Prospect Mailbag: November Edition

[Crazy Joe Davola]

Hey team,


You all know the drill by now... it's Mailbag time!

[Jouko-Pouko]

Do you think both Glass and Suzuki can crack the Vegas lineup next season? And if so, do you see them starting at center or playing wing?

[Eskimo Brother]

Who do you expect to be the top guys and the risers at the World Juniors. Mainly thinking about the guys you would add in a keeper right before the tournament when their value spikes.

[Crazy Joe Davola]

Who do you expect to be the top guys and the risers at the World Juniors. Mainly thinking about the guys you would add in a keeper right before the tournament when their value spikes.

Great question. I'm going to hold off on it though, as I've got a whole Ramblings planned for that topic. Likely schedule it for early-December

[jcairns]

What do you make of Sam Reinhart's recent struggles - is he someone you are still buying that you think can crack the 60 pt mark in the future, or do you think he's destined to be a supplementary player that bounces around the top 9 and ends up being a 40-55 pt guy.

[VincentVega]

What do you say if I told you that Hischier, Pettersson and Tolvanen will be the top three forwards from this year's draft and the latter two will be playing in the NHL next season and vying for the Calder?

[cheese_cake]

What do you make of Girard's debut in Colorado? Increased TOI and PP responsabilites, yet little to no points to show for it at the time of writing.

[lucafen4]

I've got these guys on my watch list across a couple different leagues. I'm looking for the biggest boom with the lowest risk of bust:

Cam Dineen
Jesper Boqvist
Joni Ikonen
Kole Lind


Second question: What is wrong with Maxime Fortier, who is better than a pt/gm player for the 3rd consecutive year with the Mooseheads and has played with Hischier & now Zadina, but has been passed over in two straight drafts? From the games I've seen he's not a floater and it's not his skating. His undrafted status has me baffled.

[maxwellshouse]

cj smith

is he a darkhorse in buffalo.....worth a stash?

[petegreg21]

I've got these guys on my watch list across a couple different leagues. I'm looking for the biggest boom with the lowest risk of bust:
Second question: What is wrong with Maxime Fortier, who is better than a pt/gm player for the 3rd consecutive year with the Mooseheads and has played with Hischier & now Zadina, but has been passed over in two straight drafts? From the games I've seen he's not a floater and it's not his skating. His undrafted status has me baffled.

Fortier was signed by Columbus, FYI.

[maxwellshouse]

better future outlook going forward

henri jokiharju or kale clague

[STONE.]

Borgstrom--how is this guy gonna be?

2 points/game right now for Denver seems pretty awesome.

[Crazy Joe Davola]

Here it is, folks! Thanks for contributing. I take from here, twitter and the Keeping Karlsson base.

It was a bit a late start up on the boards here, so I'll try and quickly answer a few that didn't make the cut right now.

[Crazy Joe Davola]

What do you make of Sam Reinhart's recent struggles - is he someone you are still buying that you think can crack the 60 pt mark in the future, or do you think he's destined to be a supplementary player that bounces around the top 9 and ends up being a 40-55 pt guy.

I still believe that Reinhart the skill to produce upwards of 60 points but deployment will always be an issue. Is he a centre? If so, he's the 3C. Does Mittelstadt or Nylander become running-mates with Eichel? If so, where does that leave SR on the wing?

The Sabres themselves are terrifically terrible and that isn't helping matters, but there will likely be moving pieces as they move on from guys like Kane and reshuffle to get some traction.

He could be a prime trade target for other teams and if that occurs, it could greatly change his outlook.

[Crazy Joe Davola]

What do you make of Girard's debut in Colorado? Increased TOI and PP responsabilites, yet little to no points to show for it at the time of writing.

It's going to be a process for Girard but he's a stud. I've been a fan of his for awhile. Don't count on much production this year, but moving into years 2,3,4.. he's going to become a serious asset.

The Avs have him and Makar as elite offensive defense prospects - one for each side. An enviable position to be in.