1 00:00:03,799 --> 00:00:13,439 Welcome to Fantasy Hockey Life, presented by fan Tracks, your source of information 2 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:17,120 and analysis to help you win your fantasy hockey league. Fuck off, that's 3 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:23,839 a step, hit stays. Here's your hosts, Jesse Suvier and Victor Nuno 4 00:00:24,519 --> 00:00:29,679 Fantasy Hockey Live back once again to talk fantasy hockey. Is me Jesse severa 5 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:34,280 Fan Tracks, and him Victor Nuno of Dabber Prospects. Victor, how you 6 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:38,520 doing? I'm doing great, Jesse? Yeah, I definitely excited to be 7 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:43,960 talking about the Maple Leaves. Such a plethora of great offensive options and yeah, 8 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:50,200 no shortage of opinions and information written about this club, so looking forward 9 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:52,560 to that. How are you doing? I'm doing okay, man, I 10 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:56,359 feel like I'm a distant Leafs watcher. I guess I should stop making fun 11 00:00:56,479 --> 00:01:00,920 of the media storm that surrounds the Leaves every single goal time we talk about 12 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:03,760 the least people are probably sick of that, but it is true this is 13 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:07,439 a team like no other in terms of the narratives around and in terms of 14 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:11,680 probably what everybody's already heard about these guys. Nonetheless, a lot of fascinated 15 00:01:11,719 --> 00:01:17,040 stories for fantasy. Yeah, and we're getting toward the end of this thing, 16 00:01:17,159 --> 00:01:22,280 Victor, We've we have conquered like close to two thirds of the NHL 17 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:26,920 now for our team previews, oh more than that. After this recording, 18 00:01:27,159 --> 00:01:32,799 we only have one, yeah, like five more, six more. So 19 00:01:32,879 --> 00:01:36,959 we're getting to the end. It feels good we've had we started way back 20 00:01:37,159 --> 00:01:41,000 in May where things were a lot unknown. It's always a little bit more 21 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:42,560 fun you get closer to the season two because a lot of the free agent 22 00:01:42,599 --> 00:01:47,640 signings have happened, you know, and for those of you who maybe are 23 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:49,359 with us for the first time or for god, we do go back and 24 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:53,640 do a catch up episode where we talk about some of those players who have 25 00:01:53,719 --> 00:01:57,359 moved the ketchup and Mustard, as I like to call it, Jesse, 26 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:00,640 I like that we can all at that. I think that's a good title 27 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:05,599 for it. Because we start these previous so early, because it's so hard 28 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:08,159 to get through thirty two teams that we do it before free agency, in 29 00:02:08,199 --> 00:02:10,639 the draft and all that stuff. We're talking about some teams, so we 30 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:14,960 have to catch them up. But the leaves should be pretty baked at this 31 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:17,520 point, and Peter Harley is going to be here to talk about them today. 32 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:21,759 But before we get there, Victor a couple of things where people ought 33 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:24,439 to know, and one of them is they're getting ready for the season. 34 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:29,400 People may be thinking, I need to start drafting my dynasty leagues. I 35 00:02:29,479 --> 00:02:35,039 need to look at my prospect ranks from my rookie drafts. 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We're great. 65 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:35,399 Ready to talk a little bit of Tampa Bay Lightning. Quite a team for 66 00:04:35,439 --> 00:04:39,399 you to be following. How many years have you been reporting on Tampa just 67 00:04:39,439 --> 00:04:44,759 out of curiosity? Since twenty eighteen? Pretty good time, Pretty good time 68 00:04:44,759 --> 00:04:46,600 to do it. Yeah. No, I've seen them be the year that 69 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:50,639 everyone keeps talking about that. I don't think we'll ever let that year go 70 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:55,519 when they got swept by the Columbus Blue Jackets. So that was my first 71 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:59,040 year covering the team, and it's been a really fun road and I've seen 72 00:04:59,079 --> 00:05:02,160 a lot of ups and down sounds and just the definition of resilience with these 73 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:06,800 guys. The core has somewhat remained the same through all of it. When 74 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:10,240 you look at guys like Sam Coast and Headman and all of them, like 75 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:14,639 they've been there this whole time, and the rotating pieces have changed, but 76 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:16,560 for the most part, it stayed the same. And it's been a really 77 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:21,160 fun ride. Yeah, it's arguably it's been about ten years of Peak Lightning, 78 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:27,319 Headman Stamkos Klorin kucherov. John Cooper all being there for this whole ten 79 00:05:27,399 --> 00:05:30,639 years. The teams won two cups, lost two finals and made it to 80 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:35,279 two more conference finals, and this year was a first round out, which 81 00:05:35,319 --> 00:05:40,560 is unusual except, like you say at the Columbus year, an excellent Toronto 82 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:45,399 team though is not a not an unfair way to go out. There were 83 00:05:45,439 --> 00:05:48,879 a very good team and they lost all their three games at home and overtime. 84 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:53,639 That probably was not a lot of fun to report on. Tampa had 85 00:05:53,639 --> 00:05:58,199 a top three most efficient power play, which was conveniently paired with the most 86 00:05:58,399 --> 00:06:01,399 average opponent pims per game this year at twelve point three. Of course, 87 00:06:01,399 --> 00:06:05,240 they also took the third most penalties per game, which minute wasn't always a 88 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:10,040 power play that they were getting. The Bolts have had to churn their support 89 00:06:10,079 --> 00:06:12,959 players a lot, and they've gone on to other teams, some of them 90 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:16,279 really thrived, but it seems to be working. Is the Tampa Bay Lightning 91 00:06:16,519 --> 00:06:20,319 still a Cup contender in this coming year? Diandra Oh, I think they're 92 00:06:20,399 --> 00:06:26,120 absolutely a Cup contender, and I've seen some of my colleagues around the league 93 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:29,160 put them down there is they're not going to make it to the playoffs this 94 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:31,000 year. This is the year. It's the downfall of the Lightning, or 95 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:34,879 I've seen it all over and for the guys, I know they see that, 96 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:38,560 but they don't really pay too much attention to that. But for us, 97 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:42,399 we watch it, and I think to count them out this year especially 98 00:06:42,439 --> 00:06:46,839 would be the biggest mistake. The year that just I hate to go back 99 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:49,120 to the Columbus year, but the year that they lost, they got swept, 100 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:51,959 and they came back right after that and won two Cups back to back. 101 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:58,800 Like the revenge tour continues. I think the biggest difference with this team 102 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:03,000 this year is they've had all off season, and as much as they did 103 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:06,120 not want to lose to Toronto, as somebody who was in the locker room 104 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:09,879 and I was covering the team and I was around them, I could see 105 00:07:09,879 --> 00:07:15,360 the fatigue as the season went on. And I think it's just and they've 106 00:07:15,399 --> 00:07:16,959 said it too, but it was a blessing in disguise to have a full 107 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:21,439 off season, meet with their trainers, take some time to just relax and 108 00:07:21,519 --> 00:07:26,399 be with family. Especially during that COVID year it went, they really didn't 109 00:07:26,439 --> 00:07:30,240 have an off season and they haven't in a while, so a well rested 110 00:07:30,319 --> 00:07:34,040 Lightning team going into this season. I wouldn't underestimate them at all. And 111 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:39,600 when you look at the core and yeah, you look at the Stanley Cup 112 00:07:39,639 --> 00:07:41,839 and the team that was there, and how many guys have left. I 113 00:07:41,839 --> 00:07:44,959 think there's and I'm just throwing this number out, but I think it's nine 114 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:49,160 guys are gone now from that team. But they just they're retooling and they 115 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:54,319 keep plugging away and getting great players. And when you win the Cup and 116 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:58,600 you have a really competitive team, when you have a cap situation like what 117 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:03,480 Julian breeseball I had to deal with this offseason, players want still want to 118 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:05,519 come play for the Lightning and sometimes they'll take a cut to do that, 119 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:09,399 and so that has really worked out in their benefit until the cap increases. 120 00:08:09,959 --> 00:08:13,800 That's something that they've had to rely on the area that they play in. 121 00:08:13,639 --> 00:08:20,120 Their winning culture and just a really good relationship with the coaches and Julian Briceball 122 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:22,439 and the players and all of that. It's appealing to a lot of players. 123 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:26,160 So I think the season's gonna be good for them. Yeah, hard 124 00:08:26,199 --> 00:08:30,600 to imagine it's going to be too bad. And we're going to start talking 125 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:33,279 about the forwards here, and of course we're going to start with Nikiya Kutrov. 126 00:08:33,399 --> 00:08:37,440 What a stud he is. We thought he'd be somewhere around the six 127 00:08:37,519 --> 00:08:39,639 or seventh past forward. He was actually number twelve, but still really good 128 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:43,320 and we expect that the future. He played eighty two games for the third 129 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:48,120 time in his career. Gone are those concerns from twenty twenty twenty one where 130 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:50,960 he missed the whole season. He had thirty goals eighty two assists for one 131 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:56,639 hundred and twelve points. That was the closest he's come to his MVP twenty 132 00:08:56,720 --> 00:09:00,200 eighteen nineteen season, when we had a one hundred twenty eight points. The 133 00:09:00,399 --> 00:09:03,039 shots are great. He actually gets a pretty decent number of hits and blocks 134 00:09:03,039 --> 00:09:05,919 as well for a Ford, and the forty nine power play points is just 135 00:09:07,039 --> 00:09:09,720 absurdly good. He's got four years left at nine and a half million for 136 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:13,600 those of us in cap leagues, still pretty decent value for what he's doing. 137 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:18,440 Defensively, he's really not great, but that's not why he's out there. 