Prospect Info: Detroit Red Wings Prospect Talk 2018-19: The Playoff Edition

[waltdetroit]

Raed that he was on the ice every shift basically against Leasons line and that he looked really good.

Questions: Do you have a good site to read about the games other than the M-cup official site? What's with Samuel Asselin? a late bloomer?

 

[Jon Cusack]

Raed that he was on the ice every shift basically against Leasons line and that he looked really good.

Been matched up against the top lines every series. Has looked really solid for the most part.

 

[newfy]

Questions: Do you have a good site to read about the games other than the M-cup official site? What's with Samuel Asselin? a late bloomer?

Honestly I saw Pronman mention on twitter that he was out every shift against Leason so I typed in a search there to see what people were saying.

 

[waltdetroit]

Honestly I saw Pronman mention on twitter that he was out every shift against Leason so I typed in a search there to see what people were saying.

Tnx , I'm not on twitter. The articles on TSN. sportsnet, & IIHL all say roughly the same thing

 

[waltdetroit]

The Toledo Walleye are 1 win from the finals. Prospects Pope, Gallant, & Fulcher (back-up) are playing tonight. If you're having withdrawals, you can watch the games for free
BCSN Nation

 

[newfy]

McIsaac is on sportsnet right now other Canadians

 

[lhsgolf19]

McIsaac is on sportsnet right now other Canadians

NHL Network too... He had the primary assist on Game-tying goal

 

[Christien]

McIsaac left the game with a few minutes left and didn't return from the locker room. Hope it's nothing serious, I didn't see it happen

 

[waltdetroit]

Walleye advance to the Kelly Cup Finals for the first time in franchise history beating the Oilers. Pope with the 1st goal, Gallant with the 2nd

 

[ManwithNoIdentity]

 

[FireBird71]

Defenseman Jake Chelios leaves Grand Rapids Griffins for Russia

Bye

 

[Frk It]

Defenseman Jake Chelios leaves Grand Rapids Griffins for Russia

Bye

After he said his favorite Red Wing ever was Sean Avery... yeah, later bud.

 

[GreatGordie9]

I am anxious to see who Stevie Y will pick in this year's draft and the additional moves he will make. My hope of course is Byram in the first round. It will be interesting to also see if he makes any moves with his old team Tampa and the Oilers under Holland.

 

[GreatGordie9]

I am cheering for the Halifax Mooseheads and McIssac in the final. The score will be 4-3 Mooseheads

 

[BSHH]

Defenseman Jake Chelios leaves Grand Rapids Griffins for Russia

Bye

While I generally appreciate mlive.com's coverage, this is embarassing: Chelios does not leave "for Russia", but joins a Chinese team (in Beijing, by the way). Any decent sports journalist should know (or at least try to find out) that the KHL has non-Russian teams and every even simply educated 15 year-old should realise that "Kunlun Red Star" does not sound particularly Russian...

Gruß,
BSHH

 

[newfy]

While I generally appreciate mlive.com's coverage, this is embarassing: Chelios does not leave "for Russia", but joins a Chinese team (in Beijing, by the way). Any decent sports journalist should know (or at least try to find out) that the KHL has non-Russian teams and every even simply educated 15 year-old should realise that "Kunlun Red Star" does not sound particularly Russian...

Gruß,
BSHH

Meh, the KHL is a largely Russian based league, started by Russians and mainly held in Russia. Leaves for the KHL would have obviously been better but I bet more people got the point that he was going to the KHL by saying Russia. Saying leaves for China would make it sound like hes playing in a Chinese league

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

Meh, the KHL is a largely Russian based league, started by Russians and mainly held in Russia. Leaves for the KHL would have obviously been better but I bet more people got the point that he was going to the KHL by saying Russia. Saying leaves for China would make it sound like hes playing in a Chinese league

Sadly, I do sort of agree with this. I sort of hate when we basically are outright acknowledging that we needed to dumb something down though. I do think that is what is happening here.

 

[Frk It]

 

[raymond23]

That 17 draft tho...

 

[The Zermanator]

Is there anyone on there that catches your eye? I'm fine with losing all of our players there, but don't really recognize any name I'd take a flyer on.

That 17 draft tho...

No kidding, what a dud of a draft. Just an observation, but there are only 4 players there picked in the top 100 and two of them were picked by the Wings. Very small sample size to really draw any major conclusion but curious. I know we were prioritizing size and grit a little more in that draft, I hope this serves as a lesson that skill should always be paramount in draft strategy.

 

[waltdetroit]

Maybe Gallant & maybe on a GRG contract. He been in the top 5 PO scoring for the Walleyes (who are playing for the Kelley Cup ECHL championship). I have never watched Webb or Fraser

 

[Frk It]

Is there anyone on there that catches your eye? I'm fine with losing all of our players there, but don't really recognize any name I'd take a flyer on.



No kidding, what a dud of a draft. Just an observation, but there are only 4 players there picked in the top 100 and two of them were picked by the Wings. Very small sample size to really draw any major conclusion but curious. I know we were prioritizing size and grit a little more in that draft, I hope this serves as a lesson that skill should always be paramount in draft strategy.

Only names on that list that rang a bell for me were Jacob Paquette and Filip Ahl.

