Prospect Info: #162 LW Jesper Bratt

[BenedictGomez]

When you actually look at who has played NHL games from the 2016 draft, someone really stands out so far.

That's awesome. What website did you pull that from by draft year?

 

[Blender]

That's awesome. What website did you pull that from by draft year?

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl2016e.html

 

[Better Call Sal]

That's awesome. What website did you pull that from by draft year?

Edit: Got beat.

 

[glenwo2]

The expression "diamond in the rough" aptly describes Bratt so far. He's the diamond hidden among all the lumps of 6th-round throwaway coal.

And I agree with Classic Devil when he once said that Jesper is the Hockey God's paying us back for the Tedenby bust.

 

[aqsw]

For real. Bratt's emergence is huge. Does he have the potential to be the top line RW we've been craving? Or could he just be another good top 6 RW ala Palmieri? I'm cautiously optimistic it's the former but time will tell.

I don't think you are for real. Palmeiri is and will be better than Bratt for a very long time. Palmeiri is a stud. He will prove that this year. Devils look good.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Palmieri is a top line NHL RW.

hes in the top 15 in RW points in the league since he started in NJ

 

[Emperoreddy]

I don't think you are for real. Palmeiri is and will be better than Bratt for a very long time. Palmeiri is a stud. He will prove that this year. Devils look good.

Most of us believe he really undersold Palms in that post.

Palms is absolutely a 1RW. That said Bratt looks great so far.

 

[severian]

Edit: Got beat.

Looking at each years Devil draft class is pretty sad. So many garbage drafts since the lockout. The 2004 one.

 

[My3Sons]

Looking at each years Devil draft class is pretty sad. So many garbage drafts since the lockout. The 2004 one.

Look to the bright future and try not to become entangled in a dim past.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Look to the bright future and try not to become entangled in a dim past.

Especially with how good the 2016 draft may end up for us.

 

[My3Sons]

Palmieri is a top line NHL RW.

hes in the top 15 in RW points in the league since he started in NJ

Palms doesn’t get the credit he deserves. He doesn’t have one insane attribute that would impress people who casually follow the sport so he goes under the radar.

 

[The Wumpus]

If Brattman puts up points again tonight, we might not be able to handle it.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Palms doesn’t get the credit he deserves. He doesn’t have one insane attribute that would impress people who casually follow the sport so he goes under the radar.

It is a combo of things. An unrealistic idea that your entire top 6 needs "elite" players, which is wrong and not even possible in most cases.

Also not knowing that the majority of elite wingers play LW.

 

[The Wumpus]

 

[VoidCreature]

https://www.allaboutthejersey.com/2...oard-wednesday-these-devils-are-unprecedented

This article needs to be read. In particular,

Let’s start with the most obvious one. Jesper Bratt’s hot start puts him in pretty good company.



As you can see, he is also the first in Devils history to do so. But, it’s actually even more ridiculous than you might think. Of the 3 goals he netted, one was even-strength, one was a powerplay, and one was a shorthanded goal. In the last 20 years, only 12 players have managed that in the first two games of the season. Unsurprisingly, he’s the only rookie on the list. It get’s better. He did it in three shots. That’s right. In 3 consecutive shots on goal, Jesper Bratt recorded a goal in every situation. That has never happened for any player of any age/experience at any point of the year since the relevant stats have been recorded. He literally made NHL history in his first two games. IT GETS EVEN MORE RIDICULOUS. He was a 6th round pick. Anyone doing what he’s done is impressive. A rookie doing it is even more impressive. A rookie who was drafted in the 6th round just over a year ago is freaking absurd. Chris Ryan put into context just the fact that he’s playing at all already:

