Prospect Info: Wyatt Kaiser - D - 2020 81st Overall

[Castle8130]

Great pick at #81oa

 

[Hawkaholic]

 

[Toews2Bickell]

too early to start the appreciation thread? hope they find a way to sign him this summer because he seems like the real deal to play almost 60 minutes as a true freshman in a high pressure game at that

 

[ClydeLee]

I don't see the rush to signing him this summer. His offense still needs developing and maybe confidence or skill with the puck. I would rather he stay in college than try to still find an offensive skill as a 19 year old in the AHL who may be thrown into a defensive role because he's already good at that and not even get any PP time.

 

[Toews2Bickell]

I don't see the rush to signing him this summer. His offense still needs developing and maybe confidence or skill with the puck. I would rather he stay in college than try to still find an offensive skill as a 19 year old in the AHL who may be thrown into a defensive role because he's already good at that and not even get any PP time.

always get a little worried with these college guys going ufa (long way out) but maybe it's just not a concern...i get what you're saying about development

 

[HawksDub89]

always get a little worried with these college guys going ufa (long way out) but maybe it's just not a concern...i get what you're saying about development

Immediately where my mind went too.

I’d try to sign him after his sophomore year.

 

[bwana63]

Kaiser is Keith's heir apparent. Only half kidding.

Unbelievable that he went 81.

 

[Larmer83]

UMD plays Frozen Four semi-finals tonight against(Konroyd pronunciation) UMASS . Check your local listings but I believe it to be an 8 pm CST start time.

 

[keppel146]

Kaiser scored a nice goal last night in the NCHC final against W. Michigan. Drove to the net and had a nice finish. Update: video now available, goal at 2:52

 

[Northernhawk]

So Kaiser can join Mitchell, Beaudin, Kalynuk, Galvas, Regula, Vlasic, Allan and Crevier to play for what the 6th dman spot?
1-3 Seth Jones, Connor Murphy, Jake McCabe
4 and 5 Caleb Jones, Riley Stillman

Decisions will have to be made

And it starts with moving deHaan and Gustafsson

 

[scorehawks]

I get rid of McCabe (for sure), Caleb Jones and Murphy. Goes without saying Gus and DeHaan. All of these guys are at best 4-7 D.

 

[Larmer83]

Article on Kaiser by Powers.

How Blackhawks defenseman Wyatt Kaiser’s game has taken off lately

Kaiser's recent goal scoring has made his play more noticeable, but there's more to it than that.

www.nytimes.com

“It’s kind of been two years of discovery, failure … take a few steps back and kind of always find where I can play. I think I can impose my will on a game with my skating and kind of getting to that confidence of you’re just like, in terms of better, just f— it, skate like if it happened. It’s kind of like in the rookie tournament where it’s like I impose my will, beat guys, make plays. Like when I have the puck, I control it. So I’ve been going over the last two years to find that where it’s not too much, but it’s enough. It’s find when to play simple, when not to. Just trying to roll on that train and now that it’s clicking a little bit, continue to try to get better and better.”

 

[TheFridge]

Love seeing Kaiser come into his own. Always been a fan of the kid.

 

[giza]

Not really sure what to do with him, but he's shown some nice offensive acumen this year.

 

[Toews2Bickell]

Not really sure what to do with him, but he's shown some nice offensive acumen this year.

there's no real reason to make a move on any of these young defensemen until they are no longer waiver exempt