Prospect Info: 2018-19 Flyers Prospects - Top 30 SKATERS, #15

[deadhead]

Problem with Strome is either he learns to skate and is a top 6 forward or he's out of the NHL.
Just no place in today's NHL for a slow checking forward.

 

[flyersfan187]

There are still a few solid choices left with NHL potential.

 

[dingbathero]

Cates, again.

 

[WheresMySnare]

Laberge definitely has a lot to prove but if you just look at his numbers it won't tell the whole story. We shall see but imo if he doesn't take that nasty hit then he falls somewhere in 5-8 range of our prospects

 

[Stizzle]

Sticking with Sushko.

Quite a few forwards are garnering votes. I'm surprised there isn't a more vocal faction for him. 10th in World Junior scoring this past tournament. Only a good, not great, OHL season may be holding him back here.

Pascal Laberge has more votes even. People clearly love hanging on to draft position in these polls.

Laberge definitely has a lot to prove but if you just look at his numbers it won't tell the whole story. We shall see but imo if he doesn't take that nasty hit then he falls somewhere in 5-8 range of our prospects

Yeah, but he did take the hit. Now he puts up pedestrian numbers in the Q and even got traded by a contender for scraps. It's unfortunate. Head injuries are terrible. Voting for him here is wrong, though.

 

[David St Hubbins]

Laberge definitely has a lot to prove but if you just look at his numbers it won't tell the whole story. We shall see but imo if he doesn't take that nasty hit then he falls somewhere in 5-8 range of our prospects

If "if's" & "buts" were fruit and nuts we'd have Christmas every day of the year.

And no, this doesn't mean I don't have any sympathy for the kid. He's had a tough run and has shown a ton of character - I respect the hell out of him and wish him the best. But we are assessing their potential as hockey players given WHERE THEY ARE NOW. Counter-factual's and what-ifs dont play a part.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Ginning coming on strong!

 

[FlyTimmo]

Ginning coming on strong!

 

[WheresMySnare]

So then Morin must be rated so highly based on what ifs and all that Christmas nonsense since he hasn't really done anything so far. He should be much lower in the rankings.

 

[kelmitchell]

My thoughts about the kid exactly

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

The voting this year is really very extremely terrible.

 

[WheresMySnare]

Trust me I don't have a hard on for Laberge I just think the potential is still there. I'm going with Cates or Kalynuk next round. Where did we rank him every year since his draft? Just out of curiosity to see how far he's fallen.

 

[FLYguy3911]

So then Morin must be rated so highly based on what ifs and all that Christmas nonsense since he hasn't really done anything so far. He should be much lower in the rankings.

I wouldn't have voted Morin that high, but Morin had a higher PPG than Laberge as a 19 year old in the same league...

 

[WheresMySnare]

The voting this year is really very extremely terrible.

Yea you're pretty bad at this....

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Yea you're pretty bad at this....

Yeah.

 

[FlyTimmo]

Yeah.

851. Bunnaman

∞. Laberge

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

Why's everyone so down on Laberge? No hope he can rebound?

 

[sa cyred]

Why's everyone so down on Laberge? No hope he can rebound?

Always some hope but consistently average or below average seasons hasn’t helped. That and the injury problems

 

[BringBackHakstol]

Why's everyone so down on Laberge? No hope he can rebound?

What is there to give you hope?

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

Always some hope but consistently average or below average seasons hasn’t helped. That and the injury problems

Careful, I was told injuries don't matter for prospects (at least not Morin) earlier in the voting. But I do agree he hasn't really improved the way you would like to have seen, I just think that with the injuries and the potential he had pre-injury that he can still be a solid prospect moving forward.

What is there to give you hope?

He's still a decent prospect. We are at #15 not #5 here. If he had progressed the way we'd hoped he would be in the top five right now and probably have a shot at the NHL this year. Strome I can understand because of his high ceiling, but at this rate looking at the voting it looks like Laberge may not even be top 20 when all is said and done.

 

[flyersjim73]

I’ve voting Strome because it’s a close call for me and frankly I just feel bad about how F’ing ugly he is. He needs this.

 

[FlyTimmo]

He's still a decent prospect. We are at #15 not #5 here. If he had progressed the way we'd hoped he would be in the top five right now and probably have a shot at the NHL this year. Strome I can understand because of his high ceiling, but at this rate looking at the voting it looks like Laberge may not even be top 20 when all is said and done.

He isn't a decent prospect at this point. He really shouldn't be in the top-25 let alone top-20. His chances of playing an NHL game are so slim. He doesn't play a game suited for a bottom-6 role, but he doesn't have the skill to be in the top-6.

It happens, not every pick will work out.

 

[WheresMySnare]

Lol how about we let him play a year or two in the AHL before we say hes not going to pan out. Sheesh!

 

[Foggy14]

Couturier was never the skater Strome is though. His weaknesses were always overblown.

Strome makes Couts look like Mike Gartner in his prime.

 

[Ruck Over]

I’ll eat a shoe if Laberge becomes anything more than AHL fodder.

What kind of shoe?