Prospect Info: Sharks Prospect Info & Discussion thread XXI: "New, improved, and wayyyy to much info" Edition

Would we say that though if Gregor didn't screw us out of Bedard and we had an Eklund-Celebrini-Bedard top line or Celebrini and Bedard as a 1-2 center punch? I don't know but either way, I blame Gregor for giving Chicago something they should've been screwed out of lol

Yeah, but if we had Bedard, would we still have been so bad that we got Celebrini? Chicago was close to us in the standings WITH Bedard, if they didn’t have him, they probably would’ve been in last place and got Celebrini.

I won’t be selfish, I’m just very happy with lucked into Mack. Now if we can just get a bit more luck and get Schaefer…
 
Yeah, but if we had Bedard, would we still have been so bad that we got Celebrini? Chicago was close to us in the standings WITH Bedard, if they didn’t have him, they probably would’ve been in last place and got Celebrini.

I won’t be selfish, I’m just very happy with lucked into Mack. Now if we can just get a bit more luck and get Schaefer…
With Bedard, we're still at the bottom. Celebrini, imo, should win more games than Bedard on this sharks team. But ya with no Bedard Chi is easily the worst team last season, and then they'd take Mack.

And if Chicago had Mack, he would be the CLEAR face of the NHL/rookie class AINEC.
 
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Yeah, but if we had Bedard, would we still have been so bad that we got Celebrini? Chicago was close to us in the standings WITH Bedard, if they didn’t have him, they probably would’ve been in last place and got Celebrini.

I won’t be selfish, I’m just very happy with lucked into Mack. Now if we can just get a bit more luck and get Schaefer…
Possibly. It's impossible to know how Chicago would've handled having to draft Carlsson, Fantilli, Smith, or Michkov instead of Bedard. Their movement could dramatically be different better or worse. The lottery arrangement would've been different. It's possible to have still won Celebrini as the Sharks still would've been bottom five at best and had good odds if they weren't last. I'm also happy with Macklin. He is awesome. It's always going to come up for me how he'd play with other contemporaries as his career plays out. They're fun hypotheticals for me. lol
 
Joey Muldowney (Connecticut), Brandon Svoboda (Boston University), and Cam Lund (Northeastern) play tonight in the Hockey East semifinals - Connecticut vs Boston University (1300 PDT), Northeastern vs Maine (1630 PDT), one after the other.

The winners play tomorrow for the Hockey East championship and a berth to the NCAA championship. Maine, Boston University, and Connecticut are guaranteed a spot in the NCAA tournament, so Northeastern needs to win tonight and tomorrow to claim a spot.

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Eric Pohlkamp (Denver) plays Arizona State tomorrow (1400 PDT) in the NCHC semifinals. If Denver wins, they will face one of North Dakota or Western Michigan on Saturday. Denver and Western Michigan are also guaranteed spots in the NCAA tournament.

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Reese Laubach (Penn State) is currently awaiting the results of the conference finals after being eliminated for the Big Ten championship. Penn State is ranked 13th and needs at least three teams ranked above them to win conference championships to claim a spot (and only four conferences still have those higher-ranked teams in the running; CCHA and Atlantic will not help Penn State). From the perspective of Sharks' prospects getting more games, Northeastern, Denver, and Quinnipiac winning conference championships would be the best result - all of the above would continue on to the NCAA championship.

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Timofei Spitserov and Eli Barnett (Vermont) were eliminated some time ago. Spitserov has graduated and is now a pro with Norfolk (ECHL), Barnett still has two more years.

Michael Fisher (Northeastern) has spent the year in the BCHL and will not be relevant in this year's tournament.
 
Muldowney's game is looking really good. It would make plenty of sense to sign him to his ELC after his season is done. Svoboda too.
You think Svoboda is ready for the AHL? He's big but his actual performance is pretty poor (though no one expects him to be anything more than a big 4C).

Given his age and relative lack of high level experience, I'd leave him in college for a year. We can get a three-year ELC next year, too.
 
You think Svoboda is ready for the AHL? He's big but his actual performance is pretty poor (though no one expects him to be anything more than a big 4C).

Given his age and relative lack of high level experience, I'd leave him in college for a year. We can get a three-year ELC next year, too.
If all he's asked to do next year in the AHL is develop and play 4C, yeah he is ready to do that. It's not something they have to do as more college can be useful as well but he's a viable option for a depth role on the Barracuda.
 
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Muldowney's game is looking really good. It would make plenty of sense to sign him to his ELC after his season is done. Svoboda too.

Two more goals (so far) for Muldowney. Big difference between Hockey East and the NHL but if you're going to have a skill going to the tight areas and scoring is a good one to have.
 
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Two more goals (so far) for Muldowney. Big difference between Hockey East and the NHL but if you're going to have a skill going to the tight areas and scoring is a good one to have.
There would be no expectation for either to be in the NHL next season. Starting their pro career in the AHL though seems within reason for both kids for what roles they're playing currently.
 
