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

[Pokecheque]

Naw, just move him down to the 3rd pairing. Nobody will know what hit them when he comes out. Too bad Malinksi isn't 1st pairing YOLO quality like GRAVES.

Fixed.

 

[Bender]

Will Zellers is like a cheat code in the USHL. Best player in the league this year. And I say that as someone who was not impressed by him last season. You guys have a steal.

Can't believe they name a bunch of stores after him...he must be pretty good!

 

[LTCPain75]

 

[CobraAcesS]

Nice, that is exactly the kind of player we need.

 

[lionsDen]

Is he a center?

 

[CobraAcesS]

Is he a center?

Lol, all of the websites just list "Forward".

 

[lionsDen]

Lol, all of the websites just list "Forward".

Yeah I’m gonna guess it’s wing looking at the GS article and watching a bit of the video

 

[AnimalMother73]

Who’s the last player the Avs drafted for the bottom six that actually made the roster in that capacity?

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Nice, that is exactly the kind of player we need.

He turns 24 years old in a couple of weeks. 24 points in 30 games this year.

Don't expect much.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

Who’s the last player the Avs drafted for the bottom six that actually made the roster in that capacity?

Kovalenko? He was traded 2 months after making the roster but still happened I guess lol.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Who’s the last player the Avs drafted for the bottom six that actually made the roster in that capacity?

Nikita Prishchepov!

 

[hockeyfish]

He turns 24 years old in a couple of weeks. 24 points in 30 games this year.

Don't expect much.

I don't think anyone expect top 6 ever, but if his skating is good and he plays a physical energy game, should at least get him a look in the NHL, no?

 

[RoyIsALegend]

I don't think anyone expect top 6 ever, but if his skating is good and he plays a physical energy game, should at least get him a look in the NHL, no?

Sure, some exhibition preseason games.

 

[The Pwnerer]

Fantastic, this is managements ace in the hole to resigning Cale. Taylor can be the 2nd coming of Marc Andre Cliche for all we know. Give him as many games he wants as long as we keep his brother here until he retires.

 

[Gumballhead]

Sure, some exhibition preseason games.

Don't be such a Debbie Downer, NHL history is full of super successful relatives of superstars.

Dennis Hull
Mark Howe
Cal O'Reilly
Brett Lindros
Yan Stastny
Keith Gretzky
Hans Finger
Zak Starkey
Jason Bonham
Wolfie Van Halen

 

[Toothless Legend]

Don't be such a Debbie Downer, NHL history is full of super successful relatives of superstars.

…blah blah blah
Jason Bonham

Hold your tongue. “Wait for You” is a slice of heaven.

 

[Gumballhead]

Hold your tongue. “Wait for You” is a slice of heaven.

There's always gotta be that one guy…

 

[McMetal]

TMak is scoring points this year, sure. But he's also older than almost anybody else he's playing, and getting first line minutes on a really irrelevant team that has no other options. He should be dominating.

But I still have little to no faith that he can replicate that success in the NHL, or even the AHL. I haven't seen any kind of real skill from him that suggests he will be able to be as dominant against players he isn't stronger than. I think the jump from college to the Eagles will be pretty brutal for him.

I hate to piss on everybody's parade, but I refuse to be taken in by yet another late round prospect posting nice numbers in a non-pro league. JC Beaudin, Nick Henry, Brandon Saigeon, Tyler Weiss, Igor Shvyryov, Denis Smirnov, Sampo Ranta, Colby Ambrosio, Alex Beaucage, Andrei Buyalski. My poor heart can't take any more abuse.

 

[Pokecheque]

Who’s the last player the Avs drafted for the bottom six that actually made the roster in that capacity?

I’d argue you’d have to go all the way back to 2007 with TJ Galiardi. BUT he kinda/sorta made the team as a top six guy and was even a top line guy for a while, doing occasional spot duty as a bottom six center. So…maybe not him either. If that’s the case then, 1997–Ville Nieminen (Scott Parker was taken a year later but he was taken in the first round…I think Lacroix had larger ambitions that him just being a goon/grinder).

 

[expatriatedtexan]

I’d argue you’d have to go all the way back to 2007 with TJ Galiardi. BUT he kinda/sorta made the team as a top six guy and was even a top line guy for a while, doing occasional spot duty as a bottom six center. So…maybe not him either. If that’s the case then, 1997–Ville Nieminen (Scott Parker was taken a year later but he was taken in the first round…I think Lacroix had larger ambitions that him just being a goon/grinder).

*scoffs* Gabriel Landeskog is about to make you all look stupid.

 

[Bonzai12]

Sorry if this isn't the right place for this, but I just found Landon DuPont's wild skillz on the youtube -

This kid sounds like he's the next Makar....What he's already accomplishing is just legendary. I'm sure you guys in Canada already know about him and are watching but this is the first time I've heard about him. Amazing kid.

 

[Muffin]

He turns 24 years old in a couple of weeks. 24 points in 30 games this year.

Don't expect much.

I mean you never know. Development isn't linear, Taylor Makar is more productive than LOC ever was in college.