Prospect Info: Caps Top Prospects General Discussion Thread - 2024
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I think Leonard was more NHL ready than Smith but a reminder that young guys have a tough time hacking it in the NHL. This nugget was in an article in The Athletic this morning.
Will Smith was a healthy scratch against the Kings on Thursday night and for good reason: He does not look NHL-ready at the moment. The Sharks have done their part to shelter him with the easiest usage on the team, but through six games he has zero points and is sporting one of the lowest xG rates on the team. Some AHL seasoning might be what’s best for San Jose’s prized prospect.
Will Smith was a healthy scratch against the Kings on Thursday night and for good reason: He does not look NHL-ready at the moment. The Sharks have done their part to shelter him with the easiest usage on the team, but through six games he has zero points and is sporting one of the lowest xG rates on the team. Some AHL seasoning might be what’s best for San Jose’s prized prospect.
Has anyone been watching Ilya Protas closely? Looks like we just got a steal this past draft...
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Prefacing this with I haven't seen him play.. Promising stats, but he's playing with Greentree who is certainly no slouch. That team is relatively stacked across the board. I can't help but think of Burakovsky with McDavid and Suzdalev with Bedard.
Between Leonard's slow start at BC and Smith, I'm wondering if Leonard belongs in the AHL next year.
Burakovsky would be a great result for younger Protas, but I agree that Suzdalev is the cautionary tale. It's a reminder to be excited but also not to go overboard.
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Oh yeah, definitely no question, that kind of NHL output for a 3rd round pick would be great. And though I sort of implied a different meaning, it wasn't intended.
My post was intended to be more of just a reference to how Junior stats can be inflated by playing with highly skilled linemates, and they can look more skilled than they are. It can be tough to tell if, for example, a guy is a great passer or if his passee just has really high hockey IQ and skill at accepting passes and acting on them.
wickedwitch
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And never mind.... Luchanko just got sent back to Guelph, so they should get better.
BTW, Leonard's sample size has been 3 games. He's been very good, just snake bitten.
Can confirm he's had ridiculous chances with no puck luck so far.
Cristall already into the top 15 in points(only 5 off the league lead), in half the games played as the other leaders. If he keeps up this PPG rate he'll easily surpass everyone and finish as the scoring leader by a mile.
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Meanwhile, Protas is 6th in the OHL in PPG (4th if you don’t count the two guys with 1 GP)
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Not to disparage him too much and it's a tiny sample size, but Iginla had 1 point in 3 games before Cristall came back.
Probably 3 additional games. If he stays healthy that still puts him a mile ahead of everybody.
