MadDog2020 Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 https://thehockeynews.com/teams/2023-24-nhl-prospect-pool-overview-new-jersey-devils?fbclid=IwAR2uOM-QPKIwE0T3rHdXID46rlzMS2U_i6LmP-jf66loktXIedqN4ZQwQiE_aem_AYzkrRlUd4DXNzoLpaqZfdd-1HWSwbBqn4PrJP0pPP2sb-MBkpkmMO64tOCziIfvT50 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 26 minutes ago, MadDog2020 said: https://thehockeynews.com/teams/2023-24-nhl-prospect-pool-overview-new-jersey-devils?fbclid=IwAR2uOM-QPKIwE0T3rHdXID46rlzMS2U_i6LmP-jf66loktXIedqN4ZQwQiE_aem_AYzkrRlUd4DXNzoLpaqZfdd-1HWSwbBqn4PrJP0pPP2sb-MBkpkmMO64tOCziIfvT50 Kinda what we already knew...once Luke and then Nemec graduate to the big club, the prospect pool takes a hit...but of course that's to be expected when a team turns a corner and is no longer stocking up on high picks (or is trading away first-rounders, as Fitz did to help land Timo). The good news of course is that there's guys wrapped up on long-term deals that should be good for a while, as long as they can stay healthy. It's not like once the Devils integrate Luke and Nemec, that they'll be starving for top prospects in the immediate future. It will be interesting to see in the next 2-4 years how many forwards the Devils are either able to graduate, or move for other pieces. There's some guys who look like they have some upside, but of course, none (including Holtz) are locks to reach their potential. Do they hang onto Casey and have him play four seasons at Michigan, and then try to add him to the team right about when Dougie's deal is about to expire? Does Vilen have a chance to eventually find a spot here? Does feel like a nice batch of kids are in the system right now...even if there's not tons of can't-miss star potential beyond Luke and Nemec, it at least feels like some helpful pieces will be coming up here and there. It's no empty cupboard. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 And one thing (among many) that Fitz does well is turn young pieces and/or picks into players that can immediately step in and help the big club...as we saw when he added Siegs, Marino, Timo, and now Toffoli. So I definitely won't be surprised to see some of these kids become part of yet another trade in time...quite possibly a goalie, if there's one young enough who won't cost a fortune in AAV for a while. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guadana Posted August 31, 2023 Author Share Posted August 31, 2023 (edited) Couple of preseason games of Lenny Haminaaho #29. Goals and assists here. Guy is awesome. I had only one issue with him and it was his skating. But his compete level and iQ are great and it looks like he is developing his game. There is a player with top-6 potential. Will see. https://vk.com/video-683353_456241529 Holtz is working on skating with the puck https://vk.com/video-683353_456241527 Karpovich score goal in preseason game. Malek played strong game in Champions league. Edited August 31, 2023 by Guadana 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunninWithTheDevil Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 this kid might turn out to be a steal 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guadana Posted September 2, 2023 Author Share Posted September 2, 2023 (edited) Im starting new year of videos with action moments with the first game of the season of Daniil Orlov #62. 19 yo Devils top-10 prospect\top-5 defensive prospect, devils fans are not familiar with. Playing for Spartak(KHL), played his D+1 in MHL\VHL(AHL analog in Russia)\KHL, was injured big part of the previous season. https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/665898/daniil-orlov -statisticks Defenseman Daniil Orlov is #62, red jersey. Spartak vs Kunlun. 2 sept 2023. Orlov made five shots on goal, recorded an assist, and spent 12 minutes and 23 seconds on the ice. He did not play for the special teams. In general, a pretty good game, except for the moment with the fourth goal - Spartak plays deep in the opponent's zone, the Kunlun players taked away the puck and Orlov didn`t work well on backcheck. Otherwise, he closed the gaps well, blocked driving on the net, joined the cycle deep into the offensive zone several times, making his way to the net sneaky. Excellent skating, physics is there, helps in transition, good puck control, faster and mobile on the start. Edited September 2, 2023 by Guadana 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunninWithTheDevil Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 10 Days until the Buffalo Prospect Tourney 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 14 minutes ago, RunninWithTheDevil said: 10 Days until the Buffalo Prospect Tourney Yeah, looking forward to just about anything Devils-related happening ON the ice at this point...and checking out the prospects is always a nice appetizer. There just isn't that much to talk about right now, until the Devils start to play. On-ice action also means no more "throw it against the wall and see if it sticks" articles spewing trade suggestions that have absolutely NO chance of happening in September or anytime real soon. Translation: If Fitz really wanted to go hard after Hellebuyck, he would have done it by now. The goalies to start the season are going to be VV and Schmid. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guadana Posted September 7, 2023 Author Share Posted September 7, 2023 (edited) All points in Liiga from Lenny Hameenaho in previous season. Saw his one preseason game and highlights from others. He is looking like some kind of young version of Palat. Too bad I have opportunity to watch games live only, I would be happy to make records. Very intriguing and smart prospect. ______ Full game of Cole Brown. Brown is #92. https://m.youtube.com/live/XRpVZNmC964?feature=shared Edited September 7, 2023 by Guadana 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guadana Posted September 10, 2023 Author Share Posted September 10, 2023 (edited) https://vk.com/video-683353_456241535 Cam Squires(draft 2023) scores. Edited September 10, 2023 by Guadana 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nessus Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 After a very impressive preseason showing, Hameenaho scored a goal in his first Liiga game of the regular season. He'll be working his way up the Devils' prospects rankings within a few months, I imagine. He was drafted as a winger, but I'm pretty sure he can also play center. Could be huge for the pipeline since we currently have almost nothing at that position. