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Lowetide.ca
FLY AT NIGHT, IN THE MORNING WE LAND
- How many recalls will Edmonton make from the Bakersfield Condors this winter? I think at least one goalie, two defensemen and a forward will be sent north to Edmonton during the year.
PROJECTED CONDORS OPENING NIGHT LINEUP
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- Brendan Perlini-Dylan Holloway-Cooper Marody
- Raphael Lavoie-Adam Cracknell-Seth Griffith
- Kirill Maksimov-Brad Malone-Ostap Safin
- Tim Soderlund-Luke Esposito-Devin Brosseau
- Extras: James Hamblin, Matteo Gennaro, Dino Kambeitz
- Dmitri Samorukov-William Lagesson
- Philip Broberg-Filip Berglund
- Markus Niemelainen-Vincent Desharnais
- Extras: Yanni Kaldis, Phil Kemp, Mike Kesselring
- Alex Stalock, Stuart Skinner, Ilya Konovalov, Olivier Rodrigue
- If this ends up being the roster for Woodcroft and crew, I would bet the recalls are any and all of Holloway, Perlini, Marody and Lavoie among forwards; Samorukov, Lagesson, Broberg and Niemelainen among defensemen, and Stalock, Skinner and Konovalov from the goalie group.
- Holloway is likely to stay in Bakersfield longer than Leon Draisaitl did at 20.
- Both Mike Zanier and Corey Pronman have suggested to me that Broberg may benefit from some time in the AHL this year, and Samorukov’s KHL season ended with a shoulder injury. Both men likely begin in Bakersfield and we’ll see from there.
- Lavoie, Maksimov and Safin will be fighting each other (and some established AHL types) for playing time.
- Markus Niemelainen is another defender who could get a cup of coffee. Kesselring and Kemp will need a year at least…
- I’m on the Konovalov train but do believe the organization is convinced of Skinner
BLH’s Thoughts: Yeah, I’m not sure they don’t move one of those defensemen. Will Lagesson make it through waivers? It would just be a shame to have Kemp and Kesselring spending time in the pressbox when they should be getting as much ice as possible.
Same goes with the goalies. They can’t have Stalock taking Konovalov or Skinner’s starts.
All of that depth on defense and in net, It’s a good problem to have
Oilersnation (Lewis)
ON’s 2021 Prospects Countdown – No. 9: Carter Savoie
Position: Left Wing
Shoots: Left
Nationality: Canada
Date of Birth: January 23, 2002
Drafted: 2020, No. 100 overall (EDM)
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 190 lbs
- The Oilers might have found themselves a hidden gem in the middle of the 2020 draft.
- Savoie’s showing in the AJHL in 2019-20 was huge. He scored 53 goals and 99 points over 54 games in a year that was ultimately cut short due to COVID-19.
- Heading into the draft, Savoie was ranked as high as the No. 32 prospect. Scott Wheeler of The Athletic said that “on pure, raw skill, most evaluators will agree that Savoie is a first-round talent.”
- He played in 24 games for the University of Denver, scoring 13 goals and racking up 20 points. Those 13 goals ranked second in the NCAA among U-19 players, behind only Ty Smilanic, who Florida drafted in the third round of the 2020 draft. For the sake of comparison, Matthew Beniers, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 draft by Seattle, scored 10 goals in 24 games in his Freshman season. He’s 10 months younger than Savoie.
BLH’s Thoughts: I’m really looking forward to Savoie because he’s one of a handful of snipers the Oilers are trying to develop into NHL players. Between him, Lavoie, Petrov, and Holloway, the club should be able to find themselves a proper goalscorer in the next few years.
I think we’ll hear more about Savoie this year and part of that will be because his brother, Matthew, is a top-prospect for the 2022 NHL draft and I wonder if there’s a chance Hockey Canada invites him to camp. But even aside from all of that, Carter should be lighting it up for Denver along with Bobby Brink (PHI) and Cole Guttman (TB). Denver’s defense has got some elite puckmovers in Mike Benning (FLA) and Sean Behrens (COL) as well, so Savoie is going to get the puck, all he has to do is deposit it behind the opposing netminder.
NHLRumors.com
- Michael Russo of The Athletic: The KHL season opens and Minnesota Wild RFA Kirill Kaprizov hasn’t signed with CSKA Moscow. There had been speculation from a Daily Faceoff report in early August that Kaprizov could have a tentative agreement in place for this season. Wild GM Bill Guerin immediately said he wasn’t concerned and CSKA recently said he wasn’t heading back there.
- Arthur Staple: Have heard that Casey Cizikas‘ contract with the New York Islanders will be for six years at around $2.5 million per season. Elliotte Friedman had heard last month that the deal would be around that as well.
“AAV could be a bit higher, but anything under $3m per is a huge boost for the #Isles and their cap situation. And they have their Identity Line center.”
