Prospect Info: 2024-25 Prospect Info (CHL, NCAA, Europe)

[Generalsupdates]

Apologize to the people on here who hate skilled players making skilled plays, but Cal Ritchie had another great game last night to beat the top team in the OHL

 

[S E P H]

Apologize to the people on here who hate skilled players making skilled plays, but Cal Ritchie had another great game last night to beat the top team in the OHL

I am not trying to get into any arguments, but this is a grasping-at-straws post here brethren. All the concerns about him have been justified based on his preseason and regular season games in the NHL. The point is for him to become a long-term NHL player, not to get his number retired in Oshawa. He got cut from the Avs for a reason and that is because he was clueless on his play away from the puck. He's very skilled, but he has stuff to work on!

 

[henchman21]

The question is not whether Ritchie is a NHLer or has skill or not... it is... is he another Strome or is he Scheifele?

 

[dahrougem2]

The question is not whether Ritchie is a NHLer or has skill or not... it is... is he another Strome or is he Scheifele?

Obviously he's Scheifele. Strome shoots left. Silly guy.

 

[S E P H]

The question is not whether Ritchie is a NHLer or has skill or not... it is... is he another Strome or is he Scheifele?

To be fair to Strome, he is leading the Caps team in points lol.

 

[henchman21]

To be fair to Strome, he is leading the Caps team in points lol.

I actually don't think he's a bad player... he's a quite a good player, he's just a type that teams tend to sour on.

 

[Pokecheque]

If he turns into Dylan Strome 2.0, that'll actually be a win for the amateur scouting staff. Might not be a building block but it's still a solid asset.

If he turns into a poor man's Strome, well, then that would be a major disappointment. Skill is most definitely there, he just needs to learn what to do when the puck isn't on his stick.

 

[Alienblood]

The question is not whether Ritchie is a NHLer or has skill or not... it is... is he another Strome or is he Scheifele?

What's wrong with Strome ?

 

[henchman21]

What's wrong with Strome ?

Soft, doesn’t play defense. Irritates the hell out of coaches despite obvious talent.

 

[Alienblood]

Soft, doesn’t play defense. Irritates the hell out of coaches despite obvious talent.

14g -22 p and +11

 

[RoyIsALegend]

14g -22 p and +11

5 points in 13 career playoff games + scared of his own shadow.

 

[henchman21]

14g -22 p and +11

On his third team… coaches and orgs don’t like these sorts of guys. Eventually the value is there for a different org to take a chance.

People take Strome as such a slur… which it isn’t meant that way. He’s just a player… a flawed one.

 

[GirardSpinorama]

Soft, doesn’t play defense. Irritates the hell out of coaches despite obvious talent.

Two pretty dumb teams didnt make use of his obvious talent.

 

[henchman21]

Two pretty dumb teams didnt make use of his obvious talent.

Ehh… is Strome really a guy you’ll win with? Hawks also learned quickly to send that guy away (Dach).

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Who would you rather have Strome or JTC?

 

[henchman21]

Who would you rather have Strome or JTC?

Depends on the team makeup and the goal.

 

[GirardSpinorama]

Ehh… is Strome really a guy you’ll win with? Hawks also learned quickly to send that guy away (Dach).

If he's a 2C, yes.

 

[henchman21]

If he's a 2C, yes.

You’d need a 1C that can handle heavy defensive loads and even then I doubt it. He’s a great top 6 C for a fringe playoff team that doesn’t have real aspirations.

 

[Pokecheque]

Soft, doesn’t play defense. Irritates the hell out of coaches despite obvious talent.

Yeah he’s basically Ribeiro minus the rapeyness and chronic alcoholism

 

[GirardSpinorama]

You’d need a 1C that can handle heavy defensive loads and even then I doubt it. He’s a great top 6 C for a fringe playoff team that doesn’t have real aspirations.

If he has good defensive wingers, he'd be fine.

 

[henchman21]

If he has good defensive wingers, he'd be fine.

I just don’t agree with that. Center is too complex of a position for that to work in a role he’s needed in. If he was a 100 point guy, you live with it. As a 65 point guy… you need him to actually play defense in a team with aspirations.

 

[Freaky Styley]

be careful @henchman21 you're battling recency bias

 

[henchman21]

be careful @henchman21 you're battling recency bias

We all have bias and anything I state is an opinion with my own bias and view point behind it. It doesn’t (and nor do I expect it to) change anybody else’s opinion. Recently or not for people, they can have it.

 

[PAZ]

Ehh… is Strome really a guy you’ll win with? Hawks also learned quickly to send that guy away (Dach).

I don't disagree with your assessment with Strome and Dach, but I do think that they're the players that tend to need a few change of sceneries/more time to become a well-rounded center. I wouldn't be surprised if within a year or two Strome develops his defensive game a bit more and becomes a legitimate top 6 center... but I also wouldn't bet on it either.

 

[Pokecheque]

Ehh… is Strome really a guy you’ll win with? Hawks also learned quickly to send that guy away (Dach).

Wait, are you saying Dach is similar to Strome, because they had both of them right?