Prospect Info: 2015 36th overall - Gabriel Gagne (RW) Victoriaville Tigres [QMJHL]

[Benjamin]

http://www.nhl.com/ice/draftprospectdetail.htm?cspid=55105

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[OmniSens]

big kid!

 

[guyzeur]

big kid!

The 6’5†forward grew up idolizing fellow Laval, Que., native Martin St. Louis.

The irony!

 

[WilderPegasus*]

You can really see _Pierre_ Dorion's influence in the draft. He just wants guys he can parlez vous with.

 

[OmniSens]

What did we trade to move up?

 

[BUCKLE UP]

You can really see _Pierre_ Dorion's influence in the draft. He just wants guys he can parlez vous with.

I was just thinking this. 3 of the 4 picks are from the Q.

 

[WilderPegasus*]

I was just thinking this. 3 of the 4 picks are from the Q.

And none of them speak English as a first language.

 

[Caeldan]

What did we trade to move up?

The 42nd, and NJD has the option of this year's 109, or next year's 3rd round.

 

[Sens Mile]

The 42nd, and NJD has the option of this year's 109, or next year's 3rd round.

That is quite a bit to give up, as long as our organization believes in this player

 

[officeglen]

needed to move up or the Av's Roy would have drafted him

 

[Burrowsaurus]

That is quite a bit to give up, as long as our organization believes in this player

I don't know much about the player. So I can't trash the pick. But if we wanted a big body... Jordan greenway was still on the board.

 

[Hale The Villain]

The fact that they traded up from 42 to 36 to select him says enough of what the scouting staff thinks of him. Always a good sign.

 

[OmniSens]

The 42nd, and NJD has the option of this year's 109, or next year's 3rd round.

Yeah, found it. I would have done 2 2nds and Greening to move up

 

[BK201]

I don't know much about the player. So I can't trash the pick. But if we wanted a big body... Jordan greenway was still on the board.

something happened to him. i don't know what but he use to be a first round ranked played but around the midterm he had already started to fall.

 

[BonkTastic]

The fact that they traded up from 42 to 36 to select him says enough of what the scouting staff thinks of him. Always a good sign.

Also says a lot about what other teams think of him, too. Sens needed to move up because he would have been gone at #42 if we had waited around.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

So, basically a meat 'n potatoes 3rd line kind of guy with upside at the NHL level? Or is there a decent chance he could be a second line guy?

 

[Benjamin]

Sounds like a big skilled player more than a power forward.

 

[officeglen]

So, basically a meat 'n potatoes 3rd line kind of guy with upside at the NHL level? Or is there a decent chance he could be a second line guy?

he scored 35G last season, so 2nd line potential

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Cost them 2 picks and passed over some pretty decent players to pick him.

They must see something special in this guy. Hopefully he dominates the Q next year.

 

[Alfie#11]

People wanted to take chances on players with upside - well, this is it.

Gagne is a skilled player and has exceptional size. If he pans out, he could be a refrigerator sized scoring forward. That's upside for sure.

The downside is typical scoring forward issues like effort and strength.

He doesn't have a European last name, he isn't 6 feet tall and he isn't a burner - but this is exactly the type of player people wanted.

 

[BonkTastic]

He doesn't have a European last name, he isn't 6 feet tall and he isn't a burner - but this is exactly the type of player people wanted.

He sure isn't.

 

[FolignoQuantumLeap]

Is he known as a physical guy for his size?

 

[Icelevel]

definitely a long stick.

almost looks too big

 

[bert]

So, basically a meat 'n potatoes 3rd line kind of guy with upside at the NHL level? Or is there a decent chance he could be a second line guy?

6'5 can skate and score, unreal around the net. I know they have been really high on him for a while, developed properly i think he can be a first line player potentially he was definitely the swing for the fences pick of the draft for the sens.

 

[freddy61]

The Q scout said they were high on Gagne and were picking him at 42 but around the table they heard things that indicated he wouldn't be there at 42 so they tried to move up to get him and did. Size isn't everything but you can't ignore 6'5" apparently BM was impressed when he met him at the table after he was drafted. Although he's lanky now he uses his body well and at 18 has lots of time to bulk up.