2024-25 Hurricanes Prospects and Minors Thread
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polarbare
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Nikishin in English is "Makar"
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Do the resident cap gurus in here see Nikishin and his agent wanting to get this done quick this season to play soon to burn that extra entry level year? It sure would seem like their camp would have that incentive if at all possible.
I'm no guru, but yes ... absolutely. That's been the trend with ELC guys for a couple of years now. They want to get to a "real" contract as soon as possible and burning an ELC season at the front end does that nicely. That's what Carolina did with their ELC guys last season ... and the Canes tend to be a little bit ahead of these curves
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Agreed. I expect every agent and player 20 years or older wants to get that first entry level season booked and completed as quickly as possible. Even if that means that they will not be able to cash in any performance bonuses for that one short season. The faster you are out of the entry level years the better.
UMass Senior center Lucas Mercuri has informed the Canes that he is not signing with them at the conclusion of his season. The Canes are shopping his rights for a draft pick.
The Canes prospect depth at center isn’t so deep anymore. Suzuki, Robidas, Brind’Amour.
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The Canes prospect depth at center isn’t so deep anymore. Suzuki, Robidas, Brind’Amour.
Lucas Mercuri will not sign with Hurricanes after finishing NCAA career
The 6-foot-3 forward has 10 goals and 31 points in 38 games this season, his fourth at UMass.
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ThinIce
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Oh no....the hockey media can say no one wants to play in Carolina (again).
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Agents against the Evil Dundonator…
IIRC, the Canes had Mercuri on the wing during his development camps and didn't really see him as a center. That might be one reason for why it's been so hard to sign him. Once they end up as seniors in college, it's more like 50/50 on getting them signed because there's likely some reason that they haven't been signed previously. Meh. Best of luck, kid.UMass Senior center Lucas Mercuri has informed the Canes that he is not signing with them at the conclusion of his season. The Canes are shopping his rights for a draft pick.
The Canes prospect depth at center isn’t so deep anymore. Suzuki, Robidas, Brind’Amour.
Lucas Mercuri will not sign with Hurricanes after finishing NCAA career
The 6-foot-3 forward has 10 goals and 31 points in 38 games this season, his fourth at UMass.
I saw somewhere that SKA had put Nikishin on season ending IR over in the KHL. Not sure if that's real or not (since everything out of Russia has to be taken with a grain of salt), or how bad his injury might be. For all I know, the club are shutting him down for something minor to protect his ability to take a stab at Carolina's playoff roster.
Pretty sure their system works similar to the NHL's and the calendar re-sets in the post season. Nobody seems to think SKA are going to be around very long in the playoffs though. So if they're shutting him down, they might just give him a break on the post season too. We'll see ... and you know better than most about how shaky info out of the KHL can be. For all we know they gave Nikishin a maintenance day and some doofus on the internet overreacted.
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Canes prospects through 03/23/2025:
Nikita Artamonov W (2nd Round 2024 KHL Nizhny Novgorod): 63 Games 22 Goals 17 Assists +5 *** PLAYOFFS PENDING
Fyodor Avramov LW (6th Round 2024 MHL (Russian Juniors) Stupino/KHL Sochi/VHL Rostov)
With KHL Sochi: 19 Games 0 Goals 0 Assists -3 *** Sochi did not make the playoffs
With MHL Stupino: 8 Games 6 Goals 5 Assists +6 *** Stupino did not make the playoffs.
With VHL Rostov: 22 Games 4 Goals 2 Assists +6 *** Rostov did not make the playoffs. Avramov has nowhere to play in the playoffs, his season is over.
Dominik Badinka RHD (2nd Round 2024 SweHL Malmö/J20 Malmö):
With SweHL Malmö: 49 Games 2 Goals 3 Assists -5 *** PLAYOFFS: 5 Games 0 Goals 0 Assists EVEN Malmo is down in their quarterfinals series 1-2
With J20 Malmö: 4 Games 1 Goal 1 Assist -2
Noel Fransén LHD (3rd Round 2024 SweHL Färjestad/HockeyAllsvenskan Vasteras/SweJ20 Färjestad)
With SweHL Färjestad: 1 Game 0 Goals 0 Assist -1 *** I don't expect that Fransen will be playing any games for SweHL Farjestad so I'm calling his sesaon over.
With HA Vasteras: 50 Games 3 Goals 17 Assists -11 *** PLAYOFFS: 2 Games 0 Goals 0 Assists -1 Vasteras was eliminated in their qualification round matchup against Mora.