Doesn’t look Ahl has been able to do too much over in Sweden, but maybe Paquette is worth a flier. Pretty bleh list to be honest.

 

[Mister Ed]

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

By the Numbers Prospects: Filip Larsson

Young Swede led the Denver Pioneers to the Frozen Four

by Dana Wakiji @Dwakiji / DetroitRedWings.com
2:03 AM

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By the Numbers will highlight the on-ice accomplishments in the 2018-19 season for the Detroit Red Wings' prospects. Twice a week during the offseason, By the Numbers will profile a different player in the system, focusing on his statistical highs. This week we focus on goaltender Filip Larsson.
The Detroit Red Wings have several forwards who are either ready to ascend to the NHL or are not too far away from that point.
The same cannot be said for their goaltending prospects.
However, Filip Larsson has been making a strong case that if there is an heir apparent to Jimmy Howard and Jonathan Bernier, it could be the young Swede.
Larsson, 20, just completed his freshman year at the University of Denver after a record-setting year for the USHL's Tri-City Storm and it was an extremely successful season even though the start was a bit rocky.
A lingering groin injury that Larsson hoped would heal on its own did not and he underwent surgery in September, delaying his Denver debut until November.
It did not take long for Larsson to adjust to the demands of a top-level college program as he was named NCHC Goaltender of the Month in December.
Larsson led the Pioneers to the Frozen Four but their season ended in a 4-3 overtime loss to the University of Massachusetts.
Larsson was named to the 2019 NCHC All-Rookie Team, was a finalist for the NCHC Goalie of the Year award, made the NCHC Honorable Mention All-Star Team, was the Hockey Commissioners' Association National Rookie of the Month for April/March and was a co-recipient of the Pioneers' Bill Masterton Award for team MVP.
The Wings signed Larsson to a three-year entry level contract on April 15 that begins with the 2019-20 season.
Larsson then signed an amateur tryout with the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins and was able to join them during their playoff run.
Larsson will have a chance to win the starting job with the Griffins for next season but the Wings have made it clear that he will have to earn it, it won't just be given to him.
1.95 -- In 22 games, Larsson had a 1.95 goals-against average, which ranked 11th in the NCAA and third among NCAA freshmen. The only other two freshmen with better goals-against averages were Filip Lindberg, a Finn from the University of Massachusetts who had a 1.60 goals-against average, and Dryden McKay, an American from Minnesota State who had a 1.76 goals-against average. In Denver history, the career 1.95 goals-against average ranks second and is seventh in single-season records.
.932 -- Larsson finished with a .932 save percentage in 22 games, ranked sixth in the NCAA and second among NCAA freshmen. Massachusetts freshman Lindberg was the only freshman better with a .934 save percentage. The .932 save percentage ranks second in all-time history at Denver.
.659 -- In terms of goalie winning percentage, Larsson finished 12th in the NCAA at .659. Only Minnesota State's McKay at .758 and Massachusetts' Lindberg at .733 were better among NCAA freshmen goaltenders.
4 -- Larsson had four shutouts in his freshman season, with two of them coming in the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, 24 saves in the 2-0 win over Ohio State University on March 29 -- which should endear him to Michigan fans -- and 26 saves in a 3-0 win over American International College on March 30. Larsson became the fifth goalie to record back-to-back shutouts in the NCAA regional since the current format started in 2003.
2 -- In his first year at Denver, Larsson was twice named NCHC Goalie of the Week Jan. 14 and Feb. 4.
13 -- Larsson finished with 13 victories in his 22 games.
5 -- As great a season as Larsson had, it wasn't all highs. On Jan. 26, the Denver Pioneers played against the Western Michigan Broncos in Kalamazoo and Larsson allowed a season-worst five goals on 19 shots. WMU had two power-play goals, both in the first period, by Josh Passolt and Drew Worrad. Paul Washe, Cam Lee and Dawson Dipietro also scored for the Broncos. Larsson was replaced by Michael Corson during the game.
Quotable: "Filip had a very strong year at Denver and was consistent in his starts at the collegiate level. The organization believes he is ready for the next challenge in his career. Filip has already begun his summer training regiment back home in Sweden and plans on arriving in late July to work on his technical game in the Detroit area. Filip adds to our young depth at the goaltending position and he will have the opportunity to make an impact and further his development in his first year professionally." - Brian Mahoney-Wilson, Red Wings goaltending development coach
Quotable II: "He's a good prospect for us. We're excited that he turned pro. We'll see him in development camp again, but he's a kid that had a good year in college. Really, he's probably one of our, if not the, top goalie prospects for us. We're excited, we're happy with his development. He's developed pretty quickly here. He's healthy going into the offseason so we expect him to train and be ready for next year and compete." - Shawn Horcoff, Red Wings director of player development

 

[DatsyukToZetterberg]

Only names on that list that rang a bell for me were Jacob Paquette and Filip Ahl.

Doesn’t look Ahl has been able to do too much over in Sweden, but maybe Paquette is worth a flier. Pretty bleh list to be honest.

I'd add Noefenmayer as well, he would probably be my number one target actually. He had good production at 5v5 and even overall, I'd probably say he's in the 3rd-5th round. He's had the type of D+1 and D+2 you'd want from a prospect. I could even see him going in the late 2nd if a team really liked him.