Minnesota 2024-2025 Affiliates Thread (Iowa Wild, Iowa Heartlanders)

[Forsbergaura21]

Daemon Hunt - thoughts on him?

Does he have shot to make nhl team this season?

What’s his long term upside?

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Minnesota 2023-2024 Affiliates Thread (Iowa Wild, Iowa Heartlanders)

https://forums.hfboards.com/threads/minnesota-2021-2022-affiliates-thread-iowa-wild-iowa-heartlanders.2844220/ Some new faces in Iowa this season including Hentges, Walker, ROR, Hunt and Wallstedt. A lot of drafted prospects battling for roster spots. Nice to see.

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[saywut]

Daemon Hunt - thoughts on him?

Does he have shot to make nhl team this season?

What’s his long term upside?

I'd say Hunt and Crotty are locked in as the AHL call-up options to open the season, significant gap at this point between them and the rest but things can change. IF Chisholm's defensive game becomes an issue(or injuries) I could see Hunt becoming a full-time option as a Merrill-Bogosian pair is extremely limited, but Hunt's not a big upside player, unlikely a PP option, and with the addition of Buium at the draft he might get squeezed of a roster spot next year too.

 

[57special]

Daemon Hunt - thoughts on him?

Does he have shot to make nhl team this season?

What’s his long term upside?

Outside shot to make the team, as he would have to supplant Chisholm or Merrill, as i think that they would prefer he gets big minutes down in the AHL than #7D minutes in the NHL.

I think he has a shot to be a middle pairing guy. It all depends on whether he plateaus, or continues to develop. Remember that he's still only 22 yo(won't turn 23 till after next season). Middleton didn't play anything like a full season till he was 26 yo.