1 00:00:03,839 --> 00:00:08,240 Welcome to Fantasy Hockey Life, presented by fan Tracks. Here's shit us, 2 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:16,280 here your source of information and analysis to help you win your fantasy hockey league. 3 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:21,359 Block off hot a, step hit on, stay lock. Here's your 4 00:00:21,359 --> 00:00:27,440 hosts, Jesse Sovier and Victor Nuno Fantasy Hockey Live back once again. Jesse 5 00:00:27,559 --> 00:00:32,039 severe year from the faint track side of the house and over there ep Ringside's 6 00:00:32,079 --> 00:00:36,320 own Victor Nunio. Victor, how you doing? I'm doing great, Jesse. 7 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:40,000 Yeah, I'm really excited to talk to our guests today. I'm excited 8 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:43,280 to get close to the end of the year here with so much goodness that's 9 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:45,799 happened in in the hockey world. But how are you doing? Man? 10 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:48,640 Oh? Yeah, I'm jazzed. I'm ready to go. I like the 11 00:00:48,679 --> 00:00:51,799 holidays, Victor, but I get twitchy when I don't have a lineup to 12 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:55,399 set in one of my leagues. It just happens. Does that happen to 13 00:00:55,439 --> 00:01:00,799 you or are you able to enjoy holidays and family in just moments of sensibility? 14 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:03,599 I think both things can be true. I do try to enjoy, 15 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:07,599 but also when those days happen, it is weird for me and I don't 16 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:11,079 quite know what to do with myself. And I still look at my rosters 17 00:01:11,079 --> 00:01:15,079 anyways, even though there's nothing to do, and I'm just like thinking about 18 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:19,400 them. Sometimes I'll throw some trade offers. But yeah, it's definitely weird 19 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:22,200 and I don't understand how to handle it, even though it's been happening for 20 00:01:22,239 --> 00:01:26,200 a long time. Everybody listening to us who agrees with us, you've come 21 00:01:26,239 --> 00:01:27,840 to the right place. You've come to a safe space where you can cope 22 00:01:29,439 --> 00:01:33,599 with these issues. And you know what, if you need more help than 23 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:37,319 just hearing our voices talked about it, come to our discord. There you'll 24 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:41,680 have lots of people who face the same crisis in their lives of not being 25 00:01:41,719 --> 00:01:45,439 able to set their lineups at Christmas, and you can chat with them and 26 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:49,599 just generally hang out. And what you do to get there is to hit 27 00:01:49,799 --> 00:01:53,439 Victor and myself up. You can check me out fan Hockey Life is my 28 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:59,920 handle on the X and Victor's is Victor new Neo twelve, and or hit 29 00:02:00,079 --> 00:02:04,359 us up at the Gmail Fantasy Hockey Life at gmail dot com. That is 30 00:02:04,879 --> 00:02:10,240 the way to get a hold of Victor and myself. Victor, I'm just 31 00:02:10,319 --> 00:02:15,080 wondering because there's not just the Fantasy Hockey Life discord, but there's cool things 32 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:17,360 going on out there that people could be a part of. Can you tell 33 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:23,080 them about those? Yeah, a few things actually, And I think as 34 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:27,879 we're recording this, there might still be one or two spots left in the 35 00:02:27,879 --> 00:02:31,360 World Junior Pool if you're interested in doing that. We're just doing a free 36 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:35,520 pool guessing who you think the best players are going to be at the World 37 00:02:35,599 --> 00:02:39,719 Junior Championship. And at this point we have three shout out to Tony who's 38 00:02:39,719 --> 00:02:44,319 helping to organize it, and our buddy Dolan, who's like a spreadsheet master, 39 00:02:44,479 --> 00:02:47,159 is helping us with that. Yeah. Yeah, so we're going to 40 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:51,360 do that. We have a few different pools and that's going to be super 41 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:55,039 fun. So get in the last couple spots there. And then also the 42 00:02:55,039 --> 00:02:59,560 Patreon of course, we got a bunch of good extra stuff. Shane has 43 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:04,240 been helping me with some of the patron cast duties that it's been that has 44 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:07,039 been difficult to manage all that. So you get some extra shows, some 45 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:13,159 extra content, you get access to the website and the really cool visualizations that 46 00:03:13,159 --> 00:03:16,280 that Brandon is hoping out with there. You can get access to the Patron 47 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:20,479 rank, to the rankings, the prospect rankings, and play in the tidy. 48 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:23,240 There's all kinds of cool stuff. So if you're interested in doing that 49 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:27,560 and being involved in and giving a little bit back to the show. Patreon 50 00:03:27,599 --> 00:03:32,400 dot com slash Fantasy Hot, sure enough, all those things are great. 51 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:36,400 Right now, we're going to take a break. We're gonna come back and 52 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:46,560 talk about the Oh. I'm very excited today to bring you one of my 53 00:03:46,599 --> 00:03:52,080 favorite scouts out there from EP Rings side, Lauren Kelly talking Ohl. How 54 00:03:52,159 --> 00:03:54,120 you doing today, Lauren, I'm good. Thanks for having me on. 55 00:03:54,199 --> 00:03:58,759 Guys, Oh, we are. We are thrilled. We are thrilled to 56 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:01,800 get you on to talk a little bit of OHL. And it's the leak 57 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:05,560 that's got a lot of recently drafted players that we can talk about. It's 58 00:04:05,599 --> 00:04:10,360 got intrigued because of the World Juniors coming up, so we got a bunch 59 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:13,639 of players to cover a victor. I think you've got number one here, 60 00:04:13,639 --> 00:04:17,920 don't you. I sure do. I have the first one and this is 61 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:23,279 a really interesting player, Carson ray Kopf. He's sixty two and ninety four 62 00:04:23,319 --> 00:04:27,959 pounds center wing drafted just as past year, fiftieth overall by Seattle, and 63 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:32,879 he was currently unsigned fifty five points and thirty one games. After a fifty 64 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:36,959 nine point and sixty eight game draft season, he was invited to camp. 65 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:41,720 I actually don't remember what happened with him. I don't think he got cut. 66 00:04:42,519 --> 00:04:44,639 Now he made it. He made it. Yeah, that's what I 67 00:04:44,639 --> 00:04:46,879 thought. Okay, Sorry, it's been a busy day for me. And 68 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:51,680 looking at Mason's black PNHL E chart, he has a pretty steep increase this 69 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:57,759 season from last season. His PNHL is looking like a seventy five ish, 70 00:04:57,800 --> 00:05:00,199 which is pretty nice. But Lauren, you have to tell us that good 71 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:02,120 stuff. What do you know and what do you think about Carson Raykoff? 