The Locked On NHL Prospects Podcast is brought to you by Sebastian High and Hadi Kalakeche, Dobber Prospects' Head Scout and Director of North American Scouting respectively - every weekday, we take a look at all of the notable stories surrounding the latest prospects in hockey, both draft-eligible and NHL-affiliated, as well as conduct NHL Draft rankings, compare top prospects for each team, and much more. Want to hear about what makes specific prospects so special? Want to know more about draft-eligible players? How about which prospect on your favorite team is most likely to become a star, and why? If so, this is just the podcast for you - Part of the Locked On Podcast Network.
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Norris is killing us. Dude can’t stay healthy and when he does play he’s scared to hurt
Frenzied flame is the best ending
Would be cool to see a crossover with the Locked On Senators Podcast! you're very knowledgeable, it would make it a good discussion! As a Sens fan, I stopped making expectations for this team but with the all changes settled down from last year, I hope this year can be the year they make the playoffs.
Thanks for a great review. Habs got a good one.
poverty franchise the rebuild never ends
pfft casual
Go back to franchise mode 😂.
I absolutely love their 4th round. Moore and Montgomery were the upside swings I was hoping for Chicago to take over Jack Pridham
Carter did that on a very bad Hitman tdeam.
Sharks got a steal with Dickinson. Absolutely going to be a stud on D. Watch him regularly with my hometown Knight's and he's in my opinion the best defenceman in this year's draft. One more year in Jr with the Knight's and play for Canada at the world Jr tournament and he will make the jump to the Sharks the following season
Absolutely a steal
Collin Graf ? Is he a top prospect for the Sharks ?
21:44 Strange that you didn't include Nolan Lalonde, Sergei Ivanov or Melvin Strahl in the goaltending segment
Could use see the Hawks trading 2 or 3 of these new vets for more picks at the trade deadline?
I personally hope Kk, levshunov, Nazar go to Rockford and develop there. I really want 1 more elite forward to ho with bedard and this yeqrs draft class has quite a few of em.
Offensively, Demidov was the best prosspect of 2024.
Good show.
31:35, I think the editor missed something
Yep 😅 Could’ve been a worse miss, at least
Great summary Sebastian! Can’t wait for start of season.
Exciting times in Habsland
Interesting tidbit potentially on Logan Sawyer is that he played at Stanstead College which is only a couple hours outside Montreal and most likely would have played in tournaments in Montreal since it's the closest major city to Stanstead. Other potentially notable players from Stanstead College: Alexander Campbell: Predators prospect, and Mark Jankowski!
Very cool tidbit!
It's okay, you're allowed to say COVID.
100-110 pts? Maybe Art Ross? Music to my ears!
Please let’s call him Mar-tone And NOT Mar-Tony 🥲🥲😅😂
Because of the Hawks early connection with Levshunov, I made it a point to watch Michigan State. I thought he was outstanding. Three leagues in three years with what he accomplished in his freshman season was very impressive. And as far as the mistakes go, he drove the offense and constantly had the puck. You're going to make mistakes and they'll be glaring at times. But the collective effort to poo-poo his game in the month or so leading to the draft, was insane. Then on the flip, you got Demidov, who I actually wanted, being anointed the best Russian prospect ever. The guy played in a league scouts couldn't even attend. All the while, absolutely slaying bums in a trash league. He couldn't sniff the KHL and by those clips of him bum-slaying in the MHL, experts have penciled in as a star. We all seen how Bedards flashy tricks worked against men. They didn't. And I'm sorry, but Demidov is not in a Bedard category. Or a Celebrini category for that matter.
Great breakdown! Love the Blackhawks content!
They should’ve taken zeev buium
As a Capitals fan, I would have preferred Hage or Solberg, but Parascak wasn't a bad pick. I still like it more than Connolly or Eiserman: there are too many worries about defensive ability and personality issues with those two, and Parascak's skating issues scare me much less than defensive issues or questions about personality.
Ducks are going to be a wagon real quick. ( 26-27 likely)
They absolutely need a top 5 pick next year. Top 3 really
If Levshunov is Drew Doughty 2 , it was the smart pick. The Defence is complete and forwards are very close and the goaltending very close as well.
I would have liked to have heard about the Russian Kantserov. There is a kid by the name of Savoie that I think is going to the AHL that fans are already endeared to because of his personality and toughness. My favorite drafted player this year is Sacha Boisvert. This kid reminds me of the leadership qualities of Toews or Seabrook. He is one to watch. Vanacker and Spellacy could make the team 3-4 years down the road. Mustard intrigues me too. Kaiser on D is another one you could have mentioned. He was up and down last year between the Hawks and the AHL.
I like Vanacker alot. More than Boisvert actually.