138 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:22,799 He's excellent offensively, powerplay even strength. All of his number underlying numbers 139 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:28,240 look really good there. His shooting percentage was actually a bit low this season 140 00:09:28,639 --> 00:09:31,000 compared to his career average, with a few percentage points low, but his 141 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:35,000 power play points participation was a little high, so maybe that evens out and 142 00:09:35,039 --> 00:09:39,960 he ends up doing similarly too before. So Deandrew, do you think Kutrov 143 00:09:39,159 --> 00:09:43,679 maintains over that one hundred and ten point pace again next season? Oh? 144 00:09:43,759 --> 00:09:48,759 Yeah? And he's so funny because since they lost to Toronto, he's been 145 00:09:48,919 --> 00:09:54,000 skating like I think Julian Bresbass had five to six days a week since that 146 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:58,279 loss, So he's been on the ice trying to get his mind right and 147 00:09:58,279 --> 00:10:01,840 get his body right and get ready. And he's been there almost every single 148 00:10:01,919 --> 00:10:05,039 day since the playoffs, So I think he's ready to go. And I 149 00:10:05,159 --> 00:10:11,679 look at different areas for somebody like Koutroff as well as far as like goal 150 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:15,480 scoring goes and what he had eighty three assists last year eighty two assists, 151 00:10:16,279 --> 00:10:18,279 but as far as scoring goals go, that's somewhere that he can make up 152 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:22,440 this season. When you lose players like Ross Colton or Alex Klorn like that, 153 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:26,399 you have to make up for those goals somewhere, and the players know 154 00:10:26,519 --> 00:10:31,480 that, and I'm sure Kutroff would be somebody that you can always bank on 155 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:33,080 to focus on that. He knows he needs to score a little bit more, 156 00:10:33,159 --> 00:10:37,240 but yeah, that was his third career one hundred point season. I 157 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:41,080 would expect it to just go up from there, and especially knowing having a 158 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:45,600 full off season and knowing that they have to make up I don't want to 159 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:48,799 say for the slack, but obviously they took some significant losses here due to 160 00:10:48,879 --> 00:10:52,559 the cap. So he knows he's got to step up as far as that 161 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:56,919 goes. And Koutrof is a He's his own breed of person. He's just 162 00:10:58,039 --> 00:11:01,279 incredible. He's amazing to watch. I'm excited to see what he does this 163 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:07,639 season. Radon point ninety five points last year. It was a new career 164 00:11:07,759 --> 00:11:09,960 high for the guy. Fifty one of those points were goals. That was 165 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:15,919 fifth and the NHL and ten more than his prior personal best. Now, 166 00:11:16,039 --> 00:11:18,279 twenty one point seven percent shooting ran a little bit hot for him, but 167 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:22,600 his career rate is eighteen percent, so not crazy hot. He played with 168 00:11:22,679 --> 00:11:28,799 Kucharov for years and when both are healthy, both are amazing. We'll get 169 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:31,639 to Brandon An in a few minutes, but that threesome played the third most 170 00:11:31,639 --> 00:11:37,120 minutes together at even strength of any line in the NHL. There is a 171 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:41,279 heat map that I can get off the hockeyz website, where Red courses much 172 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:46,159 better offense, blewe is much worse offense. When Point is on the ice, 173 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:50,320 the middle of the ice looks like somebody stepped on a bunch of ketchup 174 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:54,720 packets. Basically, it's just redder than red. And that just represents the 175 00:11:54,759 --> 00:11:58,519 fact that when he's not on the ice, tampus five on five offenses seven 176 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:03,440 percent below league average, and when he's on the ice, it's thirty six 177 00:12:03,519 --> 00:12:09,639 percent above league average, especially in the middle. Boy he gets himself three 178 00:12:09,679 --> 00:12:15,159 shots per game. He had exactly two penalties this year, one slashing penalty 179 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:18,120 and a fight with Mikey Esimont for some reason. That was all of his 180 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:22,600 pims last year, so he is not a highly penalized player. He's still 181 00:12:22,639 --> 00:12:28,120 twenty seven seven more big year contracts ahead. I don't know what there is 182 00:12:28,159 --> 00:12:33,440 to ask about this guy except over under ninety points next year. Yeah no, 183 00:12:33,519 --> 00:12:37,440 And I love that his fight, his one fight was Mikey a Simon 184 00:12:37,559 --> 00:12:43,399 because now McKay smont plays for the Lightning and their teammates, so that was 185 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:46,440 great. That was a lot of fun to talk about. As he scored 186 00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:50,159 his fiftieth goal and only one of those, the fifty one was the empty 187 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:54,039 nighter. The rest the rest are all legit. So I think the thing 188 00:12:54,080 --> 00:12:56,320 with Breadenpotant, and you can actually say this with most of the players on 189 00:12:56,360 --> 00:13:00,799 the Lightning is they don't get a lot of limelight, they don't get a 190 00:13:00,799 --> 00:13:03,759 lot of hype. They just put their head down, go to work and 191 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:09,759 do what they're supposed to do. So Brandon Point had the quietest fifty goal 192 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:11,960 season I think of any player that was on there. And he's such a 193 00:13:13,039 --> 00:13:16,720 great leader, and I've watched him take more of a leadership role on the 194 00:13:16,720 --> 00:13:20,600 team. I think he's going to be incredible. And last year was big 195 00:13:20,639 --> 00:13:24,159 because he was coming off an injury in the Stanley Cup final against Colorado. 196 00:13:24,279 --> 00:13:26,679 So who knows, honestly, what would have happened if he was on the 197 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:31,399 ice, especially when you were rereading those stats of what it's like when he's 198 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:33,720 up there, and you think the Stanley Cup finally got injured. So I 199 00:13:33,759 --> 00:13:39,840 remember talking to him last summer and he was working really hard to rehab and 200 00:13:39,919 --> 00:13:41,200 get back out there, and he had a great season. I look at 201 00:13:41,559 --> 00:13:46,639 Brandon Point and Koutroff and Hagel, and those are the guys that when anyone 202 00:13:46,879 --> 00:13:50,320 doubts the lightning, I just think about who's going to be up top, 203 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:54,559 and you're they're incredible. They're elite skaters. So same thing with Couch and 204 00:13:54,600 --> 00:14:01,600 Braden Point. They're gonna have great seasons. And not only they. That's 205 00:14:01,720 --> 00:14:05,960 not even getting around to Stephen stamp Coost yet on this team, and he's 206 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:09,240 been around so long he had a peak before the ten year run that I'm 207 00:14:09,279 --> 00:14:13,600 talking about. He's just an annual point per game plus guy. Last year 208 00:14:13,840 --> 00:14:18,159 it was thirty four goals fifty assists for eighty four points in eighty one games. 209 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:26,240 Also three shots also hit every game as well as avershamanis of nineteen oh 210 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:31,440 one, his most since two fifteen sixteen. Stephen stamp Coost turns thirty four 211 00:14:31,559 --> 00:14:33,960 this season is in the final year of a contract on a team that has 212 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:37,919 been having to do cap gymnastics for a couple of years now to hold it 213 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:43,200 all together, so that's always a little bit scary. But stamp cost is 214 00:14:43,240 --> 00:14:46,279 seventy fifth all time and scoring in the NHL, and another eighty point season 215 00:14:46,759 --> 00:14:52,440 should land him to exactly sixtieth in the all time scoring ranks, absolute surefire 216 00:14:52,799 --> 00:14:58,960 Hall of Famer. What explains this mid thirties longevity out of stamp Coast And 217 00:14:58,200 --> 00:15:03,679 should we expect yet another patented Steven Stamkos season next year. Yeah. I 218 00:15:03,720 --> 00:15:07,399 could say a lot of great things about Stamkos is he's such a great leader 219 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:11,200 on this team. But I know that he works really hard to stay healthy 220 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:15,639 and I was actually he was just saying a couple of months in the off 221 00:15:15,679 --> 00:15:18,120 season that his goal is to play for five more years. If he can 222 00:15:18,159 --> 00:15:22,120 stay healthy and do that, you know what to expect with Stamkos. He's 223 00:15:22,159 --> 00:15:26,639 always consistent. He's also just he is in my opinion, he's the best 224 00:15:26,679 --> 00:15:28,360 captain in the league. I watch how he interacts with his players, and 225 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:33,159 I think he's so much of the reason him and John Cooper, but he's 226 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:35,519 so much of the reason why the players can stay level headed and get to 227 00:15:35,559 --> 00:15:39,799 where they're at and why they have a great season every single year is because 228 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:45,840 of guys like Steven stamkost because he'll pull them up. Get I don't know, 229 00:15:45,879 --> 00:15:50,440 he's resilient. He's a resilient player, and I'm not worried about his 230 00:15:50,519 --> 00:15:52,759 contract. I know that's in the works, and he's very he wants to 231 00:15:52,799 --> 00:15:56,559 stay in Tampa. That's what he wants to do, and I know that 232 00:15:56,600 --> 00:15:58,960 will be coming soon. We knew the Hegel extension. I knew it would 233 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:02,639 the Hagel extension and then the stam Coast. They're working those numbers out, 234 00:16:02,679 --> 00:16:06,159 so I think now that Hagel's done, I would expect Stamkost is coming soon. 235 00:16:06,320 --> 00:16:08,840 But yeah, everyone's been watching him for Stammer for a year, so 236 00:16:08,919 --> 00:16:12,039 he's always going to be right there. And I'm excited to see how he 237 00:16:12,159 --> 00:16:15,480 interacts with some of the new guys that are coming into this dynamic, because 238 00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:19,879 when you win the Cup and you go through these experiences together, these players 239 00:16:19,879 --> 00:16:22,960 are really bonded. They have really great relationship, and Stammer's that guy that 240 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:26,639 brings everybody in the loop. They just feed off of him and feed off 241 00:16:26,639 --> 00:16:30,159 each other, and I think that's how he stays consistent every year. You 242 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:36,639 mentioned Brandon Hegel. It is Brandon Hegel's twenty fifth birthday the day we record 243 00:16:36,679 --> 00:16:40,879 this, and I think he deserves two pieces of cake considering the accomplishments he's 244 00:16:40,919 --> 00:16:44,399 had in his past year. Thirty goals, thirty four assists, for sixty 245 00:16:44,399 --> 00:16:48,679 four points in eighty one games, with his first full year with the Lightning 246 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:52,879 manages just over two shots a game, something under a hit in three quarters 247 00:16:52,879 --> 00:16:56,679 of a black nice peripheral stats. Honestly, I didn't know what to make 248 00:16:56,720 --> 00:17:00,080 of it. In twenty twenty one twenty two, when Tampa traded to a 249 00:17:00,159 --> 00:17:04,279 Radish Boris kachukin two first rounders for Hagel and two fourth rounders, he was 250 00:17:04,319 --> 00:17:08,200 coming off like a partial season where he scored a lot with Chicago and twenty 251 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:11,559 two percent shooting playing with Patrick Kane, and it was kind of like, 252 00:17:12,319 --> 00:17:15,880 is he really all that or is this a hot half season? But boy, 253 00:17:15,960 --> 00:17:21,680 they put Hagel mostly