Prospect Info: 79th Lane Zablocki

[LastWordArmy]

some info on him here

http://lastwordonhockeyprospects.com/2017/06/22/2017-nhl-draft-scouting-reports-91-100/

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[19Yzerman19]

http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=247919

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

He Zablockis the shots.

 

[Sparkzuk]

Whats his character/60 stat?

 

[Frk It]

Really don't know much about this guy.

 

[Leronziia]

Only 6'0", but 185lbs, PPG in draft year WHL, so there is some semblance of offense there.

Can block shots too.

Didn't seem to wear a C unfortunately.

 

[Mount Suribachi]

He Zablockis the shots.

You can't Zablocki the shots if you're not in the Lane.

 

[waltdetroit]

He also had 100+ penalty minutes,, a pest

 

[Martinez]

Seems like we drafted with the mindset of, we won't get pushed around

 

[Ennui]

You can never go wrong with drafting a couple highly skilled, greasy, ratfink ********. Between Lil' Bert and this guy, we should be able to take players off their game and erode the effectiveness of opposing teams. I'm also keen on Cole Fraser; if the comparison between him and Radko Gudas is accurate, you can add him to the agitator pile.

 

[Leronziia]

This guy's YouTube search is literally all fights.

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

Wright said he's a Tyler Bertuzzi clone. Said some teams really coveted him, while others didn't want to draft him at all.

 

[Filppula]

Wright said he's a Tyler Bertuzzi clone. Said some teams really coveted him, while others didn't want to draft him at all.

Probably all the successful ones...

Nah I'm willing to give him a shot. He looks decent.

 

[BamaWing]

Between Givani Smith, T Bertuzzi, and this kid we could be a very aggravating team to play against.

 

[Filppula]

Between Givani Smith, T Bertuzzi, and this kid we could be a very aggravating team to play against.

And the worst skating team in history.

 

[McMatthews]

Sleeper pick.

Good pick.

 

[Henkka]

Wright said he's a Tyler Bertuzzi clone. Said some teams really coveted him, while others didn't want to draft him at all.

Yeah, could be an "Avery", problem in the own locker room...

...we'll see how this turns around.

 

[Frk It]

Given who was available (Samorukov, Lodnia, Barratt, Farrance), I think this was my least favorite pick we made.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

Well the kid fights as a southpaw so that is going to surprise the first few guys he squares off against.

 

[KasperTheGrittyGhost]

Think passing on Samorukov is going to feel really dumb in a few years.

 

[Killerjas]

Is getting downgraded to the BCHL, it seems his professional career is over, he can't even perform as an overager in the WHL.

Never understood this pick..

 

[Hatter of the Beach]

The entitety of our 2017 draft was weird. I get we were going for size and sand paper, but tons of our draft picks were players whose max ceilings would barely be NHL players. Outside of Rasmussen who looks “ok”, but is no means lighting the world on fire, and Lindstrom, I don’t see any possibility of any of them developing into anything more than a fringe NHLer. Setkov may get a cup of coffee, and Petruzelli could be an AHL goalie who gets time when there is injuries, but even those two projections are optimistic Most wont even sniff the A or a higher tier European league

 

[Ingvar]

The entitety of our 2017 draft was weird. I get we were going for size and sand paper, but tons of our draft picks were players whose max ceilings would barely be NHL players. Outside of Rasmussen who looks “ok”, but is no means lighting the world on fire, and Lindstrom, I don’t see any possibility of any of them developing into anything more than a fringe NHLer. Setkov may get a cup of coffee, and Petruzelli could be an AHL goalie who gets time when there is injuries, but even those two projections are optimistic Most wont even sniff the A or a higher tier European league

2017 draft year was bad. They rolled a dice on physical players and Gilmour in hopes of getting lucky. It seems like it mostly didn’t work.

 

[Jon Cusack]

The entitety of our 2017 draft was weird. I get we were going for size and sand paper, but tons of our draft picks were players whose max ceilings would barely be NHL players. Outside of Rasmussen who looks “ok”, but is no means lighting the world on fire, and Lindstrom, I don’t see any possibility of any of them developing into anything more than a fringe NHLer. Setkov may get a cup of coffee, and Petruzelli could be an AHL goalie who gets time when there is injuries, but even those two projections are optimistic Most wont even sniff the A or a higher tier European league

Yes, looking like a bad draft with the amount of picks we had that year. I remember them talking about 'character' with many of their picks rather than skill which was disappointing at the time and seems to be playing out poorly.

 

[Killerjas]

Who cares about their character if they can't even crack the team? Abysmal draft, honestly. With that many picks the potential payout is really low. Compare the 2018 draft with the 2017 draft, they are miles apart. Its character and toughness vs. skill. 2018 draft looks tasty.