FlamesNation Prospect Update: Playoff mode
5 years ago
Playoffs are here! Most of the Flames’ prospects are gearing up for what hopes to be a long and fruitful postseason. It’s not the postseason we’re all looking forward to, but I guess it’s still something.
In case you missed it:
- Here’s the last update.
- Your Hitmen report.
- Your Stockton report.
- The Flames signed University of Alberta standout Luke Philp.
- Our first prospect wrap-up, with Pavel Karnaukhov, Rushan Rafikov, and Mitchell Mattson.
- Demetrious Koumontzis and Mathias Emilio Pettersen are heading to the Frozen Four.
Dillon Dube – F, Stockton Heat, AHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 35 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 23 | 28 | 17 | 44.41 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1.48 |
Just a goal for Dube this week. Still top five in Heat scoring despite playing at least six fewer games than those ahead of him.
Zach Fischer – RW, Rapid City Rush, ECHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 35 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7.22 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.67 |
Played in all of Rapid City’s games this week. No points.
Spencer Foo – RW, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 60 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 21 | 25 | 14 | 22.58 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -0.09 |
Just an assist this week for Foo. He’s really settled in as a half-point-per-game player, which doesn’t bode well for his future.
Glenn Gawdin – C/RW, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 57 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 22.37 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1.36 |
Three assists for Gawdin this week. Two of them were on the powerplay, where he’s been especially productive thus far.
Josh Healey – D, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 49 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7.32 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.31 |
Just played in two games this week.
D’Artagnan Joly – RW/C, Rimouski Oceanic
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | |
| Playoffs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Joly and the Oceanic are facing off against the Chicoutimi Saugeneens in the first round of the QMJHL playoffs. Rimouski is up 2-0 after two overtime wins, with Joly ending game one in the fourth (!) overtime.
Pavel Karnaukhov – LW/C, CSKA Moscow, KHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | |
| Playoffs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
CSKA will face off against other KHL powerhouse SKA for the Gagarin Cup after putting Dynamo Moscow to bed in just five games. Karnaukhov picked up a goal in game five to open the scoring.
Demetrious Koumontzis – LW, Arizona State University, NCAA (Independent)
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 34 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 17.41 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
ASU will face Quinnipiac in the Frozen Four. They’re probably one of the underdogs of the tournament, having only been a team for three years, but they’ve been underdogs all year and here they are.
Linus Lindstrom – C/LW, Skelleftea AIK, SHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | |
| Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Skelleftea is tied with Djurgardens 1-1 thus far in SHL playoff action. Lindstrom has suited up for both games, but has only registered a shot in each.
Ryan Lomberg – LW, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 51 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 17.97 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0.08 |
Another assist for Lomberg this week. Making a decent case for another contract.
Adam Ollas Mattsson – D, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 59 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 11.48 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +0.99 |
After a quiet few weeks, AOM picked up two assists, setting up newcomer John McCarron’s first two AHL goals.
Andrew Nielsen – D, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 32 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8.72 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Was absent again this week.
Mathias Emilio Pettersen – C/LW, Denver Pioneers, NCAA (NCHC)
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 38 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 27.47 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0.48 |
After losing to Minnesota Duluth in the NCHC semifinals, Denver captured third place in the tournament thanks to a 6-1 dismantling of Colorado College. Pettersen picked up two assists in the affair, including this beauty:
Denver will face Ohio State in their Frozen Four bracket.
Matthew Phillips – RW, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 58 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 22 | 26 | 20 | 21.98 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +0.63 |
Phillips picked up a goal and an assist against Iowa in one of his finer performances of the year.
Brett Pollock – LW/C, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 49 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 9.76 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Didn’t play this week. Likely scratched so the Flames can assess other options. They ATO’d former dev camp invitee Sebastian Vidmar, so that’s likely why.
Martin Pospisil – C/LW, Sioux City Musketeers, USHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 38 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 25 | 37 | 18 | 30.81 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1.95 |
The Pospisil we all know and love was back in action this week, picking up five points in three games, including a two-goal, four-point outing against Fargo.
(He also had two late addition secondary powerplay assists tacked onto his stats from last week.)
Rushan Rafikov – D, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, KHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | |
| Playoffs | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Lokomotiv has been eliminated, falling 4-1 to SKA. Rafikov picked up the intensity in the final two games, notching an assist in game four and scoring the late, game-tying goal to drag game five to OT.
Although now eligible to be signed by the Flames, nothing’s happened yet, and nothing probably will.
Milos Roman – C, Vancouver Giants, WHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | |
| Playoffs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
The Giants are currently tied 1-1 with Seattle in the first round of the WHL playoffs. Roman’s efforts have only been limited to the powerplay, which is where he picked up both of his points.
Adam Ruzicka – C/LW, Sudbury Wolves, OHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | |
| Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
The Wolves are one win away from sweeping the Mississauga Steelheads, thanks in part to Adam Ruzicka. The Slovakian product has picked up four assists, including the primary assist on the overtime goal in game two.
Kerby Rychel – F, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 57 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 28 | 29 | 19 | 30.06 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Rychel’s season is over, as the forward underwent surgery and will be out for the remainder of the year.
Filip Sveningsson – LW, IK Oskarshamn, Allsvenskan
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | |
| Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Sveningsson and Oskarshamn have moved on to the next phase of the Allsvenskan postseason. After beating top team AIK in a five-game series, Oskarshamn have earned the right to challenge Tikra, the worst team in the SHL, for their spot in Sweden’s top league. The seven-game series kicks off this week. Sveningsson won the Superelit title last year, having scored the winning goal for his team. Perhaps he does it again?
Eetu Tuulola – RW, HPK, SM-Liiga
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | |
| Playoffs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
HPK is currently up 2-1 on Kaapo Kakko and TPS. Eetu has one goal, opening up the scoring for game two.
Rinat Valiev – D, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 50 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 15.94 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.17 |
Just an assist for Valiev this week.
Juuso Valimaki – D, Stockton Heat
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | NHLe | |
| Up to date | 19 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27.27 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.25 |
A rare, quiet week for Valimaki in the AHL. Might be recovering from the flu.
Dmitri Zavgorodniy – C/LW, Rimouski Oceanic, QMJHL
| GP | G | A | P | 5v5 P | P1 | 5v5 P1 | |
| Playoffs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Started off the playoffs with a bang, opening the scoring in game one and assisting on Joly’s game-winning goal.
Jon Gillies – G, Stockton Heat
| GP | TOI | SV% | |
| Up to date | 39 | 2351 | 0.885 |
| Change from last week | 2 | 120 | +0.001 |
Stopped 24 of 27 (0.888) and 38 of 41 (0.927) this weekend. Good Gillies, bad Gillies strikes again.
Mason McDonald – G, Kansas City Mavericks
| GP | TOI | SV% | |
| Up to date | 32 | 1806 | 0.915 |
| Change from last week | 3 | 174 | -0.003 |
Stopped 42 of 46 (0.913), 33 of 38 (0.868), and 40 of 44 (0.909) this week after missing with the flu last week.
Tyler Parsons – G, Stockton Heat
| GP | TOI | SV% | |
| Up to date | 15 | 783 | 0.891 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – |
Still riding pine for whatever reason.
Nick Schneider – G, Kansas City Mavericks
| GP | TOI | SV% | |
| ECHL Up to date | 18 | 1079 | 0.888 |
| Change from last week | 1 | 58 | +0.001 |
| AHL Up to date | 11 | 220 | 0.922 |
| Change from last week | – | – | – |
Stopped 40 of 44 this week in his lone game of action. KC goalies really got shelled.
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