Prospect Info: 2022-23 Ducks Prospects

[LePerilsofPerreault]

There were a lot of players I would have preferred. Gaucher fits what we need atleast, hopefully we can improve his skating agility.

Definitely, I think he has a good shot to make the team next year. I liked Yurov as well pre-draft so it could sting in a few years if we’re still bad and don’t maximize Gaucher by having a deep team around him where he could become an x-factor floating in the lineup.

 

[TopShelfWaterBottle]

I hope he gets a super aggressive mean streak to him along with solid two way play he’s got the perfect build for it

 

[Deuce22]

I don't get the people that complain that the roster is soft, then preferred another skill guy to Gaucher. He is exactly what this team needs.

 

[bsu]

I don't get the people that complain that the roster is soft, then preferred another skill guy to Gaucher. He is exactly what this team needs.

Since the first round is the only place to find a player like that.

 

[Smirnov2Chistov]

I don't get the people that complain that the roster is soft, then preferred another skill guy to Gaucher. He is exactly what this team needs.

I would choose a player like Gaucher over a player like Lambert 9/10.

 

[Deuce22]

Since the first round is the only place to find a player like that.

Terry went in the 5th. It works both ways.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

I don't get the people that complain that the roster is soft, then preferred another skill guy to Gaucher. He is exactly what this team needs.

Since the first round is the only place to find a player like that.

Both are true.

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=== LotR Version ===
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We're lacking top-6 forward talent when looking forward and usually top-6 talent are nabbed in the first round. In the AHL, Perreault and Tracey aren't highly praised to be future NHL'ers. Not in the AHL, the Ducks are trying to bank on quicksand Pastujov and the enigma of Colangelo.

Gaucher has a high floor to make the NHL, but that ceiling may not be high (limited to bottom-6 role). At the rookie exhibition, Gaucher showed he's a willing and aggressive pugilist. Gaucher has great straight line speed and can score. He's like a scoring Max Jones who can't turn on a dime, but be a better figher. Max Jones was a late first round pick as well.

There were other prospects that have higher ceilings such as C Lambert, C Kulich, RW Snuggerud, or RW Yurov.

22. C Gaucher: 6'3 and 207 lbs​

23. RW Snuggerud: 6'1 and 188 lbs​

24. RW Yurov: 6'1 and 178 lbs​

28. C Kulich: 6'0 and 182 lbs​

31. C Lambert: 6'0 and 183 lbs​

The context needed would be, "Does Verbeek think we have the type of bottom-6 player like Gaucher in our system?" I thought we already did with both C Groulx and C Lopina, but Verbeek does not. Maybe Verbeek thinks there's a higher ceiling to Gaucher. Oddly, many on this board think Gaucher's path to the NHL will be at wing.

It's a bit weird on the selection of Gaucher considering how many picks we have this past draft and next past draft. There are potential top-6 talents drafted behind Gaucher. Grabbing top-6 potential with extra picks makes a lot of sense to take a swing on since top-6 forwards can sway games more than bottom-6 players. I think Verbeek went conservative with his first forward selection and wanted an NHL product into the future.

Right now, Gaucher seems to be blossoming a bit more. Maybe being a part of the WJC-20 team Canada helped him see the game differently. Gaucher's producing. Can't complain right now. We can look back at this pick years from now. At this early point, it looks like Verbeek did well.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

