Prospect Info: 217th pick overall - Ty Gallagher

[kjpm]

Context?

We traded our 7th from last year for this pick, their 2021 7th lol

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

This is going to sound absurd for a 7th rounder, but I had a late first round grade on this player.

Awful usage from a terrible new coach caused this guy’s stock to plummet this year.

Gallagher is a two way defenseman who is slightly more offensively inclined. He has an elite shot from the point. The type of shot that can beat goalies clean. He also has good offensive instincts and playmaking. He’s not flashy, but he’s a PP type. Defensively, he’s right around average. Size isn’t bad either. Skating is a little below average. I think he has top pair potential.

Sincerely asking how he goes from a late 1st round grade in your eyes to a 7th rounder? I hope you’re 100% right because…. I don’t know what to say if Boston drafted a guy who could replace McAvoy in the 7th round

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

We traded our 7th from last year for this pick, their 2021 7th lol

Thank you. That is f***ing awesome. It would forgive the Jamie Benn pick long ago.

 

[kjpm]

Thank you. That is f***ing awesome. It would forgive the Jamie Benn pick long ago.

There's nothing I want more

 

[rocketdan9]

He hurt the puck here

 

[BruinsNetwork]

Gallagher is a mid-round talent for sure, to get him at the end of R7 is even better.

 

[Aussie Bruin]

He hurt the puck here

O that's a rocket that would make Boychuk proud. Kid keeps that up and rounds out the rest of his game, and he could be very popular in Boston!

 

[The don godfather]

Looks like a steal I think he could have been a 3rd round pick.

 

[CDJ]

Really want this guy to succeed so we can remind Leafs fans this was their pick

people were actually pissed about that trade on here last year lol

it was so obnoxious

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Sincerely asking how he goes from a late 1st round grade in your eyes to a 7th rounder? I hope you’re 100% right because…. I don’t know what to say if Boston drafted a guy who could replace McAvoy in the 7th round

1. If you look at where other players in his NTDP age group were drafted, you'll see that almost all of them went very low. It wasn't because it wasn't a talented group of players. The team had terrible coaching this season, and the more that this new coach influenced them as the season went on compared to their U17 season, the worse the team got.

2. Gallagher is a player that should be playing the PP. He has an elite shot, and the rest of his offensive skillset is pretty good. This coach gave him almost no PP time this season, and he was using guys on the PP that are not draftable prospects. It made no sense. It becomes hard to go high in the draft when you don't play the PP. Almost every junior player drafted plays the PP for their team, even the defensive defenseman types. And thats because junior teams usually don't have enough good players to keep draftable prospects off the PP. This coach managed to keep a very good PP defenseman off the PP.

3. Gallagher was playing fourth pair for most of the season, and was paired with another right-handed defenseman. The coach was using two left-handers on the first pair, which made the fourth pair have two righties. Gallagher was the best right-handed defenseman on the team, and he became relegated to very low minutes on the fourth pair with almost no PP or PK time. He was barely playing. It made no sense. Last season under a much better coach that is now the Kings AHL coach the team was a lot better and Gallagher was the second best defenseman on the team.

4. It was a similar situation to Lysell falling in the draft. Usage. Lysell's usage was more of a series of some decisions that didn't go his way, which contributed to a weak season. Gallagher was playing for a terrible coach that barely used him. The Bruins got lucky in both situations to get a player that would not be available where they picked them had they had better seasons.

 

[The Laukomotive]

Thank you. That is f***ing awesome. It would forgive the Jamie Benn pick long ago.

Don't forget Kaprizov.

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

1. If you look at where other players in his NTDP age group were drafted, you'll see that almost all of them went very low. It wasn't because it wasn't a talented group of players. The team had terrible coaching this season, and the more that this new coach influenced them as the season went on compared to their U17 season, the worse the team got.

2. Gallagher is a player that should be playing the PP. He has an elite shot, and the rest of his offensive skillset is pretty good. This coach gave him almost no PP time this season, and he was using guys on the PP that are not draftable prospects. It made no sense. It becomes hard to go high in the draft when you don't play the PP. Almost every junior player drafted plays the PP for their team, even the defensive defenseman types. And thats because junior teams usually don't have enough good players to keep draftable prospects off the PP. This coach managed to keep a very good PP defenseman off the PP.

