More of the same for Philadelphia Flyers prospects in 2014-15

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Photo: Nick Cousins led the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in scoring, with 56 points (22 goals, 34 assists) in 64 games. (Courtesy of Bob Frid/Icon Sportswire)


</p>With no prospects graduating to the pro ranks, Philadelphia’s prospect core remains intact. Scott Laughton has kept his spot as the team’s best prospect due to his reputation for hard work. While Laughton has continued to be the go-to performer, Nick Cousins showed the most improvement, bouncing back from a struggling year. Brandon Manning exceeded expectations, earning another call up to the Flyers. Meanwhile, goaltender Anthony Stolarz has struggled in his first professional year.

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[Stizzle]

Maybe just stop publishing articles.

 

[CodyTheHuman]

Maybe just stop publishing articles.

I was going to point out what was wrong, but decided it was too much effort.

 

[PALE PWNR]

How is the highest risk reward pick a 5th round pick?

That should be Morin 100 pct.

And Hardest shot is Lauridsen? Not the guy that broke the plexiglass at skatezone with a slap shot?

 

[Beef Invictus]

How the hell does Ghost remain the top D prospect after missing a year, and with Sanheim exploding?


Edit: And again, how is Sanheim not the breakout guy?

 

[flyguy]

How the hell does Ghost remain the top D prospect after missing a year, and with Sanheim exploding?


Edit: And again, how is Sanheim not the breakout guy?

My favorite part is Oskar Lindblom being the Highest Risk/Reward Prospect when:

There wasn’t much risk involved with Lindblom, as the Flyers snagged him with a late, fifth-round pick.

is the first sentence.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

My favorite part is Oskar Lindblom being the Highest Risk/Reward Prospect when:

is the first sentence.

Literally made me do a double look when first scrolling down.

Morin or Stolarz probably would have been more logical choices.

 

[BernieParent]

This season, [Stolarz] struggled. Stolarz logged 31 games and 1592 minutes with the Phantoms, much less time than veteran Rob Zepp.

So? Stolarz' first year with the Phantoms was intended to ease him into the line-up.

Stolarz was called up to the Flyers to serve as a backup this season, but only because Zepp was injured.

Again, so?

Stolarz’s best asset is his 6-foot-5 frame, and he still needs time to refine technical aspects of his game.

So then why was it so bad that he didn't log more time?

 

[Dumpster Flyers]

I was going to point out what was wrong, but decided it was too much effort.

This article is fundamentally bad on so many levels. The writer simply lists surface-level facts and statistics without offering any context, perspective or insight. HF is a niche site which caters to knowledgable, hardcore fans who expect some degree of analytical depth.

 

[MadFerIt95*]

How is the highest risk reward pick a 5th round pick?

That should be Morin 100 pct.

And Hardest shot is Lauridsen? Not the guy that broke the plexiglass at skatezone with a slap shot?

Lauridsen has a booming slapshot...

 

[Prongo]

Morin clapper registered 106 at the q skills event or whatever. He has the hardest shot of anyone in our prospect pool and probably any prospect not in the nhl

 

[Curufinwe]

Ranking Ghost ahead of Sanheim is just crazy.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Should've stopped after I read the title.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Morin clapper registered 106 at the q skills event or whatever. He has the hardest shot of anyone in our prospect pool and probably any prospect not in the nhl

Link? I didn't even know they had a skills event.

 

[Prongo]

Link? I didn't even know they had a skills event.

On my phone right now. It might have been his own teams skill comp for the fans or something to that degree.

 

[Hiesenberg]

I'm looking at Hockey Futures, they rate Sanheim a 7.5 C

 

[4thline4life]

I really question if the author watched a single game of any prospect in our system. Seems like he just looked at everyone's stats for the year and wrote an article on it. You know, something that a middle school kid can do. It's absolute trash, hf should be embarrassed this was published.

 

[BernieParent]

Maybe this article should be subtitled: I Don't Want to Spend a Lot of Time on This Because There Are Many More Interesting Prospect Pools.

 

[FLYguy3911]

I really question if the author watched a single game of any prospect in our system. Seems like he just looked at everyone's stats for the year and wrote an article on it. You know, something that a middle school kid can do. It's absolute trash, hf should be embarrassed this was published.

Its a she

 

[CodyTheHuman]

I'm looking at Hockey Futures, they rate Sanheim a 7.5 C

That's because that is the most a Flyers prospect can ever reach. Other teams get 8s, we can only have 7.5s. Jake Virtanen is an 8.

 

[Cyborg LeClair]

That's because that is the most a Flyers prospect can ever reach. Other teams get 8s, we can only have 7.5s. Jake Virtanen is an 8.

Couts is an 8C and that's without any offensive upside

 

[CodyTheHuman]

Couts is an 8C and that's without any offensive upside

That's true and Brayden Schenn was an 8.5C

 

[FLYguy3911]

That's because that is the most a Flyers prospect can ever reach. Other teams get 8s, we can only have 7.5s. Jake Virtanen is an 8.

Virtanen's an 8D, which is actually pretty accurate IMO. Elite talent, but unlikely to reach his ceiling.

 

[GKJ]

I really question if the author watched a single game of any prospect in our system. Seems like he just looked at everyone's stats for the year and wrote an article on it. You know, something that a middle school kid can do. It's absolute trash, hf should be embarrassed this was published.

The writers don't get to see that many games unless they go out of their way to do it. They do have access to talking to other scouts and people who do though. Not terribly unlike beat writers who decide they're experts on the prospect pool during the off-season.

 

[SchennSational1022*]

The girl who wrote that article is just so, so horrible.