Prospect Info: Jets Prospects

[Mortimer Snerd]

Walton's passing game is solid. He and Barlow seem to be more triggermen than playmakers.

Walton has way more assists than goals. Colby is the opposite.

Edit: Wait, did you mean Kevin and Colby?

 

[Bob E]

Lots of fun prospects to follow:

Yager
Barlow
He
Walton
Freij

 

[gojetsgo]

 

[Gm0ney]

Walton has way more assists than goals. Colby is the opposite.

Edit: Wait, did you mean Kevin and Colby?

Yes, sorry...Kevin He should get married to a local girl and take her last name, or hyphenate or something (bonus points if her last name is "Mann").

 

[Whileee]

It's a long road to the NHL. This time last year we were marvelling at what a steal Jacob Julien looked like, but he's come back down to earth this season.

I'm not saying that will be the case for Walton, and also not saying I'm giving up on Julien. They are totally different players. Just saying it's a long road with lots of ups and downs still to come.

Brayden Yager is still our clear #1 forward prospect IMO, based on a long track record of success at every level, but that can always change.

Julien was producing, but has never really showed dynamic skill. He was 4th on his team in points last season. Walton has much better skills and is the dominant offensive player on his team.

 

[DeepFrickinValue]

48% is crazy!

48% is wjc team material. Walton never even made the long list for the team?

 

[Mud Turtle]

I'm not ready to go that far. Wait'll we see Yager at the WJC and back in Jr on a better team. Hard to judge Lambert this year with the Moose being such a mess but I think Yager is our more likely future 2C.

Walton is in a cluster of players that look very promising but still too far away to rank with certainty. Lambert is not so far away but I lump him in with Walton, HE and possibly a few others behind Salo, Yager and Chibs.

As a reminder. The steal of the draft…

Why Walton Is a Steal​

Walton checks in at 117th on NHL Central Scouting’s Final Rankings. While a couple other outlets have him ranked, he is not getting as much attention as he should be getting for someone who could go late in the draft.

Walton is exactly the kind of player you gamble on late in the draft. Besides already being 6-foot-5, he’s over 200 pounds and is not done growing into his frame given that he had his 18th birthday in April. He can play both center and on the wing. But for someone with his size, he can skate and is a good playmaker.

 

[Mud Turtle]

I’ve always liked the Scouching Report.
They were right again.

From June:
The Scouching Report seems to have the ear of the Jets as well.

He had these Jets pucks ranked really high.

Kevin He at #79
Freij at #11
Kieran Walton at #49.

He also had Luke Misa at #20. Too bad we missed him.