with Point and Kucheroff and it wasn't exactly a depth 254 00:17:21,799 --> 00:17:23,920 roll. He was six on the team in power play tim on ice And 255 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:26,880 now, like you said, the contract is done, they've doubled down. 256 00:17:27,720 --> 00:17:32,720 He's got a max eight year, six point five million dollar year. At 257 00:17:32,799 --> 00:17:36,559 maximum eight year, the most years he can get six point five million dollars 258 00:17:36,559 --> 00:17:41,720 per starting after this coming season. An amazing commitment for a team that otherwise 259 00:17:41,839 --> 00:17:44,880 is really trying to economize. Like, we say, what did the Bolts 260 00:17:44,920 --> 00:17:48,119 see here? And are they right? Would you guess another sixty five ish 261 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:52,960 point season from Brandon Hegel? Oh? Yeah, I think it's only up 262 00:17:52,119 --> 00:17:56,000 for Hagel, It's only up from here. But also, when you're playing 263 00:17:56,000 --> 00:18:00,240 on a line with Brandon Point and Nikita Kucheroff, it did take a little 264 00:18:00,240 --> 00:18:03,000 bit of an adjustment period. But when you're playing on a line with those 265 00:18:03,039 --> 00:18:06,480 guys, like you're pretty much set up for success and you play at their 266 00:18:06,559 --> 00:18:10,839 level. And that's what happened with him. And it's so funny because I 267 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:12,640 watched him when he came on the team and he's new in the locker room 268 00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:15,720 and he's just a little bit uncomfortable, trying to find his way. And 269 00:18:15,759 --> 00:18:19,599 now I watch him through this season and he's just he's done an incredible job 270 00:18:19,640 --> 00:18:23,440 and they love him. He just meshed right in. Culture is really big 271 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:26,480 with the Lightning. He meshed right in right away. And I think again, 272 00:18:26,519 --> 00:18:30,640 like the environment that these guys are playing in really sets them up for 273 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:34,359 success mentally and physically. But one thing about the Lightning that I will say 274 00:18:34,559 --> 00:18:40,359 is they take these guys and everyone's what I don't get it but doesn't make 275 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:41,960 sense to a lot of people is are they going to be good? Nobody 276 00:18:41,960 --> 00:18:47,240 knows. They really rely on the development of their players, and Hagel Is 277 00:18:47,799 --> 00:18:49,359 he's one of those guys. He stepped up, did what he could, 278 00:18:49,480 --> 00:18:52,640 and he actually went above and beyond to fit him with this team. It 279 00:18:52,720 --> 00:18:56,079 paid off and he wants to stay here. And I loved hearing what he 280 00:18:56,160 --> 00:19:00,519 said about why he wanted to stay with the Lightning and wants to win the 281 00:19:00,559 --> 00:19:03,240 Cup. So he didn't get to do that with these guys. And it's 282 00:19:03,599 --> 00:19:06,400 easy to forget because he's such a big part of this team now that he 283 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:10,200 wasn't there when they won the Stanley Cup. So he wants it and I 284 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:12,240 think especially with this contract, obviously, that's going to motivate him to have 285 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:18,880 a really big season. So look out for him too. Yeah, definitely. 286 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:22,079 And after those main guys, there's a bit of a drop off fantasy 287 00:19:22,119 --> 00:19:26,519 wise. The Lightning are have some great top of the lineup fantasy players and 288 00:19:26,519 --> 00:19:30,519 then there's a bit of a middle here that isn't maybe not exciting. So 289 00:19:30,559 --> 00:19:33,920 I'm going to pose these guys as a pickum. So I have Anthony Sarelli, 290 00:19:34,079 --> 00:19:38,039 Connor Sherry, and Nick Paul. Obviously we have Sherry come in is 291 00:19:38,039 --> 00:19:42,160 a little bit new. Sarelli has been roughly a forty point guy for years 292 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:45,240 now, so I'm not really sure if that's going to change much. Nick 293 00:19:45,279 --> 00:19:48,160 Paul has been more of like a thirty point guys, a little bit lower, 294 00:19:48,400 --> 00:19:52,559 but he has had some top of the lineup relevance here and there. 295 00:19:53,039 --> 00:19:59,279 And obviously we don't know what's going on necessarily with Sherry because he's new. 296 00:19:59,359 --> 00:20:02,440 But in Washing he had some decent role here and there. He had a 297 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:04,880 fifty point pace a couple of seasons ago, and then he's been more like 298 00:20:04,960 --> 00:20:10,079 in the thirties. So hard to say between those two. But between these 299 00:20:10,799 --> 00:20:14,200 three, who are you taking in terms of a point pace? And can 300 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:18,200 any of them get over forty five. I think this upcoming season is a 301 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:22,640 big one for Nick Paul because when you look at goals scored for him, 302 00:20:22,720 --> 00:20:27,519 he did when he came in at the trade deadline and they played Toronto and 303 00:20:27,599 --> 00:20:32,599 Colorado and he did awesome. But this past year he did some great things, 304 00:20:32,599 --> 00:20:34,720 but he just struggled with scoring goals, and so he knows that's something 305 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:38,480 that he has to work on. I would definitely expect him, especially losing 306 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:42,160 Kloren and Ross Colton, like he knows that he has to figure that out. 307 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:45,119 He's got to score, He's got to shoot the puck. He's going 308 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:47,680 to be shooting the puck a lot more because he can't. We can't have 309 00:20:47,720 --> 00:20:51,839 another season where that's not happening. I would expect Nick Paul honestly to have 310 00:20:52,200 --> 00:20:56,039 a pretty good season as far as that goes, because there was a lot 311 00:20:56,039 --> 00:21:00,839 of pressure on him there at the end to score and and he did score 312 00:21:00,839 --> 00:21:04,400 against Toronto. As far as Connor Shery goes, again, like you said, 313 00:21:04,440 --> 00:21:07,599 it is up in the air, I will say like he played on 314 00:21:07,599 --> 00:21:11,640 the same line as Ovechkin, which is pretty huge, and I know that's 315 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:14,680 what the Lightning really liked about him. He's going to be up there next 316 00:21:14,680 --> 00:21:17,039 to stamp Kost. I think he's going to have a good year, but 317 00:21:17,079 --> 00:21:19,680 it'll take an adjustment period, right Like any player that comes into a new 318 00:21:21,319 --> 00:21:23,039 environment, it takes them a bit to get adjusted. So I don't know 319 00:21:23,039 --> 00:21:26,680 if right off the bat, if that's really going to be if we're going 320 00:21:26,759 --> 00:21:30,559 to see that success from Connor Shery. As far as Sarelli goes, he's 321 00:21:30,599 --> 00:21:33,240 consistent. We know what to expect was Sarelli. I think if you're going 322 00:21:33,319 --> 00:21:37,240 to go with the player, I would say Nick Paul would be the one 323 00:21:37,359 --> 00:21:41,559 because it's crunched time on him. He's got that long term contract. He 324 00:21:41,599 --> 00:21:47,920 didn't really score any goals there last year, and so he's going to be 325 00:21:47,920 --> 00:21:49,519 shooting the puck more. And the more you shoot the puck, the more 326 00:21:49,519 --> 00:21:53,200 it goes in. So let's go with the Nick Paul is the guy that 327 00:21:53,279 --> 00:21:59,799 I think out of those three, I like it. It's nice to get 328 00:21:59,839 --> 00:22:03,960 that opinion. Of course, Sherry is the bigger unknown, So if you 329 00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:06,799 want to take a big wild swing, I think so Early, as you 330 00:22:06,920 --> 00:22:08,960 pointed out, is the one we know the most about and it is probably 331 00:22:08,960 --> 00:22:12,319 the least likely to pop off. Braley's a great player, but as far 332 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:17,759 as is goals and shooting, Nick paulis who I would go with. Connor 333 00:22:17,799 --> 00:22:19,640 Sherry. I hope that he has a really good season. We just don't 334 00:22:19,640 --> 00:22:22,279 know he's again, it's just an unknown as far as that goes, and 335 00:22:22,319 --> 00:22:26,000 it's going to take him a little bit to get adjusted. Yeah for sure. 336 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:30,559 All right, Yeah, let's talk about the defense now. Michael Sergachev, 337 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:33,559 it seems like we are witnessing a bit of a change of the guard 338 00:22:33,559 --> 00:22:37,519 here at the top d in Tampa. Headman still getting a smidge more power 339 00:22:37,559 --> 00:22:42,240 play time on ice, but Sergachev has fifteen more points in just three more 340 00:22:42,319 --> 00:22:45,759 games than Headman. Coming into this season, Jesse and I thought he'd be 341 00:22:45,920 --> 00:22:48,839 on the twenty four to twenty eight best defenseman range, and he was actually 342 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:52,680 the eleventh best, so really took the reins there. Ten goals, fifty 343 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:56,039 four assists for sixty four points in seventy two games, which is a sixty 344 00:22:56,119 --> 00:23:00,640 six point pace, twenty seven power play point points, tons of hits, 345 00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:04,519 blocks and shots. Really good for those bash metrics twenty first at his position, 346 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:08,119 seven years, eight eight and a half million, he's it's looking like 347 00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:12,400 a pretty good value already. He's definitely providing a ton of offense. His 348 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:18,359 defensive impacts are neutral, so that's fine. He really does better in the 349 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:22,440 offensive areas anyways. So what do we think about these two? I know 350 00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:25,960 and fantasy it's been tough because you usually want the top power play defenseman, 351 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:29,920 and he and Hedman have alternated a bit, and sire Chef looked like he 352 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:32,839 took it and the headman took it back at times. What do you think 353 00:23:32,839 --> 00:23:37,039 we should expect here for Sergacheff in particular right now in the power play. 354 00:23:37,680 --> 00:23:40,680 Yeah, no, I think Sergacheff again, he's the thing with the Lightning 355 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:44,799 too. That especially when you're looking at something like this for Fantasy. The 356 00:23:44,880 --> 00:23:49,079 Lightning of eight players right now under contract through twenty twenty six seasons, and 357 00:23:49,119 --> 00:23:52,000 they're all young players. So, like you said, I don't want to 358 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:56,119 say changing of the guard too much, but you're seeing some of those younger 359 00:23:56,119 --> 00:23:59,680 guys that are locked in. They got those big contracts and there's a lot 360 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:03,440 of sure on them to step up as far as leadership goes. Sergey is 361 00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:07,880 one of those guys. I think Hedman, especially like last year towards the 362 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:11,720 end he got pretty banged up, which didn't help. But Serge's really been 363 00:24:11,799 --> 00:24:17,240 stepping up, taking on more of a leadership role, and I do think 364 00:24:17,319 --> 00:24:19,880 that it's just going to go up. I saw him getting into his rhythm 365 00:24:19,880 --> 00:24:23,480 there in the second half of the season. He was really determined and I 366 00:24:23,519 --> 00:24:26,920 can only imagine what he's going to be like this year. They lost some 367 00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:30,039 leadership on that team. He's going to be one of those guys that steps 368 00:24:30,079 --> 00:24:33,359 up and fills in that hole. So as far as like what you're saying, 369 00:24:33,559 --> 00:24:37,599 power play, that's going to be on him. And they got a 370 00:24:37,599 --> 00:24:40,680 couple of new guys on defense, so Sergey's going to be taking the reins 371 00:24:40,720 --> 00:24:47,960 there along with Headman, and those guys play off each other. So well, 372 00:24:48,039 --> 00:24:52,440 