Prospect Info: 2022-2023 Rangers Prospects Thread (Player Stats in Post #1; Updated 06.04.2023)
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Bold prediction - Othmann doesn’t make Team Canada.
Unlikely, but weirder things have happened.
Unlikely, but weirder things have happened.
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Most of the projections i've seen of Canada's roster so far have him on the 1st line with Wright, so i'd be very surprised if that happens.
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Amazing Kreiderman
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Othmann and Wright playing together is the main reason he accepted the invitation in the first place.
This notion that he is not a lock just because he played in today's exhibition game is nonsense. They need 20 skaters to play the game. They can't rest all the players who are a lock, but Othmann certainly is.
Lol, I didn’t even know about an exhibition game. What happened there?
I said it was unlikely. He’ll probably slot in next to Wright. But everyone thought Othmann was a top 6 lock 12 months ago and he didn’t make the team. And Team Canada has a history of making obscure decisions. And Othmann has shown some suspect behavior on the ice lately. Weirder things have happened. Brandt Clarke didn’t make it last year.
Shane Wright was also garbage last time he played in this tournament and is hardly a can’t-miss player. Something tells me he doesn’t get to call the shots on who makes Team Canada.
Weird thing to call ‘nonsense’.
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Amazing Kreiderman
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Nice assist. What’s your point though, is that your evidence he’s making the team? He’s a heck of a player - never disputed this!
Wright played in the cancelled tournament last year. Definitely not a full sample size (he also sucked in the pre-tournament games) but there were plenty of guys that lit it up or looked substantially better. Will Cuylle being one of them. My point is that he’s not Connor Bedard - he doesn’t get to dictate who’s on the team and who he plays with.
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Othmann made Team Canada which is not surprising hopefully he has a larger role compared to last tournament
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I’m in favor of letting goalies get as many reps as possible. So that means leaving them in the minors longer if they’re to come up as the backup. If the goalie is going to be starting, fine to bring him up sooner. But goalies seem to just need reps and reps and reps. The rangers really delayed Georgiev’s development by bringing him up young and sitting him on the bench.
Wherever a goalie is, I think he’s got to be a starter until like age 24-25. Then you know what you’ve got.
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Well, David Cameron is no longer the coach, and Mike Dyck, who coaches Zack Ostapchuk in the WHL, is no longer an assistant coach. So I expect Othmann to have a bigger role. Those two coaches no longer being there must be a breath of fresh air.
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Yeah, this tracks with what I've seen. His offense has dried up a bit the past couple weeks but every time I check in on him, he very active and noticeable in a good way. Not a sexy profile but definitely looks like he could become a useful energy player one day.
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Othmann with his buddy Wright as well as Connor Bedard on the top line for Canada.
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We have 4 prospects currently confirmed for the WJC, with a 5th still a posibility.
Kalle Väisänen (Finland)
Adam Sýkora (Slovakia)
Jarin Chmelař (Czechia)
Brennan Othmann (Canada)
Noah Laba* (United States)
Kalle Väisänen (Finland)
Adam Sýkora (Slovakia)
Jarin Chmelař (Czechia)
Brennan Othmann (Canada)
Noah Laba* (United States)
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I expect that Chmelar will make the Czech team but that roster list above has 27 players and I think they need to cut at least 3 or 4 guys.
Yes, that's what happened last year and Chmelar was the last cut. Given he made the team last tournament, though, and that he's playing well for Providence, I would think he's close to a lock. He will probably have a decent role, too.
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Oh, right. I thought they had already picked their final roster. Chmelař missed out as a final cut a year ago, then made it over the summer. This was the reason he didn't attend Rangers prospect development camp as they encouraged him to try and earn a spot for the August WJC.
I doubt he is a final cut though.
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He's having a good freshman year at Providence College or at least it seems that way to me. It's a really good college hockey program.
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Nate Leaman is one of the best coaches in the NCAA.
It's one of those programs where late picks and undrafted players excel and are prepped for the NHL.
Kevin Rooney
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Realized there wasn't much (if any at all) discussion on Brody Lamb, the Minn. public high school kid we took in the fourth round of 2021, so I checked in on him.
He has 2 goals and an assist in 19 games as a freshman at U Minnesota.
I loved the pick at the time, for no reason other than the story of a public high school kid making some noise in this org, even if he was always a project and a half and it's not looking promising at this point.
The Gophers are great this year; I'm wondering if anyone had any insight as to how he's doing in the program beyond just his (underwhelming) stats. Public high school to USHL to NCAA is an extreme leap in quality of play to make in such a short period of time, and I imagine he had to relearn how to just lace his skates. I'm curious if he's adjusting on any level or if he just looks lost. But he showed a lot of progress on the score sheet from his first USHL campaign to his second, going from 2 points in 10 games to 41 in 62 with 19 goals, so someone give me a reason to continue to dream, thanks.
He has 2 goals and an assist in 19 games as a freshman at U Minnesota.
I loved the pick at the time, for no reason other than the story of a public high school kid making some noise in this org, even if he was always a project and a half and it's not looking promising at this point.
The Gophers are great this year; I'm wondering if anyone had any insight as to how he's doing in the program beyond just his (underwhelming) stats. Public high school to USHL to NCAA is an extreme leap in quality of play to make in such a short period of time, and I imagine he had to relearn how to just lace his skates. I'm curious if he's adjusting on any level or if he just looks lost. But he showed a lot of progress on the score sheet from his first USHL campaign to his second, going from 2 points in 10 games to 41 in 62 with 19 goals, so someone give me a reason to continue to dream, thanks.
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Laba making the WJC team (albeit a very, uh, average one) is still kinda shocking right? overage 4th round pick with no NTDP background making the team right after his draft?
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