Bill Meltzer: 2018-19 Prospect Directory and Schedules

Thanks for the info Bill!

hockey please

I know it won't happen, but I'd really love to see Brendan Warren become the next Patrick Sharp type since he was the throw in to end all throw ins.

Jamie Moyer looks like he bangs single moms for a living now.

you left Carsen Twarynski off the Phantoms list

you left Carsen Twarynski off the Phantoms list
- backfire

Thanks. Added his name.

I didn't do this just to post on this forum, but save on my desktop so I could keep an eye on schedule... I figured I would share it with all of you, too. I imagine a fair amount of the Midwest games will be on TV, they usually are on Friday or Saturday Nights (if you have Comcast, not sure on Fios).


MIDWEST
Wade Allison (WMU) vs Brendan Warren (UM) on 10/19 and 10/20
Wade Allison (WMU) vs Gavin Hain (UND) on 11/16 and 11/17
Wade Allison (WMU) vs Noah Cates (UMD) on 12/7 and 12/8
Wade Allison (WMU) vs Matej Tomek (UNO) on 2/1 and 2/2
Wade Allison (WMU) vs Gavin Hain (UND) on 2/15 and 2/16

Tanner Laczynski (OSU) vs Wyatt Kalynuk (UW) 11/16 and 11/17
Tanner Laczynski (OSU) vs Brendan Warren (UM) 1/11 and 1/12
Tanner Laczynski (OSU) vs Wyatt Kalynuk (UW) 2/8 and 2/9
Tanner Laczynski (OSU) vs Brendan Warren (UM) 2/22 and 2/23

Noah Cates (UMD) vs Gavin Hain (UND) on 11/30 and 12/1
Noah Cates (UMD) vs Matej Tomek (UNO) on 1/18 and 1/19
Noah Cates (UMD) vs Gavin Hain (UND) on 2/22 and 2/23

Wyatt Kalynuk (UW) vs Gavin Hain (UND) 11/2 and 11/3
Wyatt Kalynuk (UW) vs Brendan Warren (UM) on 11/23 and 11/24
Wyatt Kalynuk (UW) vs Brendan Warren (UM) on 3/1 and 3/2

Matej Tomek (UNO) vs Gavin Hain (UND) 1/18 and 1/19
Matej Tomek (UNO) vs Gavin Hain (UND) 3/8 and 3/9

NEW ENGLAND
Joel Farabee (BU) vs Jay O'Brien (PC) on 10/26
Joel Farabee (BU) vs Jay O'Brien (PC) on 1/12
Joel Farabee (BU) vs Jay O'Brien (PC) on 2/28

I didn't do this just to post on this forum, but save on my desktop so I could keep an eye on schedule... I figured I would share it with all of you, too. I imagine a fair amount of the Midwest games will be on TV, they usually are on Friday or Saturday Nights (if you have Comcast, not sure on Fios).


MIDWEST
Wade Allison (WMU) vs Brendan Warren (UM) on 10/19 and 10/20
Wade Allison (WMU) vs Gavin Hain (UND) on 11/16 and 11/17
Wade Allison (WMU) vs Noah Cates (UMD) on 12/7 and 12/8
Wade Allison (WMU) vs Matej Tomek (UNO) on 2/1 and 2/2
Wade Allison (WMU) vs Gavin Hain (UND) on 2/15 and 2/16

Tanner Laczynski (OSU) vs Wyatt Kalynuk (UW) 11/16 and 11/17
Tanner Laczynski (OSU) vs Brendan Warren (UM) 1/11 and 1/12
Tanner Laczynski (OSU) vs Wyatt Kalynuk (UW) 2/8 and 2/9
Tanner Laczynski (OSU) vs Brendan Warren (UM) 2/22 and 2/23

Noah Cates (UMD) vs Gavin Hain (UND) on 11/30 and 12/1
Noah Cates (UMD) vs Matej Tomek (UNO) on 1/18 and 1/19
Noah Cates (UMD) vs Gavin Hain (UND) on 2/22 and 2/23

Wyatt Kalynuk (UW) vs Gavin Hain (UND) 11/2 and 11/3
Wyatt Kalynuk (UW) vs Brendan Warren (UM) on 11/23 and 11/24
Wyatt Kalynuk (UW) vs Brendan Warren (UM) on 3/1 and 3/2

Matej Tomek (UNO) vs Gavin Hain (UND) 1/18 and 1/19
Matej Tomek (UNO) vs Gavin Hain (UND) 3/8 and 3/9

NEW ENGLAND
Joel Farabee (BU) vs Jay O'Brien (PC) on 10/26
Joel Farabee (BU) vs Jay O'Brien (PC) on 1/12
Joel Farabee (BU) vs Jay O'Brien (PC) on 2/28
- VladDrag

Not a Flyers prospect but should be fun to watch but isn't Samuelsson also at Western Michigan this year too?

