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Prospect tournaments are rolling now as he we head into main camp in less than a week. And there is no shortage of coverage and observations. I’ll share some of what I’ve reviewed with you and there is a team you are interested in, feel free to click the links I give and read more.

Nashville vs. Tampa thoughts here. Basically, Drouin didn’t dominate and the two TB goaltenders played great (Vasilevskiy and Gudlevskis). No surprise with the latter given how highly I regard each of them. I think Gudlevskis, while he’ll split time in the AHL with Vas, will end up covering for Ben Bishop if Bishop gets hurt. Gudlevskis is better than Nabokov. Vasilevskiy will be better than both of them – but is a couple of years away.

Also in that link above – Florida vs. Boston. Ekblad was outstanding, and both Vincent Trocheck and Rocco Grimaldi impressed as well. Check out profiles on all the Florida Panthers here.

 Here is a Columbus vs. Detroit recap. Not a lot in the way of observations with that one, though Anthony Mantha and Tomas Nosek each scored for the Wings. But we have fantasy profiles on Mantha (here) and Nosek (here).

And here you’ll find the Calgary vs. Edmonton game. What caught my eye was the fact that Johnny Gaudreau and Sam Bennett are clicking as linemates. Not a surprise, given the talent involved, but interesting in that you could see those two together in Calgary to start the season. For what it’s worth, I don’t think Bennett sticks with the team beyond the nine games…but Gaudreau will play at least half the season in the NHL and possibly the full term. In fact, our Calgary reporter Brad Wilson is penciling him in for the Calder Trophy. He’s probably getting ahead of himself, but still – the fact that he’s getting that kind of notice warrants a mention. You can read profiles on all the Flames players, including the Top 10 in the system,  here.

For video recap of the Battle of Alberta (junior edition), here you are: