Detroit Hockey Now’s Kevin Allen posted a profile of 24-year-old Red Wings forward Carter Mazur today, discussing the pluses and minuses of Allen’s 9th-ranked Red Wings prospect:
Three Reasons Why Mazur Will Play in the NHL
- You would bet that Mazur is going to figure out how to create scoring chances at the NHL level. He has a scoring touch, but it’s tied into his penchant to be a physical player. It all works together.
- While Mazur can score, he has the soul of a super pest. He’s feisty, prickly, always ready to throw a check or push back. He could be a 150-hit forward in the NHL.
- He’s no longer the skinny athlete that he was when he showed up in Grand Rapids. He beefed up, adding 20 pounds of muscle to his frame.
What May Hold Him Back
It’s his hard-nosed play that gives him his best chance of making in the NHL, but it’s the promise of scoring that keeps coaches curious about him. Can he hit enough, score enough and stay healthy long enough to earn a permanent place.
Coaches will appreciate what he can offer, but this is a profession where you have to reach your production goals. All we know for sure is the former Denver college standout will give all that he has to stay on the roster.
Continued; Mazur simply has to avoid injuries and play his best while skating with the Wings’ “bottom six” (presumably) to start.