The twelve players mentioned are

Scoring	Goals
Rk	Player	G	To	Pos	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Mats Sundin*	4	1996	C	2	6	1	0	2	1	1	0	14	28.6
2	Joe Sakic*	4	1993	C	3	7	5	2	2	1	1	0	10	40.0
3	Brett Hull*	4	1996	RW	1	5	1	10	1	2	1	0	9	44.4
4	Steve Yzerman*	3	1990	C	2	5	0	0	1	1	1	0	10	30.0
5	Thomas Vanek	3	2009	LW	0	3	2	4	1	1	1	0	11	27.3	50	42:34
6	Mark Recchi*	3	2003	RW	2	5	2	0	1	1	1	0	4	75.0	60	41:16
7	James Neal	3	2010	LW	0	3	1	0	1	1	1	0	12	25.0	54	39:17
8	Patrick Marleau	3	2010	C	0	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	4	75.0	55	39:54
9	Wayne Gretzky*	3	1989	C	5	8	5	0	1	1	1	0	9	33.3
10	Brandon Dubinsky	3	2011	C	1	4	-1	0	1	1	1	0	7	42.9	48	39:33
11	Jesper Bratt	3	2018	W	2	5	4	0	1	1	1	1	3	100.0	45	33:13
12	Glenn Anderson*	3	1988	RW	1	4	2	0	1	1	1	0	9	33.3

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I'll say it again, Jesper Bratt is a unicorn.

 

[My3Sons]

https://www.allaboutthejersey.com/2...oard-wednesday-these-devils-are-unprecedented

This article needs to be read. In particular,



The twelve players mentioned are

Scoring	Goals
Rk	Player	G	To	Pos	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Mats Sundin*	4	1996	C	2	6	1	0	2	1	1	0	14	28.6
2	Joe Sakic*	4	1993	C	3	7	5	2	2	1	1	0	10	40.0
3	Brett Hull*	4	1996	RW	1	5	1	10	1	2	1	0	9	44.4
4	Steve Yzerman*	3	1990	C	2	5	0	0	1	1	1	0	10	30.0
5	Thomas Vanek	3	2009	LW	0	3	2	4	1	1	1	0	11	27.3	50	42:34
6	Mark Recchi*	3	2003	RW	2	5	2	0	1	1	1	0	4	75.0	60	41:16
7	James Neal	3	2010	LW	0	3	1	0	1	1	1	0	12	25.0	54	39:17
8	Patrick Marleau	3	2010	C	0	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	4	75.0	55	39:54
9	Wayne Gretzky*	3	1989	C	5	8	5	0	1	1	1	0	9	33.3
10	Brandon Dubinsky	3	2011	C	1	4	-1	0	1	1	1	0	7	42.9	48	39:33
11	Jesper Bratt	3	2018	W	2	5	4	0	1	1	1	1	3	100.0	45	33:13
12	Glenn Anderson*	3	1988	RW	1	4	2	0	1	1	1	0	9	33.3

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I'll say it again, Jesper Bratt is a unicorn.

To be with many of the names on that list is remarkable.

 

[Darkauron]

If Brattman puts up points again tonight, we might not be able to handle it.

I think my brain would break. In an amazing way.

 

[EliasFTW]

A multipoint game will cause may Brattgasms throughout the league

 

[JimEIV]

Palms doesn’t get the credit he deserves. He doesn’t have one insane attribute that would impress people who casually follow the sport so he goes under the radar.

I would argue his shot is a pretty impressive attribute.

 

[The Wumpus]

A multipoint game will cause may Brattgasms throughout the league

It's a Jesper world, we're only living in it.

 

[Nubmer6]

Ok, we've got to stop with the "brattman" thing. Every once in a while, I misread it as "Bettman" and the hairs on the back of my head stand up.

 

[Zippy316]

Shero attended the under-20 Summer Showcase in Plymouth, Mich., with high hopes for 2017 second-rounder Jesper Boqvist and ended up being blown away by Bratt instead. By the end of a rookie tournament in Buffalo a month later, he was predicting to Devils coach John Hynes that Bratt would win a job with the team.

Nylander also said he turned heads practicing with NHLers in Sweden over the summer.

 

[OmNomNom]

if bratt scores tonight, or gets a sick assist, i'll be convinced none of this is luck.

i mean, the kid himself has only been saying he's "been lucky". i hope tonight proves us and him wrong

 

[OmNomNom]

i think my favorite brattism so far is "same bratt time, same bratt channel"

 

[glenwo2]

Did hear right?

There was a graphic regarding Bratt and him scoring the 1st 5 points in his rookie(or was it debut?) season....

Anyone catch this?