72 00:05:02,959 --> 00:05:06,480 Yeah? And I think last season, I guess the best word to describe 73 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:12,040 Raycob was just inconsistent. I think we saw the flashes of skill. He's 74 00:05:12,079 --> 00:05:15,319 always been a high end, dynamic shooter. That's always been his best asset. 75 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:18,480 And I think we've seen a lot of growth from his playmaking abilities this 76 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:23,439 year. And I think just the steps that he's taken in his development, 77 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:27,519 he's so much more projectable of a player now. I still don't know if 78 00:05:27,519 --> 00:05:30,480 he projects as a center. In the NHL, he's probably more suited to 79 00:05:30,519 --> 00:05:33,720 the wing, but the amount of growth he has shown in just the last 80 00:05:33,759 --> 00:05:36,920 five six months since the end of last season to where he is now leading 81 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:42,720 the OHL in scoring multiple multi point nights. Seems like almost every game it 82 00:05:42,759 --> 00:05:46,639 feels like he's putting up at least two or three points. And my colleague 83 00:05:46,639 --> 00:05:49,000 Mitch Brown actually wrote a great article a couple of weeks ago about Raycob and 84 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:54,920 his growth, how he's become the OHL's most lethal finisher and the shot that 85 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:59,439 was already really fantastic in his draft year has really jumped up a level. 86 00:05:59,639 --> 00:06:02,600 Is a lot more, a lot more accurate. The speed at which he 87 00:06:02,639 --> 00:06:08,439 gets it off has definitely increased as well. Just a really impressive growth from 88 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:13,160 a player that Seattle got in the second round. We weren't too certain of 89 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:15,399 what kind of player he could be in the NHL, and now I think 90 00:06:15,439 --> 00:06:18,639 he's looking pretty much like a second round steal for the Kraken, which I'm 91 00:06:18,639 --> 00:06:24,120 sure they have to be thrilled with. Next up, Philip Maishar, a 92 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:28,040 right winger for the Montreal Canadians, nineteen years old, five to ten, 93 00:06:28,319 --> 00:06:31,639 late first round pick back in twenty twenty two. Started the year with a 94 00:06:31,639 --> 00:06:36,040 couple of games in Lavaux, but otherwise been all year with the OHL's Kitchener 95 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:41,800 Rangers, thirty two points in twenty games already in the young Man Hills from 96 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:46,199 Slovakia. Tell us what you've seen from Philip Mayshar this year and how you 97 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:50,000 project him to continue on his career path, for sure, So with Mesher, 98 00:06:50,079 --> 00:06:53,240 it's a little bit interesting. At the beginning of the season, I 99 00:06:53,319 --> 00:06:57,199 think we didn't really expect the Kitchener Rangers to be all that competitive, and 100 00:06:57,279 --> 00:06:59,279 here they are now one of the best. He is, if not the 101 00:06:59,319 --> 00:07:02,040 best team in the all season pretty much from the get go. So when 102 00:07:02,079 --> 00:07:06,480 he was returned from Laval, that was probably the best case scenario for him 103 00:07:06,519 --> 00:07:12,800 to land on a really hot team, a really strong team, and his 104 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:16,040 offensive production has just taken off. I think he had something like thirty points 105 00:07:16,079 --> 00:07:21,079 in like the seventeen or eighteen games that he played once he returned. Before 106 00:07:21,079 --> 00:07:25,959 he left for Slovakia's World Juniors camp. I expect him to have another big 107 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:30,600 tournament with Slovakia. He'll probably be relied on as one of their top offensive 108 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:32,920 stars. Obviously, we know Slovakia won't get your ice Lavkovski back, so 109 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:36,240 that will be he will play a huge role for them, and I think 110 00:07:36,279 --> 00:07:41,399 the confidence that he has shown in the offensive zone, ability to make plays 111 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:44,399 the growth. Again, we keep talking, I keep talking about growth, 112 00:07:44,399 --> 00:07:47,839 but I think it's really been steady progression with Meshar, especially he had those 113 00:07:47,879 --> 00:07:51,160 couple of pretty good games in the AHL to start the year and then being 114 00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:57,319 returned to the OHL to really further his offensive growth, just build his confidence 115 00:07:57,360 --> 00:08:00,639 a little bit. And yeah, he's really the sky a little bit for 116 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:03,879 this kid. It looks like I'm not I guess Haves fans were a little 117 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:07,160 bit uncertain with the pick when they made it initially at the back half of 118 00:08:07,199 --> 00:08:11,519 the first round. Obviously there was that connection with Slavkovsky, but now what 119 00:08:11,639 --> 00:08:16,000 really looks like that twenty twenty two draft is really strong for the Hops and 120 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:20,160 I think he's going to play a big role in this organization's future. Yeah, 121 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:24,000 it was super fun to see the Slovak double Slovak thing going on. 122 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:26,279 That was fun in that draft too. Let's move on to the next guy. 123 00:08:26,399 --> 00:08:30,639 Quentin Musty six to two, two hundred pound left wing. He was 124 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:33,120 taken at the end of the first twenty six overall by the Sharks. Some 125 00:08:33,159 --> 00:08:37,080 people thought that was a bit of a steal in terms of going so late. 126 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:41,120 He's so far doing pretty well for Sudbury. He had a really good 127 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:45,360 draft season last season, seventy eight points and fifty three games. This season 128 00:08:45,639 --> 00:08:48,960 about two points per game, thirty four points and seventeen games, but also 129 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:52,879 a couple of suspensions. And that's one of the things about Quentin Musty's game 130 00:08:52,919 --> 00:08:56,559 is he really plays on that edge. Seems like he's having a hard time 131 00:08:56,639 --> 00:09:00,720 finding where that line is and not going over it. I guess if you're 132 00:09:00,720 --> 00:09:03,000 play in pims leagues, which I don't know why you would do that, 133 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:07,000 but if you do, then he's probably good for that because he's been taking 134 00:09:07,039 --> 00:09:11,840 a lot twenty eight pims in the seventeen games, and so he's currently pacing 135 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:15,559 for one hundred and fourteen points. That would be pretty great for a start 136 00:09:15,559 --> 00:09:20,120 OHL season, and the p andhle has him as pretty much a ninety pnhile 137 00:09:20,279 --> 00:09:22,600 in terms of his projection, which I don't know if that's going to last. 138 00:09:22,639 --> 00:09:28,159 But some people were surprised by his omission on Team USA in terms of 139 00:09:28,519 --> 00:09:33,840 him representing US but I think a lot of other people were not terribly surprised 140 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:35,840 by it, So I'd love to get your opinion on that, as well 141 00:09:35,879 --> 00:09:39,240 as just what you think of his season and his projection long term. Yeah, 142 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:43,360 so I guess we'll start with the USAO mission from the World Juniors. 