Isles Prospect Talk 2020-21 Pt. III

[The Winter Soldier]

It's funny how sometimes guys just slide. Pelech was supposed to be a high 2nd rounder in his draft year, and he slid back to us in the 3rd round. That turned out okay for us. Hopefully Raty's a similar deal.

True, Pelech, and Barzal were gems the Isles got as sliders. Then you have the Josh Hosang's. You hit some, you miss some. Raty is trending to be a bullseye.

 

[doublechili]

True, Pelech, and Barzal were gems the Isles got as sliders. Then you have the Josh Hosang's. You hit some, you miss some. Raty is trending to be a bullseye.

Yeah, it's looking that way about Raty.

And I think JHS was more of a slacker than a slider.

 

[xECK29x]

Safe to say that Raty is our best prospect (at least the one with the most upside)?

100% solid NHLer, 3C is his floor because he is so well-rounded and has such solid fundamentals and size with some inherent skill (shot). His skating is his only limiting factor but that can always be improved.

 

[Osakahaus]

True, Pelech, and Barzal were gems the Isles got as sliders. Then you have the Josh Hosang's. You hit some, you miss some. Raty is trending to be a bullseye.

If Raty honestly becomes a good player, i'm gonna scoff at teams like Arizona who drafted Doan instead

 

[Tahoeblue]

Don't forget Montreal and who they picked with their first round selection. Hahahahaha

 

[Skip To My Lou]

100% solid NHLer, 3C is his floor because he is so well-rounded and has such solid fundamentals and size with some inherent skill (shot). His skating is his only limiting factor but that can always be improved.

I don't even think his skating is that bad. Can most certainly use improvement, but the kid definitely didn't look out of place in his preseason games.

 

[SI90]

Yeah, it's looking that way about Raty.

And I think JHS was more of a slacker than a slider.

Josh Ho-Sang is a Canadian Olympic hockey player. You know how good you have to be to make that team?

 

[Osakahaus]

Don't forget Montreal and who they picked with their first round selection. Hahahahaha

Or Chicago.

imo Raty was there, but scouts chickened out. Happens

 

[xECK29x]

I don't even think his skating is that bad. Can most certainly use improvement, but the kid definitely didn't look out of place in his preseason games.

Its not but in a smaller rink he is going to have to up his pace and work on his edges.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

If Raty honestly becomes a good player, i'm gonna scoff at teams like Arizona who drafted Doan instead

I know + - is only a layer of additional information for measuring a player, but no one seems to talk about Raty being +19 tops on Jukurit. To me Finnish players are usually coached to be well rounded players. To me this makes him a potential good 2 way player. Being proficient offensively and defensively is a good sign Raty will be a good player. Just how good remains to be seen.

 

[Osakahaus]

I know + - is only a layer of additional information for measuring a player, but no one seems to talk about Raty being +19 tops on Jukurit. To me Finnish players are usually coached to be well rounded players. To me this makes him a potential good 2 way player. Being proficient offensively and defensively is a good sign Raty will be a good player. Just how good remains to be seen.

+19 is really nice also. Show's how good he is as a player and his growth also. Remember, he was a 0 in 2020 despite just scoring 6 total points in 35 games. That growth is massive

 

[xECK29x]

 

[SI90]

This is getting ridiculous. Lol kid just produces. What a godsend his trade from Karpat has been.

I think he also has an assist this game as well


Stick down and ready for the pass. No hesitation. Quick to the net. Beautiful form.

 

[SI90]

Here’s his primary assist. That puts him at 28pts in 28gp for JUK.

 

[SI90]

 

[SI90]

*WARNING* this gif may cause uncontrollable orgasm. Aatu Raty doing the Yes chant!! Kid with a shoutout to the island!!

 

[Skip To My Lou]

This is getting ridiculous. Lol kid just produces. What a godsend his trade from Karpat has been.

I think he also has an assist this game as well


Stick down and ready for the pass. No hesitation. Quick to the net. Beautiful form.

Yeah, I'm all in on the kid. Can't believe he slipped to the late 2nd round. What a league lmao.

 

[jonlin]

*WARNING* this gif may cause uncontrollable orgasm. Aatu Raty doing the Yes chant!! Kid with a shoutout to the island!!

Never thought Olli Jokinen would be a coach of this caliber. His team Jukurit were supposed to be a non-playoff team and was ranked 11-14 before the season. They now sit comfortable at #2 and is for sure a playoff-team and very probably with home-advantage. Räty fits like a glove there and is completely reborn when getting Top-minutes.

 

[Kevin27NYI]

Or Chicago.

imo Raty was there, but scouts chickened out. Happens

Kid was a top 5 pick and sucked his draft year, I don't blame anyone. No one wants a Sean Day. But I'm glad we took the shot.

 

[CupHolders]

Kid was a top 5 pick and sucked his draft year, I don't blame anyone. No one wants a Sean Day. But I'm glad we took the shot.

Very fair points. But if ever there was a year to NOT put too much emphasis on development it was last year due to COVID.

That’s why I was all fine with the Isles trading the first, but hoping they could still retain and/or even gain more seconds and thirds.

Ended up working out like that… but in a more round about way.

