DominicT
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My guess is early third. But I wouldn't mind the Bruins taking him with the 62nd pick.
More on Cuylle:
Who was the OHL player that you were most disappointed in this year? Someone that you had really high expectations for coming into the year, but they failed to meet those expectations.
Brock Otten - That has to be Antonio Stranges. Coming into the year, I was a huge fan based on his skill level and offensive potential. And he certainly still possesses that. He just didn’t have a great year. Some of the issues that plagued his game last year (decision making with the puck, play through traffic, engagement level without the puck, defensive abilities) just didn’t improve. He has gone from a potential first round selection to a fourth-fifth round pick in my eyes.
Tony Ferrari - I think the obvious answers for me are Will Cuylle and Jean-Luc Foudy. The Windsor duo under produced expectations and while I think Foudy may have been a victim of questionable deployment and his teammates not pulling their weight on chances he generated, Cuylle underwhelmed for much of the year. He increased his physicality but his goal-scoring that came into the year as one of the more dangerous weapons on Windsor’s team became ineffective and inconsistent. He was never a razzle-dazzle player but he really seemed to hit a wall this year.
Grant McCagg - Take your pick of Pytlik or Foudy - I guess I'll say Foudy. Is he the next Rico Fata? Skates like the wind..unfortunately he also has to play hockey while he's flying. I kept waiting for the second-half breakout like Liam had in his draft year, but it never came. I question his grit and his hockey sense.
Dominic Tiano - I actually have a pair of Windsor Spitfires here in Jean-Luc Foudy and Will Cuylle. Both came into the season as potential first round picks and didn’t meet expectations or take the next step. That’s something a player can’t afford in their draft year. That said, they both have high potential, more so in Foudy’s case, so all is not lost. But their season was a disappointment to me.
Mark Scheig - Antonio Stranges. I came in thinking first round. I wouldn't take him in the first three rounds. There is talent. There is intrigue. But he is someone who couldn't consistently go up in the London lineup and left so much to be desired. He has time to fix things but he was a major disappointment for me.
Dylan Galloway - Lleyton Moore. I was excited from my viewings last year, especially when he was in Niagara. I was hoping to see more of the offensive upside I came to expect from him. While he still shows some decent offensive upside, his defensive game is questionable at best.
Steven Ellis - I've been a believer in Will Cuylle since his minor bantam season and was hoping he'd take a big step in his game this year. Instead, he improved by just one point and didn't show his dominant offensive edge he had with the Toronto Marlboros. Most scouts I talked to around the OHL draft two years ago said he was as major junior-ready as they came. He had a good rookie year, but his lack of improvement wasn’t lost on me.
Raine Hernandez - Dealing with the off-ice distractions to get to Windsor, Will Cuylle showed tremendous upside in his rookie season with the Spitfires, and on multiple occasions, showcasing one of the greatest release’s that I had seen at the Minor Midget level. In his second season, I was hoping to see a massive jump in improvement from him, and it seemed that he just couldn’t get over that hump.
