FlamesNation Prospect Update: Goalies put to the test

The Flames had enough professional goalie depth entering the year that both of their farm teams had Flames property starting and backing up. Now, thanks to injuries and a trade, both Stockton goalies are in the NHL for the time being, the AHL team has one goalie, and the Kansas City Mavericks have none. Hockey is interesting sometimes.

Rasmus Andersson – D, Stockton Heat, AHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	40	4	23	27	16	14	9	26.01
Change from last week	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	-0.36

I don’t put that much value into AHL GF% stats (without good shot metrics, it’s a fancier version of +/-), but holy moly Rasmus.

Hello Rasmus Andersson.

First chart: Quality of comp vs Q of teammate
Second chart: GF vs GA

Via @CudmoreColin pic.twitter.com/3h2FyXHEEE

— Kent Wilson (@Kent_Wilson) February 6, 2018

Austin Carroll – RW, Stockton Heat

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	21	3	1	4	4	4	4	7.34
Change from last week	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Injured. Timetable unknown.

Dillon Dube – C/LW, Kelowna Rockets, WHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	38	25	31	56	29	42	21	35.04
Change from last week	4	3	3	6	3	5	3	0.07

Dube surpassed his numbers from last year, beating 55 points with just two games to spare. That may not sound as impressive, but it’s the way he’s doing it that will get you excited. He’s already bested last year in primary points (42 vs 30), 5v5 points (29 vs 26), and 5v5 primary points (21 vs 18).

Zach Fischer – RW, Spokane Chiefs, WHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	46	22	14	36	25	25	20	18.61
Change from last week	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.3

On a bit of a cold streak. Only one goal in the last three weeks.

Spencer Foo – RW, Stockton Heat

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	43	12	12	24	12	21	10	21.51
Change from last week	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.05

Foo is in another point-less drought too, but he still keeps ripping shots at the net. Seven shots on goal this weekend.

Adam Fox – D, Harvard Crimson, ECAC

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	21	0	14	14	5	5	1	12.57
Change from last week	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0.66

Fox finally got back on the score sheet, picking up two noise assists (we’ll live with it) against Boston College in the Beanpot tournament.

Glenn Gawdin – C/RW, Swift Current Broncos, WHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	56	48	56	104	55	78	42	44.16
Change from last week	3	4	3	7	4	6	4	0.64

Continues to put up stupid numbers. He could really hit 125 points before the season ends, which is just nutty.

#SCB power play goal. Glenn Gawdin at it again. 3-3 in Prince Albert in the 2nd. #OurTeamOurTown pic.twitter.com/fYoJpOBg8C

— SC Broncos (@SCBroncos) February 11, 2018

Josh Healey – D, Stockton Heat

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	33	0	2	2	1	1	0	2.34
Change from last week	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	1.1

Got his second assist of the season.

Jaromir Jagr – RW, Rytiri Kladno, Czech.1

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	3	0	4	4	4	2	2	30.61
Change from last week	2	0	1	1	1	1	1	-38.34

His NHLe more than halved. Trade this bum.

D’Artagnan Joly – RW, Baie-Comeau Drakkar, QMJHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	41	16	32	48	25	39	21	24.71
Change from last week	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0.41

Joly came back from an injury and notched an assist in the one game he played. That wouldn’t be something to get too excited about, but that one assist means that he perfectly matched his 2016-17 totals, when he finished the year with 16 goals, 32 assists, and 48 points. The only difference is that he played 25 more games to reach that mark.

Pavel Karnaukhov – LW/C, CSKA Moscow, KHL/Zvezda, VHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
KHL current	11	0	2	2	2	1	1	11.03
Change from last week	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
VHL current	36	12	19	31	19	25	15	26.83
Change from last week	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0.12

One assist this week for Karnaukhov in VHL action. Has four more games left in his season.

Morgan Klimchuk – LW, Stockton Heat

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	44	13	14	27	17	21	14	23.65
Change from last week	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.13

No points for Klimchuk this week.

Oliver Kylington – D, Stockton Heat

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	39	2	21	23	15	15	11	22.73
Change from last week	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	-0.19

Returned after a personal leave in Sweden. Just one assist this week.

Linus Lindstrom – C/LW, Skelleftea AIK, SHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	34	3	1	4	3	3	2	5.60
Change from last week	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.35

No points for Linus this week.

Ryan Lomberg – LW, Stockton Heat – X

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	37	5	9	14	12	8	6	14.57
Change from last week	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Still in the NHL. If there’s one thing he still has to learn, it’s to not fight guys nearly a foot taller than him.

Andrew Mangiapane – LW/C, Stockton Heat

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	33	18	20	38	21	28	17	44.38
Change from last week	2	2	1	3	1	2	1	0.87

Back to lighting up the AHL. Three points in two games this week for Yeastmode.

Mitchell Mattson – C/LW, Sioux Falls Stampede, USHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	41	9	10	19	15	17	13	10.64
Change from last week	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	-0.24

Mattson scored a shorthanded goal this week, his first goal of any kind in a while.

Mitchell Mattson shorthanded?

not a problem. pic.twitter.com/9Fg3D4dglp

— USHL (@USHL) February 7, 2018

Adam Ollas Mattsson – D, Stockton Heat

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Up to date	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Change from last week	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

May have been abducted by aliens.

