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Prospect Info: 2nd Round Pick #57 Kings Draft: Carter George, G
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Thanks that’s my knowledge on him increased, added to what I read on hockey writers. To be fair it’s a useful write up. Tracking, positioning and good seals are incredibly important and more so with lack of size because it can make up for it to some degree.LA Kings Select Carter George No. 57 – What You Need to Know
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Edit: Just watched the video. I agree with the scouts, his tracking is exceptional. His stance is nicely balanced and he is strong both sides when covering the lower part of the net. His lateral movement is very good. Traffic doesn’t seem to bother him which is just as well as he was seeing a lot of it. At least 1 he’d want back, maybe 2 but he saw 50+ shots and made several ridiculous saves. A slight issue with stick position on 5 hole just as he sets, but that’s fixable. Glove hand is good, nice and high. I like to see it slightly more open but it’s not really a concern. That’s based on one video, I don’t have time to do more.
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between him and Hampton, I think we've set ourselves up goaltending wise. Both are going to take several years before they see AHL ice.
One thing that I've seen people say about him is how good he is at handling the puck, would be quite the contrast seeing a goalie handle the puck with ease versus someone like Quick who handled it like a grenade.
One thing that I've seen people say about him is how good he is at handling the puck, would be quite the contrast seeing a goalie handle the puck with ease versus someone like Quick who handled it like a grenade.
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Yeah he looked good handling it. He came out into traffic on one play, I think he misjudged it, but he was calm and did a kind of fake and moved the puck nicely.
I like what I saw but what I’m rubbish at is predicting the trajectory of a goaltender’s development. Not a clue.
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Pretty spicy pick to be using on him BUT I since Gibson I have liked this regime’s goalie picks
As usual what they do after is often sketchy but at the time they’ve all looked good so I’m going to give the benefit of the doubt that this wasn’t just a freak out pick on losing a bunch of talent right in front of them
Villalta had a lot of potential but was in his own head here
Ingham great but injuries
Hrenak good soldier
Hammer is of course amazing
Parik had an immense ceiling and was misused here but is also looking like a bit of a goofball
Forget the dude who had domestic violence issues and went home but same as above
Might be missing one or two but the point is they typically seem to get good value out of their goalie picks relative to position…this one is a relatively high value pick so I’m hoping they nail it.
As usual what they do after is often sketchy but at the time they’ve all looked good so I’m going to give the benefit of the doubt that this wasn’t just a freak out pick on losing a bunch of talent right in front of them
Villalta had a lot of potential but was in his own head here
Ingham great but injuries
Hrenak good soldier
Hammer is of course amazing
Parik had an immense ceiling and was misused here but is also looking like a bit of a goofball
Forget the dude who had domestic violence issues and went home but same as above
Might be missing one or two but the point is they typically seem to get good value out of their goalie picks relative to position…this one is a relatively high value pick so I’m hoping they nail it.
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Just came to say the same thing. I think as long as a team grabs a goalie every couple of years that is projected to do well, one of them has to hit. All these goalies are at least five years away, so it will be quite a bit of time to know what we have.
This draft was deep, but not deep with high and skill, so it was probably a good draft to take a gamble like this
Considering with our third round pick in this year‘s draft, we basically took Eric Portillo
Nothing wrong with having lots of goalies in the pipeline as long as there are spread a few years apart from one another
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That’s interesting. It seems they were hoping to get a goalie out of that tier, rather than it being the last player available in that grouping (or similar).
With no 3rd or 4th I believe, feels like they thought they had to, if he was there etc.
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idk why, but it makes me feel better about this pick knowing they identified him prior to the draft and that's a big reason why they made the Mtl trade back. It seems like it was down to two "smaller" goalies -- George and probably Gardener who went at 60. They were not interested in the 3-5 "bigger" goalies that were round 2-3 guys.
Hopefully they got this one right. Hitting on two goalies who are 18-19 years old would be great in 4-6+ years for the next GM.
Hopefully they got this one right. Hitting on two goalies who are 18-19 years old would be great in 4-6+ years for the next GM.
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Seems like a decent pick and I do love smaller (six feet is now considered small?) athletic goalies over the big body butterfly guys.
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I used to goalie coach at an academy in Winnipeg. In early 2022 two goalies from Thunder Bay came in for a week to train with us, they were both trying to make it to the OHL. One of them was Carter George. Normally the more sr coaches (this was just a part time gig for me) work with the top prospects but I filled in for a session with them.
A lot of these kids that come in looking to make major jr have dogshit attitudes. Not Carter... great dude, humble, hard worker. Talked to his parents a bit, seems like a nice family. Funny enough he's a Kings fan and wears 32 for Quick.
Anyway that's it for my cool story bro moment. Super happy for him and the Kings
A lot of these kids that come in looking to make major jr have dogshit attitudes. Not Carter... great dude, humble, hard worker. Talked to his parents a bit, seems like a nice family. Funny enough he's a Kings fan and wears 32 for Quick.
Anyway that's it for my cool story bro moment. Super happy for him and the Kings
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More info on George for you.
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My Final Top 50 OHL Players for the 2024 NHL Entry Draft - Part 2: 30-11
Here's part two of my rankings release: the players ranked from 30 to 11. 11. Carter George - Goaltender - Owen Sound Attack Heard NHL Cent...
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