Prospects Thread 2011-12
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Nik Jensen may very well be the best forward prospect we've drafted in years. Management must be pleased to see this kid dominating right after his draft year.
Whats your take SC? I know you post the stats but I'm interested in your opinion on him and his development seeing as you follow all this so closely.
Whats your take SC? I know you post the stats but I'm interested in your opinion on him and his development seeing as you follow all this so closely.
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I saw round 1. Labate drew a couple of penalties, one on a terrific one on one play. High hockey iq for his age, and a BIG player. Weakness to me seemed to be his skating, which appeared a little labored. A couple of times he missed a chance simply by not having his stick down. At any rate, he is on one of e Badgers top 2 lines and is going to get plenty of opportunities this year. I was pretty impressed and look forward to watching him play more.Southern_Canuck wrote:Saturday Nov 12
Minnesota 4 Wisconsin 1
Matson 1 goal, 1 assist, +2
Labate 0 points, -1
Round 2 goes to Matson...
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Matson gave it his all in round 1, in a game where his top ranked team was a bit lethargic and probably surprised. The were several times where he tried to do too much and he never succeeded.... The Badgers have a pretty tough d corps to beat one on one, and Matson did not look like the guy to do it on Friday. I loved his effort, but I would be very surprised if he were to ever develop as an NHL regular.
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He looked raw in pre-season, but he had excellent skating and acceleration, good anticipation, and pretty soft hands. I expect him to have a stellar year in junior based on what I saw.Uncle dans leg wrote:Nik Jensen may very well be the best forward prospect we've drafted in years. Management must be pleased to see this kid dominating right after his draft year.
Whats your take SC? I know you post the stats but I'm interested in your opinion on him and his development seeing as you follow all this so closely.
He didn't seem particularly "gritty", however he also didn't shy away from making plays around the net. If he can continue to build strength, he could definitely develop to be a top 6 scoring winger.
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When you say raw do you mean lacking hockey sense but making up for it with skating and shooting skills? I missed the entire pre-season, draft, everything this off season mainly due to how pissed I was after the finals.Southern_Canuck wrote:He looked raw in pre-season, but he had excellent skating and acceleration, good anticipation, and pretty soft hands. I expect him to have a stellar year in junior based on what I saw.Uncle dans leg wrote:Nik Jensen may very well be the best forward prospect we've drafted in years. Management must be pleased to see this kid dominating right after his draft year.
Whats your take SC? I know you post the stats but I'm interested in your opinion on him and his development seeing as you follow all this so closely.
He didn't seem particularly "gritty", however he also didn't shy away from making plays around the net. If he can continue to build strength, he could definitely develop to be a top 6 scoring winger.
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Jensen has NHL size right now at 18 so the player we see today will benefit greatly by his physical development in the next 2-3 years.
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I think he SC meant that he's 18 and thus raw by definition.Uncle dans leg wrote:When you say raw do you mean lacking hockey sense but making up for it with skating and shooting skills.Southern_Canuck wrote:He looked raw in pre-season, but he had excellent skating and acceleration, good anticipation, and pretty soft hands. I expect him to have a stellar year in junior based on what I saw.Uncle dans leg wrote:Nik Jensen may very well be the best forward prospect we've drafted in years. Management must be pleased to see this kid dominating right after his draft year.
Whats your take SC? I know you post the stats but I'm interested in your opinion on him and his development seeing as you follow all this so closely.
He didn't seem particularly "gritty", however he also didn't shy away from making plays around the net. If he can continue to build strength, he could definitely develop to be a top 6 scoring winger.
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Anyway Jensen seems off to a solid start though he's really not lighting it up down there.
As far as his camp goes, i saw a kid with a lot of NHL upside, though not much in the way of star power. With his size and poise he can play on lines 1 through 3 which makes him a good bet to make the league in some capacity.
If the Canucks end up with a quality second line forward with the 29th pick, they can only consider that to be a major success.
Either way the Canucks will certainly want to maximize his ELC which means there is almost no chance we will see him before the 2013 season.