let's talk more about Hedman because we need to take a moment to appreciate 373 00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:56,039 this guy and an eighty two game pace. He was the fourth best defenseman 374 00:24:56,119 --> 00:25:00,279 in fantasy hockey last year and he's been one of the top defense he spend 375 00:25:00,319 --> 00:25:03,880 in the NHL for a very long time. I ran the numbers from Evolving 376 00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:10,039 Hockey over the last ten years. Collectively, only Romanosi and Eric Carlson have 377 00:25:10,119 --> 00:25:14,359 more points than Hedman among defensemen, and he ties with Carlson for the most 378 00:25:14,440 --> 00:25:18,519 primary assists out of that group on the power play. Headman is alone in 379 00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:23,599 scoring for that ten year period in terms of power play points two hundred and 380 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:29,079 twelve. As referenced in the Cergachev talk, he wasn't alone at the top 381 00:25:29,200 --> 00:25:33,839 this year. For the first time since twenty fourteen fifteen, Headman was not 382 00:25:33,279 --> 00:25:37,400 the top defenseman score for the Lightning bonus points than any listeners who can name 383 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:41,799 the top score that year because it blew my mind. But of course it 384 00:25:41,839 --> 00:25:45,079 wasn't exactly a disaster for Headman. Nine goals, forty assists for forty nine 385 00:25:45,119 --> 00:25:49,359 points and seventy six games is still amazing. Twenty second in the NHL and 386 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:55,680 defenceman scoring over two shots, two blocks and a hit mark a nice peripheral 387 00:25:55,839 --> 00:26:00,119 floor. But like you said, banged up and that six year run of 388 00:26:00,160 --> 00:26:04,279 all Star teams and top three Norris finishes ended last year? Was it a 389 00:26:04,319 --> 00:26:07,839 blip for the soon to be thirty three year old. Where is the mileage 390 00:26:07,839 --> 00:26:12,599 of fourteen years? And that doesn't even count all the long playoff runs that 391 00:26:12,799 --> 00:26:17,519 add all kinds of mileage to the guy? Has that all taken a toll? 392 00:26:17,599 --> 00:26:21,799 And maybe Headman's a bit on the decline? I think last season was 393 00:26:22,279 --> 00:26:25,799 again like one of those I feel like I've heard this so many times as 394 00:26:25,839 --> 00:26:29,200 Headman on the decline? Is Stamco's almost done or the lightning? Was this 395 00:26:29,279 --> 00:26:33,160 their downfall? And really last year was really tough because they were coming off 396 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:37,440 those back to back runs and then the Eastern Conference final and then the Stanley 397 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:41,200 Cup Final, and it's just they were so run down, and it's natural 398 00:26:41,359 --> 00:26:45,480 as we age we get a little more tired than the younger guys. I 399 00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:48,400 think it's a mix of everything. Yeah, Hedman is getting a little older 400 00:26:48,400 --> 00:26:52,880 obviously, but I think part of that was just wear and terror, exhaustion 401 00:26:52,160 --> 00:26:56,640 and three cup runs in a row. It's just really hard to gauge that. 402 00:26:56,759 --> 00:27:00,480 I think this season he's gonna be coming back with the vengeance And it's 403 00:27:00,519 --> 00:27:06,880 also sergacheff is he's younger, he has a lot of energy, he has 404 00:27:06,920 --> 00:27:11,240 a big contract, like he's in his peak right now and he's going to 405 00:27:11,279 --> 00:27:12,960 get better and Headmen's just in a different phase of his career. But I 406 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:15,200 don't think he's on the decline. I think he's gonna have a great season. 407 00:27:15,720 --> 00:27:18,839 And I'm sure he's been hearing what everyone's been saying about him, so 408 00:27:18,920 --> 00:27:22,440 that's not gonna resonate well with him. Yeah, he's great. He's an 409 00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:26,599 all around great defenseman. I will say too, when mcdonnah left the Lightning, 410 00:27:26,599 --> 00:27:30,640 when they had to trade him, it changed the dynamic of their defense, 411 00:27:30,920 --> 00:27:34,240 and I think ever since mcdonnah left that's something that they've been trying to 412 00:27:34,279 --> 00:27:38,400 find their groove there on defense. So That is another reason why Sergey really 413 00:27:38,480 --> 00:27:42,440 had to step up there. And I'm interested to see how the defense gels 414 00:27:42,480 --> 00:27:47,839 now it's last season with them putting things together and figuring out what works. 415 00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:51,400 That's where headman steps in, and he's the leader on the defense, no 416 00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:55,200 doubt, no question. I wouldn't say he's on the decline, but one 417 00:27:55,279 --> 00:27:59,680 day he will get there, but we're not there yet. Yeah, those 418 00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:03,000 are definitely the top two defenseman. Frankly some of the top defenseman in the 419 00:28:03,079 --> 00:28:07,039 NHL, but certainly the top two on this team. Let's just throw out 420 00:28:07,079 --> 00:28:11,319 a couple again players arbitrurely put him up against one another and see who you 421 00:28:11,400 --> 00:28:17,400 like the best for the depth defenseman. Nick Purbicks, Eric Turnak, felipe 422 00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:21,480 A Meyers, three different guys who've had smaller worlds. Turnachf it's really popped 423 00:28:21,559 --> 00:28:23,680 up a couple of years ago. But which one of these guys do you 424 00:28:23,759 --> 00:28:27,319 like best? From at least a fantasy scoring perspective or anything else you have 425 00:28:27,359 --> 00:28:33,119 to say about these guys. You saw what it looks like when Turnak wasn't 426 00:28:33,119 --> 00:28:34,799 in the lineup and the playoffs. He saw what it was like when Hedman 427 00:28:34,880 --> 00:28:38,359 wasn't in the lineup in the playoffs against Toronto this year as well, because 428 00:28:38,359 --> 00:28:42,880 they were both banged up. Turnach obviously was we had a head injury, 429 00:28:42,960 --> 00:28:45,640 so he was out the whole time. But you could see what happens on 430 00:28:45,720 --> 00:28:49,799 defense when those guys aren't playing. I think as far as like from a 431 00:28:49,839 --> 00:28:55,799 fantasy standpoint, I think Nick Perbicks is really interesting because again he's young, 432 00:28:56,559 --> 00:29:02,480 and he's gritty, and he's fast, and he's kind of on the up 433 00:29:02,519 --> 00:29:07,640 here for the Lightning. He watched him last year find his way and it's 434 00:29:07,640 --> 00:29:11,240 funny when you watch he and Radish play together. Those guys, they're the 435 00:29:11,279 --> 00:29:15,279 young UN's on defense, Darren Radish and Nick Ferbick. I would be interested 436 00:29:15,319 --> 00:29:19,640 to see what Nick Purbicks does. Churnocks taken some brutal hits and had some 437 00:29:19,680 --> 00:29:22,880 injuries, and I'm sure he'll have a great season, but I would keep 438 00:29:22,880 --> 00:29:26,480 an eye on Nick Purbicks. He's on the up for sure. He's really 439 00:29:26,519 --> 00:29:33,960 young too, So Radish definitely someone to look for in cap leagues, I 440 00:29:33,960 --> 00:29:37,400 would say, because he yea not making a lot and he's going to be 441 00:29:37,400 --> 00:29:38,839 playing, so we'd like to see that. But I'm not sure that he's 442 00:29:38,839 --> 00:29:41,960 not going to score a lot, but the volume per dollar might be there. 443 00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:45,759 Yeah, we saw at the end in the playoffs against Toronto like he 444 00:29:45,880 --> 00:29:51,079 really started to find his own there. He's a late bloomer, and I 445 00:29:51,119 --> 00:29:55,240 know that they really liked what they saw from him and just signed him for 446 00:29:55,400 --> 00:29:57,359 two more years. So he's definitely somebody watched. But yeah, Nick purbicks 447 00:29:57,440 --> 00:30:03,319 is, I think he'll just continue to get better as well. Yeah, 448 00:30:03,359 --> 00:30:07,599 definitely. And he is Taylor's older brother if I remember correctly. Connection there. 449 00:30:07,160 --> 00:30:11,079 Yea. Let's move on to the goalies, and the Lightning gave up 450 00:30:11,079 --> 00:30:15,920 the seventeenth ranked goals expected goals for sixty according to Evolving Hockey two point sevent 451 00:30:15,920 --> 00:30:19,960 to two, but conceded the thirteenth actual goals two point eight five according to 452 00:30:21,039 --> 00:30:26,279 NHL dot com. And a big reason obviously is Andre Bossileski. What a 453 00:30:26,440 --> 00:30:30,519 stud he is. He's basically been an anchor back there for many years, 454 00:30:30,759 --> 00:30:33,799 and yeah, he has got the big contract, but it has been well 455 00:30:33,839 --> 00:30:37,319 worth it. He's a workhorse, he plays a lot of games, he 456 00:30:37,359 --> 00:30:41,519 wins most of them, and in terms of a fantasy asset, there's for 457 00:30:41,559 --> 00:30:45,079 a long time there wasn't a question who was better, although at this point 458 00:30:45,160 --> 00:30:49,279 we're starting to entertain ideas about it's just Jerkin and Sirokin. But just in 459 00:30:49,400 --> 00:30:53,839 terms of what we're talking about here, he was incredible seventeen goals save above 460 00:30:53,880 --> 00:31:00,359 expected point eight six delta Fenwick just really strong number, thirty three wins, 461 00:31:00,480 --> 00:31:04,960 nine fifteen say percentage outperforming all of his expected numbers. I can't imagine too 462 00:31:06,039 --> 00:31:08,799 much changes with Vassilevski. I think there's a little bit question about the backup 463 00:31:08,839 --> 00:31:12,799 he hasn't It's been a while since he had a really reliable, good backup 464 00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:17,920 that could play a lot of games, which is why he's played over sixty 465 00:31:17,920 --> 00:31:19,440 to the last two years. I would imagine, do you see anything changes 466 00:31:19,480 --> 00:31:23,799 their same old great stuff from Vassilevski, volume starter, lots of wins, 467 00:31:23,839 --> 00:31:30,319 good numbers, anything changing there. I think that last year was and he 468 00:31:30,440 --> 00:31:33,039 said it like it was a really difficult season. It was hard for him 469 00:31:33,039 --> 00:31:36,920 to push through his mind and his body weren't connected. He was just exhausted 470 00:31:36,960 --> 00:31:40,079 on both sides. And he came out at the end of the season and 471 00:31:40,119 --> 00:31:42,759 said this wasn't my normal season, Like I can be so much better and 472 00:31:44,160 --> 00:31:47,920 they were just he was exhausted, right, not an excuse for them, 473 00:31:48,359 --> 00:31:52,000 but that's what he said. So I think that his season, he'll actually 474 00:31:52,039 --> 00:31:53,799 have a better season this year. There's a lot of questions as far as 475 00:31:53,880 --> 00:32:00,440 like the backup goalie situation goes in Tampa, and I know Coop is adamant 476 00:32:00,519 --> 00:32:02,519 that a goalie should be able to play sixty games, no problem, So 477 00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:07,599 I know it was interesting when Vassilevski was talking about how exhausted he was, 478 00:32:07,640 --> 00:32:10,759 and I think he said like game thirty five is when he started to wear 479 00:32:10,839 --> 00:32:15,880 down mentally and physically. So I am interested to see what happens with the 480 00:32:15,920 --> 00:32:20,519 backup goalie situation. I haven't heard a ton and Johansen, he hasn't played 481 00:32:20,519 --> 00:32:22,680 a lot, doesn't have a lot of experience. We don't really have much 482 00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:24,680 to go on as far as that ghost, but he's young and I know 483 00:32:24,720 --> 00:32:28,799 that's what they were looking for. I think Vassie's gonna have a much better 484 00:32:28,799 --> 00:32:31,240 season this year. He's rested up. He just had and he was banged 485 00:32:31,319 --> 00:32:34,440 up. He said last year too. A lot of little I don't know 486 00:32:34,480 --> 00:32:37,599 if injuries would be the word, but he's just he was just banged up, 487 00:32:37,680 --> 00:32:39,759 so I would expect to that act actually have a better season this year. 488 00:32:40,359 --> 00:32:45,960 A well rested big Cat should be fun to watch. Oh boy, 489 00:32:45,200 --> 00:32:52,680 arrested, healed, motivated, Vassilevski is a scary thing for the That is, 490 00:32:52,880 --> 00:32:54,279 I did want to touch a little bit more on the backup situation, 491 00:32:54,359 --> 00:33:00,720 because yeah, Jonas Johansson has not too many NHL games already five in his 492 00:33:00,759 --> 00:33:04,000 career, and frankly, most of them have not been very good. I 493 00:33:04,039 --> 00:33:08,039 definitely believe though, that behind a much better team than he has had in 494 00:33:08,119 --> 00:33:12,319 