Hey @Sandman, do you have a profile on Matvei Gridin? He seems like an intriguing prospect to me and seems to be ranked all over the place by the major publications.
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Left-handed RW Matvei Gridin was drafted 223rd overall in the 2022 USHL Draft, and he has exceeded all expectations for Muskegon, piling up 18 goals and 41 points in just 34 games for a club that currently sits 3rd in the East, and 5th overall (3rd in goals-for). Despite playing mostly on the second line, albeit with top PP duties, he leads the team in scoring while taking the 2nd overall spot in the scoring race, 5th in goals, and first overall for U-18 players. Those numbers pro-rate to 32 goals and 73 points in 61 USHL games- in a league that's considered to be hard to score in. Gridin currently has 14 points via the PP (7g,7a), and is tied for 2nd in the league with 5 game-winners. He plays on the same club with potential first-rounder, Sacha Boisvert.
Gridin's game is facilitated by his supreme puck-skills, and some say he's the best 1-on-1 player in the league. He doesn't always need to rush, as he's patient and can slow the game down, and he's highly elusive- he can go around you, or play the play the puck right through you. Shooting is definitely his perferred choice of weapon, as he averaged 6 shots per game in the first few months of action (and sometimes hit double-digits), but he's a dual-threat winger who shows some high-end playmaking, with crisp, accurate passing. His hard, accurate shooting arsenal comes with an NHL-caliber release, but he will also go the net hard to cause havok, or capitalize on tips and rebounds. Gridin is a smooth skater with separation speed, remarkable edgework and agility, and can cover a lot of ground quickly. He's not all finesse, as there's a little power in his game, and he will battle hard along the walls, corners, and in front of the net, and won't hesitate to lean into opponents to leverage his way to the middle, or to the net.
Despite his talent, Gridin's off-puck game is minus in the eyes of scouts. He often seems to be marching to his own drum- out of position, or late to the play. This problem affects his defensive zone play as well. It has has led to questions about his work ethic, as he has obvious hockey sense. He can drive play, but too often plays on the perimeter, waiting for the play to come to him. These are fixable problems, and it's impossible to ignore his tremendous offensive upside, but he will have time to work his problems out, as he's committed to the University of Michigan next year. Most likely a first-rounder.
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9) RW Beckett Sennecke
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26) RW Terik Parascak
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32) LW Nikita Artamonov
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36) D Aron Kiviharju
37) D Leo Sahlin Wellenius
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42) RW Maxim Masse'
43) D Noel Franson
44) D Dominik Badinka
45) RW Sam O'Reilly
46) D Jesse Pulkkinen
47) D Charlie Elick
48) C Julius Miettinen
49) D Harrison Brunicke
50) C Linus Eriksson
51) RW Miguel Marques
52) C Luke Misa
53) D Spencer Gill
54) D Lukas Fischer
55) RW Justin Poirier
56) LW Teddy Stiga
57) RW Adam Jecho
58) RW Brodie Ziemer
59) D Ben Danford
60) C Simon Zether
61) C Raoul Boilard
62) C Kamil Bednarik
63) D Colton Roberts
64) D Veeti Vaisanen
65) D Luca Marrelli
66) D Will Skahan
67) D Tarin Smith
68) RW Jacob Battaglia
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86) D Matvei Shuravin
87) RW Ondrej Kos
88) LW Eriks Mateiko
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90) D Jakub Fibigr
91) D Sebastian Soini
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93) G Carter George
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Hey @Sandman, do you have a profile on Matvei Gridin? He seems like an intriguing prospect to me and seems to be ranked all over the place by the major publications.
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Since most bars just keep TSN on half their TVs and Sportsnet on the other half, I assume it will be harder to find a bar that's not showing the draft than one that is.
Have the Flames ever hosted an "official draft party" like many other teams have done? I can't remember one, even in the Monahan, Bennett, Tkachuk years.
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Since most bars just keep TSN on half their TVs and Sportsnet on the other half, I assume it will be harder to find a bar that's not showing the draft than one that is.
Have the Flames ever hosted an "official draft party" like many other teams have done? I can't remember one, even in the Monahan, Bennett, Tkachuk years.
True, but lots of places dont have the volume up too.
Loved the Barn Burner long form interview with Conny that popped up today.
Draft specific, He said there's tons of opportunities to move up or down in this wild draft. No one knows how it gonna shake out. Said they don't really have a guaranteed list after Celebrini as to who they're not going to be able to draft, it's that wide open. Which will make teams picking high more open to moving around in the top ten.
Also inferred that they're trying to move up from 28th and with the pick haul in 2024 alone they have to bullets to do it.
Said he wants a center, centers always the top of the list but they'll have to see how it goes, like if their list says a dman is clearly better they'll go that way. Reiterated this draft is a crap shoot. Just doesn't know how it will go or who's gonna be there. He just knows they're getting a good player no matter what at 9.
He said he didn't think this draft was that deep but then as he got into it more after the season he thinks is a really good deep draft.
Edit: Tij stuff. Boomer asked is he a center. Conroy beat around the bush a bit but definitely didn't sound like he thinks Tij is a center.
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