143 00:09:43,440 --> 00:09:46,240 I wasn't surprised. I don't think many of my team was either. It 144 00:09:46,399 --> 00:09:50,080 just seems like USA shies away from the players that have gone over to the 145 00:09:50,399 --> 00:09:54,679 CHL as far as the highly skilled players go. If Musty scoring at almost 146 00:09:54,679 --> 00:09:58,320 two points per game pace isn't enough to warrant to selection at least or an 147 00:09:58,320 --> 00:10:01,799 invite to camp, that, I don't know what wouldn't be enough for him 148 00:10:01,840 --> 00:10:05,360 to maybe end up there. I guess he is a two thousand and five 149 00:10:05,399 --> 00:10:09,279 born player, so there is the opportunity for him to go there next next 150 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:13,759 year if he's still producing at this crazy rate that he's performing at. And 151 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:18,759 of course you mentioned the good and the bad of Winton Musty, where he's 152 00:10:18,919 --> 00:10:22,639 this ridiculous offensive player with so much talent and so much jaw dropping skill and 153 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:26,639 this kind of game breaking presence that he is on the ice when the puck's 154 00:10:26,639 --> 00:10:30,759 on his stick, he's going to make something happen, and then the total 155 00:10:30,759 --> 00:10:33,080 line he wants to make an impact felt physically as well. And then we've 156 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:39,039 seen the OHL is very strict when it comes to suspensions. Slewfoots are automatic 157 00:10:39,039 --> 00:10:43,000 two games and the OHL unless it's reviewed. And he's been tossed from two 158 00:10:43,039 --> 00:10:46,159 games this season. I think in about a three week span with slewfoots that 159 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:50,279 warranted the automatic two game suspensions. So obviously that is part of his game. 160 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:54,360 That's probably I don't necessarily know if you know, as he moves up 161 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:58,840 into the AHL and the NHL, if those plays are going to get called 162 00:10:58,879 --> 00:11:01,720 as tightly, because I feel like the NHL kind of as far as officiating 163 00:11:01,759 --> 00:11:07,360 goes, will end up being more lenient towards players of his reputation. I 164 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:11,600 don't necessarily see it as the biggest issue. I'm sure as the season goes 165 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:15,240 on, if we continue to see him get e suspended for plays like this, 166 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:18,120 obviously that's not a good sign. I don't think it's something that the 167 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:22,399 Sharks are particularly worried about. I think they're definitely excited about the fact that 168 00:11:22,519 --> 00:11:26,440 in spite of all these suspensions and disruptions from playing that he is exactly what 169 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:30,200 they picked him for in the back half of that first round. The offensive 170 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:33,960 talent is there. He's better in the defensive zone this season, more attention 171 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:37,639 to deephail and so I think his development is coming along nicely. And if 172 00:11:37,639 --> 00:11:41,799 he can just rein in that kind of out of control temper that sometimes gets 173 00:11:41,799 --> 00:11:43,360 the better of him, I think they Sharks have got a great prospect in 174 00:11:43,399 --> 00:11:48,080 their pool. Yeah, for sure. And he's one of the few on 175 00:11:48,120 --> 00:11:50,320 this list that I've gotten the chance to see live. He was at the 176 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:54,039 Sharks camp and I live not far from there, and yeah, I have 177 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:58,759 to say he was by far the best player on the ice in that prospects 178 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:01,480 game, and he was playing with players who were Will Smith was there and 179 00:12:01,519 --> 00:12:05,000 he wasn't particularly great, I would say, and there were a bunch of 180 00:12:05,039 --> 00:12:09,399 players older than him, much bigger, and he stole the show. He 181 00:12:09,519 --> 00:12:13,240 was fantastic. So do you think that he really can be? That's just 182 00:12:13,279 --> 00:12:16,559 one isolated viewing. I'm not saying that that really says all that much, 183 00:12:16,559 --> 00:12:18,799 but it was fun to see that. But do you really think that, 184 00:12:18,919 --> 00:12:22,240 because I think a lot of Sharks fans think and some people think that he 185 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:24,360 could be like a top line winger. Do you think he's more like a 186 00:12:26,279 --> 00:12:30,159 mill six or second line winger? What's his where do you think his upside 187 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:33,000 level is? Yeah, upside wise, the sky's the limit for this can 188 00:12:33,159 --> 00:12:37,080 be amount of talent he has. So if the Sharks are going to end 189 00:12:37,159 --> 00:12:41,919 up turning this rebuild around relatively quickly, I'm sure must he's probably going to 190 00:12:41,919 --> 00:12:43,879 be tried on the top line to start. I'm sure they're going to give 191 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:48,879 him every opportunity to succeed, and I would be surprised if he doesn't rise 192 00:12:48,879 --> 00:12:52,679 to the occasion. He's very competitive player. I think that's pretty well known 193 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:56,679 at this point, and now that you know, the attention to detail away 194 00:12:56,679 --> 00:12:58,559 from the puck as well is catching up to his on puck skill. I 195 00:12:58,639 --> 00:13:03,480 think, you know, they're definitely not out of the realm of possibility that 196 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:05,159 we could see him on the Shark's top line one day. If not, 197 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:09,320 you know, maybe he is a second line winger, but wouldn't be surprised 198 00:13:09,320 --> 00:13:13,200 that he does have top six upside for sure. David Gayette, Seattle Centerman, 199 00:13:13,399 --> 00:13:18,679 nineteen years old, late second round pick in twenty twenty two or forty 200 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:22,039 three points in twenty eight games for the Sudbury Wolves as we're recording, and 201 00:13:22,279 --> 00:13:26,320 a linemate of Quentin Musty's there. As you point out in your recent article 202 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:31,399 about stock Rising and how that line has been looking pretty good. This will 203 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:35,080 be his third straight year, most likely getting over a point per game in 204 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:39,759 the OHL. So he's certainly an established quantity there and has a good track 205 00:13:39,799 --> 00:13:43,000 record. Is this guy who's going to be translating to the next level and 206 00:13:43,080 --> 00:13:46,200 what do you see in this guy's game? Yeah? And I think it's 207 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:50,840 interesting that at first when he and when Guyana Musty were first placed on a 208 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:56,399 