Prospect Stats (Skaters) as of 01-16-10

by Tomorrows Blues on Jan 17, 2010 9:15 AM CST in Game Time Prospect Department

Compiled by Brian Weidler, "Game Time" Prospect Department

Your Game Time weekly prospect statistics update -- for forwards and defensemen -- after the jump...

ST. LOUIS BLUES 2009-10 PROSPECT STATS as of 16 January 2010

Lines with GREY backgrounds denote players above "prospect age" of 25 years.

Lines with BLUE backgrounds indicate statistics for players in the NHL at any point in the 2009-10 season.

Acq'd	FORWARDS	Ps/Sh	Ht	Wt	Birthdate	Birthplace	2008-09 Club(s)	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PP	SH	GW
3 (78) '09	ANDRONOV, Sergei	RW/L	6-00	183	07-19-89	Moscow, RUS	Lada Togliatti	KHL	34	5	8	13	- 5	20	1	0	2
							CSKA	KHL	7	1	2	3	- 1	4	0	0	0
							TOTALS	KHL	41	6	10	16	- 6	24	1	0	2
Trade '07	BARRIBALL, Jay	C/L	5-09	165	05-27-87	Prior Lake, MN	Minnesota	WCHA	5	2	2	4	+ 3	10	0	0	0
F/A '09	CRACKNELL, Adam	RW/R	6-03	215	07-15-85	Prince Albert, SK	Peoria	AHL	41	7	13	20	+ 2	21	1	2	1
6 (171) '05	DRAZENOVIC, Nick	C/L	6-01	200	01-14-87	Prince George, BC	Peoria	AHL	30	10	11	21	- 5	20	4	0	0
1 (13) '07	ELLER, Lars	F/L	6-00	198	05-08-89	Rodovre, DMK	St. Louis	NHL	5	1	0	1	+ 1	4	1	0	0
							Peoria	AHL	33	6	23	29	+ 1	38	1	0	2
4 (100) '07	ERSTAD, Travis	F/R	6-04	185	11-09-88	Madison, WI	Wisconsin-Stevens Pt	NCAA Div III	13	4	6	10	...	51	2	0	1
2 (39) '07	HJALMARSSON, Simon	RW/R	5-11	170	02-01-89	Varnamo, SWE	Rögle BK	SEL	38	5	5	10	- 4	10	0	0	0
3 (65) '08	LEHTERA, Jori	C/L	6-02	191	12-23-87	Helsinki, FIN	Tappara	SML	36	17	28	45	+ 1	40	7	1	1
3 (70) '08	LIVINGSTON, James	RW/R	6-02	213	03-08-90	Halifax, NS	Sault Ste. Marie	OHL	36	14	12	26	+12	47	6	0	3
							Plymouth	OHL	2	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0
							TOTALS	OHL	48	14	13	27	+12	49	6	0	3
2 (33) '08	McRAE, Philip	C/L	6-03	191	03-15-90	Apple Valley, MN	London	OHL	33	11	26	37	+ 4	43	4	1	4
							Plymouth	OHL	2	1	1	2	0	7	1	0	0
							TOTALS	OHL	35	12	27	39	+ 4	50	5	1	4
							United States	U20 WJC	6	1	4	5	0	2	1	0	0
6 (155) '08	NIGRO, Anthony	C/L	6-00	189	01-11-90	Woodbridge, ON	Ottawa	OHL	38	10	27	37	+ 4	14	4	0	1
7 (190) '07	NILL, Trevor	C/R	6-01	180	04-11-89	Detroit, MI	Michigan State	CCHA	15	1	6	7	+ 6	10	0	0	0
2 (44) '07	PALUSHAJ, Aaron	RW/R	6-00	185	09-07-89	Livonia, MI	Peoria	AHL	35	3	15	18	+ 4	18	1	0	0
Trade '09	PELLETIER, Pascal	RW/L	5-11	197	06-16-83	Labrador City, NL	Syracuse	AHL	25	3	13	16	- 7	23	1	0	0
							Peoria	AHL	16	5	7	12	+ 7	11	2	0	1
							TOTALS	AHL	41	8	20	28	0	34	3	0	1
6 (160) '07	PELUSO, Anthony	RW/R	6-04	235	04-18-89	King City, ON	Peoria	AHL	17	1	0	1	0	45	0	0	0
							Alaska	ECHL	5	0	1	1	+ 1	15	0	0	0
F/A '07	PORTER, Chris	LW/L	6-01	205	05-29-84	Thunder Bay, ON	Peoria	AHL	41	7	9	16	+ 1	37	0	1	1
5 (156) '05	REAVES, Ryan	RW/R	6-02	200	01-20-87	Winnipeg, MB	Peoria	AHL	40	3	3	6	-14	105	0	0	0
5 (124) '06	SACKRISON, Andrew	F/L	6-01	200	11-12-87	St. Louis Park, MN	Minnesota State	WCHA	11	2	2	4	- 1	4	0	0	0
4 (87) '08	SCHULTZ, Ian	RW/R	6-02	200	02-04-90	Calgary, AB	Calgary	WHL	43	17	20	37	+ 3	107	7	2	1
4 (108) '09	SHATTOCK, Tyler	RW/R	6-03	190	02-03-90	Salmon Arm, BC	Kamloops	WHL	42	22	28	50	- 1	65	8	0	5
							Calgary	WHL	3	0	1	1	- 4	2	0	0	0
							TOTALS	WHL	45	22	29	51	+ 5	67	8	0	5
3 (85) '07	SONNE, Brett	C/L	6-00	187	05-16-89	Maple Ridge, BC	Peoria	AHL	38	4	5	9	-12	20	3	0	1
Trade '06	STASTNY, Yan	C/L	5-10	195	09-30-82	Quebec, QC	St. Louis	NHL	4	1	0	1	+ 1	0	0	0	0
							Peoria	AHL	33	8	10	18	- 4	37	4	0	1
F/A '07	TALBOT, Julian	C/L	6-00	185	03-24-85	Wahnapitae, ON	Peoria	AHL	39	12	10	22	+ 1	20	8	0	1
7 (202) '09	TARDY, Max	C/R	6-00	188	10-27-90	Duluth, MN	Tri-City	USHL	33	9	18	27	- 2	24	7	0	1

