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The article is up. I watched Kantserov in his first game — he logged 19 minutes, finished with no points and a minus-1, but overall played a solid game. He completed 76.19% of his passes and, despite his smaller size, he’s really fun to watch.
Kantserov, a 2nd rd pick in 2023, turns 21 at the end of September is beginning his 3rd season in the KHL. Last I knew the KHL was the 2nd best league on earth followed by the AHL and SHL …. What I wanted to most was how many minutes he played and you gave us that, Frenchy. That tells me more about a prospect playing pro than anything else. His coach knows him best and TOI says much…… Did you notice if he played on PP1 or 2 or on the PK?
Samething with Frondell this yr. I’ll watch for his TOI, line and special teams placement…. Yea, we wanna see pts but this is the developmental process where a foundation is being built. At this stage that’s more important than pts for me.
BM, you are so helpful in many ways. …… Thanks.
I’d add sometimes it logs me out. You can log back in as usual or go to any thread and at the bottom of the page thread it says “you need to log in to reply” and it has your name and password already prepared there with a log in button. Just click on it and you’re logged in..
Yesterday the software’s spellcheck didn’t work and sometimes a post doesn’t take. I think the webmaster is still working out software kinks. .. If I post anything more than a few sentences I copy it in case it doesn’t take.
Tomorrow I’ll have a full piece on Rookie Camp — everything you need to know in one place. Thanks as always for your support! Which prospect are you most excited to watch? Let me know, and I’ll do my best to cover it.
Looking forward to your post on rookie camp, Frenchy…….. If I’m limited to one guy to watch and or preview it would be Spellacy. It’s just so so hard to find a power player that kinda speed. They’re rare and this kid has a chance. His EP page is nuts as he played low level hockey in the Cleveland area which I’ve seen live. Maybe 10 HS games and saw the Barons play the NTDP way back when and although it ain’t too too bad it ain’t now hockey hotbed. Don’t think he had 50 games of hockey at his EP page and straight outa there he made a Major Junior team!! That’s nuts and something that catches your attention.
He’s still raw but the eye test says he’s made solid improvement and IMO kid started looking the part. Kid is big, really fast, lik3es to play the body and maybe best of all his loves Tom Wilson and tries to pattern his game after him.. Curious what you’d guess his ceiling is, Frenchy? If I had to guess today he has a middle 6 ceiling.
And you gotta look at Lardis too. I watched a good bit of Brantford the last 2 yrs and, wow. Like Spellacy, who brings something coveted and scarce,, this guy has a super high goal scoring IQ with a fantastic shot that gets off his stick in a blink. Game slows down for this kid. .. Kid has real speed he knows how to use. He’s general dangerous and unlike our NHL generational phenom this kid gets wood on his one timers, it’s off in a blink and is very accurate. ……… 70 goals man, in the OHL!! Drafted in rd 3. You get these kinds drafted outa rd 1to produce in the NHL and your gonna make some noise.
Wish Kancerov was here.
It’s not letting me quote you, Dots…. Oh for sure, a place with proper software and format is really appreciated but you add a blogger with a multi layered background with a good hockey mind and can write you’ve found the penthouse.
Where’s Chunk, Dots?
Don’t know maybe him and Paul are stuck in the interweb.
Chunk is a good poster as is Paul but the back and forth between you and Chunk keeps a place on its toes… Hopefully both guys find their way over.
It’s not letting me quote you, Dots…. Oh for sure, a place with proper software and format is really appreciated but you add a blogger with a multi layered background with a good hockey mind and can write you’ve found the penthouse.
Where’s Chunk, Dots?
Still really slow in this forum. I was hoping it’d be a couple pages per day like HB still was even a few weeks ago.
These things take time, Assman. A new forum and this is the absolute slowest time for NHL chatter and message board participation.. Things start to get fun this weekend though with Hawk prospects at the Kurvers tournament. Can’t wait. ……… But, IMO it’s all about the blogger and man, Frenchy seems to be the goods. These kind of excellent hockey minds get found and attract people.
It’ll grow.
Following everyone over here. Thanks for setting this up, boiler.
Having some trouble as it is repeatedly asking me to log in, but was able to post after a few tries. Will see how it works going forward.
