Prospect Info: Matyas Melovsky (C - #171 Overall - Round 6 - 2024 Draft)

[evnted]

not watching for obvious reasons, but posted some goofy numbers tonight. 3-4-7 all at even strength, and 13/15 in the dot for good measure

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

an overager so can't get excited yet, but good to see him hovering around ~1.5 ppg which is what you'd hope for someone in that league.

 

[My3Sons]

an overager so can't get excited yet, but good to see him hovering around ~1.5 ppg which is what you'd hope for someone in that league.

He’s continuing to grow as a player and his recent permformance is encouraging. Maybe he’s a bit of a late bloomer. He will almost certainly get a chance with Utica next season.

 

[Lou is God]

not watching for obvious reasons, but posted some goofy numbers tonight. 3-4-7 all at even strength, and 13/15 in the dot for good measure
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His team won by a football score, 14-0.

 

[Triumph]

I can get excited, inasmuch as Utica needs players and while this guy has a very long road to the NHL, if he becomes a good AHLer that's a solid outcome from a pick like this.

 

[NJDevils17]

Really doubt there’s an NHL future here with his profile but like mentioned, a high scoring AHLer would be great in the org

 

[Camille the Eel]

Wow Baie-Comeau - I wonder if folks realize how remote this is ? How remote many of the Quebec Maritimes Junior cities are and how far from each other? We are talking some long bus trips through the Provinces in short winter days and who knows what weather. I would actually love to visit some of these towns up along the St. Lawrence. It’s a long way from any bright lights and big cities. A junior hockey tour would be a trip.

 

[The Wumpus]

Wow Baie-Comeau - I wonder if folks realize how remote this is ? How remote many of the Quebec Maritimes Junior cities are and how far from each other? We are talking some long bus trips through the Provinces in short winter days and who knows what weather. I would actually love to visit some of these towns up along the St. Lawrence. It’s a long way from any bright lights and big cities. A junior hockey tour would be a trip.

It's more than 5 hours north of Quebec City and about 3.5 hours to the nearest rival team, Saguenay. Next-closest team is Rimouski which involves a three-hour ferry. All of this in the deep far northern winter. Quite an adventure for a young kid from CZE.

The WHL has crazy geography too. Imagine being traded from Portland, Oregon to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

 

[evnted]

checking back in

• intensity seemed a tick up from last viewing, particularly on the puck. quick first couple steps off the rush, multiple possessions where he was huffing it through defenses, went out of his way to finish checks. his game is still characterized by control and efficiency but i liked the added pace in this one
• physical instincts were being applied more proactively on the puck as well. had been good about it when going for pucks or while shrugging off pressure, but in this game i thought he was using it as a tool (along with his vision/handling/pace) to actively open up space on the attack
• didnt feel as involved offensively. dont think id say anything was going wrong per se, just seemed like most chances were off individual efforts. linemates werent finding him as much/he was playing a safer passing game not forcing plays. some of this could be deployment based, too, felt extra defensively-weighted today (lotta D zone starts and some big PKs they wanted him out for). did have a slick spinning backhand bass from behind the need to tee up his D for a goal, though truthfully...i thought it was kinda reckless lol
• that said, i did really like his showings on the pk. kinda felt he was playing it like a devils kill in a way. strong positioning at the point, baited puck movement to a degree, quick to strike with a stickcheck/pounce on a loose puck and take it the other way. forced a breakaway in the early 3rd and found a teammate coming off the bench for an easy SHA
• hes usually good about getting pucks from the corners/boards over to his linemates, but i thought today was a standout job with it. constantly was the guy to go deep and find them for chances in the high slot

again, one of the better players on the ice. im sure everyones used to me saying the whole...hes older, hes in the Q, he should be dominating, etc. thing, which is still very much true, but the little intensity bump was in fact something i said i was looking for, so i was encouraged by that. hopefully it continues to hold. i plan to check back in come playoff time

 

[Bad Goalie]

Hey, bring him on along with Lechance as well. The Devils haven't made a point of signing proven AHL talent for the Comets outside of year one when there were a lot of prospects here. Haven't been many prospects since and the outsiders brought in haven't been able to bring about a lot of success. So, maybe if they get enough guys in here, Parent or whomever gets named the Head Coach, can put together a successful outfit.

Parent's done a good job with what he inherited and what he's been left with up to now. The TDL moves didn't help him a lot, but we'll see. Not much more time left. Only 18 games left to go. They are 8 and potentially 6 point( 1 game in hand on both teams they are chasing.out of the playoffs.