By: Kevin LeBlanc Tying a bow on 2015-16: Carolina has built up their prospect pipeline in the last few seasons by focusing on building around talented players with size. Since Ron Francis took over the reigns from longtime general manager Jim Rutherford, the Hurricanes have not drafted a player under 6’0” tall. A [...]
Zach Fucale's star has dimmed considerably since Montreal drafted him 36th overall three years ago, although he's still young enough to have a shot at realizing his potential. Welcome back to my weekly prospects ramblings column! This week, I take a look at three young goaltending prospects who will be under scrutiny over [...]
Contracts to sign. Coaches to coach. The Flames have been busy this off-season and they certainly aren't finished. Brad Treliving and company are hard battlers at the contract table but lets take a look at what they have accomplished thus far. Calgary Flames Draft goals: Target raw offensive talent. Replenish Center prospects. Off Season goals: Assess G depth, [...]
| Mattias Backman, D | ||
| Shoots: L | Height: 6-2 | Weight: 170 |
| Born: 1992-10-03 | Hometown: Linkoping, Sweden | Drafted: 2011 by Detroit Red Wings, 146th overall |
The big storyline of the Buffalo Sabres off-season is #VeseyWatch. Wondering if/when Jimmy Vesey will sign with the Buffalo Sabres. He has already told them he wants to meet with other teams before deciding where to play, but Buffalo owns his exclusive negotiating rights until August 15th. Vesey could very easily test the open market [...]
Welcome to the next instalment of the Bruins 30 in 30 offseason prospect report. The Bruins have been busy over the last couple of years bolstering what was once a very thin prospect pool. Over the last two drafts the Bruins have paid particular attention to bolstering the defensive prospect pool. The addition of Jakob [...]
I hope everyone is having a great summer and welcome to another installment of 30 in 30 with the Arizona Coyotes: August version. A solid argument could be made the Coyotes have the best group of prospects in the NHL, a crop especially deep at forward. Defense was their weakest position but that was improved [...]
The World Junior Tournament is about half a year away, but teams are starting to look at their prospects to build a roster. This weeks ramblings comes from Plymouth Michigan where our scout Zachary Devine is giving us a first hand look at what the USA team Blue and White rosters are looking like as [...]
Anaheim’s prospect pool isn’t as deep as it has been the last couple of years, but that is because most of them have graduated and are currently playing full time in the show. Anaheim’s major strength for the last eight years has been drafting quality puck moving defenseman, take a look at this list: Larsson [...]
