Big Ev wrote:
All you have is that video basically...we know nothing else about him other than hearsay. I do not want to overhype prospects. Videos don't show their negatives and don't show their bad skating.
Arron Asham was a ridiculous goal scorer in junior as well. Now he's a 3rd line role player.
Also, in the playoffs, i.e crunch time, Stone scored 3 goals in 33 games.
He's advancing through the ranks of prospects for us though, he might never set foot in the NHL, but right now he's got to be in the top 20 or even top 15 prospects for Ottawa with a HUGE summer coming up for him to work on his skating. I agree, we shouldn't overhype the prospects, but this is a tremendous achievement already for Stone who as just picked as a 6th rounder. I don't see him falling off the tracks, I can see him being a good pro - it's whether he can work on his skating enough to make the NHL - which is a big question right now.