2018 Draft: 2nd Pick: Ryan McLeod (F) - Recalled to taxi squad 4/18/21

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[CantHaveTkachev]

love it! load up on centers
speed and skill

 

[Spawn]

• Rankings
  Ranked #46 by HOCKEYPROSPECT.COM
  Ranked #23 by FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS
  Ranked #26 by ISS HOCKEY
  Ranked #29 by MCKEEN'S HOCKEY
  Ranked #16 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (NA Skaters)
  Ranked #22 by TSN/McKenzie

 

[Spawn]

One of the oldest first year eligible players. Missed last years draft by a week.

 

[Zaddy]

Quotes from the Black Book:

“He has so much talent but I’m not sure he’ll ever use it. “ NHL Scout, May 2018

“Third year in the league, I didn’t think his game took the next step. He had a lot of perimeter play…” - NHL Scout, May 2018

“Solid player who has a lot more to give competitively and getting to the hard areas of the ice. He’s smarter than his brother but not even close to the same compete level…work ethics not even close.” - NHL Scout, May 2018

“I wasn’t a big fan of his brothers game and Mike didn’t change my mind about him this season. Ryan has more skill but lacks in two important categories for me: Hockey sense and compete. Skating and skill are good and so is the size.obviously He can control much of his future himself if he chooses to compete harder, and if he does, he’ll make our ranking look really bad.” - HP Scout, Mark Edwards

 

[Jumptheshark]

6-2 C with speed--not sure why he fell out of the first round--but he was projected to be a late first round pick

 

[Joey Moss]

I'm glad they took a forward, we need to load up our forward prospects. He's got big time speed and skill, good size.

I like the pick a lot.

 

[suddeninterest]

Wow that is an awesome pick at 40. Guy was ranked 22 by McKenzie and was the highest ranked ‘consensus’ guy as per the TSN list left on the board.

 

[Zaddy]

So apparently his hockey sense and compete level are his big weaknesses. Don't like the sound of that at all. Also underwhelming production for a 3rd year OHLer.

 

[Soli]

 

[LastWordArmy]

Ryan McLeod Scouting Report: 2018 NHL Draft #29 - Last Word on Hockey

 

[RipsADrive]

Sounds to me like a swing for the fences type of pick.

First round talent but dropped in the rankings due to attitude issues.

 

[Cerebral]

Sounds like a ton of skill but a lot of work ethic issues. I think pick 40 is a great spot to gamble on a guy like that. I was hoping for one of Wilde or Addison but getting a centre with big upside is good in the 2nd round.

 

[BoldNewLettuce]

seems a little risky but speed is good.

 

[McDrai]

Looks like one of those guys who has all of the tools; just struggles with motivation/compete.

 

[Delicious Pancakes]

This is a decent pick here. I see him as more of a third liner than second liner at the NHL level but he'll be a contributor.

 

[McAsuno]

 

[Joey Moss]

So apparently his hockey sense and compete level are his big weaknesses. Don't like the sound of that at all. Also underwhelming production for a 3rd year OHLer.

They just had a quote on TV that his hockey sense was one of his best qualities.

He also had 20 points in 20 playoff games last year for what it's worth. That's high end production for a 17 year old.

 

[The Hound]

Some wingers would be awesome, not a bad pick though imo.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Apparently his favorite guy growing up was was Ryan Smyth

 

[CycloneSweep]

Some scouting agencies didnt like him... quite a few had him top 30

 

[suddeninterest]

So apparently his hockey sense and compete level are his big weaknesses. Don't like the sound of that at all. Also underwhelming production for a 3rd year OHLer.

It’s interesting because Hockeyprospect have him ranked considerably lower than anyone else. TSN list has him at 22 and the rest between 20-30 but hockeyprospect has him at 46. So those things could be true but I’d say there are definitely differing opinions out there.

 

[McAsuno]

 

[CupofOil]

Didn't know he had compete issues, don't like the sound of that. Seems a bit boom bust but I do like that the Oilers are going for boom potential high skilled picks lately, better than picking a high character coke machine.

 

[Soli]

And he has compete problems? We gotta hook these two up and setup a mentorship program!