Prospect Info: HFSJ '22 Draft: Michael Fisher (D) - St. Mark's/USHS (Ma) (Round 3, 76th overall)

[The Nemesis]

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[anthonyyy]

 

[hohosaregood]

Seems like the team targetted guys who they think have high long term potential but also guys who need a lot of quality development

 

[TheBeard]

Seems like the team targetted guys who they think have high long term potential but also guys who need a lot of quality development

Why not? Good time to pick these guys when you know they aren’t expected to be rushed through the system.

 

[Groo]

Sounds like a worthy gamble

 

[Levie]

Seems like the team targetted guys who they think have high long term potential but also guys who need a lot of quality development

Makes sense because the Sharks are known to be one of the best team at developing players.

 

[Herschel]

Makes sense because the Sharks are known to be one of the best team at developing players.

I get your point, however, recent AHL moves suggest this is now a major organizational focus and one that they are investing in.

 

[PacificOceanPotion]

I picked him and Lund in multiple mock draft sims. So far, this has been a major success getting Lund, Havelid and now Fisher. Good job boys

 

[Stewie Griffin]

I picked him and Lund in multiple mock draft sims. So far, this has been a major success getting Lund, Havelid and now Fisher. Good job boys

I'm curious to see how Lund does in college. Wish we got someone else in Round 1 tho

 

[PacificOceanPotion]

I'm curious to see how Lund does in college. Wish we got someone else in Round 1 tho

I’m okay with Bystedt. A lot of people griping and complaining but I trust the scouts and DW jr. If he develops into a beast, everyone will look back and have to eat crow. Every players a gamble. Might as well pick someone who has the ceiling to develop into a real stud in 2-3 years and collect multiple assets as well.

 

[hohosaregood]

I’m okay with Bystedt. A lot of people griping and complaining but I trust the scouts and DW jr. If he develops into a beast, everyone will look back and have to eat crow. Every players a gamble. Might as well pick someone who has the ceiling to develop into a real stud in 2-3 years and collect multiple assets as well.

It's really going to come down to if any one of the picks available at 11 end up being better than the combo of Bystedt, Lund, and Havelid. But even then, it doesn't feel like they maximized value on these picks.

 

[Herschel]

It's really going to come down to if any one of the picks available at 11 end up being better than the combo of Bystedt, Lund, and Havelid. But even then, it doesn't feel like they maximized value on these picks.

This is a highly flawed way of doing the analysis and almost guarantees that the Sharks made the incorrect move since you comparing the best outcome from 16 picks.

A better comparison would be to look at whomever the Sharks would have taken at 11, although we will never know who that would have been, and compare him to Bystedt, Lund, and Havelid combined.

I could also get behind the idea of looking at the players picked between 11 and 27 and then if a handful of them end up being better than Bystedt, Lund and Havelid combined call it a terrible move.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

This is a highly flawed way of doing the analysis and almost guarantees that the Sharks made the incorrect move since you comparing the best outcome from 16 picks.

A better comparison would be to look at whomever the Sharks would have taken at 11, although we will never know who that would have been, and compare him to Bystedt, Lund, and Havelid combined.

I could also get behind the idea of looking at the players picked between 11 and 27 and then if a handful of them end up being better than Bystedt, Lund and Havelid combined call it a terrible move.

Since you can never know who they would have taken at 11, you have to cast the wide net and compare it to everyone between 11 and 27 and compare it to the three they got. Even in a situation where they passed up on a single better player, if two of the three hit as solid NHL players, it's a good move. The pick value in the trade is good value but it's a matter of what you do with it.

 

[Bowie22]

Really like the potential value here

 

[hohosaregood]

Reading Steve Kournianos's draft report on him, it kind of reads like a better skating Laroque in a way. I'll post a couple excerpts when I get home.

 

[Lebanezer]

 

[themelkman]

Well thats actually awesome looking for a 3rd rounder. 17% chance at being a star is no joke

 

[DG93]

Well thats actually awesome looking for a 3rd rounder. 17% chance at being a star is no joke

Seems like the Sharks nailed the defensemen picks in the 2nd/3rd rounds in terms of upside when the probabilities of getting good players from there aren't very high. I'm a lot more disappointed in the first two picks despite them being considered "projects." This team isn't going anywhere for at least 3 years so the long-term development doesn't really matter, especially since Grier seems to be committed to building an actual development program instead of just John McCarthy and Sommer half-assing things (that comment was pretty concerning and explains their brutal track record the last decade). I'm just not a huge fan of taking projects that sounds like future middle-6 centers, I'd rather risk it on a higher upside "project" who might actually do more.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Northeastern’s Michael Fisher to join BCHL’s Penticton Vees - Black Bear Sports Group

Repost from The Hockey News Northeastern defenseman Michael Fisher has joined the Penticton Vees of the BCHL for the 2024-25 season, it was announced Thursday. Fisher, a product of Westborough, MA., just finished his freshman season with the Huskies where he had a goal and an assist for two...

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Leaving Northeastern to play an overage season in the BCHL.

 

[Patty Ice]

Northeastern’s Michael Fisher to join BCHL’s Penticton Vees - Black Bear Sports Group

Repost from The Hockey News Northeastern defenseman Michael Fisher has joined the Penticton Vees of the BCHL for the 2024-25 season, it was announced Thursday. Fisher, a product of Westborough, MA., just finished his freshman season with the Huskies where he had a goal and an assist for two...

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Leaving Northeastern to play an overage season in the BCHL.

It was reported over a month ago.

Injuries derailed his career but I'm cheering him on despite what I see as a step back. Maybe it's necessary, he is still young to salvage a career.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

It was reported over a month ago.

Injuries derailed his career but I'm cheering him on despite what I see as a step back. Maybe it's necessary, he is still young to salvage a career.

It was always a bigger gamble than I'd be willing to take, as there was no USHL sample size to judge him on against better quality competition. Injuries did hamper his development, no doubt