With J20 Färjestad: 2 Games 1 Goal 2 Assists +1 *** PLAYOFFS: 1 Goal 0 Assists -3 Fransén was sent to juniors to continue to play in the playoffs but J20 Farjestad was eliminated in their best of 3 opening series 0-2.
Simon Forsmark LHD (4th Round 2022 SweHL Timra): 49 Games 4 Goals 19 Assists +11 *** PLAYOFFS 2 Games 0 Goals 1 Assist +1 Timra is tied in their first round series 1-1
Vladimir Grudinin LHD (5th Round 2022 KHL Cherepovets): 63 Games 3 Goals 11 Assists +10 *** PLAYOFFS Pending
Nikita Guslistov C (7th round 2021 KHL Minsk/Vladivostok/Belarus Brest/VHL Barnaul):
With KHL Minsk: 9 Games 0 Goals 0 Assists Even
With Belarus Brest: 14 Games 2 Goals 4 Assists -4
With KHL Vladivostok: 4 Games 0 Goals 0 Assist -2 *** PLAYOFFS Pending
With VHL Barnaul: 11 Games 4 Goals 4 Assists +5
Anttoni Honka RHD (3rd round 2019 SwissHL Ajoie): 42 Games 8 Goals 13 Assists -12 *** PLAYOFFS: 5 Games 0 Goals 5 Assists -1 Ajoie was up 2-0 in their relegation series but lost the next 3. Their playoffs are over and if I'm understanding correctly, they will play next season in the 2nd tier Swiss league. Thankfully Honka will no longer have any ties to the Canes next season so I don't have to figure out where to find 2nd tier Swiss League stats. Honka's season is over.
Timur Kol LHD (6th Round 2024 MHL (Russian Juniors) St. Petersburg/KHL St. Petersburg)
With MHL St. Petersburg: 16 Games 2 Goals 5 Assists +2 *** PLAYOFFS pending
With KHL St. Petersburg: 11 Games 0 Goals 0 Assists +3 *** PLAYOFFS pending
Andrei Krutov LW (7th Round 2024 MHL (Russian Juniors) Nizhny Novgorod/VHL (Russian Minors) Gorky NN/KHL Nizhny Novgorod)
With MHL Nizhny Novgorod: 10 Games 7 Goals 2 Assists +7 *** PLAYOFFS pending
With VHL Gorky NN: 36 Games 15 Goals 7 Assists +2 *** PLAYOFFS Pending
With KHL Nizhny Novgorod: 12 Games 4 Goals 0 Assists -2 *** PLAYOFFS Pending
Lucas Mercuri C (6th round 2020 Hockey East UMASS-Amherst Sr.): 38 Games 10 Goals 21 Assists +15 *** UMASS will Play Minnesota in the Fargo regional of the NCAA tourney (do we care?!?! Mercuri is now dead to us).
Timur Mukhanov LW (6th Round 2023 KHL Cherepovets/MHL (Russian Juniors) Cherepovets):
With KHL Cherepovets 60 Games 3 Goals 10 Assists -1 *** PLAYOFFS Pending
With MHL Cherepovets 1 Game 1 Goal 0 Assists +1 *** PLAYOFFS Pending
Alexander Nikishin LHD (3rd round 2020 KHL SKA St. Petersburg): 61 Games 17 Goals 29 Assists +19 *** PLAYOFFS pending (maybe?)
Joel Nyström RHD (7th round 2021 SweHL Färjestad): 51 Games 6 Goals 21 Assists +19 *** PLAYOFFS 2 Games 0 Goals 0 Assists +1. Farjestad is tied 1-1 in their first round series
Alexander Pelevin LHD (7th round 2022 VHL (Russian Minors) Gorky NN/KHL Nizhny Novgorad):
With VHL Gorky NN: 48 Games 2 Goals 10 Assists +9 *** PLAYOFFS pending
With KHL Nizhny Novgorad: 2 Games 0 Goals 0 Assists Even
Alexander Perevalov LW (3rd Round 2022 KHL Omsk/VHL Omskie/Novokuznetsk)
With KHL Omsk: Has not played yet
With VHL Omskie: 21 Games 3 Goals 3 Assists -8
With VHL Novokuznetsk: 26 Games 8 Goals 15 Assists +17 *** PLAYOFFS 2 Games 0 Goals 0 Assists -2 Novokuznetsk is down in their first round series 0-2 (against Alex Siryatsky and Magnitogorsk)
Jayden Perron RW (3rd Round 2023 NCHC U of North Dakota So.): 31 Games 10 Goals 9 Assists -2 *** UND lost to Western Michigan in the NCHC championship. UND is NOT in the NCAA tournament so Perron's season is over.