Matthew Phillips – C/RW, Victoria Royals, WHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	58	42	51	93	40	69	32	38.13
Change from last week	4	4	4	8	6	6	5	0.7

Just marvel at those numbers. Matt Phillips made a mess of the WHL this week. He’s currently on an 18-game point streak, the longest in Victoria Royals history, during which he’s scored 34 points.

Emile Poirier – LW/RW, Stockton Heat

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	43	4	14	18	11	16	10	16.13
Change from last week	2	0	1	1	1	1	1	0.15

An assist for Poirier this week. He’s one point ahead of where he was last year, which is something, at least.

Brett Pollock – LW/C, Stockton Heat, AHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	22	4	2	6	3	4	1	10.51
Change from last week	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.05

Thanks to injuries and a timely hat trick, Pollock has found a home in Stockton’s lineup. Don’t know how long he hangs onto it, but it’s a start from not playing.

Daniel Pribyl – RW/C, Stockton Heat

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Still injured.

Rushan Rafikov – D, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, KHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	36	1	10	11	10	7	6	18.54
Change from last week	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Ditto.

Adam Ruzicka – C/LW, Sarnia Sting, OHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Up to date	50	31	28	59	27	49	23	29.03
Change from last week	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	-0.7

One assist for Ruzicka this week.

Hunter Shinkaruk – F, Stockton Heat

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Up to date	42	12	9	21	13	17	12	19.27
Change from last week	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	0

Been sitting firmly around the 0.5 PPG mark since New Year’s. Consistency is key, I guess.

Hunter Smith – RW, Kansas City Mavericks, ECHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Up to date	35	9	8	17	13	17	13	11.15
Change from last week	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Out, injured.

Filip Sveningsson – LW, HV71, Superelit/SHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
SHL current	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Change from last week	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Superelit current	30	14	21	35	20	27	16	19.13
Change from last week	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	-0.78

Just a powerplay goal for Sveningsson this week.

Eetu Tuulola – RW, HPK, SM-Liiga

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	43	13	9	22	8	16	7	18.04
Change from last week	3	0	1	1	1	1	1	-0.47

Just one assist for Tuulola this week. Here’s what it looked like:

#GoJetsGo prospect Kristian Vesalainen with a sweet backhand pass reception through the legs and a wicked wrist shot for the game-winner today.

(Assisted by #CofRed prospect Eetu Tuulola.) pic.twitter.com/TC8A1pVUv4

— Janik Beichler (@JanikBeichler) February 6, 2018

Juuso Valimaki – D, Tri-City Americans, WHL

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	25	6	18	24	11	16	9	23.83
Change from last week	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	-0.95

Goal and assist this week for Juuso.

Tyler Wotherspoon – D, Stockton Heat

	GP	G	A	P	5v5 P	P1	5v5 P1	NHLe
Current	44	6	23	29	14	15	9	25.4
Change from last week	2	2	1	3	1	1	0	1.54

I wonder if the Flames try dangling Wotherspoon as trade bait. He’s not coming back (group six UFA) and he appears to have taken his game to the next level. The team is too deep to do anything with him, so it makes sense. Every team has a Wotherspoon-like player lying around, so it might be a sweetener for a team requiring young defensive depth at best.

Jon Gillies – G, Stockton Heat – X

	GP	TOI	SV%	SA
Current	31	1658.85	0.915	869
Change from last week	2	91.55	0	29

After a rough week, Gillies rebounded. He saved a penalty shot, two of two shootout attempts, and 24 other shots (25/27, or 0.926 SV%) to secure a win against Grand Rapids. Now he’s back in the NHL.

Mason McDonald – G, Kansas City Mavericks/Stockton Heat

	GP	TOI	SV%	SA
Current	24	1358	0.892	619
Change from last week	2	74	0	38

Currently in Stockton covering for Gillies and Parsons. That leaves Kansas City in the odd situation of having no goalies on their roster:

Official: Kansas City has zero goalies. pic.twitter.com/VFjCuu27g4

— Ryan Pike (@RyanNPike) February 13, 2018

They don’t play until Friday, so they have time to figure things out. If you own goalie gear and live in Missouri, you might have something to do this weekend.

In McDonald specific news, he got into a fight, his second of the season:

Goalie fight!!! https://t.co/Chdqmrd9VA pic.twitter.com/8M6UOXfYd4

— Deadspin (@Deadspin) February 11, 2018

Tyler Parsons – G, Stockton Heat/Kansas City Mavericks

	GP	TOI	SV%	SA
ECHL Current	23	1273	0.905	686
Change from last week	1	60	-0.003	31
AHL Current	5	176.5	0.878	88
Change from last week	1	54.23	-0.020	27

Rough week for Parsons. First, he got lit up to the tune of five goals in the ECHL (on 31 shots, so 0.839 SV%) and in the AHL (on 27 shots, so 0.815). That wasn’t even the worst of it, as he was injured late in Stockton’s game anyways. It’s been an up and down season for him all year, but this is probably one of the low points.

Nick Schneider – G, Calgary Hitmen, WHL

	GP	TOI	SV%	SA
Current	49	2584	0.887	1514
Change from last week	3	117	0.004	133

Schneider has a five-game streak where his SV% hasn’t fallen below .900 SV%. It’s his first of the season, but after 49 games that’s something that makes you go “hm.”

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