Prospect Info: Jets Prospects

[Buffdog]

More games?

Maybe they didn't want him playing for the dumpster fire that the Moose have turned into this season

 

[AtomicJets]

Colby Barlow's head coach just got fired. Crazy thing is Oshawa is in first place, although they did just get shelled 6-1 on Saturday (Barlow scored their only goal). Must have been more going on behind the scenes. They do have a pretty stacked roster so expectations are high.

 

[Jets4Life]

Bots have been massively reduced, likely by 90% or more. I lost almost half of my followers It has been a huge improvement.

This is not true whatsoever. If anything, bots are becoming more sophisticated than at any time before. The Russian influenced accounts are everywhere. It was recently discovered two very popular accounts Yegwave (Edmonton), and 6ixBuzzTV (Toronto), are from Russia. Just very pro-Trump, anti-Trudeau in general.

Chibrikov called up Lambert sent down?

Why send Lambert down, was he not playing good?

 

[DeepFrickinValue]

Really f***ing hope Chaz can put together a string of healthy games because my god, he's been spending more time on the shelf than in the game.

Any sort of lemon rule with draft picks?

 

[WolfgangPuck]

I like the move. Chib deserves a chance. I thought he was playing better than Lambert.

 

[Mud Turtle]

Excited to see Chibrikov, I think he looked more NHL ready in pre-season

Smart move by staff. This is the way you build loyalty. Don’t play favourites. Reward everyone who’s been performing and give them all a little taste.
Hard to argue against.

 

[MrBoJangelz71]

Kinda flying under the radar with a very strong D+1 season with Kieron Walton.

He is leading his team in scoring, and its not even close, 15 points ahead of the closest teammate.

Also leads his team in goals, assists, power play goals and plus/minus

He sits tied for 8th in OHL scoring in the over all league.

He has already matched last seasons point totals in 38 less games.

He looks to have not only size but decent speed and a solid shot:



Could be a solid steal if he hits.

 

[Gm0ney]

Kinda flying under the radar with a very strong D+1 season with Kieron Walton.

He is leading his team in scoring, and its not even close, 15 points ahead of the closest teammate.

He sits tied for 8th in OHL scoring in the over all league.

He has already matched last seasons point totals in 38 less games.

He looks to have not only size but decent speed and a solid shot:



Could be a solid steal if he hits.

I see a bit of Wheeler in this guy...

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

I see a bit of Wheeler in this guy...

6'6" and has wheels, like younger Wheeler.

 

[ICdave]

 

[Mud Turtle]

6'6" and has wheels, like younger Wheeler.

He’s been in on 46% of his team’s goals.

 

[Huffer]

On the Moose, I've thought Lambert and Chib have been ok from what I've seen, but they're on a bad roster so their numbers aren't all that great. I thought Lambert showed well in his NHL stint, and Chib as well (albeit in only 1 game but I like his motor). Salo I think was having a really great quiet start. The best defenseman on the Moose IMO, and being a rookie to boot on a bad team. On Lucius, might have to give the org props on this one if their extreme slow play to manage his return continues to work out. He's looked really good in the last few games IMO. Very promising prospect IMO if he can stay healthy.

Yager is looking really good and I'm excited to see him at the World Juniors. Barlow is an enigma to me atm, but happy to see his scoring is trending up.

He obviously had the great start but has continued to keep putting up decent numbers.

I'm starting to get more and more excited about Walton though and I've not even had a chance to watch him play. I'm not expecting an NHL point producer, but for a 6th round pick, and at 6'6" to boot, he's got me intrigued. And from the clips I've seen, it doesn't look like he's a lumbering 6'6". I'm not anticipating Lowry toughness, or Tage Thompson scoring, but if he could turn into a halfway physical, but good skating and secondary point producing bottom sixer, that's a huge win.

Would love to hear more about Freij though as well. He's in a tough spot playing in a mens league, and the #1 team at that. But hopefully he continues to get better as well.

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[AtomicJets]

Would love to hear more about Freij though as well. He's in a tough spot playing in a mens league, and the #1 team at that. But hopefully he continues to get better as well.

Unfortunately it looks like Freij didn't make the Swedish world junior team this year. I believe he was close, he went to their camp and played in a pre-tournament competition in Europe with them. In the end they went with a heavy veteran back-end of 19-year-olds. Freij is playing a big role with Bjorkloven though and they are very good. He's the top scoring U19 defenseman (7 points in 22 games) in HockeyAllsvenskan, the pro league below the SHL.

 

[Shlep]

Walton has 1G and 3 primary assists tonight with time left, his team is down 6-4.

He has 9 multi point games in his past 10. 24 points in that span, barring any more tonight.

Which honestly is just insane. He has the same point per game as Sennecke, who went 3rd overall in the same draft.

 

[Aggie204]

Walton has 1G and 3 primary assists tonight with time left, his team is down 6-4.

He has 9 multi point games in his past 10. 24 points in that span, barring any more tonight.

Which honestly is just insane. He has the same point per game as Sennecke, who went 3rd overall in the same draft.

 

[Mud Turtle]

Walton has 1G and 3 primary assists tonight with time left, his team is down 6-4.

He has 9 multi point games in his past 10. 24 points in that span, barring any more tonight.

Which honestly is just insane. He has the same point per game as Sennecke, who went 3rd overall in the same draft.

So, anyone who has watched him, what has changed in his game to make such a dramatic improvement this year

 

[ps241]

Thanks Dave, that is good news.

 

[MrBoJangelz71]

Moved to 5th in scoring

 

[kylbaz]

Was looking for Yagers play from yesterday and realized he's skating with the world Jr team. Lethbridge is 3-0 since the trade and Yager has 4pts in the 2 games.

 

[MrBoJangelz71]

So, anyone who has watched him, what has changed in his game to make such a dramatic improvement this year

There was a good article on Jets.com that might provide some of the reasons with coaching changes

Jets Prospects Report - December 2024 | Winnipeg Jets

Walton: “We have a whole new coaching staff this year, and they've been incredible."

www.nhl.com

Walton’s production has played a big role in the on-ice success of the Wolves as they sit in fifth spot in the Eastern Conference of the Ontario Hockey League. Sudbury is just six points out of first place in their conference.

“We have a whole new coaching staff this year, and they've been incredible with (head coach) Scott Barney, Andrew Desjardins, Drake Berehowsky and Brent Gauvreau, like all pro experience, and they are just incredible,” said Walton.

“They put in the mindset of just working hard, really good systems. And it's been a great, it's been a breath of fresh air. And we have a team full of guys that want one thing, and that's the win hockey game. So, it's been, it's been awesome to play with, with all those guys this year, and we're looking to continue success and become even better in time for playoffs.”

 

[Adam da bomb]

Was looking for Yagers play from yesterday and realized he's skating with the world Jr team. Lethbridge is 3-0 since the trade and Yager has 4pts in the 2 games.

Sounds like he has quite the Yager bomb.

 

[ICdave]

 

[MrBoJangelz71]

Those are some nice primary assists!

 

[Moloch]

Damn Walton is a big surprise for me, barely even paid attention to him as I've been so fixated on K.HE and Yager these past couple months.

You love to see it, the cupboards aint bare, thats for sure

 

[Romang67]

Walton has scored or assisted 48% of the Wolves' goals. That's crazy good.

Only potential issue with his breakout is that he has 21 PPP, #1 in the OHL. You generally want the ratio of PPP/EVP to be a bit lower. Still, not going to look a gift horse in the mouth. He's doing remarkably well.