Prospect Updates for 11/13:
Statistics Report 11/13:
Nyquist, Gustav - Grand Rapids (AHL) - 11GP, 4G, 5A, 9Pts, 2PIM, +1, 29 SOG
Andersson, Joakim - Grand Rapids (AHL) - 11GP, 0G, 6A, 6Pts, 6PIM, EVEN, 11 SOG
Coetzee, Willie - Grand Rapids (AHL) - 11GP, 4G, 1A, 5Pts, 5PIM, EVEN, 33 SOG
Tatar, Tomas - Grand Rapids (AHL) - 11GP, 2G, 3A, 5Pts, 2PIM, -2, 35 SOG
Nestrasil, Andrej - Grand Rapids (AHL) - 6GP, 2G, 1A, 3Pts, 0PIM, -1, 8 SOG
Pare, Francis - Grand Rapids (AHL) - 11GP, 0G, 2A, 2Pts, 2PIM, -3, 27 SOG
Smith, Brendan - Grand Rapids (AHL) - 8GP, 0G, 2A, 2Pts, 20PIM, EVEN, 15 SOG
Pyett, Logan - Grand Rapids (AHL) - 11GP, 0G, 2A, 2Pts, 6PIM, EVEN, 21 SOG
Ferraro, Landon - Grand Rapids (AHL) - 5GP, 0G, 1A, 1Pt, 2PIM, -2, 1SOG
Parkes, Trevor - Grand Rapids (AHL) - 10GP, 0G, 1A, 1Pt, 0PIM, EVEN, 13 SOG
Raedeke, Brent - Grand Rapids (AHL) - 11GP, 1G, 0A, 1Pt, 2PIM, +6, 11 SOG
Aubry, Louis-Marc - Grand Rapids (AHL) - 8GP, 0G, 0A, 0Pts, 4PIM, -2, 13 SOG
Callahan, Mitchell - Grand Rapids (AHL) - 7GP, 0G, 0A, 0Pts, 32PIM, -3, 8 SOG
Ehrhardt, Travis - Grand Rapids (AHL) - 3GP, 0G, 0A, 0Pts, 9PIM, -1, 5 SOG
Lashoff, Brian - Grand Rapids (AHL) - 11 GP, 0G, 0A, 0Pts, 2PIM, -4, 6 SOG
Piche, Sebastien - Grand Rapids (AHL) - 4GP, 0G, 0A, 0Pts, 7PIM, -1, 3 SOG
Fournier, Gleason - Toledo (ECHL) - 7GP, 1G, 3A, 4Pts, 0PIM, -1, 16 SOG
Nestrasil, Andrej - Toledo (ECHL) - 1GP, 0G, 0A, 0Pts, 0PIM, -2, 2 SOG
Tvrdon, Marek - Vancouver (WHL) - 19GP, 9G, 13A, 22Pts, 12PIM, EVEN, N/A
Macek, Brooks - Calgary (WHL) - 17GP, 4G, 10A, 14Pts, 11PIM, +4, N/A
Nedomlel, Richard - Swift Current (WHL) - 18GP, 3G, 10A, 13Pts, 25PIM, -11, N/A
Jurco, Tomas - Saint John (QMJHL) - 16GP, 9G, 13A, 22Pts, 17PIM, +18, 58 SOG
Ouellet, Xavier - Blainville-Boisbriand (QMJHL) - 18GP, 4G, 8A, 12Pts, 31PIM, -8, 40 SOG
Quine, Alan - Peterborough (OHL) - 18 GP, 6G, 13A, 19Pts, 2PIM, +6, N/A
Sproul, Ryan - Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) - 19GP, 3G, 10A, 13Pts, 15PIM, +13, N/A
Järnkrok, Calle - Brynnäs (Elitserien) - 20GP, 6G, 10A, 16Pts, 6PIM, -6, N/A
Almqvist, Adam - HV-71 (Elitserien) - 18GP, 2G, 6A, 8Pts, 12PIM, +9, N/A
Axelsson, Dick - MODO (Elitserien) - 10GP, 2G, 2A, 4Pts, 10PIM, -2, N/A
Bäckman, Mattias - Linköping (Elitserien) - 16GP, 0G, 3A, 3Pts, 8PIM, +4, N/A
Pulkkinen, Teemu - Jokerit (SM-liiga) - 20GP, 8G, 7A, 15Pts, 2PIM, +2, 77 SOG
Marchenko, Alexei - CSKA Moskva (KHL) - 4GP, 0G, 0A, 0Pts, 2PIM, -3, 2 SOG
Jensen, Nick - St. Cloud State (NCAA) - 10GP, 1G, 7A, 8Pts, 2PIM, +8, 15 SOG
Sheahan, Riley - Notre Dame (NCAA) - 7GP, 1G, 7A, 8Pts, 10PIM, +1, 22 SOG
Cayer, Julien - Clarkson (NCAA) - 10GP, 5G, 1A, 6Pts, 8PIM, +1, 21 SOG
Marshall, Ben - Minnesota (NCAA) - 10GP, 1G, 1A, 2Pts, 12PIM +12, 22 SOG
Nicastro, Max - Boston University (NCAA) - 6GP, 0G, 1A, 1Pt, 8PIM, EVEN, 7 SOG
Mrazek, Petr - Ottawa (OHL) - 16GP, 10W, 4L, 2OTL, 0SOL, 2.76GAA, 0.916SV%
Pearce, Jordan - Grand Rapids (AHL) - 4GP, 0W, 2L, 0OTL, 0SOL, 4.44GAA, 0.852SV%
McCollum, Thomas - Toledo (ECHL) - 5GP, 1W, 3L, 0OTL, 0SOL, 2.57GAA, 0.914SV%
Random Thoughts/Opinions:
It's no secret that I like our prospect pool - I think it's pretty balanced and has a good mix of players with top end talent and work ethic. However, one glaring weakness that I think exists is in net.
