G Spencer Knight (2019, 13th, FLA)

[FinlandPanther]

Love you Spencer.

 

[violaswallet]

Love you Spencer.

He is the best under 22 Goalie prospect in the world right now: this performance was spectacular

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Saved his best big game junior performance for the last one.

Knight is the best American goalie prospect I can remember over the years. This guy has been consistent as they come. Really well-rounded goalie. Does everything well. No real weaknesses.

He had a few weaker performances in prior years in some big games, but he saved his best for last.

This guy is going to be a top-flight goalie in the NHL. Mark it down.

 

[William H Bonney]

A lot of the best American goalies / goalie prospects over the last 15 years have been late bloomers, so when I first heard about Knight when he was like 13/14, I was interested to see how he'd pan out. Thus far, it's going better than expected. His tournament performance was overrated until tonight, but that was what Knight looks like when he's on his game.

 

[TheImpatientPanther]

Saved his best big game junior performance for the last one.

Knight is the best American goalie prospect I can remember over the years. This guy has been consistent as they come. Really well-rounded goalie. Does everything well. No real weaknesses.

He had a few weaker performances in prior years in some big games, but he saved his best for last.

This guy is going to be a top-flight goalie in the NHL. Mark it down.

Puck handling is the only glaring one. Everything else looks really calm, cool and collected

 

[violaswallet]

Puck handling is the only glaring one. Everything else looks really calm, cool and collected

Something we can work on luckily: as Luongo said today, a blue chip prospect!

 

[Ryan Van Horne]

Puck handling is the only glaring one. Everything else looks really calm, cool and collected

He had a bad game handling the puck against Russia in the first game, but it is not a weakness. Many scouts have lauded his puck-handling and they've been watching him play since he was 15. There are many references to this online, but here's one in a feature by Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Knight is the polar opposite of Askarov in play style. It makes for an interesting comparison.

 

[De Montreal]

How many more year before he pass pro?

 

[Gopher13]

Knight is the polar opposite of Askarov in play style. It makes for an interesting comparison.

Yeah, one is going to be a great NHL goalie - the other is overhyped.

 

[SoundAndFury]

From what I heard from the USA coach he's going to stick with the original plan and play Wolf in this game and come back with Knight for the tough games.
... dumb move. I put it on par with Dave Tippet continually wanting to play Mike Smith AND going out re-signing for another year to give him another chance at redemption.
The USA will probably win this game but they're not going to win many more with Knight as their #1 goalie... his flaws are being exposed against this level of competition.

Enjoy watching another team win a gold medal. This is a very short tournament where a couple of losses can really put the team behind the eight ball... particularly with regards to who you have to face in the crossover quarter finals. Do you really want to play Canada in the quarter finals? Its not like the teams USA plays in the round robin are all easy wins.
And after all.. Team USA doesn't exactly have someone like Mike Smith as a backup goalie and all you can do is pray your #1 gets his shit together before its too late.

This has aged very well. That's why you always make as many bold statements as you possibly can after one game.

 

[TheImpatientPanther]

He had a bad game handling the puck against Russia in the first game, but it is not a weakness. Many scouts have lauded his puck-handling and they've been watching him play since he was 15. There are many references to this online, but here's one in a feature by Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic.

Have seen the scouting reports.
Some say his weakness is playing too deep in crease, some say his focus when not under attack for long periods of time.

Maybe glaring was over reaching/wrong word, should have said sometimes he gets too confident with the puck but not too worried about it, have seen him do well in that area other times and sometimes called a 3rd defenseman with the puck.

I love him as FLAs future #1. the main strengths are the most important in my opinion, his size, positioning and lateral movement.

 

[MichaelFarrell]

Shutout against Canada in the gold medal game. Now that’s a highlight.

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

Thought he was outstanding in the gold medal game. Absolutely rock solid and remained calm in the chaotic 3rd period. Florida has a good one on the way.

 

[Ryan Van Horne]

This has aged very well. That's why you always make as many bold statements as you possibly can after one game.

"bold" -- I thought it meant something different.

 

[FinlandPanther]

This has aged very well. That's why you always make as many bold statements as you possibly can after one game.

The person you quoted also believes the NCAA is full of garbage players and that Wolf faces higher competition on a consistent basis. They believe the NCAA is full of plugs and makes him overrated.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

Got better and better as the tournament went along. Played his best game when it mattered most. 5 star performance in this tournament in my view.

 

[Ryan Van Horne]

Have seen the scouting reports.
Some say his weakness is playing too deep in crease, some say his focus when not under attack for long periods of time.

Maybe glaring was over reaching/wrong word, should have said sometimes he gets too confident with the puck but not too worried about it, have seen him do well in that area other times and sometimes called a 3rd defenseman with the puck.

I love him as FLAs future #1. the main strengths are the most important in my opinion, his size, positioning and lateral movement.

You can say this of every goalie, I think. He definitely plays a different style, so when he plays well, it's not flashy. He'll iron out the inconsistencies. I don't know of any 19yo goalie that doesn't have any.

 

[TheImpatientPanther]

You can say this of every goalie, I think. He definitely plays a different style, so when he plays well, it's not flashy. He'll iron out the inconsistencies. I don't know of any 19yo goalie that doesn't have any.

I think that's the point, you have to nitpick Knight to find any big issues.
Which is crazy for a 19 year old.
I'm happy he isnt flashy, his calm demeanor/style is a treat to watch.
Almost robotic in his movements.

 

[Beezeral]

This has aged very well. That's why you always make as many bold statements as you possibly can after one game.

Flames fan who wanted his team’s prospect to get the net. The thirst was very real

 

[TheKrebsCycle]

What happens to Bob when he's ready? That contract doesn't seem movable in any reasonable way.

 

[Dread Clawz]

How many more year before he pass pro?

He'll probably sign after this season. AHL next.

 

[Dread Clawz]

What happens to Bob when he's ready? That contract doesn't seem movable in any reasonable way.

The last two years of Bob's contract are cheap to buy out. Panthers can definitely get rid of him if they want to.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

What happens to Bob when he's ready? That contract doesn't seem movable in any reasonable way.

all contracts are movable or "get outable". Bob will probably develop a strange alien medical condition.

 

[DropTheGloves]

The last two years of Bob's contract are cheap to buy out. Panthers can definitely get rid of him if they want to.

I hope that when the Panthers GM calls him into his office to announce the buyout, he just throws the paperwork at him and shouts "YOU'RE OFF THE CASE, BOBROVSKY!".