Prospect Info: Brad Lambert, 30th Overall, 2022 NHL Draft

[Jetsfan79]

He said he will play wherever Jets feel is best for his development.

Sees Canada as a 2nd home. Father and Grandmother lives in Saskatoon and sees them making the trip to Winnipeg to see him play.

 

[Andy6]

If he was playing in a Finnish league, wouldn't he be fine with a little cold weather?

Hopefully, but in reality Finland's (at least Helsinki's) climate bears little resemblance to Winnipeg's. In winter it's more like Toronto and in summer it's like St. John's, Newfoundland. A much more temperate climate than that of Manitoba.

 

[Huffer]

Love the upside, huge year for him next year. Not sure if he's going to play in the summer world juniors, and will be very interested to see if he plays in the WHL next year.

 

[Double Dion]

This was a really good spot to take him. There's real talent there, but he needs a new situation. Get him in the Dub for a year and see what he does. Just glad he didn't fall to the Oilers at 32. I'm much happier that they drafted the forward version of Alex Plante.

 

[Jetsfan79]

Hopefully, but in reality Finland's (at least Helsinki's) climate bears little resemblance to Winnipeg's. In winter it's more like Toronto and in summer it's like St. John's, Newfoundland. A much more temperate climate than that of Manitoba.

Well in the video above its mentioned his father and grandmother lives in Saskatoon and he is happy to have family relatively close by. Based on that, hopefully he is ok to with the Winterpeg factor

 

[surixon]

We are very light on top pair D prospects and especially on the right side.

None were available due to the run on d that happened just before pick 14. Ditto for centers.

 

[Jaska]

Just keep his dad out of town and he'll be fine.

 

[DeepFrickinValue]

Just keep his dad out of town and he'll be fine.

What’s the deal with papa?

 

[Jetabre]

None were available due to the run on d that happened just before pick 14. Ditto for centers.

As soon as Mateyechuk went I was like "Welp guess we're getting a winger..... unless we reach"

 

[Hunter368]

Good upside, poor low end……hopefully he works out, worth the risk of a very late 1st

 

[Jaska]

According to rumours in Finland a control freak. Making demands to teams and negotiating with others behind their backs. Might be a part of this "attitude problem", if son listens to him over his team.

 

[lomiller1]

Not sure if there was a top pair D available. Korchinski, Mateychuk, and Mintyukov all went early.

I was really hoping one of these three would be available at 14, yeah LHD not RHD but all three have the potential to be top pair D and possibly even #1D. I though McGrorty went about 5 picks to high, but he's still at least close to the other options that were available.

Lambert is a risk, but at 30 it's a risk worth taking IMO. Still not a homerun though, but if he does work though his issues he's got tremendous upside, but I think there is a good chance he busts and never getting to the NHL at all. I guess it's the right kind of risk though, because he's got the skills to be the best player in the draft, he just isn't all that likely to get there.

 

[snowkiddin]

According to rumours in Finland a control freak. Making demands to teams and negotiating with others behind their backs. Might be a part of this "attitude problem", if son listens to him over his team.

I listened to his post-draft media scrum and he told reporters he’s going to play wherever the Jets think is best. Here’s hoping that’s true.

 

[tbcwpg]

I'm fine with this as a late 1st, especially being a 2nd 1st round pick. Take the risk.

I know some (at least one poster here) are disappointed it's not a RHD but none of them left say top pair to me so take the swing here and see what you have in the 2nd.

 

[snowkiddin]

I'm fine with this as a late 1st, especially being a 2nd 1st round pick. Take the risk.

I know some (at least one poster here) are disappointed it's not a RHD but none of them left say top pair to me so take the swing here and see what you have in the 2nd.

You got it, tbc.

Jets were playing with house money with a pick that could’ve easily been a mid-50s pick. The Rangers won so we got it upgraded to #30. Might as well swing for the fences seeing as we already have a a runner on base in Rutger.

(Yes, the Goldeyes beat the top team in the league today, that’s not the only reason for this baseball reference, though.)

 

[Thechozen1]

They passed on several good RHD. Odds are that they are all gone by 55.

And a few years down the road they’ll be trading away multiple 2nd’s/3rd’s to get some veteran defensemen onto the team

While teams like Rangers, Hurricanes etc keep churning out young high potential defensemen.

 

[heilongjetsfan]

He has the talent. Was on my don’t draft list because of his character, but the Jets must have a read on him. Worth the gamble. Now grab an RHD at 55.

You mean in exchange for Scheif?

 

[snowkiddin]

You mean in exchange for Scheif?

That’s not what I was going for, but sure, if there’s a good one out there.

 

[heilongjetsfan]

So, when we do our prospect rankings this summer, where does Lambert fall? Above McGroarty?


That’s not a nice thing to say about Heinola!

I think he meant Jokinen

 

[Romang67]

I like this pick. We need high end skill, and it sounds like if Lambert hits, his talent might be up there among the best in this class.

 

[Gil Fisher]

They passed on several good RHD. Odds are that they are all gone by 55.

1. Matthais Havelid
2. Ryan Chesley
3. Tristan Luneau
4. Miguel Tourigney
5. Seamus Casey

All top RHD's available per The Athletic. Quite a few Centres available too that could allow one of the D to make it to 55.

 

[Gil Fisher]

In Finland, they call him "another Canadian headcase".

I love the pick, fwiw.

 

[snowkiddin]

Just finished reading the Black Book on him and BOY, they were not nice to him. Harped on and on and on about how poor his hockey sense is. Seems like a guy with elite tools but maybe not the toolbox.

I’m thinking maybe he was seen as a top 3 type a few years ago because he was playing against lesser competition who also didn’t have hockey sense but now that he’s up against other pros he’s being exposed.

Whatever, I still like the gamble.

 

[Mogo]

So what’s the issue with this kid being ranked so high but dropping so far???

Major character issues. Feels like he doesnt need to learn play two way game and his dad dictates everything

He's been "kicked" off 3 teams in Finland already. 3 teams in 2 years under 18.

 

[Kaako Kappo]

Major character issues. Feels like he doesnt need to learn play two way game and his dad dictates everything

He's been "kicked" off 3 teams in Finland already. 3 teams in 2 years under 18.

This isn't true. There's no reports of Brad having any attitude issues. He has a dad who's meddling in the background and might have something to do with the constant team swapping, but I've never seen or heard anything that indicates Brad having a bad attitude. And he has not been "Kicked off" any team.