GDT: 2024 Rookie Tournament

[RAFI BOMB]

Preseason goal by camp invite Landen Ward are the 1:07 mark

 

[RAFI BOMB]

In the video highlights, he looked big and seems to like to hit and knock opponents down but also looked slow. There were no fights in the highlights so he may not be an enforcer type.

Ward is an enforcer type.

 

[New Ed]

 

[BigRig4]

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Thanks for posting!

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Where are these gonna be watchable?

 

[BondraTime]

Makes sense Ostapchuk isn't considered a prospect for them, seems like anyone with a chance at the roster was kept off

Ostapchuk and Kleven are really the only guys of age who could be participating that fit that description going back to 2020, to be fair

 

[OD99]

Makes sense Ostapchuk isn't considered a prospect for them, seems like anyone with a chance at the roster was kept off

Ostapchuk and Kleven are really the only guys of age who could be participating that fit that description going back to 2020, to be fair

I was going to say! There are more amateur tryouts than Senators prospects at F, and it is close to 50/50 for the entire squad.

What about Xavier Bourgault, though? I am surprised he isn't there.

Halliday is going to have to do a lot of heavy lifting with that group.

 

[BondraTime]

I was going to say! There are more amateur tryouts than Senators prospects at F, and it is close to 50/50 for the entire squad.

What about Xavier Bourgault, though? I am surprised he isn't there.

Halliday is going to have to do a lot of heavy lifting with that group.

Seems to be skaters who are U-20 or aren't everyday proven AHLer's as of yet, those who have proven to be of at least AHL quality have been given the tournament off.

It's always ~50/50 split with a few grocery sticks to fill out the roster

 

[OD99]

Seems to be skaters who are U-20 or aren't everyday proven AHLer's as of yet, those who have proven to be of at least AHL quality have been given the tournament off.

It's always ~50/50 split with a few grocery sticks to fill out the roster

You know, I have never noticed that it was such a big split before. I know we had some filler, but I thought we would have a lot more of "our" players in there. Now I need to go back and look.

It certainly could also be the state of our prospect pool as well. We have a lot of college kids, too.

 

[BondraTime]

You know, I have never noticed that it was such a big split before. I know we had some filler, but I thought we would have a lot more of "our" players in there. Now I need to go back and look.

It certainly could also be the state of our prospect pool as well. We have a lot of college kids, too.

Sens have had a very large presence in the USHL/NTDP/JR.A, those guys aren't allowed to participate because of their NCAA commitments. Their past 4 draftes they only have 11 guys who could realistically play, and that's including Ostapchuk. Not sure any of the guys from 2020 in their D+5 arew guys you want in a rooklie tournament.

Only guys drafted out of the CHL, or like Eliasson coming over from Europe to play in CHL/NA, will be heading to camp, along with guys like Halliday who finished his NCAA craeer and heading to his first rookie tournament

 

[BoardsofCanada]

Ostapchuk and Bourgault are the surprises for me. I was hoping both would be there. The forward group looks like shite but I'm pumped to see the defensemen.

 

[PlayersLtd]

Can't the NCAA commits attend if they pay their own way?

 

[BondraTime]

Can't the NCAA commits attend if they pay their own way?

Nope, they would be playing in games and forfiet their eligibility

 

[aragorn]

Interesting that Boucher, Daoust, Donovan & Hamara are playing three games, both Daoust & Boucher have been hurt most of the last two seasons. Hopefully, they make it through all three games.

 

[Tnuoc Alucard]

 

[RAFI BOMB]

In terms of players on amateur tryouts, and based on the NHL-CHL agreement, the following players are only eligible to sign an ELC:
David Egorov, Anthony Cristoforo, Lucas Moore, Ryder Boulton, Matthew Buckley, Eliot L'Italien, and Landen Ward.

The following players on amateur tryouts are eligible to sign an AHL contract:
Niall Crocker, Mark Duarte, Ryan Humphrey, and Stuart Rolofs

All amateur try out players can earn an invite to the Ottawa Senators training camp if they perform well. Last season only 4 amateur try-out players received an invite to main camp and the rest were released after the rookie tournament.

Why this is important, is that for the first list of players they need to try to earn an ELC. If they get sent back to the CHL without a contract then (to the best of my knowledge) they can't be signed at a later date, they can only be potentially drafted by the Sens.

If an amateur try-out player earns an ELC and is eligible to play in the CHL and is assigned there (which includes all the players from the first list) that ELC will slide which means that it will not count against the NHL contract limit.

Look for the first list of players to fight hard to demonstrate they are worthy of an ELC. Look for the second list of players to fight hard for an ELC but also fight hard to demonstrate that they could be worthy of an AHL contract.

 

[Senator Stanley]

Interesting that Boucher, Daoust, Donovan & Hamara are playing three games, both Daoust & Boucher have been hurt most of the last two seasons. Hopefully, they make it through all three games.

It's pretty common for the older guys (Boucher, Halliday, Daoust - among others) not to play all three games. Assuming he gets to the tournament uninjured, I wouldn't be surprised if Boucher only actually plays the Friday game and then they shut him down.

 

[Cosmix]

You’re all about to be wowed. And if you don’t think you will be wowed it’s cuz you don’t watch hockey

I am "wowable" by a "wowable" player; I hope you are correct in your assessment of him.

It's pretty common for the older guys (Boucher, Halliday, Daoust - among others) not to play all three games. Assuming he gets to the tournament uninjured, I wouldn't be surprised if Boucher only actually plays the Friday game and then they shut him down.

Why would the Ottawa Senators "shut down" Tyler Boucher after 1 game? After all of the issues he has had, he should get as many games as possible to show what he can do.

 

[Cosmix]

I am "wowable" by a "wowable" player; I hope you are correct in your assessment of him.


Why would the Ottawa Senators "shut down" Tyler Boucher after 1 game? After all of the issues he has had, he should get as many games as possible to show what he can do.

Nordberg is said to be 6'5" and 212 Lbs on Elite Prospects. I do not know if that is still accurate.

"Nordberg flashes playmaking skills. He pulls off passes under pressure that one wouldn’t necessarily expect out of a defenceman with more of a stay-at-home etiquette. His large frame and long range allow him to close down the space of opponents, and his awareness, to do so proactively before they receive passes. He’s also a fierce net-front defender and engager on the walls. "-EliteProspects 2022 NHL Draft Guide

 

[Cosmix]

So bitter….

Bitter is better served with bitters!

 

[Cosmix]

Not often you go from healthy scracth in the CHL playoffs and Memorial Cup to an invite to a rookie camp.

Lot of grease for that one, and the hard-on for archetype our amatuer side has

Probably the GM too. I don't mind the focus on making the team bigger and tougher to play against as we won't win the SC with a team of Smurfs.

 

[RAFI BOMB]

Senators state they will offer a live stream of each game via their website:

https://x.com/i/web/status/1833860804497580063

 

[Icelevel]

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So many players I’m interested in watching closely.

 

[Alf Silfversson]

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I wonder why Reidler isn't playing in nets. I'd like to see how he looks.

 

[BondraTime]

I wonder why Reidler isn't play in nets. I'd like to see how he looks.

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