Not a Flyers prospect but should be fun to watch but isn't Samuelsson also at Western Michigan this year too?
- J35Bacher

yep

Jamie Moyer looks like he bangs single moms for a living now.
- hereticpride

Haven't seen Wyatt Kalynuk play yet but didn't I hear that he might be our new sleeper hit?

Jamie Moyer looks like he bangs single moms for a living now.
- hereticpride

He looks like Mid-life crisis Dad. He just bought the cool jeep he's always wanted and keeps a film canister of weed in the glove box.

If you ever needed a "say no to drugs" campaign, look what meth did to 38-year-old Shaun Weiss, best known for portraying goalie Greg Goldberg in The Mighty Ducks series. Dude looks to be at least in his mid-50's.

Haven't seen Wyatt Kalynuk play yet but didn't I hear that he might be our new sleeper hit?
- hereticpride

I think there is a little extra hype on him because hes a 7th rounder. Good value so far though. Has great hands and quite honestly looks fantastic with a mullet

I didn't do this just to post on this forum, but save on my desktop so I could keep an eye on schedule... I figured I would share it with all of you, too. I imagine a fair amount of the Midwest games will be on TV, they usually are on Friday or Saturday Nights (if you have Comcast, not sure on Fios).


MIDWEST
Wade Allison (WMU) vs Brendan Warren (UM) on 10/19 and 10/20
Wade Allison (WMU) vs Gavin Hain (UND) on 11/16 and 11/17
Wade Allison (WMU) vs Noah Cates (UMD) on 12/7 and 12/8
Wade Allison (WMU) vs Matej Tomek (UNO) on 2/1 and 2/2
Wade Allison (WMU) vs Gavin Hain (UND) on 2/15 and 2/16

Tanner Laczynski (OSU) vs Wyatt Kalynuk (UW) 11/16 and 11/17
Tanner Laczynski (OSU) vs Brendan Warren (UM) 1/11 and 1/12
Tanner Laczynski (OSU) vs Wyatt Kalynuk (UW) 2/8 and 2/9
Tanner Laczynski (OSU) vs Brendan Warren (UM) 2/22 and 2/23

Noah Cates (UMD) vs Gavin Hain (UND) on 11/30 and 12/1
Noah Cates (UMD) vs Matej Tomek (UNO) on 1/18 and 1/19
Noah Cates (UMD) vs Gavin Hain (UND) on 2/22 and 2/23

Wyatt Kalynuk (UW) vs Gavin Hain (UND) 11/2 and 11/3
Wyatt Kalynuk (UW) vs Brendan Warren (UM) on 11/23 and 11/24
Wyatt Kalynuk (UW) vs Brendan Warren (UM) on 3/1 and 3/2

Matej Tomek (UNO) vs Gavin Hain (UND) 1/18 and 1/19
Matej Tomek (UNO) vs Gavin Hain (UND) 3/8 and 3/9

NEW ENGLAND
Joel Farabee (BU) vs Jay O'Brien (PC) on 10/26
Joel Farabee (BU) vs Jay O'Brien (PC) on 1/12
Joel Farabee (BU) vs Jay O'Brien (PC) on 2/28
- VladDrag

Thanks for posting this!

Not a Flyers prospect but should be fun to watch but isn't Samuelsson also at Western Michigan this year too?
- J35Bacher

Yes, he is.

Yes, he is.
- bmeltzer

Bill,

Do you think this could be the last years for Allison and Laczynski? I could be totally wrong but both seem to have the skill sets and could fill roles to push for NHL roster spots fairly soon.

I see Laczynski as a bottom 6 guy who plays a fast heavy game, chip in some offense and kill penalties.

Allison seems a 2nd, 3rd line power forward who can play on the 2nd PP and also play a heavy game.

This is great. Thanks Bill.

Thanks for posting this!
- bmeltzer

No problem. Pales in comparison to what you do for us on a daily basis.

Gonna go out on a limb with this one a bit, but here goes. I think the Flyers have a solid shot to win the Metro this season and here is why:

First lets take a quick look at the competition.

Washington will almost certainly suffer from some type of Cup hangover. They had 107 points last year, I can see them slipping 5-7 points this year.

Pittsburgh, IMO, did nothing to improve themselves at all and their stars are a year older with that much more wear and tear on them.

Columbus has a sticky situation on their hands with Panarin and I don't think they've made any major improvements either.

New Jersey, IMO, will be lucky to hit the 97 points they had last season.

As far as the Rags, Canes or Isles, I don't see any of them, save for possibly the Canes if all breaks right for them, even being playoff teams, let alone winning the division.

