Should Detroit sign the Donatis?

[juice71285 2]

I am first off sorry if this isn't the correct place to post this, but as you can tell I rarely post at all.

First off is Kinley a Griffin signing only or did Detroit sign him. Since the Griffins say he was an amateur tryout.

Now to the real question: Should Detroit sign the Donati twins once their seasons end?

To me these two could be moderate risk for possibly high reward. They both are near the top in the OHL stats and it sounded like they did well in the recent tryouts with the Wings in training camp.

I remember we did this a couple of seasons ago with Lebda, though he came out of college and not the juniors. That same year we signed Himelfarb, too, not sure where he came out of, and he has done alright, but not as well as expected.

I think that Detroit should gamble and pick them up now, instead of wait till next year's training camp. Its possible that some other teams may try to pick them up before then , or the Donatis may decide to go to another team's tryout. They both look like they have good offensive upside. I am not sure about how they are on the defensive side since I have never seen them actually play. Signing both of them could be good for the two of them in playing for the Wings organization, since they know each other very well and know what the other one is going to do. When I play, I always find playing with a relative to be the best for me, since I know and they know what we are going to do each time were on the ice, and where to find them.

I would also like to see Detroit invite reid Jorgensen back another year to the tryouts, since I know two years ago he did pretty well in it. I'm not sure how he did this last time, but I noticed he was near the top in scoring in the WHL again.

[i_like_cheese_2001 0]

Having about the same amount of knowledge as you (haven't seen them play, but I'm impressed by their stats) I'd like to see them signed, if they don't get signed by someone else first...

[Icer 0]

Why weren't they drafted? I heard there were some prima donna issues but still.

[Andy Pred 48 337]

Name: Tyler Donati

Number: 10

Pos.: RW

Shoots: L

Height: 5.10

Weight: 190

Birthdate: 1986-10-17

Birthplace: Toronto, ON

Hometown: Oakville, ON

2003-04 Regular Season Oshawa Generals 65 20 36 56 10 25

2004-05 Regular Season Oshawa Generals 25 12 14 26 -12 18

2004-05 Regular Season Toronto St. Michael's Majors 28 9 8 17 -10 12

2005-06 Regular Season Toronto St. Michael's Majors 68 36 36 72 -5 50

2006-07 Regular Season Belleville Bulls 66 55 74 129 6 52

2006-07 All-Star Classic Eastern Conference All-Stars 1 1 1 2 -3 0

totals 252 132+168=300 -11 157pm

Name: Justin Donati

Number: 81

Pos.: C

Shoots: R

Height: 5.10

Weight: 174

Birthdate: 1986-10-17

Birthplace: Toronto, ON

Hometown: Oakville, ON

2003-04 Regular Season Oshawa Generals 45 15 15 30 3 16

2004-05 Regular Season Oshawa Generals 14 6 9 15 -1 10

2004-05 Regular Season Toronto St. Michael's Majors 29 6 18 24 -10 20

2005-06 Regular Season Toronto St. Michael's Majors 62 46 63 109 16 50

2006-07 Regular Season Toronto St. Michael's Majors 35 26 30 56 -3 24

2006-07 Regular Season Sudbury Wolves 26 19 14 33 6 6

totals 211 118+149 =267 +11 126pm

Funny how one is a Left shot and the other a right.

Edited March 16, 2007 by Andy Pred 48

[Griffin 0]

hometown oakville=sign them!

p.s nice joining date juice7125

[Andy Pred 48 337]

I got a feeling that both of these could end up in GR next year, if they

accept the try-out invite this year.

[Wings_Fan_In_Exile 3]

Name: Tyler Donati

Number: 10

Pos.: RW

Shoots: L

Height: 5.10

Weight: 190

Birthdate: 1986-10-17

Birthplace: Toronto, ON

Hometown: Oakville, ON

2003-04 Regular Season Oshawa Generals 65 20 36 56 10 25

2004-05 Regular Season Oshawa Generals 25 12 14 26 -12 18

2004-05 Regular Season Toronto St. Michael's Majors 28 9 8 17 -10 12

2005-06 Regular Season Toronto St. Michael's Majors 68 36 36 72 -5 50

2006-07 Regular Season Belleville Bulls 66 55 74 129 6 52

2006-07 All-Star Classic Eastern Conference All-Stars 1 1 1 2 -3 0

totals 252 132+168=300 -11 157pm

Name: Justin Donati

Number: 81

Pos.: C

Shoots: R

Height: 5.10

Weight: 174

Birthdate: 1986-10-17

Birthplace: Toronto, ON

Hometown: Oakville, ON

2003-04 Regular Season Oshawa Generals 45 15 15 30 3 16

2004-05 Regular Season Oshawa Generals 14 6 9 15 -1 10

2004-05 Regular Season Toronto St. Michael's Majors 29 6 18 24 -10 20

2005-06 Regular Season Toronto St. Michael's Majors 62 46 63 109 16 50

2006-07 Regular Season Toronto St. Michael's Majors 35 26 30 56 -3 24

2006-07 Regular Season Sudbury Wolves 26 19 14 33 6 6

totals 211 118+149 =267 +11 126pm

Funny how one is a Left shot and the other a right.

Their stats have my atttention.

I also found it funny that that Tyler weighs 190 and Justin weighs 174. A bit of a difference for twins.

[Grind_Lines_#1_Fan 0]

Never heard of them, but nice stats. Do they plan on playing together?

[Andy Pred 48 337]

Quick update on the Donati boys;

Tyler is playing in the AHL for Bingham/Sens has 2+3 from 9 games.

Justin is icing in the ECHL for Las Vegas and has 6 helpers in 6 games.

Maybe the Wings didn't like their size!

[Kp-Wings 3]

Quick update on the Donati boys;

Tyler is playing in the AHL for Bingham/Sens has 2+3 from 9 games.

Justin is icing in the ECHL for Las Vegas and has 6 helpers in 6 games.

Maybe the Wings didn't like their size!

I don't see that as the holding point. The Wings are the smallest team in the league. If they were interested in 5'8 Jiri Hudler during his draft year, I think they'd also be interested in the Donati's if they didn't have problems.

Something must be wrong with both of them. To put up those kind of points and not even get a look from an NHL team is pretty bad. Usually it does come down to the size factor (any WHL buff's who remember Todd Robinson will know that's why he never made it), but the new NHL has become a more welcoming place for small players.

Those two certainly sound like an interesting option, but there must be some underlying factor that is scaring teams off. And I doubt it's size either, since there are even smaller players currently playing in the NHL right now (Hudler and Brian Gionta are two great examples).

Edited November 6, 2007 by Kp-Wings