Acq'd	DEFENSEMEN	Ps/Sh	Ht	Wt	Birthdate	Birthplace	2008-09 Club(s)	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PP	SH	GW
5 (125) '08	BERGLUND, Kristofer	D/L	5-10	180	11-09-88	Umea, SWE	Luleå HF	SEL	40	4	9	13	- 2	18	1	0	0
1 (18) '07	COLE, Ian	D/L	6-01	211	01-18-89	Ann Arbor, MI	Notre Dame	CCHA	23	3	12	15	- 9	41	1	0	1
F/A '08	CUNDARI, Mark	D/L	5-10	200	04-23-90	Toronto, ON	Windsor	OHL	42	7	36	43	+35	95	3	0	2
4 (96) '07	FAIRCHILD, Cade	D/L	5-10	190	01-15-89	Duluth, MN	Minnesota	WCHA	24	1	12	13	- 3	24	1	0	0
Trade '08	FAST, T.J.	D/L	6-01	190	09-02-87	Calgary, AB	Peoria	AHL	5	0	0	0	- 1	2	0	0	0
							Alaska	ECHL	25	4	11	15	-11	16	2	0	1
7 (184) '06	HELLSTRÖM, Alex	D/R	6-02	207	04-17-87	Falun, SWE	Luleå HF	SEL	30	1	1	2	- 9	81	0	0	0
3 (64) '06	JUNLAND, Jonas	D/L	6-02	200	11-15-87	Linköping, SWE	St. Louis	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	- 2	0	0	0
							Peoria	AHL	41	9	20	29	+10	28	7	0	1
1 (4) '08	PIETRANGELO, Alex	D/R	6-03	206	01-18-90	King City, ON	St. Louis	NHL	9	1	1	2	- 9	6	0	0	0
							Barrie	OHL	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
							Canada	U20 WJC	6	3	9	12	+ 9	14	1	1	0
4 (48) '09	PONICH, Brett	D/L	6-06	205	02-22-91	Edmonton, AB	Portland	WHL	45	1	10	11	- 5	64	0	0	0
Trade '08	RICHMOND, Danny	D/L	6-00	192	08-01-84	Chicago, IL	Peoria	AHL	38	1	12	13	- 5	118	1	0	0
1 (17) '09	RUNDBLAD, David	D/R	6-02	190	10-08-90	Lycksele, SWE	Skellefteå AIK	SEL	32	0	6	6	+ 1	10	0	0	0
							Sweden	U20 WJC	6	1	4	5	+ 9	2	1	0	0
6 (168) '09	SHIELDS, David	D/R	6-03	216	01-27-91	Rochester, NY	Erie	OHL	44	5	7	12	- 4	28	5	0	0
F/A '08	STRACHAN, Tyson	D/R	6-03	225	10-20-84	Melfort, SK	St. Louis	NHL	6	0	2	2	+ 3	4	0	0	0
							Peoria	AHL	28	2	11	13	+ 4	46	1	0	1
4 (94) '06	TUREK, Ryan	D/R	6-00	185	09-22-87	Southfield, MI	Alaska	ECHL	32	2	4	6	+ 2	46	0	0	1
F/A '07	WAGNER, Steve	D/L	6-02	200	03-06-84	Grand Rapids, MN	Peoria	AHL	36	2	8	10	-11	18	1	0	1
4 (95) '08	WARSOFSKY, David	D/L	5-08	170	05-30-90	Weymouth, MA	Boston University	HEA	16	5	5	10	+ 4	30	1	2	0
							United States	U20 WJC	7	0	2	2	+ 5	6	0	0	0

