Was going through the hockeydb stats of all of our prospects. Man are we thin. We're even thin on middling to dark horse prospects who you could hold out hope for. Russian players like Kizimov and Kara who were most likely never going to come over but who were interesting to stat follow just in case have taken multiple steps back. Holmberg whose ceiling is low but floor was considered high showed flashes last year that he hasn't this year. SDA started strong, but really slowed down.
A player like Joe Miller had an...okay stat line last year but this year it's no better. Miettinen had a real solid freshman year and all 3 years since then haven't looked much different. Haven't heard much about Villeneuve this year - would have thought his play this year would tell us he's knocking on the door for an injury call up.
Can Voit handle pro physical hockey?
You would hope someone like Lisowsky is knocking on 100 points as an overeager, just to tell you that they're good enough to move into pro.
Moldenhauer is in what should be is software year, he's 9th or 10th in scoring.
Don't get me wrong - these guys were always going to be long shots. But usually you can retain some dark horse hope for a lot longer when they fool you with impressive stats from simply getting older in a league that they outgrow.
Am I the only one who feels this way?
- Kizimov and Kara... c'mon. SDA's probably a write-off at this point too.
- Funny you mention Holmberg not showing flashes before last night haha. Think it's more a matter of limited opportunity this year than him falling off. He has scored at a better pace in the AHL (including 6 goals in 11 games).
- Agreed that Voit's physicality is a concern, even more so after needing season-ending surgery after one AHL game, but still an interesting prospect. (Similarly disappointing that Hirvonen's missed time through injury, but let's see how his second half goes)
- Miller's production looks disappointing (and he's also relatively old for a sophomore at 21, so he needs to show elite production soon), but worth keeping in mind Harvard lost a
ton of players this year and are awful: overall record of 1-9-3 and scoring 2 goals/game vs a record of 24-8-2 last year and 3.7 goals/game last year. Miller's leading a sad bunch with 10 points in 13 games.
- Lisowsky's point pace has marginally improved, but he's only a 7th rounder. Hopefully he clicks with Minten...
- Miettinen's probably a write-off, but his production has been steady.
- Generally hear good things about Villeneuve's steady development. Sounds like he's been trying to transition from offence-only in junior to a more defensively responsible game. Plus he has size.
- Noted on Moldenhauer's age, but a mid-round freshman on the 3rd line of a Michigan team with top-6 full of sophomore+ NHL picks doesn't surprise me. 9 points in 18 games ain't terrible.
- All late rounders/UFA pick-ups, but not much to see from Fusco or Schingoethe. Kressler's over a point per game as an overager, but hard to project much there.
- Others: Koster's at 7 points in 14 games after missing the start of the year through injury; not bad. Abruzzese's point pace has improved. Ovchinnikov finally showing some flashes. Tverberg seems to be doing alright. Kokkonen's progressed. I like Rifai. Malinsoki doing ok as a freshman. Not sure what to make of Akhtyamov after finally putting up some decent KHL numbers but seemingly back in the minors. Terrible numbers from Peksa so far, but no rush there.