I just hope Kyle hasn’t made the team so good that we’re out of the race for one of those top forwards in next years draft, but not good enough to really make noise in the postseason. Which is exactly what I think he did lol
You gotta remember that the other "bad teams" from last year are improving. I think we will end up 5 to 10 in the draft order unless we win the lottery again. Whenyou make this many changes, you still need time to gel as a team. Maybe by Thanksgiving they can gain some consistency.
Bertuzzi isn’t going to propel us from the 2nd worst team to middle of the pack. I wouldn’t worry too much
@@michaeldwyer977 bertuzzi alone won’t. But Teuvo, Bettuzzi, a healthy Hall and AA, Craig Smith, Brodie, Martinez, a 2nd year Bedard, a legit 1-2 punch in goal…that’s a significantly better team than bottom 2
@@domcagney2352 But the point remains, things need to gel. Look at Montreal for all their changes not gaining much ground over the years in the pecking order. I think 8, 9 or 10 worst would be a significant change.
@@domcagney2352 no no and no. None of these names are going to make the Blackhawks middle of the pack.
Appreciate how you stated the selection of Levshunov is “rich” for the selection and then stated we need him. We needed Ivan Demidov!
I think that just goes to show you how hi folks are on Demidov. But at least we know we have a back end with talent and the rebuild will not likely hinge on paying for a high priced free agent D. Offensively the draft looks good next year,. We have two picks. I think we will take a swing on a goal scorer next year.
@@Mark1958-wwjd True. There is amazing talent in next year’s draft. The only issue is we are not guaranteed a top three pick like this year. But I do like Levshunov, and understand why KD decided to go in the direction of a RD!
If the Blackhawks don’t have any injuries at all this entire season, they could be really good.
You mean injuries to key players. They have depth, but they need the top 10-12 players or so to stay healthy.
@@Mark1958-wwjd No injuries at all on anyone who is any good. I’m more joking than anything
@@mikeporten8174 👍
Great point that next year's draft class includes several top 6 forwards in the Top 10, so add that pick and Toronto's #1 (mid twenties) and it will add some additional pieces.
Wyatt Kaiser, Roman Kantserov Sam Savoie and Landon Slaggert all have good potential
Nobody mentions Slaggert, but he did a great job at the back-end of the season.
@@misskj4704 I agree. I think Slaggert was at least as noticeable as Blackwell and Slaggert should be just getting started.
Well done High!
The Sharks have had huge success with drafting European goalies in their early years. I wish they'd pull that rabbit out of their hat instead of trying to just fill in with stop-gaps and band-aids. My guess is they're gonna go RD in the next draft, if they can't pull of a FA signing or trade sooner than later.
Unlikely. Next draft is VERYYYY forwards-heavy & San Jose will still be at the bottom of the league You guys are getting James Hagens or Porter Martone probably
I'm really impressed with your guys' knowledge of these players and the game at your age...well done!
In Grier we trust! Super excited to see these prospects develop. I think even the AHL Cuda will finally be improved and a winning org will be evident from top to bottom. I think Seb is right, still 3 years away minimum but haven’t stars to watch rise will be something different and real exciting
Still can't believe they got Chernyshov on day 2. Any word on why he may have fell? Couldn't have been as simple as he got sunburn lol
doesnt speak any english at all a lot of teams dont like that
It's possible other teams were a bit worried about the drop-off in his offensive production from the MHL (Russia's equivalent to the major-juniors in North America) to the KHL. He was almost exactly a point-a-game in the MHL, but only has 4 goals and a single assist in 39 career KHL games. His draft stock might have been significantly higher had he played for Dynamo St. Petersburg in the VHL (Dynamo Moscow's minor league affiliate), but I don't know the rules for call-ups from the MHL. Perhaps they're like North America's, and a major-junior player is only allowed to play in the top professional league.
What are your thoughts on Jack Thompson? Seems like no one talks about him when mentioning the prospect pool. He was in the AHL all-star game, but what is his potential for the NHL? Could he be a top 4 pairing? He shoots right so that helps avoid the abundance of LHD that the sharks have.
