2024-25 San Diego Gulls/Tulsa Oilers

[mightyquack]

Every single one of those prospects you just mentioned are born a birth year later (2005) and weren't AHL eligible this year. They either had to make the NHL or return to junior to fulfill their last season of junior obligation. Pitre and Myatovic have already fulfilled their four years of junior and would have been overages this year.

The Sept 15th cutoff for draft purposes creates some confusion or whatever you want to call it. Typically prospects are drafted at the conclusion of their "age 17" season and then have to stay in junior for age 18 and 19 seasons before being AHL eligible. Late bday prospects get drafted at the end of their age 18 season and only need to play their age 19 before graduating. As I said, I don't think "rushing" is the right term for a player who is on the same development path as the vast majority of their peers. If you look at this list of "prospects" who return to the CHL for overage years, it's rather short and unimpressive. Again I could have seen it in Myatovic's unique case but I can't agree that it was "rushing" to bring him along at the same speed as almost everyone his age. Over 10% of the AHL was born in 2004 or later, and only a very small number of signed prospects are in the CHL as overages.

Ah fair enough, that's my mistake.

In which case, my opinion on Myatovic is more negative, he's just extremely unimpressive on a night to night basis. If there was more depth in the organisation he would be in the ECHL without a doubt.

Pitre has at least shown flashes when he gets free. But he gets railroaded on a regular basis when he has the puck as he has no muscle. But I would pick him as someone to take a step forward for next season at least (assuming he bulks up....and stops getting put at centre).

But for prospects that are considered overages in the CHL this season.....I'd expect a hell of a lot more then what they have shown. Honestly thought they still had an overage season left.

 

[All Mighty]

Ah fair enough, that's my mistake.

In which case, my opinion on Myatovic is more negative, he's just extremely unimpressive on a night to night basis. If there was more depth in the organisation he would be in the ECHL without a doubt.

Pitre has at least shown flashes when he gets free. But he gets railroaded on a regular basis when he has the puck as he has no muscle. But I would pick him as someone to take a step forward for next season at least (assuming he bulks up....and stops getting put at centre).

But for prospects that are considered overages in the CHL this season.....I'd expect a hell of a lot more then what they have shown. Honestly thought they still had an overage season left.

They could have played 1 more year in the CHL as overagers, but I guess the Ducks preferred them turning pro.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

Props to the ducks on the handling of Pastujov. Whatever they’re doing is working extremely well right now

I think the props goes to Pasta's family and Carpenter for keeping his head in the game, work on his game, and not let outside forces bring him down mentally.

 

[tomd]

Every single one of those prospects you just mentioned are born a birth year later (2005) and weren't AHL eligible this year. They either had to make the NHL or return to junior to fulfill their last season of junior obligation. Pitre and Myatovic have already fulfilled their four years of junior and would have been overages this year.

The Sept 15th cutoff for draft purposes creates some confusion or whatever you want to call it. Typically prospects are drafted at the conclusion of their "age 17" season and then have to stay in junior for age 18 and 19 seasons before being AHL eligible. Late bday prospects get drafted at the end of their age 18 season and only need to play their age 19 before graduating. As I said, I don't think "rushing" is the right term for a player who is on the same development path as the vast majority of their peers. If you look at this list of "prospects" who return to the CHL for overage years, it's rather short and unimpressive. Again I could have seen it in Myatovic's unique case but I can't agree that it was "rushing" to bring him along at the same speed as almost everyone his age. Over 10% of the AHL was born in 2004 or later, and only a very small number of signed prospects are in the CHL as overages.

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