hall under any circumstances.