Prospect Info: General Prospect Discussion Thread 2020-21

[DANOZ28]

nobody listens to me but i'd like to see boldy play boston this year & ahl next year. beckman a full year in ahl before he hits the big club. just my one cent. maybe crazy but i hope rossi plays asap big club.

 

[HotDish]

nobody listens to me but i'd like to see boldy play boston this year & ahl next year. beckman a full year in ahl before he hits the big club. just my one cent. maybe crazy but i hope rossi plays asap big club.

Whats the reason? At first I was going to guess because you want them to develop in the AHL, but it sounds like you want Rossi in the NHL which throws out that theory. In my mind with how Boldy is playing right now. He seems to be NHL ready at the end of this season (if it was a regular 82 season)

 

[MuckOG]

 

[ThatGuy22]

Must hate Kaprizov and not want to play with him.

 

[MuckOG]

Must hate Kaprizov and not want to play with him.

....or by playing and further developing in the KHL for the next few years, he could be the next Kaprizov.

 

[ThatGuy22]

....or by playing and further developing in the KHL for the next few years, he could be the next Kaprizov.

I prefer my narrative

 

[BagHead]

Guskov must be a long term play for them. He's signed for multiple years, and I'd be very surprised if he's good enough to play in the KHL right now, so this smells like a develop-and-keep-him play. They probably figure he'll be a useful player, but not NHL level. I can't say I disagree.

 

[57special]

Geez, three more years. So, the guy won't be available till the 5th year after being drafted. I know it happens, but with other prospects you at least have a chance of having him play earlier than that.

 

[thestonedkoala]

beckman a full year in ahl before he hits the big club. just my one cent.

Beckman is a long shot. I think he'll spend a few years in the AHL, but I don't know if he'll become a regular in the NHL.

Meh. Seems like Cliff Pu, buried in London depth and a lot of people thought he had potential, but never really could break out. There is a reason why he was buried.

 

[HotDish]

 

[thestonedkoala]

No surprise there that Hunt didn't make it. Though that means O'Rourke did?

 

[MuckOG]

No surprise there that Hunt didn't make it. Though that means O'Rourke did?

I think there are still more cuts to come...

 

[HotDish]

No surprise there that Hunt didn't make it. Though that means O'Rourke did?

Yeah I'm happy he was in consideration. I think he has a chance to be a real steal since his injury caused him to drop.

 

[57special]

I, and some others, thought that Hunt looked good, even though he was always going to be a longshot to make the team. Robertson kind of shocks me. The wording of the release makes me think that Covid played into one or more of the decisions.

 

[BuiumSaveUs]

Would’ve preferred Zegras down the middle. Still time for lines to change, though.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Would’ve preferred Zegras down the middle. Still time for lines to change, though.

Anybody else only seeing 1 forward line?

 

[GuerinUp]

Anybody else only seeing 1 forward line?

Thats all they need

 

[MuckOG]

I think they are only showing the one line because thats the only combination that's even written in pencil at the moment.

 

[2Pair]

Anybody else only seeing 1 forward line?

Practices are completely closed off to the media. Guys are putting info together by checking the players social media to see if there's anything there. They know about the Boldy line because Beniers did an interview and mentioned that he was skating with Boldy and Caufield.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Practices are completely closed off to the media. Guys are putting info together by checking the players social media to see if there's anything there. They know about the Boldy line because Beniers did an interview and mentioned that he was skating with Boldy and Caufield.

Ah. The mention of Zegras made me think that he wasn't playing center anywhere, which would be quite odd. I think he was just saying that he wanted Zegras centering that line. Pretty obvious now that I think about it.

 

[BuiumSaveUs]

Anybody else only seeing 1 forward line?

Wow didn’t notice that

Practices are completely closed off to the media. Guys are putting info together by checking the players social media to see if there's anything there. They know about the Boldy line because Beniers did an interview and mentioned that he was skating with Boldy and Caufield.

In the video they posted today, everyone was either wearing blue or white jerseys, except that line. They were in red. Not sure what it means, but interesting.

 

[57special]

Ran out of Jerseys?

 

[GordieGallant]

Pretty cool gear for team USA

 

[57special]

they look good, but the Finnish ones look best to me.

 

[TaLoN]

No surprise there that Hunt didn't make it. Though that means O'Rourke did?

I think there are still more cuts to come...

Yeah I'm happy he was in consideration. I think he has a chance to be a real steal since his injury caused him to drop.

I, and some others, thought that Hunt looked good, even though he was always going to be a longshot to make the team. Robertson kind of shocks me. The wording of the release makes me think that Covid played into one or more of the decisions.

Sent home because he tested positive and was deemed unfit to play.

Positive COVID test ends world junior dream for Brandon's Hunt | Winnipeg Sun

Brandon’s Daemon Hunt was one of five players sent home from the Team Canada evaluation camp in Red Deer, Alta., this week.

The 18-year-old had contracted COVID-19, and was deemed unfit to play.

The defenceman found out early in the team’s hotel quarantine, forced after positive tests by two other players shut the camp down.

“I got symptoms the day we went into self-isolation,” Hunt told the Winnipeg Sun from his Brandon home, Wednesday. “I only had a sore throat for a couple of days, and that was about it.”

Hunt learned of his positive test on the second day of isolation.

But as the rest of the Team Canada hopefuls ended their 14-day quarantine on Monday, he and four others received a phone call that’ll stick in their throats for a long time.

“For the opportunity to be taken away from me over a phone call was really disappointing,” Hunt said. “It didn’t sit with me very well. Having the opportunity to play in that tournament in front of your whole country is something else. After the phone call I was gone out of there in two hours.

“It’s going to sting for the rest of my life.”