Prospect Info: Berkly Catton - Forward(Round 1, Pick #8, 2024 Draft)

[Fistfullofbeer]

By 2027-28 its going up tp 113 M plus...so 93 M next year 103 M in 2026-27...that's significant

Yes. But we can also expect the players' contracts to go up with the raise in the cap. Stephenson as a 3C should be ok for the later half of this contract.

 

[kihei]

Yes. But we can also expect the players' contracts to go up with the raise in the cap. Stephenson as a 3C should be ok for the later half of this contract.

At 50 million for 7 years for Matty, this could roughly apply to him, too, no? This might seem outrageous, but if Wright continues to improve and Catton realizes his potential, a future where Beniers ends up our 3rd line centre is not utterly inconceivable. In fact, it might be ideal.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

At 50 million for 7 years for Matty, this could roughly apply to him, too, no? This might seem outrageous, but if Wright continues to improve and Catton realizes his potential, a future where Beniers ends up our 3rd line centre is not utterly inconceivable. In fact, it might be ideal.

Yeah. That could certainly happen as well. And I don't think it is all that outrageous. Matty is on pace for less than 45 points this season. It's a slight improvement over the 37 points for last year but still not as good as the 2022-23 season, where he had 57 points.

None of those numbers are good enough for a "good" 2C. Yes, he is defensively responsible, but he needs to start producing more, or he could very easily be pushed down to our 3C.

 

[Dead Coyote]

I don't care who our 3C is, I just hope Wright or Catton hit their peaks and become our 1C. Or we get lucky and get Hagens or something.

 

[CLW]

I don't care who our 3C is, I just hope Wright or Catton hit their peaks and become our 1C. Or we get lucky and get Hagens or something.

I admit I haven't seen much of Hagens, but he gives me Turcotte in his draft year vibes. Good player in a good setting with good playmaking - but I want to see much more, I haven't seen that extra gear/dimension to his game that the true top talent have. As it is I'm not convinced he'll be a true game breaking 1C at the NHL level. Maybe Misa will be that.

Beniers has a great motor and hustle, but he gives me Roslovic+ vibes at times. Maybe he's trying too hard. Hopefully experience will "streamline" his game a bit and he learns to pick his spots. Stephenson is kind of the polar opposite funnily enough; he can scoot when needed but he isn't an energizer bunny on the ice, he relies more on positioning.

 

[Dead Coyote]

I admit I haven't seen much of Hagens, but he gives me Turcotte in his draft year vibes. Good player in a good setting with good playmaking - but I want to see much more, I haven't seen that extra gear/dimension to his game that the true top talent have. As it is I'm not convinced he'll be a true game breaking 1C at the NHL level. Maybe Misa will be that.

Beniers has a great motor and hustle, but he gives me Roslovic+ vibes at times. Maybe he's trying too hard. Hopefully experience will "streamline" his game a bit and he learns to pick his spots. Stephenson is kind of the polar opposite funnily enough; he can scoot when needed but he isn't an energizer bunny on the ice, he relies more on positioning.

I don't see that at all. Hagens has absolutely destroyed every WJC he's been in and routinely has plays where I'm like "jesus christ how did he see that" truly sublime playaker who reminds me a lot of MSL. His hands are outrageous too. Shot isn't the best but he occasionally wows me with a play where he dekes through 4 guys to score too. And a lot of the times I've seen him it's been obvious that he thinks the game very well and that a lot of guys, especially in his D-1 just couldn't keep up with his passes. A lot like Bedard in Chicago right now. I'd take him 10/10 times over Misa/Martone. I've watched a ton of both due to mostly being a CHL watcher and Misa is more of a jack of all trades who is good or above average at everything and Martone is more of a sniper/PWF who has people enamored with his size but has other aspects lower than the other two like IQ/skating. Hagens is the one IMO who has the most elite talent and is also just above average at everything.

 

[CLW]

I don't see that at all. Hagens has absolutely destroyed every WJC he's been in and routinely has plays where I'm like "jesus christ how did he see that" truly sublime playaker who reminds me a lot of MSL. His hands are outrageous too. Shot isn't the best but he occasionally wows me with a play where he dekes through 4 guys to score too. And a lot of the times I've seen him it's been obvious that he thinks the game very well and that a lot of guys, especially in his D-1 just couldn't keep up with his passes. A lot like Bedard in Chicago right now. I'd take him 10/10 times over Misa/Martone. I've watched a ton of both due to mostly being a CHL watcher and Misa is more of a jack of all trades who is good or above average at everything and Martone is more of a sniper/PWF who has people enamored with his size but has other aspects lower than the other two like IQ/skating. Hagens is the one IMO who has the most elite talent and is also just above average at everything.

I'm not sure I was totally blown away by his WJC this winter but this is kinda oddly reassuring to read. Unless we win the lottery we are unlikely to get to pick that high, but this is still a very interesting draft for where we are expected to pick.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

I don't see that at all. Hagens has absolutely destroyed every WJC he's been in and routinely has plays where I'm like "jesus christ how did he see that" truly sublime playaker who reminds me a lot of MSL. His hands are outrageous too. Shot isn't the best but he occasionally wows me with a play where he dekes through 4 guys to score too. And a lot of the times I've seen him it's been obvious that he thinks the game very well and that a lot of guys, especially in his D-1 just couldn't keep up with his passes. A lot like Bedard in Chicago right now. I'd take him 10/10 times over Misa/Martone. I've watched a ton of both due to mostly being a CHL watcher and Misa is more of a jack of all trades who is good or above average at everything and Martone is more of a sniper/PWF who has people enamored with his size but has other aspects lower than the other two like IQ/skating. Hagens is the one IMO who has the most elite talent and is also just above average at everything.

That is good to hear. I will admit I haven't watched much of Hagens but the main board discussions make it sound like he is a good playmaker but nothing more than that. Also, that he is definitely not worth the 1OA pick.