Prospect Info: Riley Kidney, LHC, Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL ), 63rd overall
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Kidney is on a team that allows him to use his strengths and hide his weaknesses. He’s making the most of it and that’s all you can ask.
It would be better for his development to work on some other stuff but that would not help his current team win.
He will almost surely be in Laval next year and he can work on that other stuff he needs to improve.
WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
With Dach, Suzuki, Evans, Beck and Dvorak (no one trading for his ass).. we can afford plenty of time to let Kidney develop uninterrupted.
His post-trade production reminds me of Suzuki. Wouldn't it be something he somehow takes his game to top prospect level and has amazing playoffs.
Habs Halifax
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The Production is nice to see but he will have to increase his strength like Suzuki did. Suzuki clearly worked on his lower body strength pre NHL and post NHL.
Kidney's hockey IQ is good IMO. He plays the game the right way for a center and it stands out in the Q but how that translates to the NHL has me wondering
B+ type prospect that could slip to B or he becomes a fringe grade A. We are going to know a lot more when he plays in the AHL next year.
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Considering he is a late 2th round pick. I would say, we should be excited. On his pace, This guy would have been selected as a late first pick and this would still be encouraging.
If he is going to bulk up and increase his speed, to become a more all around player, this would be perfect.
In comparison, I am really more excited about this prospect over guys like Kapanen, Tuch, mysak and cie.
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Riley Kidney is on fire right now in the QMJHL, but remains laser-focused on chasing the President's Cup and preparing himself for the pro game next season.
Full interview below:
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Full interview below:
Canadiens Prospect Riley Kidney Heating Up, Preparing For Pro
Montreal Canadiens prospect Riley Kidney has had a very eventful year in the QMJHL, but is now laser-focused on chasing the President’s Cup and preparing himself for the pro game next season. Starting off the year with the Acadie-Bathurst Titans, the writing was on the wall early on that Kidney...
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I really do like Kidney as a prospect. But if you think about the forward pipeline coming up and currently in the core.
Caufield-Suz-Slaf
Roy-Dach-Ferrell
(2023 1st pick)-(Dubois when signed)-Beck
And then
(possible 2nd 2023 pick in first) - Mesar -HarveyP - Simoneau - Guindon - (Eventually others in next couple years)
And that is not a depth chart just a projection of who will be a part of the core. I dont see Kidney being there. And I would love to take advantage of trading him at high value.
Caufield-Suz-Slaf
Roy-Dach-Ferrell
(2023 1st pick)-(Dubois when signed)-Beck
And then
(possible 2nd 2023 pick in first) - Mesar -HarveyP - Simoneau - Guindon - (Eventually others in next couple years)
And that is not a depth chart just a projection of who will be a part of the core. I dont see Kidney being there. And I would love to take advantage of trading him at high value.
26Mats
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Not sure how much value he has unless he improves his skating.
And, if he does, look out. We may want to keep him...
WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
Most of the time, prospects like Kidney don't have great trade value. It's better to keep him and see whether he improves and grows.
It's also too early. What if you trade him now with the B level prospect designation and he bulks up, improves his skating and is a modern day Ribeiro without being a f***ing asshole? It's possible he outgrows Beck, just too early to know for sure and it's not a situation where they have a round 1 pedigree like Poehling and we wait until he has no value.
Habs Icing
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I could be wrong but this kid's game gives me a bad feeling. The best way I can sum it up is that he doesn't really get involved. Every time I've seen him play he looks like a perimeter player. And I have to ask myself does that translate to the NHL? Sorry to say up until now the answer is no. Maybe the Habs development team can make adjustments to his game.
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Kidney was drafted one those covid years. Imagine teams made a lot of mistakes why he slid. Smaller sample size
26Mats
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1909
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And Habs should had taken Dufour the year before instead of a couple US College players (Biondi and Smith).
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Eyes on the prize think he is working on his weaknesses this year. Better speed, more physical play, more driving to the center of the ice. We’ll see.
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Kidney is a good B level prospect. One of those guys that you don't pencil into the lineup and don't wait up for, but in a few years, if things go right, he can be something. Maybe ahead of those players we used to pencil in.
And if not, o well, no biggie.
And if not, o well, no biggie.
At this point, we just have to let him développe to his full potential, we have plenty of other players in the pipeline. In the Timmins era he would be the kind of player we consider as our only hope.
