Prospect Info: 2022-23 Ducks Prospects

[barriers]

Pastujov with 2 secondary assists in the first period of game 3. Sarnia up 2-0 going into the second

 

[All Mighty]

Pastujov has added a goal, now 1+2.

 

[Beckett]

I like Hinds' game more everytime I watch him. Plays such a smart pro game already and is starting to gain a lot of confidence offensively; QBing power plays and pinching super aggressively... which he can continue to get away with since he's such a good skater. One thing I hope he improves is his shot, doesnt seem to have much special to offer there. Defensively he's always been great, covers a ton of the zone with his quick feet and long stick and isnt afraid to get physical. I love Luneau, Warren and Zell as prospects but it wouldnt surprise me at all if Hinds ends up with the best career.

 

[All Mighty]

Quebec deals a devastating blow as they beat Gatineau in OT to take a 3-0 series lead. Gaucher finished 1+2 and Luneau finished 0+3.

Sherbrooke lost, but still lead the series 2-1. Hinds finished scoreless.

Sarnia won its first game of the series to make it 2-1. Pastujov finished 1+2.

Kamloops is about to play a must-win game, as Seattle is up 2-0 in the series.

 

[All Mighty]

Gaucher blocked the puck at the blueline and sent his teammate in on a breakaway for the OT winner.

 

[SergeConstantin74]

Another great game for Gaucher despite being 9/28 on faceoffs (WTF???).

1 goal, 2 assists, 3rd star and the big play on the game winner that sent Malatesta on the breakaway.

 

[All Mighty]

Zellweger scores a PP goal in the 1st.

EDIT: He added a secondary assist later in the period.

 

[mightyquack]

Gaucher is the exact type of player that will be huge for us in multiple playoff runs down the track.

 

[Static]

Zellweger scores a PP goal in the 1st.

EDIT: He added a secondary assist later in the period.

 

[All Mighty]

Zellweger finishes 1+2 as Kamloops takes game 3.

 

[TheGoodShepard1]

Quebec deals a devastating blow as they beat Gatineau in OT to take a 3-0 series lead. Gaucher finished 1+2 and Luneau finished 0+3.

Sherbrooke lost, but still lead the series 2-1. Hinds finished scoreless.

Sarnia won its first game of the series to make it 2-1. Pastujov finished 1+2.

Kamloops is about to play a must-win game, as Seattle is up 2-0 in the series.

I understand what you’re saying, but they still automatically qualify as hosts right (I know they’d rather win their way in than backdooring)

 

[Masch78]

I understand what you’re saying, but they still automatically qualify as hosts right (I know they’d rather win their way in than backdooring)

How much of the man will translate? As for now he looks like a right choice.

 

[Static]

Love the way the crease battle doesn't even phase him. Doesn't even acknowledge it.

 

[TheGoodShepard1]

How much of the man will translate? As for now he looks like a right choice.

Zellweger? I stated my opinion somewhere earlier in the thread: there’s always inherent questions with smaller DMen in their own end and how they can handle the physicality of the pro game, but the offensive instincts are too good, I think he’ll be an impact player in the league for a long time

 

[The Duck Knight]

I can't see Zell not turning into Sam Girard at the very least. I don't think he'll be able to overcome the size issue to be a true top pair 2 way D, but I also wouldn't write it off because I think there's a lot more compete in his game than a guy like Girard who is basically destined to be a 3rd pair puck mover on good teams.

 

[Kalv]

Another great game for Gaucher despite being 9/28 on faceoffs (WTF???).

1 goal, 2 assists, 3rd star and the big play on the game winner that sent Malatesta on the breakaway.

He often has meh-games in the dot tbh. He also managed to be -1 somehow, but even as his (or our picks) critic, I'm really glad to see he was creating chances for his teammates left and right. I'd love him to have a bit more tenacity, he sometimes seems to be flowing around a bit (which might be because of his heavy skating), and for a defensive center, I'd love him to be consistently good at faceoffs. But he's certainly doing some things right, currently 2nd on his team in playoff scoring.

 

[JabbaJabba]

I think Gaucher and Lundeström would be great together on the same line. Very annoying to play against. Both could take faceoffs and they play like warriors.

 

[goonsaredumb]

I'd love him to be consistently good at faceoffs.

He was 2nd in the regular season and is 3rd in the playoffs amongst forwards who actually take a lot of faceoffs in FO%, now my cutoff for what I considered taking a lot of faceoffs might be arbitrary but I think it's fair, 100+ for the playoffs and 500+ for the regular season, he's definitely one of the most consistently good faceoff guys in the league anyway you look at it winning almost 60% of his draws.

 

[Kalv]

He was 2nd in the regular season and is 3rd in the playoffs amongst forwards who actually take a lot of faceoffs in FO%, now my cutoff for what I considered taking a lot of faceoffs might be arbitrary but I think it's fair, 100+ for the playoffs and 500+ for the regular season, he's definitely one of the most consistently good faceoff guys in the league anyway you look at it winning almost 60% of his draws.

Thank you for pointing that out, I hadn't checked. Do you have the % as well?
It seemed whenever I watched him he was winning about 50% at best, might be just my luck.

 

[SergeConstantin74]

Thank you for pointing that out, I hadn't checked. Do you have the % as well?
It seemed whenever I watched him he was winning about 50% at best, might be just my luck.

Playoffs 2023 58,3% (3rd)
Season 2022-23 59,4% (2nd)
Playoffs 2022 57,7% (2nd)
Season 2021-22 59,2% (3rd)

 

[Kalv]

Playoffs 2023 58,3% (3rd)
Season 2022-23 59,4% (2nd)
Playoffs 2022 57,7% (2nd)
Season 2021-22 59,2% (3rd)

Decent numbers, I agree

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Stupid gaucher being exactly type of forward we need in our line up.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

I think Gaucher and Lundeström would be great together on the same line. Very annoying to play against. Both could take faceoffs and they play like warriors.

I like the idea of

Jones Lundy gaucher as our 3rd line of the future…. But idk if they can generate enough scoring together. Would be good defensively and good on forecheck. And honestly our top 6 should be pretty top notch offensively…. So we just need timely scoring from the 3rd line and the ability to shut other teams stars down

Lundy has shown he can do more offensively
Unfortunately Jones still leaves a lot to desire offensively

 

[Arthuros]

I can't see Zell not turning into Sam Girard at the very least. I don't think he'll be able to overcome the size issue to be a true top pair 2 way D, but I also wouldn't write it off because I think there's a lot more compete in his game than a guy like Girard who is basically destined to be a 3rd pair puck mover on good teams.

I have set the unreasonable goal for him to be like Ryan Ellis.

 

[tomd]

I can't see Zell not turning into Sam Girard at the very least. I don't think he'll be able to overcome the size issue to be a true top pair 2 way D, but I also wouldn't write it off because I think there's a lot more compete in his game than a guy like Girard who is basically destined to be a 3rd pair puck mover on good teams.

I think Zellweger is a much more dynamic player than Girard. Girard might have a slight edge in skating but Zellweger looks to have a much better shot and the ability to get it on net consistently. I agree that Zellweger also has much more compete in his game as well. His size is always going to be an issue at the NHL level though. It doesn't strike me that PV is going to be happy with two sub-6' defensemen (Zellweger and Drysdale) in the lineup. Going to be interesting to see how that all shakes out.