From NEHJ: Bruins Top 10 Prospects
By Kirk Luedeke
“We’ve done a decent job in terms of knowing the OHL to the degree we do and recognizing the ability to scratch below the surface on some of these kids,” said Sweeney. “That’s a testament to our (scouts). Each and every organization, obviously the guys have a very difficult task — scouting, seeing it in itself, plus the travel. It’s a good thing for our guys to have that success.”
Between Hamilton, Subban and Providence center Ryan Spooner, the B’s have a solid nucleus of a future young core they can continue to build around.
Here’s a detailed look at NEHJ’s top-10 ranking of the Boston Bruins prospects for 2013.
I have never seen Griffith play but I'm not ready to buy the hype yet.
Big numbers don't always translate from junior to pro.
The good part about Griffith being passed up in a draft means if the Bruins sign him we'll get our answer sooner than later. I'm pretty sure he can play in the AHL next year.
Memorial Cup is at home this year I'd love to see:
Could anyone give more info on Jared Knight? He's complete mystery this season, at least for me. He got injured early in the season, than came back and after 2 games in ECHL and 1 in AHL he's out again (and I can't find why). I came here to find out but only two posts were touching this subject - one saying he'll be on BOS third line by March and another denying it. I didn't expect Jared in NHL this year but I was looking forward to strong year in AHL. Are injuries nagging him whole season or is something else going on?
And one additional question - why is Trotman not playing in Providence? Is he injured? Thought he was their best D-man this year...
Could anyone give more info on Jared Knight? He's complete mystery this season, at least for me. He got injured early in the season, than came back and after 2 games in ECHL and 1 in AHL he's out again (and I can't find why). I came here to find out but only two posts were touching this subject - one saying he'll be on BOS third line by March and another denying it. I didn't expect Jared in NHL this year but I was looking forward to strong year in AHL. Are injuries nagging him whole season or is something else going on?
And one additional question - why is Trotman not playing in Providence? Is he injured? Thought he was their best D-man this year...
knight has had a combination of hamstring, ankle and groin injuries. still out as far as i know - not sure when he's due back.
trotman got a concussion on a hit in game vs. bridgeport. believe he is close to returning. think i heard he was supposed to skate this week.
knight has had a combination of hamstring, ankle and groin injuries. still out as far as i know - not sure when he's due back.
trotman got a concussion on a hit in game vs. bridgeport. believe he is close to returning. think i heard he was supposed to skate this week.
The Bruins had better be really careful here. Sounds like compensation from one injury is effecting other parts of the lower body. Their sole focus should be to get him 10 regular season games and then the playoffs - that way they can be sure he is healed, but also ensure it is not a total lost development season.
Where did he get all of these injuries, in practice? He hasn't played.
I know that sounds sarcastic, but I'm not trying to be.
I think this is how it went- he got hurt in the first round of the OHL Playoffs against Windsor when he ended up in a fight with Warren Rychel's kid (I think Kerby is his name but he's pretty good and projected to go first round this year); Knight twisted his ankle in the fight (may be on youtube somewhere and I think OOG was there and wrote about it)
so Knight is messed up for the OHL playoffs, misses games, has a tough time and keeps reinjuring until after Dev Camp when he stays off it and recovers
The groin injury I'm tossing out don't believe he ever had that problem- its the hamstring that is the problem. He tore it pretty good and missed about 6 weeks or so. He came back thinking he was fine and in the first game back against Bridgeport he felt a decent twinge and c'est la vie.
At that point Don Sweeney pretty much said wtf is going on here including getting the best medical people involved and having JK deal with the Boston staff. They did all sorts of testing to determine what they were dealing with and the original tear I believe had not healed. The medical folks are continuing to work with him and its a safe guess that they will probably do MRI and other high tech stuff on him before he gets back out there.
Also, would not suprise me if the Bruins now that they have the Spooners and Knights and probably Dougie and others under their watch outline detailed off season programs for them. Not sure about the weight program or the gym stuff Kirk wrote about last off season- you may see him at a camp like Gary Roberts runs (and all three of these guys- Spooner and Dougie) all have the same agent group and those guys are big on that camp. JK logically will come under the Marty Lapointe scrutiny due to his apparent hamstring and quads being a bit oversized or undersized depending on which muscle you are talking about. Again, guessing but pretty logical, he will probably be doing lots of stretching and weight training geared to keeping his legs in shape
As for when he comes back that is unclear until he passes whatever type of criteria and testing the Bruins and their medical staff have for him. He must be close to returning to skating since its been a month or so I think since he went out and the tear was not considered new but the prior one not yet completely healed
To echo DKH, Knight gave an interview to his hometown paper dated 1/26 where he talks about tearing the hamstring the first week of the season and then reinjuring the same hamstring his first game back: (link).
Of interest in that article, he said that if everything went according to plan he would be back on the ice this week. Hopefully a return to game action isn't too far beyond that:
Quote:
“So all through this, I’ve stayed positive. Boston, and Providence, they have the best doctors, the best types of treatments available, and now it’s just a case of me being totally 100 percent before they want me to get back onto the ice. . Myself, I kind of felt I was ready to get on the ice this (past) week, but the medical staff wanted me to wait for about another week or so.
“So, if all goes well, and I think it will, I should be getting back on the ice this next week. And once I do, I’m going to work even harder than ever.’’
To echo DKH, Knight gave an interview to his hometown paper dated 1/26 where he talks about tearing the hamstring the first week of the season and then reinjuring the same hamstring his first game back: (link).