line together, they didn't really show too much chemistry as far as they weren't 209 00:13:56,440 --> 00:14:01,679 always passing to each other and the best of options. And as they've spent 210 00:14:01,879 --> 00:14:05,799 significant amounts of time together on the ice off the ice, the chemistry just 211 00:14:05,799 --> 00:14:07,519 has just grown between the two of them, and now it pretty much feels 212 00:14:07,519 --> 00:14:11,279 like they can find each other through osmosis no matter where they are on the 213 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:18,240 ice. And I think with Goyette is very is a playmaking center. So 214 00:14:18,919 --> 00:14:22,720 if you put him on a line with a guy who has that finishing ability, 215 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:26,759 I'm sure he'll be fine in the NHL there is I do have some 216 00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:31,879 concerns about potentially upside. I don't know first line center, He's probably more 217 00:14:31,919 --> 00:14:35,720 of a second third projection, second third line projection, at least from what 218 00:14:35,759 --> 00:14:39,159 I can tell now, the chemistry that he has shown with Musty, and 219 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:43,000 then i'll obviously dillboard divorce case. Since he's come over from Slovakia, that 220 00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:48,000 has looked really strong as a combination right now. I do feel like as 221 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:52,919 far as the he's that connector on that line where the other two are just 222 00:14:52,919 --> 00:14:56,799 going at full speed, and then he is the one going to the net 223 00:14:56,840 --> 00:15:00,039 and to clean up rebounds or get the pock along off the boards and that 224 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:03,559 sort of thing. It's been really interesting to see how he's developed. The 225 00:15:03,559 --> 00:15:07,879 production is obviously great. I think a lot. I saw a lot of 226 00:15:07,919 --> 00:15:11,639 people surprised that he wasn't invited to Canada's World Junior Selection camp. I think 227 00:15:11,679 --> 00:15:15,600 it was just a matter of Canada had so many They always have so many 228 00:15:15,639 --> 00:15:18,799 options as far as offensive top six guys, and they when they at least 229 00:15:18,799 --> 00:15:22,960 look at compiling their roster, they're looking at for guys who could be more 230 00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:28,240 comfortable playing that bottom six kind of death role. Or shifting to different responsibilities 231 00:15:28,240 --> 00:15:31,240 that they may not be used to be playing in there with their junior teams. 232 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:33,960 And I think maybe that was one of their concerns with Goyette, is 233 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:39,080 that could he be a kind of effective bottom six player the off puck sort 234 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:43,960 of situations, could he kill penalties and that sort of thing. So obviously 235 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:48,559 not necessarily something to be too concerned about that he didn't warrant or didn't earn 236 00:15:48,559 --> 00:15:52,360 an invite to his selection camp. But things are progressing pretty steadily with Goyet, 237 00:15:52,399 --> 00:15:56,519 and so again, the Kraken have dropted really well in the last couple 238 00:15:56,559 --> 00:16:00,960 of seasons, and he's probably another promising prospect. Yeah, I kind of 239 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:03,480 wonder with him. A couple of people have asked me about him. He 240 00:16:03,519 --> 00:16:06,440 does seem, like you said, probably more of a two or three seed, 241 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:11,159 But I wonder if it's maybe Musty or other people feeding into his points 242 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:15,559 a little bit more Like he seems like a good player, but maybe it's 243 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:18,519 a little bit boosted by, you know, some of the players he's playing 244 00:16:18,519 --> 00:16:21,279 with, or do you think he's driving like most of that or a lot 245 00:16:21,320 --> 00:16:26,559 of that. I think it depends on I guess the situation. I remember 246 00:16:26,559 --> 00:16:30,080 before Musty, before he was playing with Musty a couple of seasons ago, 247 00:16:30,200 --> 00:16:33,399 he was playing on a line with two undrafted guys, Coach a Deelic and 248 00:16:33,399 --> 00:16:37,639 Eving Panyan, and I thought he looked a little bit pedestrian in some of 249 00:16:37,679 --> 00:16:41,399 the viewings. Obviously, as a draft eligible player who didn't have a rookie 250 00:16:41,399 --> 00:16:45,519 season the ohl to get used to. There wasn't too many conclusions I could 251 00:16:45,519 --> 00:16:48,960 really draw from whether or not that was just the rest of not having played 252 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:52,279 for a full season, or if that was just he's not the kind of 253 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:55,960 guy who has that kind of relentless like motor where he's just charging everywhere all 254 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:59,600 over the ice to make plays happen. He's more patient, picks his spots, 255 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:03,519 opportunities and that sort of thing. And I think as the seasons have 256 00:17:03,639 --> 00:17:07,480 gone on, he's definitely shown more tenacity. He's way more involved than he 257 00:17:07,599 --> 00:17:11,279 was in his draft year. So I think it's just a matter of like 258 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:17,680 situation, the linemates he's playing with, He'll adapt to whatever role he's tasked 259 00:17:17,680 --> 00:17:21,880 with on that particular line with his linemates. Yeah, that's fair. Sounds 260 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:26,039 like a very versatile player. Very projectable. Let's move on to the next 261 00:17:26,079 --> 00:17:27,599 player that we're going to talk about, Owen Beck, and he was. 262 00:17:27,720 --> 00:17:33,039 He's drafted thirty third overall back in twenty twenty two by the Canadians six foot, 263 00:17:33,039 --> 00:17:36,279 one hundred and ninety pounds center, his third season in the OHL, 264 00:17:36,799 --> 00:17:41,839 and I don't know, it seems maybe not as steady of an increase as 265 00:17:41,839 --> 00:17:44,720 you would hope for, just in terms of the raw points, I don't 266 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:48,079 know much more than that's why you're here. But in terms of increasing his 267 00:17:48,079 --> 00:17:51,880 point production each year, it's stagnated a little bit, which is represented in 268 00:17:51,920 --> 00:17:55,920 his pnhale, which looks flat. He looks like the second line potential guy, 269 00:17:56,400 --> 00:18:00,359 obviously, another guy that was impacted by the Covich shutdown on the OHL 270 00:18:00,720 --> 00:18:06,400 and pacing for forty goals after twenty four and twenty one in the last two 271 00:18:06,440 --> 00:18:08,000 seasons, So that might be a little bit better. I don't know what 272 00:18:08,119 --> 00:18:11,359 you think of back. He is going to be on the World junior team 273 00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:15,680 for Canada, so that will hopefully boost his confidence and maybe really help the 274 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:21,000 rest of this season. But what can we expect from Owen Beck? Yeah, 275 00:18:21,039 --> 00:18:23,640 so this is a player I went to beat hard for in his draft 276 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:27,960 year. I fully believed in his ceiling. The game he plays is so 277 00:18:29,079 --> 00:18:33,559 translatable, so smart. Obviously, the production has been the one kind of 278 00:18:33,599 --> 00:18:40,079 caveat as he's gone and played. This draft season was questionable, and then 279 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:42,920 last season we saw the dip after he was traded from Mississauga to Peterborough. 