Danny Syvret recalled. Which Defensive Prospect in the system do you think will be a starter in the NHL?

by FLYERROB on Jan 7, 2011 10:08 PM EST

Danny Syvret was recalled by the FLYERS as an Emergency Extra Defensemen. He was aquired for Ryan Potulny in June 2008. Syvret scored the lone and only goal in the 2010 Winter Classic. Known as a Smooth Skater, Syvret has been back and forth between the AHL and the NHL. In some circles people think that Syvret is good enough to be an everyday NHL D Man.

So it comes to question,

Which D prospect on the Phantoms do you feel has a strong shot at being an Everyday NHL Defenseman?

Kevin Marshall who was very highly touted with the Lewiston MAINEiacs.

Marc Andre Bourdon was drafted 3rd in 2008. Some have stated that his skating ability is not up to par with being a 3rd round pick.

Erik Gustafsson who was signed as a free agent from Northern Michigan University. For an Undrafted Defenseman he scored some pretty high marks on the Peter Laviolette Radar Meter this Preseason in September 2010.

Joonas Lehtivuori Drafted in 2006 in the 4th Round has struggled with the American Ice Hockey scene over the European scene and is also small in size.

So you tell me, Who do you think will be able to be an everyday NHL Defenseman and which one will be a FLYER and which one will be on another NHL Team?

LETS GO FLYERS !

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Hard to say

My guess is Kevin Marshall, but it’s anyone’s guess. Marshall just seems to be a rugged stay at home d-man who puts up solid numbers. Letivuori also seems promising, but he is very under-sized, then again so is Timonen. Bourdon got a lot of hype coming out of the Quebec majors league but has seemed to drop off the past couple of seasons. But as I said, I believe Marshall is the most N.H.L. ready.

by Flyersfan94 on Jan 8, 2011 1:20 AM EST reply actions

I agree a little bit

While I know that Not every single one of the 6 or 7 D men in the Phantoms can make the FLYERS or even the NHL. I think that 3 of them have a shot in Bourdon, Marshall and Gustafsson. I think that Syvret is what he his, a “Tweener”. Syvret is a guy you call up on Emergency Basis. A Journeyman D man between AHL and NHL at best.

I would like to see more actions from these 3 with the FLYERS and not just called up to ride the pine.

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by FLYERROB on Jan 8, 2011 8:14 AM EST up reply actions

Simon Bertilsson

Mourning Gagne forever.

by ToddtheFox on Jan 8, 2011 5:59 PM EST reply actions

I’d say Gustafsson, though Todd has a good point too.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Jan 8, 2011 6:00 PM EST reply actions

Bertilsson will make all those trades worth it.

Mourning Gagne forever.

by ToddtheFox on Jan 8, 2011 6:16 PM EST up reply actions

I have not heard much on Simon Bertilsson

What is the Report on him

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by FLYERROB on Jan 8, 2011 10:57 PM EST reply actions

Click on his name in my previous comment.

Mourning Gagne forever.

by ToddtheFox on Jan 9, 2011 3:31 PM EST up reply actions

Brendan Ranford

Samesis

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by JpH89 on Jan 9, 2011 11:03 AM EST reply actions

And as I look him up, I see he is not a D, but a LW. Wow, I thought he was a D the whole time.

Samesis

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by JpH89 on Jan 9, 2011 11:05 AM EST up reply actions

Seriously? I thought you were just being a smart ass haha.

Geoff has Boosh, Mike's got Powe, Nodl is all mine!
Is this the right room for an argument?

by DLJr on Jan 9, 2011 11:31 AM EST up reply actions

seems to be allot of that

around here

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by FLYERROB on Jan 9, 2011 12:23 PM EST up reply actions

Would have been some sick goal scoring for a defenseman. If only

by ryan1 on Jan 9, 2011 12:14 PM EST up reply actions

Others not Mentioned

Because I have not heard much on them. Maybe they are Career AHL’ers and their is nothing wrong with that.

But the others are:

JP Testwuide

Cullen Eddy

Logan Stephenson

Dan Jancevski

Does anyone have any Info on these guys?

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by FLYERROB on Jan 9, 2011 12:26 PM EST reply actions

They’re all career AHLers.

Jancevski is the Captain, and a solid player, but is unlikely to play in the NHL.

Testwuide is a bruiser who is often a healthy scratch for the Phantoms.

Eddy is frequently in the ECHL, with a callup to the AHL when needed. Not sure much else, but that should tell you a lot.

Stephenson is a character guy, probably in the mold of O`Donnell: Steady, stay-at-home, will fight when needed, highly respected, etc. But Stephenson has also been asked to play forward this year, which he’s apparently done admirably.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Jan 9, 2011 1:04 PM EST up reply actions

Geoff Detweiler

I heard that Testwuide is a Bruiser and his younger Brother the forward is a scorer. Kinda reminds me of when the Phantoms had both of the Vandemeer Brothers dont ya think?

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by FLYERROB on Jan 11, 2011 7:57 AM EST up reply actions

Well, his younger brother is a power forward, not so much a “scorer”. 2 goals in 36 games is not looking good.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Jan 11, 2011 9:04 AM EST up reply actions

Info

Jancevski is a career-AHLer. I think he’s around thirty and has bounced around from team to team playing in the minors. Stephenson has been with the Phantoms for a while now and has been a scratch for most of the season, so I wouldn’t count on him coming up. Eddy and Testwuide are new this year, so I don’t know much about them.

by Flyersfan94 on Jan 9, 2011 1:05 PM EST up reply actions

None. If they were any good they would be here by now or involved in trade talk. The new NHL is so watered down that the days of raising talent in the minors is over.

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by MJDII on Jan 9, 2011 3:25 PM EST reply actions

Andreas Nodl?

Mourning Gagne forever.

by ToddtheFox on Jan 9, 2011 3:29 PM EST up reply actions

Really? I know we had this argument before re: goalies, but on a team with Pronger, Timonen, Coburn, Carle, and Meszaros, not to mention O`Donnell, Walker, and Bartulis, where could any of these guys prove their worth?

Not to mention Gustafsson is a rookie.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Jan 9, 2011 4:15 PM EST up reply actions

Geoff

I agree – not much room on FLYERS NHL roster to allow some of these guys to come up. They have to pray someone gets temporarily injured or the flu to get a shot at cracking the lineup.

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by FLYERROB on Jan 11, 2011 7:56 AM EST up reply actions