Prospect Info: [2023 - 69th] Jacob Fowler (NCAA - Boston College)
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AHShadow
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Really wanted us to try and trade for Levi, so sign me up if this is Levi 2.0. Very meh about the overall draft, but still happy that we potentially have our #1 goalie in Fowler.
Just moved to Boston this year, so will try and go to some BU and BC games next season.
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WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
Arpon on the latest podcast talked about Fowler.. saying the Habs had him in the same tier as Hrabal/Gajan etc.
Think they have their future 1 on their hands.
Think they have their future 1 on their hands.
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Pompeius Magnus
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He certainly has all the intangibles going. Being a key guy in a championship season is a great plus as well experience wise, he could turn out quite special. He's ahead of where Primeau was in his draft season , at the very least.
Propaganda! They would trade to move up harder if they realy he's a future 1st in the making but an interesting one for sure.
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I think Fowler was your favorite goaltender in this draft if Im not wrong, nice call! Only downside is the size, at 6'1, thats a bit small for modern goalending standarts, but he moves so well in net that Im really excited about the pick. Hard to believe he is overweight, he moves so fast, cant imagine what it will be when he slims down...
Sam de Mtl
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Not sure why they see Fowler, as early as it is in his development, so far ahead of Jakub Dobes who has been as good as anyone could have hoped for some time already.
It is their pick, I guess..
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They didnt move up for Hutson or Engstrom either and both are looking like top 15 picks right now. Last 2 drafts were 3 rounds deep, you can find some gems out there.
Pompeius Magnus
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To be fair, we don't know what they think of Dobes, they might be really high on him as well.
I remember years ago price was too heavy and had to slim down. I think his conditioning will be taken care of without much issue, so long as he has the drive.
Pompeius Magnus
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One thing is for sure, with so many goalies in the system, we're bound to have at least one turn out good. It might take some time, but we've got an interesting mix. I'm not ready quite yet to call it quits on Primeau either.
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Skip Bayless
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Honestly, I'm not sure about that. Hrabal, Bjarnasson, Gajan, Augustine, Fowler were all in the same tier for me talent wise. Fowler had no international pedigree, but the league stats and performance were there. Best goalie in his league and led his team to a championship.
Actually, I think Fowler is a better prospect than most of those guys, but he ate a bit too many jamaican patties.
He just has that reliability you look for in #1 goalies. You know he's making the next save.
WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
2nd behind Hrabal in the end, Hrabals u18s solidified him at 1 for me. But so stoked to get Fowler at 69
They have high hopes for Dobes too, he was just speaking about Fowler specifically. What he did say about Dobes was that his USHL coach told Arpon that the Habs have a good one in Dobes.
BehindTheTimes
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I really like this pick. I would never select a goalie with a top pick, but at this spot, I don’t think you could do better.
bsl
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How tall is he? That should tell us about weight. If he is 6-1, think 195 would be good.
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Pompeius Magnus
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They have him at 6ft 1, 223 lbs right now.
Estimated_Prophet
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The thing with goalies is that they are notoriously difficult to scout as they are typically much further from being a finished product than skaters are. There simply isn't enough information to be gleaned from scouting a teenage goaltender that can even remotely be accurately projected as a finished image of the player in 7 to 9 years time. Goaltending is mostly mental and goalies can reinvent themselves on a much larger scale than skaters can. Wasting high picks on them is horrendous asset management and I like what Montreal has done by now having a group of G prospects that they like without having exhausted a high pick to acquire any of them. The only problem with this is potentially losing them like they lost Dichow as there are only so many contracts to go around and many goalies blossom later than the timeframe that the current C.B.A allots the organization to sign them.
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Estimated_Prophet
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viceroy
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Carey Price worked out for us. Fleury has had a Hall of Fame career.
Anywho very happy with the Fowler pick.
DAChampion
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Hard to argue that Fleury was the best choice in 2003.
And Price is the exception. 2005 was also a weak draft for skaters.
Estimated_Prophet
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This has been done ad nauseam, more top goalies come from outside of the top 45 picks than before the top 45.
I was fine with taking Fowler at 69.
It was reported they did try to move up to get Hutson but couldn't find a partner.
