GDT: Prospects Tournament Sept 16th - 19th

[FooteBahl]

To me, he seems more like a drunk great uncle.

The one that cost me thousands in therapy lol

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

If Talvitie makes the team will the announcers learn to pronounce his name correctly.

Or if not, find one consistent mispronunciation?


On another note, liked Stillman for the first time watching him closely.

 

[Triumph]

i don’t mean this to reflect on the quality of the players, but that was just an awful game to watch lol

It's a prospects game at 11 AM, I'm not expecting the Canada Cup here. Half of the Devils forwards will barely play in the AHL.

 

[ninetyeight]

That Toporowski chance looked like a goal in 0.25x speed (hit the back middle post) so a deserved win in the SO.

 

[Guttersniped]

Ryder is not an NHL player if he came into the league this year. Holtz can already skate better and he needs to be able to play some defense in order to stick around.

Boeser and Laine are better examples. Both guys are deadly on the PP with their shot but are less effective 5on5

Hey now, you’re slandering Newfoundland and Labrador’s current highest ever NHL scorer.

Mercer is 12th now (not a lot of NHL players lol) but he has to get 443 more points to get to #1.

 

[Cheddabombs]

Missed today's game, what are we thinking folks are our prospects awful?

 

[Nubmer6]

Missed today's game, what are we thinking folks are our prospects awful?

We suck again.

 

[Devils731]

Missed today's game, what are we thinking folks are our prospects awful?

Well…see…we joked about not taking these games seriously but then they happened and are now extremely important to the future of the organization.

 

[glenwo2]

I'm afraid to ask but :

How did Filip Bratt look? (that is, if he even played)

 

[Guttersniped]

He looked better than I expected in both games, but I don't see enough skill for him to ever be more than a 4th line center. He could be a good 4th line center, but those types of players tend to have already showed more than Talvitie has by age 23. Maybe he's a late bloomer due to his injury issues and the covid seasons, but it's hard to imagine him having an NHL future in New Jersey.

That being said, I could see him making a big leap in Utica this season, and I think that's true of Utica in general. Talvitie could and should push for the first line center spot with De Leo gone. And with Holtz, Dugan, Foote, and Thompson all likely spending some time in the AHL, Talvitie should benefit.

Defensive centers can pop later but I don’t know if most people care if he’s the next Rooney. That’s what he would be gunning for, he does have an advantage by playing center.

If he’s being prepped for that he shouldn’t play 1C with the best wingers, that’s actually a spot for a tweener or a scoring forward prospect.

It wouldn’t prepare Talvitie for his future role, which would be hounding better lines and looking for opportunistic scoring.

It’s a tough jump to make but if you can make it C and C/W who can kill penalties can find homes. His skating speed is the biggest question with him.

 

[TrufleShufle]

Missed today's game, what are we thinking folks are our prospects awful?

Gold prospectors had a chance, that's why they called them that. After kinda watching 10 minutes of only today's game, I wouldn't even use that word for them. Disgrace. Time to sell.

 

[GameSeven]

Missed today's game, what are we thinking folks are our prospects awful?

Most of our noteworthy prospects weren't included in this tourney, although the expected names like Holtz and Nemec impressed. Foote played well, but was snake bitten. Bahl looked good. Brennan and Schmid did well.

Was hoping to see Graeme Clarke, but he never played. Wonder what happened there.

 

[Mgd31]

Yea what happened to Clarke?

 

[Azathoth]

I'd say Filmon has been a very pleasant surprise in the tournament (for a recent later round draft pick).

 

[My3Sons]

Will we ever see Little Jerry again? Maybe in a future season of Curb Your ECHL or something?

 

[GameSeven]

I'd say Filmon has been a very pleasant surprise in the tournament (for a recent later round draft pick).

I forgot him. Yeah, I was impressed by him. Rangy, with good reach and hands. I thought his skating was only ok, but he made the most of it and dangled a pair of guys to get off a clean look at one point. Seemed to be consistently involved in the play which was good to see.

 

[Hockey Sports Fan]

It's a prospects game at 11 AM, I'm not expecting the Canada Cup here. Half of the Devils forwards will barely play in the AHL.

yeah, it was an awful game to watch lol

 

[Favin]

Gritsyuk did not play, correct? (assuming not since KHL season started)

(he is currently just behind Kravtsov for final spot in main board prospect poll)

 

[Eggtimer]

yeah, it was an awful game to watch lol

It was. But really , 98% of these kids will never play more than a handful of games in the NHL.
If any of our prospects not named Nemec Holtz Bahl Okhotiuk are regular NHL players, I’d say that is a win. I’m still holding out hope for Stillman to be a bottom 6 energy guy eventually.Hughes Nemec Holtz Gritsyuk will be massive boosts to the team ( first two for sure ) Hopefully we habe a couple others that we can use

 

[My3Sons]

It was. But really , 98% of these kids will never play more than a handful of games in the NHL.
If any of our prospects not named Nemec Holtz Bahl Okhotiuk are regular NHL players, I’d say that is a win. I’m still holding out hope for Stillman to be a bottom 6 energy guy eventually.Hughes Nemec Holtz Gritsyuk will be massive boosts to the team ( first two for sure ) Hopefully we habe a couple others that we can use

The team really needs one of the goalies to break through. They are young so no hurry but it hopefully starts taking shape in the next year or two.

 

[Guttersniped]

Gritsyuk did not play, correct? (assuming not since KHL season started)

(he is currently just behind Kravtsov for final spot in main board prospect poll)

Nope, he’s not signed either, but Mukhamadullin is and he didn’t come over. They already agreed he was playing the year there though.

Liiga has started and Topias Vilén was there after playing more than 20 minutes in the Pelicans first game. That sort of surprised me to be honest.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Games were the hockey equivalent of NFL preseason games where players on the field are hoping to make the practice squad; in this case it's either the AHL or ECHL teams.

With the possible exception of Bahl and maybe Okhotiuk (and maybe Holtz), hard to see any of these players making an impact in NJ this season.

On the plus side, some of the younger guys should do well in Utica.

Gritsyuk did not play, correct? (assuming not since KHL season started)

(he is currently just behind Kravtsov for final spot in main board prospect poll)

No. KHL season has started already. Same as Mukhmadullin.

 

[MauDevils]

Filmon is only 18? Holy crap. Sign that boy.

 

[forceten]

They barley got to practice before being thrown together to play exhibition games. Who cares if they haven't looked great , this prospect team is not the same as our nhl club. I'm suprised the Devils had these kids playing on like 2 days of practice, that's really nothing to build any sort of chemistry on the ice. I'm sure the other teams did the same but still...

Wheat do you mean? Rye think you might be onto something though. Takes time for them to rice a cohesive team.

 

[Darkauron]

Yeah Filmon has looked really great so far. Great value for him