GDT: 2017 NHL Entry Draft | Fri, June 23, 6 PM CT NA | 2 AM CET Europe
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Not sure about drafting a 19 year old LHD who has 0 goals in 161 OHL games, haha. Can't really complain about 6th round picks, though.
Bobby Orrtuzzo
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I've seen Trenton Bourque play a lot and I think he really deserved a late round selection. He has good size and is a very good skater. He's not a train wreck with the puck, so it's been quite surprising to me that he still hasn't managed to score a goal. That being said, the defensive side of things is where he excels. 5/6 upside; not amazing but not a wasted pick IMO.
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For Blues fans wondering who the heck they just picked, I can provide a rundown on Bourque.
A steady defensive defenceman with room to grow, a decent stride, and growing confidence moving the puck. Earlier this year there was discussion among Attack fans as to whether this guy was ever going to be more than a third pairing junior defender.
However, in the second half when the Attack went on their run to the top of the West, Bourque emerged as a real key cog in the blueline, particularly shining when Jacob Friend (LA -2016) went down for a while. In the playoffs Bourque was nothing short of excellent, playing with supreme confidence and imposing himself at times in what was a brutal playoff bracket in the OHL West.
As for his NHL prognosis? Honestly I'm surprised he got drafted. Here's likely what the Blues are seeing: good skating, upward trending defender with good size and someone who could definitely break out in a big way. But at this point in the draft there's as much chance that Bourque is at school two seasons from now as he is to be signed and looking at a pro future.
For the coming season he'll be locked into the Attack's Top 4 in what should be one of the top dogs in the OHL. He'll have plenty of opportunity, and with no true offensive D on the team, he might even get to test his offensive game.
Bottom line: a pure project 6th rounder. Circle back in 3-4 years if he's moving up your pro system.
Round Six. One to go.
6 1 156 COL COL-SJS-COL DENIS SMIRNOV RW RUS 5' 8" 185 BIG10 PENN STATE
6 2 157 NYR VAN-NYR DOMINIK LAKATOS C CZE 6' 0" 178 CZREP LIBEREC
6 3 158 VGK NICK CAMPOLI C CAN 5' 11" 190 OJHL NORTH YORK
6 4 159 SJS ARI-SJS JACOB MCGREW RW USA 5' 9" 190 WHL SPOKANE
6 5 160 NJD AARNE TALVITIE C FIN 5' 10" 198 FINLAND-JR. BLUES JR.
6 6 161 VGK BUF-VGK JIRI PATERA G CZE 6' 1" 209 CZREP-JR. C. BUDEJOVICE JR.
6 7 162 DET JOHN ADAMS RW USA 6' 5" 204 USHL FARGO
6 8 163 DAL BRETT DAVIS RW CAN 6' 0" 178 WHL KOOTENAY
6 9 164 DET FLA-DET REILLY WEBB D CAN 6' 3" 195 OHL HAMILTON
6 10 165 NYI LAK-NYI ARNAUD DURANDEAU LW CAN 5' 10" 183 QMJHL HALIFAX
6 11 166 CAR BRENDAN DE JONG D CAN 6' 5" 192 WHL PORTLAND
6 12 167 WPG ARVID HOLM G SWE 6' 4" 213 SWEDEN-JR. KARLSKRONA JR.
6 13 168 PHI OLLE LYCKSELL RW SWE 5' 10" 163 SWEDEN-JR. LINKOPING JR.
6 14 169 TBL NICKLAUS PERBIX D USA 6' 2" 191 HIGH-MN ELK RIVER
6 15 170 CBJ NYI-CHI-CBJ JONATHAN DAVIDSSON RW SWE 5' 11" 185 SWEDEN DJURGARDEN
6 16 171 CGY D'ARTAGNAN JOLY RW CAN 6' 2" 175 QMJHL BAIE-COMEAU
6 17 172 TOR RYAN MCGREGOR C CAN 5' 11" 157 OHL SARNIA
6 18 173 BOS CEDRIC PARE C CAN 6' 2" 205 QMJHL SAINT JOHN
6 19 174 NYR SJS-NYR MORGAN BARRON C CAN 6' 2" 200 HIGH-ON ST. ANDREWS COLLEGE
6 20 175 STL TRENTON BOURQUE D CAN 6' 1" 200 OHL OWEN SOUND
6 21 176 NSH NYR-NSH PAVEL KOLTYGIN C RUS 6' 0" 189 QMJHL DRUMMONDVILLE
6 22 177 EDM SKYLER BRIND'AMOUR C USA 6' 2" 170 USMAAAE SELECTS ACADEMY U18
6 23 178 MIN ANDREI SVETLAKOV C RUS 6' 0" 202 RUSSIA CSKA
6 24 179 CBJ CARSON MEYER RW USA 5' 10" 180 NCHC MIAMI
6 25 180 TBL MTL-TBL COLE GUTTMAN C USA 5' 8" 167 USHL DUBUQUE
6 26 181 VAN CHI-VAN PETRUS PALMU RW FIN 5' 6" 175 OHL OWEN SOUND
6 27 182 WSH BENTON MAASS D USA 6' 1" 185 HIGH-MN ELK RIVER
6 28 183 OTT JORDAN HOLLETT G CAN 6' 4" 194 WHL REGINA
6 29 184 FLA ANA-FLA SEBASTIAN REPO RW FIN 6' 2" 189 FINLAND TAPPARA
6 30 185 SJS NSH-NJD-SJS ALEXANDER CHMELEVSKI C USA 5' 11" 179 OHL OTTAWA
6 31 186 PIT ANTTI PALOJARVI D FIN 6' 1" 176 FINLAND-JR. LUKKO JR.
