Prospect Info: Nicholas Baptiste (2013, 69th) – '17-18: Rochester #13 (AHL)
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probably DeBrincat. Definitely not as fast as those two but he keeps up. Can't wait for CMD to be healthy and to see this line in action. Pure speed and skill
@WHLFacts - Wednesday, November 26 - #Podcast - Don't forget to follow @SNetJunior -
as @JeffMarek - Sam Cosentino should publish their inaugural podcast today on the CHL
Junior @SNetJunior - Wednesday, November 26 -
The first edition of "Junior" is now online (iTunes soon) with @KellyHrudey - @NickBaptiste - lots of CHL news.
http://pmd.fan590.com/podcasts/junior/jr_20141126_175844--JUNIOR---November-26th.mp3
as @JeffMarek - Sam Cosentino should publish their inaugural podcast today on the CHL
Junior @SNetJunior - Wednesday, November 26 -
The first edition of "Junior" is now online (iTunes soon) with @KellyHrudey - @NickBaptiste - lots of CHL news.
http://pmd.fan590.com/podcasts/junior/jr_20141126_175844--JUNIOR---November-26th.mp3
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Future top 6 forward, his development has been almost perfect since being drafted, he has taken big steps in back to back seasons. Last year he really developed his offensive game, this year he has become a complete player. Its tough to say he close how is to being NHL ready, but he could make a push for a roster spot next year.
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Gerstmann 3:16
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He's been decent.
he's in the upper third of the pool, I find it hard to be any more excited for him the any of the other prospects of his ilk
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He's been decent.
Turn on Erie-Soo. You might get excited.
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Gerstmann 3:16
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Ya he's playing well, one of our top prospects, he looks like most good junior players
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Alright, now you got my attention. Let's get this kid from Patrick Kane training this summer?
Not stone in the sense he's going to completely flub breakaways Brian Holzinger style. But he shows very little stick handling ability. He's not a great puck handler that's for sure. Probably his biggest weakness.
Is that even something you can teach, seems more like a natural ability to me?
I can't recall an instance off of the top of my head where a player's puck handling increased dramatically from his draft year to his peak years but I'm likely missing something obvious.
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Hands are probably the thing you see guys improve the least. Stick-handling -- informed by a player's hands but a distinct skill -- you can still work on at that age but I think you rarely see too much in the gains department. Too much of a guy having "soft hands" is just natural hand-eye coordination and most of the rest is probably developed working with pucks endlessly as a child/early teen.
Baptiste like many top players can probably dangle like crazy in low intensity situations. Its just super rare for guys to be able to do it in game situations. Less development in youth and more the natural skill/cold blood thing to me.
I actually like that about his game in that he doesn't seem to force the slick moves compared to other guys. He knows thats not his game and seems to play to his strengths.
Williams with a couple of nice saves on Del Colle to start things off here in Game #4.
Vande Sompel finds the lane through traffic in front. Williams makes the save.
Otters get games first power-play - Desrocher gets rwo minutes for high sticking - 7:08 of the first period.
Otters get a couple of chances but no goal - Generals kill the power-play.
Crud - Generals score first - Matt Mistle with the goal - 9:21 into the first period. Assists - Anthony Cirelli and Michael Dal Colle.
Otters penalty - Jake Marchment - highstick - got up from a check and stick hit a Generals player - 10:24 into the first period.
Generals take advantage of the penalty and score 13 seconds later - 2-0 Generals - shot from point goes off Kurtis MacDermid and in.
Goal scored by Mitchell Vande Sompel - assisted by Cole Cassels - time of the power-play goal - 10:37 into the first period.
Delay Of Game called on the Generals - Matt Mistle - Otters power-play for two minutes - 13:15 into the first period.
A couple of chances by Elle and Baptiste - Appleby with two nice saves.
Alex Debrincat gets a high-stick to the mouth and draws blood - four minute high-stick call on Chris Carlisle.
Debrincat gets called for a misconduct dive. Otters will have a 5 on 3 PP for 24 seconds.
GOAL ERIE OTTERS - Nick Baptiste - Otters trail 2-1 - The goal was scored on the 5 on 3 advantage so the Otters will still be on the power-play for 1:41.
Remi Elle and Connor McDavid with the assists - PPG - 15:10 of the first period.
