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Prospect Info: #8OA, Marco Kasper

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Hen Kolland said:
I know that @OgeeOgelthorpe has thrown the name out, along with maybe a few others that I don’t recall specifically. But I was reading through scouting reports and I grabbed these two from Scott Wheeler’s final rankings in their respective years. There’s some light editing and exclusion of comments on position (one mentions center and one mentions wing).

I don’t put much stock into Wheeler’s ranking process, but he does elaborate on things much clearer than a lot of the people in the prospect analysis field.

People might be able to pick out which one is Kasper based on some specific comments, but I’m interested if anyone who hasn’t seen Ogee’s comments in the past can identify the player without googling or reading Wheeler’s former work.

Player A:
“He doesn’t have the dynamic qualities of the forwards listed ahead of him on my board, and he’s never going to consistently burn defenders off the rush, but he’s a better passer than he normally gets credit for, he’s heavier on the cycle than most of his peers, he can play through the middle of the ice and he makes decisions and reads quickly, which is just as important (if not more important) as his actual foot speed. It always feels like he is involved and impacting a game (with and without the puck). Over the course of a game, that drives results. It shouldn’t surprise anyone that as a teenager in a top pro league, he had a positive impact on possession. He’s got a hunch in his stride and a pitchfork skating stance that he will need to work to clean up. But where is he through the sequence? He’s involved and on the puck.”

Player B:
“I love his patience with the puck. He doesn’t shy away from trying to beat or out-wait guys (whether through changes of directions out of stop-ups or curls) and he’s got a really low panic threshold. He’s also a good skater who never lacks in effort and always stops on pucks. He’s an advanced 200-foot forward who was able to progress up levels because of his rounded game. And while he looks a little skinny out there, he’s feisty and he fights off his fair share of checks to stay on pucks. There’s also a bit of a hunch to his stride but he leverages his edges well, building speed through the neutral zone to push pace with the puck. I don’t see game-breaking skill or finishing, per se, but he plays with pro pace, he’s a good passer, he plays on the interior, and makes plays all over the ice. He projects as a contributing NHL player.”
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I know it’s Lundell, but I had Lundell ranked top 10 in his draft and I didn’t buy the 3rd line center limit talk on him.

I think it’s a little ambitious to say Kasper is that with how well of a season he just had, but I also just haven’t seen a lot of Kasper. Really didn’t watch much of the guys playing in Sweden or Finland this year tbh.
 
I am reading up on him and catching the youtubes I can about him and when people that seen him play share I notice they usually say something to the effect of people have no idea how good this kid is yet. Take it for what its worth but I loved what I found and I think we found a player that is going to slot higher and higher in redrafts.
 
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Frk It said:
I know it’s Lundell, but I had Lundell ranked top 10 in his draft and I didn’t buy the 3rd line center limit talk on him.

I think it’s a little ambitious to say Kasper is that with how well of a season he just had, but I also just haven’t seen a lot of Kasper. Really didn’t watch much of the guys playing in Sweden or Finland this year tbh.
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SHL is a better league than Liiga, and Kasper was on the 4th line while Lundell was on the 2nd I think.
Now go hang your head in Shame and go watch the Rogle playoff games on espn+.
 
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OgeeOgelthorpe said:
SHL is a better league than Liiga, and Kasper was on the 4th line while Lundell was on the 2nd I think.
Now go hang your head in Shame and go watch the Rogle playoff games on espn+.
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I believe Kasper was second line wing for Rogle
 
People underestimate here the problems related to transition to men's hockey. Most of those "wow" forwards in juniors scoring 80-100 pts will never make that transition. You don't have space, you don't have time, you need to absorb hits like it is nothing, you still have to keep a good vision, feel passing lanes, etc. That's a Huge challenge.

Marco at 17 already looked like he belongs.
 
DamonDRW said:
People underestimate here the problems related to transition to men's hockey. Most of those "wow" forwards in juniors scoring 80-100 pts will never make that transition. You don't have space, you don't have time, you need to absorb hits like it is nothing, you still have to keep a good vision, feel passing lanes, etc. That's a Huge challenge.

Marco at 17 already looked like he belongs.
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Marco Kasper already rolls off hits better than most pros and you rarely see the kid on his can. I think I can count the number of times he was down on one hand, and he was still trying to make plays while down there.
 
Now this doesn't mean anything, but it could hint at an accelerated arrival? Like maybe as soon as the Rogle season ends...or mid year call up from GR?
 


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I think someone is chopping onions in here.
 
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