280 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:49,519 And I think it's not necessarily the I'm not too concerned about his ability to 281 00:18:49,680 --> 00:18:52,440 produce. I think he is the player that he always is. The shot 282 00:18:52,599 --> 00:18:57,119 has looked a lot better. He is showing projectable playmaking. I just think 283 00:18:57,160 --> 00:19:00,200 it has a lot to do with the system that Borough plays is they're not 284 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:04,039 a very offensively creative team. As far as the system that they play, 285 00:19:04,039 --> 00:19:07,839 they're very risk averse, lots of chip and Chase dumping on the for check, 286 00:19:07,880 --> 00:19:11,279 and then they don't do a lot of cross lot passing, which is 287 00:19:11,279 --> 00:19:15,000 how most junior teams end up scoring these days. So obviously I feel like 288 00:19:15,079 --> 00:19:19,000 that has probably hurt his production a little bit. But at the beginning, 289 00:19:19,559 --> 00:19:22,960 at the same time, you would expect a nineteen year old to be playing 290 00:19:23,119 --> 00:19:26,119 or to be producing at least at a point per game, if not higher. 291 00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:30,519 In your final year of junior so the fact that he was only on 292 00:19:30,559 --> 00:19:33,480 pace for I think eleven points through five games to start the season was definitely 293 00:19:33,519 --> 00:19:37,839 concerning, at least from my end. To his credit, he's found his 294 00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:41,279 game. He's gotten into an offensive groove, I think, just in time 295 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:45,559 for World Juniors. I think not that necessarily he was in danger of being 296 00:19:45,640 --> 00:19:48,960 cut, but I think the lack of production probably would have been a little 297 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:52,759 bit of a red flag for at least probably Hockey Canada Brass had he not 298 00:19:53,039 --> 00:19:57,000 picked it up in the month and a half leading up to selection camp. 299 00:19:57,319 --> 00:20:02,400 Obviously, he's in a unique stitch situation as the team's only returning player, 300 00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:06,319 and I don't even know if he qualifies fully as a returning player. He 301 00:20:06,359 --> 00:20:07,839 only played the three Metal Round games last year. He didn't even get the 302 00:20:07,839 --> 00:20:12,240 full tournament as the injury replacement, So it will be interesting to see how 303 00:20:12,839 --> 00:20:15,759 the role that he's asked to play. I don't even know if he's going 304 00:20:15,799 --> 00:20:18,640 to be the first line center or maybe they feel more comfortable with him in 305 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:22,279 their bottom six. Is like purely defensive role, which he's more than capable 306 00:20:22,279 --> 00:20:26,799 of playing and I'm sure he'll have lots of success with but he's going to 307 00:20:26,839 --> 00:20:30,960 be relied on heavily for Tea for the team as far as just experience goes, 308 00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:33,440 because he's the only guy who's been there. Yeah, it'll be interesting 309 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:36,799 to see whether or not he'll what kind of role he'll have, what kind 310 00:20:36,799 --> 00:20:38,839 of linemates he'll play with, and that sort of thing. And then once 311 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:42,240 he returns to the OHL, does he get traded at the deadline again? 312 00:20:44,039 --> 00:20:48,400 Personally, I would like to see it. I think Peterborough will probably they'd 313 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:51,279 been winning a ridiculous amount of games for a team that was expected to be 314 00:20:51,319 --> 00:20:56,680 rebuilding this season, and I think that probably affected whether or not they were 315 00:20:56,759 --> 00:21:02,039 considering going to move him. But he where to get traded to a different 316 00:21:02,039 --> 00:21:03,640 team and other contender. You look at the Sue Greyhounds, who could use 317 00:21:03,680 --> 00:21:07,839 some help down the middle. Missis augusteel Heads again the team he used to 318 00:21:07,839 --> 00:21:11,160 play for, but they're in a strong position to be contending as well this 319 00:21:11,240 --> 00:21:15,119 season and they could use some help down the middle as well. It will 320 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:18,200 be interesting to see what happens to the second half of the season if he 321 00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:21,599 gets moved or if he stays in Peterborough, and then we'll see what the 322 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:25,680 production looks like once he gets back, we're gonna take a quick break come 323 00:21:25,759 --> 00:21:44,359 back with Lauren back to talk more of the OHL's past. Eastern Cowen forward 324 00:21:44,759 --> 00:21:48,720 for the Toronto Maple Leafs, last year's late first round selection by those Leafs. 325 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:52,519 Third year right now in the Ohl continuing to rise in the scoring ranks. 326 00:21:52,839 --> 00:21:56,359 Thirty nine points in his first twenty three games this year is ridiculous. 327 00:21:56,400 --> 00:22:02,519 Frankly for the London Knights, he's a five eleven forward and what do you 328 00:22:02,559 --> 00:22:06,799 see from mister Cowen. Should the Leafs fans put all their hopes and all 329 00:22:06,799 --> 00:22:11,480 their hype in this fan? I think they already have based on what training 330 00:22:11,519 --> 00:22:15,519 camp looked like for Easton Kwen And admittedly I think this is the one player 331 00:22:15,559 --> 00:22:19,119 we really missed big on, especially for me. I was a big Easton 332 00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:23,000 Kawen fan last year. I just wasn't one hundred percent sure what kind of 333 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:29,119 offensive ceiling he would have, what kind of project the productible elements. But 334 00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:33,279 he's really proven that the Leafs made the right choice, taking him so much 335 00:22:33,359 --> 00:22:37,960 higher than he was I guess expected to go. I think we had him 336 00:22:37,039 --> 00:22:42,400 ranked in the late second, early third, and for the Leafs to take 337 00:22:42,480 --> 00:22:45,559 him in the first round obviously shows that their scouts did their homework. They 338 00:22:45,640 --> 00:22:48,279 knew what kind of player he was. They were so certain of that that 339 00:22:48,359 --> 00:22:52,920 he was the first round talent. And I think he's lived up to those 340 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:57,240 expectations that have been maybe unwittingly placed on him with when they made that selection. 