Isles Prospect Talk 2020-21 Pt. II

[xECK29x]

+ = 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	15	0	4	4	4	1
Oliver Wahlstrom	RW/LW	2018 round 1 #11	2	New York Islanders	17	5	0	5	12	-2
Samuel Bolduc	D	2019 round 2 #57	3	Bridgeport Islanders	16	0	0	0	8	-5
Aatu Raty	C	2021 round 2 #52	4	Oulun Karpat	6	0	1	1	2	1
				* Jukurit	7	4	3	7	2	5
				Finland U20 (all)	11	7	13	20	4	1
Robin Salo	D	2017 round 2 #46	5	Bridgeport Islanders	14	2	6	8	0	-1
				* New York Islanders	4	0	0	0	0	-4
Bode Wilde	D	2018 round 2 #41	6	Vasterviks IK	16	1	5	6	2	0
Simon Holmstrom	RW/LW	2019 round 1 #23	7	Bridgeport Islanders	20	3	9	12	0	1
Kieffer Bellows	LW	2016 round 1 #19	8	New York Islanders	5	0	1	1	2	2
William Dufour	RW	2020 round 5 #152	9	Saint John Sea Dogs	23	18	20	38	16	17
				Canada U20
+ 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	6	0	1	1	0	-3
Anatoli Golyshev	LW/RW	2016 round 4 #95	12	Bridgeport Islanders	13	5	2	7	10	0
Alex Jefferies	LW	2019 round 4 #121	13	Merrimack College	12	3	4	7	6	0
Reece Newkirk	C	2019 round 5 #147	13	Bridgeport Islanders	11	0	1	1	10	-3
Otto Koivula	C/LW	2016 round 4 #120	14	Bridgeport Islanders	17	3	12	15	4	2
				* New York Islanders	2	0	1	1	0	0
Grant Hutton	D	FA	15	Bridgeport Islanders	10	2	0	2	4	-4
				* New York Islanders	4	0	0	0	0	0
Alexander Ljungkrantz	LW	2020 round 3 #90	19	Brynas IF	5	0	0	0	0	-2
				Brynas IF J20	16	2	7	9	2	-4
				* HC Vita Hasten	2	2	0	2	0	0
				Sweden U20 (all)	8	1	1	2	0	-2
Matias Rajaniemi	D	2020 round 6 #183	20	* Lehden Pelicans	25	0	3	3	8	1
				Finland U20 (all)	8	0	2	2	2	0
Collin Adams	LW/C	2016 round 6 #170	HM1	Worcester Railers	8	1	3	4	0	-3
				* Bridgeport Islanders	3	1	0	1	2	-2
Cameron Berg	C	2021 round 4 #125	HM2	Univ. of Nebraska Omaha	13	6	3	9	2	3
Blade Jenkins	LW/C	2018 round 5 #134	HM3	Bridgeport Islanders	19	5	3	8	0	-4
Arnaud Durandeau	LW	2017 round 6 #165	HM4	Bridgeport Islanders	20	4	8	12	18	-4
Aleksi Malinen	D	2021 round 6 #189	HM5	JYP	3	0	0	0	0	-3
				* JYP U20	15	2	9	11	6	7
				Finland U20 (all)	5	1	0	1	2	0
Eetu Liukas	LW	2021 round 5 #157		* TPS	15	1	0	1	12	-3
				TPS U20	12	10	10	20	14	5
				Finland U20 (all)	10	1	0	1	14	-1
Ben Mirageas	D	2017 round 3 #77		Providence College	10	1	0	1	6	1
Christian Krygier	D	2018 round 7 #196		Michigan State Univ.	14	0	4	4	22	-3
+ 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	10	0	0	0	2	-5
				* HC Vitkovice U20	10	4	5	9	8	4
				Draci Sumperk	5	0	5	5	2	1
				Dukla Jihlava	1	0	0	0	0	1
				Czechia U20	2	0	1	1	0	0
Logan Cockerill	LW	2017 round 7 #201		Boston Univ.	13	0	2	2	2	-5
GOALIES					GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
Tristan Lennox	G	2021 round 3 #93	17	Saginaw Spirit	8	2.67	.888	0	4-3-0
Jakub Skarek	G	2018 round 3 #72	17	Bridgeport Islanders	12	3.07	.901	1	5-4-3
Henrik Tikkanen	G	2020 round 7 #214		Kalpa	2	4.95	.765	0	0-2-0
				* MoDo Hockey	10	2.80	.902	1	7-2-0

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[JRD76]

 

[SI90]

The other FIN!

 

[doublechili]

The other FIN!

Eetu and Aatu could be our version of Uma and Oprah.

BTW, nice acceleration and shot, but "stunning" might be a bit of hyperbole....

 

[SI90]

Eetu and Aatu could be our version of Uma and Oprah.

BTW, nice acceleration and shot, but "stunning" might be a bit of hyperbole....

She’s a good egg. She gets very excited about isles players and prospects. She finds videos that I don’t always see so she’s a good source for that.

 

[SI90]

Aatu Boy!!!

 

[SI90]

Snipe!

 

[SI90]

 

[SI90]

Raty with an assist today on the only goal scorer.


