Prospect Info: Marlies, Cyclones, and Prospect Discussion

[4thline]

This has probably been the least exciting year to follow prospects in a decade.

f*** me time is flying. This time exactly 10 years ago Nylander was playing his D+1, right around now he came to the Marlies.

 

[Leaf Fans]

Cowan with a goal and an assist tonight makes it 65 straight games ( 29 this season)

 

[fahad203]

Cowan with a goal and an assist tonight makes it 65 straight games ( 29 this season)

That is no easy achievement. Crazy consistency
People like to downplay his achievement because it's done in the span of two seasons. To me that's tougher to do it two seasons and keep the streak going

A lot of players gets stack teams, weak seasons from other teams or just go on a hot streak.

He's not flashy this year and I think because of last year there were unreasonable expectations on him. As if he's goign to score 300 points in the O
Other teams build their games around him now yet he's stil producing

 

[Leaf Fans]

That is no easy achievement. Crazy consistency
People like to downplay his achievement because it's done in the span of two seasons. To me that's tougher to do it two seasons and keep the streak going

A lot of players gets stack teams, weak seasons from other teams or just go on a hot streak.

He's not flashy this year and I think because of last year there were unreasonable expectations on him. As if he's goign to score 300 points in the O
Other teams build their games around him now yet he's stil producing

For sure, it down played because it is over 2 seasons, but it is also 29 games this season still tops in the CHL. He has been taking draws( just last night 12 of 19) a lot in the defensive zone. He quarterbacks the powerplay he is physical and consistent. He play away from the puck has improved. London has obviously been working with Leaf staff in his development and it would be a hard argument to find a better junior development staff than those in London.

 

[hullsy47]

For sure, it down played because it is over 2 seasons, but it is also 29 games this season still tops in the CHL. He has been taking draws( just last night 12 of 19) a lot in the defensive zone. He quarterbacks the powerplay he is physical and consistent. He play away from the puck has improved. London has obviously been working with Leaf staff in his development and it would be a hard argument to find a better junior development staff than those in London.

I would imagine hed be part of dylan cozens deal

 

[Martin Skoula]

For sure, it down played because it is over 2 seasons, but it is also 29 games this season still tops in the CHL. He has been taking draws( just last night 12 of 19) a lot in the defensive zone. He quarterbacks the powerplay he is physical and consistent. He play away from the puck has improved. London has obviously been working with Leaf staff in his development and it would be a hard argument to find a better junior development staff than those in London.

This is why I don’t see him being a trade piece, he’s being groomed to be an all situations 3rd line driver asap, the type that contenders will give 5x5 in UFA. Rebuilding teams need high upside core pieces, they won’t get the cap value of a high end all situations 3rd liner over the course of his ELC, by the time they’re done rebuilding he won’t be cheap anymore. He has higher value to us and other contenders than any rebuilding team looking to move a core piece.

Imo the best trajectory for him as an asset for us is 3 years of 30-40 point Konecny-lite on an ELC and then flip him for a bigger core piece when we have our 1st again and some bubble team wants to gamble on him breaking out like Konecny/Hagel with more opportunity.