1 00:00:03,839 --> 00:00:12,919 Welcome to Fantasy Hockey Life, presented by fan Tracks. Here's your source of 2 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:17,079 information and analysis to help you win your fantasy hockey league. Talk off hot 3 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:23,039 a step hit on, stay lock. Here's your hosts, Jesse Severe and 4 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:29,760 Victor Nuno Fantasy Hockey Live back once again at Hawk Fantasy Hockey. I am 5 00:00:29,839 --> 00:00:35,479 Jesse Severe. That there is Victor Nugno of EP Ringside. Victor, how 6 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:39,600 you doing today? I'm doing great, Jesse. Yeah, it's exciting times. 7 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:44,439 It's it's beautiful summer days, getting close to the draft time. That's 8 00:00:44,439 --> 00:00:47,479 always an exciting thing. Yeah, how are you doing? Come on, 9 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:50,719 man, your entire year is summer days. I don't even I don't even 10 00:00:50,759 --> 00:00:53,000 want to hear about all of you. Summer days are better than most. 11 00:00:53,119 --> 00:00:55,799 You're having summer days in November, right, Isn't that how it works? 12 00:00:55,799 --> 00:01:00,840 In California? It's not snowy, but we do have well they say that 13 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:03,519 where I live on the coast of California, we don't have seasons throughout the 14 00:01:03,599 --> 00:01:07,920 year. We have it throughout the day because it's cool and foggy, and 15 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:11,799 then the fog burns off and it's warm, and then it gets a little 16 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:14,640 windy. Sometimes it rains and then and it cools off in the evening, 17 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:17,719 so we have all of it within a day, not within the throughout the 18 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:21,079 year. Nice, all right, I'll give you a break on that. 19 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:23,239 I'll give you a break on that. If we record another episode of this 20 00:01:23,359 --> 00:01:26,640 afternoon, I'm going to ask you how the weather is again, it'll be 21 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:30,400 a different season. Victor, we are going to talk Montreal Canadians today. 22 00:01:30,439 --> 00:01:34,519 We're going north of the border. We're going to Quebec to talk Canadians. 23 00:01:36,239 --> 00:01:38,799 And if you would like to talk Canadians. Frankly, if you'd like to 24 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:42,519 talk anything about fantasy hockey, you can join our discord. It's free. 25 00:01:42,159 --> 00:01:46,680 You just have to hit Victor and myself up to get a link to get 26 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:49,640 in. That's how discords work. You can find us at Fana Hockey Life 27 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:57,280 is me on x at Victor Nuno twelve is Victor on X and Fantasy Hockeylife 28 00:01:57,319 --> 00:02:01,040 at gmail dot com is the email that we both check Victor. 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We're 38 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:42,560 gonna do special Patroon Cask breaking down different categories of top players in the league. 39 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:46,520 So yeah, lots of great stuff and if you know, get extra 40 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:49,639 help with your team and with your draft. All of that is available. 41 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:53,800 Check it out at patreon dot com slash Fantasy Hockey Life. Would be right 42 00:02:53,840 --> 00:03:05,479 back to Talk Montreal Canadians. We welcome back to the show one of the 43 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:09,520 old timer friends of the show man who's been here several years talking Montreal Canadians. 44 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:13,319 It's Ryan spar of the Hockey Writers. How you doing, Ryan? 45 00:03:14,199 --> 00:03:16,840 Yeah, I'm okay, Thanks, How are you good? We've been with 46 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:22,680 you in thick and thin for the Canadians this year a little more thin but 47 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:25,159 still looking forward to this talk and find it out a little bit about the 48 00:03:25,159 --> 00:03:30,360 team. So Ryan, just looking at it from thirty thousand feet. You 49 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:32,879 know, I'm not watching the Canadians every night, but it didn't look like 50 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:37,120 a good year. I will say every stat is at or near the bottom 51 00:03:37,159 --> 00:03:40,319 of the league cumulatively. At the end, they were fifth worse than the 52 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:45,199 league's standings, allowed the third most shots against, the most short handed goals 53 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:50,800 against, and that COVID Cup final year seems maybe a little bit more like 54 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:53,960 an outlier in the recent trajectory of the team. Is that was the only 55 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:58,120 time they want a playoff series in the last nine years. Now, on 56 00:03:58,159 --> 00:04:02,599 the brighter side, slame you with all the negatives NHL stats and infos is 57 00:04:02,639 --> 00:04:06,400 their roster was the third youngest in the league on opening nin We'll be talking 58 00:04:06,439 --> 00:04:12,599 about some players who gave us optimism for this year and they definitely have gone 59 00:04:12,639 --> 00:04:15,639 in on the rebuild, which is probably the right move for the future of 60 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:20,959 the team. What is your takeaway from this season of the Canadians and how 61 00:04:20,959 --> 00:04:26,959 long until they build themselves back into a contender? Brant, I mean, 62 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:30,879 I wish I had a crystal ball for myriad reasons because i'd be able to 63 00:04:30,879 --> 00:04:33,040 win the lottery, but I can't really say for certain when they're going to 64 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:40,040 contend again. I do believe that next season they'll be in playoff contention, 65 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:44,600 which I think is it makes sense based on the fact they were last in 66 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:48,079 the league a few seasons ago. The year after sixty eight points, this 67 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:54,560 past season seventy six points, I'd anticipated maybe like an eighty point season from 68 00:04:54,639 --> 00:04:59,240 them this past year, So I think logically you have to assume, based 69 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:03,079 on the progression of that young roster you mentioned that they'll be eighty five to 70 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:08,279 ninety points in that range next season, which should put them in contention. 71 00:05:09,639 --> 00:05:14,199 Yeah, in that Atlantic division is so rough, I think I've for your 72 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:15,480 sake, it would be better to be in the Metro right now, is 73 00:05:15,519 --> 00:05:18,680 all I can say. But let's start going through the players Ryan, because 74 00:05:18,759 --> 00:05:24,240 Nick Suzuki is a great story. He had a career year this year, 75 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:28,120 thirty three goals, forty four says, seventy seven points. They were all 76 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:31,519 personal best for the captain. He played in every regular season game. In 77 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:35,079 fact, if I'm reading this right, he's played in every regular season game 78 00:05:35,319 --> 00:05:41,000 all five years of his career, he impressed with twenty one sixteen average time 79 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:45,920 and ice the fifth most forward minutes played in the NHL. Now, I 80 00:05:45,959 --> 00:05:49,000 wish you would shoot more. It's just barely over two shots a game that 81 00:05:49,079 --> 00:05:55,000 he does, and especially with eighteen percent shooting like he has, seems like 82 00:05:55,079 --> 00:05:58,000 he's a trigger man when he gets it. But I understand your Centerman, 83 00:05:58,399 --> 00:06:00,720 and maybe the quality of the shots poined why so many of them hit the 84 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:04,839 net. What did you make of Suzuki's age twenty four season and what are 85 00:06:04,879 --> 00:06:09,720 you expecting in the future for this young man. Yeah, it's interesting you 86 00:06:09,959 --> 00:06:14,000 bring up the iron man streak. I think he's just behind Brent Burns and 87 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:18,519 Ryan Suitor, so he's definitely one of the league's iron man and I think 88 00:06:18,519 --> 00:06:26,879 that plays into how much or how little respect he gets when he deserves so 89 00:06:26,959 --> 00:06:30,639 much more. Actually, I just wrote a piece it was published this morning 90 00:06:30,879 --> 00:06:35,040 on my seite or the site for which I write about how Nick Suzuki is 91 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:40,439 legitimate number one center and the NHL, and I stand by that assessment. 92 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:47,160 Obviously. I think he's He had the most prolific Canadian season since coal of 93 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:53,000 Alexei Cobolev did in seven two thousand and eight, and that was when Colub 94 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:57,720 hit eighty four points and Canadians haven't had a point per game player since, 95 00:06:57,759 --> 00:07:00,959 which is a huge problem. But Nick Suzuki and I've been a fan of 96 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:05,240 him since he first came over and the Max Patriotti trade with the Vegas Golden 97 00:07:05,279 --> 00:07:12,439 Knights, but even he continues to surprise me to the upside. He made 98 00:07:12,439 --> 00:07:16,000 the All Star Game for the third straight time, and I don't think anybody 99 00:07:16,439 --> 00:07:19,839 I was surprised because I had penciled in Cole Kawfield to be take that spot 100 00:07:19,879 --> 00:07:25,560 at the beginning of the year, but Sizuki just eclipsed him in terms of 101 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:31,160 his overall worth to the team. And I think he's like I wrote in 102 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:33,759 my piece, I think he's the right guy to lead the Canadians to the 103 00:07:33,759 --> 00:07:38,920 playoffs when the time is right, for sure. And let's talk about the 104 00:07:38,959 --> 00:07:43,560 other guy you mentioned there, Cole Kawfield, long time favorite of this podcast, 105 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:47,199 and there was one number that particularly caught my eye his stats this year 106 00:07:47,279 --> 00:07:51,240 that I loved above all others, the number eighty two. He played all 107 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:57,040 eighty two games, staying healthy and productive to notch a twenty eight thirty seven 108 00:07:57,199 --> 00:08:01,680 sixty five line. His points per sixty he actually has been fairly consistent over 109 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:07,079 his career. It's the fact that he's out there more that really is helping 110 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:09,800 his totals. In fact, it was actually down to touch in terms of 111 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:13,800 a raid stat this year due to a drop in his shooting percentage. He 112 00:08:13,879 --> 00:08:16,839 really had a rough year there, dropped from sixteen point five down to eight 113 00:08:16,879 --> 00:08:22,879 point nine. All in all, the team was not so great in expected 114 00:08:22,879 --> 00:08:28,120 goals four for sixty or expected goals against sixty five. Generally, things were 115 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:31,959 a whole lot better with Cole Cowfield on the ice than without him. Is 116 00:08:31,799 --> 00:08:35,879 Coffield is what we saw this year? It's becoming consistent, this sixty five 117 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:39,879 point pace type player. Is this what he's going to be or is their 118 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:46,639 potential for a leap into a star level NHL player here? I think Canadians 119 00:08:46,720 --> 00:08:52,679 fans are anticipating more from him, even though I think that this season went 120 00:08:52,759 --> 00:09:03,279 better than most really. I think went better than most really thought because everyone 121 00:09:03,320 --> 00:09:05,600 thought he was going to be in the running for the rocketby shire or at 122 00:09:05,639 --> 00:09:09,080 the very least becoming, you know, the Canadians first forty goal scorer since 123 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:16,399 I believe Vencen d'anfus, and obviously his goal scoring it took a You mentioned 124 00:09:16,799 --> 00:09:18,440 the drop in the shooting percentage, so obviously his goal scoring a number the 125 00:09:18,759 --> 00:09:24,600 umber goals he scored was effected, but he rounded out his game nicely to 126 00:09:24,639 --> 00:09:28,360 become a more complete hockey player. And I think if he gets those goals 127 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:33,080 up, he becomes a star. If he stays the way he is, 128 00:09:33,159 --> 00:09:43,159 I think it's perfectly fine and he'll definitely be worth the long term contract he 129 00:09:43,279 --> 00:09:48,679 signed, I believe last season. Yeah, an interesting stat is and I 130 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:54,320 may have brought this up the last time we spoke. He in his first 131 00:09:54,320 --> 00:10:01,279 eighty two games under Saint Louis, he scored forty eight goals, and that 132 00:10:01,399 --> 00:10:07,559 was spanning two seasons. Obviously, in the last thirty eight games of twenty 133 00:10:07,639 --> 00:10:11,639 twenty one twenty two he had twenty two goals, and in the last forty 134 00:10:11,639 --> 00:10:13,799 four and the first forty four games of twenty one to twenty two he had 135 00:10:13,879 --> 00:10:20,360 twenty six goals, and soon thereafter his season ended due to a shoulder injury. 