Prospect Info: Syracuse Crunch, Orlando Solar Bears & Prospects

[HoseEmDown]

Capone

Eamon Powell, Nick Capone, and McKade Webster are our NCAA seniors. I think this may be the last group to get the grad year extension.

Powell probably gets signed. What about Capone and Webster?

Nick Capone always felt like a reach as a draft pick, and offense really isn't his game. I look at numbers like his and think ECHL. Low scoring, depth type players in a good college conference can be successful ECHL players.

I'm not sure what to think of McKade Webster. He'll be 24 in July. His numbers aren't super high or super low, and he is improving. Probably a career minor leaguer/Europe.


So it'll be Powell, Szturc, Roelens, Schmidt, and maybe Dylan Duke and/or Webster joining in the next few weeks/months?

Capone doesn't get signed. He had a good junior season so it looked like he was taking the right steps to be in contention for a ELC but has fallen off this year.

Powell gets signed as well. He had a terrible sophomore slump so looked like he was trending wrong but has been good the last two seasons. RD is always a position you want more options in. Thompson and Crozier may be in the NHL next year or at least one. Myers probably doesn't get a deal unless he wants a two way. So need bodies.

Webster I can see getting a contract. His numbers aren't anything special but he's got that character that the organization likes. Captain of the team and plays a well rounded game. With his age if you sign him at the very end you can get him one a 1 year ELC so not much commitment if it doesn't work out.

Think Goncalves is on the big club. They only bring back one of Fortier or Koepke and right now it should be Koepke. Barre-Boulet might look for another team to give him a chance even though he just passed through waivers again so nobody wanted him now. The two CHL signings hopefully work out better than MacArthur. They only have 29 contracts for next season so there's room for those NCAA guys without getting into wasted spot territory.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

 

[Felonious Python]

Capone

Capone doesn't get signed. He had a good junior season so it looked like he was taking the right steps to be in contention for a ELC but has fallen off this year.

Powell gets signed as well. He had a terrible sophomore slump so looked like he was trending wrong but has been good the last two seasons. RD is always a position you want more options in. Thompson and Crozier may be in the NHL next year or at least one. Myers probably doesn't get a deal unless he wants a two way. So need bodies.

Webster I can see getting a contract. His numbers aren't anything special but he's got that character that the organization likes. Captain of the team and plays a well rounded game. With his age if you sign him at the very end you can get him one a 1 year ELC so not much commitment if it doesn't work out.

Think Goncalves is on the big club. They only bring back one of Fortier or Koepke and right now it should be Koepke. Barre-Boulet might look for another team to give him a chance even though he just passed through waivers again so nobody wanted him now. The two CHL signings hopefully work out better than MacArthur. They only have 29 contracts for next season so there's room for those NCAA guys without getting into wasted spot territory.

UConn just had higher scoring across the board in his Capone's junior season. 5 players crossed the 10 goal threshold. This season, only two (with a few games left).

Capone never got to 10 in a season, for context.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Capone

Capone doesn't get signed. He had a good junior season so it looked like he was taking the right steps to be in contention for a ELC but has fallen off this year.

Powell gets signed as well. He had a terrible sophomore slump so looked like he was trending wrong but has been good the last two seasons. RD is always a position you want more options in. Thompson and Crozier may be in the NHL next year or at least one. Myers probably doesn't get a deal unless he wants a two way. So need bodies.

Webster I can see getting a contract. His numbers aren't anything special but he's got that character that the organization likes. Captain of the team and plays a well rounded game. With his age if you sign him at the very end you can get him one a 1 year ELC so not much commitment if it doesn't work out.

Think Goncalves is on the big club. They only bring back one of Fortier or Koepke and right now it should be Koepke. Barre-Boulet might look for another team to give him a chance even though he just passed through waivers again so nobody wanted him now. The two CHL signings hopefully work out better than MacArthur. They only have 29 contracts for next season so there's room for those NCAA guys without getting into wasted spot territory.

Eamon Powell might think of himself more highly than the organization does, he could very well see a right shot D depth chart of Cernak, Perbix, Raddysh, Crozier, Thompson and think he doesn't have a spot. Don't be surprised if he doesn't want to sign and BriseBois trades his rights this week in a deadline deal to improve depth. A lot of these NCAA players want to sign at the end of their seasons and get NHL games promised to them for financial reasons, Powell could be that guy. Or he could be a good soldier and just sign like Perbix and Crozier did. We'll see.

 

[HoseEmDown]

Eamon Powell might think of himself more highly than the organization does, he could very well see a right shot D depth chart of Cernak, Perbix, Raddysh, Crozier, Thompson and think he doesn't have a spot. Don't be surprised if he doesn't want to sign and BriseBois trades his rights this week in a deadline deal to improve depth. A lot of these NCAA players want to sign at the end of their seasons and get NHL games promised to them for financial reasons, Powell could be that guy. Or he could be a good soldier and just sign like Perbix and Crozier did. We'll see.

If he was smart he would look and see that Perbix is only signed one more year after this and Raddysh just two. Crozier and Thompson haven't established themselves as NHL players yet. So it's just Cernak, two short term players and two young guys that aren't sure things. So by the time he's in the last year of his ELC half those names might be gone and he could progress better than the others.

 

[Felonious Python]

What makes a Powell contract complex is that we wouldn't sign him until after the trade deadline. The national championship is more than a month away, and he's on the top team in the country.

Even if JBB trades his rights, what's stopping Powell from going UFA anyway?

