Prospect Info: Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)/Maine Mariners (ECHL) Thread: Part XIII

[eco's bones]

Over the course of the season Hartford's roster has been pretty depleted. We have Chytil, DiGiuseppe and Shesterkin. They never got Gauthier either. Nieves has been out for a while. I think he came back to play on Friday and didn't play on Saturday or Sunday. Gettinger and Rykov are hurt and Andersson left and we traded Joey Keane.

Right now we have a bunch of guys on either AHL contracts or who would be in the ECHL if our roster was more stable.

As for yesterday consider 3 games on the road in 2 and a half days. Lettieri and Geertsen get tossed early. So it's a short roster for the rest of the night. As for Lettieri shooting too much --well Hartford's only got 4 guys with over 100 shots on goal this year and Gettinger's out and DiGiuseppe's with the Rangers. That leaves Lettieri and Beleskey. It's not an offensive team and it's been gutted.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

ATO: Miller, Barron, Wall, Gross
PTO: Lundkvist, Pajuniemi
On loan: Reunanen, Lias
NHL: Howden, Gauthier

These are the possible reinforcements for the Wolf Pack. I wonder how many of these will actually join them for the post season.

 

[JimmyG89]

ATO: Miller, Barron, Wall, Gross
PTO: Lundkvist, Pajuniemi
On loan: Reunanen, Lias
NHL: Howden, Gauthier

These are the possible reinforcements for the Wolf Pack. I wonder how many of these will actually join them for the post season.

They've got to make the playoffs first. At this rate, they'll get passed up before the reinforcements even get to the team.

 

[romba]

I would even say that he doesn’t make decisions with the puck, which is more of a problem than making bad decisions.

Some guys plays like the end boards is magnetic and always make plays to get their ASAP. I think in today’s game that it is much more important to always have your head up and evaluate if you should go to the net or not, and if it’s not, to create situations in which it is. Howden does not, he goes in one direction only. Many coaches would find that very problematic but DQ doesn’t.

However, I personally think that Kreider at the same age was much more under the ice than Howden, for example. Howden seems to be a great kid and he has those galloping legs. I would be surprised if he didn’t improve in these areas over the coming years.

Howden has 0 balance ESPECIALLY with the puck on his stick, he ends up on his ass every shift. Chytil was like that last year and has made some strides to improve on this, hopefully Howden improves. If he can correct that he can be a hockey player for us.

I find he generally has decent plans until there's any physical contact, at which point it's over for him and his line and they have to play defense which nobody wants to see lol

Edit: KK also had trouble with this but has grown alot from the beginning of the season and has gotten much shiftier despite his lack of strength at 18-19. Very encouraging for him!

 

[RGY]

Will he get minutes with Hartford?

 

[Ola]

Will he get minutes with Hartford?

I would bet on it, they have an opening at RD.

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

Wonder if Drew O'Connor may be next. He's a local kid from New Jersey.

 

[Rongomania]

One of the stagehands at work and I are def making a drunken journey to Wolfpack playoff hockey.

 

[NYR Viper]

So who’s got the low down on this kid?

 

[JimmyG89]

Wonder if Drew O'Connor may be next. He's a local kid from New Jersey.

 

[cwede]

Will he get minutes with Hartford?

kinda cool, he came up thru Wolfpack 'system' ....

Zach Giuttari Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com

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2014-15	The Loomis Chaffee School “C”	USHS-Prep	27	6	12	18
	Connecticut Wolf Pack U18	ECEL U18	31	2	9	11
2015-16	Chilliwack Chiefs	BCHL	54	8	9	17
2016-17	Brown Univ.	NCAA	25	0	3	3
2017-18	Brown Univ.	NCAA	31	5	11	16
2018-19	Brown Univ. “A”	NCAA	34	7	13	20
2019-20	Brown Univ. “C”	NCAA	31	4	11	15

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[RangersFan1994]

Will NYR sign Nick Jones??

 

[RGY]

So the Wolfpack could be adding the following over the next week;

Guiattari
Khodorenko
Miller

Looks like it might be a few weeks before you see Barron

 

[cozandeffect]

So the Wolfpack could be adding the following over the next week;

Guiattari
Khodorenko
Miller

Looks like it might be a few weeks before you see Barron

End of March, early April at the absolute earliest for Barron. Hopefully longer.

 

[JimmyG89]

Huska sent to the ECHL. Not a good look for him at this point, but maybe he can build some confidence at that level for a little bit.

 

[RGY]

What the hell happened to Huska??

 

[RGY]

End of March, early April at the absolute earliest for Barron. Hopefully longer.

I see Cornell was the top of their conference / league.

Are they destined to go deep in the Frozen Four?

 

[nyr2k2]

I see Cornell was the top of their conference / league.

Are they destined to go deep in the Frozen Four?

I think they should. They're one of the top five teams in the country, IMO.

 

[cozandeffect]

I see Cornell was the top of their conference / league.

Are they destined to go deep in the Frozen Four?

I hope so. This is definitely the best team they've had since 03 the last time they went.

 

[RGY]

I think they should. They're one of the top five teams in the country, IMO.

I think that will be just as good for Barron’s development to get that experience and exposure.

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

Or that

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

Is Khodorenko THE prize of the college free agents?

 

[Osminator]

I hope G Tyler Wall will sign a ATO/PTO (whatever is appropriate for his status), because with Huska down in Maine, the Pack have a choice of a Jean-Francois and a regular Francois lol

 

[Edge]

What the hell happened to Huska??

It's like watching a pitcher whose mechanics are all off.

The guy I saw earlier this season, looked like he had an NHL future. But his positioning, control and play the last six weeks has been getting progressively worse.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Hartford and Maine will definitely get some fresh blood in the next 6 months, wonder how it will translate for the teams.

Just looking at the Rangers contracts they have Beleskey, Gropp, Leedahl, Fontaine, Fogarty, Nieves, Lettieri, O'Regan, Crawley, Raddysh and Ebert all are free agents

Of that group I'd bring back Fontaine, Fogarty, Nieves, Lettieri and Raddysh. The rest I'd left walk in UFA or go untendered

And they're going to bring in/potentially bring in Wall, Miller, Khodorenko, Barron, Lundkvist, Pajuniemi, Reunanen and whoever else they sign and acquire in the summer

Should be fun to see