GRIT & GF

Prospect board, #889 overall

Carson Wetsch

Forward, 20.4 years old, San Jose Barracuda (AHL), 6′2″ 190 lb

Odds he's an NHL regular

10%

AHLer

Scouting report

Carson Wetsch is a 20-year-old forward with San Jose Barracuda in the AHL. He has 0 goals and 1 assist in 6 games, 0.17 a game, which works out to about 5 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate.

At 20.4 he is among the youngest regulars in the league, and age matters more than any single stat in these projections. Listed at 6-foot-2 and 190 pounds. The model's median outcome for him is an AHLer, with a fair sample behind it. Players drafted from 2010 to 2017 with numbers like his give him a 10% chance of becoming an NHL regular. A big step next season would change these odds more than anything else.

Written by the model from his numbers, on a fair sample. prospects-0.3.

His odds

His chance of reaching at least each tier, from 2010 to 2017 draft picks with a line, age like his. The highest tier where he's at even odds or better is his likeliest outcome.

  1. Elite<1%
  2. First-liner3%
  3. Middle-sixer5%
  4. Fourth-liner10%
  5. Tweener12%
  6. AHLer (most likely)50%

How he got there

  1. 1His line

    0.17 P/GP

    0 G, 1 A in 6 games, AHL

  2. 2League exchange rate

    5 pts

    NHL-equivalent points over 82

  3. 3Team around him

    −5%

    Discount for a strong offence or stacked roster

  4. 4Age

    20.4

    On 15 September. The same line is worth more at 17 than at 20

  5. 5Draft slot

    None

    Passed over, read as a pick after the last one

  6. 6If he makes it

    41 pts

    Peak points per 82 for players like him who became regulars

Season lines

SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPP/GP
This seasonSan Jose BarracudaAHL60110.17
Last seasonKelowna RocketsWHL652250721.11