buddha Posted Thursday at 10:35 PM Posted Thursday at 10:35 PM 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. Quote
buddha Posted Monday at 05:37 PM Posted Monday at 05:37 PM 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. 1 Quote
lordstanley Posted 6 hours ago Posted 6 hours ago I at least feel better about our goaltending prospects than I did a year ago, most notably Cossa. Incidentally, Jesper Wellstedt has made 20 starts for the Wild this season with a 2.59 GAA and 91.6 Save %. Of course we all know they were picked 5 spots apart from each other in the 1st round in 2021, but I just realized recently that Cossa and Wellstedt they were born only a week apart. Both turned 23 in November. Jacob Fowler made 10 starts for the Habs this season with a 2.09 GAA and 92.0 Save %. He's 21, picked in the 3rd round in 2023. Fowler just got sent down because of a crowded 3-goalie crease, as the Habs also have 24 year old 5th round pick Jakub Dobes who appeared in 16 games last year and 22 games so far this season. Habs likely will dump Dobes this year and go with Montembault-Fowler. Quote
slothfacekilla Posted 6 hours ago Author Posted 6 hours ago The Wings probably have the strongest Goaltender pool in the league overall It's honestly nuts how well almost everyone is playing... Quote
buddha Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago one note on cossa, the fact that both goalies in gr have great stats might say more about gr's defense than the goalies. but its a good problem to have, having a lot of goalie prospects. i still think its possible augustine doesnt sign after this season and becomes a free agent. we'll see. hopefully not. Quote
slothfacekilla Posted 5 hours ago Author Posted 5 hours ago Fwiw from what I've seen this season Cossa passes the eye test as well, for me at least. I'm easy to please though. 1 Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.