I’m also curious to what the league and prospect watchers think of Jack. Maybe he’s bottom pair RD, maybe middle pair. Either way one more high end RD and I think the pool looks incredible at most skater positions. Let everyone bloom and add a goalie when we’re knocking on the door of contention
Hey Sebastion, Thanks for the interesting dive into the Sharks cupboard which no longer looks like a bachelor pad cupboard! I have been a Sharks fan since their first play off appearance against the Red Wings back in the day and in all that time we have never really had much in the cupboard until now. In general building a team the old school way from within via draft and trade gives a team the potential to have the Avalanche/Red Wings effect where a very good team seems to keep popping out elite level talent every year. Because once the pipeline is primed regardless of how well the NHL club is doing those prospects keep developing and when one is ready to make the leap to the NHL voila! A new prospect shows up to add to an already strong team. Think those great Sakic led Avalanche teams that then popped out players like Milan Hayduk (sp?) and other high end talents and Detroit after winning the cup retools their roster and along come all these great players led by Lidstrom and once again they are challenging for a cup with an array of European talents leading the charge. This is what I am excited for when I look at the Sharks pipeline filling up from every league around the world. Yes, some prospects may fail of their potential but, others will not. Its like darts at a dartboard. If you take enough shots you will hit a bulls eye eventually. Think Yvgeny Nabokov (7th round pick) Joe Pavelski (7th round pick) and so on. With all those pipelines filling up from every league we are going to see some of those prospects you just detailed fulfill their potential. Remember Joe Sakic a first ballot hall of famer was the 15 over all pick his draft year! How many GMs' were kicking themselves that they passed on one of the best players of his era? Thanks again Sebastion for doing this. Uh....at the risk of being offensive I have to tell you an unrelated story. When I was a kid in high school we had a dog of mixed parentage named Woody who was a trained frisbee dog at 100 lbs. Massively strong, fast enough to match 40 mph when my dad tried to outrun him in our car down the street and just a muscular physique. Woody's arch nemesis on our street was a big golden retriever who lived across the streets named...yep ...Sebastion. All it took to get Woody furious was to just whisper: "Bastion" and Woody would run to our dinning room picture window that afforded a clear view across the street to see if his enemy was in his front yard! Hahaha Woody did not like Sebastion at all but, I am sure Woody would like you just fine so long as we didn't mention your name probably. hahaha Cheers! Peter St. John Clovis, CA
Thank you for covering us lowley sharks.
Really hoping that Celebrini and Dickinson are as effective at rejuvinating a franchise as Mackinnon and Makar were for the Avalanche. If the Sharks remain at lottery level and get a high pick again next year who ends up being great, the team will really have a good leg to stand on going forward and hopefully speedrun their way back into the playoffs by the time their dead-cap contracts expire...
I think Grier needs to win executive of the year soon. He took us from the 27th best prospect pool on a bottom tier tier that was in Cap he’ll to the best prospect pool in the league, with tons of cap room to take on assets and a young core that has top end talent and depth everywhere except RHD and GK(2025 draft). I think we finish bottom 5 but the games will be high scoring and the Shark Tank will be a fun place to go to! All hail GMMG
He’s done fantastic work. Sharks games are definitely going to be fun to watch with the new elite influx of skill and a talented new coach
In Grier we trust! Time to watch the build-up
@@SJallday13 GMMG has been great so far!
Great breakdown. After drafting and not signing 2 goaltenders recently from the CHL (Beaupit and Gaudreau), the Sharks draft strategy for goalies seems like it’s focused on the NCAA and Russian route because of the bigger development windows. Also, Pohlkamp is another defensive prospect Sharks fans should be excited about. RD, physical, violent slap shot. He’s transferring to Denver this year and could be paired with Buium.
Pohlkamp is very fun! Also one of our favourite interviews JD has done over at LockedOn Sharks
@@LockedOnNHLProspects Pohlkamp is one of my favorite D prospects we've drafted so far. Probably a solid 2nd pair D maybe 3rd
I think Edstrom could be a great 3rd line center. Halttunin has a bomb of a shot and will probably be top 6 winger and PP specialist as long as he rounds out his game a bit more. Like others have said Polkamp is a sleeper.
For forwards, my top-2 after Celebrini (with a real chance of being better, IMO) were Demidov and Catton. My overall personal favorite due to uncertainty with MHL and Demidovs 2 leg inuries etc, was actually Catton. I think Seattle hit a home run there. And as a Habs fan, I'm very happy with Demidov. As long as we didn't pick Lindstrom or Iginla, I was happy. Sennecke was my #3 forward choice.
Luchanko is going to be a great player. I do see first line upside playing on all situations.
take your orange colored glasses off.
Buium was the biggest surprises for me. I lost it when Mn traded up to get him. I really think he could be special. He was the second-youngest player in NCAA Division I hockey during his freshman year. -He became the first freshman defenseman to ever win NCHC Player of the Month. -He tied for the team lead with his brother, Shai, and ranked fourth in the NCAA with a +33 plus/minus rating-the highest ever by a Pioneer since the statistic first began being tracked in 2005-06. -He recorded the longest point streak of the season by a Denver player with a 12-game run (4g/17a) According to College Hockey News, it was the longest point streak by a freshman defenseman in the NCAA in more than 21 years. - Second All-Time Pts in a Single NCAA Season By Defenceman(leader was 20-21 years old at the time) -The HIGHEST SCORING NCAA Freshman D-Man In Modern History (NHL Prospects) -National College Champion.
Probably the 2nd best NCAA player last season behind Celebrini too. Just a fantastic CV already