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Also Wendy Marco who enables the strategy of picking prospects who are great at everything but skating.
Prospect Info: Caps Prospects General Discussion Thread - 2024-25
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Sweet. I was hoping for top 10. It’s been like what — 20yrs since we had a top 10 pipeline? Longer? I dunno
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Maybe the WHL had a down stretch; whether they're drafting well or poorly under Mahoney is dictated by the WHL guys
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my memory says that we used to make a lot of picks "off the board", goalies and obscure euros ... whereas in recent years, we have gone for the universally acknowledged bpa and faller's with upside, likely back as far as Lappy and although they haven't proven anything as yet Cristall and Hutson and even Cam Allen kinda
I guess Parascak was a bit out there, but we'll see
this coincides with our march up the prospect pool rankings also ?
I guess Parascak was a bit out there, but we'll see
this coincides with our march up the prospect pool rankings also ?
hb13xchamps
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Hershey is extremely banged up and playing like dogshit right now. Plus I’m sure he’s sulking after being demoted and watching Frank play well.
Had the same thought watching that highlight of Protas blasting past Barrie like he was standing still. Wilson was another who improved his skating immensely thanks to the Capitals development staff. It's a major edge to be able to draft talented prospects that other teams pass on for skating-related concerns.
There are a lot of pieces. Amateur scotting, pro scouts, skating and skills coaching. Caps have their type. They go after it. They also made bets that were good moves on paper and didn’t play out like Mantha. It’s nice to see that crew getting rewarded with prospects progressing.
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One of the reasons that they are in first place, is that all of their bets are paying off. The question is, how much is luck and how much is strategic planning coming to fruition?
SecretaryofDefense5
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Miro hasn’t been impressive at any level this year IMHO. Consider me a non believer.
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I wonder where we land. He have written about 6-12th place which he thinks are quite close.
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Second full season in North America and already has 39 NHL games under his belt. Was on pace for right around a point per game at the AHL level up until this bad stretch of games where the whole team is playing awful. He showed some great flashes in the Calder Cup run too. Not really willing to give up on the kid yet
The whiplash on some of these prospects who don't immediately blow you out of the water is mind boggling considering we have two obvious NHL examples of guys who broke out after slow NHL starts.
Protas 2021 - 2024 (parts of three seasons)
169 games played - 13 goals - 40 assists - 53 points
Protas 2024 - 2025 (current season only)
50 games played - 21 goals - 21 assists - 42 points
McMichael 2021 - 2022
68 games played - 9 goals - 9 assists - 18 points
McMichael 2023 - 2024 (spent most of 22-23 in the AHL except for 6 games)
80 games played - 18 goals - 15 assists - 33 points
McMichael 2024-2025 (current season)
50 games played - 17 goals - 19 assists - 36 points
Tl;dr - Please stop giving up on Miro & Lapierre early just because they have hit rough patches. Rough patches happen to all players. Remember when Ovechkin scored just 8 goals in 43 games? He has 45 goals in 70 games since.
SecretaryofDefense5
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Not giving up, I’m just not a believer until he shows more of the ability to create his own chances.
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Washington Capitals are No. 9 in 2025 NHL prospect pool rankings — The Athletic
The Capitals have remodeled their pool quickly, with quality at the top and, finally, depth into the double digits.
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I like Wheeler's stuff a lot, unlike most of the prospect guys he's actually a very good writer as well. Seems like it's a very fair assessment of the pool. I think the most interesting/controversial thing is his take on Iorio but I also don't think it's unwarranted
Washington Capitals are No. 9 in 2025 NHL prospect pool rankings — The Athletic
The Capitals have remodeled their pool quickly, with quality at the top and, finally, depth into the double digits.
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This is a pretty reasonable look at the Caps' prospects. My biggest issue is that I think Allen is getting punished by the tiny (2 game!) sample size of the WJC camp. But to be fair, I didn't watch those games, so maybe they were just that bad.Washington Capitals are No. 9 in 2025 NHL prospect pool rankings — The Athletic
The Capitals have remodeled their pool quickly, with quality at the top and, finally, depth into the double digits.
I think @kicksavedave has one for Lemay? I know he’s his biggest (only?) supporter for him, in our group
No web page for Lemay, just posters on my wall of photos I took.... while he was sleeping
Melkor
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tend to agree with this. This team needs the play drivers, whether it's centers or wingers - doesn't matter. Miroshnichenko's game just doesn't seem to have any identity. He's just somewhere out there on the ice and scores occasionally when he just happens to be around the puck. Nobody can really describe his game for an outsider to have a clue what the dude is about as a hockey player.
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AS I'm sure many have noted, Lemay is #15 on Wheeler's list, ahead of guys like Sikora, Suzdalev, Trineyev, Rybinski, Thomas and others whose names we might know.
So in all seriousness I'll credit @kicksavedave for bringing up Lemay's name here and there, seems like I at least didn't give him enough credit.
So in all seriousness I'll credit @kicksavedave for bringing up Lemay's name here and there, seems like I at least didn't give him enough credit.
I hated the Muggli pick, still hating it. Should have taken Stiga or Pulkkinen or Mews or a whole host of other people that didn't project ceiling as third pair defenders.
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Sportsnet's 2025 NHL Draft Rankings: January Edition
For the first time on his list this season, Sam Cosentino has someone unseating James Hagens at No. 1. But at least four players are making a case for the top spot, while a few other players crack the top 32 for the first time.
