Prospect Info: Oilers Rookie at the Penticton Young Stars Classic

[Mr Kot]

Yager looks pretty good for the jets. good trade looks like

 

[ohheyhemsky]

Is Savoie getting any ice time, or is he just not that noticeable here?

 

[Mr Kot]

Is Savoie getting any ice time, or is he just not that noticeable here?

He's been pretty noticeable. He's probably the only one pushing offensively right now. Nobody else is close tbh.

 

[Fourier]

Is Savoie getting any ice time, or is he just not that noticeable here?

He looks pretty slick to me. Almost scored in the second but the Jet's goalie swiped the puck off the line.

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Not a lot going on. Jager the best player on the ice.

Wanner looks pretty sold though Brar miscalled Davidson on a defensive breakdown by Wanner. Not a lot out there. Oil not great in the dot. Wakely a few sparks but like this roster a fair bit of meh play. Nichols looks good with raw skating and some skill. Reminds me of a small Cliff Pu a similar young finesse guy on a Memorial Cup competitive team. We'll see what kind of jump Nichols can create with more junior ice-time.

Need way more from veteran Petrov.

 

[OHL Fan]

Just an OHL fan and reading forums.

Glad to see OHL had good year this year at NHL draft.

Some good surprises out there for many teams and yes some disappointments.

I have watched Nichol for 2 years and his best was when he played Jr. B. Great wheels but needs to be more of a presence. Just my opinion.

 

[ohheyhemsky]

He looks pretty slick to me. Almost scored in the second but the Jet's goalie swiped the puck off the line.

I've noticed Grubbe more out there today. First game I've caught this tournament, thought I'd see more of him out there.

 

[McTonyBrar]

James Stefan has been completely awful in this tournament. How did he get over 100 points?

 

[McTonyBrar]

Colin Chaulk is also awful at setting up lines and especially the powerplay. Why doesn’t he have Savoie on the hash marks so they can untilize his great passing? O’Reilly should be in the Savoie’s spot circling because he has size and a good shot

 

[Mr Kot]

James Stefan has been completely awful in this tournament. How did he get over 100 points?

You say that, but just wait until he has an open net breakaway

 

[On The Prowl]

When you ice a team with so many players just not good enough for the level its hard for anybody to look good. Without Savoie we would have been shut out 3 games in a row, and my condolences for anybody else that watched all three games.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Is Savoie getting any ice time, or is he just not that noticeable here?

Not as much today but a few games under his belt and the guys look a bit tired today. He showed plenty. Especially last game.

i think hard for players to really have their A game at noon on a monday in nowhereville. In fairness.

 

[Mr Kot]

No chance on that tip. Luckily, this is over today and we can focus on the preseason.

 

[McTonyBrar]

My work was more entertaining than this

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Tough day in the circle for O'Reilly.

Not a lot to glean from this year's rookie group.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

James Stefan has been completely awful in this tournament. How did he get over 100 points?

At least he doesn't have pro experience like Grubbe and Petrov do. They both didn't stand out either.

 

[ToeMcDrag83]

Not going to read much into it, but the general takeaway (Small sample and all) is our cupboards are fairly bare. Which we knew. Hope Savoie and O'Reilly pan out over time. Wanner is somewhat interesting, but I didn't really see anything that should stop us using him as trade piece for the 2RD upgrade. Injuries could really hurt us if things go that way this year, not much confidence in the next man up if it gets to this pool.

 

[OHL Fan]

Disappointing that they only scored 1 goal in three games.

Other teams had rookie dmen and Goalies, so we cant use the excuse that Edmonton went up against all AHL or NHL tier talent.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Disappointing that they only scored 1 goal in three games.

Other teams had rookie dmen and Goalies, so we cant use the excuse that Edmonton went up against all AHL or NHL tier talent.

I think part of it is chaulk isn’t a very good coach, especially for getting offense

 

[joestevens29]

I think part of it is chaulk isn’t a very good coach, especially for getting offense

Maybe just maybe we don't have very good prospects

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

1 goal in 3 games? I know our prospect pool is thin but woof that's bad

 

[Broberg Speed]

 

[belair]

Is Colin Chaulk a systems guy? Or is this a really poor coaching decision for a part of our organization that is going to have to churn out quite a few plug-and-play options for the bottom half of our NHL roster in the coming seasons?

I just haven't been impressed with the decisions he makes in regards to putting our prospects in positions to produce.

 

[McTonyBrar]

For me, the top players were:

Forwards: Matthew Savoie and William Nicholl in a tie
Defence: Max Wanner its not even close
Goaltending: Nathaniel Day

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Colin Chaulk is also awful at setting up lines and especially the powerplay. Why doesn’t he have Savoie on the hash marks so they can untilize his great passing? O’Reilly should be in the Savoie’s spot circling because he has size and a good shot

Hard to say if Chaulk set the lines or an organizational decision above him. He stuck rigidly to his line combinations even with little to no scoring opportunity through 2 of 3 games (I didn't see the Flamers game). This was clear with O'Reilly in the 1C spot and Savoie on the wing then rolling Clattenberg at first line wing with veteran Petrov in a secondary line role.

Looked like clear intent to get the two organization top young players top ice time and where they slot out even though there's some speculation Savoie might get some pro seasoning at centre. Just to add keeping Clatterberg glued to the top line skill seems intent to see this hard ice player's response to rolling with talent versus crashing and banging down the lineup.

Little to no creativity behind the bench. But the directive might be coming from above.