Player Discussion 2020 NHL Entry Draft, Pick 22: Capitals select Hendrix Lapierre, C, Chicoutimi Saguenéens / QMJHL
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TheFountainhead
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Not sure if this was posted anywhere but it seems like the Caps were in on Lapierre from around the late teens. They also believe that he projects to be a 1c.
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Todos a la Calle
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I like the Lapierre pick. If caps want to have a competive team after Ovi they need to take some risks on prospects that might bust, but have the potential to be great.
McMichael, Protas, Lapierre, Fehervary and Alexeyev if they develop as planned is a solid group.
McMichael, Protas, Lapierre, Fehervary and Alexeyev if they develop as planned is a solid group.
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Red Wings fan sharing, dunno if this was posted...
Calicaps
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Calicaps
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Love it. Very deliberate. Scouts are stoked.
And I didn't watch him live, but looking at that vid, the commissioner has Parkinson's. It's unmistakable. So sad.
I wasn't comfortable speculating on his health but that was my thought as well. Very sad.Love it. Very deliberate. Scouts are stoked.
And I didn't watch him live, but looking at that vid, the commissioner has Parkinson's. It's unmistakable. So sad.
Calicaps
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I've seen too much of that disease. No speculation required.
TheFountainhead
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TSN director of scouting Craig Button still has Lapierre ranked No. 10 on his latest list. And Lapierre was still among the three nominees for the Mike Bossy Trophy, which is given to the Quebec league's top professional prospect.
"Lapierre is the wild card of this draft," Button said. "I should probably have him higher based on his potential, because I think he's a top-five player if he can return to full health. He's the best two-way player in the draft."
Hendrix Lapierre the ultimate draft wild card after injury-plagued season - TSN.ca
"Lapierre is the wild card of this draft," Button said. "I should probably have him higher based on his potential, because I think he's a top-five player if he can return to full health. He's the best two-way player in the draft."
Hendrix Lapierre the ultimate draft wild card after injury-plagued season - TSN.ca
sycamore
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Caps track record on gambles has been pretty good so far:
* Kuznetsov -- gamble: there was a chance when the Caps drafted him he would remain in the KHL
* Tom Wilson -- gamble: little was known about him when the Caps drafted him, other than his terrific size and strength
I'd say only gamble that didn't pay off for us was Burakovsky. He had all the skill and talent, but he never developed that
NHL size body that you need in the league.
* Kuznetsov -- gamble: there was a chance when the Caps drafted him he would remain in the KHL
* Tom Wilson -- gamble: little was known about him when the Caps drafted him, other than his terrific size and strength
I'd say only gamble that didn't pay off for us was Burakovsky. He had all the skill and talent, but he never developed that
NHL size body that you need in the league.
I think that's a bit unfair to Burakovsky. He played in 328 games for the Caps and helped them win their only Stanley Cup so I wouldn't say the gamble didn't pay off. And with Bura it was never about size or strength, it was the mental game that held him back.
Also, check out the 2013 NHL Draft results and tell me who would have been a better pick than Burakovsky. There only players drafted behind him that could have an argument for being drafted ahead of him: Brett Pesce, Jake Guentzel, Andrew Copp, maybe Pavel Buchnevich... that's it, and no one in the first round. For context, AB has more NHL games played in that draft than anyone drafted after 9th overall and more than two of the guys in the top ten. That's pretty solid value for his draft slot.
I think Burakovsky suffers from Alexander Semin Syndrome. Semin was more talented but both those guys were so supremely gifted that you thought they should become dominant stars and as such, reality vs expectations made people think they were disappointments. I know Bura frustrated me to no end but he was still a solid NHL player here.
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Fair points about Bura.
Another gamble that paid off in spades for the Caps was Brett Connoly. Selected 6th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning, he never lived up to expectaions with both Tampa and Boston. But when the Caps signed him as a free agent, he regained his form, and he did so on the third line, giving the Caps amazing depth. He was a significant bottom 6 contributor to the 2018 Cup run, along with DSP, Lars Eller, and Andre Burakovsky.
My point is both McPhee and BMac like to gamble on some of their draft picks / free agent acquisitions, and in large part those gambles have paid off.
I think Lapierre might be another one.
Another gamble that paid off in spades for the Caps was Brett Connoly. Selected 6th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning, he never lived up to expectaions with both Tampa and Boston. But when the Caps signed him as a free agent, he regained his form, and he did so on the third line, giving the Caps amazing depth. He was a significant bottom 6 contributor to the 2018 Cup run, along with DSP, Lars Eller, and Andre Burakovsky.
My point is both McPhee and BMac like to gamble on some of their draft picks / free agent acquisitions, and in large part those gambles have paid off.
I think Lapierre might be another one.
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I know the Nats do all the time, but do the Caps gamble on players with injury histories? I cant remember any that comes to mind. At least the Caps don't have the Washington Football Team medical staff. But... the Wizards medical staff is pretty bad too and that's Monumental..
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Habs fan sharing.
"scouting report"
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Happy for you guys. Habs didn't need another playmaker. The guy with the Ovie poster ugh. lol Think it's a great fit.
"scouting report"
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Happy for you guys. Habs didn't need another playmaker. The guy with the Ovie poster ugh. lol Think it's a great fit.
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Rayquaza64
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Alexeyev had a poor medical history, but thats the only one really besides lapierre.
2 games this weekend for our boy Hendrix. Both at 3pm eastern on Saturday and Sunday. Debating weather this QMJHL streaming package is worth $40 per month to see all his games with no other hockey on.
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Melkor
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$40/month for the Q?! I think I pay less than that for Sunday Ticket. The AHL last year was $99 for the entire season and the playoffs. Maybe see if they have a free trial so you can watch this weekend and then bounce.
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