McCollum's struggled in his adjustment to professional hockey, and his play is still erratic in Toledo. I hope he's able to put it together and get back to the level of play he was at when he was highly touted, but right now he's looking like he struggles to put goals behind him. Pearce was solid at the AHL level last year, but wasn't a stand-out. This year, he can be described as shaky at best. Might have something to do with the loss of Meech (who was one of the best defensemen on the Griffins last year) and Kolosov, as well as the AHL upholding Smith's NHL suspension at the start of the season. I've got high hopes for Mrazek and come away impressed whenever I've seen him play, but I'm also not a fan of putting all our eggs into one basket. He doesn't have the physical tools that McCollum has, but I think his mental game is better.
With all that said, I'd like to see the Red Wings add at least two goaltender prospects - either through drafting or signing a free agent. Possible free agents I would target are as below.
- Nicastro was a healthy scratch for a game last weekend for discipline problems (skipping classes).
- Ferraro is back from a concussion.
- Ehrhardt remains sidelined with a shoulder injury.
- Axelsson is out indefinitely after undergoing surgery for a sports hernia.
- Marchenko is out indefinitely after having knee surgery and will miss the World Juniors this year.
- Hudon has taken a personal leave from Cornell, according to the school’s athletic department, and is no longer listed on the Big Red’s roster. Rumors are saying that he'll go to the QMJHL and play for the Victoriaville Tigres.
Statistics Report 11/13:
Nyquist, Gustav - Grand Rapids (AHL) - 11GP, 4G, 5A, 9Pts, 2PIM, +1, 29 SOG
Andersson, Joakim - Grand Rapids (AHL) - 11GP, 0G, 6A, 6Pts, 6PIM, EVEN, 11 SOG
Coetzee, Willie - Grand Rapids (AHL) - 11GP, 4G, 1A, 5Pts, 5PIM, EVEN, 33 SOG
Tatar, Tomas - Grand Rapids (AHL) - 11GP, 2G, 3A, 5Pts, 2PIM, -2, 35 SOG
Nestrasil, Andrej - Grand Rapids (AHL) - 6GP, 2G, 1A, 3Pts, 0PIM, -1, 8 SOG
Pare, Francis - Grand Rapids (AHL) - 11GP, 0G, 2A, 2Pts, 2PIM, -3, 27 SOG
Smith, Brendan - Grand Rapids (AHL) - 8GP, 0G, 2A, 2Pts, 20PIM, EVEN, 15 SOG
Pyett, Logan - Grand Rapids (AHL) - 11GP, 0G, 2A, 2Pts, 6PIM, EVEN, 21 SOG
Ferraro, Landon - Grand Rapids (AHL) - 5GP, 0G, 1A, 1Pt, 2PIM, -2, 1SOG
Parkes, Trevor - Grand Rapids (AHL) - 10GP, 0G, 1A, 1Pt, 0PIM, EVEN, 13 SOG
Raedeke, Brent - Grand Rapids (AHL) - 11GP, 1G, 0A, 1Pt, 2PIM, +6, 11 SOG
Aubry, Louis-Marc - Grand Rapids (AHL) - 8GP, 0G, 0A, 0Pts, 4PIM, -2, 13 SOG
Callahan, Mitchell - Grand Rapids (AHL) - 7GP, 0G, 0A, 0Pts, 32PIM, -3, 8 SOG
Ehrhardt, Travis - Grand Rapids (AHL) - 3GP, 0G, 0A, 0Pts, 9PIM, -1, 5 SOG
Lashoff, Brian - Grand Rapids (AHL) - 11 GP, 0G, 0A, 0Pts, 2PIM, -4, 6 SOG
Piche, Sebastien - Grand Rapids (AHL) - 4GP, 0G, 0A, 0Pts, 7PIM, -1, 3 SOG
Fournier, Gleason - Toledo (ECHL) - 7GP, 1G, 3A, 4Pts, 0PIM, -1, 16 SOG
Nestrasil, Andrej - Toledo (ECHL) - 1GP, 0G, 0A, 0Pts, 0PIM, -2, 2 SOG
Tvrdon, Marek - Vancouver (WHL) - 19GP, 9G, 13A, 22Pts, 12PIM, EVEN, N/A
Macek, Brooks - Calgary (WHL) - 17GP, 4G, 10A, 14Pts, 11PIM, +4, N/A
Nedomlel, Richard - Swift Current (WHL) - 18GP, 3G, 10A, 13Pts, 25PIM, -11, N/A
Jurco, Tomas - Saint John (QMJHL) - 16GP, 9G, 13A, 22Pts, 17PIM, +18, 58 SOG
Ouellet, Xavier - Blainville-Boisbriand (QMJHL) - 18GP, 4G, 8A, 12Pts, 31PIM, -8, 40 SOG
