Prospect Info: Prospect Thread (Overseas, College, Junior, etc)

[Southstarpreds]

Zadorov is actually a really good skater.

 

[BigFatCat999]

Goddamnit

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Saskatoon lost in the WHL semi-finals, so Molendyk is done now. (Incredibly, 6 of 7 games including the last one went to OT?!)

Similarly Saginaw is out, so Willis is also done.

 

[Scoresberg]

Some updates on our Finnish prospects, Kiiskinen and Kulonummi:

Kiiskinen is joining HPK next year where he will get a much bigger role than in Pelicans. Need to remember that he's still only 18-years-old but already put up 10 points in 38 games against men.

Kulonummi is similarly joining a smaller club, Kiekko-Espoo for next year. He played for the championship team Tappara where he got some ice-time in Liiga but not much. This way, he will get a much bigger role in Espoo and probably a top-4 role with PP time.

Both good moves for our prospects.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Saskatoon lost in the WHL semi-finals, so Molendyk is done now. (Incredibly, 6 of 7 games including the last one went to OT?!)

Similarly Saginaw is out, so Willis is also done.

Except Saginaw is hosting the Memorial Cup, so Willis is resurrected for that. I believe he is our only prospect in the Mem Cup.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Interesting Colorado didn’t even sign Graham Sward. I guess he’ll be a total free agent now since he was an overager, as opposed to a draft re-entry…

 

[herzausstein]

Interesting Colorado didn’t even sign Graham Sward. I guess he’ll be a total free agent now since he was an overager, as opposed to a draft re-entry…

Capfriendly has his rights expiring June 1 2024.... so he should be a UFA. We could sign him now and then we'd have Hanzel, Sward, and the pick for Trenin

 

[Gumbercules]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1796971531697852626

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Joey Willis got 1g/1a in the Memorial Cup final game last night, as Saginaw upset London to win the CHL championship.

 

[Scoresberg]

I do not think there's a better place to grow as a goalie than in Nashville while Korn, Vanderklok and Rinne are overseeing your development.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1808375630553108672

 

[AintLifeGrand]

damn shame the media coverage of this team is so awful that there has not been one write up/analysis of the developments from dev camp

 

[Flgatorguy87]

damn shame the media coverage of this team is so awful that there has not been one write up/analysis of the developments from dev camp

Molendyk looked good. He laid out Stiga at one point when the puck got caught in his skates and he caught him looking down. Rung his bell and he missed a few minutes shaking it off. He was on gold team which offensively didn't have as much consistent pressure, and he seemed to be carrying the puck well with nowhere to take it once he got the zone.

The new kid Gibson looked good. He was paired with Molendyk which seemed like a really nice complimentary pair.

I know I mentioned this already, but Surin had as strong of a debut at camp as I can recall. He's physical, and just played at a different pace than everyone else. Things tend to get choppy and sloppy in these games but when he was on the ice it was almost immediate possession with a very calm presence. Gibson put him on his ass at one point and Surin immediately started laughing like he'd been waiting for somebody to rough him up.

Wood has a wicked shot...but he's still rarely able to get it off because of his skating and his first touch is so awful. Really hope he can make strides in his skating. He reminds me of watching Phil Myers skate at this point.

Stiga does too much at this point, but he gives me Evangelista vibes.

 

[SundherDome]

Is there a plan for Knak or is he an after thought?

 

[PredsV82]

Is there a plan for Knak or is he an after thought?

Afterthought. Dunno if he will ever come to Milwaukee or not but he's got a whole bunch of folks ahead of him on the prospect charts.

Edit to add I don't think the Preds have even signed him so I suspect his rights will expire without him ever signing

 

[herzausstein]

Afterthought. Dunno if he will ever come to Milwaukee or not but he's got a whole bunch of folks ahead of him on the prospect charts.

Edit to add I don't think the Preds have even signed him so I suspect his rights will expire without him ever signing

Used to be a place where you could easily find when rights expired. I cant find em on puckpedia but Knak's counting stats havent really moved much from year to year since being drafted. We also have a ton players in our RW pool... Evangelista, Wood, Kemell, Fink, Gojsic, Tomasino, Weisblatt, etc.... i doubt we ever see him in the NHL or MIL.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Used to be a place where you could easily find when rights expired. I cant find em on puckpedia but Knak's counting stats havent really moved much from year to year since being drafted. We also have a ton players in our RW pool... Evangelista, Wood, Kemell, Fink, Gojsic, Tomasino, Weisblatt, etc.... i doubt we ever see him in the NHL or MIL.

One kicks oneself for not having taken a snapshot of that page before CapFriendly shut down, alas.

Anyway, I don't see how Knak figures into the picture anymore. He came over on that PTO at the end of his Swiss season a couple years back, then promptly extended for 3 more years in Switzerland, so it would seem like all sides agreed that he's no longer in the plans, right?

 

[Predsanddead24]

Even Aintlifegrand hasn’t mentioned him in a while so clearly he’s done as a prospect

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Here's our pick matrix from Wayback...

The last regular roster posted...

Dead Cap...

Non-Roster

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Reserve List

 

[Flgatorguy87]

Reserve List

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Going to be a pass on all these guys expiring next month...and I am betting same story next year unless Olsson has an outside shot and comes to Milwaukee to add some minutes/impresses.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Going to be a pass on all these guys expiring next month...and I am betting same story next year unless Olsson has an outside shot and comes to Milwaukee to add some minutes/impresses.

Yep, we've snuck Haider & Campbell in on the Novak-Milwaukee-special deals, and all of Fontaine, McLane, and Reid are gone.

I hope somebody is going to check on ALG given the whole Fontaine/Knak situation.

 

[herzausstein]

Going to be a pass on all these guys expiring next month...and I am betting same story next year unless Olsson has an outside shot and comes to Milwaukee to add some minutes/impresses.

Might keep Dylan MacKinnon because we dont have a ton of RHD prospects and he doesnt look half bad. Other then that i dont see much there.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Might keep Dylan MacKinnon because we dont have a ton of RHD prospects and he doesnt look half bad. Other then that i dont see much there.

Yeah, MacKinnon's numbers are pretty terrible (even for a stay-at-home D... one with any NHL aspirations anyway) but him and Jatkola if he rebounds are options to sign next year. I think Willis is worth keeping. He may just be an AHL energy-line guy. But I think he'll have a huge year in the OHL next season and get signed.

Olsson, Knak, and Walther have probably bombed out already.

 

[PredsV82]

I was really hoping Walther would make it since the whole draft had to stop before we picked him because he wasn't even in the system

 

[BigFatCat999]

I was really hoping Walther would make it since the whole draft had to stop before we picked him because he wasn't even in the system

I was hoping he would become a sniper so he can be "Walther PPK"