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

Schedule for the week:

Hershey - Tue 2/11, Sat 2/15
South Carolina - Thu 2/13, Sat 2/15, Sun 2/16

CHL:
Andrew Cristall Spokane - Tue 2/11, Fri 2/14, Sat 2/15, [Mon 2/17]

Terik Parascak Prince George - Fri 2/14, Sat 2/15, [Mon 2/17]

Patrick Thomas Brantford - Fri 2/14, Sun 2/16, [Mon 2/17]

Ilya Protas Windsor - Thu 2/13, Fri 2/14, [Mon 2/17]

Cam Allen London - Thu 2/13, Fri 2/14, [Mon 2/17]

Eriks Mateiko Rimouski - Thu 2/13, Sat 2/15, Sun 2/16

Looks like the CHL has a bunch of Monday afternoon games next week, Mateiko the only player without one.

College:
Ryan Leonard BC - Beanpot Mon 2/10 vs BU, Fri 2/14, Sat 2/15

Ryan Chesley Minn - Fri 2/14, Sat 2/15

Cole Hutson BU - Beanpot Mon 2/10 vs BC, Fri 2/14, Sat 2/15
 
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I think Hutson returns to BU but if they go Cinderella now and take Hockey East and the Natty there won't be much to return for. Yegorov gives them that chance IMO. Neither may be at BU long at this rate. That said, as dynamic and active as Hutson likes to be there should be an anticipated period of adjustment going up against grown ass men defensively. He won't be afforded the luxury of switching off now and then, nor the ability to so often stay so far forward at that.

I wonder if the idea of extending Chychrun changes somewhat with the season Hutson is having...especially since they have yet to add any real PK role for #6. He's much bigger and more stout, of course, but it at least gives them a degree of leverage should talks not progress.

Rushing him isn't their style so the spring of '26 seems like the earliest but who knows? If he and BU crushes the rest of the season he and they may need to at least think about signing and taking the next step.
 
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Langway said:
I think Hutson returns to BU but if they go Cinderella now and take Hockey East and the Natty there won't be much to return for. Yegorov gives them that chance IMO. Neither may be at BU long at this rate. That said, as dynamic and active as Hutson likes to be there should be an anticipated period of adjustment going up against grown ass men defensively. He won't be afforded the luxury of switching off now and then, nor the ability to so often stay so far forward at that.

I wonder if the idea of extending Chychrun changes somewhat with the season Hutson is having...especially since they have yet to add any real PK role for #6. He's much bigger and more stout, of course, but it at least gives them a degree of leverage should talks not progress.

Rushing him isn't their style so the spring of '26 seems like the earliest but who knows? If he and BU crushes the rest of the season he and they may need to at least think about signing and taking the next step.
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They also haven’t had a talent on D worth rushing since Carlson at 20.

Playoffs 2026 seems like a reasonable timeline. What would be interesting is if he wants to sign early.
 
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Langway said:
I think Hutson returns to BU but if they go Cinderella now and take Hockey East and the Natty there won't be much to return for. Yegorov gives them that chance IMO. Neither may be at BU long at this rate. That said, as dynamic and active as Hutson likes to be there should be an anticipated period of adjustment going up against grown ass men defensively. He won't be afforded the luxury of switching off now and then, nor the ability to so often stay so far forward at that.

I wonder if the idea of extending Chychrun changes somewhat with the season Hutson is having...especially since they have yet to add any real PK role for #6. He's much bigger and more stout, of course, but it at least gives them a degree of leverage should talks not progress.
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I think Hutson returns. He's actually been having a worse season than Lane had, and Lane returned. (Although, he's really turned it on since WJC so he could end up with comparable numbers.)

And I've been saying for a while, any deal the Caps sign with Chychrun has to either be very short or one they can move in a year or two.
 
Somehow I forgot about this game but at least I saved time not watching a loss but will still catch up on the game with a lack of NHL games. Congrats to Hutson.

Though Perreault certainly got his points this season did notice some regression compared to last season. Fell in love with his shot a bit too much where he would have passed last year with questionable results.
 
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Langway said:
I think Hutson returns to BU but if they go Cinderella now and take Hockey East and the Natty there won't be much to return for. Yegorov gives them that chance IMO. Neither may be at BU long at this rate. That said, as dynamic and active as Hutson likes to be there should be an anticipated period of adjustment going up against grown ass men defensively. He won't be afforded the luxury of switching off now and then, nor the ability to so often stay so far forward at that.

I wonder if the idea of extending Chychrun changes somewhat with the season Hutson is having...especially since they have yet to add any real PK role for #6. He's much bigger and more stout, of course, but it at least gives them a degree of leverage should talks not progress.

Rushing him isn't their style so the spring of '26 seems like the earliest but who knows? If he and BU crushes the rest of the season he and they may need to at least think about signing and taking the next step.
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Yeah, my comment was a bit tongue in cheek but certainly a possibility. I would like to see Hutson play another year of college as well. I don’t think he is an AHL guy… straight to NHL for playoffs 2026 as @CapitalsCupReality mentioned.