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TY, Brian

Great stuff; appreciate your hard work…
Any chance you’ll be in P-town Jan 30 and 31???

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by Ackermania on Jan 17, 2010 11:05 AM CST reply actions

1) I was under the impression Eller was a scorer(OT: I was at the game where he got his NHL goal, I didn’t see who went to the net and got the puck for him but it was a cool moment). He has a ton of assists and only 5 goals so is he a playmaker or just has a good triggerman?

2) Lehtera in the SEL has a ton of points, is that really good or is SEL just a high scoring league? Same for Shattock in the WHL.

3) Looking at it in the baseball sense as far as I understand it, Peoria is Triple-A and Alaska is Double-A yet we have very few prospects in the Alaska and a ton floating around in the OHL. Is the ECHL a lesser hockey league and its just better to have the prospects play through the OHL before having to drop them in Alaska?

by Icion on Jan 17, 2010 11:45 AM CST reply actions

One at a time...

1. Eller is both; it depends on where he’s playing. He’s playing mostly center in Peoria, and thus is more a set-up man in that role. In St. Louis, and in Sweden, he was playing on the wing, where his goal-soring touch can come more to the forefront. Center seems to be his “natural” position, or at least, the position where the Blues seem most inclined to use him, so I would expect the goals-to-assists ratio to continue to be tilted towards the assist column.

2. Lehtera plays in his native Finland, not in Sweden. SEL = Swedish Elite League; SML = SM-Liiga, or Finnish Elite League. That said, the SM-Liiga is not a particularly high-scoring league, reflecting the Finnish propensity towards defense and goaltending, and Lehtera is currently the league’s leading scorer at age 21.

The WHL, with Shattock, is a major junior league — there’s a good argument to be made that it’s the best of the three major junior leagues. A lot of high-scoring players come from that league; Brett Sonne was a 40-goal, 100-point player in the ’Dub last season.

3. You’re essentially correct in your asessment of the AHL as a Triple-A league, and the ECHL as a Double-A league. Both are professional leagues, where the OHL is an amateur league.

The AHL and ECHL both have a “20-year-old rule,” whereby a player drafted from the Canadian major junior leagues cannot play in those leagues until the season in which he attains his 20th birthday. This rule was instituted in order to prevent NHL teams from stocking their farm clubs with junior-age talent, and to keep junior-age stars in the junior leagues for a reasonable time in order to allow the junior teams to build — at least short-term — their game plans and marketing plans around those players.

There is also a 50-contract limit imposed on NHL organizations, so that no team can have more than 50 players under contract. With a 23-man roster in the NHL, this limits organizations to 27 contracts that they can distribute to their developing minor-league players. The Blues, like most organizations, have the bulk of those minor-league contracted players in Peoria, and the “fringe” AHLers — the Pelusos, Fasts, Tureks, etc. — are the ones who get to enjoy the occasional 10-hour airplane rides between Chicago and Anchorage.

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by Tomorrows Blues on Jan 17, 2010 12:50 PM CST up reply actions

Wow on the Lehtera front

I had kinda wrote him off, in spite of his stats this year but… Leagues Higher Scorer!?

Now if we can get him overseas and convince him that time in Peoria would be helpful for him long term.

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by Novacain on Jan 17, 2010 1:12 PM CST up reply actions

id say echl

is an “a” league. not “aa”. cos if you really look, very few players go through the e to become dominate in the nhl even s 3rd liners only dj king was under payne in alaska (and that was for like 5 games), and dj king may not be an nhler. echl been working harder to become a prospect league, but really your in juniors/college/ whatever and if you got a large chance to be in the nhl you go to ahl as the lowest training level.

the blues roster has at most 51 total echl games. at at most 3 players who saw echl time. dj king (injured for pretty much two years) 5 games, and crombeen and strachan (ahl most of the year) have around 25 games each.

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by Childhood Trauma on Jan 17, 2010 5:03 PM CST up reply actions