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Re: Prospects Thread
101Now now, the Canadian Government has apologized for Bryan Adams on SEVERAL occasions!
Saying "Cunt" gets you 25-life in the Greater Toronto AreaDave's a mess wrote: Thu May 16, 2024 10:06 am What if he would've called him a dick? No suspension? Death penalty?
I keep thinking there has to be more to this. 5 games for calling someone a pussy? He would've been better off just cross checking him in the teeth.
Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Thu May 16, 2024 2:15 pmI keep thinking there has to be more to this. 5 games for calling someone a pussy? He would've been better off just cross checking him in the teeth.
Pronman would love a team of Nail Yakapov's. All skate no game.Dave's a mess wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2024 9:55 am Just finished reading that. I think he probably gives a great deal of weight to skating, and some of the Blues high end prospects aren't high end skaters (DD, Snuggerud). I was surprised to see Lindstein rated 8th, thought he'd be higher. Overall I think 16 is reasonable for a group that doesn't have an elite prospect among them, though he noted he could be off on Dvorsky as he's lower on him than most of the industry.
I don’t get that comparison even a little bit but if he has a thousand point career that’s pretty dang wow factor.Ozzies09tc wrote: Thu Aug 29, 2024 12:12 pm Alex ferrario just said on 101 espn "dvorsky isn't gonna 'wow' anyone but he's gonna be like a nicklas backstrom" and i thought to myself....that would wow me!
Well he's employed by the Athletic to be a prospect analyst if that is what you mean?BluesSK wrote: Thu Aug 29, 2024 1:07 pm What is Corey Pronman's professional experience as an evaluator of NHL prospect talent?
People seem to put a lot of stock into his insights and there's a lot of discussion about his rankings.Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Thu Aug 29, 2024 2:31 pmWell he's employed by the Athletic to be a prospect analyst if that is what you mean?BluesSK wrote: Thu Aug 29, 2024 1:07 pm What is Corey Pronman's professional experience as an evaluator of NHL prospect talent?
Yeah I noticed that. I almost don't view Neighbours as a prospect anymore. It's pretty established that he is an NHLer at this point.Dave's a mess wrote: Everyone should also bear in mind that these rankings include NHL level players that are under 23. That gives big boosts to organizations that have high draft picks that crack the lineup early on, and the Blues don't really have any of those guys. Neighbours qualifies, but his ceiling isn't superstar level like some other kids that make it at a young age.
I have never respected Pronman's judgement as a pseudo scout. When he goes strictly off his own view of the players, he is often off the mark. His assessment of The Blues' current prospects doesn't bother me because I haven't trusted his opinion much at all vs. my own eyes and my own distillation of all the scouts' assessments I've read of a prospect player's upside and floor(and thus derived "estimated value as a prospect based on averaging upside and floor, and weighted by risk)".BluesSK wrote: Thu Aug 29, 2024 1:07 pm What is Corey Pronman's professional experience as an evaluator of NHL prospect talent?
Blues prospect pool: NOT ALL SWEDES!!!Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Tue Dec 03, 2024 10:25 am Czech's initial WJC roster features four Blues prospects. Becoming our new Slovakia.
Jecho, Stancl, Kos, Jiricek.
Good news that he'll have the rest of this season to get used to The North American game.Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Sat Jan 11, 2025 8:02 am Great news. I am always a fan of getting our prospects out of Euro pro leagues who are there to win and not develop NHL teams prospects.
Yes. We've seen too many prospects have their development stall in Europe and they never reach their full potential.Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Sat Jan 11, 2025 8:02 am Great news. I am always a fan of getting our prospects out of Euro pro leagues who are there to win and not develop NHL teams prospects.