[Caged Great]

Team Gelinas

Dove-McFalls - Not Noticeable.

Fischer - Decent overall. Similar as Carroll

Joly - Did not notice him

Lindstrom - High quality skill plays on a regular basis today. Nice to see.

Foo - Fast, but not overly so. About Poirier quick to compare players. Good skill, but doesn't seem ready to step into the NHL day one. Could use 30-40 AHL games or maybe a whole season. Still, there is skill there.

Mangiapane - Eat Bread was dishing the puck around effectively all day and was the second best forward from this group.

Phillips - Speaking of best forwards from this group.... He was the top one by far. He might be small, but he is fast and his hands are quicker than his feet. Beat Parsons regularly and was the only guy to do so in either group. If he can make the next steps, he could be a dangerous top 6 guy who is slippery like Jake Guentzel. Just have to wait and see if he can translate his lack of size up the ladder. He is bigger though which is good.

Rassell and Morrison - Not noticeable

Ruzicka - I didn't really see him do much out there, but was okay. Will look specifically for him tomorrow.

Hunter Smith - Double jaw protection with the beard and the face shield today. Looks about 15 years older than everyone else there. That's about it though. Did not have the best day. To be expected with the injury though.

Sveningsson - Made up name did not stand out.

Vidmar - Some flashes of some skill, but they were just flashes.


Andersson - like Kylington, pushing for an NHL spot. Feisty and motivated. Nice to see.

Healey - Did not blow kids up. Left disappointed. Actually was solid defensively overall.

Mackey, Reinke, Wolff - they were there

AOM - Didn't stand out.


McDonald - The best I have seen him play. I think there is an NHL caliber guy there. Is he likely going to be better than Parsons or Gillies, or Rittich for that matter, I am not sure. Where he plays this year will be a mystery that will take a while to be solved. He will probably need another 2-4 years in the minors to figure things out. Don't expect him to be in the NHL until 25-26 if he makes it. Could eventually become a starter somewhere, but several things would have to start coming together for him to do so.