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Re: Prospects Thread 2011-12
Yeah - raw and enthusiastic, but looking unsure of where to be in the defensive zone.
Speaking of Jensen...
Sunday Nov 13
OHL
Belleville 2 Oshawa 1 (SO)
Jensen 1 goal, even (did not score on his shootout attempt)
Scored the tieing goal late in the 3rd to earn Oshawa a point.
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Speaking of Jensen...
Sunday Nov 13
OHL
Belleville 2 Oshawa 1 (SO)
Jensen 1 goal, even (did not score on his shootout attempt)
Scored the tieing goal late in the 3rd to earn Oshawa a point.
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He seems to be all over the stat sheet which appears to me to be lighting it pretty good IMHO.
Is he our top rated prospect at forward now that CoHo ha graduated?
Is he our top rated prospect at forward now that CoHo ha graduated?
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Re: Prospects Thread 2011-12
Thursday Nov 17
OHL
Mississauga 0 Niagara 3
Friesen 1 goal, +1
Sudbury 3 Barrie 5
Corrado 0 points, even
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OHL
Mississauga 0 Niagara 3
Friesen 1 goal, +1
Sudbury 3 Barrie 5
Corrado 0 points, even
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Friday Nov 18
AHL
Chicago 6 Milwaukee 3
Climie 31 saves on 34 shots
Haydar, (6) (Doell)
Connauton, (5) (Haydar, Baumgartner)
Longpre, (4) (Mancari)
Sweatt, (4) (Haydar, Mancari) (PP)
Duco, (3) (SH)
Mancari, (4) (EN)
ECHL
Kalamazoo 5 Elmira 3
Ellington 1 goal, even
Anthony did not play
NCAA
Harvard 3 Clarkson 2
McNally 1 assist, +1
Quinnipiac 1 Colgate 3
Price 1 assist, +2
Minnesota 3 St. Cloud State 4
Matson 0 points, even
Wisconsin 2 Colorado College 4
Labate 0 points, -2
QMJHL
Victoriaville 6 Acadie-Bathurst 4
Honzik 23 saves on 27 shots
Halifax 2 Drummondville 1
Hannay 0 points, even
Grenier 1 assist, even
OHL
Niagara 5 Kingston 0
Friesen 1 assist, +1
Mississauga 3 Sudbury 4
Corrado 0 points, even
Oshawa 2 Guelph 4
Jensen 1 goal, -2
WHL
Prince Albert 3 Edmonton 4
Tochkin 1 goal, even
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AHL
Chicago 6 Milwaukee 3
Climie 31 saves on 34 shots
Haydar, (6) (Doell)
Connauton, (5) (Haydar, Baumgartner)
Longpre, (4) (Mancari)
Sweatt, (4) (Haydar, Mancari) (PP)
Duco, (3) (SH)
Mancari, (4) (EN)
ECHL
Kalamazoo 5 Elmira 3
Ellington 1 goal, even
Anthony did not play
NCAA
Harvard 3 Clarkson 2
McNally 1 assist, +1
Quinnipiac 1 Colgate 3
Price 1 assist, +2
Minnesota 3 St. Cloud State 4
Matson 0 points, even
Wisconsin 2 Colorado College 4
Labate 0 points, -2
QMJHL
Victoriaville 6 Acadie-Bathurst 4
Honzik 23 saves on 27 shots
Halifax 2 Drummondville 1
Hannay 0 points, even
Grenier 1 assist, even
OHL
Niagara 5 Kingston 0
Friesen 1 assist, +1
Mississauga 3 Sudbury 4
Corrado 0 points, even
Oshawa 2 Guelph 4
Jensen 1 goal, -2
WHL
Prince Albert 3 Edmonton 4
Tochkin 1 goal, even
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It's still very early but I would have to say yes, he is.Uncle dans leg wrote:He seems to be all over the stat sheet which appears to me to be lighting it pretty good IMHO.
Is he our top rated prospect at forward now that CoHo ha graduated?
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Saturday Nov 19
AHL
San Antonio 4 Chicago 3
Lack 22 saves on 26 shots
Bit of a slump for Lack?