Glad to see you here. totem. Not sure if you saw Frenchy mention his background but IIRC he mentioned he was involved in jrs for awhile cutting up video. With you here posting about what you see at WHL games and if paul makes it over we’ll get OHL thoughts too. ….. That’s some decent coverage of Major Junior.
Hey Bill, awesome to see the site has a business plan and is attracting sponsors. Your name and decades of great work should attract sponsors, writers and a solid following.. I know HHH will be my home base. ……… As a Hawks fan I feel really blessed to have a Meltzer like writer in Coach Frenchy. At a perfect time too as Davidson draft picks start to trickle in and that should be a yearly thing for a good handful of yrs.
Yrs of content and Frenchy seems well equipped to make sense of it all.
Looks like Hockey Hot Stove has entered into an agreement with Capwages.com for salary cap information. Go to the HHS home page and select “Cap Tracker” along the top banner.
Oh, this is nice… But they have Kaiser listed as a projected 5.4 mil cap hit!! Hope that’s not what he’s holding out for……. Kid has 98 NHL games on some downright dog teams and he’s -4 in plus-minus. And the minus 4 was earned 3 yrs ago in just 9 games played as a rookie. He was even the last 2 yrs in 89 games.
Nice work here, Frenchy…….. This guy was money and to realize he had a lifetime .922 SPG with the goalie equipment those days is crazy. And indeed, in an era where goalies would come out near the bottom of the circle to cut down angles and play an athletic style (there was no blocking style and saves were made thru athleticism) this guy might have been the first “technical” goalie ever.
RIP, Champ.
I don’t know if it happened to anyone else, but i couldn’t register here, and just figured out a week later that the email to create a password was going to my Spam folder. All good now, just have to figure out how to do my profile
Edit: Actually figured it out.
Great to see guys trickling in. Glad you signed up and are posting, VBear. ..Is that the real BB from HB posting?….. This joint is starting to shape up.
Me too, the email from HHS went to my spam. Took me a month to figure out.
Forget everything I posted above. A kid will now be able to play AHL in his draft +2 yr, not his draft +1 yr. The rule is made for guys like KK who were not good enough for the NHL his draft +2 yr but too good for jrs.
I don’t know if it happened to anyone else, but i couldn’t register here, and just figured out a week later that the email to create a password was going to my Spam folder. All good now, just have to figure out how to do my profile
Edit: Actually figured it out.
Great to see guys trickling in. Glad you signed up and are posting, VBear. ..Is that the real BB from HB posting?….. This joint is starting to shape up.
Me too, the email from HHS went to my spam. Took me a month to figure out.
Anyone read about the new CBA rule starting this season where teams will be allotted one spot in the AHL for a 19-year-old? Assuming the Hawks choices are essentially Vanacker or Spellacy if they decide to move one or the other up to AHL as they’re the only prospects that have signed their ELC that’d be worthy of the spot. Thoughts?
If it’s me, I’d move Spellacy up to AHL. Not sure how much more he’ll learn in the OHL and his ceiling/floor are a lot lower than Vanacker. I’d keep Vanacker in Brantford so he can get a full season of being the man with Lardis and O’Brien moving on and so he gets in a healthy season to gain confidence prior to moving up to AHL. He’s destined to be a crowd favorite when he hits the show but for now, let’s develop him properly.
18 year olds are still screwed or if they turn 19 during the season it’s ok?
A kid is drafted at 18 and after that he can only have 2 yrs of jrs eligibility left. So, no matter your exact age the very next yr after being drafted you’re considered 19 even if you still haven’t turned 19 to start the season and the following yr you’re considered 20.
So, just go by that and not exactly how old they are Any kid drafted, no matter his age at the time, will be eligible the very next season for the AHL under the new CBA.
Damn this thing, didn’t post my reply again…… Thanks for posting the Kurvers tourney info, BM. Next up is to get the Hawks’ roster and then we get some hockey. IIRC Frondell won’t be there cuz he’s home playing SHL but I’d assume all the rest of the pertinent 2024 and 2025 draft classes will be there.. …. Being rooted in jrs I’m guessing Frenchy will report on this tournament a good bit.
