Prospect Info: Caps Top Prospects General Discussion Thread Vol. 2 - 2021-22

[DWGie26]

I love that competitive spirit and confidence. I feel like Lapierre has it too. They just believe they are meant for the next level. Will do what it takes to get there. I hope both of them are full timers next season.

 

[Cush]

Think Perrault's stick prevented Leonard's shot from crossing the line . Looks like he knocked back out

 

[Silky mitts]

Think Perrault's stick prevented Leonard's shot from crossing the line . Looks like he knocked back out

Filthy curl and drag

BC took down the tweet

 

[Holtbyisms]

Hope he gets some games this year. He deseves it, but right now it will be hard to get in the lineup. Pretty happy with all players except Kuznetsov.

I actually think he's be more impactful than Lappy right now. Lappy needs to go back to Hershey. I'm guessing that's the plan if/when Patches comes back.

 

[bacchist]

I wouldn't mind giving Dube a look. God knows we could use some finish.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

 

[Langway]

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No Cristall for selection camp.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

That’s kind of surprising seeing the hype some posters have for him

 

[trick9]

Hope that puts some extra motivation into him to finish top of the CHL scoring chart and make the NHL next season.

Sitting at 2PPG... this doesn't really lower my opinion of him. He isn't really the only one missing from that roster.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

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No Cristall for selection camp.

Not even a sniff….laaaaame.

 

[IafrateOvie34]

Not even a sniff….laaaaame.

That kind of stuff makes a hungry person hungrier.

 

[bacchist]

From EP Rinkside's write-up:

Beyond that, you're left with a group that is undoubtedly talented but doesn't necessarily jump off the page as the tournament favourites, by any stretch of the imagination. And when you're dealing with a talent pool as deep as Canada's, the logical conclusion from that point can only be that they've left a significant amount of talent behind in the pursuit of accommodating role players – the usual trap for Canada.

a bit further down...

Staying out west, I'm not necessarily surprised to see them left off Canada's preliminary camp roster, but Riley Heidt and Andrew Cristall are two names that will be brought up if this team struggles to score at any point in the tournament. They are second and third in points per game among WHL skaters as of this writing, and each was a part of last year's bronze medal-winning group at the U18s in Switzerland.

So it sounds like more of a matter of their team building philosophy than anything else. It surely doesn't imply that Cristall isn't one of the best young offensive talents in the pool.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

That kind of stuff makes a hungry person hungrier.

Aye….we hope!

From EP Rinkside's write-up:

a bit further down...

So it sounds like more of a matter of their team building philosophy than anything else. It surely doesn't imply that Cristall isn't one of the best young offensive talents in the pool.

It just implies that they didn’t need him, that other offensive players were more coveted….and that’s disappointing.

 

[bacchist]

It just implies that they didn’t need him, that other offensive players were more coveted….and that’s disappointing.

I mean, if he was one of the most coveted players, he wouldn't have dropped to #40 overall and we wouldn't have him. Most of those guys were drafted higher and/or are older than him. I'm no less stoked on him because he was overlooked for this. If he continues to produce like he has been, I'd be shocked if he wasn't on the team next year.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

I mean, if he was one of the most coveted players, he wouldn't have dropped to #40 overall and we wouldn't have him. Most of those guys were drafted higher and/or are older than him. I'm no less stoked on him because he was overlooked for this. If he continues to produce like he has been, I'd be shocked if he wasn't on the team next year.

That (draft) was then…this is now. Seems like his current performance warrants it but whatever….

 

[bacchist]

That (draft) was then…this is now. Seems like his current performance warrants it but whatever….

I would be disappointed too, if I was a Canada fan

 

[usiel]

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No Cristall for selection camp.

I assume he's eligible next year?

 

[Vilica]

Born Feb 05, so yep, makes the cutoff (players born before Jan 1 are the ones that are not eligible).

 

[Langway]

No Suzdalev either.

 

[trick9]

No Suzdalev either.

Not surprised.

I wonder if he regrets going back to Sweden already. His start has not been great...

 

[bacchist]

No Suzdalev either.

Looks like they mostly drew from the SHL, which is the top tier Swedish pro league and pretty close to the AHL. Suzdalev is playing in HockeyAllsvenskan, which is closer to the ECHL.

Suzy is also off to a slow start, with only 3 points in 7 games and less than 10 minutes of ice time in the past couple games. Not sure what is going on there, but I sure hope he gets it together soon.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

It’s official….our guys suck!

Go Team USA.

 

[Rayquaza64]

Not surprised.

I wonder if he regrets going back to Sweden already. His start has not been great...

his choices were either go back to sweden, go to the whl, or stay on the bench in hershey/go to the echl. not many great choices!

 

[HTFN]

his choices were either go back to sweden, go to the whl, or stay on the bench in hershey/go to the echl. not many great choices!

Seemed like a no brainer to go to the WHL though, and work on being a main threat and not a Bedard side piece.

 

[AlexModvechkin8]

Seemed like a no brainer to go to the WHL though, and work on being a main threat and not a Bedard side piece.

Him and Bedard spent most of the season on separate lines. I don’t mean that to say he shouldn’t have gone back to the W but his production last year was not just a result of playing with Bedard.