Justin Poirier RW (5th Round 2024 QMJHL Baie-Comeau): 58 Games 43 Goals 37 Assists +14 *** PLAYOFFS pending
Alexander Rykov RW (4th Round 2023 KHL Chelyabinsk/VHL (Russian Minors) Chelyabinsk/MHL (Russian Juniors) Chelyabinsk)
With KHL Chelyabinsk: 22 Games 2 Goals 4 Assists -2 *** PLAYOFFS pending
With VHL Chelyabinsk: 22 Games 7 Goals 7 Assists +5
With MHL Chelyabinsk: 1 Game 0 Goals 0 Assists Even
Roman Shokhrin LHD (6th Round 2024 MHL (Russian Juniors) Loko-76 Yaroslavl/Loko Yaroslavl):
With MHL Loko-76: 9 Games 0 Goals 6 Assists +9
With MHL Loko: 36 Games 2 Goals 15 Assists +19 *** PLAYOFFS pending
Alexander Siryatsky LHD (4th Round 2024 MHL (Russian Juniors) Magnitogorsk/VHL (Russian Minors) Magnitogorsk)
With MHL Magnitogorsk: 6 Games 0 Goals 3 Assists Even
With VHL Magnitogorsk: 49 Games 0 Goals 10 Assists +3 *** PLAYOFFS 2 Games 0 Goals 2 Assists +1. Magnitogorst is up 2-0 in their first round series (against Alex Perevalov and Novokuznetsk)
With KHL Magnitogorsk: 1 Game 0 Goals 0 Assists Even
Oskar Vuollet F (5th Round 2024 SweHL Skellefteå/SweJ20 Skellefteå)
With SweHL Skellefteå: 44 Games 4 Goals 5 Assists -3 *** PLAYOFFS 2 Games 0 Goals 0 Assists -1 Skelleftea is tied in their first round series 1-1 (with Joel Nystrom and Farjestad)
With J20 Skellefteå: 2 Games 2 Goals 1 Assist +5
Stanislav Yarovoi LW (4th Round 2023 KHL Vityaz Moscow Region/VHL (Russian Minors) Moskova):
With KHL Vityaz: 49 Games 9 Goals 3 Assists -1 *** Vityaz did not make the playoffs
With VHL Moskova: 3 Games 0 Goals 1 Assist -1 *** Moskova (Yunison) did not make the playoffs. Yarovoi's season is over
Patrik Hamrla G (3rd Round 2021 Czech3 Vyskov): 11-13-0 3.31 GAA PLAYOFFS 2 Games 4.24 GAA I have no idea what the playoff situation is here....
Nikita Quapp G (6th round 2021 DEL Dusseldorfer): 0-5-0 4.08 GAA .870 Sv% *** Dusseldorfer did not make the playoffs (in fact, they were relegated). Quapp's season is over.
Yegor Velmakin G (7th Round 2023 KHL Minsk/Belarus Molodechno):
With KHL Minsk: 3-4-0 2.09 GAA .916 Sv% *** Minsk made the KHL playoffs, I don't expect Velmakin to play here.
With Belarus Molodechno: 1-2-0 3.28 GAA 900 Sv% **** Molodechno made the playoffs, I don't know how their first round series is going but Velmakin has not played.
********* PLAYERS WHOSE SEASON HAS ENDED ************
Fyodor Avramov LW (6th Round 2024 MHL (Russian Juniors) Stupino/KHL Sochi/VHL Rostov)
Michael Emerson F (6th Round 2023 Hockey East Merrimack So.)
Noel Fransén LHD (3rd Round 2024 SweHL Färjestad/HockeyAllsvenskan Vasteras/SweJ20 Färjestad)
Anttoni Honka RHD (3rd round 2019 SwissHL Ajoie)
Nils Juntorp RW (via Trade HockeyEttan (Swedish 3rd tier league) Dalen/HockeyAllsvenskan Vasteras)
Jayden Perron RW (3rd Round 2023 NCHC U of North Dakota So.)
