Colorado Avalanche: Top 10 prospects entering the 2018 season
3. Martin Kaut, RW [18 years old]
Stats (HC Dynamo Pardubice, Czech): 38 gp, 9 g, 7 a, 16 p (7 pgp, 3 g, 2 a, 5 p).
Martin Kaut is a top-line ceiling player. That’s why he got picked 16th in this year’s draft class, a much deeper one than in previous seasons. Kaut is the best forward the Colorado Avalanche have in terms of ceiling, and while he’ll need a few years to transition to the NHL, including a stop in the AHL, he’ll potentially get to a place where he’s an impact player.
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Kaut was one of the best prospects in the Czech League this past season, up there with Martin Necas (Carolina Hurricanes) amongst players under the age of 20. Kaut was second in points per game (more than two games) amongst Czech teenagers, second in scoring, third in assists, and was tied for first in goal scoring. In the playoffs, Kaut was first in points per game amongst teenagers with more than two games.
There’s a reason Kaut was selected, and there’s a reason Kaut was so highly touted headed into the draft. He went a bit lower than he was projected, which might end up being a very good thing for the Colorado Avalanche. To have Kaut as part of the future for the team should be a very good thing.