GOAL ERIE OTTERS - Dylan Strome ties the game - 2-2 - PPG - 15:43 of the first period. Wild scramble in front of the net and Strome knocks home the puck.
Assists - Nick Baptiste and Connor McDavid - each with their second points of the game - 33 seconds apart.
End First Period - Oshawa 2 (Mistle - Vande Sompel) Erie 2 (Baptiste - Strome) - Shots On Goal - Erie 10 Oshawa 7.
Vande Sompel finds the lane through traffic in front. Williams makes the save.
Otters get games first power-play - Desrocher gets rwo minutes for high sticking - 7:08 of the first period.
Otters get a couple of chances but no goal - Generals kill the power-play.
Crud - Generals score first - Matt Mistle with the goal - 9:21 into the first period. Assists - Anthony Cirelli and Michael Dal Colle.
Otters penalty - Jake Marchment - highstick - got up from a check and stick hit a Generals player - 10:24 into the first period.
Generals take advantage of the penalty and score 13 seconds later - 2-0 Generals - shot from point goes off Kurtis MacDermid and in.
Goal scored by Mitchell Vande Sompel - assisted by Cole Cassels - time of the power-play goal - 10:37 into the first period.
Delay Of Game called on the Generals - Matt Mistle - Otters power-play for two minutes - 13:15 into the first period.
A couple of chances by Elle and Baptiste - Appleby with two nice saves.
Alex Debrincat gets a high-stick to the mouth and draws blood - four minute high-stick call on Chris Carlisle.
Debrincat gets called for a misconduct dive. Otters will have a 5 on 3 PP for 24 seconds.
GOAL ERIE OTTERS - Nick Baptiste - Otters trail 2-1 - The goal was scored on the 5 on 3 advantage so the Otters will still be on the power-play for 1:41.
Remi Elle and Connor McDavid with the assists - PPG - 15:10 of the first period.
GOAL ERIE OTTERS - Dylan Strome ties the game - 2-2 - PPG - 15:43 of the first period. Wild scramble in front of the net and Strome knocks home the puck.
Assists - Nick Baptiste and Connor McDavid - each with their second points of the game - 33 seconds apart.
End First Period - Oshawa 2 (Mistle - Vande Sompel) Erie 2 (Baptiste - Strome) - Shots On Goal - Erie 10 Oshawa 7.
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Devin Williams robs Sam Harding - keeps this a 2-2 game early in the second period.
Nice backcheck from Patrick Muprhy and Travis Dermott to stop a potential breakaway then Connor McDavid stumbles the other way - messes up a 2 on 1 chance for the Otters.
Jake Marchment misses wide on a shot from in close. Remi Elle with a chance of his own - stop by Dan Appleby.
Oshawa scores - regains the lead - 3-2 - Matt Mistle with his second goal of the game - backhand sneaks past the pads of Devin Williams.
Assists - Anthony Cirelli - Michael McCarron - goal scored at 4:44 of the second period. Cirelli with his second assist of the game.
Dal Colle with a chance from the slot - Williams just gets a piece of it. Baptiste shot through traffic - just goes wide of the net.
Baptiste tries to jam the puck by Appleby - gets in a scuffle with Harding and gets called for a slashing penalty -
9:28 of the second period - Generals to the power-play - Otters kill the penalty.
Oshawa scores - Stephan Desrocher shot goes top shelf on Devin Williams - through a screen - 4-2 Generals. Assist - Sam Harding - Goal scored - 12:12 of the second period.
GOAL ERIE OTTERS - Jake Marchment gets behind the Generals defense and brings Otters within one. Oshawa 4-3.
Assist - Cory Genoverse - Goal scored - 12:22 of the second period.
GOAL ERIE OTTERS - Tie Game - Darren Raddysh with the Goal. Assists - Connor McDavid and Alex DeBrincat - Goal scored - 13:57 of the second period.
GOAL ERIE OTTERS - Connor McDavid gives Otters their first lead of the game!!! 5-4!!! Goal-Three Assists for McDavid.
Assist - Dylan Strome - Goal scored - 17:44 of the second period.
McDavid almost scores again - Appleby robs him.
Crap! Oshawa scores - .6 seconds left in the second period - Josh Brown bats it home and we are tied 5-5. Assists - Cole Cassels - Stephan Desrocher.
