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Prospect Info: Hershey Bears/South Carolina Stingrays 2023-24 Seasons | Hershey 13x (and Defending) Champions Edition

tough homestand. They have a long season as well. Still in first place. Will almost surely make the playoffs. they are deep with deployable talent. But they definitely need to find some chemistry which has been missing all year.
 
Frank and Bear named to the All-Star Game.
DWGie26 said:
tough homestand. They have a long season as well. Still in first place. Will almost surely make the playoffs. they are deep with deployable talent. But they definitely need to find some chemistry which has been missing all year.
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If you wanna get REAL technical, they're in third place by points percentage, as Charlotte and WBS somehow still have 5-6 less games played. Obviously that won't matter by the end of the season when everyone's played the same number of games. But you're right that they'd have to completely implode to miss the playoffs, especially given that the expanded POs with the qualifying round exists.
 
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The Bears were exciting to watch the last two years, this is just disappointing watching a bunch of dudes skate around with zero chemistry. Making the playoffs won't even matter if this team doesn't find some kind of flow.
 
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Bears win 4-3 in OT. They were down 0-3 entering the third period. Goals: Ness, Dube, Saulnier, Limoges. Good to see them on the RIGHT side of this for a change!
 
Side note:

Hershey really needs to fix their stupid app. The notifications haven’t worked correctly since last year and my iPhone is fully updated. Some games I don’t get notifications at all and other games, like last night, I get notifications an hour after the game has finished.
 
This is a fun lineup for the Bears tonight. Iorio back on the blue line with Ness. Miro and Lappy on same line. Rybinski at center (which i prefer).

Vecchione with first goal.

 
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4-2 win for the Bears. Vecchione completes the hat trick with an empty netter. Two powerplay goals as well for Hershey! Still only one regulation loss on the road this season. If they were above average at home, they'd be tip-top of the league again.

Ovechkins Wodka said:
Bears fans... Can you tell me how much CMM and Protas played with Frank these past 3 seasons? Thanks
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Not much, I don't think. Frank started that year on the third line with Lapierre and was on the first line with Sgarbossa and Vecchione. By the playoffs, Protas was on the third line with Lapierre and Anas, and McMichael was on the second line with Snively and Pilon. 22-23 was the only season all three were on the team for any extended period.
 
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Hershey dominated this one start to finish. Good to see, as Belleville is completely depleted. Could have very easily been 10 or 11-1 but Hershey hit at least 5 or 6 posts and missed an open net or two.
 
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Miro has points in three straight (including a goal last night) and is always physically engaged. His assist Friday night was a laser on the powerplay that was tipped by Limoges. My biggest gripe with him is he had two point blank chances from the slot last night that he couldn't bury. Lappy's points are a bit more bunched up but he's still close to a point per game, although he hasn't scored a goal yet. I admittedly did expect him to be producing a little more than he has, but he hasn't looked bad or anything when I've watched. How good are you guys expecting them to be? Aucoin/Giroux levels of AHL production?
 
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Strawberry Fields said:
Miro has points in three straight (including a goal last night) and is always physically engaged. His assist Friday night was a laser on the powerplay that was tipped by Limoges. My biggest gripe with him is he had two point blank chances from the slot last night that he couldn't bury. Lappy's points are a bit more bunched up but he's still close to a point per game, although he hasn't scored a goal yet. I admittedly did expect him to be producing a little more than he has, but he hasn't looked bad or anything when I've watched. How good are you guys expecting them to be? Aucoin/Giroux levels of AHL production?
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Thanks for the observations. I was just going off the stat line.

As far as expectations, Miro was projected to be a 25 to 30 goal scorer and top six NHL forward. His production at both levels seems underwhelming for that projection. Maybe it’s just time to alter expectations.

I would expect Lappy to easily be a point per game player at the AHL and nothing seems to be coming naturally for him. Again, maybe it’s time to change expectations for him to something more realistic.
 
It’s great to have some true prospect talent in Hershey. I like the vets, don’t get me wrong. But great to have a bunch of 23 and younger players who can jump up. The Bears will get younger next year as a lot of prospects are coming.

Right now, Bears have won 4 in a row. Solid last 10 games (4th most points in last 10). Second in points and point % behind Calgary. Just beat the second best team in East (Rochester). Miro and Lappy have been contributors while their development continues.
 
Melkor said:
They seem to be not that good, simple as that. Both should be candidates for a trade if Caps are looking to make a splash.
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The same could have been said for Protas and McMichael prior to this season. Neither was producing the way they are now.
The Capitals have the luxury of being stacked up top with guys who are meshing well and producing points on a game to game basis.
This means they can let Miro and Lappy develop and mature in the A for as long as they need. Much like the old Red Wings used to do with great success with their prospects.
Todd Nelson seems to be doing a fine job of producing NHL quality players who eventually reach their full potential in the Caps lineup. Some... like Pro, McMikey, and Ethen Frank just take a bit longer to get there.
I personally hope the Caps let them mature in Hershey this season along with Vincent Iorio, and then bring them up full time next season when they'll need those cheap contracts to offset the bags they'll be handing Thompson and Chychrun.
 
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AllAlphas said:
The same could have been said for Protas and McMichael prior to this season. Neither was producing the way they are now.
The Capitals have the luxury of being stacked up top with guys who are meshing well and producing points on a game to game basis.
This means they can let Miro and Lappy develop and mature in the A for as long as they need. Much like the old Red Wings used to do with great success with their prospects.
Todd Nelson seems to be doing a fine job of producing NHL quality players who eventually reach their full potential in the Caps lineup. Some... like Pro, McMikey, and Ethen Frank just take a bit longer to get there.
I personally hope the Caps let them mature in Hershey this season along with Vincent Iorio, and then bring them up full time next season when they'll need those cheap contracts to offset the bags they'll be handing Thompson and Chychrun.
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One notable difference is that McMichael and Protas were creating more at the NHL level during their NHL stints. I think Lappy could very well end up being a top six player but I have doubts about Miro. He simply doesn’t drive enough of the play at either the AHL or NHL level IMHO.
 
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