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

[McMetal]

Do we think the Avs sign Matt Davis?

Hopefully he had a good enough time at dev camp with us that he wants to come back into this org. But while I think the Avs may have a leg up in the negotiations, there are a lot of other factors at play. No doubt he'll get a lot of offers this spring and there may be a team that just has a better situation for him.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Hopefully he had a good enough time at dev camp with us that he wants to come back into this org. But while I think the Avs may have a leg up in the negotiations, there are a lot of other factors at play. No doubt he'll get a lot of offers this spring and there may be a team that just has a better situation for him.

At this point, the Avs don't really have any clear long-term options at G so I could see him looking at that and thinking it's as good a shot as any. I do hope they get him though.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

At this point, the Avs don't really have any clear long-term options at G so I could see him looking at that and thinking it's as good a shot as any. I do hope they get him though.

What was the point of using an early 2nd round pick on an overage goalie then?

Surely he should be considered a long-term option.

 

[GirardSpinorama]

What was the point of using an early 2nd round pick on an overage goalie then?

Surely he should be considered a long-term option.

Its not like Nabokov and Annunen are jussi soros.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

What was the point of using an early 2nd round pick on an overage goalie then?

Surely he should be considered a long-term option.

He is, but there's no guaranteed long-term option where someone has proven themselves to the extent where they've got a spot. Essentially, they've got some irons in the fire, but no ones actually forged anything yet.

We are basically in an even shakier situation with the goalies as we were with the 2Cs, where we were waiting for Jost to establish himself as a 2C, and then we were waiting for Newhook to establish himself as a 2C. Except, the goalies are even less proven.

 

[AllAboutAvs]

Davis is the same size as Nabokov so my question to people that have seen Davis play is this:

Does he play bigger in net than Nabokov and George? That is important to me when it comes to playing in the NHL against much better shooters.

 

[S E P H]

Davis is the same size as Nabokov so my question to people that have seen Davis play is this:

Does he play bigger in net than Nabokov and George? That is important to me when it comes to playing in the NHL against much better shooters.

I watched Davis a couple of weeks ago. He reminds me a lot of how Lundqvist plays, really deep in the net, but positionally sound. Of course, he doesn't have the same level of talent, but Avs should clearly sign, even if he only becomes a Talbot type of goaler which I think he is capable of becoming.

I was a bit disappointed in Pitner. I was expecting some more talent for a shutdown defenceman, but he was very safe and cautious every time. Every puck was off the glass that Don Cherry would've given him the Norris if he could. It's good and all to see somebody play it safe, but to me, he wasn't doing it because that was his game, he looked like he was playing scared of making a mistake. I just wanted to see more talent from him because he was like a smaller version of Ryan O'Byrne out there and I am not sure that is good enough to make the NHL at this point. He's a freshman though, so I will give him the benefit of the doubt. Fischer didn't play for some reason, not sure if he was scratched or injured. Zeev was awesome, reminds me a lot of Toews, but with a mean streak.

 

[Pokecheque]

I watched Davis a couple of weeks ago. He reminds me a lot of how Lundqvist plays, really deep in the net, but positionally sound. Of course, he doesn't have the same level of talent, but Avs should clearly sign, even if he only becomes a Talbot type of goaler which I think he is capable of becoming.

I was a bit disappointed in Pitner. I was expecting some more talent for a shutdown defenceman, but he was very safe and cautious every time. Every puck was off the glass that Don Cherry would've given him the Norris if he could. It's good and all to see somebody play it safe, but to me, he wasn't doing it because that was his game, he looked like he was playing scared of making a mistake. I just wanted to see more talent from him because he was like a smaller version of Ryan O'Byrne out there and I am not sure that is good enough to make the NHL at this point. He's a freshman though, so I will give him the benefit of the doubt. Fischer didn't play for some reason, not sure if he was scratched or injured. Zeev was awesome, reminds me a lot of Toews, but with a mean streak.

Well if he's a mini-ROB, then off the glass and out might be the only thing he can do with the puck.

 

[S E P H]

Well if he's a mini-ROB, then off the glass and out might be the only thing he can do with the puck.

Very true, but we don't know if it is because he lacks talent or is adjusting to the NCAA style of game as a freshman.

 

[Bender]

Very true, but we don't know if it is because he lacks talent or is adjusting to the NCAA style of game as a freshman.

It's kinda early for that kind of assessment, I believe. Just the fact that he's playing as a D-man in the NCAA as an 18 year old is pretty good already.

 

[PAZ]

Why didn't we trade for Askarov again?

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Why didn't we trade for Askarov again?

Avs were interested, but Nashville likely wanted a lot more from us, a division rival, than they got from San Jose. I don’t think they wanted to see Askarov blossom into a thorn in their side every year for the next decade.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Avs were interested, but Nashville likely wanted a lot more from us, a division rival, than they got from San Jose. I don’t think they wanted to see Askarov blossom into a thorn in their side every year for the next decade.

This. There’s a lot more to trades than just EA sports trade engine. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Preds ask from the Avs was basically “massively overpay or it’s not happening”

 

[Tommy Shelby]

What's more likely, that the team that just gave Fabbro and Tomasino away for a combined 4th round pick three drafts from now were asking too much, or that the stingy Avs front office balked at the ask for a legit goalie because they still to this day believe in 4giev?

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

What's more likely, that the team that just gave Fabbro and Tomasino away for a combined 4th round pick three drafts from now were asking too much, or that the stingy Avs front office balked at the ask for a legit goalie because they still to this day believe in 4giev?

Very different situations, they basically gave up on Fabbro and Tomasino, Askarov still had quite a bit of value around the league. Considering the Avs spent an early 2nd for Nabokov, I don't think they were so cheap that they wouldn't have made a deal if it made sense. As it stands, the Sharks basically paid 2x 1sts to get Askarov, convince me that the Preds wouldn't want more from the Avs.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]