some of his stints, then maybe he can do okay. But he played 495 00:33:12,720 --> 00:33:16,480 for Colorado who was a really good team obviously and struggled, and I'm wondering 496 00:33:17,039 --> 00:33:21,640 how much or the least they give him because they have Hugo Alnafelt, who 497 00:33:21,799 --> 00:33:24,480 has been who is I think one of the best prospect goalies around, and 498 00:33:24,559 --> 00:33:29,680 he previously had struggled a little bit in the HL, and so I understand 499 00:33:29,720 --> 00:33:31,720 why he didn't get too many looks previously. But he was really good last 500 00:33:31,759 --> 00:33:36,319 year, seems to be pretty close to NHL already, and I almost wonder 501 00:33:36,359 --> 00:33:39,599 if they don't give him ten to fifteen starts and maybe Johnson a couple here 502 00:33:39,640 --> 00:33:45,720 and there, because all thefelt almost seems like he might already be similar better 503 00:33:45,759 --> 00:33:49,440 than Johnson. What do you think about that option? Yeah, I think, 504 00:33:49,519 --> 00:33:52,519 like I said, there's still a lot of question and of what's going 505 00:33:52,559 --> 00:33:55,279 to happen there, But I could see that being the competition situation between the 506 00:33:55,279 --> 00:33:59,559 two of them as far as who's going to get the backup spot. And 507 00:34:00,240 --> 00:34:02,480 yeah, like you said, I agree with you one percent. The thing 508 00:34:02,480 --> 00:34:06,319 with the Lightning is they they're not going to really tell us. We're going 509 00:34:06,359 --> 00:34:08,039 to find out when we find out. But I could definitely see it being 510 00:34:08,039 --> 00:34:10,920 a situation, especially Joe Hansson. They don't have a lot to go on 511 00:34:12,280 --> 00:34:15,239 with him. He doesn't have a lot of NHL experience. I think it's 512 00:34:15,280 --> 00:34:17,519 going to be one of those who's going to compete for the backup and who's 513 00:34:17,519 --> 00:34:21,079 going to get out there and we'll see. I think they'll bok get a 514 00:34:21,079 --> 00:34:23,039 fair shot to show what they have and we'll see who gets it. But 515 00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:29,320 yeah, as long as Vassi gets some time off to rest his body, 516 00:34:29,440 --> 00:34:31,320 especially if they're going to make another run, which I know that that's their 517 00:34:31,320 --> 00:34:35,559 plan, it's going to be whoever can step up, and you don't know 518 00:34:35,679 --> 00:34:37,920 because we've seen players like what we were talking about with Hagel, you just 519 00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:42,800 don't know until they get in there, especially with the Lightning, because these 520 00:34:42,840 --> 00:34:45,199 players get in there and they thrive in that environment, and it could be 521 00:34:45,239 --> 00:34:51,559 the same for Joe Hansson. We'll see what happens. Premendous. Thank you, 522 00:34:51,639 --> 00:34:54,679 DeAndre. You've brought us a lot of information on these Tampa Bay Lightnings. 523 00:34:54,840 --> 00:34:59,519 How should people out there follow your work? Yeah, so I am 524 00:34:59,559 --> 00:35:04,519 covering Lightning for the Hockey News as the season training camp happens in the next 525 00:35:04,559 --> 00:35:07,719 few weeks. I'll have a lot going on with that, but yeah, 526 00:35:07,079 --> 00:35:10,400 I you can follow me on my Twitter too, which we can post when 527 00:35:10,400 --> 00:35:14,920 we send this episode out. But the Hockey News, I'm doing a Lightning 528 00:35:14,960 --> 00:35:17,920 show with the Belief Network, so we'll have a bolt like a breakdown, 529 00:35:17,920 --> 00:35:22,960 a weekly breakdown show all throughout the season. And I do a serious x 530 00:35:23,320 --> 00:35:28,280 NHL Network Radio, so do a lot of Bolts breakdowns there too, and 531 00:35:28,360 --> 00:35:31,760 some league stuff. But kind of it's gonna be a busy season and we're 532 00:35:31,760 --> 00:35:37,480 getting close. I'm excited. Absolutely everybody should definitely follow your work, and 533 00:35:37,519 --> 00:35:39,480 thank you so much for being on the show today. Yeah, thank you 534 00:35:39,519 --> 00:35:52,280 so much, guys Wilson. Well, that's good fired pass goodness at quick 535 00:35:52,320 --> 00:36:02,320 grab. Now it's your weekly goalie talk with Catsiman Cats Instincts. Time for 536 00:36:02,360 --> 00:36:07,800 another edition of Cat's Instincts with Kats Silverman of ingolmag Toronto Maple Leaf edition, 537 00:36:08,000 --> 00:36:13,519 and we got a couple interesting ones here. Joseph wall is the first one 538 00:36:13,559 --> 00:36:16,320 we're going to talk about, and he was a twenty sixteen third round pick 539 00:36:16,360 --> 00:36:22,480 by Toronto sixty three two hundred pounds now twenty five, and he's primarily played 540 00:36:22,480 --> 00:36:25,679 with the Marley's of the HL the last two seasons, but he appeared in 541 00:36:25,320 --> 00:36:30,960 an eleven NHL games over the last couple of seasons. And when you look 542 00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:36,840 at his stats on Evalving Hockey, he's really outperformed his expected save percentage, 543 00:36:36,840 --> 00:36:39,880 which small sample size, but that's really good to see. His hockey prospecting, 544 00:36:39,960 --> 00:36:43,800 though, has really trended down. He's been from like a forty high 545 00:36:43,880 --> 00:36:47,639 forty two now a high twenty six percent chance of being a starter. The 546 00:36:47,639 --> 00:36:52,639 best comp I found for him was like a Cam Talbot type. Could be 547 00:36:52,679 --> 00:36:55,039 worse, but he's there. And obviously they have some son off and Martin 548 00:36:55,119 --> 00:37:00,400 Jones, and the Martin Jones experience is coming to Toronto, everyone and get 549 00:37:00,400 --> 00:37:02,920 ready. But to tell us, Cat what your instincts tell us about Joseph 550 00:37:02,920 --> 00:37:07,079 Wall and whether he's maybe already better than Martin Jones. Oh, man, 551 00:37:07,679 --> 00:37:12,800 I think bringing Jack Campbell back would be better than Martin Jones. But God 552 00:37:12,840 --> 00:37:15,480 bless Martin Jones. What a great guy. He's such a trooper. I 553 00:37:15,480 --> 00:37:20,320 would have probably hung him up by now. He's milking those contracts. Yeah, 554 00:37:20,360 --> 00:37:23,079 I think we've I think in years past we've touched on this with Toronto. 555 00:37:24,760 --> 00:37:30,079 There's always this giant asterisk that you have to put next to any prospect 556 00:37:30,119 --> 00:37:35,400 in Toronto that says, this is what I would project them to be on 557 00:37:35,880 --> 00:37:39,760 any other team in the league, because whatever bad juju Toronto has, they 558 00:37:39,880 --> 00:37:45,159 break everything they buy, especially in net. We saw it with Jack Campbell, 559 00:37:45,199 --> 00:37:47,519 we saw it with Matt Murray. They just they can't seem to get 560 00:37:47,639 --> 00:37:52,079 consistent goaltending, and they can't seem to get consistent, healthy goaltending, and 561 00:37:52,079 --> 00:37:57,920 then things trend down and then somebody leaves and everyone's angry, and it's always 562 00:37:57,920 --> 00:38:01,000 a big long saga. I had Joseph owl Is one of my top not 563 00:38:01,079 --> 00:38:05,559 just top prospects for Toronto but across the league. When he was playing for 564 00:38:05,599 --> 00:38:08,639 Boston College, I was like, this guy's it. He played a similar 565 00:38:08,679 --> 00:38:13,719 type of game, dispensing night, just a really calm, controlled, consistent 566 00:38:13,800 --> 00:38:21,960 game that had so much technical structure that he almost looked like he was playing 567 00:38:22,039 --> 00:38:24,480 a level below where he should be. During some of his collegiate games, 568 00:38:24,519 --> 00:38:28,239 the defense would fall apart in front of him and he would still be exactly 569 00:38:28,280 --> 00:38:30,039 where he needed to be. I loved getting to watch him play. He 570 00:38:30,119 --> 00:38:36,559 actually swung through Arizona playing against ASU one time, and that was a game 571 00:38:36,599 --> 00:38:39,840 that ASU played at Heela River Arena, So I got to watch him in 572 00:38:39,880 --> 00:38:45,519 an NHL arena playing as a collegiate goalie, and that was so much fun 573 00:38:45,519 --> 00:38:46,800 to watch. I watched him and I was like, this kid's it. 574 00:38:47,039 --> 00:38:50,960 This is the best goalie where I ever going to see. And then it 575 00:38:51,119 --> 00:38:54,760 just I believe he's had some injuries over the last couple of years. I 576 00:38:54,800 --> 00:38:59,400 know that he's had some time where he's been out. Coming back to the 577 00:38:59,599 --> 00:39:02,360 HL, he still had to like skip some time here and there, and 578 00:39:02,400 --> 00:39:07,559 I just I don't know what to think anymore. Because he looks really good 579 00:39:07,639 --> 00:39:10,039 during the game. Cit he's played in Toronto. If he has a single 580 00:39:10,079 --> 00:39:14,559 bad game, the entire team, the entire fan base once and traded. 581 00:39:15,199 --> 00:39:17,920 There's always that pressure point. I think last year it looked like he finally 582 00:39:19,519 --> 00:39:23,280 just hit his stride consistency wise, and I think he's a better option than 583 00:39:23,320 --> 00:39:28,960 Martin Jones. I appreciate that they're not pulling a Ben SCRIBBNS and throwing him 584 00:39:28,960 --> 00:39:32,079 out there without any backup, but I also don't think that Martin Jones is 585 00:39:32,119 --> 00:39:37,480 the answer. So we'll see. I think that if he was on any 586 00:39:37,519 --> 00:39:42,440 other team, if he was on Winnipeg, Chicago, Anaheim, Arizona, 587 00:39:43,119 --> 00:39:45,559 New York, he would be in the NHL this year. He'd have a 588 00:39:45,559 --> 00:39:49,599 few bumps and then it would be smooth sailing, and I'd say, yes, 589 00:39:49,639 --> 00:39:52,360 he's absolutely a starter. He's ready to go. I can't wait to 590 00:39:52,360 --> 00:39:55,039 see what happens in Toronto. He might spend another two years in the NHL, 591 00:39:55,199 --> 00:40:02,280 who knows, but in theory he should be their best option in net 592 00:40:02,320 --> 00:40:10,239 this year would be my tentative prediction. I think when he's playing his game, 593 00:40:10,440 --> 00:40:15,320 he's consistent, he's good, he can withstand the pressure playing college hockey 594 00:40:15,320 --> 00:40:22,280 and Boston's hard, and he did it incredibly well. But Toronto always manages 595 00:40:22,320 --> 00:40:25,840 to suppress me. So maybe he'll play a year of NHL hockey and then 596 00:40:25,880 --> 00:40:32,639 retire. Who knows. So did you say he's the best option in net? 597 00:40:32,639 --> 00:40:39,599 Does that include Samsonov? Are you just talking about that? I didn't. 598 00:40:39,679 --> 00:40:44,000 I loved some of the games I saw from Samsonov in Toronto, and 599 00:40:44,039 --> 00:40:46,559 then some of them I watched and I was like, this is this also 600 00:40:46,639 --> 00:40:51,679 wasn't the answer for them. They there was a bold strategy for them to 601 00:40:51,719 --> 00:40:54,159 take on two reclamation projects at once, and I think they hit on like 602 00:40:54,159 --> 00:40:59,519 a forty five percent success right there out of the two guys. We'll see 603 00:40:59,519 --> 00:41:01,800 how it goes this year. They're bringing any hat another reclamation project. So 604 00:41:02,639 --> 00:41:07,199 good luck to Joseph Bowl. I'm not sure Mine Jones the reclamation project anymore. 605 00:41:07,239 --> 00:41:13,480 He's there, he's just there. Have fun with that, Toronto fans. 606 00:41:13,480 --> 00:41:17,840 Anyways, let's move on to artur Aktiamov and the twenty twenty fourth round 607 00:41:17,840 --> 00:41:22,360 pick by Toronto six one hundred and sixty eight pounds. For as much fanfare 608 00:41:22,400 --> 00:41:25,199 and noise, you're here out of Toronto and maple leaf fans. I feel 609 00:41:25,199 --> 00:41:28,840 like, frankly, we haven't heard enough of this guy, because I think 610 00:41:28,880 --> 00:41:31,039 he's pretty stellar. He's now twenty one years old. He's been great in 611 00:41:31,119 --> 00:41:36,960 Russia, though he hasn't played in many higher level games. I guess maybe 612 00:41:37,000 --> 00:41:40,480 that's part of it. He hasn't played much in the KHL. It's been 613 00:41:40,480 --> 00:41:45,679 mainly in the VHL and the MHL looks like only four KHL games. But 614 00:41:45,719 --> 00:41:50,800 he probably will get more of a chance this year in the KHL. He's 615 00:41:50,880 --> 00:41:57,440 in the Akbar's Kazan program and it seems they've had some goalies at the KHL 616 00:41:57,519 --> 00:42:00,960 level, so they haven't needed him. In the VHL, though he's been 617 00:42:00,199 --> 00:42:05,960 one of the top goalies there. Save percentage well above expected goal save above 618 00:42:06,000 --> 00:42:09,760 expected is plus twenty four. I have here on sport contract that seems ridiculously 619 00:42:09,840 --> 00:42:15,960 high. So Actiamof he might be a ways away, just in terms of 620 00:42:15,039 --> 00:42:20,519 he's twenty one and he's in Russia. He's physically a ways away, but 621 00:42:20,760 --> 00:42:22,760 he hasn't really played a lot of KHL time. So what do your instincts 622 00:42:22,760 --> 00:42:28,639 tell us about art or actiamof? Cat I think he's great. He's a 623 00:42:28,639 --> 00:42:32,360 goalie that I when he got drafted, I had hoped that he would get 624 00:42:32,480 --> 00:42:36,199 drafted. He was someone that I was a little nervous maybe wouldn't because, 625 00:42:36,239 --> 00:42:39,000 like you said, he hadn't really gotten a lot of exposure at the higher 626 00:42:39,119 --> 00:42:45,239 levels. He was undersized. I know he's listed at six one. I 627 00:42:45,320 --> 00:42:49,480 believe that has gone up. I think he was initially listed at six feet, 628 00:42:49,559 --> 00:42:55,599 which sometimes at the Russian goaltenders, they there's almost like a stigma where 629 00:42:55,599 --> 00:42:59,039 they say, oh, this guy's listed at six feet, he's a goaltender. 