136 00:10:20,759 --> 00:10:24,320 It means I don't think the drop in shooting percentage is as a result 137 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:31,000 of the shoulder injury. It's something to watch for if he bounces back or 138 00:10:31,039 --> 00:10:35,399 not next season from a goalscoring perspective, but whether or not he gets those 139 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:39,559 goals up. I think he's a legitimate top line player for the Canadians and 140 00:10:41,039 --> 00:10:46,399 you know him rounding out his game only votes for the future of this team. 141 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:50,600 Yeah, Well, speaking of the future, obviously yours. Lefkowski is 142 00:10:50,639 --> 00:10:54,279 going to be a big part of that. And he played all eighty two 143 00:10:54,279 --> 00:10:58,639 games this season. That was also a big deal, increasing his point pains 144 00:10:58,679 --> 00:11:01,600 from twenty nine to fifty gone at least for now or the cries of him 145 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:07,240 being a bus and it's replaced with lofty expectations and excitement, perhaps sometimes too 146 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:11,799 high. Early in the season he was moved around a lot and played a 147 00:11:11,799 --> 00:11:15,840 lot with Alex Newhook Josh Anderson, but he finished the season mostly with cold 148 00:11:15,879 --> 00:11:20,240 Coffee lt Nick Suzuki on the top line. His TOM on ice nearly crested 149 00:11:20,279 --> 00:11:24,039 eighteen minutes and his power play time on ice was nearly three. He threw 150 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:26,679 a fair amount through the body of Fairmount, with nearly two hits per game, 151 00:11:26,799 --> 00:11:30,039 similar for a shots, so we would have liked the shots to be 152 00:11:30,039 --> 00:11:31,600 a little bit higher, but the blocks are really high for a forward. 153 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:35,840 He's certainly looking like a bash Gem that some of us thought that he could 154 00:11:35,919 --> 00:11:39,679 be. So Ryan, What did you see from Sulkowski this season and do 155 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:43,679 you think he can push up even more closeer to seventy plus points. Full 156 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:46,960 disclosure. At the time of the pick, I was not a fan. 157 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:54,320 I had anticipated the Canadians taking shine, but because that the day of the 158 00:11:54,320 --> 00:11:58,360 Canaves also acquired Kirby Dock to play center, it made more sense to go 159 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:03,879 with a power forward winger in Slavkovsky. I think he's proving the doubters wrong, 160 00:12:03,960 --> 00:12:07,799 myself included, so kudos to him. He had only two goals in 161 00:12:07,840 --> 00:12:09,480 five assists in his first three to nine games, and that was when he 162 00:12:09,639 --> 00:12:16,480 was saddled with Josh Anderson on that second line along with Alex Newhook as a 163 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:20,799 center. And I think it's fair to say that I saddled with Josh Anderson 164 00:12:20,840 --> 00:12:24,000 as the way to put it, because Anderson didn't really served as an anchor 165 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:28,080 whatever line he was on this season, but Slavkovsky obviously ended the year strong. 166 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:31,879 I think you mentioned twenty goals, thirty assists, which you know fifty 167 00:12:31,919 --> 00:12:35,759 points. Those are all impressive plateaus for a sophomore, in my opinion, 168 00:12:35,919 --> 00:12:41,600 especially one who wasn't assessed to be elite or generational or what have you. 169 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:50,320 I think what we're seeing is him establishing himself as the top line presence, 170 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:56,159 and it's great for Montreal Canadians fans. And maybe i'm too what's the word. 171 00:12:56,559 --> 00:13:01,519 Maybe this is a remnant of my hesitancy to get behind him one hundred 172 00:13:01,519 --> 00:13:05,840 percent when he was first drafted, But I hesitate to see him moving towards 173 00:13:05,879 --> 00:13:09,840 the seventy point wrench. I think he'll be sixty sixty five point player. 174 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:16,240 I'd love to be proven wrong. He's proven to be the missing ingredient on 175 00:13:16,279 --> 00:13:22,679 the top line zukin Calfield. So even if he remains a complimentary player and 176 00:13:22,759 --> 00:13:30,440 doesn't drive offense a traditional first overall pick, I think Canines fans will live 177 00:13:30,519 --> 00:13:35,840 with how everything's turned out. Gladly you mentioned Alex Newhook being on his line. 178 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:41,159 He is signed to three more years on a nice middle class contract that 179 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:45,679 is about on par with his performance. He was actually the fifth highest returning 180 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:48,559 score to the team as far as guys who weren't traded during the season, 181 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:54,799 with thirty four points. In fifty five games a high ankle sprain wiped out 182 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:58,200 two months in the middle of his season. But this guy's got his name 183 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:01,559 on a Stanley Cup. We could say that from his Avalanche days, is 184 00:14:01,720 --> 00:14:05,759 Alex Newhook a guy who can take a step up, maybe continue to mature 185 00:14:05,919 --> 00:14:09,519 and be more than just what the kids call mid in terms of that, 186 00:14:09,799 --> 00:14:13,840 or is this maybe a guy who will be the third center once Montreal continues 187 00:14:13,879 --> 00:14:20,000 to fill in the roster with their hopefully playoff future team. That's an interesting 188 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:24,279 question because when the season started he was put on line with Kirby Dock at 189 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:31,600 center and I believe Slavkovski and then that Doc got injured two games in and 190 00:14:31,080 --> 00:14:39,559 forcing head coach Matftan st Louis to shuffle of lines considerably. So I think 191 00:14:39,519 --> 00:14:43,320 obviously, when the Canaans acquired in new Hook, it was established that he 192 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:48,080 could play both wing and center. He had arguably failed as a center with 193 00:14:48,120 --> 00:14:54,000 the Avalanche if you look past the fact that he also failed as a center 194 00:14:54,240 --> 00:15:01,639 with Anderson on his line, and again considering both Slavkovsky and new Hook turned 195 00:15:01,679 --> 00:15:05,120 their seasons around once they were taking off that line with Josh Anderson, I 196 00:15:05,159 --> 00:15:09,120 think all due respect Anderson, he was a problem. I think he becomes 197 00:15:09,200 --> 00:15:18,240 new Hook does a legitimate option at center, and I think it depends on 198 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:22,200 a variety of factors where the Canadians put him. Kirby Doc obviously has to 199 00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:26,320 be healthy. He had claimed that second line center spots out of training camp 200 00:15:26,399 --> 00:15:31,080 last season and get injured again. If that happens, obviously New Hook would 201 00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:35,639 drop a lot him down the middle onto the third line if the Canadians go 202 00:15:35,679 --> 00:15:41,120 that round. It also depends on with Joshua Joa, who's still exempt from 203 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:46,279 waivers if Canadians keep him up, in which case I think it makes sense 204 00:15:46,320 --> 00:15:50,679 to play him on the second line on the wing. So all of a 205 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:56,799 sudden, maybe New Hook does become a good option to ice a deeper team 206 00:15:56,039 --> 00:16:00,960 down the middle. And overall, if you put him being on that third 207 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:07,039 line and offensively inclined third line, I think it's worth noting that he knew 208 00:16:07,039 --> 00:16:15,600 Hook effectively, Rawlington's purposes replicated Doc's production last year when he when everyone was 209 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:21,279 singing his praises Docks praises as a legitimate number two guy, maybe even a 210 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:25,879 number one guy in the future. I think that's a testament to new Hook's 211 00:16:25,919 --> 00:16:33,200 play that he was able to mirror Doc season from once from twenty twenty two 212 00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:37,480 to twenty twenty three. And I think wherever Canadians play him, whether it's 213 00:16:37,480 --> 00:16:42,799 on wing, on Doc swing or at center on the third line, I 214 00:16:42,840 --> 00:16:48,679 think new Hook. I don't think. I don't see envision of being a 215 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:55,679 star, but definitely a solid middle six guy with leaning towards a top six 216 00:16:55,799 --> 00:16:59,399 role. You just mentioned the other guy we're going to talk about, Joshua, 217 00:17:00,399 --> 00:17:07,000 and he had a pretty great professional transition. I would say he played 218 00:17:07,039 --> 00:17:11,400 forty one games for the Laval Rocket and had thirty two points. And this 219 00:17:11,599 --> 00:17:15,880 is his first this was his per first professional hockey. Before that, he 220 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:21,920 was tearing up to QMJHL. That strong play for the LaVall Rocket earned him 221 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:23,599 a mid to lay season call up, where he played twenty three games and 222 00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:27,240 had nine points. He saw a lot of time with Monahan before the trade 223 00:17:27,519 --> 00:17:32,799 and then new Hook and Armia after. And this is just your friendly reminder 224 00:17:32,839 --> 00:17:36,359 that Joshua was a fifth round pick not because of his size, mainly because 225 00:17:36,359 --> 00:17:38,839 of his skating, which still isn't great, but he's a super smart offensive 226 00:17:38,839 --> 00:17:42,519 winger shows up in the right spots when he's supposed to be and that's pretty 227 00:17:42,599 --> 00:17:47,160 much found money in the fifth round for a strong offensive player. Ryan, 228 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:49,200 what did you see from Wah this season and what can we expect from him 229 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:53,359 next season? Yeah? So he actually when he was playing with Mona and 230 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:59,319 he was also playing with Armia, and it's worth noting that he and Armia 231 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:03,519 also played together in La Valve. With Armia having been sent down or cut 232 00:18:03,519 --> 00:18:07,799 out of training camp last season, there is some chemistry there which makes me 233 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:14,960 think that Armia is going to be able to stay around in twenty twenty three, 234 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:18,279 twenty twenty four, or sorry, twenty twenty four, twenty twenty five, 235 00:18:18,839 --> 00:18:22,279 he's still you know, his contract is expiring, so it's he's probably 236 00:18:22,319 --> 