Isles Prospect Talk 2020-21

[KrisBeKreame]

Holmstrom...sigh.

What happened?

 

[IslesCLT]

What happened?

As far as I know his loan ended so he can report back here and he was selected for Sweden's preliminary WJC roster.

 

[thedonger]

Holmstrom...sigh.

What, injured again?

 

[The Real JT]

No more hatties for Rumplestiltskin?

Shocking.

 

[LeapOnOver]

What happened?

What, injured again?

No, just his shitty stat line.

 

[scott99]

Defenseman Matias Rajaniemi, Isles 2020 6th round pick, made Finland’s WJC team.

 

[IslesNorway]

i'm sure the GM is heavily scouting the top 2 or 3 rounds, doing interviews. after that, is where the scouts come in. finding gems, overlooked players, injured players, targeting areas of need, etc...

our scouts certainly don't go see every prospect, but can garner a decent idea of who will be where (via other rankings?).

yeah, later rounds are a mess, and are basically a crap shoot. all i know is that if i were GM, i would be using my scouts as a resource, not letting them make picks.

anyway, the question i had was about Garf vs Lou. do they approach the draft the same way? is Lou more hands on? i just remember hearing something about Garf letting scouts pick some players, and i don't think i would do that. yeah, it may be a vote of confidence for the scouts but still, i would feel like it's my neckon the line, and i would be very involved, right up until last pick.

GMs only scout the top five or ten prospects for the draft. 99% of the draft is all on the scouts and not on a million years would a GM bother to spend time searching the world for a 3rd round pick. Even late first rounders are all on the scouts as the number of players scouted and available is so huge there is no way the GM can have much of an insight. The Holmstrom pick is such a case. I very much doubt Lou had any idea input whatsoever on that pick but left it all to the scouts, and ultimately the head scout won out.

 

[MichaelK]

While not actively scouting players, GM is likely in the loop on who the top targets are in Round 1 because you don’t want a major embarrassment character wise for the franchise.

 

[duster19]

Defenseman Matias Rajaniemi, Isles 2020 6th round pick, made Finland’s WJC team.

Did Holmstrom make the SWE team? Any other guys playing? I think it’s just the 2?

edit - Holmstrom did make it.

 

[doublechili]

Defenseman Matias Rajaniemi, Isles 2020 6th round pick, made Finland’s WJC team.

A 6th round pick making Finland's WJC squad in his draft year is pretty good. That's some positive news.

 

[KrisBeKreame]

No, just his shitty stat line.

 

[Bronson]

Good to see that they have a lot of hills on the team.

 

[Tahoeblue]

A 6th round pick making Finland's WJC squad in his draft year is pretty good. That's some positive news.

That's great news, especially as a 6th round pick. Happy for Holmstrom. TBH I was prepared for him not to make the squad and then have to suffer to watch McMichael contribute for Team Canada. LGI and our prospects

 

[Chapin Landvogt]

Good to see both Holmstrom and Rajaniemi make it.

The latter is probably there to add some brawn. Should be very interesting to see if A) he suits up and B) what role he's given & against whom. I can say that Finland otherwise has a lot of puckmovers and skaters on that blueline, so gotta think Rajaniemi is really here with a specific "role". Finland is actually in the "easy" group, as there's Canada, but then "only" Germany, Slovakia, and Switzerland as well.

As for Holmstrom, his inclusion might have a bit more to do with the handful of key players Sweden will be missing out on. Really a shame for the tournament, but ultimately good for him. However, he is one of 14 forwards and all of the other 13 forwards have played at least a half dozen games of SHL hockey this season, with all but two being regulars.

If I had to guess, his AHL experience gives him a clear advantage on North American rinks. That may be his key to gaining any role on that team whatsoever.

 

[LeapOnOver]

Hope he does well...

 

[Islanders4Cups]

Add 2 goals from Merrimack College freshman Alex Jefferies in a pair of blowout losses vs. #17 Northeastern. Both were on the powerplay. MC appears to have a lot of injuries so expecting prime ice time coming up for Jefferies. Next up a pair vs UNH this coming weekend. It is early but Jefferies appears to be off to a fast start leading his team with 3 goals 2 assists in 4 games for the 1-3 Warriors.

