Prospect Info: Joshua Roy, LHC, Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL), 150th overall

[Treb]

Joshua Roy at eliteprospects.com

He uses teammates to find scoring opportunities. He remains only a shooter, but as he can beat goalies cleanly over and over again at this level, you can’t really blame him. Otherwise, he remains physical and a good puck protector, turning his back to opponents as they pressure him, holding the puck on the boards, and finding short outlets. -EliteProspects 2021 NHL Draft Guide

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[habsterr]

solid draft pick

 

[wildD]

Very Good pick this late in the draft

 

[Habsfan18]

 

[Maffew]

Roy was also ranked 74 on FCHockey, 46 on McKeen'sHockey, 85 on DraftProspects rankings, 44 on RecruitScouting, and David St-Louis didn't rank him.

No idea why he dropped so low.

 

[KevSkillz4]

Great pick at #150!

 

[chaosrevolver]

Honestly this has been a solid draft. Great pick here.

 

[Matthew McConaughay]

Wow, look like a good scorer.

 

[Just Linda]

How the hootensauce did he fall this low? Second round talent for sure.

 

[Wateredgarden]

Could he be a Josh Anderson type of player?

 

[Andy Lehoux]

If any habs fan are interested, here's my Deep Dive on Joshua Roy! Love the selection!

"One of the biggest enigmas of the draft class and someone I’ve very curious to watch progress over the upcoming years is Sherbrooke Phoenix forward Joshua Roy. In short, I would describe Roy as one of the most talented and skilled hockey player you can find in the 2021 NHL Draft class, but someone who showed limited athletic abilities and careless inconsistencies in his compete level and focus.

So how can one evolve into such a dominant player with clear exposed flaws, and could it be possible for him to mature into an NHL player?

Passion and dedication to developing his craft, Roy found ways to survive and dominate at the highest junior levels despite his athletic shortcomings. His flourishing hockey skill doesn’t hurt, either. That said, due to his high-talent level, Roy was able to linger through his career to date by masking many of his drawbacks. But the clear holes left in his skillset leave a certain edginess in scouts at the idea of selecting him.

Describing him as a typical middle-round gamble wouldn’t be fair to his talent level, so to get a better, clearer sense of what to expect with his development and potential, I’ve taken a look at every game of his this past season."

Deep Dive: A look into Joshua Roy's game - FCHockey

 

[Redux91]

Ranked 46 on mckeens hey now

Seems like a solid goal scorer
Good size for a 17 year old, probably gets a bit bigger by the time hes 19

 

[KevSkillz4]

If any habs fan are interested, here's my Deep Dive on Joshua Roy! Love the selection!

"One of the biggest enigmas of the draft class and someone I’ve very curious to watch progress over the upcoming years is Sherbrooke Phoenix forward Joshua Roy. In short, I would describe Roy as one of the most talented and skilled hockey player you can find in the 2021 NHL Draft class, but someone who showed limited athletic abilities and careless inconsistencies in his compete level and focus.

So how can one evolve into such a dominant player with clear exposed flaws, and could it be possible for him to mature into an NHL player?

Passion and dedication to developing his craft, Roy found ways to survive and dominate at the highest junior levels despite his athletic shortcomings. His flourishing hockey skill doesn’t hurt, either. That said, due to his high-talent level, Roy was able to linger through his career to date by masking many of his drawbacks. But the clear holes left in his skillset leave a certain edginess in scouts at the idea of selecting him.

Describing him as a typical middle-round gamble wouldn’t be fair to his talent level, so to get a better, clearer sense of what to expect with his development and potential, I’ve taken a look at every game of his this past season."

Deep Dive: A look into Joshua Roy's game - FCHockey

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Wow great analysis! Looks a better prospect than Charles Hudon. Can't wait to see his development, he can be a great player in NHL.

 

[c3z4r]

so both Kidney and Roy are similar prospects to Hudon?

That's the gist of the pre-draft scouting reports that I've seen in both threads.

 

[Wateredgarden]

Wow great analysis! Looks a better prospect than Charles Hudon. Can't wait to see his development, he can be a great player in NHL.

Hudon had no hole in his game except skating. It just never translated in the NHL, superb AHL player though.

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

so both Kidney and Roy are similar prospects to Hudon?

That's the gist of the pre-draft scouting reports that I've seen in both threads.

don't know anything about Roy but Kidney doesn't remind me much of Hudon from what I've seen.

Kidney has crazy hands and a really good playmaker. didn't see much of his shot though. the lack of speed would be the one thing that makes me think of hudon

 

[LastWordArmy]

He can really shoot the puck.

If there is an issue, its skating.

 

[morhilane]

Roy was also ranked 74 on FCHockey, 46 on McKeen'sHockey, 85 on DraftProspects rankings, 44 on RecruitScouting, and David St-Louis didn't rank him.

No idea why he dropped so low.

Lack of competitiveness, poor athleticism and his skating technic is below average going by the scouting report posted.

He's full of red flags. He needs to put in a lot of work, but appears to lack the drive to do it.

 

[1909]

Roy has talent and skills for sure. He just has to put his head straight now and perform to his talent. I would not be surprised if he is among the top-point getters during the next Q season.

 

[sukimono]

Love it.

 

[TeacherMan]

Lack of competitiveness, poor athleticism and his skating technic is below average going by the scouting report posted.

He's full of red flags. He needs to put in a lot of work, but appears to lack the drive to do it.

That sounds like a big bust!

 

[montreal]

I really don't get why they draft these guys with poor skating but at worst he should end up helping 3R in a couple years. Hope he can work on his skating then cause it's so difficult for players to make it in today's game unless you have some unreal part of your game that can overcome the lack of skating.

 

[Redux91]

Hudon had no hole in his game except skating. It just never translated in the NHL, superb AHL player though.

Not only is that a HUGE hole lol, hudon was too damn puny as well on a barely 5"10 frame
At least this guy is already 6" 190 at 17 damn that's solid

 

[Habano]

Very solid pick at 150!

 

[le_sean]

A Hudon isn’t bad at 150 to be honest. We hope he can be better. But to get a good AHLer, borderline NHLer in the 5th round is better than what most get. But I see more upside in Roy.