Quine, Alan - Peterborough (OHL) - 18 GP, 6G, 13A, 19Pts, 2PIM, +6, N/A
Sproul, Ryan - Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) - 19GP, 3G, 10A, 13Pts, 15PIM, +13, N/A
Järnkrok, Calle - Brynnäs (Elitserien) - 20GP, 6G, 10A, 16Pts, 6PIM, -6, N/A
Almqvist, Adam - HV-71 (Elitserien) - 18GP, 2G, 6A, 8Pts, 12PIM, +9, N/A
Axelsson, Dick - MODO (Elitserien) - 10GP, 2G, 2A, 4Pts, 10PIM, -2, N/A
Bäckman, Mattias - Linköping (Elitserien) - 16GP, 0G, 3A, 3Pts, 8PIM, +4, N/A
Pulkkinen, Teemu - Jokerit (SM-liiga) - 20GP, 8G, 7A, 15Pts, 2PIM, +2, 77 SOG
Marchenko, Alexei - CSKA Moskva (KHL) - 4GP, 0G, 0A, 0Pts, 2PIM, -3, 2 SOG
Jensen, Nick - St. Cloud State (NCAA) - 10GP, 1G, 7A, 8Pts, 2PIM, +8, 15 SOG
Sheahan, Riley - Notre Dame (NCAA) - 7GP, 1G, 7A, 8Pts, 10PIM, +1, 22 SOG
Cayer, Julien - Clarkson (NCAA) - 10GP, 5G, 1A, 6Pts, 8PIM, +1, 21 SOG
Marshall, Ben - Minnesota (NCAA) - 10GP, 1G, 1A, 2Pts, 12PIM +12, 22 SOG
Nicastro, Max - Boston University (NCAA) - 6GP, 0G, 1A, 1Pt, 8PIM, EVEN, 7 SOG
Mrazek, Petr - Ottawa (OHL) - 16GP, 10W, 4L, 2OTL, 0SOL, 2.76GAA, 0.916SV%
Pearce, Jordan - Grand Rapids (AHL) - 4GP, 0W, 2L, 0OTL, 0SOL, 4.44GAA, 0.852SV%
McCollum, Thomas - Toledo (ECHL) - 5GP, 1W, 3L, 0OTL, 0SOL, 2.57GAA, 0.914SV%
Random Thoughts/Opinions:
It's no secret that I like our prospect pool - I think it's pretty balanced and has a good mix of players with top end talent and work ethic. However, one glaring weakness that I think exists is in net.
McCollum's struggled in his adjustment to professional hockey, and his play is still erratic in Toledo. I hope he's able to put it together and get back to the level of play he was at when he was highly touted, but right now he's looking like he struggles to put goals behind him. Pearce was solid at the AHL level last year, but wasn't a stand-out. This year, he can be described as shaky at best. Might have something to do with the loss of Meech (who was one of the best defensemen on the Griffins last year) and Kolosov, as well as the AHL upholding Smith's NHL suspension at the start of the season. I've got high hopes for Mrazek and come away impressed whenever I've seen him play, but I'm also not a fan of putting all our eggs into one basket. He doesn't have the physical tools that McCollum has, but I think his mental game is better.
With all that said, I'd like to see the Red Wings add at least two goaltender prospects - either through drafting or signing a free agent. Possible free agents I would target are as below.
- Joacim Eriksson, 21, Skellefteå (Elitserien). Was originally drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers, but they allowed their rights expire prior to the draft last year, which allowed Eriksson to re-enter the draft. Since he wasn't drafted again, he's eligible to become a free agent. He's easily been the best goaltender in Sweden this year.
- Christian Engstrand, 23, Linköping (Elitserien). Stuck in a backup role in Linköping behind Fredrik Norrena. Very consistent netminder with few weaknesses. Has good confidence, attitude and is very calm in net. Love his mental make-up.
- Ramis Sadikov, 20, Erie (OHL). Was an invite to the Red Wings development camp. Huge frame and stepped into the starting role in Erie as soon as they resolved the issue with having too many import players.