Prospect Info: Caps Prospects General Discussion Thread - 2024-25

[Lou Sassole]

Goal and 2 assists. Kid just drives the play so much, in all zones.

 

[Vilica]

Schedule for the week:

Hershey - [All-Star Break], Sat 2/8
South Carolina - Tue 2/4, Sat 2/8

CHL:
Andrew Cristall Spokane - Fri 2/7, Sat 2/8

Terik Parascak Prince George - Tue 2/4, Fri 2/7, Sat 2/8

Patrick Thomas Brantford - Wed 2/5, Fri 2/7, Sat 2/8 vs Windsor

Ilya Protas Windsor - Wed 2/5, Fri 2/7, Sat 2/8 vs Brantford

Cam Allen London - Tue 2/4, Fri 2/7

Eriks Mateiko Rimouski - Wed 2/5, Fri 2/7, Sat 2/8

College:
Ryan Leonard BC - [Beanpot Mon 2/3], Fri 2/7, [Beanpot Mon 2/10 vs BU]

Ryan Chesley Minn - No Games

Cole Hutson BU - [Beanpot Mon 2/3], Fri 2/7, [Beanpot Mon 2/10 vs BC]

 

[ynotcaps]

I really appreciate all the folks running the schedules and including videos of our embarrassment of talented prospects -- thank you!!

It begs the question for me as a life-long Caps fan: have we ever been this loaded with potential difference-makers? Maybe the Young Guns era?

And I'm not discounting the fact that the World Juniors brought so much exposure, but still, that happens every year and I can't recall us ever having so many guys not just playing but being huge cogs on their respective teams. (And that's without CAN completely shitting the bed leaving AC off, among other sins.)

 

[Calicaps]

Screw BU and BC

you're a counter-jinx. BU and BC will meet in the Beanpot final next Monday.

 

[Kazer]

I really appreciate all the folks running the schedules and including videos of our embarrassment of talented prospects -- thank you!!

It begs the question for me as a life-long Caps fan: have we ever been this loaded with potential difference-makers? Maybe the Young Guns era?

And I'm not discounting the fact that the World Juniors brought so much exposure, but still, that happens every year and I can't recall us ever having so many guys not just playing but being huge cogs on their respective teams. (And that's without CAN completely shitting the bed leaving AC off, among other sins.)

The only era that compares to me is post fire sale/draft 2004. Not every player worked out, obviously, but the Caps system (after the trade deadline) had:

Top drafted prospects from '01 to '03 (no particular order):
Steve Eminger
Alexander Semin
Boyd Gordon
Eric Fehr
Maxime Daigneault
Nathan Paetsch
Johnny Oduya (too bad we never got him in a Caps sweater)

Traded prospects added from the firesale:
Fleischmann
Morrisonn
Klepis
Laich
J. Johansson
Aulin
Ouellet*

Top drafted prospects added in the 2004 draft:
Ovechkin
Schultz
Green
Bourque
Lepisto

*Not directly related to the firesale but included him here since I had nowhere else to put him. Ouellet was part of the Oates trade which was not in 2003-2004.

Ovechkin alone pushes that group ahead of our current group. However, if you subtract Ovechkin, our current group looks very strong compared to this group.

As a side note, this trip down memory lane was a fresh reminder as to how awful the Caps '05 draft was (Pokulok & Finley). Very thankful the Caps rebounded with the '06 (Backstrom, Varlamov, Neuvirth, Perreault) and '08 (Carlson, Holtby) drafts.

 

[Ridley Simon]

I really appreciate all the folks running the schedules and including videos of our embarrassment of talented prospects -- thank you!!

It begs the question for me as a life-long Caps fan: have we ever been this loaded with potential difference-makers? Maybe the Young Guns era?

And I'm not discounting the fact that the World Juniors brought so much exposure, but still, that happens every year and I can't recall us ever having so many guys not just playing but being huge cogs on their respective teams. (And that's without CAN completely shitting the bed leaving AC off, among other sins.)