Stanislav Yarovoi LW (4th Round 2023 KHL Vityaz Moscow Region/VHL (Russian Minors) Moskova)
Yegor Naumov G (7th round 2021 Belarus Melodechno) - Never played anywhere this season as far as I can tell
Nikita Quapp G (6th round 2021 DEL Dusseldorfer)
Jakub Vondras G (6th round 2022 Czech2 Pardubice/Czech Pardubice)
Nikita Artamonov W (2nd Round 2024 KHL Nizhny Novgorod): 63 Games 22 Goals 17 Assists +5 *** PLAYOFFS PENDING
Fyodor Avramov LW (6th Round 2024 MHL (Russian Juniors) Stupino/KHL Sochi/VHL Rostov)
With KHL Sochi: 19 Games 0 Goals 0 Assists -3 *** Sochi did not make the playoffs
With MHL Stupino: 8 Games 6 Goals 5 Assists +6 *** Stupino did not make the playoffs.
With VHL Rostov: 22 Games 4 Goals 2 Assists +6 *** Rostov did not make the playoffs. Avramov has nowhere to play in the playoffs, his season is over.
Dominik Badinka RHD (2nd Round 2024 SweHL Malmö/J20 Malmö):
With SweHL Malmö: 49 Games 2 Goals 3 Assists -5 *** PLAYOFFS: 5 Games 0 Goals 0 Assists EVEN Malmo is down in their quarterfinals series 1-2
With J20 Malmö: 4 Games 1 Goal 1 Assist -2
Noel Fransén LHD (3rd Round 2024 SweHL Färjestad/HockeyAllsvenskan Vasteras/SweJ20 Färjestad)
With SweHL Färjestad: 1 Game 0 Goals 0 Assist -1 *** I don't expect that Fransen will be playing any games for SweHL Farjestad so I'm calling his sesaon over.
With HA Vasteras: 50 Games 3 Goals 17 Assists -11 *** PLAYOFFS: 2 Games 0 Goals 0 Assists -1 Vasteras was eliminated in their qualification round matchup against Mora.
With J20 Färjestad: 2 Games 1 Goal 2 Assists +1 *** PLAYOFFS: 1 Goal 0 Assists -3 Fransén was sent to juniors to continue to play in the playoffs but J20 Farjestad was eliminated in their best of 3 opening series 0-2.
Simon Forsmark LHD (4th Round 2022 SweHL Timra): 49 Games 4 Goals 19 Assists +11 *** PLAYOFFS 2 Games 0 Goals 1 Assist +1 Timra is tied in their first round series 1-1
Vladimir Grudinin LHD (5th Round 2022 KHL Cherepovets): 63 Games 3 Goals 11 Assists +10 *** PLAYOFFS Pending
Nikita Guslistov C (7th round 2021 KHL Minsk/Vladivostok/Belarus Brest/VHL Barnaul):
With KHL Minsk: 9 Games 0 Goals 0 Assists Even
With Belarus Brest: 14 Games 2 Goals 4 Assists -4
With KHL Vladivostok: 4 Games 0 Goals 0 Assist -2 *** PLAYOFFS Pending
With VHL Barnaul: 11 Games 4 Goals 4 Assists +5
Anttoni Honka RHD (3rd round 2019 SwissHL Ajoie): 42 Games 8 Goals 13 Assists -12 *** PLAYOFFS: 5 Games 0 Goals 5 Assists -1 Ajoie was up 2-0 in their relegation series but lost the next 3. Their playoffs are over and if I'm understanding correctly, they will play next season in the 2nd tier Swiss league. Thankfully Honka will no longer have any ties to the Canes next season so I don't have to figure out where to find 2nd tier Swiss League stats. Honka's season is over.
Timur Kol LHD (6th Round 2024 MHL (Russian Juniors) St. Petersburg/KHL St. Petersburg)
With MHL St. Petersburg: 16 Games 2 Goals 5 Assists +2 *** PLAYOFFS pending
With KHL St. Petersburg: 11 Games 0 Goals 0 Assists +3 *** PLAYOFFS pending
Andrei Krutov LW (7th Round 2024 MHL (Russian Juniors) Nizhny Novgorod/VHL (Russian Minors) Gorky NN/KHL Nizhny Novgorod)
With MHL Nizhny Novgorod: 10 Games 7 Goals 2 Assists +7 *** PLAYOFFS pending
With VHL Gorky NN: 36 Games 15 Goals 7 Assists +2 *** PLAYOFFS Pending
With KHL Nizhny Novgorod: 12 Games 4 Goals 0 Assists -2 *** PLAYOFFS Pending
Lucas Mercuri C (6th round 2020 Hockey East UMASS-Amherst Sr.): 38 Games 10 Goals 21 Assists +15 *** UMASS will Play Minnesota in the Fargo regional of the NCAA tourney (do we care?!?! Mercuri is now dead to us).
