Isles Prospect Talk 2020-21 Pt. II

[SI90]

He's not going to get top 6 minutes unless they have a lot of injuries, Liiga isn't a development league.

Or he earns it. Doesn’t happen often in Liiga, SHL, and KHL for young guys to get top minutes but it does happen.

 

[thedonger]

You are a veteran presence who we need here on gamedays. I can always tell how the Isles are going to do based on what you have for a pregame meal.

He's Korean Chara.

 

[scott99]

Hopefully this’ll be Raty’s last year in Finland. It’s not gonna help his development or confidence playing 11 minutes a game.

 

[TMI]

Playing 11 mins in his first game over there is NOT a big deal... if it doesn't go up by Xmas, then we can talk about it. If the end of the year comes and it's still in that range, then we can rant and rave about a wasted year.

But it's game one.. after lots of travel.. Let's see how it evolves before diving for the panic button.

 

[The Real JT]

Kärpät lost 4-3 against KooKoo. Aatu Räty played 11.30 min, no points. -1.

Bust

Wakey wakey Lou!

 

[LeapOnOver]

I acknowledge that that's probably the case with MVS and PW (and I'm sure you've seen them more than me) but I still keep them in the back of my head because of the "ya never know" factor. If the team still keeps them around and has them in BP, its always possible that they can develop. Getting more and more unlikelier (is that even a word?) as they get older but some players develop later and sometimes it takes a random opportunity for them to all of a sudden show that they belong. But if we somehow have a rash of injuries and guys 8-10 on our D depth chart get a shot, who knows what happens?

It's not a word. You are using the comparative form which is more unlikely. Just take out that er ending you put on and you are all good.

 

[Wanderson]

Kärpät played tonight. Aatu Räty didn’t play. No injury or illness, he was benched.

 

[SRBisles]

Kärpät played tonight. Aatu Räty didn’t play. No injury or illness, he was benched.

Get this kid to the Bridge ASAP

 

[Wanderson]

Get this kid to the Bridge ASAP

Bridgeport is like a graveyard for offensive talent. If the situation doesn’t get better I hope the Isles can loan him to another European team.

 

[BarzyClub]

Kärpät played tonight. Aatu Räty didn’t play. No injury or illness, he was benched.

I bet Lou is trying to get him traded to another team in Liiga.

Get this kid to the Bridge ASAP

he’d most likely be our 2nd best C there.

 

[Wanderson]

I bet Lou is trying to get him traded to another team in Liiga.

he’d most likely be our 2nd best C there.

Let’s wait and see. I thought it was a bad idea when I heard that he was going to attend the camp and miss nine games. The other drafted players in Kärpät never joined their camps.

It seems like the decision put him in a bad spot, and he got to work hard and show the coach that he is good enough for the team (Kärpät was top of the league without Räty). Hopefully he is back in the line up by next week.

 

[Mara]

Let’s wait and see. I thought it was a bad idea when I heard that he was going to attend the camp and miss nine games. The other drafted players in Kärpät never joined their camps.

It seems like the decision put him in a bad spot, and he got to work hard and show the coach that he is good enough for the team (Kärpät was top of the league without Räty). Hopefully he is back in the line up by next week.

Definitely. It was probably good for him to get acquainted with the NHL world but it was pretty bad for him for this season. He had a weak game after coming back and was scratched, and the team went on to win the following two games. This coaching staff seems to like the idea of keeping the winning roster and his competition has been stepping up as well. He has his work cut out for him to become a permanent member of the roster but he'll get his opportunity soon enough. Center is a tough role to play for sure, especially for someone so young.

 

[Mavericknyc1980]

Berg two games two goals already.

 

[scott99]

Berg two games two goals already.

Helluva one timer !

 

[xECK29x]

I'll get the prospect charts back going soon.

 

[The Real JT]

William Dufour 2 goals in 2 games.

First one was a tap in on a cross ice pass. The other was a nice wrister between the dots on a stretch pass from his goalie during a PP.

You can scroll through the recent scores to find the highlight clips on the Q website.

Saint John Sea Dogs – Official site of the Saint John Sea Dogs

 

[Kevin27NYI]

I think that kids gonna be a player. Size and scoring ability. Wonder how he is in front of the net.

 

[The Real JT]

I think that kids gonna be a player. Size and scoring ability. Wonder how he is in front of the net.

I watched most of his goals from last year on the Q site. No surprise, he looked great and as you know he’s a big boy.

Maybe you see what you you want to see but some of those goals showed next level skill.