00:18:25,319 going to be traded at some point. But to start the season with expectations 237 00:18:25,359 --> 00:18:30,720 higher, I think Ken Hughes will want to ice the best lineup possible, 238 00:18:30,799 --> 00:18:36,359 so that means insulating Juah as much as possible, assuming he makes a team, 239 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:40,079 and again, what makes the team better, So I have no reason 240 00:18:40,119 --> 00:18:44,079 to doubt that. I'd like to give a shout out to Mak Dumont of 241 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:48,640 Montreal Hockey Now and these are the stats that I've found he's only fourth off 242 00:18:48,799 --> 00:18:52,599 the top lines of the top line of Suzuki, Kafield, and Slavkovski to 243 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:56,319 control over fifty percent of five on five shots while on the ice since the 244 00:18:56,359 --> 00:19:00,920 All Star break, and he at all forwards with a fifty six point nine 245 00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:06,759 percent expected goal share since the All Star break, and he trails just Nick 246 00:19:06,799 --> 00:19:11,119 Suzuki with two point twenty four points per sixteen minutes at five on five since 247 00:19:11,160 --> 00:19:15,240 the All Star Break, Nick Zuzuki having two point five to one. I'd 248 00:19:15,279 --> 00:19:18,839 say that, as you put it, his transition has been seamless. He's 249 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:26,599 again exempt from waivers he was, could theoretically send him down to solve roster 250 00:19:26,680 --> 00:19:33,880 spot crunch, but I think the smart move for his development and for Canadian 251 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:37,839 success is to keep him around and ideally in a top six role, because 252 00:19:38,559 --> 00:19:45,079 even though his production was relatively honest with nine points and four goals and twenty 253 00:19:45,079 --> 00:19:51,599 three games, like you said, his ability to drive the play was incredibly 254 00:19:51,640 --> 00:19:56,079 impressive for a rookie, and there will be growing pains, certainly, but 255 00:19:56,400 --> 00:20:02,240 I think he's outgrown the AHL at this point, and not for nothing. 256 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:06,079 But I do believe he was a first overall drop pick into the Qubec Major 257 00:20:06,119 --> 00:20:08,759 Junior Hockey League once upon a time, so it's a reflection of that talent. 258 00:20:10,359 --> 00:20:14,799 And I think when he was drafted as relatively low as he was, 259 00:20:14,839 --> 00:20:18,240 that was the COVID season, so there weren't a lot there wasn't a lot 260 00:20:18,240 --> 00:20:23,400 of scouting around, so he could have conceivably gone higher with a full season 261 00:20:23,440 --> 00:20:29,200 with more attention paid to him. I think the Canadians have top six foward 262 00:20:30,759 --> 00:20:34,079 in well, and it just a matter of whether he is laid there this 263 00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:38,240 year or not. We've talked about him or you've talked about him a few 264 00:20:38,279 --> 00:20:42,319 times on this episode. Kirby Doc, like you said, only played two 265 00:20:42,319 --> 00:20:48,000 games last year and then he was out very unfortunately for the Canadians as they 266 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:52,720 tried to evaluate him. The injuries are really a problem, I think, 267 00:20:52,759 --> 00:20:57,640 but it's difficult to evaluate what he is at this point based on the fact 268 00:20:57,680 --> 00:21:02,440 that he missed the whole year. What do you think of what why is 269 00:21:02,480 --> 00:21:03,839 going to be able to do? Is he going to be healthy back this 270 00:21:03,960 --> 00:21:11,000 season? Are you expecting a strong second center or what are you looking for 271 00:21:11,079 --> 00:21:15,200 from Kirby Doc. If he's healthy, he's going to be the second line 272 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:17,720 center. I think that's a matter of fact. At this point, that's 273 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:22,200 the job he won out of training camp. I think that's where Hughes envisioned 274 00:21:22,279 --> 00:21:27,279 him playing when he first acquired him at the draft few years ago. And 275 00:21:27,759 --> 00:21:32,160 in those two games, I think he got two assists in those two games. 276 00:21:32,160 --> 00:21:36,079 It's not like he did anything to warrant being moved to the wing grant 277 00:21:36,079 --> 00:21:38,319 thing. It just dumb luck. I think it was Jared Nordy who hit 278 00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:44,480 him, accidentally tearing both his ACL and his MCL. If he's healthy, 279 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:48,640 if he stays healthy, which I guess is a beer question mark at this 280 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:53,839 point, unfortunately, I do envision top end number two center who's capable of 281 00:21:53,880 --> 00:22:00,000 making his linemates better. That's what he did last year when he was playing 282 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:04,359 with Suzuki and Kawfield on the wing. He made them better. That line 283 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:11,759 was effectively most dominant for all intents and purposes. And when he got moved 284 00:22:11,759 --> 00:22:17,559 to center when John Monaghan got injured at the midpoint last season, not this 285 00:22:17,599 --> 00:22:22,200 past season, with the season before, he helped shoulder the load and carry 286 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:26,160 that line with whomever he was playing. And I think the Canadians it's hard 287 00:22:26,160 --> 00:22:32,480 to say that the Canadians robbed the Blackhawks blind when they acquired him, because 288 00:22:33,039 --> 00:22:40,079 I think that trade helped the Blackhawks bottom out and get connor Bidard. But 289 00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:48,240 the Canadians made out very well acquiring him. Assuming can stay healthy again and 290 00:22:48,480 --> 00:22:52,880 just in passing anybody else in this board group, you think capable of a 291 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:59,240 fifty points season this year. No, that's a solid answer, Bryan. 292 00:22:59,799 --> 00:23:03,359 The point and that's on. It is thank you, oh problem, That's 293 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:06,359 what it is. Honestly, this is why we love you, Ryan, 294 00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:10,480 because you don't mess around. Just nope, moving on, let's move on 295 00:23:10,519 --> 00:23:14,039 to the D. Yeah. Mike Matheson is the guy we're going to start 296 00:23:14,079 --> 00:23:17,640 with, and many people did not believe his twenty twenty two to twenty three 297 00:23:17,680 --> 00:23:22,079 stat line with fifty eight point paced twenty six assists, eight goals for thirty 298 00:23:22,119 --> 00:23:26,559 four points in forty eight games. Is what that worked out too. I 299 00:23:26,599 --> 00:23:30,799 figured he could at least repeat. There weren't really any challengers that I saw 300 00:23:30,160 --> 00:23:36,680 that could take this role from him, and Matheson did better than just repeating. 301 00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:38,759 He said, hold my beer. He had incredible season, sixty two 302 00:23:38,759 --> 00:23:42,200 point pace, over two blocks per game, plenty of hits and shots. 303 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:48,240 His Bash was ranked forty first in our top fifty in our tidy format. 304 00:23:48,599 --> 00:23:52,880 He's definitely a guy who I think is better in fantasy than in real life, 305 00:23:52,920 --> 00:23:57,880 because if you look at his play driving metrics and his overall impact on 306 00:23:57,920 --> 00:24:03,839 the offense and defense, it looks pretty sad overall in terms of what he 307 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:07,480 did for the actual team, which of course I'm sure the Canadians would like 308 00:24:07,519 --> 00:24:12,640 to be winning more. But he's definitely someone who contributes greatly to your fantasy 309 00:24:12,720 --> 00:24:18,119 team. And next season they might have some young guns coming for him, 310 00:24:18,160 --> 00:24:22,079 but I think he might still have another season or two of great relevance. 311 00:24:22,519 --> 00:24:26,640 What do you think, Ryan, Is Mike Mathieson going to have another strong 312 00:24:26,160 --> 00:24:30,279 productive season in terms of points and block shots hits or is he going to 313 00:24:30,319 --> 00:24:37,480 regress potentially losing out on some of his role. I think the Canadians are 314 00:24:37,519 --> 00:24:41,680 intent on keeping him, and in such an instance, if they do keep 315 00:24:41,720 --> 00:24:45,519 them, and in my opinion, there's no reason why they shouldn't, they'll 316 00:24:45,519 --> 00:24:51,279 play him in the same role He's been played as a top pairing defenseman with 317 00:24:51,359 --> 00:24:55,799 power play time as a power play quarterback, and I think he's earned that 318 00:24:55,920 --> 00:25:03,440 role. I don't think it's fair to as the team's overall performance because it's 319 00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:07,759 a bad team, like we talked about at the top of this this episode, 320 00:25:07,359 --> 00:25:11,319 and Matheson has done nothing but really, as you pointed out, exceed 321 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:19,920 expectations from production standpoint primarily. But I think Mathieson has proven himself to be 322 00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:26,640 a top four defense pin on any team, and I don't envision him taking 323 00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:30,160 a step back. I will readily admit when he was first acquired, I 324 00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:34,440 didn't see him taking the next step in his development, being thirty years old 325 00:25:34,480 --> 00:25:37,000 at this point. When he was acquired, he would have been twenty eight 326 00:25:37,119 --> 00:25:42,440 or something. But again, he's proven me wrong. And the main issue 327 00:25:42,599 --> 00:25:48,400 is, like you hinted at, the young defenseman coming up hand, the 328 00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:55,160 left side is incredibly crouded. But I think there's something to be said for 329 00:25:55,240 --> 00:26:00,480 his for having a veteran in the lineup to help guide those young cons. 330 00:26:00,039 --> 00:26:06,920 Even though he'd have immense value on the trademarket, I think it's Canaians are 331 00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:14,119 better served keeping him, especially considering his very coss effective cap at which I'm 332 00:26:14,119 --> 00:26:18,200 looking at now is only four point seventy five million for the next two seasons. 333 00:26:18,680 --> 00:26:22,200 He's more than worth that. Yeah, I think he's where he needs 334 00:26:22,240 --> 00:26:26,200 to be and where the Canadians want him to be. Of the more established 335 00:26:26,440 --> 00:26:32,440 veteran defenseman on this team. There's not necessarily people who we think of a 336 00:26:32,440 --> 00:26:36,160 lot for fantasy purposes anyway, But let me put a points pick him out 337 00:26:36,160 --> 00:26:40,920 there to you, David Savard, Caden Google Savard. We know he blocks 338 00:26:40,920 --> 00:26:42,279 a lot of shots. He holds a middle of the road place in that 339 00:26:42,359 --> 00:26:48,240 lineup slightly better than offensive for defensive advanced stats. I don't know if he's 340 00:26:48,319 --> 00:26:52,359 really up for a bigger role at this point. Goola played most of the 341 00:26:52,400 --> 00:26:56,759 season until he was headlined with a head injury at the end. It looks 342 00:26:56,759 --> 00:27:00,400 like he's playing internationally this summer. That's a good sign. Excellent with bash, 343 00:27:00,519 --> 00:27:03,640 especially blocks and hits. Advanced stats suggest he may already be the second 344 00:27:03,720 --> 00:27:08,039 best defenseman on the team, not accounting for the new guys obviously, who 345 00:27:08,079 --> 00:27:11,960 will get to in a minute, what role are is Ghouli going to have? 346 00:27:12,039 --> 00:27:15,839 And in who do you think is going to have the better season for 347 00:27:17,559 --> 00:27:22,319 fantasy types? Oh, I'd say Gooley will have the better season by a 348 00:27:22,319 --> 00:27:29,599 mile. That savardas camouflage that conclusion to a degree based on his twenty four 349 00:27:29,640 --> 00:27:33,359 points. I believe this past season, which was the most since he put 350 00:27:33,359 --> 00:27:37,200 together and he put together twenty four points in twenty eighteen nineteen, but in 351 00:27:38,119 --> 00:27:41,960 he did it this year in sixty games. He did it in twenty eighteen 352 00:27:41,039 --> 00:27:45,359 nineteen eighty two games. It's basically his most productive season since he had thirty 353 00:27:45,400 --> 00:27:48,240 six points in twenty fourteen to fifteen with the Blue Jackets, I believe, 354 00:27:48,559 --> 00:27:56,000 and so effectively he emerged as an offensive threat. I want to say, 355 00:27:56,279 --> 00:28:02,559 but ultimately he's a stay at home