He’s over PPG since joining Jokriet

9gp 6g 5a 11pts.

 

[steveat]

I wasn't really high on our prospect pool...but man, a lot of them look good.

I think Koivula is ready to make the step.

 

[MJF]

I wasn't really high on our prospect pool...but man, a lot of them look good.

I think Koivula is ready to make the step.

Koivula looks like the light bulb went on over his head this year. Last season he looked like he mailed it in. I realize it was a throwaway year in the AHL, 24 games against Providence and Hartford with no playoffs, but Otto was awful. But he’s been engaged and willing since his recall. What a difference!

 

[xECK29x]

Koivula looks like the light bulb went on over his head this year. Last season he looked like he mailed it in. I realize it was a throwaway year in the AHL, 24 games against Providence and Hartford with no playoffs, but Otto was awful. But he’s been engaged and willing since his recall. What a difference!

Big guys like him can take a while, hopefully he’s starting to find footing, is there a spot for him at the NHL level though? Not sure, especially if the team is dead set on him being a center.

 

[SI90]

Another day, another Dufour goal

 

[xECK29x]

Another day, another Dufour goal

Must be nice

 

[SI90]

Must be nice

Bellows broke USA scoring records. Dufour if he makes the isles one day will be a 4th line plug most likely lol. Just seems how it goes around here.

 

[xECK29x]

Bellows broke USA scoring records. Dufour if he makes the isles one day will be a 4th line plug most likely lol. Just seems how it goes around here.

That was a single tournament, he was barely over a PPG (1.04) in a lesser league (USHL) and barely half a PPG in college.

 

[SI90]

That was a single tournament, he was barely over a PPG (1.04) in a lesser league (USHL) and barely half a PPG in college.

he scored 50 goals for the USDP and 40 goals in the WHL in under 60 games. That’s pretty prolific for juniors.

 

[xECK29x]

he scored 50 goals for the USDP and 40 goals in the WHL in under 60 games. That’s pretty prolific for juniors.

You are right I totally spaced on those lol. I’m so f***ing angry about the game

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Bellows broke USA scoring records. Dufour if he makes the isles one day will be a 4th line plug most likely lol. Just seems how it goes around here.

Craig Button once called Bellows the best sniper at the WJC. What happened?

 

[xECK29x]

Craig Button once called Bellows the best sniper at the WJC. What happened?

Barry Trotz, also he doesn’t create his own space. He used to be able to push kids in his own age group around, not much against adults.

 

[SI90]

Craig Button once called Bellows the best sniper at the WJC. What happened?

I watched him. His shot was hard and heavy as hell. I thought he’d be a sure fire 25+ goal guy easily. Reminded me of a lefty Okposo with a better shot.

Button (pre draft) said Wallys shot and release reminded him of Bossy and Ovi. That’s just unreal praise. Wally I do think can still be a big time scorer. He was my favorite player in the draft and I was ecstatic when we got him. He needs to be more selfish and try to create more for himself. I think Trotz emphasis on defense is important but I think young players get intimidated or afraid to take some chances in his system because of he’s a stickler for playing “the right way”. Sometimes you have to let a guy play to his strengths too.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Barry Trotz, also he doesn’t create his own space. He used to be able to push kids in his own age group around, not much against adults.

Isles need to draft better, would like a focus on more speed and skill, if the player has size and attitude, all the better.

 

[SI90]

Isles need to draft better, would like a focus on more speed and skill, if the player has size and attitude, all the better.

Not that it would change the season but if we took McMichael over Holmstrom it would have helped. Our center depth is horrible. McMicheal would have been playing center instead of Parise.


Love the Raty pick but if he pans out we’re a couple years away from him helping.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

I watched him. His shot was hard and heavy as hell. I thought he’d be a sure fire 25+ goal guy easily. Reminded me of a lefty Okposo with a better shot.

Button (pre draft) said Wallys shot and release reminded him of Bossy and Ovi. That’s just unreal praise. Wally I do think can still be a big time scorer. He was my favorite player in the draft and I was ecstatic when we got him. He needs to be more selfish and try to create more for himself. I think Trotz emphasis on defense is important but I think young players get intimidated or afraid to take some chances in his system because of he’s a stickler for playing “the right way”. Sometimes you have to let a guy play to his strengths too.

Can't complain about him being the 11th pick, I would have picked Dobson at 11th. The late goal should give him confidence. He wanted to be a difference maker tonight. @PWJunior would be proud. We may finally start seeing him live up to his promise. I always said once he got it, there would be no turning back. Wally is a pure shooter, he's found a spot on the PP. I am not entirely happy with his 200 ft game this season, but he is one of only a few Isles that is a natural scorer. That gives him value. On the Holmstrom front, I hope he has turned the corner. I was not happy the Isles passed on Tomasino and McMichael for him. You had Tomasino as our pick. Hope he proves me wrong there.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Not that it would change the season but if we took McMichael over Holmstrom it would have helped. Our center depth is horrible. McMicheal would have been playing center instead of Parise.


Love the Raty pick but if he pans out we’re a couple years away from him helping.

Haha. I wrote about McMichael not knowing you did above my post. I still don't know how the Isles scouts did not pick him? Maybe the London scout was sleeping that year?