630 00:42:59,039 --> 00:43:00,679 He's probably only five of eight, and so I was nervous that he 631 00:43:00,719 --> 00:43:06,039 was going to end up getting skipped over to like Thomas Millich and like Dustin 632 00:43:06,119 --> 00:43:09,000 Wolf, falling to the very bottom of his draft year. And then Toronto 633 00:43:09,039 --> 00:43:12,360 scooped him up, and I was like, that's great. I believe he 634 00:43:12,480 --> 00:43:15,239 got drafted during one of the years that Joseph wol was dealing with an injury. 635 00:43:15,360 --> 00:43:22,920 So it was nice seeing them actually prepare with a contingency plan by drafting 636 00:43:22,000 --> 00:43:25,320 someone else that I thought was a good option. I do think he has 637 00:43:25,360 --> 00:43:29,719 a couple of years away. They could probably use him now and just get 638 00:43:29,800 --> 00:43:31,639 rid of Martin Jones, but I don't think they're going to do that. 639 00:43:34,039 --> 00:43:38,400 He's fun to watch, he's easy to watch. He doesn't seem to make 640 00:43:38,440 --> 00:43:42,360 a lot of mistakes. I remember watching some film on him and thinking, 641 00:43:44,840 --> 00:43:47,760 this kid's great. Why is he not getting any buzz? And I think 642 00:43:47,800 --> 00:43:54,880 that among Leafs fans, every time they discover him on I believe X formerly 643 00:43:54,920 --> 00:44:00,880 Twitter, it's like referring to Prince he. Anytime a Leafs fan would find 644 00:44:00,960 --> 00:44:02,360 him, they would all get really excited and start talking about him, and 645 00:44:02,360 --> 00:44:06,400 then buzz would die off again, and then it would get exciting again, 646 00:44:06,440 --> 00:44:09,000 and then it would die off again. So I think it's going to take 647 00:44:09,079 --> 00:44:13,719 him coming over to North America to really get the buzz going. But I'm 648 00:44:13,760 --> 00:44:15,639 excited to see what he can do this year. I believe he's no longer 649 00:44:15,880 --> 00:44:19,840 playing in the VHL. I think he's starting this season in the KHL, 650 00:44:21,039 --> 00:44:23,079 So knock on Wood will actually get a chance to see him against some higher 651 00:44:23,159 --> 00:44:29,519 quality a competition over a full season and totally see his numbers stay consistent, 652 00:44:29,559 --> 00:44:34,639 because I believe they've been pretty consistently good every year no matter where he's been 653 00:44:34,639 --> 00:44:38,159 playing. But we'll see. He may be one that doesn't necessarily want to 654 00:44:38,199 --> 00:44:44,320 come over unless he's got a clear starting job open. He may not want 655 00:44:44,360 --> 00:44:49,760 to come over just to play in the HL. So we'll see how it 656 00:44:49,800 --> 00:44:52,440 goes. But I do like his game. I think he's a lot of 657 00:44:52,440 --> 00:44:58,679 fun to watch. Indeed, I've been calling X the Artists formerly known as 658 00:44:58,719 --> 00:45:02,840 Twitter just I think we're on the same page. That get the Prince thing. 659 00:45:02,920 --> 00:45:06,320 And the other thing that you said there that just made me realize is 660 00:45:06,320 --> 00:45:09,199 I think we've established a new line of NHL or competent goalie, and that's 661 00:45:09,239 --> 00:45:13,760 the Martin Jones line. We could just call that the threshold. Right. 662 00:45:14,519 --> 00:45:17,400 He's like the case keenom of the NHL, and people just keep signing him, 663 00:45:17,440 --> 00:45:22,000 hoping he'll do something for them and just passing him aroun. He seems 664 00:45:22,039 --> 00:45:24,039 like a really nice guy. I've interviewed him and he seems really nice. 665 00:45:24,039 --> 00:45:29,760 He just like you said, I don't know if there's a reclamation project there 666 00:45:29,800 --> 00:45:37,400 anymore, because we're officially enough years removed from his game being NHL quality that 667 00:45:37,480 --> 00:45:42,480 I think we can safely say he's not there anymore. But maybe Toronto sees 668 00:45:42,519 --> 00:45:47,039 differently. Yeah, I saw way more than I ever wanted to watching Sharks 669 00:45:47,039 --> 00:45:52,039 games with him, so I'm over it. Thanks so much, Kad for 670 00:45:52,079 --> 00:45:55,320 giving us your instincts on the Toronto May Believe goalies. We'll be back right 671 00:45:55,360 --> 00:46:17,519 after this dig the Dynasty dig Coronald's Maple Leafs. Addition, this team again 672 00:46:17,880 --> 00:46:22,000 did very well, which means that their system is relatively low. It's ranked 673 00:46:22,079 --> 00:46:29,159 twenty first among the thirty two NHL clubs, and it all starts out with 674 00:46:29,199 --> 00:46:30,639 one of the guys we've already talked about in this show. It's your no 675 00:46:30,800 --> 00:46:36,039 brainer. Who is it, Victor, Yeah, it is Matthew Nice, 676 00:46:36,320 --> 00:46:39,599 twenty twenty one second round pick by the Leafs, sixty three twenty nine pounds 677 00:46:39,840 --> 00:46:46,039 left wing, probably part of the most dominant line in college hockey with Logan 678 00:46:46,079 --> 00:46:52,679 Cooley Jimmy Snuggrud certainly in the regular season, twenty one goals twenty one assists 679 00:46:52,679 --> 00:46:55,639 for forty two points. Nice even split there in forty games for the University 680 00:46:55,760 --> 00:47:00,159 of Minnesota. The least productive point wise of that trio, by the way, 681 00:47:00,199 --> 00:47:04,000 which is interesting, but he does a lot of the things that are 682 00:47:04,039 --> 00:47:07,800 really important for the line. Sign an intry level contract with Toronto. Played 683 00:47:07,840 --> 00:47:10,920 three regular season games, and seven playoff games before being knocked out with a 684 00:47:10,960 --> 00:47:15,000 concussion, which was very unfortunate. And yeah, but he looked really good 685 00:47:15,280 --> 00:47:19,199 in the time that he was doing it two years left on that entry level 686 00:47:19,239 --> 00:47:23,840 contract. Nice. When you look at Mitch Brown's tracking data comes in overall 687 00:47:23,880 --> 00:47:30,559 at a ninety eighth percentile, really fantastic. Most of his offensive and transition 688 00:47:30,480 --> 00:47:36,760 numbers are just solidly great. Nothing really stands out as elite in terms of 689 00:47:36,760 --> 00:47:42,639 the expected goals and expected assists are both in the top seventy fifth eightieth percentile. 690 00:47:42,960 --> 00:47:45,280 But the rest of the things are all really good too, like slot 691 00:47:45,320 --> 00:47:47,920 passes, control entries and entries denied. Those kinds of things were all really 692 00:47:49,000 --> 00:47:52,840 good. His defensive game is also really good, and some of his other 693 00:47:52,880 --> 00:47:57,679 things like advantages created and board plays to the middle, driving play getting into 694 00:47:57,719 --> 00:48:00,679 the inside are all really excellent for him. So he looks like one of 695 00:48:00,719 --> 00:48:05,480 the best players in college hockey, which is what we already knew. But 696 00:48:05,840 --> 00:48:08,519 it's a pretty well rounded great, not just in one specific certain area. 697 00:48:08,880 --> 00:48:14,039 But to learn a little bit more about Matt Nice, we have to talk 698 00:48:14,079 --> 00:48:17,599 to our FHL scout and Jesse let's hear about that. Yeah, and by 699 00:48:17,639 --> 00:48:21,119 the way, I would agree he looked good in the playoffs. He watched 700 00:48:21,199 --> 00:48:22,320 him out there. You're like, I know you can't rely on young guys, 701 00:48:22,360 --> 00:48:25,079 but he looks really wrong. God out there, you better keep him 702 00:48:25,159 --> 00:48:31,119 rolling. Our FHL scout for nights is Austin. He is saying the following 703 00:48:31,360 --> 00:48:36,159 un skating nice has gotten much quicker from his draft during until now he's added 704 00:48:36,159 --> 00:48:39,760 some good quickness and agility to his game, both fine assets already but now 705 00:48:40,159 --> 00:48:45,400 much more refined and strong. Isn't the fastest skater, but has looked much 706 00:48:45,440 --> 00:48:50,719 better. Needs to maintain consistency, but his best. He's shown explosive traits. 707 00:48:50,760 --> 00:48:54,400 Passing and handling, another aspect where he's shown improvement. Not an elite 708 00:48:54,400 --> 00:48:59,159 playmaker or puck mover, but he's done well in transition and clearances with the 709 00:48:59,159 --> 00:49:04,079 puck both at the NCAA and NHL level. The lack of high end passing 710 00:49:04,119 --> 00:49:08,000 traits may hold him back, but only slightly. Adding more routine puck movement 711 00:49:08,039 --> 00:49:14,159 could solidify him as a sure fire first liner. Shooting, he has one 712 00:49:14,199 --> 00:49:17,119 of the best shots of the current crop of NHL prospects. A good shot, 713 00:49:17,119 --> 00:49:21,960 awareness and accuracy can score from almost anywhere in the ice. If he 714 00:49:22,000 --> 00:49:25,360 plays next to John Tavares and Mitch Marner on the Leaf second line next season, 715 00:49:25,400 --> 00:49:30,679 he'll have the potential to really show it off IQ. The IQ and 716 00:49:30,719 --> 00:49:35,400 the patients have really grown. He's a mature player who rarely makes a mistake 717 00:49:35,440 --> 00:49:37,960 on the ice. Nice as a smart and collected player who plays with a 718 00:49:37,960 --> 00:49:43,719 good mixture of calmness and intensity. So overall, the best asset a power, 719 00:49:43,840 --> 00:49:47,320 a prototypical power forward great shot in IQ, He's got the ability to 720 00:49:47,320 --> 00:49:52,920 be a truly talented two way winger at the NHL level. The shot is 721 00:49:52,920 --> 00:49:55,920 the most dangerous weapon, being a versatile and skilled score, and he's a 722 00:49:55,960 --> 00:50:00,079 first line score with the potential for an even more rounded game. The biggest 723 00:50:00,079 --> 00:50:05,119 concern he's only an average playmaker. That's what's holding his game back from being 724 00:50:05,159 --> 00:50:08,079 a long term top sixer. There's not much that holds him back. And 725 00:50:08,119 --> 00:50:13,719 then, of course the concussion that you mentioned is a concern in terms of 726 00:50:13,760 --> 00:50:19,119 will that impact him long term concussions we know have derailed more than one career. 727 00:50:19,599 --> 00:50:22,079 The top tier outcome at his very best, a long term first line 728 00:50:22,079 --> 00:50:25,119 player for the Leaves, he could become a top six forward by this season 729 00:50:25,480 --> 00:50:30,880 with maturity and IQ an elite shot. Nice says the potential to spend his 730 00:50:30,960 --> 00:50:36,800 prime in of top forward line see tier one with power play one potential and 731 00:50:37,039 --> 00:50:40,679 fiftieth percentile middling outcome. Even if he's on the second line playing alongside to 732 00:50:40,760 --> 00:50:45,679 VARs and Marner is a great consolation in Toronto. Depending on how has skated 733 00:50:45,800 --> 00:50:51,440 and playmaking translates in a full NHL season, it will determine if he's closer 734 00:50:51,480 --> 00:50:54,599 to top six or middle six anyway. Either way, second line seems to 735 00:50:54,639 --> 00:51:00,039 be the balance and our NHL rank King has brought us data on this one, 736 00:51:00,440 --> 00:51:05,639 and his data shows that he's topping out very much like Austin said, 737 00:51:05,719 --> 00:51:08,920 a little above a second line potential in terms of where he stands in his 738 00:51:09,000 --> 00:51:16,840 equivalences after his NHL debut. And Nice is up against Joe Kim Kimmel in 739 00:51:17,079 --> 00:51:22,239 our player comparison our vote that went out on the internet. Kimmel the second 740 00:51:22,639 --> 00:51:28,840 the first round prospect drafted by the Nashville Predators in twenty twenty two, versus, 741 00:51:28,920 --> 00:51:32,360 of course, Nice, the second round pick of the Leafs in twenty 742 00:51:32,440 --> 00:51:39,039 twenty one. And Nice comes out in a constin dead victory at fifty three 743 00:51:39,079 --> 00:51:42,480 to forty seven percent. I don't know if you'd call that decisive, but 744 00:51:42,480 --> 00:51:45,599 two hundred twenty three votes that's a pretty significant sample. Would you take Nice 745 00:51:45,639 --> 00:51:51,880 over Kimmel their victor? Yeah? I think I would. It's been interesting 746 00:51:51,920 --> 00:51:57,840 to track his development and he's looked so good at every step out performing And 747 00:51:57,880 --> 00:52:00,079 I was definitely someone that was like pumped the brake last year when everyone was 748 00:52:00,119 --> 00:52:04,199 calling him a future first liner. He definitely looked like a bit of a 749 00:52:04,440 --> 00:52:07,400 drafts deal at fifty seventh overall, but people were starting to lose their mind, 750 00:52:07,440 --> 00:52:12,679 like he was going to be the next William Lander or something. But 751 00:52:13,000 --> 00:52:16,079 he has really popped off this year. Can he translate that fully? We 752 00:52:16,119 --> 00:52:20,679 talked a little bit about that with Peter Harling and the main show, and 753 00:52:21,039 --> 00:52:22,480 the thing that puts it over the top for me is that he's ready now, 754 00:52:22,719 --> 00:52:25,719 He's ready. Now he's going to get this opportunity. He's going to 755 00:52:25,760 --> 00:52:30,719 be the opportunity with great players at least at even strength to make him look 756 00:52:30,760 --> 00:52:35,559 even better. So that's going to really help. Kimmel had a bit of 757 00:52:35,559 --> 00:52:39,960 a down year with Yip Jyp over than Liga he when he did come over 758 00:52:40,000 --> 00:52:45,280 though, he was awesome for year Neck of the Woods there the Milwaukee Admirals 759 00:52:45,320 --> 00:52:49,599 in the HL, and that was really impressive. I've talked to Jacob Stoller 760 00:52:49,639 --> 00:52:52,960 about his performance and said that he was really impressed with how well he transitioned. 