LW Anthony Mantha - Val d'Or, QMJHL (2013, 20th overall, Detroit)

[newfy]

We need a separate thread for all these comments. Nobody has seriously got tired of this?

I agree, its a part of the reason why wings fans will get a bad rep at times. Everyone gets it, Mantha is donig great but every game we dont need the "Oh bust" jokes at this point

 

[Anchor Town*]

Couple of goals for Mantha and another win for Val d'Or

 

[newfy]

At the intermission yesterday Holland said next year Mantha is going to get to play 6-7 preseason games and get a legit shot to make the team out of camp. I dont remember the last time a player got a legit shot to make the team right out of camp, Jiri Fisher I guess. But I especially dont remember Holland ever coming right out and saying it before the season prior was finished.

Seems like the wings are extremely high on him and the success of their young players this season might've woken Holland up a bit

 

[Anchor Town*]

Plays again Fri/Sat

 

[Henkka]

At the intermission yesterday Holland said next year Mantha is going to get to play 6-7 preseason games and get a legit shot to make the team out of camp. I dont remember the last time a player got a legit shot to make the team right out of camp, Jiri Fisher I guess. But I especially dont remember Holland ever coming right out and saying it before the season prior was finished.

Seems like the wings are extremely high on him and the success of their young players this season might've woken Holland up a bit

Big physically more mature players are always more ready to make that jump.

But when we draft mostly projects on later rounds, those guys will need seasoning for years.

It's pretty clear and simple plan.

Mantha is the strongest body with a great skillset we have drafted since... that Jiri Fischer and no wonder same is happening for him.

 

[newfy]

Jérôme Bérubé ‏@Jerome_Berube 8 min
#StatsBreakdown Anthony Mantha first 40 career games in the Q (3g-8a-11pts) last 149 games(126g-123a-249pts). #redwings


Saw this on the wings board. Pretty impressive

 

[Hankerchief*]

Val-d’Or forward Mantha named QMJHL MVP

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/juniors/val-dor-forward-mantha-named-qmjhl-mvp/

Val-d’Or’s Anthony Mantha powered his way into Quebec Major Junior Hockey League lore.

Having scored 57 goals in as many games this season, Mantha was named the league’s most valuable player at the Golden Puck Awards on Wednesday night.

As a result, the Foreurs’ right winger was awarded the Michel Briere Trophy.

Mantha also took home the Jean Beliveau Trophy as the league’s top scorer. The six-foot-four Mantha added 63 assists to his league-high goal tally to lead Val-d’Or to their first division championship in seven years, and help book a trip to the playoffs.

 

[The Zermanator]

Doing well so far. 10G, 15 PTS in 9 GP. Hasn't maintained 2 PPG but his 1 GPG is still intact.

 

[DatsyukianDeke*]

Doing well so far. 10G, 15 PTS in 9 GP. Hasn't maintained 2 PPG but his 1 GPG is still intact.

Incredible. From the Babcock and Holland interview the other day I think they will be moving him up rather quickly into the NHL. It will be incredible if he makes the NHL next year.

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

Doing well so far. 10G, 15 PTS in 9 GP. Hasn't maintained 2 PPG but his 1 GPG is still intact.

Gotta figure his opponents so far have been focusing mostly on him, too. It's likely that he hasn't been able to hold the puck for very long. Thankfully his scoring isn't predicated on holding the puck long (see last night's highlights), but of course his playmaking would likely be. So 10 goals and 5 assists makes some kind of sense.

 

[sourdough]

Incredible. From the Babcock and Holland interview the other day I think they will be moving him up rather quickly into the NHL. It will be incredible if he makes the NHL next year.

Source?

 

[Laser Rayzor]

Source?

From the Wings board:

"Anthony Mantha's a realgud prospect and we're hoping to have him here in the next year, year and a half", Kenny on the Marek vs Wyshynski podcast. The part with Holland starts around 19:00 in. Some Jarnkrok trade talk, some Nyquist, some Babcock.

 

[Woodhouse]

1000 posts, so continue in Part II.