Prospect Info: San Jose Sharks #6 Prospect

[Lebanezer]

1. Will Smith 82.1%
2. William Eklund 95.7%
3. Quentin Musty 32.1%
4. Shakir Mukhamadullin 54.2%
5. Filip Bystedt 76.5%

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[one2gamble]

Hmmm, thrun, bords, goose

 

[DG93]

Thrun

 

[gaucholoco3]

I have Thurn 10th behind Lund, Havelid, Gushchin, and Halttunen.

 

[Patty Ice]

We actually have to make hard decisions now.

 

[seroes]

Bordeleau over Thurn. But not by much.

 

[jMoneyBrah]

I have Thurn 10th behind Lund, Havelid, Gushchin, and Halttunen.

And you have Bordeleau after all them? Not that I specifically contest it, but, why?

 

[PacificOceanPotion]

Tippy Tay on the Thruny Kine

 

[gaucholoco3]

And you have Bordeleau after all them? Not that I specifically contest it, but, why?

I just don’t see NHL potential with Bords. I see a good AHL player. He doesn’t have the compete needed to play down the middle. He is a player that needs the puck on his stick to be successful but has zero tools or drive to get the puck and relies on line mates to get the puck for him.

 

[Barrie22]

I just don’t see NHL potential with Bords. I see a good AHL player. He doesn’t have the compete needed to play down the middle. He is a player that needs the puck on his stick to be successful but has zero tools or drive to get the puck and relies on line mates to get the puck for him.

Sounds a lot like one of the sharks best centers right now.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Almost all of Bordeleau’s scoring at the AHL level is on the PP. This is clearly Thrun.

 

[gaucholoco3]

Sounds a lot like one of the sharks best centers right now.

Are you comparing Bords to Hertl???

That comp is horrible.

 

[Hodge]

Are you comparing Bords to Hertl???

That comp is horrible.

I think he meant Couture. Of course at Bordeleau’s age Couture absolutely wrecked the AHL and forced his way onto the playoff roster of one of the best teams in franchise history.

 

[Hobocop]

I just don’t see NHL potential with Bords. I see a good AHL player. He doesn’t have the compete needed to play down the middle. He is a player that needs the puck on his stick to be successful but has zero tools or drive to get the puck and relies on line mates to get the puck for him.

Bordeleau needs a year in the AHL to work on a lot of things this season, not a push forward onto the NHL squad as I've seen some suggesting. I think I've got him behind Gushchin now as far as the Cuda players go, 22-23 really put a magnifying glass over his flaws.

 

[Barrie22]

Are you comparing Bords to Hertl???

That comp is horrible.

Couture, and its all about having others do the dirty work.

 

[BaileyMacTavish]

Thrun. He didn't look out of place last year

 

[Hodge]

I know his stats at Northeastern last season weren't eye popping but I think Lund has the most intriguing toolkit of anyone remaining. 6'2" 195, wicked release, great hands, decent skater. Just turned 19 last month too. He seems like another top six or bust guy despite his size but I like his chances to get there better than Bordeleau or Gushchin at this point.

 

[Lebanezer]

I know his stats at Northeastern last season weren't eye popping but I think Lund has the most intriguing toolkit of anyone remaining. 6'2" 195, wicked release, great hands, decent skater. Just turned 19 last month too. He seems like another top six or bust guy despite his size but I like his chances to get there better than Bordeleau or Gushchin at this point.

He's 6'3" now apparently.

 

[Hodge]

He's 6'3" now apparently.

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If we ever get a Musty-Bystedt-Lund line on the Sharks or Cuda that will be fun to watch.

 

[ThePlanet]

2nd poll now that I've voted for Chrona.

 

[CupfortheSharks]

I know his stats at Northeastern last season weren't eye popping but I think Lund has the most intriguing toolkit of anyone remaining. 6'2" 195, wicked release, great hands, decent skater. Just turned 19 last month too. He seems like another top six or bust guy despite his size but I like his chances to get there better than Bordeleau or Gushchin at this point.

I voted Thrun this time but I plan to vote for Lund next. I look for NHL quality attributes and his ability to put the puck in the net trumps anything from the remaining prospects.

 

[Hodge]

I voted Thrun this time but I plan to vote for Lund next. I look for NHL quality attributes and his ability to put the puck in the net trumps anything from the remaining prospects.

I like that we have a bunch of these guys now with a ~20% chance to make it. Between Lund, Bystedt, Halttunen, Gushchin and Bordeleau I think we can expect at least one to develop into a top nine forward over the next few years.

 

[jMoneyBrah]

I just don’t see NHL potential with Bords. I see a good AHL player. He doesn’t have the compete needed to play down the middle. He is a player that needs the puck on his stick to be successful but has zero tools or drive to get the puck and relies on line mates to get the puck for him.

Yeah. That’s fair from what little I’ve seen. I like the deception that he has with the puck on his stick, but at the NHL level right now he doesn’t look to be bringing more than that and some playmaking.

I’m not prospect expert, but I also worry about players that lack an NHL level shot, as it requires that they be that much better at all other aspects to justify a spot in the lineup. Nothing I’ve seen so far indicates Bordeleau has that shot. And like you said the off-puck aspects of his game aren’t adding much right now.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Bordeleau needs a year in the AHL to work on a lot of things this season, not a push forward onto the NHL squad as I've seen some suggesting. I think I've got him behind Gushchin now as far as the Cuda players go, 22-23 really put a magnifying glass over his flaws.

I’m curious what you think, but to my eye it didn’t seem like Bordeleau really improved on his weaknesses last year much if at all. To me, it kinda seemed like he was trying to lean into his strengths, which aren’t good enough to make an NHL squad alone, rather than addressing his problem areas. Do you agree?

 

[Shark Finn]

Bordeleau's stock has really fallen.