341 00:22:57,839 --> 00:23:03,200 He's done everything in this short couple of months for London. He's so 342 00:23:03,319 --> 00:23:08,039 dangerous shorthanded, He's I think he's leading the OHL in shorthanded points right now. 343 00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:14,559 The even strength playmaking, the relentless work ethic, and the motor and 344 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:17,759 it's just basically he's found a way to put it all together. And he's 345 00:23:17,799 --> 00:23:22,440 having tremendous success on a very good London Nights team and on a team that 346 00:23:22,559 --> 00:23:26,720 probably we weren't sure what kind of what their center depth would look like. 347 00:23:26,759 --> 00:23:32,079 And I think he has really stepped up his game and shown that he's going 348 00:23:32,119 --> 00:23:34,440 to lead this team and he's going to be the offensive catalyst, because I 349 00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:40,200 think they were lacking, or not lacking necessarily, but there were questions about 350 00:23:40,240 --> 00:23:44,079 who was going to lead this team offensively once their overages graduated. So I 351 00:23:44,119 --> 00:23:48,720 think he with his growth and obviously Denver Barky's as well. It's just the 352 00:23:48,839 --> 00:23:52,839 growth has been phenomenal. I've been so impressed with these think Kwan. Yeah, 353 00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:56,640 the I was at the draft and the audible gasps when he was selected 354 00:23:56,240 --> 00:24:03,240 was pretty fun to hear. And then the basically what he's done with his 355 00:24:03,279 --> 00:24:06,079 play has really just turned that whole narrative and it's fun to see. I'm 356 00:24:06,079 --> 00:24:11,240 really happy for him. Let's move on to our next guy, Denver Barkie. 357 00:24:11,400 --> 00:24:14,559 He was drafted in twenty twenty three by the Flyers, third round, 358 00:24:14,599 --> 00:24:17,640 ninety fifth overall. He's a little bit undersized. I think it's fair to 359 00:24:17,680 --> 00:24:22,400 say five nine, one hundred and fifty four pounds, and he plays for 360 00:24:22,759 --> 00:24:26,839 London also, and he was just under a point per game last season, 361 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:30,359 but he's having a bit of a breakout so far this season forty one points 362 00:24:30,400 --> 00:24:33,880 in twenty eight games, just shy one hundred point pace. I know that 363 00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:37,319 he's someone that people have talked about. The motor with him has been a 364 00:24:37,319 --> 00:24:41,480 big thing, and his point projection has really been increasing. You know, 365 00:24:41,519 --> 00:24:45,400 from his draft minus one to draft season. It's not quite linear, but 366 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:49,720 it's a really nice upward arc towards potential kind of between first and second line 367 00:24:49,759 --> 00:24:53,079 player. That's what the p and Chili has him at. But what can 368 00:24:53,079 --> 00:24:57,480 you tell us about Denver Barkie. Yeah, so I think I described Denver 369 00:24:57,519 --> 00:25:02,079 Barkie and Easton Cowen on London as a kind of the Chaos twins. They're 370 00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:07,200 just everywhere making everything happen for London. The motor again with Cowen Barkis's maybe 371 00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:11,599 dialed up to eleven. This guy's everywhere on the ice, doing everything all 372 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:14,480 the little things, works hard in battles. He definitely does not play like 373 00:25:14,519 --> 00:25:18,759 a player who's five foot nine. It's really unfortunate that he got cut from 374 00:25:18,039 --> 00:25:23,000 Canada's World Junior team last night because I personally thought he was one of the 375 00:25:23,039 --> 00:25:26,759 stronger forwards at camp in those two games that they played against U Sports, 376 00:25:26,759 --> 00:25:32,680 and I thought he had done pretty much everything humanly possible for him to at 377 00:25:32,759 --> 00:25:37,720 least plant a flag and make a statement show that he did deserve to at 378 00:25:37,799 --> 00:25:41,000 least be seriously considered for the team. And I know they didn't bring a 379 00:25:41,039 --> 00:25:45,359 thirteenth forward, but if they don't get NHL help down the stretch, I 380 00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:48,759 do feel like he's probably the guy they go to and maybe they look to 381 00:25:48,799 --> 00:25:52,680 fly him out over closer to the start of the tournament. He would be 382 00:25:52,799 --> 00:25:57,039 my pick with Barkie. If you think of the way that he creates offense, 383 00:25:57,079 --> 00:26:00,319 A lot of the time is off the rush or and pucks from down 384 00:26:00,319 --> 00:26:04,319 low, the hard work along the board. It's a very second third line 385 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:11,559 kind of winger, and I think maybe that is And I wonder how much 386 00:26:11,599 --> 00:26:17,039 of his production is linked to Eastern Cowan, who is their chemistry is just 387 00:26:17,279 --> 00:26:21,359 so lethal when they're on the ice together. And I felt like when Cowen 388 00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:26,079 stayed up with Toronto a little bit longer in training camp and it was just 389 00:26:26,160 --> 00:26:30,480 Barkie alone in London, I felt like he was missing that kind of extra 390 00:26:30,319 --> 00:26:33,440 piece. He was still doing all the good things that make him a really 391 00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:37,319 promising prospect, but he's missing that next step. And I feel like once 392 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:41,119 Cowen returned from the Leafs, they were back together and it was like a 393 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:45,720 good they were just off to the races, And so I wonder if maybe 394 00:26:47,240 --> 00:26:51,039 the production is a little bit influenced by Cowen. That being said, players 395 00:26:51,119 --> 00:26:55,519 like Denver Barkie, the unrelenting work ethic, the NonStop motor, They're going 396 00:26:55,559 --> 00:26:57,880 to find ways to be successful in the NHL, and then we'll see what 397 00:26:57,920 --> 00:27:03,119 happens when he moved up into the Flyer system, because I have some thoughts 398 00:27:03,119 --> 00:27:07,200 about their development system. But we will see. Oh, I'd like to 399 00:27:07,279 --> 00:27:11,160 draw those out, those thoughts, Lauren, Let's get them on the record. 400 00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:12,720 Let's get them out there now. I won't try to pin you down 401 00:27:12,720 --> 00:27:18,559 here. Let's talk about another London Night here, Yet another one Oliver Bank 402 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:22,720 defenseman for the Philadelphia Flyers. So yet another Philly player, yet another London 403 00:27:22,839 --> 00:27:26,720 Night. Number twenty two pick last year, which I think at the time 404 00:27:26,880 --> 00:27:32,000 was also deemed is a bit more aggressive than some of the draft knicks would 405 00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:33,759 have it. Others can tell me if that's the case or not. He's 406 00:27:33,839 --> 00:27:37,599 up over a point per game this year as a defenseman, with thirty points 407 00:27:37,599 --> 00:27:41,279 in his first twenty eight games. I really like hearing about shutdown guys who 408 00:27:41,279 --> 00:27:44,680 can also score like that, because that means we'll get out on the ice 409 00:27:44,759 --> 00:27:48,759 plenty bag. At six' two, he is obviously coming from some bloodlines. 