2016 Draft: 4th Pick: Matt Cairns

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[Timo]

Who?

 

[The Nuge]

Huh?

 

[VainGretzky]

Another left shot dman.

 

[MinimaMoralia]

Gotta love those long-term project lefties. The Oilers sure do at least.

 

[StoveTopStauffer]

All your lhd belong to us?

 

[BleedingOil]

Long term prospect, committed to cornell

 

[Noah88]

Off the board. But can't judge, I don't know him.
Was mostly ranked between 100 and 120.

PS: Wouldn't it make sense if the Draft position was written in the Player threads?
If Cairns was the Oilers 4th, 5th or 6th pick doesn't really matter.

 

[McDoused]

Don't hate the pick. Solid 3rd round pick that is a project.

 

[Dempsey]

Another pick I love! I follow draft prospects heavily each year for a fantasy keeper league, and so I read a lot about Cairns leading up to the draft.

I love this pick. 6'2" defenseman. Great skater, smart, nice skillset, very good defensively. Perhaps underscouted since he played in the OJHL to preserve college eligibility.

He sounds like a player who will be an NHLer down the road. If the offense doesn't translate, he's still got the size, defensive smarts and skill level to play in a shutdown role.

 

[Zaddy]

Scouting report:

Cairns is a highly intelligent, two-way defender who impacts the game in all three zones. In his own zone, he shows excellent awareness and strong positional play. Using strong positioning and an active stick, he shows impressive contain with the ability to separate the player from the puck with relative ease. While he could stand to add more tenaciousness to his game, Cairns certainly does not shy away from engaging physically, however, he uses it more as a tool than an intimidation factor.

In possession, he shows excellent poise and patience, and is a real calming presence. Cairns shows an ability to make a strong first pass, but also an ability to be an effective puckcarrying defender. A strong decision maker, he makes the smart play and rarely turns pucks over. Offensively, this rearguard sees the ice well, and shows an ability create from the back end by effectively creating shooting lanes and injecting himself into the play at the appropriate times.

Boasting a powerful point shot, Cairns rarely winds up for a slap shot, but instead, gets pucks on net with a quick snap shot that comes with a ton of velocity and impressive accuracy. A defender that exudes confidence, he could easily fit into most OHL teams’ top four defensively right now. He is a relatively low-upside player, but also a solid bet to play in the NHL with his skill set

 

[misfit]

Redline definitely isn't high on him. They had him rated 115 overall and very much question his hockey sense. Say positioning and decision making are sub-par.

"Strong like tank, dumb like rock" is an exact quote.

Aside from that little blurb in Redline I know absolutely zero about him.

 

[BoldNewLettuce]

yeah, i got nuthin.

At least he's going to Cornell's program to play with (?).

It's been a long time since Ken Dryden but the school also had Greening and Scrivens come through there more recently.

 

[Paralyzer008]

LONG term prospect. Cornell in 2017-18.

However, I really like him. He plays tough yet can move the puck and has a decent shot. Lots of upside.

 

[Aceboogie]

This is your John Marino 5 year project pick

 

[Skm]

Troy Hekseth 2.0?

 

[voxel]

yeah, i got nuthin.

At least he's going to Cornell's program to play with (?).

It's been a long time since Ken Dryden but the school also had Greening and Scrivens come through there more recently.

And Riley Nash.

 

[OilTastic]

Don't hate the pick. Solid 3rd round pick that is a project.

i don't hate it either but there are other players the Oilers could have taken instead but Cairns did have some good offensive totals. i was aware of him because i had picked him a few times in the mocks i was playing, though a little lower than where he went.

 

[Aceboogie]

Troy Hekseth 2.0?

Looks to have way more offense that him, but perhaps

 

[Tyrolean]

Don't hate the pick. Solid 3rd round pick that is a project.

3rd round picks are anything but solid.

 

[Tyrolean]

Redline definitely isn't high on him. They had him rated 115 overall and very much question his hockey sense. Say positioning and decision making are sub-par.

"Strong like tank, dumb like rock" is an exact quote.

Sounds pretty bad. Would prefer an intelligent player as a starter.

 

[BleedingOil]

Sounds pretty bad. Would prefer an intelligent player as a starter.

Other report says highly intelligent

 

[Del Preston]

Is he related to Eric Cairns?

 

[McDNicks17]

With his commitment to Cornell being for 17/18, by the looks of it, I wonder where he plays next season.

 

[Zaddy]

With his commitment to Cornell being for 17/18, by the looks of it, I wonder where he plays next season.

From what I've heard he's likely heading to Muskegon Lumberjacks in the USHL.