2023-24 Rockford Icehogs season

[Hawkaholic]

I don't love Comesso and I love goalie prospects. Never have. Seems like a really good third goalie to me.

You also like(d) Soderblom, so..

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

You also like(d) Soderblom, so..

And I considered them equal prospects so....

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

He is only 21 and completed a very good first year in the AHL. Got better as the season went along. I think he has a very high ceiling.

He had a good year but he doesn't have the physical tools to be incredible unless his very good technical tools become elite which is hard to do.

 

[OldScool]

He had a good year but he doesn't have the physical tools to be incredible unless his very good technical tools become elite which is hard to do.

He is a very technically sound goalie so he doesn't flop around like other goalies that are more "athletic"/out of position like and Askarov. He reminds me a lot of Jeremy Swayman and if he gets to that level it would be fantastic. He is still probably do another season in the AHL and then should be ready at 22 to see what he can do at the NHL level.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

He is a very technically sound goalie so he doesn't flop around like other goalies that are more "athletic"/out of position like and Askarov. He reminds me a lot of Jeremy Swayman and if he gets to that level it would be fantastic. He is still probably do another season in the AHL and then should be ready at 22 to see what he can do at the NHL level.

He plays like a smaller Swayman and size is incredibly important when you're a technically sound goalie.

 

[OldScool]

He plays like a smaller Swayman and size is incredibly important when you're a technically sound goalie.

Commesso is 6'2 and Swagman is 6'2 and I bet will be the same weight in 3 years or so. I believe that I read they train together as well so that would probably help in training as well as they are similar in styles.

Jeremy Swayman​

Full Name: Jeremy Swayman

Position: G • Catches: Left

6-2, 194lb (188cm, 87kg)

Team: Boston Bruins

Born: November 24, 1998 (Age: 25-167d) in Anchorage, Alaska us

Draft: Boston, 4th round (111th overall), 2017 NHL Entry

Drew Commesso​

Full Name: Drew Commesso

Position: G • Catches: Left

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: July 19, 2002 (Age: 21-295d) in Norwell, Massachusetts us

Draft: Chicago, 2nd round (46th overall), 2020 NHL Entry

Current salary: $80,000

Current cap hit: $925,000

Pronunciation: \DROO koh-MEH-soh\

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Commesso is 6'2 and Swagman is 6'2 and I bet will be the same weight in 3 years or so.

Jeremy Swayman​

Full Name: Jeremy Swayman

Position: G • Catches: Left

6-2, 194lb (188cm, 87kg)

Team: Boston Bruins

Born: November 24, 1998 (Age: 25-167d) in Anchorage, Alaska us

Draft: Boston, 4th round (111th overall), 2017 NHL Entry

Drew Commesso​

Full Name: Drew Commesso

Position: G • Catches: Left

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: July 19, 2002 (Age: 21-295d) in Norwell, Massachusetts us

Draft: Chicago, 2nd round (46th overall), 2020 NHL Entry

Current salary: $80,000

Current cap hit: $925,000

Pronunciation: \DROO koh-MEH-soh\

Swayman plays big Comesso plays small. Excuse the phrasing but Comesso's holes are much tighter but he takes up less net. It's just tough for me to get excited about a guy that reminds me of Cam Talbot. Yes I know Talbot is bigger.

 

[Larmer83]

An old article that fits the discussion.

Blackhawks goalie Drew Commesso draws from Jeremy Swayman, Andrei Vasilevskiy as he turns pro

Commesso worked out all summer in Boston with Swayman, whose steady stance and lower hands he incorporated into his own goaltending style. He also adopted Vasilevskiy’s yoga- and stretching-focused training regimen.

chicago.suntimes.com

And then Commesso spent much of the summer working out in Boston with a group of NHL players, including Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman, who became a day-to-day mentor.
“The big thing I took away from both of them is their compete [level] and athleticism,” Commesso said. “Getting to practice with Jeremy all summer and seeing how much he competes, it really helped me translate it into practice, and hopefully it’ll translate into games this year. With both of them, I try to be like a sponge and soak in all the information I can that would make me better.”

 

[Hawkaholic]

And I considered them equal prospects so....

Equal prospects, but you like Soderblom, but don't like Commesso. Doesn't make sense.

 

[WarriorofTime]

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Equal prospects, but you like Soderblom, but don't like Commesso. Doesn't make sense.

I don't like Soda so much anymore.