Prospect Info: Jets Prospects

[BoneDocUK]

Hiller seemed to switch gears after 2015 and started targeting more size with his high picks and that didn't go so well.

It seemed the org switched back to more of a skill/IQ based preference 2019 and onward but our picks have mostly been much lower in round 1. Heck even Cole at 10th overall is lower then three of our first 4 draft selections (7, 9, 9). Rutger was the next lowest at 14. Then the rest were all lat teems through mid to late 1st round.

Yep.

Hiller may well be (and likely is) a lesser head scout than MC, but he's had lower and fewer picks to work with also. The Jets have spent picks pretty freely since 2018, and their consistency in terms of making the POs has helped ensure that the picks they have held onto aren't high ones,

It's one of the reasons why I'd prefer not to lose another 1st this year. The Jets pool may have climbed a bit this year but once again it seems to be strength in depth rather than a group of very high-end prospects.

Maybe we see a packaging of prospects/ young players rather than picks this TDL. Heinola is almost certainly gone, and I wonder if the org places its chips on Chibby as a sort of skilled Apples replacement over Lambert, and then includes him in a trade package, maybe with a pending UFA like Al, who I suspect is replaceable from within the system already (though the org may not agree).

I agree that there's no 2015-style prospects pod waiting in the wings -- but still quite a bit of talent to follow and root for, IMO. Can't make myself get into the headspace to dismiss a prospect whilst he's still growing up and maybe ready to make the leap.

 

[Gm0ney]

Wasn’t 2015 the year that Marcel Comeau left? Was he the secret sauce?

The Jets average 1st pick in the draft has been 25 in the past 8 drafts (2017-2024) vs. 9.5 in the first 6 (2011-2016).

The Jets also hit some big home runs in the first 6 drafts: Schefiele (7), Trouba (9), Morrissey (13), Ehlers (9), Connor (17), and Laine (2).

6 drafts, 6 hits, 3 in the Top 10, and all but Connor in the top half of the 1st round.

Plus, in the later rounds of their first 6 drafts, they picked up Lowry (67), Hellebuyck (130), Copp (104), Appleton (168).

6 drafts, 4 later round hits - but one is an elite goaltender.

In the 8 drafts since 2016, the Jets have only picked in the top half twice: Perfetti (10), and McGroarty (14).

8 drafts, 1.5 hits (I think McGroarty will have a legit NHL career but it's a bit early).

Samberg (43), Kovacevic (74) and Gustafsson (60) are the only players to develop from outside the top round so far - but Salomonsson (55) and Chibrikov (50) seem like good bets.

8 drafts, 5 hits (projected, so far). Samberg's the best (also so far).

Vesalainen's the only "confirmed" 1st round bust, but Lucius (18) and Heinola (20) are on thin ice.

 

[buggs]

Vesalainen's the only "confirmed" 1st round bust, but Lucius (18) and Heinola (20) are on thin ice.

I think Heinola is likely to be traded, but I'm not yet convinced he's going to be what would be considered a bust by the end of his career. To be honest I'm looking forward to chuckling at his future success in another organization coupled with the hand wringing over another Kovacevic-like gaffe by Jets management.

 

[Gm0ney]

I think Heinola is likely to be traded, but I'm not yet convinced he's going to be what would be considered a bust by the end of his career. To be honest I'm looking forward to chuckling at his future success in another organization coupled with the hand wringing over another Kovacevic-like gaffe by Jets management.

The rope seems pretty short for Dwarf European defensemen, as opposed to their opposite breed - the Domestic Giants...

With Heinola, it feels like his ceiling is lowered a bit with every game he's stuck in the pressbox just so Stanley can muddle around out there night after night. Maybe he gets a fresh start as a throw-in on a deadline deal. Maybe not. The Jets have him tied up for one more season, and if he's not moved before then, I figure he'll try to catch on somewhere on a one year deal and if that doesn't pan out, it's back to the Liiga.