CONDORS OPEN AIR TONIGHT!
By Lowetide
8 years ago
Is it just me, or does Todd McLellan get good performances out of AHL
prospects? Brandon Davidson looks like an actual NHL player this season,
part of that probably has to do with the coach and his handling of the
player. Jujhar Khaira, who had 10 points in 51 AHL games last season,
has two points in eight NHL games. As we get ready for tonight’s outdoor Battle of Alberta, it is worth looking at one area of minor league performance: shooting.
prospects? Brandon Davidson looks like an actual NHL player this season,
part of that probably has to do with the coach and his handling of the
player. Jujhar Khaira, who had 10 points in 51 AHL games last season,
has two points in eight NHL games. As we get ready for tonight’s outdoor Battle of Alberta, it is worth looking at one area of minor league performance: shooting.
Jujhar Khaira
is exactly the kind of player (Davidson too) we should expect from the
minors. Scorers don’t spend much time down there unless they have foot
speed issues or are 5.09. Here is what I wrote in Farm Workers, my
annual post about what kind of players the NHL procures from the AHL:
is exactly the kind of player (Davidson too) we should expect from the
minors. Scorers don’t spend much time down there unless they have foot
speed issues or are 5.09. Here is what I wrote in Farm Workers, my
annual post about what kind of players the NHL procures from the AHL:
- Daniel Cleary, Fernando Pisani and Jason Chimera became productive players in the toughest league on the planet. THEY are the stars in this study. Source
That
is really it, right there. Some skill players need some AHL time (Teddy
Purcell and Benoit Pouliot spent over 100 games there) but for the most
part you are looking at Pisani or Chimera as the outer marker. No sin
at all, valuable players who serve a purpose. Khaira’s rookie AHL season
was so poor, I don’t think it reasonable to suggest we could have
projected him to his current status. Lets compare him to Pisani and
Chimera as AHL rookies:
is really it, right there. Some skill players need some AHL time (Teddy
Purcell and Benoit Pouliot spent over 100 games there) but for the most
part you are looking at Pisani or Chimera as the outer marker. No sin
at all, valuable players who serve a purpose. Khaira’s rookie AHL season
was so poor, I don’t think it reasonable to suggest we could have
projected him to his current status. Lets compare him to Pisani and
Chimera as AHL rookies:
- Fernando Pisani (Age 23) 52, 12-13-25 .481
- Jason Chimera (Age 20) 78, 15-13-28 .359
- Jujhar Khaira (Age 20) 51, 3-6-10 .196
We
don’t have time-on-ice for any of these chaps, but I think we can agree
Khaira very likely received far less playing time than the others. Now,
rookie NHL season:
don’t have time-on-ice for any of these chaps, but I think we can agree
Khaira very likely received far less playing time than the others. Now,
rookie NHL season:
- Fernando Pisani (Age 25) 35, 8-5-13 .371
- Jason Chimera (Age 23) 66, 14-9-23 .348
- Jujhar Khaira (Age 21) 8, 0-2-2 .250
One
thing these kids need to do? Shoot the blasted puck! Shots on goal is a
good indicator for forwards in terms of who is involved in the good
stuff. Over the three seasons previous to this one, the leading OKC
shooter was a good player:
thing these kids need to do? Shoot the blasted puck! Shots on goal is a
good indicator for forwards in terms of who is involved in the good
stuff. Over the three seasons previous to this one, the leading OKC
shooter was a good player:
- 2012-13: Toni Rajala 3.24 shots-per-game
- 2013-14: Mark Arcobello 3.73
- 2014-15: Anton Lander 3.31
Compare those totals to the current group in Bakersfield (prospects only):
- Jujhar Khaira 2.38
- Andrew Miler 2.24
- Anton Slepyshev 2.20
- Bogdan Yajkimov 2.00
- Joey Laleggia 1.83
- Kyle Platzer 1.74
- Martin Gernat 1.50
- Jordan Oesterle 1.40
- Josh Currie 1.36
- Marco Roy 1.33
- Josh Winquist 1.13
- Braden Christoffer 1.10
- Greg Chase 1.00
- Dillon Simpson 1.08
- Kale Kessy 0.91
- David Musil 0.91
- Mitch Moroz 0.47
It is difficult to follow these young players, we don’t see them often and things like time on ice are not available. Still, the shot column is an important one in sussing out productive forwards. One hopes Anton Slepyshev gets five or more shots on goal tonight.
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