defenseman just in my opinion, got lucky 356 00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:07,200 bounces, and that isn't to diminish his role. I just think when Hugh 357 00:28:07,400 --> 00:28:12,400 and Hughes came aboard, he wanted He said that he was looking for an 358 00:28:12,400 --> 00:28:18,440 offensive minded team, and Savard doesn't really fit the bill. Savard was a 359 00:28:18,440 --> 00:28:23,400 contract he inherited and with I believe one season left on his contract, I 360 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:30,880 think he's trade bait for all intensive purposes. It's interesting because comparing him to 361 00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:37,359 Goolei, Gooley is obviously left hand defenseman like Mike Mathieson, but Mathieson and 362 00:28:37,440 --> 00:28:41,200 Gooli was the second most used pairing by the team. Last season, they 363 00:28:41,240 --> 00:28:45,799 switched Gooley over to the right side because of the log jam, the most 364 00:28:45,920 --> 00:28:51,559 use pairing was Madison and Savard. It's interesting to see where the Canadians go. 365 00:28:52,599 --> 00:28:56,839 I think Gooley on his off side and isn't necessarily the best for his 366 00:28:56,880 --> 00:29:02,279 development. But I also think that with so many left handed defensemen, you 367 00:29:02,319 --> 00:29:07,480 may not have the option but to play him there. Defenseman like Jordan Harris, 368 00:29:07,519 --> 00:29:12,119 who's also played on the red side, arbor Jack guy Jaden Strubel, 369 00:29:12,799 --> 00:29:15,960 and I know we're going to get to these guys also, But Lanne Hudson, 370 00:29:17,279 --> 00:29:19,960 who's coming up, He's a left handed defenceman. May he was a 371 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:25,680 right handed defenseman, but he also adds to the logjam overall on defense, 372 00:29:25,759 --> 00:29:29,160 which kind of makes the Canadians more likely to trade a guy like Savard, 373 00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:33,079 which would force Canadians to play Gooly on that top ering. Again, you 374 00:29:33,119 --> 00:29:37,519 did just mention those two, and of course I want to ask a little 375 00:29:37,519 --> 00:29:41,599 bit more about Lane Hudson and Logan Mayu. We've just seen Hudson complete two 376 00:29:41,759 --> 00:29:48,200 incredible NCAA seasons, highly productive. He was great at the World Championship for 377 00:29:48,240 --> 00:29:52,279 the Americans, and we even got to see him in two games for the 378 00:29:52,319 --> 00:29:55,880 Montreal Canadians, so he signed his ELC. He's not going back to college. 379 00:29:56,200 --> 00:29:59,400 We didn't really think he would. We don't necessarily know if he'll be 380 00:29:59,480 --> 00:30:03,680 with Laval with the Canadians next season, but he's coming. And then of 381 00:30:03,680 --> 00:30:07,519 course Logan may You, who some of us definitely had feelings about at the 382 00:30:07,559 --> 00:30:10,920 time of the pick, but since then he has really turned things around. 383 00:30:10,960 --> 00:30:15,000 He's had really strong season. He finished third in total points for defenseman in 384 00:30:15,039 --> 00:30:21,440 the AHL for the LaVall Rocket. He definitely has really come around and looks 385 00:30:21,440 --> 00:30:23,279 like a solid player. Both of these guys seem like they're knocking on the 386 00:30:23,279 --> 00:30:26,720 door, so that seems like it's going to affect potentially what happens with the 387 00:30:26,759 --> 00:30:30,640 rest. So how do you see this playing out? What kind of opportunity 388 00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:33,319 are may You and Hudson going to get, if any, with the Canadians. 389 00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:41,359 I honestly, and it companes me the status because I think they're they 390 00:30:41,480 --> 00:30:45,079 might deserve shots based on how training camp goes. I just with all the 391 00:30:45,079 --> 00:30:49,720 players above them on the death chart, I just think it's best for their 392 00:30:49,759 --> 00:30:56,680 developments and the team overall to just keep them in the American Hockey League this 393 00:30:56,720 --> 00:31:03,119 season. Yeah, they're both wavering exempt, so it just I know some 394 00:31:03,200 --> 00:31:06,640 will say Watson didn't play in the AHL and he proved he belonged as a 395 00:31:06,640 --> 00:31:12,920 matter of him signing his contract late or well when he did anyway, and 396 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:18,079 the can is getting him a shot right off the bat. Mayu was called 397 00:31:18,160 --> 00:31:21,880 up as a reward, I guess for his season where he scored fourteen goals 398 00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:26,359 in thirty assis getting an AHL All Star Game not as well, which was 399 00:31:26,400 --> 00:31:33,240 impressive. But I think, especially in Mau's case, defense remains a defensive 400 00:31:33,240 --> 00:31:38,079 awareness remains an issue, and I think it will serve them both well to 401 00:31:40,519 --> 00:31:45,720 get some more games, in Hudson's case, get games in period in the 402 00:31:45,759 --> 00:31:51,960 AHL before moving on to the NHL. That is fair. Let's move on 403 00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:56,319 to the goalies. The Canadians were ranked twenty ninth and expected goals against per 404 00:31:56,359 --> 00:32:00,920 sixty, but they only conceded the fifteenth actual rank goal per game. That 405 00:32:01,079 --> 00:32:06,799 tells you that, of course they their goalies performed pretty well. Jake Allen 406 00:32:06,839 --> 00:32:08,279 had a pretty decent season. We're not going to really cover him though, 407 00:32:08,319 --> 00:32:13,680 because he has moved on after playing thirty four games for the Canadians. Sam 408 00:32:13,720 --> 00:32:16,759 Montembau played forty one. Cayden Primo. We've been waiting for this for a 409 00:32:16,839 --> 00:32:21,279 long time. It seems like played twenty three NHL games in Montebau. Both 410 00:32:21,319 --> 00:32:24,759 these guys were good. Montebou saved eighteen point thretey nine goals save above expected, 411 00:32:25,200 --> 00:32:30,720 had a point ninety six delta Fenwick. Primo for his performance almost nine 412 00:32:30,759 --> 00:32:36,279 goals save above expected and a similarly great delta Fenwick. Both of them wildly 413 00:32:36,319 --> 00:32:39,920 outperformed the production in front of them, so it was nice to see Primo 414 00:32:40,240 --> 00:32:44,799 finally get a run of NHL games. I know I've been talking about him 415 00:32:44,799 --> 00:32:49,200 as a prospect goalie for it seems like forever, and Monty has three more 416 00:32:49,279 --> 00:32:52,920 years. His reasonable cap hit three point one point five is really nice for 417 00:32:52,960 --> 00:32:54,839 those of us in cap leagues, and it sure seems like he's going to 418 00:32:54,839 --> 00:32:59,240 be the workhorse next season. Ryan. It seems to me like they'll run 419 00:32:59,279 --> 00:33:02,680 something like maybe sixty forty or seventy thirty with Montambeaux Primo. Is that your 420 00:33:02,720 --> 00:33:06,480 read on this and can they be as good as they were last season? 421 00:33:07,640 --> 00:33:12,400 I think actually Mantambleau was better the previous season in terms of goal saved above 422 00:33:12,440 --> 00:33:15,160 expecting when he ranked among the league leaders. I don't have the stats in 423 00:33:15,160 --> 00:33:20,839 front of me, but that's basically well documented, I believe so. Yeah, 424 00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:23,599 I think at least in Montamble's case, he can replicate the performance. 425 00:33:23,960 --> 00:33:29,920 The issue is, you know he has this was his most his busiest Angel 426 00:33:30,039 --> 00:33:34,480 season. He's never played more than the forty one games he played he played 427 00:33:34,480 --> 00:33:38,519 in twenty twenty three twenty twenty four. I don't really know what the sheriff 428 00:33:38,519 --> 00:33:45,920 starts will look like because the knock on Alan was he was a very good, 429 00:33:45,960 --> 00:33:49,880 above average backup, but in my opinion, he didn't do so well 430 00:33:49,880 --> 00:33:52,519 as a starter back when he was with the Blues, which kind of led 431 00:33:52,559 --> 00:34:00,480 to Jordan Binnington usurping him for that role. And I think you saw a 432 00:34:00,559 --> 00:34:05,920 similar situation where as seasons went on while he was with the Canadians that his 433 00:34:06,039 --> 00:34:12,599 effectiveness bottomed out. And I think that's a risk with Multumble. I think 434 00:34:12,719 --> 00:34:15,639 it's fair to say he'll be the starter. I'm just not sure how many 435 00:34:15,679 --> 00:34:21,480 games he'll get. Yeah, I think it's worth noting that he's definitely surpassed 436 00:34:21,519 --> 00:34:27,039 expectations and the sheer fact that I'm saying that he's almost a shoe in to 437 00:34:27,119 --> 00:34:32,719 replicate the performance they just put together is a testament to his consistency and abilities. 438 00:34:32,880 --> 00:34:37,559 Yeah, he's definitely impressed me. And he's one win shy of fifteen 439 00:34:37,559 --> 00:34:42,760 in his career, So someone who came aboard as kind of they took a 440 00:34:42,760 --> 00:34:45,400 flyer on him as a third string goalie. It seems a few years ago 441 00:34:45,800 --> 00:34:52,440 after they reached the Stanley Cup final, he's established himself as the team's number 442 00:34:52,519 --> 00:34:59,000 one. Maybe he's not a legitimate number one, it depends on how many 443 00:34:59,000 --> 00:35:05,480 games gets but as a transitional goalie, as a team learns to compete more 444 00:35:05,480 --> 00:35:09,400 and more, I think he's earned that. And are we talking about Primo 445 00:35:09,440 --> 00:35:13,079 two. Yeah, you can talk about prayer. I'll just mention that I 446 00:35:13,119 --> 00:35:15,960 looked it up while you were talking, and he had more goals save above 447 00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:20,920 expected in all situations this season. But if you just look at even strength, 448 00:35:20,920 --> 00:35:23,119 he had more last season. So that's usually what I look at in 449 00:35:23,199 --> 00:35:28,360 terms of I think even strength is more replicable. So if you just look 450 00:35:28,400 --> 00:35:30,679 at even strength, he was better last season. And I'll also just add 451 00:35:30,719 --> 00:35:35,119 that I was super skeptical about this move when they made it. I was 452 00:35:35,199 --> 00:35:37,360 he had a small sample size of being good in Florida, and I just 453 00:35:37,400 --> 00:35:40,920 didn't know if he could be this volume starter and be good. And he 454 00:35:40,960 --> 00:35:44,920 has really shown that Montabeau can be. But yeah, I'm curious to hear 455 00:35:44,960 --> 00:35:47,840 your thoughts on Primo as well. Yeah, I believe Primo won the Mike 456 00:35:47,920 --> 00:35:52,960 Richter Award to get back when and say he was he even though he was 457 00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:58,079 a late drafted by the Canadians. After he was drafted rows up to death 458 00:35:58,239 --> 00:36:00,119 the death chart. To the point that we talked about this in the past, 459 00:36:00,119 --> 00:36:05,960 I believe that he was seen as carry price, as their apparent and 460 00:36:06,039 --> 00:36:10,679 unfortunately he came up at around the time of COVID and the Canadians mismanaged him 461 00:36:10,920 --> 00:36:15,960 in my opinion anyway, where they'd always and I've used this expression before, 462 00:36:15,039 --> 00:36:20,639 they've always thrown him to the wolves, giving him just the other goalie scraps, 463 00:36:21,519 --> 00:36:23,559 and I think that was true this year as well, even though they 464 00:36:23,639 --> 00:36:29,159 kept him up to rotate the three goalies. They only did that because he 465 00:36:29,280 --> 00:36:32,000 was no longer waiver exempt and they didn't want to expose him to waivers, 466 00:36:32,639 --> 00:36:37,440 which I guess is a good thing. But yeah, he again got the 467 00:36:37,519 --> 00:36:43,280 scraps of both Mountainbone and Allen, and despite that, he'd put together a 468 00:36:43,440 --> 00:36:47,039 horrible start every now and again, but he'd always respond with a great game 469 00:36:47,039 --> 00:36:52,920 where he'd steal the two points. And it's interesting that once Alan got traded 470 00:36:52,960 --> 00:36:57,760 to the New Jersey Devils at the deadline, primo end of the season was 471 00:36:57,800 --> 00:37:01,000 in nine ten save percent, but since trade deadline and nine starts, he 472 00:37:01,039 --> 00:37:08,000 had one of nine to twenty one, which is obviously incredible. And I'm 473 00:37:08,000 --> 00:37:15,360 not prepared to say that he's retaken the mantle of the Montreal Canaans goal of 474 00:37:15,480 --> 00:37:24,159 the future, but he's definitely given his critics pause for thought, and I'm 475 00:37:24,199 --> 00:37:31,559 genuinely excited about where how his development takes goes next season when he gets steven 476 00:37:31,599 --> 00:37:38,440 more starts. I think at this point he's a legitimate NHL backup and it 477 00:37:38,440 --> 00:37:43,679 will be interesting to see how I'm assuming that he and Multima will push each 478 00:37:43,719 --> 00:37:50,960 other. So I'm cautiously optimistic about team's goaltending moving forward. It's suffice to 479 00:37:50,960 --> 00:37:55,360 say it's not one of the areas in which the Canadians should be immediately concerned 480 00:37:55,360 --> 00:38:00,199 in my opinion, ran this has been some great stuff on the Montreal Canadians. 