End Second Period - Erie 5 (Baptiste - Strome - Marchment - Raddysh - McDavid) Oshawa 5 (Mistle - Vande Sompel - Mistle - Desrocher - Brown).
Shots On Goal - Second Period - Oshawa 11 Erie 8 - Game - Oshawa 18 Erie 18.
Nice backcheck from Patrick Muprhy and Travis Dermott to stop a potential breakaway then Connor McDavid stumbles the other way - messes up a 2 on 1 chance for the Otters.
Jake Marchment misses wide on a shot from in close. Remi Elle with a chance of his own - stop by Dan Appleby.
Oshawa scores - regains the lead - 3-2 - Matt Mistle with his second goal of the game - backhand sneaks past the pads of Devin Williams.
Assists - Anthony Cirelli - Michael McCarron - goal scored at 4:44 of the second period. Cirelli with his second assist of the game.
Dal Colle with a chance from the slot - Williams just gets a piece of it. Baptiste shot through traffic - just goes wide of the net.
Baptiste tries to jam the puck by Appleby - gets in a scuffle with Harding and gets called for a slashing penalty -
9:28 of the second period - Generals to the power-play - Otters kill the penalty.
Oshawa scores - Stephan Desrocher shot goes top shelf on Devin Williams - through a screen - 4-2 Generals. Assist - Sam Harding - Goal scored - 12:12 of the second period.
GOAL ERIE OTTERS - Jake Marchment gets behind the Generals defense and brings Otters within one. Oshawa 4-3.
Assist - Cory Genoverse - Goal scored - 12:22 of the second period.
GOAL ERIE OTTERS - Tie Game - Darren Raddysh with the Goal. Assists - Connor McDavid and Alex DeBrincat - Goal scored - 13:57 of the second period.
GOAL ERIE OTTERS - Connor McDavid gives Otters their first lead of the game!!! 5-4!!! Goal-Three Assists for McDavid.
Assist - Dylan Strome - Goal scored - 17:44 of the second period.
McDavid almost scores again - Appleby robs him.
Crap! Oshawa scores - .6 seconds left in the second period - Josh Brown bats it home and we are tied 5-5. Assists - Cole Cassels - Stephan Desrocher.
End Second Period - Erie 5 (Baptiste - Strome - Marchment - Raddysh - McDavid) Oshawa 5 (Mistle - Vande Sompel - Mistle - Desrocher - Brown).
Shots On Goal - Second Period - Oshawa 11 Erie 8 - Game - Oshawa 18 Erie 18.
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Final Score - Oshawa Generals 6 Erie Otters 5 (OT) - Cole Cassels wins it for the Oshawa Generals - PPG - 8:19 into overtime.
Oshawa leads the series 3-1 - can clinch the Ontario Hockey League Championship with a win on Friday night at home in Game #5.
Nicholas Baptiste finished the game with one goal and one assist.
Hopefully Erie and Baptiste come back in the series - win it - make the Memorial Cup. Go Baptiste!!! Go Otters!!!
Unless the Otters make the Memorial Cup - these will be the last of these updates by me this year as I'll be away from the computer on Friday for Game #5 as well as Sunday for Game #6 and Tuesday for Game #7. (Hopefully the last two are played and all three are shown on the NHL Network either LIVE or Tape Delay so I can watch at a later time.) Hope you enjoy these updates.
Oshawa leads the series 3-1 - can clinch the Ontario Hockey League Championship with a win on Friday night at home in Game #5.
Nicholas Baptiste finished the game with one goal and one assist.
Hopefully Erie and Baptiste come back in the series - win it - make the Memorial Cup. Go Baptiste!!! Go Otters!!!
Unless the Otters make the Memorial Cup - these will be the last of these updates by me this year as I'll be away from the computer on Friday for Game #5 as well as Sunday for Game #6 and Tuesday for Game #7. (Hopefully the last two are played and all three are shown on the NHL Network either LIVE or Tape Delay so I can watch at a later time.) Hope you enjoy these updates.
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Game Recap - Rogers Ontario Hockey League Championship Series - Game #4 - Oshawa Win Wild OT Game - 6-5 - Take 3-1 Series Lead - OntarioHockeyLeague.com
Erie, Pennsylvania - Cole Cassels scored 8:19 into overtime of Game #4 of the Rogers OHL Championship Series on Wednesday, giving the Oshawa Generals a 6-5 victory and a 3-1 series lead heading back to home ice for Game #5. The Vancouver Canucks prospect camped out to the right of the Erie goal on the powerplay, lifting a loose puck over the outstretched pad of Devin Williams as the Generals managed to get by the Otters in front of a sold out Erie Insurance Arena.
