Prospect Info: Justin Schütz (2018, #170 overall), EC Salzburg (IceHL, Austria)

[SoupyFIN]

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[SoupyFIN]

German forward playing in the big Austrian junior program in Salzburg.

Justin Schütz at eliteprospects.com

 

[iam76]

who?

 

[letsgrowcactus]

He did well enough in the Czech U18 league and he was a German captain at the U18 D1A apparently??
He is a honorable mention on a couple really deep draft lists but this feels extremely random.

Random note: he has the same birthday as Denisenko. If he makes it they can celebrate together!

 

[I am not exposed]

who?

Defenseman for the Penguins.


oh wait!

 

[GermanPanther]

How much longer will Posts dissapear, a German Player in Florida make my Day. don´t expect much but good for him. Lets see what comes out.

 

[GermanPanther]

Justin When you fly back over Munich an extra Jersey would be nice.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Played in the DEL as a 19-year-old — only 2020 Draft eligible forward John-Jason Peterka (8th CS final rankings) was younger in the EHC Munich lineup.

Some positive reports on his play in the U20 World Juniors as well (four assists in seven games with an edge to his game).

Any talk of him coming over in the future? He was drafted in 2018 so the Panthers still have two years to sign him.

 

[Prominence Problem]

Played in the DEL as a 19-year-old — only 2020 Draft eligible forward John-Jason Peterka (8th CS final rankings) was younger in the EHC Munich lineup.

Some positive reports on his play in the U20 World Juniors as well (four assists in seven games with an edge to his game).

Any talk of him coming over in the future? He was drafted in 2018 so the Panthers still have two years to sign him.

I watched a lot of the world juniors this year, and I report he did really well. Definitely exceeded expectations.

 

[Dread Clawz]

He'll probably come over in a year or two, but I have no problem with him staying in the del for now.

 

[FrolikFan67]

How much longer will Posts dissapear, a German Player in Florida make my Day. don´t expect much but good for him. Lets see what comes out.

I miss Goc. Him and bergenheim made my favorite combo for a panthers third line a couple years back

 

[NJ Fan 12]

Playing in the Alps League on loan currently.


As with any late round pick he's a long shot but with the influx of players from Germany in this past draft I was curious about Schutz and his potential.

Yet to sign an ELC: Panthers have until the end of next season to sign him.

 

[Theokritos]

Profiled by former Atlanta Thrashers scout Bernd Freimüller:

Pro: Mobility, agility, first step. Keeps his feet moving.
Con: Lack of orientation, often skates into traffic and can't get out of it again. Hockey sense and physis. An "in-betweener": neither a great scorer nor a physical player.
States as of now: Average in the Austrian league, AHL/ECHL borderliner.
Three-year prediction: Would need a big leap in performance to get an NHL contract. Rights expiring in 2022. DEL is more likely.

 

[Dread Clawz]

Odd. He looked good to me last wjc. Hopefully he can pan out.

 

[jvr32]

He needs to take his production to next level. It is not good enough for someone drafted two and a half years ago.

 

[Theokritos]

Update: Schütz has gone on a scoring spree lately. After he had 10 points (2+8) in his first 21 games for Salzburg, he scored 6 points (3+3) in the last four games. He's returning to Germany now, let's see how he does in the DEL.

 

[Theokritos]

Early February update by Freimüller: "After a slow start he got moving. Goal scoring mostly as bumper on the powerplay. Good feet, but doesn't see the ice particularly well. His game is more acceptable if you don't view him as an NHL prospect."

Source (in German): https://www.laola1.at/de/red/winter...8-legionaere-auf-dem-harten-scout-pruefstand/

 

[austropanther]

Funny, did not know that Jack Skille is playing on Schütz' Salzburg team as well, as stated in the article just below Schütz' evaluation