F Cole Caufield - USNTDP Juniors, USHL (2019, 15th, MTL)

[FlyguyOX]

Damn that Hughes-Zegras-Caufield trio is so good on the ice together.

 

[Whalers Fan]

I don't agree. He put one puck in the net, but besides that, had his worst game of the tournament. Zegras and Hughes were great. Caufield was nowhere near as good as either of those two today.

I thought Caufield looked like he was pressing a little too much in this game, as if the pressure of being within striking distance of Ovechkin's tournament scoring record was getting to him. He missed on a few excellent setups from Hughes and Zegras that you would normally expect him to bury, and that penalty shot attempt was ugly.

 

[57special]

Hawks do not need another high scoring d-man. Already have Gustafsson (60+ point guy),top D (elite) prospects: Jokiharju,Boqvist,Beaudin and other quality D prospects like Mitchell and Krys, then there's these d-men already with long contracts, DKeith,BSeabrook,CMurphy
- then there's Koekkoek and Dahlström

When a player like Cole Caufield falls in to your lap, you gotta pick him. Hawks need a player like Caufield,
don't need to draft yet another d-man, no needs for becoming the next Anaheim Ducks.

So, Hawks need another Debrincat?

 

[Jabba11]

The New Jersey Devils are going to have such an amazing prospect in Caufield.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

So, Hawks need another Debrincat?

Duh. Who wouldn't? 29 other teams i bet would.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

And this is why Cole should go really high in the draft, #clutch

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Cole Caufield has opened many NHL teams eyes at these u18 wjc's

 

[Artorius Horus T]

And that's the main reason why he should go 3rd overall, such a joy that Hawks pick 3rd.

 

[Jabba11]

Bowen Byram to the Hawks is the better choice.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Ovechkin: 2002 u18 WJC, 14 goals, 4 assists in 8 games
Caufield: 2019 u18 WJC, 14 goals, 3 assists, in u6 games

 

[FinPanda]

Nice achievement. Why didn't you post it into the Caufield thread though?

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Nice achievement. Why didn't you post it into the Caufield thread though?

Such feat deserves its own thread, that's why

 

[Kshahdoo]

Will he beat Kucherov's 21 points in 7 games, though? Him or Hughes.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Will he beat Kucherov's 21 points in 7 games, though? Him or Hughes.

Gotta wait and see

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Will he beat Kucherov's 21 points in 7 games, though? Him or Hughes.

Still time left in the 3rd of game 6 to get closer

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Already 72 goals this season, 17 more what Auston's USNTDP record
- well that record got wrecked this season

 

[Albatros]

Ovechkin scored his record two years younger though, the Americans sending a team full of this summer's top draft picks to U18 is pretty unique.

 

[HOPE]

Jesus... good for him... sucks for whoever had eyes on him in the mid rounds aka hopefully my habs, oh well, him rising will make others fall.

 

[Albatros]

He's definitely not going to go 3rd. First half of the first round probably.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Ovechkin scored his record two years younger though, the Americans sending a team full of this summer's top draft picks to U18 is pretty unique.

15??? Ovie was 17, well 16 years and 7 months old in 2002 at the u18... (he was born in 1985)

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Cole is 18 years and 114 days old

 

[Albatros]

Yeah, Ovechkin was 16 and Caufield is 18. The point being that it's rare for top prospects to return to U18 when they're 18, the Americans now have a team stacked with such players which inflates the stats quite a bit.

 

[Dodospice]

Ovechkin scored his record two years younger though, the Americans sending a team full of this summer's top draft picks to U18 is pretty unique.

Ovechkin was in his 16 year old season when he did it, Caufield in his 17 year old season. There’s a 1 year difference between them, obviously Ovechkin’s is more impressive but it doesn’t take anything away from Caufield. A record is a record.

 

[bigdog16]

He's definitely not going to go 3rd. First half of the first round probably.

Be shocked if someone in the top 10 doesnt take him. At this point its really not a reach

 

[Albatros]

He's very skilled, but he's also 5'7 which will be a prohibitive issue early on while at least equally good players like Byram or Podkolzin are still available. I would be surprised if he goes 3rd among his own teammates.