If he is our future #1...he will most definitely force the Habs to bring him up next year. He could possibly steal the spot for next years playoffs. With the hype around him....I expect him to take over for good in 26/27 at the latest.
Prospect Info: Jacob Fowler
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Ezpz
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I can't say there's any more hype for him than Devon Levi who hasn't even become a full time backup yet. Probably Levi was considered an even better and more pro ready prospect too.
I would say probably more likely 2027-28 he become a 1B. Very few goalies in history become starters at 21/22 years old. We just got spoiled by Price. Wolf is the only U24 starter in the league. Spencer Knight is almost one. Those guys were far more hyped/complete prospects too.
Last year Ersson was the youngest starter at 24. The year before that Otter who was already in his third year at 23 years old, second year as a starter. That's the only guy in the last decade, who hasn't been arrested for being a rapist, to become a starter before 23. Before that the last guy was Vas, who shared the net still his first year as a starter.
Really just not common at all, even the most elite goalie prospects usually start as backups at 21/22 and become starters at 23/24 years old.
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Unfortunately, if we keep getting outshot 35-3 it won't really matter.
Skip Bayless
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Just watching them first game highlights; He is one cold MFer.
We are not in Montembeault/Dobes land folks.
We are not in Montembeault/Dobes land folks.
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You're talking about league where Cayden Primeau is 20-2 with a .926 SV% and a sub 2.00 GAA.
It's great to be excited. I am too. But let's not jump ahead that quickly.
He’s been great at every level. That was not the case with Primeau prior to college. He was a decent enough USHL goalie, but nowhere near as good as Fowler.
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I can't agree there, Levi did win the Mike Richter award twice but the knock on him was always his size and how as he moved up he would get exposed more.
Ezpz
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You can disagree with their abilities but Levi was the key piece in the Reinhart trade. Fowler wouldn't fetch a 1B/2C combined with our first round pick. Levi was very clearly well thought of.
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Primeau is a talented goalie with a nerves problem.
You can't discount the possibility that he is never a quality starter and/or never earns the opportunity. This is not what I believe will happen but highly ranked young goalies bust all the time. It is also not uncommon for them to fall apart and be considered busts only to turn it around in their late twenties.
I submit that any bold claim about his future performance including setting a bar that he will not fall below is not well supported with past evidence of top prospects at this position.
I am just happy to have him and am hopeful that he can reach the potential that we see in him. I can only go off of past performances from similar players and not allow myself to assign him special status because I am cheering for him and claim that he is more likely to follow a better development path than most of his past comparables.
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He got hype after the World Juniors but Levi's stats and run at Northeastern were not that different from Primeau's. NE are a pretty strong defensive team most iterations.
If we offered up Fowler and our 1st round pick, we certainly could get a similar return, as long as it's Buffalo trading away Tage Thompson this time.
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You could argue that part of the reason they get to where they are is because of an extraordinary sense of self belief.
Guys like Fowler probably won't let it be known publicly but I bet he thinks of himself as an nhl starter in very short order, and that would guide decisions such as these accordingly.
Skip Bayless
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Nah, I'll jump ahead that quickly thank you very much.
As for my comparison relating to his poise to Montembeault and Dobes, Fowler is clearly in another stratosphere compared to them, even in the AHL. It's a matter of personality, and Fowler is simply a more intrinsically confident human being than the average athlete.
It's the same confidence you find in guys like Hutson, Demidov etc. It's unbreakable because of the natural skill and drive to succeed that they possess.
Now as we all know, the hardest thing for a player to achieve is consistency, mainly in the mental aspect of the game. But some have an easier time than others, and Fowler is that guy.
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He looks a lot like Bobrovsky in net. Any other style comps?
windycity
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Reminds me of Price in that his moves are efficient with little wasted movement. Tracks the puck really well through traffic. Now compare to our version of Hasek, Dobes lol
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What is the typical nhl rookie age of recent exceptional goalies? I remember shirtless drunk Roy in the car during the 86 parade all sunburned with his gumby arms… Good times.
windycity
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Dustin Wolf is 23 as one comparable but that's still about 3.5 years older than Roy at the start of his full rookie season. Which shows how exceptional Patrick was. And maybe teams were more willing then to start younger goalies?
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Carey Price also became dominant at around 23, before that he was just average but you could see he had a lot of potential.
If NJ had another good centre after Hughes and Hischier they would jump at the chance to get Fowler. Their goaltenders are shat. Several other teams have no goaltenders.
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Can't wait to see this guy in a Habs uniform in the next seasons, and wonder which veteran we'll pick up to back him up.
