Ranking Prospects 2019-2020

[Guilt Trip]

Suggesting he has a chance at the back-up position is just not understanding the realities.

What reality am I missing? I'm not saying he won't get a shot; of course he will.

So when it was suggested that KK has a chance and could potentially be a backup, slim or not, you say anyone suggesting that doesn't understand the realities. Then you say of course he'll get a shot.
No one is arguing his chances are very slim at best. I actually think he has a better shot at it then Sparks. Something's up there and I don't think it's playing related.

[bustaheims]

For Kakiskuo to be the back-up next year they'd have to be making the decision based on an extremely small sample size of playoff games and/or how he looks in the largely meaningless pre-season. Neither should override a much more established track record.

Yeah. And, while AHL numbers can be misleading for goalies, he’ll also be 26 to start next season. So, he’s not exactly a young prospect still figuring things out. At this point, it’s much more likely that he is what we saw in the regular season - a mediocre at best AHL goalie on a hot streak in the playoffs.

[Bullfrog]

Suggesting he has a chance at the back-up position is just not understanding the realities.

What reality am I missing? I'm not saying he won't get a shot; of course he will.

So when it was suggested that KK has a chance and could potentially be a backup, slim or not, you say anyone suggesting that doesn't understand the realities. Then you say of course he'll get a shot.
No one is arguing his chances are very slim at best. I actually think he has a better shot at it then Sparks. Something's up there and I don't think it's playing related.

I'm not being contradictory. I'm saying he'll get a shot (opportunity at training camp). I'm also saying he doesn't have a real chance (extremely unlikely).

[Highlander]

For Kakiskuo to be the back-up next year they'd have to be making the decision based on an extremely small sample size of playoff games and/or how he looks in the largely meaningless pre-season. Neither should override a much more established track record.

Yeah. And, while AHL numbers can be misleading for goalies, he’ll also be 26 to start next season. So, he’s not exactly a young prospect still figuring things out. At this point, it’s much more likely that he is what we saw in the regular season - a mediocre at best AHL goalie on a hot streak in the playoffs.

I think it is more than that and I commented a few posts back that at some point in the season KK had a Eureka moment, perhaps through a coaching adjustment, something clicked and now he is playing like this. Let's hope he keeps it up.  I would like to see an Athletic article explaining the change.

[bustaheims]

I think it is more than that and I commented a few posts back that at some point in the season KK had a Eureka moment, perhaps through a coaching adjustment, something clicked and now he is playing like this. Let's hope he keeps it up.  I would like to see an Athletic article explaining the change.

Seems unlikely. We've seen too many goalies with marginal/mediocre track records go on hot streaks (especially in the playoffs) and then come crashing down to earth just as quickly. He's had a good 7 games. That's it, really. We shouldn't read any more into it, because, odds are, there isn't more there.

[Bullfrog]

I fondly remember when future Hall-of-Famer goalie Brian Boucher got his record-breaking shutout streak:

https://www.nhl.com/news/centennial-memory-retired-goalie-brian-boucher-recalls-streak/c-285465160

After that, he went on to win around 50 more games that season. Oh, wait, I meant 50 more in the rest of his career. Almost like that amazing streak is but a small sample of his overall career.

[bustaheims]

I fondly remember when future Hall-of-Famer goalie Brian Boucher got his record-breaking shutout streak:

https://www.nhl.com/news/centennial-memory-retired-goalie-brian-boucher-recalls-streak/c-285465160

After that, he went on to win around 50 more games that season. Oh, wait, I meant 50 more in the rest of his career. Almost like that amazing streak is but a small sample of his overall career.

Or Andrew Hammond's exceptional run in 14/15, only to see him not able to crack an NHL roster this season, and only getting into a single NHL game last season.

[cabber24]

I fondly remember when future Hall-of-Famer goalie Brian Boucher got his record-breaking shutout streak:

https://www.nhl.com/news/centennial-memory-retired-goalie-brian-boucher-recalls-streak/c-285465160

After that, he went on to win around 50 more games that season. Oh, wait, I meant 50 more in the rest of his career. Almost like that amazing streak is but a small sample of his overall career.

Fantasy hockey unicorn which I capitalized on.

[Highlander]

Look at what a bust Dubnyk was, bouncing from team to team, then something clicked, he took some coaching in something or other and he was like a new guy. Anyway will stop with the KK thing,  what will be will be.

[bustaheims]

Look at what a bust Dubnyk was, bouncing from team to team, then something clicked, he took some coaching in something or other and he was like a new guy. Anyway will stop with the KK thing,  what will be will be.

Dubnyk had 3 straight NHL seasons with a Sv% .914 or higher before his one awful year that saw him him "bounce from team to team," from which he's rebounded to perform at a similar level to how he did previous to that season, just for teams that did a better job of preventing shots against. Nothing just "clicked" for him.

[Highlander]

Ok, thanks for the info.

[Zee]

Hopefully the Islanders goaltending regresses to hot manure next season

[herman]

https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-prospects/2019/6/24/18715603/toronto-maple-leafs-2019-development-camp-roster-nick-robertson-2019-nhl-draft-maple-leafs-prospects

[herman]

Semyon Der-Arguchintsev taking tips from Hayley Wickenheiser this morning: "We talked about getting into areas to score more goals. I like to slow the game down, but she tells me that you can also make plays at a high pace, just move your feet and it’s going to be even easier."

— Kristen Shilton (@kristen_shilton) June 27, 2019

Fresh from her Hall of Fame induction during a med school exam, Wickenheiser brings some experience to the baby buds.

[Heroic Shrimp]

Another one for Gunnarwolfe Fontaine. 3-0 Team Blue 🚨

— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) June 29, 2019

How did I not know that the Leafs have a development camp invitee named Gunnarwolfe Fontaine?