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Future Watch 2015
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UPWARD MOBILITY
B | RANK 11 THE FUTURE IS NOW FOR THE Senators. As a practice was wrapping up recently, coach Dave Cameron called over his young players – Jared Cowen, Cody Ceci, Mark Stone, Curtis Lazar, Eric Gryba, Mike Hoffman, Mika Zibanejad and Mark Borowiecki. Time to do battle drills. “The message to the young guys is I want them to be 1,000-game NHLers, and that means they have to work every day,” Cameron said. “You’re not tired because you’re not old.” The Sens believe in the youth movement. “Keep them focused, but also it’s our subtle way of saying, our progression is going to be co-related to their progression.” 1 NICK PAUL LW, 19, 6-3, 221 North Bay (OHL) 47-31-23-54-43 Trade (Dal), July 1, 2014 OVERALL 43 Picked up in the trade for Jason Spezza last July, Paul…
RISK VERSUS REWARD
SNEAK PEEK 2015 DRAFT THE SIZE BIAS IN THE NHL has been almost impossible to shake, despite the success lately of players such as Johnny Gaudreau, Torey Krug and Mats Zuccarello. Nowhere is this more obvious than at the draft, where every year it seems like teams get cold feet at the last second when it comes to tabbing a short kid with a high pick. Keep in mind we live in a world where Max Domi and Kevin Fiala couldn’t crack the top 10. Which brings us to Mitch Marner. As an electrifying right winger for the London Knights, he has terrorized the OHL this season, averaging two points per game and leading the league in offense for long stretches. But the most important numbers for scouts may be 5-foot-11 and…
MEET THE NEXT TEEMU SELANNE
SNEAK PEEK 2016 DRAFT READ THESE FIVE attributes of a Finnish player and then decide who it describes: 1) He is big; 2) He shoots right; 3) He loves scoring goals; 4) He always smiles; 5) He isn’t retired from the NHL. The fifth is mandatory. Otherwise everyone would say, “Teemu Selanne.” The player in question isn’t the ‘Finnish Flash,’ but he is the next Finnish goal-scoring machine. He’s 16-year-old Jesse Puljujarvi, the youngest member of Finland’s world junior team and the hottest prospect Finland – and all of Europe – has to offer for the 2016 NHL draft. Puljujarvi has already dominated the under-18 and under-20 leagues in Finland. This season he made his debut in the SM-liiga and scored his first professional goal in his third game. His club, Karpat, is the…
BURNING BRIGHTLY
B+ | RANK 8 FOR A REBUILDING TEAM, THE Calgary Flames are loving life. A huge part of their success this season has been the impact of young players, especially rookies Johnny Gaudreau and Josh Jooris. Plus, a handful of others have played a part during call-ups. The future looks promising, too, which is quite the turnaround for a team that was shy on up-and-comers only a couple years back. The Flames still have holes in their prospects base, notably on defense and right wing, but they have made big strides and have much more reason for optimism. And making the playoffs would be a surprising bonus. 1 SAM BENNETT C, 18, 6-1, 178 Kingston (OHL) 1-1-2-3-0 2014 draft, 4th overall OVERALL 2 Shoulder surgery on the eve of the season has kept the club’s 2014 first-round pick on…
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