481 00:38:00,480 --> 00:38:05,239 Let people know where they could check out all your work. Yees. 482 00:38:05,320 --> 00:38:08,559 So I'm Montreal Can's calmist at the Hockey Writers. You can check me out 483 00:38:08,559 --> 00:38:14,719 there. I tend to write or post a piece every few days and I 484 00:38:14,760 --> 00:38:20,079 look forward to reading your comments and interacting. Thanks once again for coming back 485 00:38:20,159 --> 00:38:23,079 and talking Montreal with us. Until next time, Ryan, Well next time, 486 00:38:23,119 --> 00:38:32,440 thanks for having me. Thanks Will sit that's good fire past. Oh 487 00:38:32,639 --> 00:38:42,880 my goodness, long quick gram. Now it's your weekly goalie talk, but 488 00:38:43,039 --> 00:38:49,119 Kat Silverman Kat's Instincts join once again by Kat Silverman of NGL Mag to talk 489 00:38:49,239 --> 00:38:53,480 prospect goalies this edition, of course Montreal Canadians. We are not going to 490 00:38:53,559 --> 00:39:00,519 talk about Cayden Primo for once in our team in our prospect series because he's 491 00:39:00,559 --> 00:39:02,760 finally played enough NHL games. I think we've seen enough from him there. 492 00:39:04,159 --> 00:39:07,000 But we do have some other interesting ones to talk about. We're going to 493 00:39:07,079 --> 00:39:10,320 start with Jacob de Besh. Actually we're going to do the Jacobs is basically 494 00:39:10,360 --> 00:39:13,440 what we're going to do. Jacob de Besh. We're going to start with 495 00:39:13,480 --> 00:39:15,320 twenty twenty fifth round, pick six, four, two hundred and one pounds. 496 00:39:15,679 --> 00:39:20,199 After two great years in the NCAA for Ohio State. He had his 497 00:39:20,280 --> 00:39:24,320 first full season with the LaVall Rocket, played fifty one games and overall dino 498 00:39:24,400 --> 00:39:30,400 six a percentage two point one zero GAA. He increased his expected goals per 499 00:39:30,400 --> 00:39:34,199 goal conceded from the previous season up to one point four to two. That's 500 00:39:34,199 --> 00:39:37,280 really good, especially when you're going from easier quote unquote to a more difficult 501 00:39:37,360 --> 00:39:43,679 league in the AHL. He's also increased his hockey prospecting potential, graduating that 502 00:39:43,719 --> 00:39:46,400 model at a thirty nine percent chance of being a starter. There's some comps 503 00:39:46,400 --> 00:39:52,000 here of guys like Ray Emery and tarnet Amaki, who I remember watching him. 504 00:39:52,039 --> 00:39:54,559 I'm old enough to remember, and so there's some interesting comps there. 505 00:39:54,679 --> 00:40:00,000 Kat, What do your instincts tell us about Dobesh. I'm so excited to 506 00:40:00,039 --> 00:40:07,639 see how he continues to develop for Montreal. No offense to Cayden Primo. 507 00:40:07,800 --> 00:40:10,360 I was getting a little tired of wondering whether or not he was going to 508 00:40:10,400 --> 00:40:15,079 make the NHL, So now we get to move that uncertainty onto a new 509 00:40:15,119 --> 00:40:16,559 guy, and it's I think going to be do Besh. Yeah, he's 510 00:40:17,679 --> 00:40:22,159 When he was drafted, he was one of a slew of Zech goaltenders who 511 00:40:22,800 --> 00:40:30,199 all played very drastically different styles, who were essentially coming up about to get 512 00:40:30,280 --> 00:40:34,440 drafted. He had made his way over to the US after playing some of 513 00:40:34,480 --> 00:40:38,559 his pre draft development years in the Czech Republic. He then made his way 514 00:40:38,559 --> 00:40:43,639 over and played for the Saint Louis Triple A Blues. Then he played for 515 00:40:43,880 --> 00:40:47,840 a US high school team, moved onto the NALL played for the Topeka Pilots, 516 00:40:49,519 --> 00:40:52,199 then moved onto the USHL. Then he played for Ohio State, so 517 00:40:52,239 --> 00:40:57,639 he really went through. He went on the tour of the US development leagues. 518 00:40:57,960 --> 00:41:00,599 If there is a development league in the US, he played for it. 519 00:41:00,679 --> 00:41:02,639 And it seems like it's panning off because at every level he's played, 520 00:41:05,119 --> 00:41:10,760 he's had really good numbers and he's one of the more conservative check goaltenders. 521 00:41:10,840 --> 00:41:16,159 Doesn't have a ton of the over aggressive movement, and I think some of 522 00:41:16,199 --> 00:41:20,639 that is because he made the move over to playing in the US system so 523 00:41:20,800 --> 00:41:24,360 early, so he didn't have this huge, wide open ice surface to essentially 524 00:41:25,480 --> 00:41:30,440 develop that freedom on that. Sometimes we then, unfortunately have to see some 525 00:41:30,480 --> 00:41:34,920 of those chet goaltenders get restrained and brought back into the blue paint once they 526 00:41:34,920 --> 00:41:37,920 make their way over to play in North America. We saw him come over 527 00:41:37,000 --> 00:41:40,480 nice and early, so he was able to start working on slightly more conservative 528 00:41:40,480 --> 00:41:45,760 movement from the get go. His skating looks good. I think his saves 529 00:41:45,760 --> 00:41:51,639 look good. I don't know if I want to see him make his way 530 00:41:51,639 --> 00:41:59,599 to the NHL immediately, just because the Montreal Canadians have had some misfortunes with 531 00:41:59,639 --> 00:42:02,360 some of NHL goaltenders. It seems like they're in what's going on like a 532 00:42:02,639 --> 00:42:07,400 near decade long curse now, so I'd love to see him get a little 533 00:42:07,440 --> 00:42:10,719 more happiness in the AHL before he makes his way up. But he looks 534 00:42:10,760 --> 00:42:15,039 like he's close. He's he turned twenty four this year, yeah, or 535 00:42:15,079 --> 00:42:21,639 this upcoming season rather, and I think by next season I would give him 536 00:42:21,639 --> 00:42:23,840 some looks at the NHL, just to see what happens, because so far 537 00:42:23,920 --> 00:42:30,039 he hasn't really had any missteps, hasn't had any backward slides in his development. 538 00:42:30,400 --> 00:42:32,639 I see no real reason not to just continue him on that slow, 539 00:42:32,719 --> 00:42:39,320 steady upwards trajectory. I'm excited to see what happens with them. Yes, 540 00:42:39,360 --> 00:42:45,840 indeed, and I guess we can only have Jacobs in the Montreal Canadian system 541 00:42:45,880 --> 00:42:49,440 because we're going to go to the other Jacob Fowler twenty twenty three third round 542 00:42:49,480 --> 00:42:52,159 pick just this past draft, six two fourteen pounds. He had a pretty 543 00:42:52,199 --> 00:42:58,519 incredible run at this past calendar year. He went from USHL Clark Cup champ 544 00:42:58,519 --> 00:43:00,960 with the Youngstown Phantom in his draft season and by the way, he was 545 00:43:01,000 --> 00:43:04,800 the MVP of that first team, All Star and Goalie of the Year, 546 00:43:04,840 --> 00:43:07,840 so he pretty much won them the Clark Cup. Then he went to the 547 00:43:07,920 --> 00:43:13,079 U twenty World Junior Championship with the USA, and obviously they won, although 548 00:43:13,079 --> 00:43:15,159 he was not the main goalie, that was Trey Augustine, but he was 549 00:43:15,159 --> 00:43:19,800 part of that team. And then he was awesome at BC during his freshman 550 00:43:19,840 --> 00:43:23,159 season. Obviously that BC team was pretty stacked and they were a very good 551 00:43:23,159 --> 00:43:28,280 offensive team, but he made some really strong saves for them, and sometimes 552 00:43:28,320 --> 00:43:30,719 that can be difficult being a goalie for a strong offensive team where they might 553 00:43:31,280 --> 00:43:34,239 might not see a lot of action and then have to make a big save. 554 00:43:34,280 --> 00:43:37,880 Anyways, he nearly won the NCAA title as a freshman. He did 555 00:43:37,960 --> 00:43:40,320 win the Big East and was the first team All Star. His expected goals 556 00:43:40,400 --> 00:43:44,840 per goal conceded one point five to one at BC one point seventy five for 557 00:43:44,920 --> 00:43:49,039 Youngstown. Basically, he's an awesome goalie. According to these metrics and looking 558 00:43:49,039 --> 00:43:52,599 at the hockey prospecting, he has up to thirty four percent chance of being 559 00:43:52,280 --> 00:43:57,800 NHLer. He's got some really good comps. Guys like Carla Vomenica, Jean 560 00:43:57,880 --> 00:44:02,800 Sebastian Jaguer was his one as well, so kat Is Jacob Vowler, the 561 00:44:02,800 --> 00:44:07,039 future starter of the habs. How excited should we be about him? What 562 00:44:07,159 --> 00:44:13,199 your instincts tell us? I don't want to immediately put all this pressure on 563 00:44:13,320 --> 00:44:20,719 him and essentially set myself up for people in the future telling me that I 564 00:44:20,800 --> 00:44:24,719 was so wrong. But he looks like a Spencer Night to me. For 565 00:44:24,840 --> 00:44:30,760 them, I think he just based on the way that he's been playing and 566 00:44:30,800 --> 00:44:34,199 the confidence he shows. That's one of the things that when Spencer Knight was 567 00:44:34,800 --> 00:44:38,159 essentially being drafted. And I think we've talked in the past about how over 568 00:44:38,199 --> 00:44:45,000 the last two or three years here post COVID teams have really hesitated to draft 569 00:44:45,039 --> 00:44:50,719 goaltenders as high as they did pre COVID, just because we missed out on 570 00:44:50,760 --> 00:44:52,519 a full year of watching them play for a little while and then we had 571 00:44:52,519 --> 00:45:00,719 all these backlogged and just logjammed teams where guys essentially didn't get to their designated 572 00:45:00,760 --> 00:45:07,800 starting point until a year after they were supposed to. But I think, 573 00:45:07,079 --> 00:45:09,880 based on how he's been playing, he looks like as soon as he hits 574 00:45:09,920 --> 00:45:15,000 a certain level or a certain league, he reads it well. I do 575 00:45:15,079 --> 00:45:17,000 think that his style is not quite Spencer knightish. He's a little bit more 576 00:45:17,119 --> 00:45:22,519 energetic, really likes to move from post to post. Not a super aggressive 577 00:45:22,519 --> 00:45:27,400 guy depth wise, but loves to use his skating to his advantage. I 578 00:45:27,400 --> 00:45:30,519 don't know. I think he looks really good. I don't want to overhype 579 00:45:30,559 --> 00:45:35,320 him. I don't think he's ready for playing in the NHL right now, 580 00:45:35,400 --> 00:45:38,679 so I don't want anyone to think that's what I'm saying. But it looks 581 00:45:38,719 --> 00:45:44,599 like he's able to read his opponents really well and just make little modifications to 582 00:45:44,679 --> 00:45:49,440 his speed and to his game to match what his opponents are throwing at him. 583 00:45:50,159 --> 00:45:52,719 And that's something that not every goaltender is able to do. Some of 584 00:45:52,760 --> 00:45:57,679 them really have that stumble and restart learning curve when they go from one level 585 00:45:57,679 --> 00:46:00,920 to the next. And I think that so far we haven't really seen that 586 00:46:00,960 --> 00:46:04,719 from him. I'm excited. I think Canadians fans should be excited. They 587 00:46:04,760 --> 00:46:07,159 have a pair of really good Jacobs in their system. What more could you 588 00:46:07,199 --> 00:46:13,360 ask for? We could ask for another Jacob in the next draft. I 589 00:46:13,360 --> 00:46:17,719 think they should just are there any Jacob Jacobs? I don't know if there 590 00:46:17,719 --> 00:46:20,840 are any coming up, but that's what they should do. I think. 591 00:46:21,719 --> 00:46:24,159 All right, thanks Gov for giving us your instincts on the Montreal Canadians goals. 592 00:46:24,679 --> 00:46:47,039 We'll be back right after this dig good dynasty day talking Montreal Canadians. 593 00:46:47,199 --> 00:46:52,800 We got an extra first on the Canadians books, an extra third and extra 594 00:46:52,880 --> 00:46:58,239 fifth, and two extra seventh round picks they pick fifth in the upcoming draft 595 00:46:58,320 --> 00:47:02,119 and twenty six and the we have, according to Victor Nunio's rankings, a 596 00:47:02,239 --> 00:47:07,039 tied for the eighth best system in the National Hockey League. Victor, it 597 00:47:07,119 --> 00:47:12,880 starts with a massive no brainer. Who is it so massive that we already 598 00:47:12,920 --> 00:47:15,480 had to mention him in the main part of the show. That is Lane 599 00:47:15,599 --> 00:47:20,960 Hudson twenty twenty two to sixty second overall pick. He's now up to five 600 00:47:21,000 --> 00:47:24,599 foot ten, one hundred and sixty one pounds. He's a left handed d 601 00:47:24,920 --> 00:47:29,880 second straight season in the NCAA where he was over a point per game, 602 00:47:30,159 --> 00:47:34,159 that's pretty impressive as a freshman sophomore, forty nine points in thirty eight games 603 00:47:34,280 --> 00:47:37,039 was what it was this season. He had two NHL games this season with 604 00:47:37,079 --> 00:47:42,760 two assists, so point per game pace pretty nice. He had seven World 605 00:47:42,840 --> 00:47:45,000 Junior Championship games just six assists. I think that was a little low for 606 00:47:45,039 --> 00:47:47,880 what a lot of people thought, but he played in all situations and was 607 00:47:49,119 --> 00:47:54,000 very good overall. So a really nice production there and obviously good to win 608 00:47:54,039 --> 00:47:57,480 the gold medal, even though he didn't put up a ton of points. 