Player Discussion: Daemon Hunt

[AndBoomGoesTheCannon]

Is this our first Daemon? I can't think of any...or Dante's for that matter

Severson depending if you are counting unique spellings.

 

[CBJx614]

 

[ViD]

Is he playing defensive defenseman type of game ? His lack of goals last 3 years is kinda concerning, one would think an excellent skater should be able to get the space to put the pucks on net and in the net sometimes

 

[CBJx614]

Is he playing defensive defenseman type of game ? His lack of goals last 3 years is kinda concerning, one would think an excellent skater should be able to get the space to put the pucks on net and in the net sometimes

Daemon Hunt - 2020 NHL Draft Prospect Guide - The Hockey Writers NHL Entry Draft Latest News, Analysis & More

With the NHL Draft approaching, how will Daemon Hunt continue the legacy of Moose Jaw Warriors being selected in the top-end of the draft?

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Big-bodied two-way defensemen will always have a place in the NHL. If Hunt can continue to fill out his physical form and develop his overall game, he could easily become a top-four minute-munching defenseman who finds time on the power play.

He will likely need years to grow, so whichever team drafts him must know going in that he will be a bit of a project. If given that time to develop in the AHL, however, Hunt could become, at the very least, a solid No. 5 defenseman in the NHL.

With injury slowing his 2019-20 season, you are taking at face value what Hunt did in 2018-19, when he was playing behind two very good defensemen. If it turns out that he was being carried by those players, he could be a bit of a missed pick if selected in the second round.

If he is taken in the third round, however, he has the toolkit to become an NHL starter. Patience will be key in his development but if all goes right, Hunt has the potential to be one of the steals of the 2020 NHL Draft.

Daemon Hunt

June 2023 – Hunt had an overall successful first season as a professional for the Iowa Wild posting 11 points in 59 games and adding one point in two playoff games. The former captain of the Moose Jaw Warriors of the WHL remains a highly-touted prospect with NHL potential but will need a couple

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June 2023 – Hunt had an overall successful first season as a professional for the Iowa Wild posting 11 points in 59 games and adding one point in two playoff games. The former captain of the Moose Jaw Warriors of the WHL remains a highly-touted prospect with NHL potential but will need a couple more years of seasoning before he is ready for the NHL. In 2023-24, Hunt will need to increase his point scoring potential, although he still remains a very astute defender in his own zone. Nathan Leblanc

April 2021 – With 18 games played, Moose Jaw Warriors captain Daemon Hunt continues to showcase his reliable two-way game on a young Warriors team. The 6’1″ defender currently has put up 14 pts so far in the Dub and his even-strength involvement is 33%. He’s able to move the puck effectively during a breakout out in his own zone. His goal against stat at even-strength is a bit concerning at 17 goals this season. He’s one point away from matching his point totals from last year in 10 fewer games this season and his +/- rating looks to be a lot better too from last year as well. Hunt is probably one of the best blueliners in the Wild’s system not named Calen Addison and looks to be valuable very soon. Rayan Tubeec

 

[Crede777]

Pretty sure the implication with “another Harris” is not “same exact player” but “another 6-8 guy in return for a high-end asset,” i.e. why is this the best we can apparently do, an essentially replacement-type or at least easily acquired type of player. And no, we don’t get to use “but Hunt is not a finished product” while also suggesting “Jiricek skating blah blah blah.”

That's basically where I'm at with this trade and the Laine trade. An ok GM can trade them away to either get rid of the headache or recoup some assets. An actually great GM would figure out how to solve the situation with those players without moving them and help them reach their potentials.

 

[alphafox]

That's basically where I'm at with this trade and the Laine trade. An ok GM can trade them away to either get rid of the headache or recoup some assets. An actually great GM would figure out how to solve the situation with those players without moving them and help them reach their potentials.

I agree with two major caveats. First, if in a situation like Laine the solution involves sending a bad message to the rest of the roster or causing a distraction for the roster (not saying that is what the Laine situation was, just an convenient example) then I think the move makes sense even at a distressed sale price. The Jiricek situation is emblematic of the second exception, which is when a player doesn't fit into the vision of the team due to a tools mismatch i.e. No matter how skilled someone like Gudbranson might have been you can't put him on a track team and make it work. I'm not sure if that is what happened with Jiricek (and I still generally think its a garbage return) but if the player doesn't fit the team composition plan then unless the player is a guaranteed all-star I think its acceptable to move them as long as you aren't getting fleeced.