Prospect update, pt 1

	Oct	24	2022
	NA	Non-pro	Duck	Prospects
Rd	First Name	Last Name	Pos	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	.	Plus/ minus	PPG/ GAA
2​	Olen	Zellweger	LHD	WHL	Everett	7​	5​	5​	10​		1​	1.43​
4​	Ben	King	C	WHL	Red Deer	5​	5​	5​	10​		4​	2.00​
3​	Sasha	Pastujov	RW	OHL	Guelph	6​	5​	2​	7​		-1​	1.17​
3​	Tyson	Hinds	LHD	QMJHL	Rimouski	10​	4​	6​	10​		9​	1.00​
5​	Sean	Tschigerl	LW	WHL	Calgary	8​	1​	8​	9​		0​	1.13​
1​	Pavel	Mintyukov	LHD	OHL	Saginaw	10​	5​	10​	15​		7​	1.50​
1​	Nathan	Gaucher	C	QMJHL	Quebec	10​	6​	5​	11​		5​	1.10​
2​	Noah	Warren	RHD	QMJHL	Gatineau	0​	0​	0​	0​		0​	#DIV/0!​
2​	Tristan	Luneau	RHD	QMJHL	Gatineau	10​	2​	5​	7​		6​	0.70​
5​	Connor	Hvidston	LW	WHL	Swift	7​	2​	5​	7​		-4​	1.00​
5​	Gage	Alexander	G	WHL	Swift	4​	0​	0​	0​		0.855​	4.38​
5​	Michael	Callow	C	USHL	Muskegon	8​	3​	1​	4​		-2​	0.50​
7​	Ethan	Bowen	C	BCHL	Chilliwack	0​	0​	0​	0​		0​	#DIV/0!​
2​	Sam	Colangelo	RW	NCAA	Northeastern	6​	1​	3​	4​		-2​	0.67​
4​	Will	Francis	RHD	NCAA	Minn-Duluth	6​	0​	0​	0​		-3​	0.00​
5​	Trevor	Janicke	F	NCAA	Notre Dame	6​	2​	3​	5​		0​	0.83​
3​	Ian	Moore	RHD	NCAA	Harvard	0​	0​	0​	0​		0​	#DIV/0!​
4​	Henry	Thrun	LHD	NCAA	Harvard	0​	0​	0​	0​		0​	#DIV/0!​
2​	Jackson	LaCombe	LHD	NCAA	Minnesota	6​	1​	6​	7​		3​	1.17​
4​	Jack	Perbix	RW	NCAA	W. Michigan	7​	0​	4​	4​		1​	0.57​
6​	Kyle	Kukkonen	C	NCAA	Michigan Tech	5​	2​	2​	4​		-1​	0.80​

* RD Warren is probably still in recovery mode from his surgery and has not suited up for his junior team yet.

* Harvard has played only scrimmages. Thrun and Moore's first regular season game starts this week on Oct 28th, a Friday.

* The two 2022 first rounders are having a whale of a time with LD Minty and C Gaucher.

* LD/RD LaCombe is finally off to a fast offensive start. He currently leads his team in scoring.

* RD Francis has played in 6 NCAA games this year. I just want to see him play in as many games as possible to consider his season a win. With his 6th game this year, he has played more NCAA games than last year.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

Prospects update, pt 2:

	Oct	24	2022
	Prospect	Ducks	Pros	or Euro
Rd	First Name	Last Name	Pos	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	.	Plus/ minus	PPG/ GAA
1​	Mason	Mctavish	LW	NHL	Ducks	6​	0​	4​	4​		-3​	0.667​
FA	Pavol	Regenda	LW	NHL	Ducks	5​	0​	2​	2​		-1​	0.400​
4​	Thimo	Nickl	RHD	H. Allsvenskan	AIK	8​	0​	0​	0​		-7​	0.00​
5​	Artyom	Galimov	C	KHL	Bars Kazan	19​	2​	1​	3​		2​	0.16​
6​	Albin	Sundsvik	C	SHL	Skelleftea	13​	0​	2​	2​		-5​	0.15​
6​	Vyacheslav	Buteyets	G	VHL	Chelmet	16​	0​	0​	0​		0.923​	2.34​
3​	Calle	Clang	G	SHL	Rogle	6​	0​	0​	0​		0.898​	2.87​
1​	Jacob	Perreault	RW	AHL	San Diego	4​	0​	1​	1​		-3​	0.25​
1​	Brayden	Tracey	LW	AHL	San Diego	4​	2​	2​	4​		1​	1.00​
6​	Hunter	Drew	F	AHL	San Diego	4​	1​	1​	2​		1​	0.50​
2​	BO	Groulx	C	AHL	San Diego	4​	1​	1​	2​		-1​	0.50​
3​	Blake	McLaughlin	LW	AHL	San Diego	3​	0​	0​	0​		-3​	0.00​
2​	Drew	Helleson	RHD	AHL	San Diego	4​	0​	0​	0​		-2​	0.00​
4​	Josh	Lopina	C/RW	AHL	San Diego	4​	0​	0​	0​		-2​	0.00​
2​	Axel	Andersson	RD	AHL	San Diego	2​	0​	2​	2​		1​	1.00​
5​	Olle	Eriksson Ek	G	AHL	San Diego	2​	0​	0​	0​		0.864​	4.58​
3​	Lukas	Dostal	G	AHL	San Diego	3​	0​	0​	0​		0.882​	3.66​

* G Clang is creeping back up to 0.900 Sv %.