410 00:27:48,920 --> 00:27:51,920 Dad played a long time in the NHL, and you wrote just today 411 00:27:52,319 --> 00:27:57,920 about Oliver Bank turning heads in Canada's World Junior's selection camp. I believe tell 412 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:03,839 us more about of the development trajectory here of Oliver Bonk and what you're expecting 413 00:28:03,839 --> 00:28:07,880 from him. Yeah, and I think the general consensus with Oliver Bonk last 414 00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:11,480 year was that he was going to go probably very high, much higher than 415 00:28:11,720 --> 00:28:15,680 where I guess the public consensus was. I think we expected that. My 416 00:28:17,400 --> 00:28:22,799 I guess biggest not necessarily concerned, but the one thing holding back from ranking 417 00:28:22,839 --> 00:28:26,440 him that high was that he just lacks the kind of like dynamic offensive edge. 418 00:28:26,480 --> 00:28:30,160 He's a very shut down guy, defense first, very responsible, makes 419 00:28:30,200 --> 00:28:33,279 the right decisions on the ice. How high do you draft a player like 420 00:28:33,319 --> 00:28:38,839 that when you could be passing up upside or more offensive upside. That is, 421 00:28:40,079 --> 00:28:41,759 that was definitely still on the table with the look at a guy like 422 00:28:41,799 --> 00:28:45,279 bo Aki or the Hunter. Brustevitch was still on the table when the Flyers 423 00:28:45,319 --> 00:28:51,119 took Bank. So that was just my concern, not necessarily anything against Bank 424 00:28:51,160 --> 00:28:55,000 as far as the projection or upside, It was just more that you could 425 00:28:55,039 --> 00:29:00,079 be passing up on really game breaking presence. That being said, the Flyers 426 00:29:00,119 --> 00:29:04,440 made their choice, I think is probably probably a good one. On their 427 00:29:04,480 --> 00:29:08,079 standpoint, they could use a guy who's a little bit more defense first, 428 00:29:08,279 --> 00:29:11,960 really smart moves the puck, well sees the ice really well. That just 429 00:29:12,039 --> 00:29:17,680 reliable presence that you can rely on in every situation on the ice, power 430 00:29:17,759 --> 00:29:21,839 play, penalty kill, defense of zone draws, and are the kind of 431 00:29:21,960 --> 00:29:25,799 box out presence in front of the net. And to his credit, he 432 00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:29,400 was one of the youngest players at Canada's World Junior selection camp and he was 433 00:29:29,440 --> 00:29:33,319 probably the best looking at HL defender out there. He played both games and 434 00:29:33,359 --> 00:29:34,839 I thought he didn't make a lot of mistakes. He really held his own. 435 00:29:34,920 --> 00:29:41,079 He looked comfortable. And we're other two thousand and four OHL defenders falter 436 00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:44,599 and they struggled a lot. Bunk was really the one constant as far as 437 00:29:44,599 --> 00:29:48,039 that like OHL group of defenders went. And I think that's really telling how 438 00:29:48,079 --> 00:29:52,640 he's the only one who ended up making the team. Yeah, I love 439 00:29:52,359 --> 00:29:57,279 players in general whose name tells you what they're going to do. Let's just 440 00:29:57,400 --> 00:30:02,920 like Boank. You got a those old Batman comics, right, I just 441 00:30:02,960 --> 00:30:04,319 I hope that becomes a thing. And his dad played in the NHL. 442 00:30:04,359 --> 00:30:08,839 But at that I'm waiting for Victor Zoink to come out or Biff. Is 443 00:30:08,880 --> 00:30:14,839 there somebody named Biff? Come on? Victor. Yeah, hopefully that'll be 444 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:17,839 fun. But yeah, he's a fun one. Let's talk You mentioned the 445 00:30:17,880 --> 00:30:21,519 next guy we're going to talk about, because we all just have to be 446 00:30:21,599 --> 00:30:26,039 talking about him all the time. Anyone who follows any Vancouver writers on Twitter 447 00:30:26,319 --> 00:30:29,920 knows about Hunter Brustevitz because he's been incredible. Six foot one hundred, ninety 448 00:30:29,920 --> 00:30:34,319 pound right handed d was drafted in the third round by Vancouver and he's been 449 00:30:34,640 --> 00:30:40,519 off to a pretty impressive star. Just seems like he's scoring multi point games 450 00:30:40,599 --> 00:30:44,640 almost every time he's out there. And last season he had fifty seven points 451 00:30:44,640 --> 00:30:47,640 and sixty eight games for the Kitchener Rangers. He's already up to fifty one 452 00:30:47,680 --> 00:30:51,319 points in just thirty two games for Kitchener's as we speak, and it's been 453 00:30:51,400 --> 00:30:56,640 it's been pretty impressive what he's been doing. He did not get invited to 454 00:30:56,079 --> 00:31:00,519 US's World Junior Camp. I know that was surprising to a lot of people. 455 00:31:00,559 --> 00:31:03,519 I know some people have thoughts about they already have that kind of prototype 456 00:31:04,079 --> 00:31:08,680 in a sort of smaller offensive defenceman in Leaide, Huntson and other guys. 457 00:31:10,119 --> 00:31:12,640 But it's sad because of his birthday. He's a November birthday. He's not 458 00:31:12,640 --> 00:31:17,680 eligible to next year's This was really his only chance, and he pretty much 459 00:31:17,680 --> 00:31:19,319 did everything he could, I think, to make a case for himself, 460 00:31:19,319 --> 00:31:23,359 but it didn't happen. And I could just imagine him on the couch watching 461 00:31:23,359 --> 00:31:26,920 those games being like, I could do better than that. That's what I 462 00:31:26,960 --> 00:31:32,160 would be doing. But anyways, his linear rise in PNHLE is just incredible. 463 00:31:32,200 --> 00:31:34,880 He's looking at superstar potential. It's PNHD right now is listed at ninety 464 00:31:34,880 --> 00:31:40,799 three. That's ridiculous. So what can you tell us learn about Hunter Brucevitch? 465 00:31:41,039 --> 00:31:45,559 Yeah, and I think last season Brucevich was a lot more possive, 466 00:31:45,839 --> 00:31:48,359 didn't make too many activations in the offensive zone, too many plays with the 467 00:31:48,400 --> 00:31:52,119 pack. He kept his game really simple, and obviously I feel like that 468 00:31:52,160 --> 00:31:56,839 was reflective more of the system that was Kitchener was playing where they were just 469 00:31:56,079 --> 00:32:00,640 they got a totally new coach in the off season. They overhel a lot 470 00:32:00,640 --> 00:32:01,960 of things about the way they play in the style, and I feel like 471 00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:06,720 everything's gone right for Kitchener this season, and he's definitely been one of their 472 00:32:06,759 --> 00:32:10,240 brightest spots. He's a lot more aggressive in the offensive zone, lots of 473 00:32:10,240 --> 00:32:15,759 circling, lots of changing lanes, changing positions up top, and the point 474 00:32:15,799 --> 00:32:19,599 getting into the slot, jumping up into the play. And I think that's 475 00:32:19,680 --> 00:32:22,279 definitely reflective of his point total, is that the production, the production has 476 00:32:22,359 --> 00:32:27,559 just jumped, and we always knew he was the offensive defenceman and the really 477 00:32:27,599 --> 00:32:30,920 talented could put up a lot of points. Can a quarterback a power play. 478 00:32:30,319 --> 00:32:34,599 I'm still a little bit hesitant to kind of pencil him in as like 479 00:32:34,640 --> 00:32:37,920 a top pairing defenceman, just because I would like to see a little bit 480 00:32:37,960 --> 00:32:40,680 more growth. As far as defensively goes, the rush defense is still a 481 00:32:40,720 --> 00:32:45,240 little bit of a hit and miss sort of situation, and obviously, as 482 00:32:45,240 --> 00:32:46,519 a smaller defender, you got to get really good at boxing out in front 483 00:32:46,519 --> 00:32:50,119 of the net, and I feel like sometimes he can struggle with that as 484 00:32:50,160 --> 00:32:52,920 well. But that being said, I definitely feel as far as World Juniors 485 00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:58,200 goes, we know that USA Hockey has that kind of mentality with players that 486 00:32:58,279 --> 00:33:01,599 choose to go to the chlybe they're a little bit tougher on their expectations of 487 00:33:01,640 --> 00:33:06,319 those players as far as who they invite to World Junior's camps. That being 488 00:33:06,359 --> 00:33:08,559 said, some of the defenders that they did invite over Brustovitch. I feel 489 00:33:08,599 --> 00:33:13,799 at least give him the extended the invite, let him play at camp, 490 00:33:13,960 --> 00:33:16,640 prove his worth and show why he deserves to be there, and give him 491 00:33:16,640 --> 00:33:20,839 a chance to make the team. If at that point you still don't feel 492 00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:25,160 like he's done enough to kind of pencil himself into your roster, then maybe, 493 00:33:25,160 --> 00:33:28,519 okay, you can cut him at that point. But I thought it 494 00:33:28,599 --> 00:33:31,680 was given the way he's produced and played this season, how confident he looks 495 00:33:31,720 --> 00:33:36,640 with the puck, I just feel