Timur Mukhanov LW (6th Round 2023 KHL Cherepovets/MHL (Russian Juniors) Cherepovets):
With KHL Cherepovets 60 Games 3 Goals 10 Assists -1 *** PLAYOFFS Pending
With MHL Cherepovets 1 Game 1 Goal 0 Assists +1 *** PLAYOFFS Pending
Alexander Nikishin LHD (3rd round 2020 KHL SKA St. Petersburg): 61 Games 17 Goals 29 Assists +19 *** PLAYOFFS pending (maybe?)
Joel Nyström RHD (7th round 2021 SweHL Färjestad): 51 Games 6 Goals 21 Assists +19 *** PLAYOFFS 2 Games 0 Goals 0 Assists +1. Farjestad is tied 1-1 in their first round series
Alexander Pelevin LHD (7th round 2022 VHL (Russian Minors) Gorky NN/KHL Nizhny Novgorad):
With VHL Gorky NN: 48 Games 2 Goals 10 Assists +9 *** PLAYOFFS pending
With KHL Nizhny Novgorad: 2 Games 0 Goals 0 Assists Even
Alexander Perevalov LW (3rd Round 2022 KHL Omsk/VHL Omskie/Novokuznetsk)
With KHL Omsk: Has not played yet
With VHL Omskie: 21 Games 3 Goals 3 Assists -8
With VHL Novokuznetsk: 26 Games 8 Goals 15 Assists +17 *** PLAYOFFS 2 Games 0 Goals 0 Assists -2 Novokuznetsk is down in their first round series 0-2 (against Alex Siryatsky and Magnitogorsk)
Jayden Perron RW (3rd Round 2023 NCHC U of North Dakota So.): 31 Games 10 Goals 9 Assists -2 *** UND lost to Western Michigan in the NCHC championship. UND is NOT in the NCAA tournament so Perron's season is over.
Justin Poirier RW (5th Round 2024 QMJHL Baie-Comeau): 58 Games 43 Goals 37 Assists +14 *** PLAYOFFS pending
Alexander Rykov RW (4th Round 2023 KHL Chelyabinsk/VHL (Russian Minors) Chelyabinsk/MHL (Russian Juniors) Chelyabinsk)
With KHL Chelyabinsk: 22 Games 2 Goals 4 Assists -2 *** PLAYOFFS pending
With VHL Chelyabinsk: 22 Games 7 Goals 7 Assists +5
With MHL Chelyabinsk: 1 Game 0 Goals 0 Assists Even
Roman Shokhrin LHD (6th Round 2024 MHL (Russian Juniors) Loko-76 Yaroslavl/Loko Yaroslavl):
With MHL Loko-76: 9 Games 0 Goals 6 Assists +9
With MHL Loko: 36 Games 2 Goals 15 Assists +19 *** PLAYOFFS pending
Alexander Siryatsky LHD (4th Round 2024 MHL (Russian Juniors) Magnitogorsk/VHL (Russian Minors) Magnitogorsk)
With MHL Magnitogorsk: 6 Games 0 Goals 3 Assists Even
With VHL Magnitogorsk: 49 Games 0 Goals 10 Assists +3 *** PLAYOFFS 2 Games 0 Goals 2 Assists +1. Magnitogorst is up 2-0 in their first round series (against Alex Perevalov and Novokuznetsk)
With KHL Magnitogorsk: 1 Game 0 Goals 0 Assists Even
Oskar Vuollet F (5th Round 2024 SweHL Skellefteå/SweJ20 Skellefteå)
With SweHL Skellefteå: 44 Games 4 Goals 5 Assists -3 *** PLAYOFFS 2 Games 0 Goals 0 Assists -1 Skelleftea is tied in their first round series 1-1 (with Joel Nystrom and Farjestad)
With J20 Skellefteå: 2 Games 2 Goals 1 Assist +5
Stanislav Yarovoi LW (4th Round 2023 KHL Vityaz Moscow Region/VHL (Russian Minors) Moskova):
With KHL Vityaz: 49 Games 9 Goals 3 Assists -1 *** Vityaz did not make the playoffs
With VHL Moskova: 3 Games 0 Goals 1 Assist -1 *** Moskova (Yunison) did not make the playoffs. Yarovoi's season is over
Patrik Hamrla G (3rd Round 2021 Czech3 Vyskov): 11-13-0 3.31 GAA PLAYOFFS 2 Games 4.24 GAA I have no idea what the playoff situation is here....