Of interest in that article, he said that if everything went according to plan he would be back on the ice this week. Hopefully a return to game action isn't too far beyond that:
With Bourque on the big club, I wonder if he'll finally get some game reps with his BFF.
Kinda feel bad for Jared, hope he gets better soon and enjoys the rest of the season. I root for him since his draft year where he was completely ignored by scouting services but still managed to get drafted thanks to hard work and determination. Still believe Bruins got a good one #32.
I think this is how it went- he got hurt in the first round of the OHL Playoffs against Windsor when he ended up in a fight with Warren Rychel's kid (I think Kerby is his name but he's pretty good and projected to go first round this year); Knight twisted his ankle in the fight (may be on youtube somewhere and I think OOG was there and wrote about it)
so Knight is messed up for the OHL playoffs, misses games, has a tough time and keeps reinjuring until after Dev Camp when he stays off it and recovers
The groin injury I'm tossing out don't believe he ever had that problem- its the hamstring that is the problem. He tore it pretty good and missed about 6 weeks or so. He came back thinking he was fine and in the first game back against Bridgeport he felt a decent twinge and c'est la vie.
At that point Don Sweeney pretty much said wtf is going on here including getting the best medical people involved and having JK deal with the Boston staff. They did all sorts of testing to determine what they were dealing with and the original tear I believe had not healed. The medical folks are continuing to work with him and its a safe guess that they will probably do MRI and other high tech stuff on him before he gets back out there.
Also, would not suprise me if the Bruins now that they have the Spooners and Knights and probably Dougie and others under their watch outline detailed off season programs for them. Not sure about the weight program or the gym stuff Kirk wrote about last off season- you may see him at a camp like Gary Roberts runs (and all three of these guys- Spooner and Dougie) all have the same agent group and those guys are big on that camp. JK logically will come under the Marty Lapointe scrutiny due to his apparent hamstring and quads being a bit oversized or undersized depending on which muscle you are talking about. Again, guessing but pretty logical, he will probably be doing lots of stretching and weight training geared to keeping his legs in shape
As for when he comes back that is unclear until he passes whatever type of criteria and testing the Bruins and their medical staff have for him. He must be close to returning to skating since its been a month or so I think since he went out and the tear was not considered new but the prior one not yet completely healed
It seems that Svedberg is having an excellent season down at Providence. What kind of future does this guy project to have in the NHL? And with the relative goaltending depth that the Bruins seem to have in the system, does he potentially have trade value this year as part of a package? Or is he somebody in your opinion, that the Bruins should keep around and continue to develop?
Koko had 2 assists last night but was a -3 on the night
Tonight
Camara with a goal and another in the shootout.
Payne 1 assist on the night
koko had another assist tonight (I'll add that windsor was outshot 42 to 14 and won 2 to 1
It seems that Svedberg is having an excellent season down at Providence. What kind of future does this guy project to have in the NHL? And with the relative goaltending depth that the Bruins seem to have in the system, does he potentially have trade value this year as part of a package? Or is he somebody in your opinion, that the Bruins should keep around and continue to develop?
Simply put, Svedberg's near future with the team depends on Khudobin's plans.
I haven't really followed Camara much and am sort of regretting it now, he seems like he might be able to step in as a rookie next year and impress, also seems to be the type of player we really need given our lack of size and grit in depth that is starting to loom a bit...
I haven't really followed Camara much and am sort of regretting it now, he seems like he might be able to step in as a rookie next year and impress, also seems to be the type of player we really need given our lack of size and grit in depth that is starting to loom a bit...
28 goals in 39 games! He's finally got the offense they predicted when they drafted him.
THANKS- a lot of great stuff on these guys and others provided by Kirk who is amazing on this stuff and has a wide net over this with contacts both in the industry and the players (unlike me he will be fair with his assessment)- his stuff is epic to me and all my buds (and kid) read it; and Dom aka OOG here hits a lot of games and knows many folks in the OHL especially (been with him and seen him interact) so this board has some really high end talent adding to our knowledge and enjoyment
really excited for Spooner getting called up- very young but very talented and as he gains experiences and fills out he could be quite a player
I haven't really followed Camara much and am sort of regretting it now, he seems like he might be able to step in as a rookie next year and impress, also seems to be the type of player we really need given our lack of size and grit in depth that is starting to loom a bit...
Many here (myself incl) were saying the same things about Knight last year. After seeing how rare it is (particularly for guys who were not Top 10 picks) for prospects to make the jump directly from juniors to the NHL and it's superior size/speed, I would be happy if Camara (in PRO):
1) Signs a contract
2) Plays an aggressive forechecking and hitting style
3) Contributes even a fair amount of offense
If he can do those things, I will be happy and look for him to possibly make an impact the following year.
We do it every year, but I think I may have finally realized that there is a huge difference from Juniors/NCAA to the NHL and it's the rare player that can make the jump immediately. These kids need time to adjust to the pro game.
Look at a guy like Conacher in TB. He is a "rookie sensation", but in reality is a kid who is 23, played four years of NCAA hockey, and then a solid year and a half developing in the AHL, before becoming an "overnight success".
We all need to temper our expectations of these guys. If they exceed them great, if not, it doesn't mean they are instant busts.
)- his stuff is epic to me and all my buds (and kid) read it; and Dom aka OOG here hits a lot of games and knows many folks in the OHL especially (been with him and seen him interact) so this board has some really high end talent adding to our knowledge and enjoyment