* G Dostal is also creeping back up to 0.900 Sv %.
* LW Tracey has been opportunistic.
* RD Andersson has only played in 2 games this season. Is it injury or a healthy scratch? It seems odd to scratch Andersson two games in a row.

* McTavish and Regenda seem to be very integral for the NHL club at this moment.

 

[LePerilsofPerreault]

I would choose a player like Gaucher over a player like Lambert 9/10.

Yeah, I’m glad it wasn’t Lambert, but there are skill players I’m higher on from the draft. I think finding Gaucher-type players in FA/trade is a little bit easier than acquiring someone who’s really blossoming into a scorer, and having their contract rights and whatnot helps. That’s not to say Gaucher won’t be a beast in his own role and become potentially more valuable/versatile. Hopefully the kids grow into a team together.

 

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[The Midnight Burrito]

Leg injury, huh? That'll make it pretty hard for him to Stand By Me.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

Leg injury, huh? That'll make it pretty hard for him to Stand By Me.

As long as Ben doesn't see his leg on a BBQ like Bob from The Walking Dead, six to eight weeks with Robitussin oughta do it.

 

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Notably there are no prospects on this list who play outside of Russia. Safe to assume this will be the case for a long time.

 

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[Hockey Duckie]

Oct 26th

QMJHL: none

OHL: Minty gets an assist, 5 SOGs, and -1 rating.

WHL: Alexander went 24 for 28 and the win.
WHL: Hvidston got an assist, 0 SOG, -2 rating, and 13/30 on the dot

 

[Arthuros]

Notably there are no prospects on this list who play outside of Russia. Safe to assume this will be the case for a long time.

Does make you wonder if Michkov will ever cross over.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

Does make you wonder if Michkov will ever cross over.

Michkov is the only reason to go to KHL games in Russia. With how bad economic situation is over there they may want to keep him in order to keep selling tickets and if he has his prime years in KHL he will be it's biggest star ever.

Russia's FSB and SVR could be watching him 24/7.

 

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Luneau has a PP goal for gatineau in the third period.

 

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Luneau has a PP goal for gatineau in the third period.

Also, from elite prospects scouting the Q early on here:

Luneau looks quicker this season. He seems to have refined his sprint starts, bringing his knees higher and leaning into his acceleration. There are still some mechanical inefficiencies in the way he moves, but if he retains his technique through the season and adds more fluidity to his pivots, his skating grade will receive a bump when we do our prospect pool rankings next season.

The defenceman also seems more confident and poised on breakouts, more willing to make controlled plays to teammates in situations where, previously, the forecheck would have forced him into rims and chips.

More than his skating and breakouts, however, it’s his ability to link plays with teammates in transition that has shone since the start of the season.

In the clip below, Luneau jumps into the play. He gets the puck in the middle of the ice and skates down the offensive zone. He freezes a defender, passes across to a teammate, and, after moving around the defender, deflects the return pass in an open cage.

These are the kind of plays we saw Luneau execute more often in his first season in the QMJHL. Last season, they mostly went away as he started focusing more on his defensive game. Hopefully, in his third year in the QMJHL, the defenceman will be able to integrate all of the pieces of his game -- his improved defensive engagement, his breakout ability, and playmaking skills -- and become a dominant quarterback for the Olympiques.

 

[Kalv]

Also, from elite prospects scouting the Q early on here:

I love the details that the EP reports provide. Right or wrong, but they give a detailed explanation of their opinion. And mostly they are right (as I've done before, I'm pointing to their assessment of Zegras skating. They went against the grain explaining why skating will not hold Zegras back, if not be a strength. They went into detail, about leg movement, posture, etc. I remember at the time Zegras got some critique from general sources that he's not that good of a skater. Looking back, I'm pretty sure EP were right, there are plays Zegras is able to make because of his skating. It might look like he glides sometimes, but he can blow past guys if he sees he needs it. Reading or listening to EP explanations of what and why they see is so good)

 

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Lacombe has a goal for Minnesota and perbix an assist for western Michigan early on here.

 

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Warren back in the lineup today and has an assist.