609 00:47:57,559 --> 00:48:01,760 Looking at his tracking data from Mitch Brown on his NC DOUBLEA, time was 610 00:48:01,840 --> 00:48:07,800 outstanding. His offense his expected goals were was like three standard deviations, practically 611 00:48:07,880 --> 00:48:12,639 above the mean. His assession assists also really strong, tons of shots, 612 00:48:13,159 --> 00:48:16,239 really good transition play too, controlled entries, exits, cross lane plays, 613 00:48:16,800 --> 00:48:21,920 fantastic advantages created, primary point involvement, all that stuff great. His defense 614 00:48:22,000 --> 00:48:25,559 was a little bit lower thirty ninth percentile in the NCUBLEA. When you look 615 00:48:25,599 --> 00:48:29,559 at his World Junior Championship card, his defense was also a bit lower, 616 00:48:29,599 --> 00:48:35,079 although I thought according to my eye test that he looked much better defensively in 617 00:48:35,119 --> 00:48:39,159 all situations, much more engaged driving the play, but didn't rate out as 618 00:48:39,159 --> 00:48:45,440 well in Mitch's tracking data. Looking at his FHL player card, his shots 619 00:48:45,559 --> 00:48:50,599 are sorry. His goals and assists per sixty in the NC DOUBLEA basically tops 620 00:48:50,599 --> 00:48:52,599 no one better on a per sixty rate. His shots eight out of ten 621 00:48:53,480 --> 00:48:57,519 shoots a fair amount, doesn't hit or block too much, so his bash 622 00:48:57,599 --> 00:49:01,559 overall is a little bit on the lower side because of that. So that's 623 00:49:01,599 --> 00:49:06,519 where he sits right now and really strong prospect. But we need to know 624 00:49:06,559 --> 00:49:09,079 a little bit more about Josh and Lane Hudson, and to do that we're 625 00:49:09,079 --> 00:49:14,280 going to talk here from our FHL scout Josh. Yes, indeed, and 626 00:49:14,320 --> 00:49:19,119 here's what Josh has to say. Skating one of Lane Hudson's strongest suits. 627 00:49:19,159 --> 00:49:22,360 He's a very quick, fluid, confident skater. He is really mobile in 628 00:49:22,400 --> 00:49:27,519 the offensive zone, can skate out of a phone booth if needed. He 629 00:49:27,920 --> 00:49:31,239 assist in his first NHL game is a perfect example. He walks the blue 630 00:49:31,280 --> 00:49:36,159 line quickly, darts down the wall fast enough to pinch forward get back to 631 00:49:36,199 --> 00:49:40,719 defend the rush. The greatness of his game stems all from his fantastic skating. 632 00:49:42,920 --> 00:49:45,199 For passing, you can hardly ask for a better transitional rear guard than 633 00:49:45,280 --> 00:49:50,280 Hudson. The combo of speed, anticipation, and passing skill makes him a 634 00:49:50,360 --> 00:49:54,320 nightmare to cover. He has fantastic vision, able to build passing lanes and 635 00:49:54,480 --> 00:49:59,840 openings in opposing defenses. Once he builds up speed through his own zone and 636 00:50:00,119 --> 00:50:04,000 neutral zone, he can be very evasive. It just takes one or two 637 00:50:04,079 --> 00:50:08,079 well placed decks for him to cut through the opposition shooting. This is the 638 00:50:08,119 --> 00:50:14,599 one thing that Hudson lacks when you think about an offensive defenseman is that big, 639 00:50:14,639 --> 00:50:17,079 booming shot. He has a heavy wrist shot, which he's good at 640 00:50:17,079 --> 00:50:22,039 getting through traffic and placing it where there will be a rebound and it will 641 00:50:22,039 --> 00:50:24,760 cause chaos in front of the net. Josh says in terms of IQ, 642 00:50:25,000 --> 00:50:29,920 Hudson has a quick mind, whether it's in transition or the offensive zone. 643 00:50:30,440 --> 00:50:34,360 Really good at finding the soft spots in opponents coverage. Loves to creep down 644 00:50:34,360 --> 00:50:38,840 on the weak side to open himself to offensive opportunities or definding passing lanes. 645 00:50:39,280 --> 00:50:45,199 He also doesn't panic easily on the breakout. Physical players can put pressure on 646 00:50:45,280 --> 00:50:47,400 him, but he can usually get rid of the fuck quick enough to safety 647 00:50:47,800 --> 00:50:52,840 or checking offensive first defender will pinch to keep the offensive play alive, uses 648 00:50:52,880 --> 00:50:59,079 his Hockey IQ to anticipate plays cut off the opposition. He has the speed 649 00:50:59,079 --> 00:51:01,039 to cover a lot of ice and could take some chances and still make it 650 00:51:01,079 --> 00:51:07,360 back to defend on defense. Active in the defensive zone certainly isn't a liability, 651 00:51:07,800 --> 00:51:10,880 but definitely isn't what you look for in his game. Although he's grown 652 00:51:10,960 --> 00:51:15,639 inches since being drafted, he's still a small five to ten can be pushed 653 00:51:15,679 --> 00:51:20,920 around by bigger, physical players. He has an active stick and can predict 654 00:51:20,960 --> 00:51:23,840 plays to cut them off, and even shown he can at least handle the 655 00:51:23,840 --> 00:51:29,480 physicality of the NHL by holding off JT. Coomfort in his first game. 656 00:51:30,119 --> 00:51:35,280 So the best asset is that incredible, dynamic offensive game that if it translates 657 00:51:35,320 --> 00:51:37,920 to the NHL, will make him a top play driver from the back end 658 00:51:38,039 --> 00:51:44,800 and an offensive force. The biggest concern boy Josh points out the NHL is 659 00:51:44,920 --> 00:51:49,559 big, mean and physical and this is a small guy. There's less time 660 00:51:49,559 --> 00:51:52,920 and space in the NHL, which could limit his effectiveness. Injuries and being 661 00:51:52,960 --> 00:51:59,320 overwhelmed in his own zone are a possibility if that happens to Hudson. So 662 00:51:59,400 --> 00:52:05,000 the top ten outcome for this guy tier one fifty plus points score with Elite 663 00:52:05,039 --> 00:52:09,440 Bash justify a justification for top tier assessment. If he hits, we could 664 00:52:09,440 --> 00:52:13,559 be seeing a player on the level of Cal mccarr and Quinn Ughes, a 665 00:52:13,599 --> 00:52:19,039 clear offensive first pairing defender, especially if paired with a more responsible partner to 666 00:52:19,119 --> 00:52:23,800 allow him to unlock his full potential. The median outcome is more of a 667 00:52:23,840 --> 00:52:30,119 Tier three guy. That's if he's not able to translate his defense the way 668 00:52:30,159 --> 00:52:35,679 that his offense translates to the NHL game. His worst case scenario could see 669 00:52:35,719 --> 00:52:39,480 him as more of a powerplay specialist stylistic comparable. He's gonna stick with Quinn 670 00:52:39,519 --> 00:52:47,599 Hughes and Cale mccarr as recent examples of superstar undersized offensive defenders. So our 671 00:52:47,599 --> 00:52:53,679 friend Mason Black, the NHL ranking put out the poll Lane Hudson versus last 672 00:52:53,719 --> 00:52:59,960 year's Bell of the Ball on the Blue Line Brock favor of the Minnesota Wild, 673 00:53:00,159 --> 00:53:05,280 and that poll came out Lane Hudson decisively fifty nine to forty one. 674 00:53:05,599 --> 00:53:10,960 Victor do you agree this is a really tough one? Because you're talking about 675 00:53:12,280 --> 00:53:16,880 some of the questions that Josh raised and some of the projectability with Lane in 676 00:53:16,960 --> 00:53:21,599 terms of him being like a number one all situations defenseman. I'm just not 677 00:53:21,719 --> 00:53:24,199 sure if he's going to be able to do that. We know that brock 678 00:53:24,239 --> 00:53:29,760 Faber has basically already proven that he could do that. You did it this 679 00:53:29,840 --> 00:53:31,360 year. He did it well. I know Spurgeon was out for a little 680 00:53:31,360 --> 00:53:34,760 bit, but Spurgeon is also on the older side, and it sure looks 681 00:53:34,760 --> 00:53:39,360 like brock Faber is going to be that all situations player. He's gonna have 682 00:53:39,400 --> 00:53:43,679 tons of time on eyes, tons of peripheral coverage. We have seen him 683 00:53:43,760 --> 00:53:46,159 run a powerplay. He's maybe he's not as dynamic as Lane. I don't 684 00:53:46,159 --> 00:53:50,639 think he is. I've never thought that doing it at the NHL level is 685 00:53:50,679 --> 00:53:53,920 super impressive. This is a This one may seem difficult, but actually I 686 00:53:54,000 --> 00:53:58,239 think it's fairly easy because I'm just going to take the guy who's already done 687 00:53:58,239 --> 00:54:00,880 it. I'm taking brock favor here. I know that this may may seem 688 00:54:00,880 --> 00:54:07,239 a little controversial because Hudson seems so exciting and he is so good at the 689 00:54:07,320 --> 00:54:10,360 NCAA level. We've seen him internationally, he's been fantastic, and I think 690 00:54:10,360 --> 00:54:15,000 the upside is potentially higher. But I'm not going to be too upset with 691 00:54:15,119 --> 00:54:16,960 having that security of the guy who I know is already doing it. He's 692 00:54:17,000 --> 00:54:22,480 already been doing it at the NHL level, And I think there's still even 693 00:54:22,519 --> 00:54:25,239 more upside for Faber because he was just a rookie and he was dragging a 694 00:54:25,320 --> 00:54:31,000 really heavy workload defensively along with that, and he still had almost a fifty 695 00:54:31,039 --> 00:54:35,239 point pace. I think there's even more to gain there. Plus, the 696 00:54:35,360 --> 00:54:37,960 Minnesota prospect pool is strong. They're going to get some reinforcements, some even 697 00:54:37,960 --> 00:54:42,199 better players. Most of those are forwards though, so I don't think anyone's 698 00:54:42,199 --> 00:54:45,920 coming for his job. So yeah, what's not to like about brock Favor. 699 00:54:45,039 --> 00:54:49,480 There's a potential that Hudson passes and exceeds him in terms of upside, 700 00:54:49,480 --> 00:54:52,239 But I'm taking the security and the already high floor for Faber here all day 701 00:54:52,239 --> 00:54:57,440 long, looking at hockey prospecting between the two, it's hilarious because Hudson has 702 00:54:57,760 --> 00:55:00,800 an eighty seven percent chance of being a star. Brock Favor just graduated at 703 00:55:00,840 --> 00:55:05,079 just two percent chance of being a star, and looking at some of his 704 00:55:05,159 --> 00:55:09,159 other comps. Lane Hudson has some owen zelwigger, which I'm not sure how 705 00:55:09,239 --> 00:55:14,000 much that helps. Evan Bouchard is with one comp Darryl sedor maybe somewhere in 706 00:55:14,039 --> 00:55:15,440 that range, but of course all those guys are taller than he is that 707 00:55:15,480 --> 00:55:20,119 don't have the small guy problems. It's maybe not one hundred percent translatable, 708 00:55:21,199 --> 00:55:23,440 but also just goes to show you can't just look at statistical models. You 709 00:55:23,480 --> 00:55:25,679 have to pay attention to the data in front of you. All the data 710 00:55:25,679 --> 00:55:30,800 in front of you, and what Favor did this season, I think cannot 711 00:55:30,840 --> 00:55:34,719 be ignored at all. So that's really impressive. Looking at the top down 712 00:55:34,800 --> 00:55:38,159 hockey model, Hudson has seventeen percent chance of being a star, ninety seven 713 00:55:38,159 --> 00:55:42,480 percent chance of being an NHL A, so quite optimistic about him as well. 714 00:55:42,559 --> 00:55:45,119 Overall, a very strong prospect. We know that high upside is just 715 00:55:45,199 --> 00:55:49,800 some of the question marks with the floor and the translatability, and I think 716 00:55:50,280 --> 00:55:52,840 Josh also mentioned the lack of a really strong shot can be an issue for 717 00:55:52,840 --> 00:55:55,920 some. We've certainly seen some strong power play qbs who don't have that, 718 00:55:57,079 --> 00:56:00,840 but that might be a bit of a limiting factor for him next up Victor. 719 00:56:00,960 --> 00:56:06,960 The need to know prospect need to know is David Reinbacher twenty twenty three, 720 00:56:07,079 --> 00:56:09,920 fifth overall pick. There was definitely there were definitely some gas some surprises 721 00:56:09,960 --> 00:56:14,800 there at the draft. But we'll talk a little bit about what this player 722 00:56:14,800 --> 00:56:16,599 can provide. Six to two, one hundred ninety four pounds right handed, 723 00:56:16,679 --> 00:56:22,159 d very coveted position. Eleven points and thirty five games in the NL FORHC 724 00:56:22,239 --> 00:56:25,639 Cloton where he was last season, which was a bit of a decrease in 725 00:56:25,679 --> 00:56:29,639 production, and then he came over to North America at the end played eleven 726 00:56:29,679 --> 00:56:31,880 games for the laball Rocket had five points, two goals, three assists, 727 00:56:32,280 --> 00:56:37,039 which was pretty nice production. Looking at some of his play driving that I 728 00:56:37,079 --> 00:56:40,960 have on the FHL cards, it looks pretty weak actually in the NL, 729 00:56:42,000 --> 00:56:45,000 which is not the strongest league but a decent league. A lot of his 730 00:56:45,079 --> 00:56:50,760 transition data, his Fenwick scoring chances, puck battles, all those are pretty 731 00:56:50,800 --> 00:56:54,679 low actually, which is disappointing to see. Looking at his FHL regular player 732 00:56:54,760 --> 00:57:00,000 card, not a whole lot to glean potentially from this eleven game sample size, 733 00:57:00,039 --> 00:57:01,840 but it looks like he shoots a fair amount. But other than that, 734 00:57:01,880 --> 00:57:06,119 there isn't really a home a whole lot in terms of block shots or 735 00:57:06,280 --> 00:57:08,119 goals or assists. So up on the low side. But let's learn a 736 00:57:08,159 --> 00:57:15,280 little bit more about Ryan Bocker from OURFHL scout. Josh says that as far 737 00:57:15,320 --> 00:57:19,000 as the skating, while Ryan Baker won't beat players in a flat out foot 738 00:57:19,000 --> 00:57:23,159 brace, he still moves well for a big defender, uses smart positioning spatial 739 00:57:23,199 --> 00:57:28,440 awareness, so he's rarely in a poor position. He can be sneaky fast 740 00:57:28,599 --> 00:57:31,239 on the weak side in a breakout when he sees an opportunity to jump up 741 00:57:31,280 --> 00:57:37,280 in the play. He skates fluidly in corners well. In terms of passing 742 00:57:37,360 --> 00:57:40,119 and handling, he can surprise with some soft hands through the neutral zone. 743 00:57:40,400 --> 00:57:45,559 Just watch his first Ahl goal, especially for someone with his size and reputation. 