 

[DarkHorse2]

Hope he does well...

Some of the Swedish fans have him as the top line center. Be nice to see him shine (if they even play.)

 

[xECK29x]

Some notes:
- QMJHL. Liiga & Mestis on pause
- Boston Univ. not playing until January

+ = on IR or just hurt

PLAYER	POS	ACQUIRED	HFB RANK	TEAM	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/-
Oliver Wahlstrom	RW/LW	2018 round 1 #11	3	AIK / HockeyAllsvenskan	10	4	4	8	8	-2
Simon Holmstrom	RW	2019 round 1 #23	8	HC Vita Hasten / HockeyAllsvenskan	11	1	1	2	2	0
				Bridgeport (AHL)	0	0	0	0	0	0
				* Sweden U20 Team	0	0	0	0	0	0
Anatoli Golyshev	LW/RW	2016 round 4 #95	NR	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg/KHL	32	10	12	22	26	4
Ruslan Iskhakov	C/RW	2018 round 2 #43	9	TPS / Liiga	15	2	5	7	8	0
Robin Salo	D	2017 round 2 #46	20	Orebro HK / SHL	22	2	10	12	6	3
William Dufour	RW	2020 round 5 #152	NR	Drummondville Voltigeurs / QMJHL	8	6	4	10	18	1
Alexander Ljungkrantz	LW	2020 round 3 #90	NR	Brynas IF J20 / J20 Nationell	16	8	7	15	12	7
				* Brynas IF / SHL	8	0	0	0	0	0
Matias Rajaniemi	D	2020 round 6 #183	NR	* Pelicans / Liiga	18	0	2	2	8	2
				Pelicans U20 / U20 SM-Sarja	0	0	0	0	0	0
				* Finland U20 Team	0	0	0	0	0	0
Otto Koivula	C/LW	2016 round 4 #120		HIFK / Liiga	14	3	8	11	10	1
Reece Newkirk	C	2019 round 5 #147		Portland / WHL	0	0	0	0	0	0
				* Melville Millionaires (SJHL)	6	4	8	12	2	-
Jacob Pivonka	C	2018 round 4 #103		Univ. of Notre Dame / NCAA	8	1	2	3	6	-2
Collin Adams	LW	2016 round 6 #170		Univ. of North Dakota / NCAA	7	1	4	5	4	1
Logan Cockerill	LW/RW	2016 round 7 #201		Boston Univ. ("C") / NCAA	0	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Krygier	D	2018 round 7 #196		Michigan State Univ. / NCAA	6	1	0	1	8	2
Benjamin Mirageas	D	2017 round 3 #77		Providence College / NCAA	3	0	0	0	4	-3
Alex Jefferies	LW	2019 round 4 #121		Merrimack College / NCAA	4	3	2	5	2	2
GOALIES					GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
Henrik Tikkanen	G	2020 round 7 #214	NR	IPK / Mestis	9	2.55	.901	0	6-2-1
Jakub Skarek	G	2018 round 3 #72		Pelitat / Mestis	4	4.44	.833	0	0-3-1

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[Lights911]

 

[MJF]

"Sorry fellas, we need him more"

-Lou Lamoriello

 

[JRD76]

Just came on here to ask if there was any news on Wahlstrom because I did'nt see him in AIK's line up today.

 

[Kevin27NYI]

Nice jerseys

 

[mm11]

hope the kid comes in hitting and hungry to earn a spot and makes things tough on trotz and company

 

[MJF]

Nice jerseys

Meant to add this yesterday, but how long do you think it will be before NHL uniforms start becoming billboards for sponsors?

 

[leeroggy]

Meant to add this yesterday, but how long do you think it will be before NHL uniforms start becoming billboards for sponsors?

When social justice messages are paid for?

Chico's Bail Bonds is still my all-time favorite