Prospect Info: Winnipeg Jets Prospects Thread 2018-19
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Interesting... what does this mean for his ice time? I thought he was looking to get a fairly large roll with Kitchener next season.
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Given the return they got for him (2 2nds and 2 3rds), they are likely looking at rebuilding for the next little while.
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I can see him playing on the top pairing with Canucks 2017 pick Brassard who just came off a breakout season.
There's a lot of young and returning talent on the Oshawa squad. They should have a potent offence and are a lock to make the playoffs. Their goaltending may be an issue but pretty deep everywhere else. By the looks of it this trade puts Gio in a better situation than to try and become a young leader on a rebuilding team like Kitchener.
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Not a bad article and I like how it preaches patience. I am thinking Stanley will need two seasons to learn the AHL and hopefully his skating can adjust.
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It's been so long since I remembered that Santeri Virtanen existed. Didn't realize he had gone overseas, hopefully he can stay healthy and have a good year.
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Niku voted #36 top prospect by your hfboard peers. Almost knocked off Juolevi.
Vesalainen was #24.
Poll section is always lots of fun in the summer.
Vesalainen was #24.
Poll section is always lots of fun in the summer.
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I’m surprised they voted him that high. Would have thought the average fan would be more clueless about him. Nice to see.
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I was Surprised as not many jet regulars were on the poll. Didn’t recognize many of the voters.
There is a 2015 redraft going on which Connor is at #10.
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Yup.
Vesalainen ranked above several other notables from his draft, including Andersson (#7 overall), Rasmussen (#9), Liljegren (#17), Foote (#14), Brannstrom (#15), Valimaki (#16), Tippett (#10), Suzuki (#13), etc. In fact, he is ranked at #11 among 2017 draftees. Good result.
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Great young man. Really hope he makes it to the Jets some day.
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I don't unless he improves ALOT suddenly out of nowhere. We've seen what character without skill brings (Slater, Thorburn, Stuart). There's lots of good young men, I want talent and players that help Jets win games.
I don't want him to make the Jets if he's crappy. I want him to get good enough, in sort of a Josh Manson development story.
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Vesa 18 and Niku 47 make top 50.
Borrowed post below from main boards.
NHL Network reveals top 50 prospects
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Borrowed post below from main boards.
NHL Network reveals top 50 prospects
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- Rasmus Dahlin, D, BUF
- Andrei Svechnikov, RW, CAR
- Elias Pettersson, C, VAN
- Miro Heiskanen, D, DAL
- Casey Mittelstadt, C, BUF
- Filip Zadina, RW, DET
- Eeli Tolvanen, RW, NSH
- Cale Makar, D, COL
- Quinn Hughes, D, VAN
- Kirill Kaprizov, LW, MIN
- Martin Necas, C, CAR
- Cody Glass, C, VGK
- Robert Thomas, C, STL
- Gabriel Vilardi, C, LAK
- Ilya Samsonov, G, WSH
- Filip Chytil, C, NYR
- Brady Tkachuk, LW, OTT
- Kristian Vesalainen, LW, WPG
- Evan Bouchard, D, EDM
- Oliver Wahlstrom, RW, NYI
- Noah Dobson, D, NYI
- Jesperi Kotkaniemi, C, MTL
- Henrik Borgstrom, C, FLA
- Carter Hart, G, PHI
- Igor Shesterkin, G, NYR
- Jordan Kyrou, C, STL
- Morgan Frost, C, PHI
- Ryan Donato, LW, BOS
- Adam Boqvist, D, CHI
- Sam Steel, C, ANA
- Lias Andersson, C, NYR
- Juuso Valimaki, D, CGY
- Olli Juolevi, D, VAN
- Barret Hayton, C, ARI
- Vitali Kravstov, RW, NYR
- Erik Brannstrom, D, VGK
- Ilya Sorokin, G, NYI
- Logan Brown, C, OTT
- Timothy Liljegren, D, TOR
- Alexander Nylander, RW, BUF
- Callan Foote, D, TBL
- Ty Smith, D, NJD
- Connor Timmins, D, COL
- Philippe Myers, D, PHI
- Kailer Yamamoto, RW, EDM
- Michael Rasmussen, C, DET
- Sami Niku, D, WPG
- Adam Fox, D, CAR
- Vitaly Abramov, RW, CBJ
- Adam Gaudette, C, VAN
Interesting... KV above Valimaki, Liljegren, Foote, Brannstrom, and Suzuki (not even in top 50).
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That expansion draft trade crowd is getting quieter and quieter lol
K Ves is a stud.
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It was still a bad, needless trade given that LV would likely have taken the soon to be deemed disposable Armia. Chevy might have gotten lucky, but trust me... we'll perk up again if KV lays an egg this season in the A (or K).
Oh, I'm sure that many will nurture their grievances about woulda / shoulda scenarios and will revel if KV should falter.It was still a bad, needless trade given that LV would likely have taken the soon to be deemed disposable Armia. Chevy might have gotten lucky, but trust me... we'll perk up again if KV lays an egg this season in the A (or K).
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How good would it look if KV had not been available at 24?
Actually - it might still have been pretty good.
Still available if Vesalainen had gone earlier:
PO. Joseph
Morgan Frost
Henri Jokiharju
Eeli Tolvanen
Connor Timmins
I wouldn't be too unhappy with any of those.
Maybe Chevy got lucky - or maybe he made that deal knowing that the quality of picks available was pretty flat and there would not be much difference between 13 and 24. Looking at who was available it kind of looks like the latter.
My first reaction to the deal was disappointment - but credit where it is due, it appears to have worked out well so far.
Good as KV looks, I still might have preferred 1 of those RHD who might be able to replace Trouba when he leaves.
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