744 00:57:46,000 --> 00:57:49,679 Passing could use some work, but that's more of a problem with his 745 00:57:49,800 --> 00:57:54,360 decision making rather than skill for shooting in the offensive zone. His best skill 746 00:57:54,559 --> 00:58:00,199 is his shot. He has a very heavy, really accurate shot, whether 747 00:58:00,239 --> 00:58:04,079 it's a rister or a slapper, reliably gets the puck through crowds, hits 748 00:58:04,079 --> 00:58:07,239 the net hi q. One of the biggest problems that Josh found with Ryan 749 00:58:07,280 --> 00:58:13,159 Baker's game was the decision making under pressure. Too often when he had his 750 00:58:13,199 --> 00:58:15,079 puck on the stick in his own zone, it ended up in the stick 751 00:58:15,079 --> 00:58:21,639 of an opponent or simply not making a clean breakout. His anticipation in his 752 00:58:21,679 --> 00:58:25,880 own zone and reading opponent attackers is top notch, but he can frequently shut 753 00:58:25,920 --> 00:58:31,920 down plays before they begin for checking. Ryan Backers, a pretty conservative, 754 00:58:31,960 --> 00:58:37,039 stay at home type defender, uses an active stick in the neutral zone and 755 00:58:37,199 --> 00:58:42,719 offensive zone to knock pucks off sticks, intercept passes that will and will stand 756 00:58:42,760 --> 00:58:46,360 up opponents, putting his big size to great use defense. That is Ryan 757 00:58:46,440 --> 00:58:51,960 Backer's bread and butter, per Josh. He is fantastic in his own zone 758 00:58:52,000 --> 00:58:57,440 positionally, physically and mentally. A fantastic stick where he can knock pucks off 759 00:58:57,480 --> 00:59:02,280 opponent sticks very easily, blocks passes. A big, physical player that can 760 00:59:02,360 --> 00:59:07,519 clear out the front of the net easily and get involved with puck battles on 761 00:59:07,559 --> 00:59:15,599 the board. So the best asset the best asset. Ryanbacker is at his 762 00:59:15,679 --> 00:59:19,639 best when he is stopping the opponent's attackers from doing anything that they want to 763 00:59:19,679 --> 00:59:23,440 do. He's awesome at everything in his own zone. The biggest concern decision 764 00:59:23,519 --> 00:59:28,199 making with the puck on the stick. He has offensive skill, but he 765 00:59:28,280 --> 00:59:31,599 needs to make better decisions with the puck to become a true puck moving defender. 766 00:59:32,239 --> 00:59:37,400 The top outcome here would be a Tier one top pairing defender. That 767 00:59:37,559 --> 00:59:40,440 is, if he is paired with an offensive defender, he can anchor a 768 00:59:40,480 --> 00:59:46,079 first line while picking points along the way and eating a huge number of minutes 769 00:59:46,119 --> 00:59:52,639 per night. The fifty percent tom Median outcome middle pairing defensive defender, and 770 00:59:52,679 --> 00:59:57,199 that's if he still struggles offensively and moving the puck off his stick. He 771 00:59:57,239 --> 01:00:00,840 should still be a shutdown defender, but maybe not putting up many points at 772 01:00:00,840 --> 01:00:07,679 that point. The stylistic comparable Ryan mcdonnoh physical and defensive defender. And he 773 01:00:08,039 --> 01:00:12,679 finally, Josh says, Ryan Backer is a classic high floor type guy. 774 01:00:12,800 --> 01:00:15,480 He will be a very solid NHL level defender for a long time. He's 775 01:00:15,519 --> 01:00:20,480 going to eight minutes against great competition. Just a question of whether he can 776 01:00:20,559 --> 01:00:25,800 step up his offensive and transitional game to reach full potential. And Mason Black 777 01:00:25,840 --> 01:00:30,400 the NHL Rankking. He did the poll David Ryan Backer versus Dmitri Simyshev, 778 01:00:31,000 --> 01:00:36,239 and how did that one turn out Ryan Backer in a route sixty seven to 779 01:00:36,719 --> 01:00:40,280 thirty or sixty nine to thirty one over Simyshev Victor. Is that how you 780 01:00:40,320 --> 01:00:45,480 look at this competition? Yeah, I think so. It's a little bit 781 01:00:45,800 --> 01:00:52,440 difficult to say because of what we've seen so far from both and we don't 782 01:00:52,519 --> 01:00:55,599 certainly have as many eyes in the KHL, so it's a little bit hard 783 01:00:55,639 --> 01:01:01,639 to say. And Simashev continues to not score a lot of points though he 784 01:01:02,679 --> 01:01:07,000 plays a lot of games. He's played basically, he played the full season 785 01:01:07,079 --> 01:01:12,159 in the KHL for Locomotive, which is a really strong team, so he 786 01:01:12,199 --> 01:01:15,599 gets a lot of minutes. He's really good all around. But I'm not 787 01:01:15,639 --> 01:01:19,599 sure that Simashev is going to translate the points. He basically scored the same 788 01:01:19,679 --> 01:01:22,880 number of points in more than twice the number of games in the KHL this 789 01:01:23,000 --> 01:01:27,000 season. Or actually he scored zero points in the KHL last season, so 790 01:01:27,039 --> 01:01:30,840 he scored ten compared to last season he had none. But the points don't 791 01:01:30,840 --> 01:01:34,039 seem to be coming, but he is getting a really strong role. Ryan 792 01:01:34,079 --> 01:01:37,440 Bacher, on the other hand, I think, is someone who certainly also 793 01:01:37,559 --> 01:01:40,800 has a high floor it's been mentioned, seems to have a little bit more 794 01:01:40,800 --> 01:01:44,320 offense, a little bit more scoring, he gets the puck on net a 795 01:01:44,320 --> 01:01:46,280 little bit more. Yeah, this is a difficult one. I think I 796 01:01:46,320 --> 01:01:52,840 would go Ryan Bacher here. I think that Simyshev is going to continue to 797 01:01:52,920 --> 01:01:54,800 be I think he's going to be someone who is better in real life than 798 01:01:54,840 --> 01:01:58,519 in fantasy. Ryan Brocker might be as well, but I think he has 799 01:01:58,519 --> 01:02:01,440 a better chance of being good in fantasy. And when you look at the 800 01:02:01,519 --> 01:02:07,360 underlying numbers between these two, it's interesting because Simashev has really amazing play, 801 01:02:07,440 --> 01:02:10,519 driving puck, battle zone entries, transition, all of that looks excellent. 802 01:02:10,679 --> 01:02:14,679 It's just not the scoring. Like I said, I think, just better 803 01:02:14,719 --> 01:02:16,639 in real life. So that kind of checks out. Looking at the hockey 804 01:02:16,639 --> 01:02:21,480 prospecting between these two, Ryan Backer went down from thirty seven to twenty nine 805 01:02:21,480 --> 01:02:24,480 percent chance of being a star sixty two sixty eight percent chance of being an 806 01:02:24,559 --> 01:02:29,000 NHL R. Simaschev continues to be really low in this model because he just 807 01:02:29,000 --> 01:02:30,599 doesn't score a lot of points, so he went from five to three percent 808 01:02:30,679 --> 01:02:36,599 chance of being a star. Looking at some other comps in hockey prospecting, 809 01:02:36,760 --> 01:02:42,480 Ryan Bacher looks a bit like Morgan Riley, which I think is potentially reasonable. 810 01:02:42,519 --> 01:02:45,400 Another one is Victor Hedman. I'm not sure he has quite that much 811 01:02:45,480 --> 01:02:49,880 upside, but I think he does have the potential of being that all around 812 01:02:50,039 --> 01:02:53,440 defenseman type. It's just a matter of how much offense also comes with that. 813 01:02:53,880 --> 01:02:57,760 I think less than those two, but there is the potential that it 814 01:02:57,800 --> 01:03:01,320 still grounds out to be really strong. So looking at the j fresh card, 815 01:03:01,400 --> 01:03:05,519 he has a sixty six percent chance of being an NHL or a ninety 816 01:03:05,599 --> 01:03:08,039 nine percent or sixty six percent chance of being a start nine nine percent chance 817 01:03:08,039 --> 01:03:12,159 of being an NHL or both of those look really incredible. One of the 818 01:03:12,199 --> 01:03:15,679 top in this data sets. So Rhyan Baker definitely someone of interest. Maybe 819 01:03:15,719 --> 01:03:19,880 he went a little higher than some would have thought in that NHL draft, 820 01:03:19,880 --> 01:03:23,159 but as was mentioned in the scouting report, just a super high floor for 821 01:03:23,719 --> 01:03:31,079 Ryan Baker Victor Did I suddenly jump on to a Guy Fury traveling cooking show 822 01:03:31,159 --> 01:03:36,360 because the day's prospects are triple D and it ends with the keep your eye 823 01:03:36,400 --> 01:03:40,000 on prospect? Who is it? This is Logan Mayu twenty twenty one, 824 01:03:40,119 --> 01:03:44,880 third thirty first overall pick sixty three, two hundred and twelve pound right handed 825 01:03:44,960 --> 01:03:47,519 d first professional season after a career stellar career with the London Knights of the 826 01:03:47,559 --> 01:03:52,280 OHL. In seventy two HL games with the LaVall Rocket, he had eighty 827 01:03:52,639 --> 01:03:58,719 sorry, he had forty seven points, one of the top few defensemen in 828 01:03:59,360 --> 01:04:01,760 the HL in terms of points scored, so that was really good. I 829 01:04:01,800 --> 01:04:05,679 actually recently wrote an EP ring side article on him, so I encourage you 830 01:04:05,719 --> 01:04:09,960 to go read that, but I wanted to relay some one thing that I 831 01:04:09,960 --> 01:04:12,679 thought was the best part of the article, which is the quote that I 832 01:04:12,679 --> 01:04:15,119 got from Hattie Kalakesh. So I'm going to read that now. Mayu is 833 01:04:15,159 --> 01:04:19,480 so incredibly toolsy, naturally athletic and strong. His skating is much less about 834 01:04:19,480 --> 01:04:23,559 mechanics and much more about raw leg power. He covers a lot of ice 835 01:04:23,599 --> 01:04:27,320 and plays in aggressive style. The shot is absurdly heavy. He's got great 836 01:04:27,360 --> 01:04:30,159 hands and his passing accuracy has come a long way. His stick work has 837 01:04:30,199 --> 01:04:34,119 improved since his draft. Heear he is much more conscious of what lanes to 838 01:04:34,119 --> 01:04:39,559 cut off when defending in zone and has developed an impressive ability to handle single 839 01:04:39,639 --> 01:04:44,599 variable defensive snarees one on one NetFront box out that truly wasn't there in his 840 01:04:44,679 --> 01:04:46,880 draft. Hear my issue with me? He was basically the entire decisional side 841 01:04:46,920 --> 01:04:49,559 of his game. He can often chase hits, take himself out of the 842 01:04:49,599 --> 01:04:54,679 position, strange pinches when defending the rush. I've often seen him take multiple 843 01:04:54,719 --> 01:04:58,679 seconds on the breakout, reload, scan the ice while inching forward, and 844 01:04:58,679 --> 01:05:01,280 then throw the puck to a teamate who's being double teamed. There isn't nearly 845 01:05:01,400 --> 01:05:04,920 enough control, manipulation, deceptive and awareness to his game. The tools are 846 01:05:04,960 --> 01:05:09,519 alone are enough to see him get an NHL look, but he's going to 847 01:05:09,519 --> 01:05:14,679 be frustrating for players and coaches. A lot of wasteful, risky and outright 848 01:05:14,719 --> 01:05:17,320 wrong decisions will almost definitely prevent him from being a top pair guy on a 849 01:05:17,320 --> 01:05:21,079 contender. But he's got the tools of a second pair defenseman if the intelligence 850 01:05:21,119 --> 01:05:26,159 awareness go from bad to passable, which isn't an easy developmental task. With 851 01:05:26,320 --> 01:05:30,880 Rheinbacher playing some inspired hockey with Laval and progressing with the top pair spot of 852 01:05:30,920 --> 01:05:32,880 Montrello, short term and long term seem to be out of reach for Mayu, 853 01:05:33,400 --> 01:05:38,440 and with Lane Hudson continuing to do Lane Hudson things and Mike Mathson occupying 854 01:05:38,440 --> 01:05:42,679 the top power play in the short term. I don't think Mayu gets reps 855 01:05:42,719 --> 01:05:46,360 from the top unit at all at any point the ceiling unless something drastically changes 856 01:05:46,360 --> 01:05:50,639 his second pair or second power play second PK. So that was from Haddi 857 01:05:50,679 --> 01:05:55,159 Kalakesh. Thanks so much for that insight. And looking at his FHL player 858 01:05:55,159 --> 01:05:58,639 card, may you shoots a lot. That's good to know. He hits 859 01:05:58,679 --> 01:06:00,679 a fair amount a little bit about averag his blocks were below average, but 860 01:06:00,719 --> 01:06:04,159 overall his points scoring in the AHL has been top notch eight to nine out 861 01:06:04,159 --> 01:06:08,679 of ten in terms of goals and assists, and overall have his upside rated 862 01:06:08,719 --> 01:06:11,800 as a seven. But we have more. We have our own FHL scout. 