like there were It was a little bit 496 00:33:36,680 --> 00:33:39,519 of a confusing omission for me, Not that I was necessarily surprised, but 497 00:33:39,559 --> 00:33:44,240 I feel like he had at least done enough to earn an invitation to camp. 498 00:33:45,119 --> 00:33:49,599 There's not much more he could have done. Quite frankly, I just 499 00:33:50,039 --> 00:33:54,480 there's This is always interesting to think about a player who I know, he's 500 00:33:54,519 --> 00:33:59,279 a ride shot, and he plays in the Vancouver Connects system, and they 501 00:33:59,319 --> 00:34:04,039 have one of the best offensive defenseman in the world with Quinn Hughes, and 502 00:34:04,079 --> 00:34:07,039 he's not going anywhere anytime soon, unless unless the Devils can somehow acquire him 503 00:34:07,039 --> 00:34:12,199 to and reunite the three boys that would be super fun. But do you 504 00:34:12,239 --> 00:34:15,920 think that long term is a bit of an issue for him since he's an 505 00:34:15,960 --> 00:34:20,360 offensive guy thrives on the power play. I'm sure he can generate offense five 506 00:34:20,400 --> 00:34:22,760 on five to two, but that might limit his upside a little bit. 507 00:34:22,840 --> 00:34:24,559 Or is that just so long from now and maybe they'll find another way to 508 00:34:24,639 --> 00:34:27,679 use him. What are your kind of thoughts on that, because I know 509 00:34:27,719 --> 00:34:31,559 sometimes as Dynasty Fantasy gms we like to think about that and some people are 510 00:34:31,639 --> 00:34:36,280 shied away from Brussevas because, oh, his ceiling is cap because he won't 511 00:34:36,280 --> 00:34:40,280 overtake Twin Hughes. Yeah, I definitely think that's a possibility. I also 512 00:34:40,360 --> 00:34:45,039 think with Brucevish, I anticipate he'll get the full runway of Junior like the 513 00:34:45,199 --> 00:34:49,239 Maybe he comes back next season two in the Ohl, we'll see what the 514 00:34:49,239 --> 00:34:52,400 Connects do with him, or maybe he gets two or three seasons in Abbotsford 515 00:34:52,440 --> 00:34:57,559 to really hone his defensive game and adjust and adopt to pro style. It's 516 00:34:57,599 --> 00:35:00,719 one of those things where obviously there's no way he's going to ever overtake Quinn 517 00:35:00,760 --> 00:35:06,519 Hughes for that top D spot in their lineup, but I don't necessarily think 518 00:35:06,599 --> 00:35:09,880 that he would struggle in a two D three D situation, especially in the 519 00:35:09,880 --> 00:35:14,880 first few seasons. I think he could really benefit from being eased into a 520 00:35:15,119 --> 00:35:19,559 role and taking his time to adjust like he did in the OHL with the 521 00:35:19,599 --> 00:35:22,559 first season was less about the offense and more about just finding your footing and 522 00:35:22,639 --> 00:35:25,320 adjusting to a new league and that sort of thing. So I feel like 523 00:35:25,880 --> 00:35:30,840 the fact that they do have Quinnhugheson that they don't have to rush Bruskevitch into 524 00:35:30,880 --> 00:35:35,039 that one D spot or that top pair spot right away is actually to his 525 00:35:35,119 --> 00:35:37,360 benefit. That being said, we'll see what they end up doing, and 526 00:35:37,400 --> 00:35:40,840 there's a possibility at the end of the season that maybe they just try and 527 00:35:42,320 --> 00:35:45,880 try him out next year based on how well he's played, that maybe he 528 00:35:45,280 --> 00:35:49,360 does enough to show that he can at least stick a nine games in the 529 00:35:49,480 --> 00:35:53,559 NHL next season, that sort of thing. Matias Shapoval if a centerment for 530 00:35:53,719 --> 00:35:59,440 the Vegas Golden Knights, a late second round selection last year six' three 531 00:35:59,760 --> 00:36:04,000 chat. He has thirty six points in its first twenty seven games on his 532 00:36:04,159 --> 00:36:08,239 third tour for the Saginaw Spirit and seems like a guy who's probably going to 533 00:36:08,280 --> 00:36:14,079 be playing for the Czech Republic out there Checchia out there in the World Juniors 534 00:36:14,119 --> 00:36:16,519 this year. Tell us about the shape of Olive and waite for him. 535 00:36:17,599 --> 00:36:22,320 Yeah, So Shapavala is in probably one of the best development spots for any 536 00:36:22,719 --> 00:36:27,440 CHL player in Saginaw. Obviously we know they're hosting the Memorial Cup this season. 537 00:36:27,920 --> 00:36:30,840 In his draft year, I feel like he didn't get enough attention as 538 00:36:30,840 --> 00:36:36,119 far as the kind of reliable to a presence that he is, the offense 539 00:36:36,119 --> 00:36:39,159 that he can consistently produce, and I feel like that has probably been the 540 00:36:39,199 --> 00:36:45,639 one thing that has fallen a bit behind, is the offensive production. He's 541 00:36:45,679 --> 00:36:50,280 producing at decent rates right now, nothing too concerning, but I think as 542 00:36:50,639 --> 00:36:54,559 Saginaw's on one seed for at least until he left for a World Juniors camp, 543 00:36:54,920 --> 00:36:59,639 to be putting up a little bit of a middling production was slightly concerning 544 00:36:59,679 --> 00:37:04,039 given how offensively loaded that team is. You look at Hunter Hayte and Michael 545 00:37:04,079 --> 00:37:07,920 Misa and Zane Perek on the back end, these are all players who have 546 00:37:08,079 --> 00:37:14,800 the potential to reach higher echelons of offensive numbers, and I feel like, 547 00:37:14,960 --> 00:37:19,360 especially at the beginning where Saganaw lost something like eleven of their first fourteen games. 548 00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:24,079 That was very surprising, and I feel like their early season struggles really 549 00:37:24,800 --> 00:37:30,440 impacted a lot of their players' productions, and Chefavlov was one of them. 550 00:37:30,639 --> 00:37:34,199 And once they righted the ship and then they won something like nine games out 551 00:37:34,199 --> 00:37:37,840 of their next ten. Junior hockey is just so unpredictable and wildly entertaining that 552 00:37:38,480 --> 00:37:43,559 massive swings like that are just completely of the norm these days. So once 553 00:37:43,599 --> 00:37:46,960 schaffavelop started clicking offensively, I think is when we started to see Saganaw's turn, 554 00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:52,519 and I thought that was really telling. He's not an super dynamic offensive 555 00:37:52,599 --> 00:37:54,840 player, but he's going to be the guy where you trust him to anchor 556 00:37:54,920 --> 00:38:00,000 the team, to keep them together, and that's very valuable as a player 557 00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:05,960 in Vegas's organization, and they seem to be contending so consistently year after year. 558 00:38:06,000 --> 00:38:08,559 They don't need to rush this guy into the lineup anytime soon. But 559 00:38:09,000 --> 00:38:13,519 he could step into an NHL role next season, maybe as their third or 560 00:38:13,519 --> 00:38:16,199 fourth line, get some reps in he could play in the AHL, have 561 00:38:16,280 --> 00:38:21,079 lots of success there. I think his game's super translatable. He's very intelligent. 562 00:38:21,320 --> 00:38:23,960 Yeah, just a very very good player. That Vegas fans should be 563 00:38:24,039 --> 00:38:29,039 real excited about. So, Lauren, thank you so much for all these 564 00:38:29,079 --> 00:38:32,079 insights on the OHL guys. Why didn't you let people know how they can 565 00:38:32,159 --> 00:38:37,920 keep up with all your work. Yeah, we'll probably be super busy over 566 00:38:37,960 --> 00:38:40,800 the next few weeks with World Junior's content. And make sure to check out 567 00:38:40,800 --> 00:38:45,280 ep rinks side every day. Elite Prospects is the career partner of the tournament 568 00:38:45,320 --> 00:38:49,159 this year, So check out our social media channels. I run those so 569 00:38:49,199 --> 00:38:51,679 you can keep up to date with all the things that we're going to be 570 00:38:52,079 --> 00:38:57,039 getting content for over the next few weeks. 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