Prospect Info: Marlies, Cyclones, and Prospect Discussion

[francis246]

Cowan dropped the gloves today?!

 

[LeafSteel]

It'll be interesting to navigate the prospect turnover this summer.

Of U25 prospects, they'll have Kokkonen, Hirvonen, Niemela, Villeneuve, and Hildeby expiring as RFA's. Tverberg still has one-year term from the '20 class and can hopefully return closer to 23-24 form. I can envision movement on Niemela mainly, but could see the others back.

Cowan, Chadwick, and Valis will turn Pro and Sharpe is probably the main consideration to jump from ECHL to AHL full time - Kressler and Voit too I suppose. Holinka and McCue are late '05's so they could even do it too if TOR decides. They have all of Koster, Miller, Fusco, Schingoethe, Moldenhauer, and Malinoski in the NCAA now - a few probably expire and are non-prospects; but I wonder about Miller and Malinoski imminently the most. Do they bring Obvintsev over too? He's completely on the sidelines in his current org

Then you get into the FA class, which will largely be NCAA-based because most CHL OA's are going there instead of Pro. Valis was one, and the only CHL find in the league, so far. I wonder about Sam Alfano still. Tre scouted an Erie-Owen Sound game awhile back post McCue to Flint trade. TOR has been linked to two of the marquee NCAA names in Haymes and Dorwart, and also D Caleb MacDonald . They also had Hutson and Ricketts at Dev Camp last year - the latter being older and more of an AHL deal consideration. They could get in on the Euro market too, but haven't been too solidly linked to anyone from what I've seen yet.

25-26 Marlies:
Forwards: Barbolini (AHL), Cowan, Hirvonen, Kressler, Quillan, Shaw (AHL), Tverberg, Valis, Voit (Holinka, Malinoski, McCue, Miller, + prospect and vet FA's)

Defense: Benning, Chadwick, Kokkonen, Parsons (AHL), Rifai, Sharpe (AHL), Villeneuve, Webber (Niemela + prospect and Vet FA's)

Goalies: Akhtyamov, Hildeby, Peksa (Obvintsev)

Great post!

Thank you.

 

[TheScandal89]

After seeing Myers again, I wouldn't be against giving Niemela a sniff at the nhl level. I heard he might go back to Finland but idk. I realize hes under performed, but Myers is just really bad and were in a position to give a guy a chance as #6. Even Villeneuve, could deserve a chance.

 

[The Iceman]

Myers is limited but has his attributes.
Huge guy that will hit, block shots and he has a good shot.

I think he is fine as a third pair partner for OEL.