 

[Osakahaus]

Well then, looks like Raty had yet another good game. It's insane that this kid is producing at this pace ever since he got traded to Jukerit. All we can do is just watch from afar, and be amazed

 

[Osakahaus]

Kid was a top 5 pick and sucked his draft year, I don't blame anyone. No one wants a Sean Day. But I'm glad we took the shot.

well did anyone expect Sean Day out of this season? Frankly I think he was getting shafted because of this poor season. It sucks.

 

[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	40	7	12	19	8	0
Oliver Wahlstrom	RW/LW	2018 round 1 #11	2	New York Islanders	39	10	9	19	37	1
Samuel Bolduc	D	2019 round 2 #57	3	Bridgeport Islanders	34	1	1	2	8	-7
Aatu Raty	C	2021 round 2 #52	4	Oulun Karpat	6	0	1	1	2	1
				* Jukurit	28	12	16	28	18	22
				Finland U20 (all)	11	7	13	20	4	1
Robin Salo	D	2017 round 2 #46	5	* Bridgeport Islanders	16	2	6	8	0	-2
				New York Islanders	18	1	3	4	4	-4
Bode Wilde	D	2018 round 2 #41	6	Vasterviks IK	30	1	5	6	4	-6
Simon Holmstrom	RW/LW	2019 round 1 #23	7	Bridgeport Islanders	41	6	13	19	4	-5
Kieffer Bellows	LW	2016 round 1 #19	8	New York Islanders	20	3	6	9	9	0
William Dufour	RW	2020 round 5 #152	9	Saint John Sea Dogs	33	28	30	58	22	27
(?+) Ruslan Iskhakov	C/RW	2018 round 2 #43	10	Adler Mannheim	8	1	6	7	0	5
Sebastian Aho	D	2017 round 5 #139	11	New York Islanders	12	0	2	2	0	-6
Alex Jefferies	LW	2019 round 4 #121	13	Merrimack College	26	6	11	17	8	-4
Reece Newkirk	C	2019 round 5 #147	13	Bridgeport Islanders	12	0	1	1	10	-3
				* Worcester Railers	16	3	9	12	12	-3
Otto Koivula	C/LW	2016 round 4 #120	14	* Bridgeport Islanders	37	10	22	32	20	-3
				New York Islanders	3	0	1	1	0	-1
Grant Hutton	D	FA	15	* Bridgeport Islanders	30	5	7	12	6	-7
				New York Islanders	5	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	21	4	5	9	2	-5
				Sweden U20 (all)	8	1	1	2	0	-2
Matias Rajaniemi	D	2020 round 6 #183	20	* Lehden Pelicans	45	0	4	4	18	2
				Finland U20 (all)	8	0	2	2	2	0
Collin Adams	LW/C	2016 round 6 #170	HM1	* Worcester Railers	10	3	4	7	2	-4
				Bridgeport Islanders	23	3	4	7	4	-3
Cameron Berg	C	2021 round 4 #125	HM2	Univ. of Nebraska Omaha	29	8	8	16	10	1
Blade Jenkins	LW/C	2018 round 5 #134	HM3	Bridgeport Islanders	34	7	4	11	2	-2
Arnaud Durandeau	LW	2017 round 6 #165	HM4	Bridgeport Islanders	43	7	17	24	20	1
Aleksi Malinen	D	2021 round 6 #189	HM5	* JYP	6	0	0	0	0	-6
				JYP U20	25	2	11	13	8	1
				KeuPa HT	2	0	0	0	0	2
				Finland U20 (all)	5	1	0	1	2	0
Eetu Liukas	LW	2021 round 5 #157		* TPS	36	7	2	9	20	-4
				TPS U20	13	10	10	20	14	5
				Finland U20 (all)	10	1	0	1	14	-1
(?) Ben Mirageas	D	2017 round 3 #77		Providence College	16	3	1	4	21	1
Christian Krygier	D	2018 round 7 #196		Michigan State Univ.	30	2	5	7	49	-10
Jacob Pivonka	C	2018 round 4 #103		Univ. of Notre Dame	15	0	5	5	2	0
Tomas Machu	D	2021 round 7 #221		HC Vitkovice	10	0	0	0	2	-5
				HC Vitkovice U20	13	4	6	10	10	2
				Draci Sumperk	5	0	5	5	2	1
				Dukla Jihlava	1	0	0	0	0	1
				* Youngstown Phantoms	12	0	3	3	4	1
				Czechia U20	2	0	1	1	0	0
Logan Cockerill	LW	2017 round 7 #201		Boston Univ.	24	5	4	9	6	-1
GOALIES					GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
Tristan Lennox	G	2021 round 3 #93	17	Saginaw Spirit	22	3.25	.885	0	6-15-0
Jakub Skarek	G	2018 round 3 #72	17	Bridgeport Islanders	26	2.76	.911	1	12-8-5
Henrik Tikkanen	G	2020 round 7 #214		Kalpa	2	4.95	.765	0	0-2-0
				MoDo Hockey	16	2.70	.902	1	10-4-0
				* Vaxjo Lakers HC	1	1.00	.952	0	1-0-0

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[SI]

If Raty honestly becomes a good player, i'm gonna scoff at teams like Arizona who drafted Doan instead

Josh Doan is a very, very good prospect

 

[seafoam]

Man this prospect pool blows, they would be lucky to get 4 NHLers out of the group above.

Josh Doan is a very, very good prospect

He is indeed.