Adam Brady írt néhány prospectről most, hogy jól megfigyelte őket.

Jake Gardinder, the defenseman taken in the first round by the Ducks in 2008, continued to be his smooth-skating, good-decision-making self and looks at least 20 pounds heavier (i.e. stronger) than he was at this time last year. Gardiner will be in training camp in September and will return to the University of Wisconsin for his junior year, but he looks every bit like a defenseman of the future for Anaheim.

- Forward Kyle Palmieri (taken in the first round by the Ducks last year) joined Gardiner and this year's Ducks first-round pick Cam Fowler on the U.S. team that knocked off Canada (which had Ducks prospect Brandon McMillan) in the World Junior championship game last January. Palmieri looked good last night again, just two days after he had a hat trick (including one spectacular goal) in the first camp scrimmage. He's got very good hands and is quick around the cage.

- Mark Mitera, the d-man Anaheim took in the first round four years ago continues to be a tough, stay-at-home guy who gets the puck out of his own end.

- Devante Smith-Pelly, the big forward taken by the Ducks in the second round last month, was a noticeable force last night, hitting everything in site, going hard to the net and even bowling over a goalie in a manner that would make Corey Perry proud.

- Emerson Etem, who has done a ton of media and autograph signing this week, has shown a lot of jump last night and a noticeably low center of gravity as he skates. (Former roller hockey players tend to bend over a little more too, but Etem told me the other day that he only played inline when he was very young and was mostly an ice player growing up.)

- Chris Wagner, the kid from Massachusetts who the Ducks took with the pick they got from Mike Brown, looks like he could be Sammy Pahlsson's little brother.