Prospect Info: Hunter Brzustewicz: 75th Overall 2023 Draft (Kitchener) - RD
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RobertKron
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Again, I'm not even down on his season. I was responding to the idea that expectations of Brzustewicz should be tempered because he's playing the CHL, but that Lekkerimaki having 8 goals means that he's a dominant force in the SHL and is potentially an NHL first liner next season. Which like, speaking of expectations that could use some tempering...
Both players are having positive seasons, but aren't necessarily sure-things yet.
Yeah prospects need to show year to year improvements. Brew will need to improve on his defense next year and if he can do that while scoring at the same rate then we will have something special here.
Raistlin
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Oh for sure, saying they are having impressive stats and translating it to a NHL career are two separate conversations. Both are trending for at least a longer cup of tea with the big club
... Unlike say Jurmo or even Klimovich so far.
As a life long Canuck fan I have learned to temper my expectations but the prospect pool is genuinely exciting now.
Buresflyingelbow
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Pro scouting and amateur scouting seems like one of the best front offices in the league. Pounce when available seems to be the new standard.
Leading the SHL in goal scoring early on in the season is great but isn’t as quite determinative of future success in the nhl as some are hoping.
Y’all recall Nicklas Jensen?
Y’all recall Nicklas Jensen?
He played in the OHL.
Oh wait you are right, he went back in his D+1 and had pretty good stat line
He led the league in goal scoring for a while too (or was near the top) and lots of glorious projections were made.
PuckMunchkin
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Way too early to say anything at all about our revamped amateur scouting.
Amateur scouting for sure, but pro-scouting feels measurably improved. Under Benning it was so common to call it as a bad trade the moment it happened and be proved right, under current management at a minimum prices have been good and fit makes sense within the context of a bigger plan...and then on top of that they're so far playing better. Even without the latter part the first two are improvements.
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Our amateur scouting is going to look better by default because the pro organization is so vastly improved.
Abbotsford appears to have become functional. A lot of quality prospects were on great development curves before hitting the black hole of Green/Cull but now for the first time in a decade players that hit the AHL team are actually improving. Same with the big club.
Abbotsford appears to have become functional. A lot of quality prospects were on great development curves before hitting the black hole of Green/Cull but now for the first time in a decade players that hit the AHL team are actually improving. Same with the big club.
Completely agree with this logic. We really have to credit development here and not just the scouting and actual selections.
Nick Lang
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I believe Cammi Granato is in charge of player development, not amateur scouting? Also her background was pro scouting when she was scouting for Seattle. Edit: nope, you're right, her portfolio with the Canucks includes player development, amateur and pro scouting. Nevermind
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OK I’ve been focussing on him a lot more recently, especially after that shift for shift video kind of lowered my hype.
There’s something that I am noticing, that seems to be a major part of why he’s having so much success right now.
His vision with the puck is truly great, I think it might be his biggest attribute.
I think his normal kit is fine obviously needs a lot of work, but you can’t teach that vision.
There’s something that I am noticing, that seems to be a major part of why he’s having so much success right now.
His vision with the puck is truly great, I think it might be his biggest attribute.
I think his normal kit is fine obviously needs a lot of work, but you can’t teach that vision.
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Nona Di Giuseppe
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let's have these prospects make the nhl before this declaration
Buresflyingelbow
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Development and scouting are 2 different things, the pro scouting has been spot on and all theses picks in the top 3/4 rounds are tracking well.
Despite his torrid pace, Hunter Brzustewicz isn't getting a ton of love from some posters. They point to his skating, physicality and gap-control.
But it's so hard to gauge because Kitchener is a stacked team and has the puck most of the time. And most of their lineup is thinking 'offense' every time they gain possession.
But any kid who is on a 100-plus pace in his draft-pus-one year, and in a league as good as the OHL, it gets my attention.
I guess the only way we'll know for sure is when he signs his ELC and gets to Abbotsford. But if he has to return to the OHL for his 20-year old season, then the question marks might be justified.
But it's so hard to gauge because Kitchener is a stacked team and has the puck most of the time. And most of their lineup is thinking 'offense' every time they gain possession.
But any kid who is on a 100-plus pace in his draft-pus-one year, and in a league as good as the OHL, it gets my attention.
I guess the only way we'll know for sure is when he signs his ELC and gets to Abbotsford. But if he has to return to the OHL for his 20-year old season, then the question marks might be justified.
I agree…too often people think they are one and the same.
As of today Hunter B holds more value than the 75th overall pick we used on him.
That’s about all you could ask for at this point.
Our scouts helped us add a valuable asset.
strattonius
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They aren't black and white. The two have a relationship with one another. So people saying they are the same are sorta right; and people saying they are different are sorta right too.
Wry n Ginger
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We should be having the "first round pick in a re-draft?" and "steal of the draft" conversations shouldn't we? I feel like we are doing this wrong.
