Oh I absolutely agree. In another thread I said they need to get more prospects up. I guess I would say that I think the management issue is more Yzerman not moving them up, and not so much poor drafting.
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Oh I absolutely agree. In another thread I said they need to get more prospects up. I guess I would say that I think the management issue is more Yzerman not moving them up, and not so much poor drafting.
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Outside of berggren and Ed, nobody else deserves a call up. Kasper looks terrible, and Lombardi/Hanas/Mazur are middling. Soderblom looks bad. Johansson and Wallinder are treading water at this level. It’s not a good look for our future.
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Yeah I don't agree with Berggy and Ed being down. Both are NHLers and have passed the overripening phase. I can get Ed starting the 1st month in GR with the off season surgery, but he should have been up no later than the beginning of Dec as he showed he was up to pace. Berggy in GR is a waste because he is gaining nothing and all it does is kill his potential trade value. If he isn't in Yzerman's plans long term, I can understand that, but he should have been dealt in the offseason.
With that said I'm not super upset with the drafting. Kasper is coming off pretty major surgery and is new to NA. He may have a more middling NHL season. Rarely do you see successful SHL players not make it in the NHL unless there is a size issue. That is not the case with Kasper. I love what I saw from Danielson in the pre-season vs NHL opponents. I'm not going to be concerned until he looks lousy next pre-season at camp. Its been a disappointing year so far for our prospects out of ASP, but not a oh god the wheels have fallen off and we'll never be good again one either.
I would have liked to see a few more skill gambles in the draft but I feel like we'll really start to see that in this upcoming draft or two. Stevie has built out a good portion of the future team. If he can hit on a skilled forward or two then we can take off quickly. They are usually the players that take the least amount of time develop and can make an impact right away. Two way centers and dman often take more time to develop their games.
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Kasper missed off season training, all the players who has missed off season training has said that will ruin the whole season completely. This season will be bad for Kasper but hopefully he stays and has good training next off season. Most of the kids his age are just starting their pro careers, have some patience and give him time.
Mazur also had a injury at the start of the season but his season has been disappointment so far. Last season he had 6 points in 6 games and nearly a PPG player in college, 5 goals and 2 assists in 5 games at the U20 worlds. Board battle machine at the men's worlds, this is just growing pains. Im not worried about Mazur one bit.
Wallinder has been a long term project ever since he was drafted, back in 2020 i said that earliest you could expect Wallinder fight for NHL spot is 5 years from now. This is year 4, Wallinder will be better next year. He's a slow learner but the main thing is that he is learning. Lombardi has just started his pro career and he is still built like 14-year old, again it's better to patient and give him more time.
Hanas had a good start last season but then got injured and missed rest of the season. I was expecting better than this, he is not looking good. Is the injury still a factor? Time will tell which direction he goes. Söderblom has been biggest disappointment, i was expecting him to be one of the leaders in GR. He is signed for next season, like in Hanas case next season will be more decisive than this.
I never been very high on Johansson, i don't see him being that great prospect as many others do. I think he is performing as expected, on a pace of 29 points. And +7 at the moment, it's not that bad.
Shiny new toy-syndrome must be one helluva drug or what ever is the reason why people are so impatient with prospects. It takes more than just skill to make in NHL. Wise man once said, "it's not enough anymore to just be a professional hockey player, you have to be a professional athelete". Nutrition, rest, training, mental side. It's a marathon, not a sprint.
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I'd bring up Ed - AlJo to be our 2nd pairing. Chia-Ghost can be 3rd and whoever we can't get rid of can be #7.
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Johansson is destined to be the "throw in" in a trade that ends up being some other team's Walman.
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I hate it when they link a video that shows nothing. I wanted a replay, I was wondering if ZAR actually did something useful for once.
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Griffins looking good tonight against Chicago. Sure, Chicago is a weaker team, but I like what I've seen from the kids. Doucet is noticeable out there, hope to see him on this team full-time.
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One game doesn't change anything, Helm scored a hat trick once. That did not turn him into McDavid.
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What's even more amazing is that he converted on a breakaway.
Well.. ok then he’s a bust. It’s too bad cause he had a great year last year in Sweden. And he’s so young , he could be playing in the world juniors right now. I guess that injury he got at the end of last year must have done him in. I see he got another assist last night on the empty netter. Why would they have put him out there in a critical defensive situation
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Just let the kid develop, I expected more as well after his one NHL game but everyone doesn't progress the same.
You all would've given up on the Byfield types.
You all would've given up on the Byfield types.
Tuo has looked pretty solid the last four games both defensively and offensively. I think he has better puck and passing skills than Wallinder. I really like how he is moving the puck. We shall see how far his mobility takes him though.
Good to hear. His mobility can’t be any worse than a couple of our present dmen.
Nice to hear he’s doing well. He can’t be much worse than a couple of our present guys
Once again my reply disappeared and then reappeared after I rewrote it. My apologies. I think my phone needs a timeout
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Byfield was 3 times the player on draft day Kasper was
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