I posted my scouting report on the Red Wings’ prospects taking part in this weekend’s Prospect Games earlier this week, and Detroit Hockey Now’s Bob Duff posted his summary of the free agent players taking part in the pair of games vs. the Dallas Stars this weekend as well.
Today, the Hockey News’s Connor Eargood offers a list of six players to watch in this weekend’s games, including Red Wings draft pick Ondrej Becher:
Ondrej Becher
The Red Wings picked up double-reentry winger Becher in the third round of the NHL Draft back in June. He’s a particularly interesting prospect within their entire system, let alone this prospect tournament.
Becher still hasn’t signed with a team for this season, the follow-up to a 96-point campaign with the Prince George Cougars of the WHL. His lack of formal affiliation is surprising given his remaining year as an overage player in Canadian Major Junior, as well as how his overall scoring output should have made him a top candidate to sign with a pro club somewhere else. At risk of speculating, it’s worth wondering whether Becher might wind up with Grand Rapids or Toledo next season, if he doesn’t have something else arranged.
Regardless of whose sweater he’s wearing, Becher is a playmaker with decent size at 6-foot-1. He’s a late-bloomer, which limits how long he has to continue developing his game. This season is an important one to show just how much he can grow, which makes his next team all the more important.
Continued; good scouting reports from Eargood.