Haydar, (7) (Connauton, Erixon) (PP)
Rodin, (2)
Duco, (4) (Haydar, Rodin) (PP)
ECHL
Kalamazoo 2 Elmira 3 (SO)
Ellington 0 points, even
Anthony did not play
NCAA
Princeton 1 Colgate 4
Price 0 points, -1
Harvard 3 St. Lawrence 4
McNally 1 goal, -1
St. Cloud State 0 Minnesota 2
Matson 0 points, even
Wisconsin 1 Colorado College 4
Labate 0 points, even
QMJHL
Victoriaville 3 Moncton 4
Honzik 32 saves on 36 shots (Whitney started the game but left after 26 seconds...?)
Halifax 1 Quebec 6
Hannay 0 points, -2
Grenier 1 goal, even
GP 19 G 8 A 12 P 20 PIM 8 +1
OHL
Kingston 6 Oshawa 5 (OT)
Jensen 1 goal, -2
GP 23 G 13 A 14 P 27 PIM 16 even
WHL
Prince Albert 1 Calgary 7
Tochkin 0 points, -2
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AHL
San Antonio 4 Chicago 3
Lack 22 saves on 26 shots
Bit of a slump for Lack?
Haydar, (7) (Connauton, Erixon) (PP)
Rodin, (2)
Duco, (4) (Haydar, Rodin) (PP)
ECHL
Kalamazoo 2 Elmira 3 (SO)
Ellington 0 points, even
Anthony did not play
NCAA
Princeton 1 Colgate 4
Price 0 points, -1
Harvard 3 St. Lawrence 4
McNally 1 goal, -1
St. Cloud State 0 Minnesota 2
Matson 0 points, even
Wisconsin 1 Colorado College 4
Labate 0 points, even
QMJHL
Victoriaville 3 Moncton 4
Honzik 32 saves on 36 shots (Whitney started the game but left after 26 seconds...?)
Halifax 1 Quebec 6
Hannay 0 points, -2
Grenier 1 goal, even
GP 19 G 8 A 12 P 20 PIM 8 +1
OHL
Kingston 6 Oshawa 5 (OT)
Jensen 1 goal, -2
GP 23 G 13 A 14 P 27 PIM 16 even
WHL
Prince Albert 1 Calgary 7
Tochkin 0 points, -2
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Sunday Nov 20
QMJHL
Victoriaville 6 PEI 4
Honzik did not play (Whitney 32 saves on 36 shots)
Halifax 2 Rimouski 1
Hannay 0 points, even
Grenier 0 points, -1
OHL
Niagara 2 Ottawa 5
Friesen 1 goal, 1 assist, -1
GP 18 G 8 A 13 P 21 PIM 29 +2
Brampton 3 Sudbury 0
Corrado 0 points, -1
Windsor 5 Oshawa 2
Jensen 0 points, -2
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QMJHL
Victoriaville 6 PEI 4
Honzik did not play (Whitney 32 saves on 36 shots)
Halifax 2 Rimouski 1
Hannay 0 points, even
Grenier 0 points, -1
OHL
Niagara 2 Ottawa 5
Friesen 1 goal, 1 assist, -1
GP 18 G 8 A 13 P 21 PIM 29 +2
Brampton 3 Sudbury 0
Corrado 0 points, -1
Windsor 5 Oshawa 2
Jensen 0 points, -2
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Wednesday Nov 24
AHL
Chicago 3 Texas 2
Climie 40 saves on 42 shots!
Polasek, (1) (Longpre)
Roussel, (1) (Clackson, Connauton)
Connauton, (6) (Mancari, Haydar) (PP)
ECHL
Kalamazoo 2 Cincinnati 5
Ellington 0 points, even
Anthony 1 assist, even
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AHL
Chicago 3 Texas 2
Climie 40 saves on 42 shots!
Polasek, (1) (Longpre)
Roussel, (1) (Clackson, Connauton)
Connauton, (6) (Mancari, Haydar) (PP)
ECHL
Kalamazoo 2 Cincinnati 5
Ellington 0 points, even
Anthony 1 assist, even
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