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Larmer83

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bwanajamba said:

Wheeler's new top 100

4. Levshunov
44. Moore
59. Nazar
80. Rinzel
83. Reichel
HM: Del Mastro

Always have to take these things with a grain of salt (Wheeler in particular always seems to jump newly drafted prospects to the head of his lists) but interesting read nonetheless
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I count at least 10 players that I'd move Nazar above without breaking a mental sweat. That includes Moore and I like him more than most on this board.
 
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Larmer83 said:
I count at least 10 players that I'd move Nazar above without breaking a mental sweat. That includes Moore and I like him more than most on this board.
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Agreed. He said something weird in particular about whether he has the jam and fire to stick at center. I don't know if Nazar will be a long term C but if he isn't it won't be because of his compete tool.

Really hard to keep track of hundreds of prospects though, I struggle with just the top 10-15 for the Blackhawks alone, so I get why some oversights creep in.
 
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Wally1112pac said:
www.nytimes.com

What I'm hearing about the Blackhawks: Loaded AHL roster, much more

The Blackhawks could have as many as 17 draft picks playing with the IceHogs this season.
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Tid bits...

"As for the forwards, Frank Nazar will be the one prospect to keep an eye on in training camp. He’s probably the only one who has a realistic shot of making the team to start the season. The Blackhawks were mindful of not trying to block Nazar’s path when they made their offseason moves. They addressed a lot of forward roles, but they didn’t get a player who you’d say is their second-line center. The reason for that is the Blackhawks envision Nazar there soon. Whether soon means the start of the season will depend on Nazar’s play throughout camp."

"What Roman Kantserov did in the KHL got the Blackhawks excited about his future this season, and furthering that excitement was Kantserov’s willingness to travel from Russia to attend Blackhawks development camp last week. The Blackhawks never expect their Russian prospects to do that, but the organization welcomed it. It’s another sign Kantserov is committed to signing when his KHL contract expires after the 2025-26 season."
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I love the Reichel mentioning of the number change.

Finally, how about a “why they wear their numbers” summer edition? I was told Lukas Reichel’s number change from 27 to 73 was initiated by Reichel out of respect for Jeremy Roenick, who wore 27 with the Blackhawks and was recently elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Reichel has worn No. 73 for Germany in the past.
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Pretty classy of Reichel to do that when he didn't have to.
 
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No Blackhawk representation amongst Canada's Summershowcase Roster.

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2024-25 Summer Showcase Roster | National Junior Team

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No love for Lardis sadly, Boisvert (along with Hage) will probably be left off consideration as Canadians that did the USHL -> NCAA route and aren't Fantilli/Celebrini level. Eight 06-born forwards in total are there, all CHL guys.

Hawks probably won't be that represented at the World Juniors in general. Moore will be there for USA barring any surprises. Levshunov's country is banned. Boisvert and Vanacker won't be on Canada most likely. Bedard is in the NHL. Gajan too old, Kantserov too old and country banned, Misiak too old. Felcmann probably gets there for Czechia. I dunno about 2005-born Finnish defenseman Janne Peltonen.
 
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WarriorofTime said:
No Blackhawk representation amongst Canada's Summershowcase Roster.

www.hockeycanada.ca

2024-25 Summer Showcase Roster | National Junior Team

View the 2024-25 Canadian National Junior Team Summer Showcase Roster.
www.hockeycanada.ca

No love for Lardis sadly, Boisvert (along with Hage) will probably be left off consideration as Canadians that did the USHL -> NCAA route and aren't Fantilli/Celebrini level. Eight 06-born forwards in total are there, all CHL guys.

Hawks probably won't be that represented at the World Juniors in general. Moore will be there for USA barring any surprises. Levshunov's country is banned. Boisvert and Vanacker won't be on Canada most likely. Bedard is in the NHL. Gajan too old, Kantserov too old and country banned, Misiak too old. Felcmann probably gets there for Czechia. I dunno about 2005-born Finnish defenseman Janne Peltonen.
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Feel bad for Vanacker being injured, he would be getting consideration. The forwards are stacked though, even if there are some weird choices so Lardis was in tough.
 
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Nazar at 59 is wild.

Elite prospects list comes out soon, they do a much better job with these. It’s a consensus and doesn’t have the recency bias towards newly drafted players.

Kinda shocked Reichel is even considered a prospect anymore.
 
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Eh.. they're weaker than last year's gold medal winning team but that is still a strong team. They'll likely be favorites again.
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Not a chance. Canada is absolutely stacked this year.

