RW Nick Lardis - Hamilton Bulldogs, OHL (2023, 67th, CHI)

[Teemu]

Goal number 40 (and 41) in game 44 tonight

 

[Mrfenn92]

Nick with a natural hat trick today. Added another goal later in the game.

 

[GlassesJacketShirt]

Nick with a natural hat trick today. Added another goal later in the game.

Natural Quatrick

 

[Mrfenn92]

Natural Quatrick

Boom

 

[EbonyRaptor]

Nick with a natural hat trick today. Added another goal later in the game.

Now has 48 goals in 47 games. Also picked up an assist for a 5 point game giving him 81 points on the season - currently in 2nd place in OHL scoring trailing only Michael Misa who has 86 points.

Also - Vanacker scored 2 goals - giving Hawks draft picks 6 of the 9 goals Brantford scored.

 

[PittsburghHustlers]

48 goals in 47 games now. Really impressive!

 

[PocketNines]

Now has 48 goals in 47 games. Also picked up an assist for a 5 point game giving him 81 points on the season - currently in 2nd place in OHL scoring trailing only Michael Misa who has 86 points.

Also - Vanacker scored 2 goals - giving Hawks draft picks 6 of the 9 goals Brantford scored.

I was watching it for Jiricek and I counted that same number, 6, from those two guys and was not super happy about it tbh, lol

 

[Castle8130]

Top 6 or bust prospect that looks more like a top 6.

 

[Nabrules]

Don't want to be a downer here but I can personally never learn anything when a prospect puts up huge numbers on their last year of juniors. Doesn't really mean to much in showing their true future potential

 

[pvr]

Don't want to be a downer here but I can personally never learn anything when a prospect puts up huge numbers on their last year of juniors. Doesn't really mean to much in showing their true future potential

He was a goalscorer last year too, with 29 goals (50 points) in 37 games, so this represents a nice progression. Better that than stagnation or regression.

 

[Mjul Qvist]

Don't want to be a downer here but I can personally never learn anything when a prospect puts up huge numbers on their last year of juniors. Doesn't really mean to much in showing their true future potential

Just like Alex DeBrincat. But that is an exception and if he was.. let say Maple Leafs prospect this all would be just crazy good.

 

[MrCreamm]

Could see him being at 0.5ppg in the AHL next year but I don't expect it to be much higher. For comparison Firkus, who was the top CHL scorer last year has 23 points in 44 AHL games, and both have a similar physical frame. Good upside for a third round pick but not a bluechip guy. Wonder if Hawks float trading Lardis or Kantserov, then again Kantserov at 5'9 would probably make Lardis the more valuable prospect.

 

[pvr]

Could see him being at 0.5ppg in the AHL next year but I don't expect it to be much higher. For comparison Firkus, who was the top CHL scorer last year has 23 points in 44 AHL games, and both have a similar physical frame. Good upside for a third round pick but not a bluechip guy. Wonder if Hawks float trading Lardis or Kantserov, then again Kantserov at 5'9 would probably make Lardis the more valuable prospect.

Hawks have no reason to trade any prospects right now…let them all marinate over the next two seasons and see what they get. The only reasons to trade someone would be if there is a reasonable NHLer available to play top 3 with Bedard (but would have to be reasonably young to fit the timeline), or to move up considerably in the draft.

 

[Fantomas]

Could see him being at 0.5ppg in the AHL next year but I don't expect it to be much higher. For comparison Firkus, who was the top CHL scorer last year has 23 points in 44 AHL games, and both have a similar physical frame. Good upside for a third round pick but not a bluechip guy. Wonder if Hawks float trading Lardis or Kantserov, then again Kantserov at 5'9 would probably make Lardis the more valuable prospect.

By PHLe, Lardis ranks among the best this year. You're right of course that a 19-year old's dominant production in junior should be viewed with skepticism. However I think Lardis has one thing on Firkus, which is that he's an elite shooter with excellent scoring instincts. I don't think Firkus has the same sort of standout set of skills and I don't think he was ever as projectable. But we'll see.

 

[Castle8130]

Hawks have no reason to trade any prospects right now…let them all marinate over the next two seasons and see what they get. The only reasons to trade someone would be if there is a reasonable NHLer available to play top 3 with Bedard (but would have to be reasonably young to fit the timeline), or to move up considerably in the draft.

I'd rather trade Nazar if it came to one or the other, but yes, 100% wait and see how each do in 2 more years or so