761 00:52:53,000 --> 00:52:58,119 So Kimmel, I think can take it over. I think he's a 762 00:52:58,159 --> 00:53:01,079 little bit more of a one dimensional layer though than Nys. I think Nys 763 00:53:01,079 --> 00:53:05,159 can really do it in a lot of different ways and brings a lot to 764 00:53:05,199 --> 00:53:07,559 a line in terms of the versatility that he offers, and I think Kamel 765 00:53:07,639 --> 00:53:12,239 it's a little bit less. So I think this is close. I think 766 00:53:12,280 --> 00:53:16,159 both of these are interesting because of the proximity and how ready he is already. 767 00:53:16,199 --> 00:53:20,880 I would take Nis. I think their upside is probably similar. Maybe 768 00:53:20,960 --> 00:53:23,559 Kamel has more upside as a goal scorer, which would be nice, but 769 00:53:23,800 --> 00:53:28,199 yeah, we need to wait a little bit to see where that's going to 770 00:53:28,239 --> 00:53:31,679 fit in. And Nashville is a little bit less in terms of exciting landing 771 00:53:31,800 --> 00:53:36,360 spot for him. So it is close, and I that's represented in the 772 00:53:36,360 --> 00:53:38,559 poll, but I would take Niys here. If you look at the hockey 773 00:53:38,559 --> 00:53:43,800 prospecting nice has it's actually pretty similar. In the D plus one year, 774 00:53:43,840 --> 00:53:45,519 they both had a nine percent chance of being a star. Nis, even 775 00:53:45,519 --> 00:53:50,239 though he had an amazing NC double a season, because he didn't progress that 776 00:53:50,360 --> 00:53:53,280 much he still is. He went down to a five percent chance of being 777 00:53:53,320 --> 00:53:57,880 an NHLer. I think that's a little harsh, but that's the way it 778 00:53:57,920 --> 00:54:00,239 is. His PNHL E though, was fifty three as you mentioned, and 779 00:54:00,559 --> 00:54:06,320 Kemel down from thirty two to nine percent chance of being a star based on 780 00:54:06,440 --> 00:54:09,039 his lega production. If you based it on the HL small sample size, 781 00:54:09,079 --> 00:54:13,920 it would be much higher. So not too terribly different for these two, 782 00:54:13,960 --> 00:54:17,320 although nys has a much better NHL or probability. If you look at Nye's 783 00:54:17,440 --> 00:54:23,239 individual comps, He's got some guys like Zach Boichuk is one of his comps. 784 00:54:23,280 --> 00:54:27,880 T j Oshi is the one that I think he looks fairly similar in 785 00:54:27,920 --> 00:54:30,840 the model and might actually be a similar type of producer. And oh she 786 00:54:31,039 --> 00:54:36,320 ended up being a star producer, so like that for him. Nye's in 787 00:54:36,360 --> 00:54:39,480 the top down Hockey model eight percent chance of being a star forty nine percent 788 00:54:39,519 --> 00:54:44,000 chance of being an NHL or so. I think the upside maybe isn't super 789 00:54:44,000 --> 00:54:45,719 super high, but because of the environment Nis is going to be in. 790 00:54:45,800 --> 00:54:50,079 I think that bumps him up quite a bit. And in terms of if 791 00:54:50,119 --> 00:54:53,519 you're drafting, like one of my rookie drafts, I was able to take 792 00:54:53,599 --> 00:54:57,840 him with my second round pick, then this could be any guys, not 793 00:54:57,880 --> 00:55:00,719 necessarily just twenty twenty three's And I'm really excited about that one because you can 794 00:55:00,760 --> 00:55:05,320 slot him in and get a ton of NHL games to a lot of him 795 00:55:05,360 --> 00:55:08,840 right because he only has three and so depending on which your minors threshold is, 796 00:55:08,880 --> 00:55:12,119 this is what you want. You want someone stepping into a top six 797 00:55:12,199 --> 00:55:15,320 role and immediately being impactful, and then you're going to get that from Nice. 798 00:55:15,400 --> 00:55:20,519 So I like that about him, Bessie, tremendous. Next up, 799 00:55:20,599 --> 00:55:24,119 who is your need to know prospect? The need to know for the Maple 800 00:55:24,199 --> 00:55:30,119 Leafs is Nicholas Moldenhower twenty twenty two third round pick five, ten hundred and 801 00:55:30,159 --> 00:55:36,239 seventy pound was in the USAHL for this past season. He's a center right 802 00:55:36,239 --> 00:55:39,000 wing by the way. In the USAHL and his draft season went just over 803 00:55:39,000 --> 00:55:42,519 a point per game. This season, he increased it quite a bit, 804 00:55:42,599 --> 00:55:45,920 with seventy five points in fifty five games. Thirty goals forty five assists for 805 00:55:45,960 --> 00:55:52,079 the Chicago Steel and he will be in at the University of Michigan this season. 806 00:55:52,239 --> 00:55:55,000 That's currently still unsigned by the Leafs. I'm not too worried about that 807 00:55:55,039 --> 00:56:00,800 part. Looking at Mitch Brown's tracking data, Moldenhower has some really interesting highs 808 00:56:00,840 --> 00:56:06,840 and lows here. So really good expected expected goals per sixty, quite a 809 00:56:06,840 --> 00:56:10,199 bit lower expected assists per sixty, but really good at making dangerous passes to 810 00:56:10,239 --> 00:56:15,199 the slot. Pretty good transition player. In fact, that's probably his best 811 00:56:15,239 --> 00:56:20,199 asset is his transition plays a ninety fifth percentile. Not so good defensively, 812 00:56:20,480 --> 00:56:24,559 but it has some really good translatable features like boards to the middle plays and 813 00:56:24,719 --> 00:56:30,280 advantages created. So some interesting stats here with moulden Hower. Overall rates out 814 00:56:30,320 --> 00:56:35,760 at a ninety fourth percentile in the USAHL. But we need to learn a 815 00:56:35,800 --> 00:56:37,760 little bit more about Nick moulden Hower, so we're going to find that out 816 00:56:37,800 --> 00:56:45,440 from our FHL scout back to Austin for moulden howerd's scouting report. Skating good 817 00:56:45,519 --> 00:56:49,800 high motor skating with decent speed and the ability to glide and transition with the 818 00:56:49,800 --> 00:56:53,239 puck. Skating stride could come off as a bit bulky at times passing and 819 00:56:53,320 --> 00:56:58,199 handling. A smart playmaker who does walk, creating chances for his teammates, 820 00:56:58,239 --> 00:57:01,800 having good awareness for chances on the ice, although sometimes Moldenhower can be prone 821 00:57:01,800 --> 00:57:07,039 to turnovers. Good puck handler who does well carrying the puck around the ice, 822 00:57:07,079 --> 00:57:12,159 whether in a scoring chance or in transition. Moldenhower has some good elusiveness 823 00:57:12,280 --> 00:57:15,760 that makes him hard to stop shooting. A decent shooter does well making the 824 00:57:15,800 --> 00:57:21,519 best of his chances. Moldenhower is an impressive shooter who can create chances for 825 00:57:21,719 --> 00:57:25,840 himself with ease, nice eye for the net in a very quick release i 826 00:57:27,079 --> 00:57:30,239 Q. He anticipates the game and has a good control of the flow of 827 00:57:30,280 --> 00:57:35,159 the game. Has good calmness on the ice, although he can be pressured 828 00:57:35,199 --> 00:57:38,320 into giving up plays along the boards by bigger players due to a smaller stature. 829 00:57:38,719 --> 00:57:43,079 So overall the best asset. He does a lot right. He's good 830 00:57:43,079 --> 00:57:46,360 offensively, he's mature, he's smart, he's defensively responsible, feels like a 831 00:57:46,400 --> 00:57:51,199 player who has a lot of translatable pro skills to his game, and the 832 00:57:51,239 --> 00:57:55,519 transition games looked better this year as well. The biggest concern for Austin headed 833 00:57:55,559 --> 00:58:00,760 to NCAT Michigan. He needs to add some strength his frame. Moldenhower's one 834 00:58:00,840 --> 00:58:05,440 hundred and seventy pounds will need to size up. There's time where he can 835 00:58:05,440 --> 00:58:09,079 give up turnovers when pressed by more physical skaters that could hinder his game. 836 00:58:09,119 --> 00:58:14,760 Could also stand to be quicker as a skater. The top outcome from Moldenhower 837 00:58:14,800 --> 00:58:19,440 Austin sees is a tier three player, a mobile middle six option with a 838 00:58:19,440 --> 00:58:22,320 big progression at the NCAA. He may find himself a second line or second 839 00:58:22,320 --> 00:58:28,360 pairing player in the future with his shot and intensity. Good faceoff taker that 840 00:58:28,400 --> 00:58:31,639 could potentially stick at center in the NHL. Has potential to play on the 841 00:58:31,639 --> 00:58:37,480 penalty kill as well. His most realistic outcome a third liner at the NHL 842 00:58:37,599 --> 00:58:39,840 level. Good faceoff taker, but may be more suited for the wing at 843 00:58:39,840 --> 00:58:45,159 the NHL level, although the least do well with first top forwards like Moldenhower. 844 00:58:45,480 --> 00:58:49,079 We'll need to add strength to his game or he could be risked at 845 00:58:49,199 --> 00:58:54,760 being bullied by NHL opponents. The NHL rank King Mason Black is here to 846 00:58:54,800 --> 00:59:00,079 give us p NHL E equivalency scores and looking pretty good in the draft year 847 00:59:00,119 --> 00:59:06,920 of Nicholas Moldenhower. His number one match Matthias Mitchelli, followed by Lucas Raymond 848 00:59:06,920 --> 00:59:12,079 and Jean Gabriel Pajout. A little space between a first line and a second 849 00:59:12,119 --> 00:59:16,719 line potential basically for the Sky and for the matchup. For the Twitter poll, 850 00:59:17,360 --> 00:59:23,199 we have Nicholas Moldenhoer versus William Whitelaw, who was drafted one year later, 851 00:59:23,320 --> 00:59:28,880 but also as a third rounder. And Whitelaw was drafted by the Columbus 852 00:59:28,920 --> 00:59:32,159 Blue Jackets a twenty three molden Hower of course, by the Leaves in twenty 853 00:59:32,280 --> 00:59:37,000 two. And the poll is out there, and apparently Columbus Bluejacket Nation just 854 00:59:37,159 --> 00:59:42,639 overwhelms in these votes once again in one of these things, because Whitelaw by 855 00:59:42,679 --> 00:59:47,239 two to one margin sixty seven percent to thirty three percent over Nicholas Moldenhower victor. 856 00:59:47,360 --> 00:59:51,519 Is that which or maybe it's the least fans just hating on themselves. 857 00:59:51,639 --> 00:59:57,400 That's also possible. I appreciate a fan base that has sufficient self hatred. 858 00:59:58,920 --> 01:00:01,960 No that don't with this. I think white Law is a very interesting third 859 01:00:02,039 --> 01:00:07,320 round pick. He definitely has some upside and he was drafted early in the 860 01:00:07,360 --> 01:00:12,840 third round. He was with Youngstown of the USHL, who won the Clark 861 01:00:12,920 --> 01:00:15,079 Cup, and he was definitely one of the reasons for that, with thirty 862 01:00:15,079 --> 01:00:21,039 six goals in sixty two games for sixty one points total in the almost point 863 01:00:21,079 --> 01:00:24,920 per game in his draft season, which is really fantastic for a draft eligible 864 01:00:24,960 --> 01:00:29,639 in the USAHL. He was also great in the playoffs, so he'll be 865 01:00:29,639 --> 01:00:32,960 going over to University Wisconsin next season. But yeah, no, I like 866 01:00:34,039 --> 01:00:37,800 molden Hower. The thing I didn't mention about white Law is that he is 867 01:00:37,840 --> 01:00:40,400 also five foot nine, so he's pretty small. I don't know how much 868 01:00:40,400 --> 01:00:44,519 he's going to grow. Molden howerd is a little bit undersized at five to 869 01:00:44,599 --> 01:00:49,679 eleven, but he has a little bit more durability or NHL frame. I 870 01:00:49,719 --> 01:00:54,239 guess to go off of five ten in that range, so maybe not too 871 01:00:54,320 --> 01:00:58,639 much different in terms of size, but I think that might be slightly more 872 01:00:58,639 --> 01:01:01,559 of an issue for white Law. They scored similarly in their draft season. 873 01:01:01,679 --> 01:01:06,599 I think in terms of equivalency, white Law was maybe a little bit higher, 874 01:01:06,599 --> 01:01:10,079 but the piano jelly was higher form molden Howers, so they are similar. 