If all he's asked to do next year in the AHL is develop and play 4C, yeah he is ready to do that. It's not something they have to do as more college can be useful as well but he's a viable option for a depth role on the Barracuda.
I don't really see a need to jam all the prospects on the team this year. Svoboda doesn't NEED to graduate so no reason to force the issue. And we should let him get as many puck touches as possible while he can.

Also, Muldowney's had a really solid glow up even if it is a D+3 season for him. Going from .5 PPG in the USHL in his D+1 season to over a PPG in the NCAA is a massive jump
 
I don't really see a need to jam all the prospects on the team this year. Svoboda doesn't NEED to graduate so no reason to force the issue. And we should let him get as many puck touches as possible while he can.

Also, Muldowney's had a really solid glow up even if it is a D+3 season for him. Going from .5 PPG in the USHL in his D+1 season to over a PPG in the NCAA is a massive jump
There isn't a need but there's an available slot if Svoboda is ready to turn pro but I agree he doesn't need to graduate. If he or anyone else in our system wants to stay in college or go to college, they should. Having wingers on the Barracuda like Musty, Chernyshov, Halttunen, Lund, and Muldowney is a pretty nice influx of talent that will obviously be pretty raw but loaded with talent.
 
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We're not signing Muldowney. He's only in his second year at UConn. How is it better for his development to be the 14th forward on the Barracuda next year instead of going back to college and challenging for the Hobey Baker?
 
We're not signing Muldowney. He's only in his second year at UConn. How is it better for his development to be the 14th forward on the Barracuda next year instead of going back to college and challenging for the Hobey Baker?
It wouldn't but then again the premise that he'd be the 14th forward on the Barracuda is a laughable one to make at this point.
 
It wouldn't but then again the premise that he'd be the 14th forward on the Barracuda is a laughable one to make at this point.
He has no chance of playing ahead of Poturalski, Musty, Chernyshov, Halttunen, Bystedt, Cardwell, Lund or Giles who are all signed through next season or soon will be. If White, Sabourin and Regenda aren't brought back they will be replaced with similar veterans. Then there's the guys on AHL-only deals like Vanroboys, Houle and Vincent who the organization clearly sees as everyday AHLers. You're right, Muldowney would probably be more like 16th on the depth chart.
 
He has no chance of playing ahead of Poturalski, Musty, Chernyshov, Halttunen, Bystedt, Cardwell, Lund or Giles who are all signed through next season or soon will be. If White, Sabourin and Regenda aren't brought back they will be replaced with similar veterans. Then there's the guys on AHL-only deals like Vanroboys, Houle and Vincent who the organization clearly sees as everyday AHLers. You're right, Muldowney would probably be more like 16th on the depth chart.
Those are hilariously awful assumptions to make for an AHL team.
 
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We're not signing Muldowney. He's only in his second year at UConn. How is it better for his development to be the 14th forward on the Barracuda next year instead of going back to college and challenging for the Hobey Baker?

Without saying anything about Muldowney, if both Bordeleau and Guschin are not returning, Sharks could use another scoring winger to pair with Chernyshov, Musty, and Halttunen.
 
He has no chance of playing ahead of Poturalski, Musty, Chernyshov, Halttunen, Bystedt, Cardwell, Lund or Giles who are all signed through next season or soon will be. If White, Sabourin and Regenda aren't brought back they will be replaced with similar veterans. Then there's the guys on AHL-only deals like Vanroboys, Houle and Vincent who the organization clearly sees as everyday AHLers. You're right, Muldowney would probably be more like 16th on the depth chart.
The last time you did this:

Cagnoni should definitely go back to junior. There’s no room for him on the Barracuda. Which of Mukhamadullin, Thompson, Carlsson, Schuldt, Laroque, Pulli or Guryev does he deserve to play over? Even Hache and Frisch are probably better defensemen right now than Cagnoni. I haven’t even mentioned Furlong.
Narrator Voice: Those last three did not, in fact, deserve to play over Cagnoni.
 
Without saying anything about Muldowney, if both Bordeleau and Guschin are not returning, Sharks could use another scoring winger to pair with Chernyshov, Musty, and Halttunen.
Which isn't Muldowney. It should be an AHL-proven scorer like Regenda or some other veteran. The priority for next season's Cuda will be the development of Musty, Chernyshov, Bystedt, Halttunen and Lund. That's already a ton of rookie forwards. We need to surround them with reliable AHL vets beyond Poturalski.
 
Aren't you one of the people who wants to re-sign Bordeleau and Gushchin as well? Maybe we can get the Barracuda to 40 forwards.
Saying they can be and even wanting it doesn't mean I've definitively ruled out or placed them anywhere on the roster like you have done here. The Barracuda have one actual winger and two centers under contract for next season. There's hardly much certainty surrounding their roster to make such definitive statements.
 
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Saying they can be and even wanting it doesn't mean I've definitively ruled out or placed them anywhere on the roster like you have done here. The Barracuda have one actual winger and two centers under contract for next season. There's hardly much certainty surrounding their roster to make such definitive statements.
I'm not even against signing Muldowney from a Sharks perspective but I don't see what's in it for him. We already have 4 superior wing prospects coming in as rookie pros next season. He's more likely to get lost in the shuffle and end up wasting a year of development than if he simply goes back for his junior year.
 
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