r/Flyers 26d ago

Cam York is only Flyers prospects in Athletics Top 50 Prospects. Ranked #37. Paragraph pasted below.

  1. Cam York, LHD, 20 (Philadelphia Flyers — 14th overall, 2019)

York has become a bit of a polarizing prospect in scouting circles. Not because there’s anything overtly wrong with his game or who he is as a player/person. In fact, precisely the opposite. Nobody finds any real fault in those things. Everyone agrees he’s a good player and leader who does a lot well. But there are very different opinions of what he will look like in the NHL, because he’s also not particularly strong or athletic. He’s a smooth skater but not an explosive one, and he can struggle in net front and board battles but I wouldn’t call him. Those are two things that create reservations in a 5-foot-11 defenseman. And while he’s talented with the puck on his stick, capable of running a power play, mobile moving side-to-side across the line and a superb passer who has produced at every level he’s ever played at, some worry that he’s not quite dynamic enough in those minutes to be a truly high-end offensive defenseman. And they project him as a good 4-6 guy who can run PP2 as a result, rather than a 2-4 guy who can potentially play PP1. I started as a big believer in the latter outcome for York. And while I have softened a little, I still see a second-pairing future as a productive two-way (but offensively inclined) defenseman.

Pretty disappointing to see only 1 Flyer and that player ranked quite low but this really puts into perspective the current group. I think a lot of fans are way overhyping York and pretty much rest of the group is just decent at best and projected more for depth role. Tho I think Foerster is a top 50 top 6 ceiling level prospect.

In the scouting circles York is seen as a worse prospect than Provorov, Sanheim and Myers all were when 1st entering pro hockey. A lot Flyers fans seem to have the wrong idea that York is a blue chip prospect. Hopefully he at least becomes a 2nd pair guy. Caulfield is ranked #2 on the list. Newhook (the pick after caulfield) is ranked 12. Boldy who was taken 12th is ranked 13th as well.

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u/tdpdcpa 25d ago

I painfully remember the JP and Mike Testwuide days.