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Prospect Spotlight: Clay Stevenson
23 Years old Goalie
2021 Undrafted Free Agent signing: 2 Years, 855k
Current Stats:
ECHL: 9 GP, 5-2-2, .926 sv%, 2.31 GAA
AHL: 1 GP, 1-0-0, .926 sv%, 2.00 GAA
Details: Stevenson has had a strong start to his NHL journey splitting time in the ECHL and AHL. After a strong season at Dartmouth, putting up a .922 sv% and a 2.70 GAA in 23 games, Stevenson has adjusted well to the minor league level. His first game in Hershey was a strong one (and he has stayed on the Hershey roster while Hunter Shepard serves backup duty in DC), making 25 saves. One of the two goals given up was a case of getting him moving back and forth in the crease with a lot of passes, which we will have to see if that turns out to be a real issue, but for the most part had strong positioning and was steady in net. Stevenson has also won ECHL goalie of the week once so far and has already had his first ECHL shutout.
Overall thoughts: Stevenson has looked like a very good pickup in free agency by Washington to start this year, and someone who has been on his game ever since Caps training camp/Prospect showcase.
Expectations moving forward: I expect to see Stevenson continue to put up strong numbers in the AHL and ECHL this year, with the hope that he can replace Fucale in net for Hershey as soon as next year. Stevenson looks like someone who could end up being a good starter in the NHL moving forward, but he still has a long way to go. Thankfully, Due to Kuemper, there's no need to rush!
I hope to do these Prospect Spotlights occasionally throughout the year, thought Stevenson would be a fun one to start with.