LaxSabre - Buffalo Sabres Prospect Nick Baptiste (one goal-one assist) and Connor McDavid (one goal-three assists) star for Erie in the loss. McDavid now has 49 points in this years playoffs and is three points away from passing the record of 51 points currently held by two players which one of them is former Buffalo Sabre Jason Dawe.
Game #5 of the series will be on Friday night at the General Motors Centre. The game can be seen LIVE on Sportsnet 360 (LaxSabre - and perhaps LIVE on the NHL Network here in the United States too - theres no NHL playoff game being played on Friday night so no need to show NHL On The Fly or NHL Tonight.) when the puck drops at 7:05 pm ET.
Rest Of The Game Recap - http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/article/wednesday-highlights-generals-in-ot/166340
Boxscore-Game Summary - Generals 6 Otters 5 (OT) - http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/schedule/show/game/69758
Erie, Pennsylvania - Cole Cassels scored 8:19 into overtime of Game #4 of the Rogers OHL Championship Series on Wednesday, giving the Oshawa Generals a 6-5 victory and a 3-1 series lead heading back to home ice for Game #5. The Vancouver Canucks prospect camped out to the right of the Erie goal on the powerplay, lifting a loose puck over the outstretched pad of Devin Williams as the Generals managed to get by the Otters in front of a sold out Erie Insurance Arena.
LaxSabre - Buffalo Sabres Prospect Nick Baptiste (one goal-one assist) and Connor McDavid (one goal-three assists) star for Erie in the loss. McDavid now has 49 points in this years playoffs and is three points away from passing the record of 51 points currently held by two players which one of them is former Buffalo Sabre Jason Dawe.
Game #5 of the series will be on Friday night at the General Motors Centre. The game can be seen LIVE on Sportsnet 360 (LaxSabre - and perhaps LIVE on the NHL Network here in the United States too - theres no NHL playoff game being played on Friday night so no need to show NHL On The Fly or NHL Tonight.) when the puck drops at 7:05 pm ET.
Rest Of The Game Recap - http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/article/wednesday-highlights-generals-in-ot/166340
Boxscore-Game Summary - Generals 6 Otters 5 (OT) - http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/schedule/show/game/69758
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5/18/15 - SABRES PROSPECTS REPORT: BAPTISTE, OTTERS FALL IN OHL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
By Kris Baker - SabresProspects.com
The deep playoff run ended for the Erie Otters Friday following a 6-2 loss to the Oshawa Generals in Game 5 of the Rogers OHL Championship Series.
And so, for the first time since 2007, the Sabres will not have one of their prospects participating at the Memorial Cup, where the winners of the Ontario, Western and Quebec leagues do battle with the host team for the top prize in Canadian major-junior hockey.
Sabres forward prospect Nicholas Baptiste (2013, third round) logged a minus-3 rating in Friday's loss, leaving him with one goal and two assists in the final round, and totals of 12 goals and 23 points in 20 playoff contests.
Game Recap - Rogers OHL Championship Series - Game #4 - Otters Fall In Overtime 6-5 - OttersHockey.com - Wednesday, May 13.
http://ottershockey.com/article/otters-fall-6-5-in-ot
Erie, Pennsylvania - A 5-5 tie sent Game #5 of the OHL Championship Series to overtime where a power play goal for Oshawa gave the Generals a 3-1 lead on the series. Connor McDavid notched four points in the loss with two in the first period.
Game Recap - Rogers OHL Championship Series - Game #5 - Generals Win Robertson Cup - OttersHockey.com - Friday, May 15.
http://ottershockey.com/article/generals-win-j-ross-robertson-cup
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada - Nick Betz opened the scoring, but three quick goals for the Oshawa Generals the opening they needed to pull ahead and take the OHL Championship Final with a 6-2 win in Game #5. Connor McDavid was presented with the Wayne Gretzky Award as OHL Playoff MVP.