I don’t think Hutson should impact what we do with Chychrun. I do think it impacts an extension for Fever which is why he is a candidate to move in offseason. Or the one after which he will be a RFA and someone will trade for that and the contract is theirs. Sandin and Chychrun aren’t going anywhere and Hutson will be cost controlled for three years.
 
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I haven't really watched any BU this year outside of game highlights. Hutson seems to play like a 4th forward in what I've seen, from anyone who has watched him more, how is his defensive side of the game? Nothing stood out to me in the WJC, but that side of a defenseman's game is usually takes a bit longer to develop.
 
Nice thing is that Hutson would be eligible to play in the AHL next season at age 19 if he were to sign. So it doesn't necessarily have to be NHL or bust.

I have no idea if he'd be A) open to that, and/or B) would 'need' that professional development time.
 
DWGie26 said:
Yeah, my comment was a bit tongue in cheek but certainly a possibility. I would like to see Hutson play another year of college as well. I don’t think he is an AHL guy… straight to NHL for playoffs 2026 as @CapitalsCupReality mentioned.

I don’t think Hutson should impact what we do with Chychrun. I do think it impacts an extension for Fever which is why he is a candidate to move in offseason. Or the one after which he will be a RFA and someone will trade for that and the contract is theirs. Sandin and Chychrun aren’t going anywhere and Hutson will be cost controlled for three years.
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Not sure Fever should be let go. He is our most used defenceman on the PK and we dont really have any other LD playing PK. Sandin has 36 min and Chychrun have 5 min. TVR plays a little on both sides on the PK.

If Hutson is replacing him they will really be lacking a LD covering the PK. If not they need to test out how well Sandin or Chychrun can handle playing the PK. If Hutson comes up he will likely be more used on the PP which Chychrun have quite a lot of time on and Sandin aswell. So if Hutson is ready he fits more the profile of replacing Sandin. I think Hutson will be an improved Sandin with way more offensive skills if he is able to make it in NHL. So I would say testing the market for Sandin who is playing really well do sound more logical than Fehervary if Hutson makes it.

An NHL ready Hutson can do what Sandin does, but I dont think he can replace Fevers job to be the go to PK guy.
 
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Corby78 said:
I haven't really watched any BU this year outside of game highlights. Hutson seems to play like a 4th forward in what I've seen, from anyone who has watched him more, how is his defensive side of the game? Nothing stood out to me in the WJC, but that side of a defenseman's game is usually takes a bit longer to develop.
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Last night and during the WJC he anticipates the lead pass and takes it away from his guy as he receives it a huge % of the time, uses his stick well and is great positionally
 
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Kuz said:
Not sure Fever should be let go. He is our most used defenceman on the PK and we dont really have any other LD playing PK. Sandin has 36 min and Chychrun have 5 min. TVR plays a little on both sides on the PK.

If Hutson is replacing him they will really be lacking a LD covering the PK. If not they need to test out how well Sandin or Chychrun can handle playing the PK. If Hutson comes up he will likely be more used on the PP which Chychrun have quite a lot of time on and Sandin aswell. So if Hutson is ready he fits more the profile of replacing Sandin. I think Hutson will be an improved Sandin with way more offensive skills if he is able to make it in NHL. So I would say testing the market for Sandin who is playing really well do sound more logical than Fehervary if Hutson makes it.

An NHL ready Hutson can do what Sandin does, but I dont think he can replace Fevers job to be the go to PK guy.
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Totally agree. Sandin seems the most expendable LD we have rn and most redundant if Hutson makes the next step very soon. Not sure why ppl want to keep Sandin over Fever, who will probably come in cheaper and has frankly a more important role on this team.
 
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wickedwitch said:
I think Hutson returns. He's actually been having a worse season than Lane had, and Lane returned. (Although, he's really turned it on since WJC so he could end up with comparable numbers.)

And I've been saying for a while, any deal the Caps sign with Chychrun has to either be very short or one they can move in a year or two.
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Worse how? Production-wise he seems on par if not slightly ahead of Lane’s first season.
 
Hutson won't be replacing Sandin or Chychrun or Fehervary -- he'll be replacing Carlson.

Also, Wheeler's top 100 drafted prospects published today ($) https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6101032/2025/02/11/nhl-2025-prospects-rankings-top-100/

Caps with 7 guys, tied for first with Chicago. Hutson is a little low for me, and while I get Cristall's overall ranking I still don't understand how guys consistently rank Iginla in a tier above him. Other than that, I think everything is extremely fair. The pool has come a long way!
 
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Worse how? Production-wise he seems on par if not slightly ahead of Lane’s first season.
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Cole is at 1.08 p/g. Lane finished at 1.23. (If it matters, Lane has a February b-day as opposed to Cole's late June.) In fairness, Cole had a much more productive WJC.

But again, Cole has come on since WJC. If he keeps up his production since WJC for the rest of the season, he'll come really close to Lane's production.
 
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