Prospect Info: Wild Prospect Thread 2022-23
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DANOZ28
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so currently i don't see a spot for faber, is he going to sign with another team and turn the fiala trade into a disaster?
I’m hoping we can get him to sign his elc and then trade him and Ohgren for a legit play driving ppg winger who’s signed long term!!
Huh? We’VE got nothing signed at RD for next year besides Spurgeon. Door is wide open for Faber.
This is a joke, right?
Didn't Faber want out of LA because he wanted to be close to home because his sister who has some medical or psycological illness? Don't see why he wouldn't sign here?
I think she’s autistic, but don’t quote me on that. Learning challenges, I think. Big hockey fan, and she and Faber are apparently close.
I agree. I don’t think that Faber is the kind of talent that we have to beg to sign here. I hope I’m wrong, but I don’t see an automatic top 4 talent like Brodin was.
Minnewildsota
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That’s going to be one young blue line in Iowa next year. I like it.
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I am a big fan, really like the way he plays. I wouldn’t be shocked to see him as an injury call up as early as next season. Army is going to love him.
No idea how he made it through nearly two drafts, you would think his name alone gets him some more looks, but I guess Covid times are weird.
13 points, +26 in his last 10 games. That’s pretty insane impact.
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Dr Jan Itor
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This is what I've been fearing with all the young d-men.
They'll add in 2 vets to the group that will play every night and bump others to the pressbox or ECHL.
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Rotating young D shouldn't be a problem. Some healthy competition every night will serve them well. Plus they'll all get plenty of rest along the way. And, inevitably there will be injuries both in Iowa and Minnesota.
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Circulartheory
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And with the amount of minutes that they are already playing this season, those young d-man already in the AHL (Hunt, Johansson, ROR) will already have 1 full year under their belt and should be decent polished. Obviously still more growing to do but its not like its 6 rookies fresh from the juniors (Johansson already played 3 years of men's level hockey prior to the AHL).
O’Rourke keeps playing the way he did this year he will be on the top pair for the ECHL team next year. He’s certainly not playing over Hunt and Lambos in Iowa next year.
I think they'll be trading a defenseman sooner than later. They'll also probably think about signing Peart either this year or next. They won't let him become a senior with the risk of him not signing.
I happened upon a video about Peart yesterday and the two commentators were just gushing about him and Lambos. They did say that Lambos runs a little hot and cold, but you can coach out the mistakes.
Those two are our best bets for top 4 LHD.
I’m curious if Spacek can rocket his way up to the NHL with all the openings we have next year and if management really is going to move on from Addison.
I don’t see what is wrong with ROR, and why he is any worse than any of the other D prospects. His skating is decent, as is his puck handling, and decision making. I like the way he covers men in front…. Very old school, keeps contact with the man. Decent in puck battles.
Nothing really sticks out, good or bad. Maybe he’s a better skater than I thought he’d be. Overall, I’d like him to be a bit more aggressive offensively, but I don’t know,what the coaching staff is telling him to do. After a strong start, Hunt has been injured(again) and has looked a bit off. Johansson is vg with the puck, but is a bit suspect defensively. I do like that all three have gotten a lot of time in playing against men in a vg league. If they play AHL next year, I hope that they get more PP TOI. Hicketts is vg back there, but he has little to no chance of being a NHL’er. I don’t know how much Army has to worry about winning vs. developing players.
I don’t see why Lambos or Peart would be considered better prospects than ROR. What separates them? Both Lambos and Peart might be a tad better skaters, but both is those have been uneven decision makers at times, also.
Nothing really sticks out, good or bad. Maybe he’s a better skater than I thought he’d be. Overall, I’d like him to be a bit more aggressive offensively, but I don’t know,what the coaching staff is telling him to do. After a strong start, Hunt has been injured(again) and has looked a bit off. Johansson is vg with the puck, but is a bit suspect defensively. I do like that all three have gotten a lot of time in playing against men in a vg league. If they play AHL next year, I hope that they get more PP TOI. Hicketts is vg back there, but he has little to no chance of being a NHL’er. I don’t know how much Army has to worry about winning vs. developing players.
I don’t see why Lambos or Peart would be considered better prospects than ROR. What separates them? Both Lambos and Peart might be a tad better skaters, but both is those have been uneven decision makers at times, also.
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We also have Middleton and Brodin signed for a couple more years so...hopefully someone unseats Middleton.
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O’Rourke is still a good prospect imo. There’s not as much offense as we’d hoped, but I think if you end up with a gritty bottom pair guy whose hard to play against and the play doesn’t die on his stick, you’re probably pretty happy. He hopefully steps into Middleton shoes in a few years, though ideally a bit bitter with the puck. The guys coming through the system should help us continue to be one of the best defensive teams in the league, but I think you have to hope one of them can develop some true offense to their game. Peart probably has the best chance, but I don’t think he’s a future 60 point defenseman by any means.
I have no problems with O’Rourke. I see him as Middleton 2.0 with hopefully a better shot. I used to be crotchety about Middleton when he first arrived, but I’ve grown to like him more and more with time.
I think the part that separates Peart and Lambos from O’Rourke is the ability to manufacture offense. With Lambos, there is definitely a higher skill ceiling. Peart reminds me of Addison with less defensive issues.
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Livingstone would be a nice get. I thought I saw somewhere, but now can't find it, that his primary concern was playing in the NHL immediately so would likely be picking a team with a surefire spot. Maybe the Wild can sell him on only competing with Faber and Addison for 2 available spots. If you want to make the NHL, a team that's pretty good and only has 1 player written in pen at your position could be considerable.
ROR, and all the other young Dmen, don’t get PP TOI down in Iowa, so that hurts their point production. He had 46 pts, in 51 games in his D + 1year, which isn’t too different than Lambos and Spacek. Hard to compare with Peart and the NCAA. Lambos might have more offensive upside, but he has also been guilty of carelessness with the puck, in the past. There is a reason that Team Canada cut him, while keeping ROR. Peart has some similarities to Lambos. I think he is a little bit smaller, and less strong. I keep hearing that he is a really good skater, but I don’t really see it, just an above average skater.
Bottom line is that ROR, Hunt, Lambos, Faber, and Spacek are all 20yo, but the first two are playing in a much tougher league, with grown men. Johansson is a couple of years older…the clock is ticking on him, but he still isn’t ancient. Faber is being hyped as NHL ready, but I find that a bit odd, as he hasn’t even played and succeeded in the AHL yet.
We are in a good position with our D prospects. Hopefully one or two of them will end up being top 4 worthy, and another one or two bottom pairing guys.
ROR has better feet and puck skills than Middleton. Agree about the shot. He is only 20, so it’s hard to say how whether he will get as strong and tough as Middleton. It’s certainly possible. I like ROR’s breakouts better than Middleton’s.
In general, I think we have a talent pool that has the potential to have some good, not great, two Dmen. Nothing wrong with that. Teams seem to always cry out for Dmen with decent size, strong D skills, and above average skating. That all fit the bill, somewhat. There is a great value to a defender who can get back and retrieve pucks quickly, then move it up to the forwards before the team gets bottled up in it’s own end. Even better, forwards love a guy who can hit them with a pass while they are going forward through the neutral zone at high speed, rather than a plodder who makes them come back and defend the half wall/ point.
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