Game Recap - Rogers OHL Championship Series - Game #5 - Oshawa Generals Win Robertson Cup - OntarioHockeyLeague.com - Friday, May 15.
http://ontariohockeyleague.com/article/oshawa-generals-win-robertson-cup/166349
Boxscore-Game Summary - Oshawa Generals 6 Erie Otters 2 - http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/schedule/show/game/69759
Game Recap - Rogers OHL Championship Series - Game #5 - Oshawa Generals 2015 OHL Playoff Champions - OshawaGenerals.com - Friday, May 15.
http://www.oshawagenerals.com/article/the-oshawa-generals-are-2015-ohl-champions
LaxSabre - Sorry for the lateness in linking to these recaps.
Aside from two hours or so on Saturday afternoon where I watched an online feed of the United States-Russia WC Semifinal - I was away from the computer all this weekend.
In fact I wasn't even home all weekend and my watching of the Otters Game #5 loss was me fast forwarding through the game in one hours time on Saturday morning - sigh.
Congrats to the Oshawa Generals on winning the Robertson Cup and representing the OHL in this weeks Memorial Cup.
Since I have no rooting interest in any of the four teams - gotta go for the home league - so Go Generals!
Congrats to Nick Baptiste - Connor McDavid - Dylan Strome and the rest of the Otters on a great run.
Now we get to see Baptiste - Joshua Bailey - Jean Dupuy (and perhaps a couple of others) up in Rochester next season.
We also get to see who replaces them either in the junior or college ranks. Hopefully its a great 2015-2016 season for Sabres Prospects.
http://ottershockey.com/article/otters-fall-6-5-in-ot
Erie, Pennsylvania - A 5-5 tie sent Game #5 of the OHL Championship Series to overtime where a power play goal for Oshawa gave the Generals a 3-1 lead on the series. Connor McDavid notched four points in the loss with two in the first period.
Game Recap - Rogers OHL Championship Series - Game #5 - Generals Win Robertson Cup - OttersHockey.com - Friday, May 15.
http://ottershockey.com/article/generals-win-j-ross-robertson-cup
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada - Nick Betz opened the scoring, but three quick goals for the Oshawa Generals the opening they needed to pull ahead and take the OHL Championship Final with a 6-2 win in Game #5. Connor McDavid was presented with the Wayne Gretzky Award as OHL Playoff MVP.
Game Recap - Rogers OHL Championship Series - Game #5 - Oshawa Generals Win Robertson Cup - OntarioHockeyLeague.com - Friday, May 15.
http://ontariohockeyleague.com/article/oshawa-generals-win-robertson-cup/166349
Boxscore-Game Summary - Oshawa Generals 6 Erie Otters 2 - http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/schedule/show/game/69759
Game Recap - Rogers OHL Championship Series - Game #5 - Oshawa Generals 2015 OHL Playoff Champions - OshawaGenerals.com - Friday, May 15.
http://www.oshawagenerals.com/article/the-oshawa-generals-are-2015-ohl-champions
LaxSabre - Sorry for the lateness in linking to these recaps.
Aside from two hours or so on Saturday afternoon where I watched an online feed of the United States-Russia WC Semifinal - I was away from the computer all this weekend.
In fact I wasn't even home all weekend and my watching of the Otters Game #5 loss was me fast forwarding through the game in one hours time on Saturday morning - sigh.
Congrats to the Oshawa Generals on winning the Robertson Cup and representing the OHL in this weeks Memorial Cup.
Since I have no rooting interest in any of the four teams - gotta go for the home league - so Go Generals!
Congrats to Nick Baptiste - Connor McDavid - Dylan Strome and the rest of the Otters on a great run.
Now we get to see Baptiste - Joshua Bailey - Jean Dupuy (and perhaps a couple of others) up in Rochester next season.
We also get to see who replaces them either in the junior or college ranks. Hopefully its a great 2015-2016 season for Sabres Prospects.
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5-26: NICK BAPTISTE ON WGR (3:47)
Nick Baptiste was on this morning for a short segment to talk about his experience playing with the Otters, how his game improved, and what's next for him.
Nick Baptiste was on this morning for a short segment to talk about his experience playing with the Otters, how his game improved, and what's next for him.
@SabresHotline - On #SabresHotline this morning on @WGR550 - @pham1717 at 11:00 am ET and #Sabres prospect @NickBaptiste at 11:30 am ET.