863 01:06:11,800 --> 01:06:13,719 Who's going to give us some insight on this, don't we? Jesse 864 01:06:14,639 --> 01:06:17,000 sure do. Here's what Josh has to say. Skating, Mayou has a 865 01:06:17,039 --> 01:06:23,519 fast top speed a fluid skater. However, he has pretty shallow strides when 866 01:06:23,559 --> 01:06:26,960 starting up and can take too long to get full speed. He has a 867 01:06:27,000 --> 01:06:30,239 similar problem with his edgework, where small fast forwards can usually go wide on 868 01:06:30,320 --> 01:06:35,119 him and outspeed him. Adding a bit more acceleration could do wonders for his 869 01:06:35,159 --> 01:06:39,880 game. Passing and handling. May who's got the skill to be a top 870 01:06:39,920 --> 01:06:44,000 tier transitional defenseman, whether that's him bringing up the puck on his stick or 871 01:06:44,039 --> 01:06:48,599 making a breakout pass. He can make really quick, accurate decisions for passes 872 01:06:48,639 --> 01:06:54,519 and gain the opponent's blue line with a fluid stride and a well placed stick 873 01:06:54,559 --> 01:06:58,199 handle. Unfortunately, his issue is that he frequently makes poor decisions with the 874 01:06:58,199 --> 01:07:02,719 puck, which leads to turnover or just an unclean breakout shooting. He has 875 01:07:02,760 --> 01:07:08,760 the traditional super heavy booming shot from the blue line of an offensive defenseman. 876 01:07:09,159 --> 01:07:13,920 Does struggle often with accuracy and frequently misses the net, but it's a legitimate 877 01:07:13,960 --> 01:07:18,400 threat to score from the point and make it through traffic out front for IQ 878 01:07:18,519 --> 01:07:24,000 and the offensive zone. May you as fantastic Vision likes jumping up into soft 879 01:07:24,000 --> 01:07:27,079 areas in the middle of the ice for his scoring chance. However, he 880 01:07:27,119 --> 01:07:30,480 can struggle raiding attackers in his own zone, such as going down too early 881 01:07:30,519 --> 01:07:34,519 to block a shot, allowing defenders to easily walk around him, or just 882 01:07:34,599 --> 01:07:40,280 poor decision making with the puck while breaking out bord checking. May use a 883 01:07:40,320 --> 01:07:44,320 fun player to watch in the neutral zone, as he's an imposing figure isn't 884 01:07:44,360 --> 01:07:47,239 afraid to throw down big body checks. He does finch to keep the play 885 01:07:47,239 --> 01:07:50,480 alive in the offensive zone, but needs to tighten up and make sure he 886 01:07:50,519 --> 01:07:58,320 isn't jumping up too often and allowing odd man rushes defense. Six' three, 887 01:07:58,519 --> 01:08:01,920 two hundred and twelve pounds, Mayeu is a big defender, especially for 888 01:08:01,960 --> 01:08:05,280 his age, and will use his size to his advantage in his own zone, 889 01:08:05,320 --> 01:08:10,800 whether it's throwing big hits, muscling players off the puck, or protecting 890 01:08:10,880 --> 01:08:15,480 what's on his stick. If may You can learn to read defenders more consistently 891 01:08:15,719 --> 01:08:18,439 and make better decisions in his own zone, he could be a competent defender. 892 01:08:19,199 --> 01:08:23,760 So the best asset was that heavy shot from the point, great offensive 893 01:08:24,479 --> 01:08:28,439 instincts and skills. He'd put up great numbers in the AHL this year as 894 01:08:28,439 --> 01:08:31,520 a young defender, and should he continue to grow as a player that can 895 01:08:31,600 --> 01:08:36,640 translate to NHL success. Biggest concern at this point. Mayo is weak in 896 01:08:36,680 --> 01:08:41,600 his own zone, mostly due to his decision making and ability to read or 897 01:08:41,840 --> 01:08:46,119 inability to read defenders. His skating isn't necessarily weak, but can use some 898 01:08:46,239 --> 01:08:51,920 explosiveness and acceleration to take it to the next level. So the top outcome 899 01:08:53,039 --> 01:08:56,880 for him, Josh sees it is probably more of a Tier two second pairing 900 01:08:56,920 --> 01:09:01,680 type guy because he feels that may You lie the defensive responsibility and truly elite 901 01:09:01,720 --> 01:09:08,000 offensive skill to be a true top pairing defender, especially in Montreal where the 902 01:09:08,000 --> 01:09:12,239 blue line is just so crowded, but a very solid second pairing defender that 903 01:09:12,279 --> 01:09:15,920 could put points on the board run the power play is definitely within reach and 904 01:09:16,000 --> 01:09:19,880 the median outcome tier three power play specialist. It's It's going to be a 905 01:09:19,880 --> 01:09:25,600 big transition for Meyo to start to play against NHL level competition, and there 906 01:09:25,640 --> 01:09:29,760 will be growing pains and bad goals against him. If he doesn't develop the 907 01:09:29,800 --> 01:09:34,079 defensive side, he could end up as that seventh defenseman power play specialist, 908 01:09:34,720 --> 01:09:42,039 stylistic comparable Dion Fineuf, big shot, physical defenseman, unafraid of the offensive 909 01:09:42,119 --> 01:09:46,159 and physical game. And so Josh's final verdict, if paired with a smart 910 01:09:46,760 --> 01:09:51,119 defensive defender, a lot of his shortcomings could be matched and Mayo's skills can 911 01:09:51,199 --> 01:09:56,439 shine. He's not that far from the NHL and a few great strides could 912 01:09:56,439 --> 01:10:00,920 see him reach his potential. Mason Black the NHL rank can I sent out 913 01:10:00,920 --> 01:10:10,039 this poll of logan may you versus Thomas Wilander of the Vancouver Canucks, and 914 01:10:10,560 --> 01:10:15,520 May You comes out way ahead fifty nine to forty one over Tom Wilander. 915 01:10:15,000 --> 01:10:19,479 What do you think, Vicker? Yeah, I think this one's easy, 916 01:10:19,560 --> 01:10:25,640 actually, because I love Tom Vlander. I think he's going to be a 917 01:10:25,680 --> 01:10:29,520 really great defenseman for the Vancouver Canucks. I don't think he's going to be 918 01:10:29,520 --> 01:10:31,920 a great asset for your fantasy team. He's just one of these guys kind 919 01:10:31,960 --> 01:10:34,199 of like Simaschev. I think, who's just going to be a great play 920 01:10:34,279 --> 01:10:39,439 driver, a great play killer, someone who can move the puck well, 921 01:10:39,840 --> 01:10:43,560 create some advantages. But he's not someone who's really going to score a whole 922 01:10:43,560 --> 01:10:45,640 lots. Just a really great skater. He can be physical. Maybe there'll 923 01:10:45,680 --> 01:10:47,720 be some hits there, but I don't really think there's going to be a 924 01:10:47,800 --> 01:10:51,079 whole lot. Looking at his FHL player card, you can see that the 925 01:10:51,119 --> 01:10:55,640 hits for Verlander are just above average, the blocks are about average, and 926 01:10:55,680 --> 01:10:59,840 he shoots very little. Maybe his scoring gets up there if he's on the 927 01:11:00,079 --> 01:11:02,359 right pair, if he's paired with the top power play guy or a top 928 01:11:02,399 --> 01:11:06,319 offensive defenseman. I think that is possible. He does have that upside, 929 01:11:06,359 --> 01:11:11,159 but in terms of his independent overall scoring, I don't think it's going to 930 01:11:11,199 --> 01:11:14,640 be much. We heard some of the concerns about Mayu, but I do 931 01:11:14,680 --> 01:11:18,079 think that there's a little bit more in terms of the offense potential. He 932 01:11:18,079 --> 01:11:21,279 shoots a lot more and there is some peripheral floor there. So I would 933 01:11:21,319 --> 01:11:26,720 definitely take Mayu, even though he may be blocked by whether it's Goolie or 934 01:11:26,800 --> 01:11:30,079 Hudson or even Matheson at some point. For now, I would definitely take 935 01:11:30,159 --> 01:11:33,359 him. Looking at the hockey prospecting between these two, both of them are 936 01:11:33,359 --> 01:11:36,720 actually really low in this model, just five percent chance of being a star 937 01:11:38,600 --> 01:11:42,680 may use thirty eight percent chance of being an NHL overlander up to fifty six. 938 01:11:43,239 --> 01:11:46,479 Looking at some other comps for Logan, Mayu Corson Koolman's is one that 939 01:11:46,680 --> 01:11:50,000 seems to fit that he hasn't quite broken into the NHL though either so, 940 01:11:50,000 --> 01:11:54,399 I'm not sure how helpful that is. He doesn't really have any other comps 941 01:11:54,800 --> 01:11:58,279 that have the same equivalents he as he did that are actual full time NHL 942 01:11:58,319 --> 01:12:00,840 r's, which is a bad sign. Right Looking at the FHL player or 943 01:12:00,920 --> 01:12:04,119 the j fresh player card just two percent chance of being a star forty nine 944 01:12:04,119 --> 01:12:09,239 percent chance for Logan Mayu. I would say that any channeler chance is much 945 01:12:09,279 --> 01:12:13,800 higher just looking at his AHL production and what was mentioned by Hatty and Josh. 946 01:12:13,880 --> 01:12:16,000 He has the size, he has the mobility, the physicality to play 947 01:12:16,000 --> 01:12:19,239 in the NHL. It's just a matter of what his upside is and how 948 01:12:19,279 --> 01:12:23,479 long he lasts. That's it for the Montreal Canadians dig. If you're a 949 01:12:23,520 --> 01:12:26,479 patron, you can listen to my top ten prospects recap which will start after 950 01:12:26,560 --> 01:12:29,159 the draft. And if you're interested in doing some scouting, shoot me a 951 01:12:29,239 --> 01:12:32,760 DM on Twitter, Discord, or email us. We'll be right back to 952 01:12:32,760 --> 01:12:45,960 close out the show. A reminder, our show is brought to you by 953 01:12:45,960 --> 01:12:48,720 fan tracks. You already knew that didn't yet. You can move leaks over 954 01:12:48,760 --> 01:12:53,439 to fan tracks. You could start new leagues, all kinds of different sports. 955 01:12:53,479 --> 01:12:57,039 You could be playing the most options for scoring, for salaries, for 956 01:12:57,119 --> 01:13:01,119 contracts, rookie eligibility, start up your We even had somebody asked me this 957 01:13:01,159 --> 01:13:03,560 the other day. There's a hack that you can do, and it's not 958 01:13:03,640 --> 01:13:06,319 easy. You have to ask me. But if you want to start up 959 01:13:06,319 --> 01:13:11,159 a dynasty where all the pros get taken in a certain number of rounds and 960 01:13:11,239 --> 01:13:15,520 the rookies get traded picked only in different rounds. You can set up a 961 01:13:15,600 --> 01:13:18,560 draft that way. It's tricky, but it can be done. Tell me 962 01:13:18,680 --> 01:13:21,520 some other platform where that sort of thing can be done. I'll wait. 963 01:13:23,520 --> 01:13:28,680 You should also look at Fantrak's HQ for fantasy content, fantasy hockey stuff, 964 01:13:28,680 --> 01:13:31,359 all kinds of stuff there. There are a whole crew of people who help 965 01:13:31,520 --> 01:13:36,560 make this show possible. Content curator Kevin Adams. He helps out with show 966 01:13:36,600 --> 01:13:42,840 prep, Ryan Downey and crew commission all the Tidy leagues. He is the 967 01:13:42,880 --> 01:13:47,279 Tidy Admiral and the rest of the crew is there to do the work. 968 01:13:47,640 --> 01:13:53,560 Jeremy VR, lead scout, Jason who helps out withou prospect ranks, Brandon 969 01:13:53,640 --> 01:13:58,279 website, Guru scout and is doing all those great FHL player cards and other 970 01:13:58,359 --> 01:14:01,319 visualizations. If you want to help the show and lend some skills, hit 971 01:14:01,399 --> 01:14:08,000 Victor up in the discord email or on x Daber Hockey. Daber Prospects are 972 01:14:08,119 --> 01:14:13,319 sponsoring this show. Victor is an editor for Daber Prospects. Follow Victor's work 973 01:14:13,359 --> 01:14:17,159 there as well as this other podcast Daber Prospects Report with our friend Peter Harling, 974 01:14:17,199 --> 01:14:19,239 where they're going to talk a lot of draft stuff. They talk a 975 01:14:19,279 --> 01:14:25,119 lot of prospects. Be sure to check out Victor's articles at ep Ringside. 976 01:14:25,119 --> 01:14:29,119 He also writes there. Victor's writing in all the places where he is part 977 01:14:29,119 --> 01:14:32,079 of the fantasy team. With Cam Robinson and Mike Clifford. I do a 978 01:14:32,079 --> 01:14:35,880 solo show, Dynasty Sports Life. I talk all the different dynasty sports there 979 01:14:36,039 --> 01:14:41,880 sometimes general dynasty theory that would apply to Dynasty hockey as much as anybody else 980 01:14:42,680 --> 01:14:45,800 X. You can follow us on X at Fan Hockey Life. You can 981 01:14:45,880 --> 01:14:48,000 check out you can see when new episodes are coming out. Victor's work. 982 01:14:48,039 --> 01:14:53,039 You can be found over at Victor Newno. Twelve. Victor's also got a 983 01:14:53,079 --> 01:14:56,159 cool YouTube. You could check out the notes for the show for the link 984 01:14:56,239 --> 01:14:59,399 to that he puts up all kinds of prospect video and things like that. 985 01:15:00,239 --> 01:15:03,039 You can rate and review this pod on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, wherever else 986 01:15:03,039 --> 01:15:06,640 you get your pods. You should give us five stars and some kind words. 987 01:15:06,640 --> 01:15:12,439 We appreciate you listening in to this talk about the Montreal Canadians. It 988 01:15:12,479 --> 01:15:15,840 will not be too much longer, sooner than you think until we get to 989 01:15:15,960 --> 01:15:20,680 the next season where the Canadians will have a chance just like everybody else. 990 01:15:21,000 --> 01:15:25,720 Until then, keep living that fantasy hockey like