Fucale for me. #1 goalie potential whereas none of the D-men have #1 D potential and there are no forwards in that group that I'm comfortable projecting as first liners.
Well we already have our #1 D, plus I would think Beaulieu does. If he improves his defensive play in the next few years he is going to be a great two-way d-man. He certainly has all the tools.
I'm not ranking the prospects based on what we have and where they fit into our team, I'm ranking them based on their stand-alone potential and projection.
Clearly Beaulieu people forget he has some grit and fighting along his underappreciated size of 6'3" and offensive wiz to boot... just got to be patient.. Tinordi only has 3 inches on him and a nasty streak, other than that Beaulieu might even be a better fighter...
I'm not ranking the prospects based on what we have and where they fit into our team, I'm ranking them based on their stand-alone potential and projection. Also I don't think Beaulieu has the hockey sense to be a #1 D man. To me he's a #3-4 D who runs the power play and plays 20-22 minutes per game.
Beaulieu is clearly the guy with the most potential out of all our prospects, plus he has very good hockey sense.
Beaulieu is 6'1", as he was listed on the Habs website.
Did you see Beaulieu play for the Habs?
Was he taller than Patches, who is 6'2"?
Come on man. Clearly? Some hockey pundits (Craig Button for one) say that Fucale is the best goalie they've seen at his age in a while. Beaulieu's a great player but many have questioned his decision making which is probably one of the harder weaknesses to improve.
I'm not saying Fucale is the clear cut #1 prospect but I think it's laughable that you're implying Beaulieu is miles ahead of all other Habs prospects in terms of potential.
Last time i heard he was 6'3 maybe im wrong oddly enough he isnt displayed on the bulldogs roster (official website).... yet i found this where he was already at 6'2" 190lbs and its a 2012 document
http://www.hamiltonbulldogs.com/pressbox/news/?article_id=72