USA is pretty dire at forward beyond what I assume the first line will be Leonard-Perreault and I don’t even know who lines up at centre. Moore maybe? But I figure they’d prefer to use him in a shutdown role.

They have a couple other good wingers in Musty and Connelly and Hagens has a good shot, but the depth is bad.
 
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Hattrick Kane said:
Not a chance. Canada is absolutely stacked this year.

USA is pretty dire at forward beyond what I assume the first line will be Leonard-Perreault and I don’t even know who lines up at centre. Moore maybe? But I figure they’d prefer to use him in a shutdown role.

They have a couple other good wingers in Musty and Connelly and Hagens has a good shot, but the depth is bad.
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Hagens will center Leonard and Perrault at BC. Don’t see any reason for that to change in the World Juniors.

Edit: My apologies to @clydesdale line. My post should have read future Hawk Hagens will center Leonard and Perrault at BC.
 
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Hattrick Kane said:
Not a chance. Canada is absolutely stacked this year.

USA is pretty dire at forward beyond what I assume the first line will be Leonard-Perreault and I don’t even know who lines up at centre. Moore maybe? But I figure they’d prefer to use him in a shutdown role.

They have a couple other good wingers in Musty and Connelly and Hagens has a good shot, but the depth is bad.
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Their goalie situation isn't great, their D depth isn't strong. Yes they have amazing forward depth but that also depends how many of those talented '06 forwards they want to bring. We all know with Canada, there's alot of politics involved.

And Hagens is 100% making the team. He arguably should've been on last years team.
 
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Their goalie situation isn't great, their D depth isn't strong. Yes they have amazing forward depth but that also depends how many of those talented '06 forwards they want to bring. We all know with Canada, there's alot of politics involved.

And Hagens is 100% making the team. He arguably should've been on last years team.
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Can’t say I agree. Canada is bringing Bonk, Molendyk, Dickinson, Parekh and Yakemchuk for sure, that’s pretty damn strong.

Compared to the States, they obviously have Buium, but who comes after him? Cole Hutson I guess? It’s not a great year for the States outside of their goaltending.
 
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Hattrick Kane said:
Can’t say I agree. Canada is bringing Bonk, Molendyk, Dickinson, Parekh and Yakemchuk for sure, that’s pretty damn strong.

Compared to the States, they obviously have Buium, but who comes after him? Cole Hutson I guess? It’s not a great year for the States outside of their goaltending.
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Zeev Buium, Cole Hutson, Aram Minnetian, Drew Fortescue, Logan Hensler, Paul Fischer, Gavin McCarthy, Andrew Strathmann. Maybe an '06 guy like EJ Emery shows something..

I guess we'll see. :) but quite a few of those guys are returning players and quite a few of them got the experience. Plus David Carle is a damn good coach who is coming back. Trey Augustine is better than anyone Canada has at goalie. Anything can happen in a short tournament so not saying they WILL win it all again but I'm saying they ARE the favorites again in my opinion.
 
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Hattrick Kane said:
It’s certainly possible. It’s a pretty weak team at forward tbh.
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I think it's pretty unlikely. He was an injury replacement for Connelly to make the Summer Showcase which basically puts him dead list on a 2X Forward Roster list. So he'll have to come from behind, of course the opportunity to show his stuff at the showcase helps.

I don't think it's a weak forward list. I think the following year is a weak forward list, but they have a good group of 05s group which will make cracking the roster tough, that is pretty strong even if Smith is in the NHL. Last year was a super high-end USA forward roster, but this year will still be stronger than a lot of other USA rosters in years past.
 
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clydesdale line said:
Zeev Buium, Cole Hutson, Aram Minnetian, Drew Fortescue, Logan Hensler, Paul Fischer, Gavin McCarthy, Andrew Strathmann. Maybe an '06 guy like EJ Emery shows something..

I guess we'll see. :) but quite a few of those guys are returning players and quite a few of them got the experience. Plus David Carle is a damn good coach who is coming back. Trey Augustine is better than anyone Canada has at goalie. Anything can happen in a short tournament so not saying they WILL win it all again but I'm saying they ARE the favorites again in my opinion.
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Buium-Hensler
C. Hutson-Emery
Fortescue-Minnetian
Ralph

It's not that bad.
 
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It seems like so many of these prospects are trending in the right direction. Who are the guys who are leaning the other way?
 
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