2025-26 Prospects Thread

[buddha]

he's a 20 year old undersized rookie defenseman.  he's met my expectations for such a young player.

but he's getting buried a lot of nights and its liable to get worse if chiarot is out for any length of time.

they really need to get another second pair defenseman and shelter asp more on the third line/power play.

[slothfacekilla]

 

 

[buddha]

its been a disappointing year for a lot of their prospects.  danielson proved he definitely wasnt ready for the nhl, kasper has regressed horribly, asp is decent on offense and a black hole on defense, lombardi is hurt, mazur is ALWAYS hurt, mbn didnt do much in detroit, buium is hurt, wallinder/tuomisto cant get out of GR and look like AAAA players right now.

injuries have robbed a lot of their top prospects of their seasons.  normally you'd chalk that up to bad luck, but in mazur and lombardi's case, it may be an indication of their lack of size being a problem.  buium just seems like bad luck.

danielson's debut was a real bummer.  i was hoping for more at the nhl level, even though he is a rookie.  and he's not barging down the door in GR either.  the criticism from scouts that he's just not a dynamic offensive player may be true.  still time though.

on the bright side, bear is healthy, buch seemed to continue to score in russia, and plante has blossomed into a great playmaker at the college level.  cossa went on a heater in GR and looks ready for next year.  augustine continues to augustine in the ncaa.  genborg looks like a potential holmstrom.  the swedish johannson continues to earn praise.  can we finally get a second rounder who hits?  🤔

the system remains deep, but with no one projecting as a star player.

all in all, its probably the usual amount of rising and falling that prospects do.  i'd like to see them deal a few of them for an established blue liner and physical forward.  deal them before the shine wears off.