The Athletic’s Max Bultman posted a set of last-day-of-the-prospect-tournament observations this evening. Among them:
Regardless of where [Simon] Edvinsson plays, though, the Griffins are going to have a really interesting young defense corps. Brian Lashoff and Steven Kampfer will be the veterans, but in addition to them, Donovan Sebrango (2020 third-rounder), Jared McIsaac (2018 second-rounder) and Seth Barton (2018 third-rounder) should all be back from last year, as well as new arrivals Eemil Viro (2020 third-rounder) and Albert Johansson (2019 second-rounder). That’s before the possibility of Edvinsson, and 24-year-old Wyatt Newpower is in that mix as well.
Competition for ice time — and roles — is going to be fierce down there.
At this tournament, though, I thought the young group looked pretty good for the majority of the tournament. Johansson and Viro will be adjusting to the North American game, sure, and both are a little undersized, but they’ve also been playing pro hockey for multiple years now which should help their adjustment. Sebrango and Barton wore letters over the weekend, and Sebrango’s jam and physicality stood out to me on Monday.
It’s going to be a fun group to follow this season, no matter what the exact combination ends up being.
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