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Prospect Info: C Kieron Walton #187 2024 NHL Draft

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AtomicJets said:
Important to note that Walton didn't really come out of nowhere. He was a second round pick in the OHL draft (3 picks after Kevin He, as an interesting tidbit).

Apparently he would have gone even higher but his family was demanding that whoever draft him also had to draft his twin brother Conor. Sudbury complied with this request, drafting Conor in the 4th round. Then they traded him to Windsor a year later. Lol.

Anyways, the point is, he's always been a top prospect. He just fell off due to some perceived weakness in his compete level and defensive game. I'm not sure he's shown much improvement there but watching him play, he's developed some great chemistry with Alex Pharand, a fourth round pick for Chicago. Pharand is 6'3" so they both tower over a lot of the competition. They play some really beautiful offensive hockey together.
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What will Waltons weight be in a few years? If he’s 218 currently are we looking at +230 lbs
 
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AtomicJets said:
Important to note that Walton didn't really come out of nowhere. He was a second round pick in the OHL draft (3 picks after Kevin He, as an interesting tidbit).

Apparently he would have gone even higher but his family was demanding that whoever draft him also had to draft his twin brother Conor. Sudbury complied with this request, drafting Conor in the 4th round. Then they traded him to Windsor a year later. Lol.

Anyways, the point is, he's always been a top prospect. He just fell off due to some perceived weakness in his compete level and defensive game. I'm not sure he's shown much improvement there but watching him play, he's developed some great chemistry with Alex Pharand, a fourth round pick for Chicago. Pharand is 6'3" so they both tower over a lot of the competition. They play some really beautiful offensive hockey together.
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Ruh Roh…. We don’t want helicopter parents.

Gm0ney said:
Wheeler was 6'5" 222lbs.

Rempe's the current heaviest NHLer at 255.

Edstrom is the 2nd heaviest forward at 241.

Then Ovi at 238 (tied with Austin Watson).

Ian Cole wins the Brick Shithouse Award at 6'1", 237.
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It always amazes me how lean some of these players are. I see wheeler and Lowry specifically on instagram hiking or something and they look really thin. I guess just all muscle.
 
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Howard Chuck said:
Ruh Roh…. We don’t want helicopter parents.


It always amazes me how lean some of these players are. I see wheeler and Lowry specifically on instagram hiking or something and they look really thin. I guess just all muscle.
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I ran into Krzysztof Oliwa (former Devils tough guy) once and he was a monster. This was after he retired so he was probably bigger than his playing days.

But most of the skill guys are ridiculously lean. I've seen Morrissey around and when he's in street clothes he looks skinny.
 
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Howard Chuck said:
Ruh Roh…. We don’t want helicopter parents.


It always amazes me how lean some of these players are. I see wheeler and Lowry specifically on instagram hiking or something and they look really thin. I guess just all muscle.
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2 years ago, Stone and Eakins were at my golf club with the cup. Stone is tall and skinny and Eakins looked like a 13 year old kid. He was a very small dude. There were a few more NHL guys there but we were at the Tee and that is more important lol.
 
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KingBogo said:
I've learned over the years not to become too attached to prospects. Development between ages 16-21 or so is just so uneven and unpredictable, and what pans out at the NHL level is unknowable. Always nice to see the kids do well, you cheer them on and hope for the best, but expect that most will never meet the expectations set by their biggest cheerleaders.
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This is probably the second biggest adjustment I have made as a Jets fan on HFBoards. I use to carry more optimism on prospects but reality of the historical 2.0 results made me realize I needed a heavy recalibration especially on my ceiling projections. Outside the 1st round we have yet to select a high impact “Skater” that has played on our 1st line or our top pairing. I love Lowry but he is what he is.

Now at some point this might change but until it does I am taking more of an “I will believe it when it happens once” approach. Still enjoy following the prospects but I am not getting ahead of myself on them. I like the D +1 season Walton is having but I am not expecting him to break our streak.

Still fun to have prospects to follow.
 
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ps241 said:
This is probably the second biggest adjustment I have made as a Jets fan on HFBoards. I use to carry more optimism on prospects but reality of the historical 2.0 results made me realize I needed a heavy recalibration especially on my ceiling projections. Outside the 1st round we have yet to select a high impact “Skater” that has played on our 1st line or our top pairing. I love Lowry but he is what he is.

Now at some point this might change but until it does I am taking more of an “I will believe it when it happens once” approach. Still enjoy following the prospects but I am not getting ahead of myself on them. I like the D +1 season Walton is having but I am not expecting him to break our streak.

Still fun to have prospects to follow.
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odds say we get a blue chip late rounder at some point. Goalies don’t count.;)
 
ps241 said:
This is probably the second biggest adjustment I have made as a Jets fan on HFBoards. I use to carry more optimism on prospects but reality of the historical 2.0 results made me realize I needed a heavy recalibration especially on my ceiling projections. Outside the 1st round we have yet to select a high impact “Skater” that has played on our 1st line or our top pairing. I love Lowry but he is what he is.

Now at some point this might change but until it does I am taking more of an “I will believe it when it happens once” approach. Still enjoy following the prospects but I am not getting ahead of myself on them. I like the D +1 season Walton is having but I am not expecting him to break our streak.

Still fun to have prospects to follow.
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If we really look at the Jets drafting history, there have not been many players chosen after the 2nd round, that have went on the have lengthy careers. The only ones who come to mind, are Hellebuyck, Copp, and Appleton. Hopefully Walton will join that group.
 
Jets4Life said:
If we really look at the Jets drafting history, there have not been many players chosen after the 2nd round, that have went on the have lengthy careers. The only ones who come to mind, are Hellebuyck, Copp, and Appleton. Hopefully Walton will join that group.
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It’s a pretty tough area to draft in. Thankfully we have Helly up there since he has been far and away our best asset but yea it’s really tough sledding later on. I believe organizations probably do still need to keep throwing darts in those rounds but I am less married to the picks than ever. I don’t think and org like Winnipeg can afford to give away 1st’s without getting them back in other trades. That is still the life blood that built this current team.

DeepFrickinValue said:
odds say we get a blue chip late rounder at some point. Goalies don’t count.;)
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At some point we should hit again. 🤞
 
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