875 01:01:10,639 --> 01:01:15,960 I think I would rather have Molden Hower though just because he's a little 876 01:01:15,960 --> 01:01:21,119 bit he's a little bit farther down the funnel, but his pina Chelly is 877 01:01:21,280 --> 01:01:23,559 higher. So it'll be interesting to see how both do and their transition to 878 01:01:23,719 --> 01:01:27,559 college. That will really make or break here. But as of now, 879 01:01:28,199 --> 01:01:30,519 I would take molden Hower. Yeah, when you look at these two, 880 01:01:30,960 --> 01:01:35,840 they actually compare almost exactly in terms of their hockey prospecting, star potential and 881 01:01:35,960 --> 01:01:38,440 NHL or probability. If you look just at molden Hower, he's got some 882 01:01:38,519 --> 01:01:44,559 interesting comps. Guys like Christian Fisher, Cruz Lucius Cody Ekean are some guys 883 01:01:44,559 --> 01:01:49,039 he looks like Ryan Getzlaf and Adam dedmarsh or some more exciting options, but 884 01:01:49,280 --> 01:01:52,760 probably won't be quite like that. And in terms of the top down hockey 885 01:01:52,760 --> 01:01:54,800 model, just three percent chance of being a star twenty three percent chance of 886 01:01:54,800 --> 01:02:00,920 being an NHL are definitely a little bit more pessimistic there, Jesse, Victor, 887 01:02:00,960 --> 01:02:05,320 who is your keeper eye prospect and is your nickname for him? Still 888 01:02:05,559 --> 01:02:12,760 the lesser, Yeah, the lesser Robertson, Nick Robertson. People made fun 889 01:02:12,800 --> 01:02:15,800 of me for that back in the day, Jesse, But who's laughing now? 890 01:02:15,000 --> 01:02:19,920 Who's laughing now, Yeah, So Nick Robertson, we already talked about 891 01:02:20,000 --> 01:02:22,320 him. It's been a really frustrating go. We talked about the injuries. 892 01:02:23,039 --> 01:02:27,639 The twenty nineteen second round pick. He's still only five nine hundred eighty three 893 01:02:27,639 --> 01:02:30,960 pounds and it's just made it really difficult for him to translate to the pros. 894 01:02:31,079 --> 01:02:36,719 Fifteen NHL games played this season and a total of thirty one in his 895 01:02:36,800 --> 01:02:39,400 career. I think things could have gone much differently if he didn't have so 896 01:02:39,440 --> 01:02:43,360 many injuries, but this is part of the issue when you're a smaller guy 897 01:02:43,440 --> 01:02:46,599 in a fast and physical league. This time it was his shoulder and so 898 01:02:46,719 --> 01:02:50,760 that kind of limited him. This is a really big year for him, 899 01:02:50,800 --> 01:02:52,719 though, because he's got he's on the last year of his entry level deal 900 01:02:52,920 --> 01:02:55,400 and we're going to have to see what he can do. And as we 901 01:02:55,440 --> 01:03:00,440 mentioned, there's competition with Matthew and I has already potentially taken that role, 902 01:03:00,480 --> 01:03:05,559 and so he might be in the bottom six fighting NHL regulars for a role. 903 01:03:06,039 --> 01:03:10,760 If you look at his rap him chart on Evolving Hockey, he's been 904 01:03:10,840 --> 01:03:15,559 pretty average in his time in the NHL, which was pretty decent for a 905 01:03:15,599 --> 01:03:19,639 young player to be able to say that, but there isn't like a major 906 01:03:19,639 --> 01:03:21,679 reason of, Oh, we need to have this guy in our lineup, 907 01:03:21,760 --> 01:03:25,079 So that's a little bit of an issue. He's going to have to really 908 01:03:25,079 --> 01:03:29,039 earn his spot, and it sounds like he's motivated. Hopefully he'll be healthy, 909 01:03:29,039 --> 01:03:30,920 Hopefully his body can hold up. And to hear a little bit more 910 01:03:30,920 --> 01:03:36,679 about Robertson and where he's at. Let's hear from our FHL scout. Yeah, 911 01:03:36,679 --> 01:03:42,800 our FHL scout Brandon has this to say about mister Robertson skating full throttle, 912 01:03:42,880 --> 01:03:45,679 high torque dynamo of a skater, quick feet with an up tempo cadence, 913 01:03:45,920 --> 01:03:52,159 attackings, acceleration off the draws explosive can put immediate pressure on opponents when 914 01:03:52,159 --> 01:03:55,239 his team loses the face off. The use of his edgework to keep momentum 915 01:03:55,280 --> 01:04:00,119 through turns and transitions allows him to be agile and adaptable. Could shake attackers 916 01:04:00,159 --> 01:04:05,840 with powerful stops followed by a recoiling acceleration to scate himself into open space and 917 01:04:05,880 --> 01:04:11,360 time passing. In handling, uses his body along with his speed to shield 918 01:04:11,400 --> 01:04:15,280 the puck and turn direct attempts to attack the puck into glancing blows typically passes 919 01:04:15,280 --> 01:04:20,239 with a purpose, even on routine and safe plays, and demonstrate smooth hands 920 01:04:20,719 --> 01:04:26,000 with lateral deeks and jukes that look effortless and attempt to pull opponents out of 921 01:04:26,039 --> 01:04:30,039 position. Shooting his one timer and one touch shot or his most potent offensive 922 01:04:30,079 --> 01:04:34,840 weapons. They're accurate and come off his stick in a hurry. Oddly enough, 923 01:04:35,239 --> 01:04:38,800 giving him too much time to set up a shot seems to be more 924 01:04:38,920 --> 01:04:45,360 detrimental to his accuracy than helpful. His constant movement and jostling for position lands 925 01:04:45,400 --> 01:04:49,000 him in some prime territory to get off a high dangerous scoring chance. IQ. 926 01:04:49,639 --> 01:04:54,199 Robertson can see the offensive play developing, could shift his way behind the 927 01:04:54,239 --> 01:04:58,880 defenders at times to get into prime real estate. At slower speeds or standstill. 928 01:04:59,360 --> 01:05:01,800 He's more acceptable to having the puck stripped as he can get a bit 929 01:05:01,840 --> 01:05:06,280 tunnel visioned and doesn't have the advantage of his skating. His feet seem to 930 01:05:06,320 --> 01:05:11,199 be moving faster than his vision. He can get himmed in without a place 931 01:05:11,360 --> 01:05:15,800 to move the puck, but his determination is visible in his posture and ready 932 01:05:15,880 --> 01:05:23,280 to activate stance defense. Robertson skating it allows him to get back and support 933 01:05:23,320 --> 01:05:27,000 the defensive side of the puck in a hurry. He's trailing the opponent's zone 934 01:05:27,159 --> 01:05:30,880 entry. The area just inside the blue line is ripe for Robertson to swoop 935 01:05:30,880 --> 01:05:33,679 in and rip the puck from the carrier, jump into transition the other way. 936 01:05:34,159 --> 01:05:38,719 Hill hunt out opportunities along the boards and the d zone that allow him 937 01:05:38,719 --> 01:05:43,159 to pressure and engage physically to turn over the puck. So the best asset 938 01:05:43,480 --> 01:05:46,679 the dynamo like skating with a mind to push the pace. His biggest concern 939 01:05:47,239 --> 01:05:53,119 vision and decision making under pressure, especially at the low speeds. What's the 940 01:05:53,159 --> 01:05:58,920 top tier outcome for Robertson. It is a top six scoring winger forty goals 941 01:05:58,920 --> 01:06:02,079 seventy to eighty point, plenty of shots and hits lethal. If paired with 942 01:06:02,159 --> 01:06:09,760 a puck possession focused playmaking linemate fiftieth percentile middling one would be a middle six 943 01:06:09,920 --> 01:06:13,880 energy and checking role with some scoring twenty goals forty points. That sort of 944 01:06:13,880 --> 01:06:19,320 thing stylistic comparable a grittier hybrid between shades of Tomash Tatar with skating closer to 945 01:06:19,400 --> 01:06:27,119 that of Braden Point and in the NHL ranking data the NHL E model, 946 01:06:27,719 --> 01:06:30,440 we see that his potential is kind of tracking down as he goes through the 947 01:06:30,440 --> 01:06:36,400 funnel. He's now dipped below second line type potential, way down from twenty 948 01:06:36,639 --> 01:06:42,920 nineteen twenty the houcyon days when people were in fact giving Victor a hard time 949 01:06:42,960 --> 01:06:48,960 for calling Jason Robertson the good Robertson brother and Nicholas Robertson's equivalences seemed to be 950 01:06:49,079 --> 01:06:54,239 poking towards superstar levels. Now Nick Robertson, we're going to pair him off 951 01:06:54,519 --> 01:06:58,960 in a one on one mana wa Mono versus Morok kuznadin Off in our Twitter 952 01:06:59,000 --> 01:07:05,000 poll and Murad Kuznadinof in a wash sixty one to thirty nine percent. Once 953 01:07:05,000 --> 01:07:09,400 again, maybe it is a self hatred situation, Victor, But is it 954 01:07:09,519 --> 01:07:14,119 that clear to you if you would ask this question a couple of years ago, 955 01:07:14,159 --> 01:07:16,400 I think it would have been a little bit absurd to think of that. 956 01:07:16,519 --> 01:07:19,400 But the thing is, what I like about this is that these are 957 01:07:19,440 --> 01:07:25,199 both small guys. They're both five nine and Murat playing in the KHL. 958 01:07:25,360 --> 01:07:28,639 I think this is a huge feather in his cab. I would take him. 959 01:07:28,719 --> 01:07:31,719 Yes, I think it's somewhat easy at this point for a couple of 960 01:07:31,719 --> 01:07:35,239 reasons. One, he's been in the KHL primarily for the last two seasons, 961 01:07:35,280 --> 01:07:39,480 and even three seasons ago he played mostly in the KHL, although he 962 01:07:39,519 --> 01:07:43,519 was a little bit limited by injuries. So he's been a professional for several 963 01:07:43,599 --> 01:07:48,079 years playing against the biggest, toughest, strongest players essentially outside of the NHL, 964 01:07:48,320 --> 01:07:51,320 because the KHL is a really strong league. This season, he had 965 01:07:51,320 --> 01:07:55,800 forty one points in sixty three games for Scott And yes he does play for 966 01:07:55,840 --> 01:07:58,239 Scott, which is really good team, but he's pushed his way to the 967 01:07:58,480 --> 01:08:00,719 near the top of the lineup there. That's really good to see. His 968 01:08:00,840 --> 01:08:04,519 PNA Chilli is much higher. He's consistently been able to stay in the lineup. 969 01:08:04,559 --> 01:08:11,480 He's been able to perform and produce against tough competition, and Nick Robertson 970 01:08:11,679 --> 01:08:15,199 hasn't been able to say that for various reasons. The other issue I think 971 01:08:15,280 --> 01:08:18,319 is interesting with this comparison is it Murrott definitely looks like he's a center and 972 01:08:18,560 --> 01:08:21,319 Robertson is definitely more of a winger. So it's a little bit easier for 973 01:08:21,399 --> 01:08:26,960 wingers to break in even if Toronto has a crowded top six or top nine. 974 01:08:27,680 --> 01:08:30,920 But for Khuzendinoff. That's what Minnesota needs, right. They definitely need 975 01:08:30,000 --> 01:08:34,319 centers. They have a couple between Hartmann and Joelas and ericson act. There's 976 01:08:34,319 --> 01:08:38,960 some need there for a good, good center. It's probably not going to 977 01:08:39,000 --> 01:08:42,560 be this season, maybe one more until he comes over for who's Indanoff, 978 01:08:42,600 --> 01:08:45,079 But I like him better. I think the points subside is better. You 979 01:08:45,119 --> 01:08:48,359 look at the hockey prospect team between these two and Huzendinoff has near a thirty 980 01:08:48,359 --> 01:08:53,039 percent chance of being a star, and Robertson has kind of down since his 981 01:08:53,119 --> 01:08:56,760 peak in the D plus one season when he really went off in the OHL. 982 01:08:57,239 --> 01:09:00,439 It's been a long time since then. If you look at some other 983 01:09:00,520 --> 01:09:05,159 comps for Robertson, he's got some guys like Jordan Stall. Marco Sturm is 984 01:09:05,159 --> 01:09:08,760 someone who looks a lot alike in the model and he ended up being an 985 01:09:08,760 --> 01:09:14,079 average producer with some seasons that work interesting but mostly not super relevant in fantasy. 986 01:09:14,640 --> 01:09:16,279 And the Jay Fresh card just six percent chance of being a star, 987 01:09:16,399 --> 01:09:20,560 seventy one percent chance of being an NHL so a little bit more pessimistic, 988 01:09:20,640 --> 01:09:24,920 but there's still a chance there, Jesse. There are more guys that we 989 01:09:24,920 --> 01:09:27,680 could talk about, but we don't have time here. So if you're patron, 990 01:09:27,760 --> 01:09:31,119 definitely listening to my top ten recap for this team and all the other 991 01:09:31,159 --> 01:09:34,640 teams. And if you're interested in doing some scouting with us, you can 992 01:09:34,680 --> 01:09:40,119 shoot me a DM on Twitter, Discord, or email us and we'll be 993 01:09:40,239 --> 01:09:53,960 right back after this to close it out. This show is brought to you 994 01:09:54,000 --> 01:09:58,119 by fantracks dot com. It's a place you can play all of your fantasy 995 01:09:58,159 --> 01:10:00,880 sports. You can start your new high leagues there now why not. You 996 01:10:00,920 --> 01:10:05,279 can start in with your friends. There's a lot of basic options in there, 997 01:10:05,319 --> 01:10:09,920 literally hundreds of scoring categories, and it's kind of the one and only 998 01:10:09,960 --> 01:10:13,079 place to play Dynasty as far as I'm concerned, because of the incredibly deep 999 01:10:13,119 --> 01:10:16,439 player pools. 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