Winnipeg Jets select D Luke Green (3/79)

[jetsfaneh]

So what do you think of maybe being the next Andrew Ladd, Mr. Green? You're wearing his old number!

Pretty sure they all wear 16 in these draft photos. As in 2016.

 

[Aavco Cup]

His skating is fun to watch. He changes directions so seamlessly.

Looks like he should be playing on the PP to me.

 

[pucka lucka]

Voted unsure because I am personally. But all the stats nerds tell me he's a gooder so, i'll defer.

 

[surixon]

Looks like he should be playing on the PP to me.

Yup, that one timer looks lethal.

 

[untouchable21]

Looks like he should be playing on the PP to me.

Looks like he likes shooting from the Laine spot.

I can live with rolling Laine out for PP1 and Green for PP2.

 

[ps241]

Man that reminds me a lot of Postma. Hopefully he doesn't end up like him though....

By that do you mean being the 5th best defenseman on an NHL team but being buried behind lesser talent for god knows what reason?

 

[YWGinYYZ]

By that do you mean being the 5th best defenseman on an NHL team but being buried behind lesser talent for god knows what reason?

Maurice is good, but I wouldn't consider him a deity.

 

[ps241]

His skating is fun to watch. He changes directions so seamlessly.

Yea he has such a fluid style yet he still looks really explosive. Pretty jacked about this pick.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Wasn't he limited for icetime/pp time because of the other D like Zboril, Chabot, and Murphy?

Presumably no less TOI than in D-1. You still expect a big step there. Apparently his ES scoring was very good and he had little PP time. Someone also suggested he was working on his defensive play. Mix of good and bad. Can't get excited but can be hopeful. Looks better than Kostalek in his draft year and Kostalek is a legit prospect. I'm OK with this pick but time will tell how it turns out.

 

[garret9]

I wrote something on Luke Green and how he actually took a step forward this last season in scoring:
http://jetsnation.ca/2016/6/25/draft-2016-jets-hope-to-find-value-in-luke-green

He must of liked it, because he followed me on Twitter, just before he followed Ehlers.

 

[RustyCat]

By that do you mean being the 5th best defenseman on an NHL team but being buried behind lesser talent for god knows what reason?

No. I mean an frustrating Dman who continually plays too good for the AHL, but no where near consistent enough for the NHL. Not a chance he is the 5th best on the team - he is the PB for a reason. I don't hate the guy, he is just very inconsistent.

 

[JetsFan815]

Yea he has such a fluid style yet he still looks really explosive. Pretty jacked about this pick.

Me too. Pumped about this guy. Seems like an amazing skater and I liked how in so many of his goals and assists he had either joined the rush or had slowly creeped down below the top of the circle. Will be interesting to follow him next year once he gets a bigger role on the team

 

[Master Scheif]

I wrote something on Luke Green and how he actually took a step forward this last season in scoring:
http://jetsnation.ca/2016/6/25/draft-2016-jets-hope-to-find-value-in-luke-green

He must of liked it, because he followed me on Twitter, just before he followed Ehlers.

Nice article Garret. Honestly I just absolutely love this pick.

Ps: in your article you said the Jets selected Green 97th overall. They did so 79th.

 

[Jetsetter]

Love the pick!

 

[truck]

Luke Green has some nice results in the combine:
10th in Vertical Jump
2nd in Pro Agility Left, 1st in Right
8th in Wingate Average

 

[Mathmew Purrrr Oh]

No. I mean an frustrating Dman who continually plays too good for the AHL, but no where near consistent enough for the NHL. Not a chance he is the 5th best on the team - he is the PB for a reason. I don't hate the guy, he is just very inconsistent.

good point

Stu may be awful but at least he's consistently awful

 

[Whileee]

Luke Green has some nice results in the combine:
10th in Vertical Jump
2nd in Pro Agility Left, 1st in Right
8th in Wingate Average

Very encouraging. Really like this pick. What were his official measurements?

 

[Jets101]

From watching his highlights looks like he plays the left side a lot too.

 

[Aavco Cup]

I'm looking forward to seeing him live at dev camp

 

[garret9]

From watching his highlights looks like he plays the left side a lot too.

That is PP. D-men tend to play offside on PP to get one timers.

He was the only RHD in Sea Dogs top 4.

 

[Daximus]

Really like this pick. I have to give Chev and co. props for this one. This kid have a great shot and is a very smooth and explosive skater. I had my eye on him as a possible 2nd rounder if Johansen and Clague were off the board. Man could you imagine having all 3 of them right now? We coulda... we coulda.

 

[Channelcat]

Really like this pick. I have to give Chev and co. props for this one. This kid have a great shot and is a very smooth and explosive skater. I had my eye on him as a possible 2nd rounder if Johansen and Clague were off the board. Man could you imagine having all 3 of them right now? We coulda... we coulda.

I like all those guys but they are long shots to ever play in the NHL.......as is Green. That being said, I still love this pick.

 

[Gil Fisher]

Really like this pick. I have to give Chev and co. props for this one. This kid have a great shot and is a very smooth and explosive skater. I had my eye on him as a possible 2nd rounder if Johansen and Clague were off the board. Man could you imagine having all 3 of them right now? We coulda... we coulda.

only if he lasted until 97

 

[Daximus]

I like all those guys but they are long shots to ever play in the NHL.......as is Green. That being said, I still love this pick.

Stanley is just as much if not moreso a long shot as those guys. If he wasn't 6'7 and maybe even two inches smaller nobody would have batted an eye at him this season. He'd be lumped in with the Middletons and Cederholms and likely picked in the late 3rd early 4th.
Give me a speedy smooth skating good passing puck mover with some offensive abilities over a big lumbering defensive dman any day. Heck even Buff plays more of a speedy smooth skating good passing puck moving game than a lumbering defensive game. Same as Myers. I think Green has really good upside and his production is pretty good for 2nd pairing in the Q. When he gets more opportunity I think we see his numbers rise quite a bit more.
Stoked to see this kid play some more.

 

[Daximus]

only if he lasted until 97

Might have.