Now, lets take a look at the Flyers:

They had 98 points last year. While G may not put up quite the numbers he had last year, they will have a healthy Simmonds and JVR to add to the offense. Plus, guys like Patrick, TK and Lindblom are only going to get better. On D, Provorov will have another year's experience and kids like Sanheim, Hagg, Myers and hopefully at some point, Morin, should all be able to contribute more. Yes, their goaltending is average at best, but it was only average at best last year so I don't really see any change there.

When it's all said and done, as long as they can stay relatively healthy in regards to the key players, I can see the Flyers improving 5-10 points from last season and finishing in the 103-108 point range. I think the Metro will be a division that you can win this season with 105 points so the Flyers should be right there.

I think there is a little extra hype on him because hes a 7th rounder. Good value so far though. Has great hands and quite honestly looks fantastic with a mullet
- YuenglingJagr

I finally got to see a game of his that was posted on another forum. Loves to lead the rush, can skate, looks a lot taller than he is (listed 6'1"). Defended okay, too.

I don't have a full opinion on him, again only seen him once from a game back in January, so a lot has probably changed from him. He's a guy I'm going to try and watch a lot this season.

Quotes not working for me, but I can see it BiggE. You make all accurate points with the Metro teams. I do think the Pens got worse actually between the buffalo trade and signing J Johnson. I’d say the Flyers had the best offseason in the Metro. If Elliott can stay healthy and Neuvy has a bounce back year, we can easily improve our points total from last season.

Gonna go out on a limb with this one a bit, but here goes. I think the Flyers have a solid shot to win the Metro this season and here is why:

First lets take a quick look at the competition.

Washington will almost certainly suffer from some type of Cup hangover. They had 107 points last year, I can see them slipping 5-7 points this year.

Pittsburgh, IMO, did nothing to improve themselves at all and their stars are a year older with that much more wear and tear on them.

Columbus has a sticky situation on their hands with Panarin and I don't think they've made any major improvements either.

New Jersey, IMO, will be lucky to hit the 97 points they had last season.

As far as the Rags, Canes or Isles, I don't see any of them, save for possibly the Canes if all breaks right for them, even being playoff teams, let alone winning the division.

Now, lets take a look at the Flyers:

They had 98 points last year. While G may not put up quite the numbers he had last year, they will have a healthy Simmonds and JVR to add to the offense. Plus, guys like Patrick, TK and Lindblom are only going to get better. On D, Provorov will have another year's experience and kids like Sanheim, Hagg, Myers and hopefully at some point, Morin, should all be able to contribute more. Yes, their goaltending is average at best, but it was only average at best last year so I don't really see any change there.

When it's all said and done, as long as they can stay relatively healthy in regards to the key players, I can see the Flyers improving 5-10 points from last season and finishing in the 103-108 point range. I think the Metro will be a division that you can win this season with 105 points so the Flyers should be right there.
- BiggE

I agree with most of this, but Pittsburgh will also have a full season with Brassard, who didn't really get acclimated last year. Not saying he's a superstar, but he's a great 3C. I think it will be the Pens and Flyers fighting for the top spot but, as always, goaltending is our question mark this year.

Gonna go out on a limb with this one a bit, but here goes. I think the Flyers have a solid shot to win the Metro this season and here is why:

First lets take a quick look at the competition.

Washington will almost certainly suffer from some type of Cup hangover. They had 107 points last year, I can see them slipping 5-7 points this year.

Pittsburgh, IMO, did nothing to improve themselves at all and their stars are a year older with that much more wear and tear on them.

Columbus has a sticky situation on their hands with Panarin and I don't think they've made any major improvements either.

New Jersey, IMO, will be lucky to hit the 97 points they had last season.

As far as the Rags, Canes or Isles, I don't see any of them, save for possibly the Canes if all breaks right for them, even being playoff teams, let alone winning the division.

Now, lets take a look at the Flyers:

They had 98 points last year. While G may not put up quite the numbers he had last year, they will have a healthy Simmonds and JVR to add to the offense. Plus, guys like Patrick, TK and Lindblom are only going to get better. On D, Provorov will have another year's experience and kids like Sanheim, Hagg, Myers and hopefully at some point, Morin, should all be able to contribute more. Yes, their goaltending is average at best, but it was only average at best last year so I don't really see any change there.

When it's all said and done, as long as they can stay relatively healthy in regards to the key players, I can see the Flyers improving 5-10 points from last season and finishing in the 103-108 point range. I think the Metro will be a division that you can win this season with 105 points so the Flyers should be right there.
- BiggE

They were within 7 points last year of the Caps at the end, so it's not inconceivable.

If the PK can get better and the goaltending hold serve, they can definitely surpass what they did last year.

Even if Giroux comes back to Earth, point-wise, there is no reason to believe that JvR won't pick up some of the scoring slack.

The defense should be better, more mobile. The bottom 6 will get an infusion of young talent. I do think Laughton wins the 3C job and thrives.