Can’t wait to see what he does against better competition.

 

[Mavericknyc1980]

Dufour another goal.

 

[SI90]

I was never a fan of Holmstrom pick but I’m rooting for him. Button compared him to Vrana. That would be alright by me.

 

[Chapin Landvogt]

I was never a fan of Holmstrom pick but I’m rooting for him. Button compared him to Vrana. That would be alright by me.

Fortunately, we are in no rush to have either on the Island.

They can mature and ripen accordingly.

 

[xECK29x]

Initial post for 2021-22 season

+ = on IR or just hurt

PLAYER	POS	ACQUIRED	HFB RANK	TEAM	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/-
Noah Dobson	D	2018 round 1 #12	1	New York Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oliver Wahlstrom	RW/LW	2018 round 1 #11	2	New York Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	0
Samuel Bolduc	D	2019 round 2 #57	3	Bridgeport Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aatu Raty	C	2021 round 2 #52	4	Oulun Karpat	1	0	0	0	0	0
Robin Salo	D	2017 round 2 #46	5	Bridgeport Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bode Wilde	D	2018 round 2 #41	6	Vasterviks IK	0	0	0	0	0	0
Simon Holmstrom	RW/LW	2019 round 1 #23	7	Bridgeport Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kieffer Bellows	LW	2016 round 1 #19	8	New York Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	0
William Dufour	RW	2020 round 5 #152	9	Saint John Sea Dogs	5	3	2	5	4	1
+ Ruslan Iskhakov	C/RW	2018 round 2 #43	10	Adler Mannheim	1	0	0	0	0	1
Sebastian Aho	D	2017 round 5 #139	11	New York Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	0
Anatoli Golyshev	LW/RW	2016 round 4 #95	12	Bridgeport Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Jefferies	LW	2019 round 4 #121	13	Merrimack College	2	0	1	1	2	1
Reece Newkirk	C	2019 round 5 #147	13	Bridgeport Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	0
Otto Koivula	C/LW	2016 round 4 #120	14	Bridgeport Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	0
Grant Hutton	D	FA	15	Bridgeport Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alexander Ljungkrantz	LW	2020 round 3 #90	19	* Brynas IF	4	0	0	0	0	-2
				Brynas IF J20	6	2	1	3	0	0
Matias Rajaniemi	D	2020 round 6 #183	20	Lehden Pelicans	10	0	1	1	4	-2
Collin Adams	LW/C	2016 round 6 #170	HM1	Bridgeport Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cameron Berg	C	2021 round 4 #125	HM2	Univ. of Nebraska Omaha	4	2	0	2	0	2
Blade Jenkins	LW/C	2018 round 5 #134	HM3	Bridgeport Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	0
Arnuand Durandeau	LW	2017 round 6 #165	HM4	Bridgeport Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aleksi Malinen	D	2021 round 6 #189	HM5	JYP	3	0	0	0	0	-3
				* JYP U20	6	1	6	7	2	5
Eetu Liukas	LW	2021 round 5 #157		* TPS	7	0	0	0	8	1
				TPS U20	5	5	4	9	4	0
Ben Mirageas	D	2017 round 3 #77		Providence College	3	1	0	1	4	2
Christian Krygier	D	2018 round 7 #196		Michigan State Univ.	2	0	1	1	6	1
Jacob Pivonka	C	2018 round 4 #103		Univ. of Notre Dame	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tomas Machu	D	2021 round 7 #221		* HC Vitkovice	8	0	0	0	2	-2
				Draci Sumperk	1	0	1	1	0	1
Logan Cockerill	LW	2017 round 7 #201		Boston Univ.	2	0	0	0	0	-2
GOALIES					GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
Tristan Lennox	G	2021 round 3 #93	17	Saginaw Spirit	0	0	0	0	0
Jakub Skarek	G	2018 round 3 #72	17	Bridgeport Islanders	0	0	0	0	0
Henrik Tikkanen	G	2020 round 7 #214		Kalpa	2	4.95	.765	0	0-2-0
				* MoDo Hockey	1	3.00	.923	0	1-0-0

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[xECK29x]

I can't f***ing stand the new table format. That was the most painful thing I've ever done on this forum.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Dufour is off to a good start with SJ. Big kid, looks like he may have a decent pair of 3rd line hands. Wish they posted the goal where it was described as a cannon shot. Lee type goal here instead.

 

[The Real JT]

Dufour with 2 more goals tonight and a shootout goal in a 5-4 OT loss. No video posted yet.