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimaira_Devil_#9 Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Gritsyuk with a goalsyuk. 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nessus Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Another loss for Assat, another goal for Lenni Hameenaho. 2 GP, 2 G, 0 A so far for him. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 I really hope someone gives Lenni the nickname ‘Nails’ (Mets fans know what I’m talking about lol). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guadana Posted September 17, 2023 Author Share Posted September 17, 2023 Gritsyuk made 7 shots but didnt score today. Bardakov eated a lot of minutes in PK. Looked great there. The reason why im making the post is our prospect challange roster. Forwards roster. Now im talking about drafting. Read it again.- about drafting. not about roster of the regular team. I was very pro FItz man all the time, but finally I can make conclusion where he has a problem. Our forward drafting is weak in his tenure. Outside of the first round there were only Lenny and Zakhar as an impactful players for their role, who have all the tools to make it competently. Filmon has potential to be bottom line scorer\middle six scorer if everything will going really well. Squires has some potential, but he isnt really better than how players like Seney or Clarke played after draft. I should make a credit to Shero for his late rounds forward drafting. He was comicly bad with defensemen, but he made some desicions with drafting Bratt and Gritsyuk. Fitz didnt make any pick for drivers. May be Baumgartner, but he was very raw and positionally he was walking adventure. SHarangovich and Zetterlund is a high pick ceiling for guys like Filmon and Squires and both need to work a lot on their weaknesses. A lot. And there were a lot of players with NHL borderline potential with good tools for their roles - Anderson, Thompson, Maltsev, even Studenic. Boqvist didnt pan out but he still was a better pick than Stillman. Maltsev, Talvitie, Boqvist, Yegor were much better than Pytlick, Salminen and Schleine. Huge issue with drafting centers. Team dont have problems with filling the spots in the next two three or may be even four years. But in injury cases or in situations where the team cant make another step, we dont have more material to make the roster better. Lenny and\or Holtz and\or Gritsyuk should replace Palat and Toffoli. Hope they will handle it. But thats all we have for now. Im very thankfull that Fitz absolutely rebuild all the structure of defense, found good players and prospects. But he could be much better with forwards. If Devils want to make the contending winodw longer, they should work harder with forwards in the draft days. Players like Hauser, Brown, even Squires, freakin Stillman could be found on the market or from the NCAA free agents. Fitz should stop to waste picks for complimentary players and should start to find drivers and defensive two way forwards with good skating and speed. Its an issue he needs to fix in his long term strategy. Center depth is brutal in the organisation. Best forward prospects are Hameenaho, Holtz, Gritsyuk and Bardakov - they are good and they have real NHL potential, but he could do much better. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimaira_Devil_#9 Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 Looks like we might have a gem on our hands here. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guadana Posted September 23, 2023 Author Share Posted September 23, 2023 8 minutes ago, Chimaira_Devil_#9 said: Looks like we might have a gem on our hands here. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lateralous Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 Seamus Casey with a goal and 4 assists tonight in an exhibition against some team from British Columbia called Simon Fraser. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 1 minute ago, Lateralous said: 6 goals through 8 games. The rest of his team has 15 goals combined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicomo Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 5 hours ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: 6 goals through 8 games. The rest of his team has 15 goals combined. He only had 9 all last season. What a start. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nessus Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 Kind of cool how the consensus on Hameenaho will have changed so much over a 4-month period. Many were lukewarm on him at the draft, but by late October, he'll likely be seen as a top 3 prospect in the system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RizzMB30 Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 16 hours ago, Lateralous said: WHY DOES HE HAVE A BLUE HELMET AND HIS TEAMMATES ALL HAVE WHITE? WHAT KIND OF IMPOSSIBLE SYSTEM IS THIS?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lateralous Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 8 hours ago, RizzMB30 said: WHY DOES HE HAVE A BLUE HELMET AND HIS TEAMMATES ALL HAVE WHITE? WHAT KIND OF IMPOSSIBLE SYSTEM IS THIS?!? Huh, I didn’t even notice that. Could that be how they distinguish captains and alternates from the rest of the players? With all the ads on the jerseys, you would never see a C or A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicomo Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 Some leagues the leading scorer wears a different helmet. I think one of them it’s gold. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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