 

[Hockeyville USA]

What makes a Powell contract complex is that we wouldn't sign him until after the trade deadline. The national championship is more than a month away, and he's on the top team in the country.

Even if JBB trades his rights, what's stopping Powell from going UFA anyway?

Same type of situation as Henry Thrun last year. He doesn't want to sign with the Ducks because Fowler, LaCombe, Mintyukov, Zellweger all ahead of him on the left shot D depth chart, Ducks talk to teams that would be willing to give him games right away, Sharks are willing to give up a future 3rd, sign him, give him games to end the season, Thrun gets his NHL money & games.

For Powell, he could say he's going UFA unless he gets NHL games, BriseBois calls around the league to see who is interested who would be willing to give Powell what he wants, BriseBois trades Powell's rights to Chicago for Ottawa's 2024 3rd. Powell gets games to end the season.

 

[Felonious Python]

Same type of situation as Henry Thrun last year. He doesn't want to sign with the Ducks because Fowler, LaCombe, Mintyukov, Zellweger all ahead of him on the left shot D depth chart, Ducks talk to teams that would be willing to give him games right away, Sharks are willing to give up a future 3rd, sign him, give him games to end the season, Thrun gets his NHL money & games.

For Powell, he could say he's going UFA unless he gets NHL games, BriseBois calls around the league to see who is interested who would be willing to give Powell what he wants, BriseBois trades Powell's rights to Chicago for Ottawa's 2024 3rd. Powell gets games to end the season.

There's only three Blackhawks games after April 13th (the national championship game).

TB has been going with 11/7 lately. I don't like messing with team construction when we're fighting for our lives, but we could fit him in there.

A 3rd round pick is (statistically) unlikely to turn into anybody.

We might just ride it out. Sign Powell ASAP and play him as the 7th defenceman. If he flops, he gets a reality check.

We don't know what our defense is going to look like in a week. Hanifin? Walker? Dumba? Savard?

edit: Powell to Calgary for Hanifin makes sense.

 

[Felonious Python]

Tyson Feist got traded to Syracuse.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Ludvig Persson was a development camp invite

Persson is now second nationally with five shutouts on the year and fourth in the NCAA with 21 wins, posting a 21-8-2 record in net. On the season, he now has a .908 save percentage and a 2.44 GAA, both ranking in the top three in the NCHC.

 

[Point21]

 

[Felonious Python]

SPHL transactions have G Jimmy Poreda to Orlando.

Halverson or Fitzpatrick would likely be injured or recalled.

 

[Felonious Python]

there's the recall.

Halverson isn't quite 'the guy' in net for Orlando. At times, he can look a little lazy, not going into the butterfly to stop the puck. I don't know if it's a health thing, or a mental one.

He's not really a guy that drives the bus on getting the team in gear. You'd hope that if the rest of the team isn't playing well, that your goalie would rise to the challenge and get the guys into it with a big save or something. Or at least bark at the guys for not doing their jobs in front of him.

If the rest of the team isn't all that interested that night, he doesn't seem to be, either.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Crunch win 3-2 in OT

- 2 goals for Goncalves. He's up to 10 goals now. ABB has assisted on 3 of them since his return
- Another game, another point for Finley. 20 points in his last 23 games
- Fortier scores the OT winner. As kind of the forgotten man, he has 4 goals in his last 5 games

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Goncalves wants a spot in Tampa. Next year will be huge for him: make the team or become a full time AAAA guy

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Goal for Szturc



Goal for Harvey

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Wonder if Powell gets signed, if we sign any of our other NCAA prospects, or sign any other NCAA UFAs

 

[Felonious Python]

Wonder if Powell gets signed, if we sign any of our other NCAA prospects, or sign any other NCAA UFAs

Julien BriseClaus will have to turn into Julien BrizzBois in the next few weeks to get UFAs to sign.

This could be one of the most important free agent classes for us in years. Being able to get the Collin Grafs available could help with a retool.

We're able to offer a Brayden Point or Anthony Cirelli as a linemate.

 

[Felonious Python]

We could backfill Jack Thompson's spot with Eamon Powell, Drew Bavaro (UFA), etc.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Crunch lose 3-2 in OT as they await Lilleberg and Crozier to return

- 1 goal, 1 assist for Merela
- assist for Edmonds, his 4th point in his last 6 games
- Fortier with the game tying goal late in the 3rd to get it to OT. His 5th in his last 6 games



goal #29 for Szturc

 

[Crunchrulz]

Missed cross check in overtime was critical as it led to the game winning 3 on 2 rush.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Julien BriseClaus will have to turn into Julien BrizzBois in the next few weeks to get UFAs to sign.

This could be one of the most important free agent classes for us in years. Being able to get the Collin Grafs available could help with a retool.

We're able to offer a Brayden Point or Anthony Cirelli as a linemate.

You would have to guarantee Collin Graf NHL games to end this season. And same goes for if you want to get Dylan Duke signed: probably have to give him games.

 

[Felonious Python]

You would have to guarantee Collin Graf NHL games to end this season. And same goes for if you want to get Dylan Duke signed: probably have to give him games.

Graf is projected to be a guy that can go right into the lineup, so it shouldn't be an issue.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

goal for Jack Harvey



Goal #21 for Duke



Crunch win 4-2

- 1 goal (#15), 2 assists for Koepke
- 1 goal, 1 assist for Finley. Still hot
- 2 assists for Goncalves
- empty netter for Merela

 

[These Are The Days]

Did Groshev fall off the face of the earth or something?