Catton’s highlight real is crazy to watch….his hands are so damn fast…he just carves goalies up at close range and he does it calmly. I’ve never seen anything like it.
For anyone questioning why you would want a million Centers, I love to point at Jared McCann as the example. Sure, he was drafted as a "Center" but the dude unlocked an entire new level when they moved him to Winger. When he had to be moved back to Center mid-season last year, we saw his offensive production suffer for it. Draft a "Center" and turn them into a 40 goal scoring Winger who is also defensively consistent and you have the makings of a truly exceptional player. Give me Centers all day if they have the potential to be a Jared McCann.
Other names I thought was worth mentioning: 1. Lleyton Roed looked really good, definitely is gunning for a bigger role with CV 2. Feels like Andrei Loshko is consistently very good when we see him yet is undervalued. 3. Really liked Clarke Caswell, really intrigued on how he develops. 4. Wisdom feels like he’s Tanev-lite but has better odds at scoring on breakaways. 5. Vedenpaa had moments where he looked good, especially on day 1. 6. Ostman was really shaky in the 5-5 scrimmage, wonder if Kokko’s gonna beat him out for CV’s backup goalie job if he performs.
I'm with you guys on Caden Price, he looked great on day 3 when i was there... Yeah, just the confidence. He was jumping up onto the puck carriers and engaging in battles for possession almost immediately. It looks like to me that he should be ready in about the same time frame as Ty Nelson, but I'm no expert. He seems like a perfect replacement for Oleksiak on the left side, which is my hope. He might not be 6'5"+ but he uses his body to separate puck from carrier well enough for his size. He holds most memorable performance for me, which is pretty impressive with all the scoring that happened on day 3 😂
Here’s one for you guys: If you’re R Francis, would you offer Matty Beniers the Slafkovsky deal? (7.6 x 8) If you’re M Beniers, would you sign it? (It’s about 600k lower than the Powers deal) It’s probably No and No. Francis has the tougher call: if MB gets to 30 goals and 70 points he’s probably looking at 9 x 8 in a couple years. If he doesn’t, he’s probably not on the Kraken and neither is Francis
Awww yessss, the first Deep Dive of the hockey new years :D
Catton’s highlight real is crazy to watch….his hands are so damn fast…he just carves goalies up at close range and he does it calmly. I’ve never seen anything like it.
For anyone questioning why you would want a million Centers, I love to point at Jared McCann as the example. Sure, he was drafted as a "Center" but the dude unlocked an entire new level when they moved him to Winger. When he had to be moved back to Center mid-season last year, we saw his offensive production suffer for it. Draft a "Center" and turn them into a 40 goal scoring Winger who is also defensively consistent and you have the makings of a truly exceptional player. Give me Centers all day if they have the potential to be a Jared McCann.
Preferred a Dman but they need talent. As long as they don’t over ripen them for3 years in the AHL anyone who can help,is welcome
I am not concerned about Catton's size.. how tall are brayden point, Alex Debrincat, Cole Caulfield etc.
It sounds like the Kraken have a secret weapon in Jess Campbell
Other names I thought was worth mentioning: 1. Lleyton Roed looked really good, definitely is gunning for a bigger role with CV 2. Feels like Andrei Loshko is consistently very good when we see him yet is undervalued. 3. Really liked Clarke Caswell, really intrigued on how he develops. 4. Wisdom feels like he’s Tanev-lite but has better odds at scoring on breakaways. 5. Vedenpaa had moments where he looked good, especially on day 1. 6. Ostman was really shaky in the 5-5 scrimmage, wonder if Kokko’s gonna beat him out for CV’s backup goalie job if he performs.
I'm with you guys on Caden Price, he looked great on day 3 when i was there... Yeah, just the confidence. He was jumping up onto the puck carriers and engaging in battles for possession almost immediately.
It looks like to me that he should be ready in about the same time frame as Ty Nelson, but I'm no expert. He seems like a perfect replacement for Oleksiak on the left side, which is my hope. He might not be 6'5"+ but he uses his body to separate puck from carrier well enough for his size.
He holds most memorable performance for me, which is pretty impressive with all the scoring that happened on day 3 😂
How did Lukas Dragicevic look?
Here’s one for you guys:
If you’re R Francis, would you offer Matty Beniers the Slafkovsky deal? (7.6 x 8)
If you’re M Beniers, would you sign it? (It’s about 600k lower than the Powers deal)
It’s probably No and No. Francis has the tougher call: if MB gets to 30 goals and 70 points he’s probably looking at 9 x 8 in a couple years. If he doesn’t, he’s probably not on the Kraken and neither is Francis
What is cattons upside?
Maybe he gains weight so he doesnt get crushed. Other than that it looks like he has peaked in junior.