Well, if you look at the pipeline in the early 80’s (I know I know I know), we have Stevens, Hatcher, Murphy, etc etc.

So it was flush. Then again in the mid 00’s and early 10’s.

And then now.

 

[Ridley Simon]

you're a counter-jinx. BU and BC will meet in the Beanpot final next Monday.

As they should. They are both much stronger programs at the moment. Northeastern has been crappy for a while, and Harvard comes and goes.

At least I will be able to say “screw B (something)!!” after they play.

 

[Calicaps]

As they should. They are both much stronger programs at the moment. Northeastern has been crappy for a while, and Harvard comes and goes.

At least I will be able to say “screw B (something)!!” after they play.

FWIW, Northeastern won it last year and 5 of the past 6.

 

[Ridley Simon]

Whoa. Maybe I need to leave 2019?

Edit — they were good in 22-23. Make the NCAA tourney.

I stand corrected!

 

[Calicaps]

Whoa. Maybe I need to leave 2019?

I wouldn't if I were you. Wish I could go back.

 

[Ridley Simon]

I wouldn't if I were you. Wish I could go back.

Oh to be 50 again

 

[Silky mitts]

I really appreciate all the folks running the schedules and including videos of our embarrassment of talented prospects -- thank you!!

It begs the question for me as a life-long Caps fan: have we ever been this loaded with potential difference-makers? Maybe the Young Guns era?

And I'm not discounting the fact that the World Juniors brought so much exposure, but still, that happens every year and I can't recall us ever having so many guys not just playing but being huge cogs on their respective teams. (And that's without CAN completely shitting the bed leaving AC off, among other sins.)

There was a point in 2010 before Carlson or Alzner graduated where they had them who were mortal lock top 4 D,, Orlov, Holtby, Mojo, Cody Eakin, they had just drafted Kuzy, Galiev, and Grubauer, there was some positivity around Mestery and Gustafsson was not yet 100% written off.

 

[Cush]

There was a point in 2010 before Carlson or Alzner graduated where they had them who were mortal lock top 4 D,, Orlov, Holtby, Mojo, Cody Eakin, they had just drafted Kuzy, Galiev, and Grubauer, there was some positivity around Anton Gustafsson and Mestery.

not sure about that

 

[Devil Dancer]

Maybe for a couple of months post draft.

That Anton pick was a spectacular bust.

 

[ynotcaps]

Maybe for a couple of months post draft.

That Anton pick was a spectacular bust.

I call those "a Dolly Parton"

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Maybe for a couple of months post draft.

That Anton pick was a spectacular bust.

Man did they flush that draft class other than Carlson and Holtby, which were home runs….what could have been….Roman Josi and Carlson would have been a sweet 1-2

Picks:
RD 1- Anton Gustafsson, C, (21st overall)
RD 1- John Carlson, D, (27th overall)
RD 2- Eric Mestery, D, (57th overall)
RD 2- Dmitri Kugryshev, RW, (58th overall)
RD 3- No 3rd-round pick
RD 4- Braden Holtby, G, (93rd overall)
RD 5- Joel Broda, C, (144th overall)
RD 6- Greg Burke, LW, (174th overall)
RD 7- Stefan Della Rovere, LW, (204th overall)

 

[Devil Dancer]

Man did they flush that draft class other than Carlson and Holtby, which were home runs….what could have been….Roman Josi and Carlson would have been a sweet 1-2

Picks:
RD 1- Anton Gustafsson, C, (21st overall)
RD 1- John Carlson, D, (27th overall)
RD 2- Eric Mestery, D, (57th overall)
RD 2- Dmitri Kugryshev, RW, (58th overall)
RD 3- No 3rd-round pick
RD 4- Braden Holtby, G, (93rd overall)
RD 5- Joel Broda, C, (144th overall)
RD 6- Greg Burke, LW, (174th overall)
RD 7- Stefan Della Rovere, LW, (204th overall)

SDR! I was rooting for that guy to make it.

 

[Misery74]

SDR! I was rooting for that guy to make it.

He had a mean streak.