Nikita Quapp G (6th round 2021 DEL Dusseldorfer): 0-5-0 4.08 GAA .870 Sv% *** Dusseldorfer did not make the playoffs (in fact, they were relegated). Quapp's season is over.
Yegor Velmakin G (7th Round 2023 KHL Minsk/Belarus Molodechno):
With KHL Minsk: 3-4-0 2.09 GAA .916 Sv% *** Minsk made the KHL playoffs, I don't expect Velmakin to play here.
With Belarus Molodechno: 1-2-0 3.28 GAA 900 Sv% **** Molodechno made the playoffs, I don't know how their first round series is going but Velmakin has not played.
********* PLAYERS WHOSE SEASON HAS ENDED ************
Fyodor Avramov LW (6th Round 2024 MHL (Russian Juniors) Stupino/KHL Sochi/VHL Rostov)
Michael Emerson F (6th Round 2023 Hockey East Merrimack So.)
Noel Fransén LHD (3rd Round 2024 SweHL Färjestad/HockeyAllsvenskan Vasteras/SweJ20 Färjestad)
Anttoni Honka RHD (3rd round 2019 SwissHL Ajoie)
Nils Juntorp RW (via Trade HockeyEttan (Swedish 3rd tier league) Dalen/HockeyAllsvenskan Vasteras)
Jayden Perron RW (3rd Round 2023 NCHC U of North Dakota So.)
Stanislav Yarovoi LW (4th Round 2023 KHL Vityaz Moscow Region/VHL (Russian Minors) Moskova)
Yegor Naumov G (7th round 2021 Belarus Melodechno) - Never played anywhere this season as far as I can tell
Nikita Quapp G (6th round 2021 DEL Dusseldorfer)
Jakub Vondras G (6th round 2022 Czech2 Pardubice/Czech Pardubice)
cmaleski2
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Chicago Wolves last week:
Mar 21 Texas L 3-0 Tokarski with the loss
Mar 23 Texas L 5-2 Khazheyev with the loss (pulled after allowing 4 goals in 22 minutes). Nadeau x2 with the goals
So that is 2 straight starts that Khazheyev has been pulled from. His stats now stand at 5-12-0 3.46 GAA .873 Sv%.
Rockford is now only 2 points behind the reeling Wolves for 4th place in the AHL Central division. Fortunately for Chicago, the top 5 teams from the Central make the playoffs and Chicago is 14 points ahead of 6th place Iowa.
Like the Canes, Chicago is inept on the PP. 15.3%. 3rd worst in the entire AHL.
4 Games this week Tue @Rockford, Wed @Iowa, Sat/Sun v. Coachella
Mar 21 Texas L 3-0 Tokarski with the loss
Mar 23 Texas L 5-2 Khazheyev with the loss (pulled after allowing 4 goals in 22 minutes). Nadeau x2 with the goals
So that is 2 straight starts that Khazheyev has been pulled from. His stats now stand at 5-12-0 3.46 GAA .873 Sv%.
Rockford is now only 2 points behind the reeling Wolves for 4th place in the AHL Central division. Fortunately for Chicago, the top 5 teams from the Central make the playoffs and Chicago is 14 points ahead of 6th place Iowa.
Like the Canes, Chicago is inept on the PP. 15.3%. 3rd worst in the entire AHL.
4 Games this week Tue @Rockford, Wed @Iowa, Sat/Sun v. Coachella
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Thanks for doing this again. I appreciate the job you do.
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The NCAA free agent signings have started and it does not appear like the Canes have dipped their toe in those waters, I know the Leafs have already signed a handful that route since they trade away all their draft picks...
Yeah, barring something unusual I really don't expect college free agents to be a regular part of Carolina's player development system for the next 2-3 years. You can always run into unique situations like with Perets, but given a relatively healthy pipeline and a pretty full basket of picks, there's no need to take the risks you end up taking on college free agents.
Perets probably happened only because he was Skyler Brind’Amourks teammate at Quinnipiac. He had great numbers in 2 seasons as the starter there thouch. Before him the last was Chase Priskie? He had been drafted by the Caps but didn’t sign. He was included in the Haula trade with the Panthers. He played 4 games for the Panthers in 21-22 but has spent the last 2 seasons with Hershey.
That could also be how the Canes found Charles-Alexis Legault. He was drafted after his freshman year at Quinnipiac (Perets and Brind’Amour were seniors). He was eligible for the 2021 draft, the Canes grabbed him in 2023.
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