6 1 156 COL COL-SJS-COL DENIS SMIRNOV RW RUS 5' 8" 185 BIG10 PENN STATE
6 2 157 NYR VAN-NYR DOMINIK LAKATOS C CZE 6' 0" 178 CZREP LIBEREC
6 3 158 VGK NICK CAMPOLI C CAN 5' 11" 190 OJHL NORTH YORK
6 4 159 SJS ARI-SJS JACOB MCGREW RW USA 5' 9" 190 WHL SPOKANE
6 5 160 NJD AARNE TALVITIE C FIN 5' 10" 198 FINLAND-JR. BLUES JR.
6 6 161 VGK BUF-VGK JIRI PATERA G CZE 6' 1" 209 CZREP-JR. C. BUDEJOVICE JR.
6 7 162 DET JOHN ADAMS RW USA 6' 5" 204 USHL FARGO
6 8 163 DAL BRETT DAVIS RW CAN 6' 0" 178 WHL KOOTENAY
6 9 164 DET FLA-DET REILLY WEBB D CAN 6' 3" 195 OHL HAMILTON
6 10 165 NYI LAK-NYI ARNAUD DURANDEAU LW CAN 5' 10" 183 QMJHL HALIFAX
6 11 166 CAR BRENDAN DE JONG D CAN 6' 5" 192 WHL PORTLAND
6 12 167 WPG ARVID HOLM G SWE 6' 4" 213 SWEDEN-JR. KARLSKRONA JR.
6 13 168 PHI OLLE LYCKSELL RW SWE 5' 10" 163 SWEDEN-JR. LINKOPING JR.
6 14 169 TBL NICKLAUS PERBIX D USA 6' 2" 191 HIGH-MN ELK RIVER
6 15 170 CBJ NYI-CHI-CBJ JONATHAN DAVIDSSON RW SWE 5' 11" 185 SWEDEN DJURGARDEN
6 16 171 CGY D'ARTAGNAN JOLY RW CAN 6' 2" 175 QMJHL BAIE-COMEAU
6 17 172 TOR RYAN MCGREGOR C CAN 5' 11" 157 OHL SARNIA
6 18 173 BOS CEDRIC PARE C CAN 6' 2" 205 QMJHL SAINT JOHN
6 19 174 NYR SJS-NYR MORGAN BARRON C CAN 6' 2" 200 HIGH-ON ST. ANDREWS COLLEGE
6 20 175 STL TRENTON BOURQUE D CAN 6' 1" 200 OHL OWEN SOUND
6 21 176 NSH NYR-NSH PAVEL KOLTYGIN C RUS 6' 0" 189 QMJHL DRUMMONDVILLE
6 22 177 EDM SKYLER BRIND'AMOUR C USA 6' 2" 170 USMAAAE SELECTS ACADEMY U18
6 23 178 MIN ANDREI SVETLAKOV C RUS 6' 0" 202 RUSSIA CSKA
6 24 179 CBJ CARSON MEYER RW USA 5' 10" 180 NCHC MIAMI
6 25 180 TBL MTL-TBL COLE GUTTMAN C USA 5' 8" 167 USHL DUBUQUE
6 26 181 VAN CHI-VAN PETRUS PALMU RW FIN 5' 6" 175 OHL OWEN SOUND
6 27 182 WSH BENTON MAASS D USA 6' 1" 185 HIGH-MN ELK RIVER
6 28 183 OTT JORDAN HOLLETT G CAN 6' 4" 194 WHL REGINA
6 29 184 FLA ANA-FLA SEBASTIAN REPO RW FIN 6' 2" 189 FINLAND TAPPARA
6 30 185 SJS NSH-NJD-SJS ALEXANDER CHMELEVSKI C USA 5' 11" 179 OHL OTTAWA
6 31 186 PIT ANTTI PALOJARVI D FIN 6' 1" 176 FINLAND-JR. LUKKO JR.
It would just as reasonable to say that all of those teams are having hilariously embarrassing drafts thus far and have squandered every one of their picks. Until any of these kids do anything in the NHL, how can this be judged? You can go through every draft in the past 20 years and find guys who were hailed as "great" picks at the time, who went on to do nothing...and find unheralded players in every round who ended up having NHL careers. The draft is just every team making best guesses...impossible to know today who's "killing it".
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Appreciate the scouting report.
Seems like the Blues are looking at guys who have had solid late season surges and trended upwards late...don't hate it I guess. I mean, it's the late rounds. Here's hoping for a flier on Dhillon in the 7th lol
The Devils got a steal with Chmelevski at 185. I wasn't paying attention in round 3, for obvious reasons, and had assumed that he had went there.
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Haha cmon man, I'm just saying I like their drafts so far. Totally subjective feeling. I like the players they're adding to their system, that's it.
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