Top WHLers to Watch This Season

[squidz*]

Anything to add about Brett Bulmer? He's still with the Wild at this point, but a return to Kelowna seems inevitable once Staubitz comes back from suspension. His development seems to be too similar to Colton Gillies' for them to keep him in St. Paul all year with how underweight he is.

 

[R S]

Reinhart, but as an Oil King fan Lazar will really interest me.

Explosive player he is. Dynamite shot too, excellent release. He could score 25 goals as a 16 year old this year.

 

[sbtatter]

A sleeper to watch from the Wheaties is Eric Roy. Crazy offensive instincts and will get a lot of PP time this year, his 40 foot tape to tape passes are unreal. Still learning to play D, but, like Pulock he is more physical this year which can only help.
All things being equal, Weal is an interesting guy to watch, even though he's usually lapping my Wheaties!!

 

[RonTugnutt]

Anything to add about Brett Bulmer? He's still with the Wild at this point, but a return to Kelowna seems inevitable once Staubitz comes back from suspension. His development seems to be too similar to Colton Gillies' for them to keep him in St. Paul all year with how underweight he is.

He could be a real big producer for Kelowna IF Bulmer becomes a reliable producer. Opposed to the streaky player he was last year. All the tools are in the shed, a matter of whether he wants to use them all on a regular basis or not.

 

[danisonfire]

Brendan Gallagher was a late cut from Montreal, really impressing. Should be near the top of scoring again in the WHL

 

[R S]

Brendan Gallagher was a late cut from Montreal, really impressing. Should be near the top of scoring again in the WHL

I have him as a top 3 along with guys like Stone and Weal.

 

[DangerMan]

Emerson Etem looked like a freight train last night. He has really bulked up and is looking more power forward than ever. Etem and Shinkaruk were a wrecking crew against the Oil Kings last night.

 

[Vaclav Varada]

Mark Stone's off to a good start with 2 goals 7 assists in 4 games.

 

[Mr Lahey*]

I'm not a St. Louis fan but I think Ty Rattie is going to do big things in Portland this year. From what I've seen he's looking like hes ready to hit some big numbers this year. Just so much finesse and skill.

 

[GetThePuckOut]

I'm not a St. Louis fan but I think Ty Rattie is going to do big things in Portland this year. From what I've seen he's looking like hes ready to hit some big numbers this year. Just so much finesse and skill.

Especially with Baertschi there now. The two of them have a lot of chemistry together, I can easily see them both as the top scorers this year.

 

[DangerMan]

Emerson Etem is trying to win the Cy Young this year. With a hat trick tonight he has 10G 0A. He's got some serious beast mode going on this year.

Edit - make it 11 and 0

 

[SmokeyDuck]

This is good, thanks for the updates on Etem. I think he is a dynamic forward with an excellent work drive

 

[sa cyred]

Brandon Ranford starting strong again. After finishing his suspensions, he posted 1 goals and 2 assists in his first game back and supposedly looked dominate.. Supposedly he is in shape again, and ready for the long haul of the season. He told csnphilly that he got lazy and out of shape midway through last season. Said he wont make that mistake again.

 

[Vinegar Strokes]

11g and 0 apples , that goal total is insanely impressive, but not 1 assist, that almost seems impossible to pull off.

 

[Tarpit*]

11g and 0 apples , that goal total is insanely impressive, but not 1 assist, that almost seems impossible to pull off.

But his +/- is 0, he has a lot of flash but his game still needs work.

Gernat is on fire with Oil Kings, pop another 2 last night.

 

[DangerMan]

Brandon Ranford starting strong again. After finishing his suspensions, he posted 1 goals and 2 assists in his first game back and supposedly looked dominate.. Supposedly he is in shape again, and ready for the long haul of the season. He told csnphilly that he got lazy and out of shape midway through last season. Said he wont make that mistake again.

Ranford look real good last night. He skating looks a lot stronger as he was fending off checks. His hands are still slick. Solid first game from him.

 

[imbatman]

But his +/- is 0, he has a lot of flash but his game still needs work.

Gernat is on fire with Oil Kings, pop another 2 last night.

yet, he was a +41, last season. Do not comprehend, mind blown

 

[DangerMan]

Coda Gordon from Swift Current, a 2012 draft elgible player, has 10 pts in 6 games, seems to be wanting to be part of the chatter with some other WHL draft hopefuls.

 

[Tad Mikowsky]

From the Oil Kings, I'm looking at Lazar, Reinhart and Gernat.

Also Legault because my brother knows him.

 

[alko]

Definitely Marek Tvrdon, 6'2 212 lbs, put up a PPG as a 17 year old last year until getting hurt. Dropped from the 1st to the 4th round cause of his injury

Lets not overrate Tvrdon. He is a good player, with a lot of skills, but hei work ethic is always a question. He was know in his junior Slovak teams, that he waz a little bit lazy. I dont know, if it is better, but i readed some article before tis season, in which his Giant couch said, that he hope, Tvrdon will learn hard work from Red Wings players.