3. Gallagher was playing fourth pair for most of the season, and was paired with another right-handed defenseman. The coach was using two left-handers on the first pair, which made the fourth pair have two righties. Gallagher was the best right-handed defenseman on the team, and he became relegated to very low minutes on the fourth pair with almost no PP or PK time. He was barely playing. It made no sense. Last season under a much better coach that is now the Kings AHL coach the team was a lot better and Gallagher was the second best defenseman on the team.

4. It was a similar situation to Lysell falling in the draft. Usage. Lysell's usage was more of a series of some decisions that didn't go his way, which contributed to a weak season. Gallagher was playing for a terrible coach that barely used him. The Bruins got lucky in both situations to get a player that would not be available where they picked them had they had better seasons.

Thanks. Great insight.

 

[Montecristo]

So an elite defenseman?

i think grzcelyk is actually pretty good offensively as a transition player and a distributor but he has such a terrible shot he cant be a real factor on a power play since its essentially a 4 on 4 when he has the puck as opponents dont respect his shot.

this dude i think probably has a cannon but none of the other stuff offensively.

defensively he plays like grzcelyk but slightly bigger (so more effective).

maybe he could be boychuk? Maybe thats a ceiling. Not bad for a 7th rounder.

old school hockey future might grade him out as a 7.0D

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

i think grzcelyk is actually pretty good offensively as a transition player and a distributor but he has such a terrible shot he cant be a real factor on a power play since its essentially a 4 on 4 when he has the puck as opponents dont respect his shot.

this dude i think probably has a cannon but none of the other stuff offensively.

defensively he plays like grzcelyk but slightly bigger (so more effective).

maybe he could be boychuk? Maybe thats a ceiling. Not bad for a 7th rounder.

old school hockey future might grade him out as a 7.0D

Thats a blast from the past. I remember as a kid reading that as a kid to learn the up and comers.

 

[UncleRico]

So an elite defenseman?

Im trying to determine what the polar opposite of average is. Opposite of bad is good. What the opposite of an average offensive game?

 

[Saxon Eric]

Im trying to determine what the polar opposite of average is. Opposite of bad is good. What the opposite of an average offensive game?

Elite

 

[Montecristo]

Im trying to determine what the polar opposite of average is. Opposite of bad is good. What the opposite of an average offensive game?

The opposite of his individual traits unclerico. So if grzcelyk is good at transition offense this guy is bad. If grzcelyk is a good distributor this guy is bad. If grzcelyk cant shoot this guy can…understand?

 

[UncleRico]

Elite

Wouldn’t the polar opposite of elite be terrible? For example if we ranked every nhl player 1-600 or whatever it is. And the elite are the top 30 wouldnt the polar opposite be the bottom 30

 

[Saxon Eric]

Wouldn’t the polar opposite of elite be terrible? For example if we ranked every nhl player 1-600 or whatever it is. And the elite are the top 30 wouldnt the polar opposite be the bottom 30

You asked for the opposite of average, there can be only 2 answers, I gave you one, Elite!
The other is woeful

 

[Jim]

You asked for the opposite of average, there can be only 2 answers, I gave you one, Elite!
The other is woeful

Woeful…oh man…

Imagine a scout calling an aspect of your play woeful? That’s way worse than most modern day negative phrasing.

 

[Memokerobi]

Im trying to determine what the polar opposite of average is. Opposite of bad is good. What the opposite of an average offensive game?

Isn’t the opposite of average… average

 

[HustleB]

Isn’t the opposite of average… average

No.

 

[GoBs]

All time leader for goals scored by a defenseman in the USNTDP. Didn't realize that, may have an elite shot

Yes I read this also
Surprise he fell so far
World Jr’s should be fun this season watching Bruins prospects

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

McKenzie Weegar was a 7th round pick.

As were Frederick Andersen and Ondrej Palat.

 

[Bodit9]

McKenzie Weegar was a 7th round pick.

As were Frederick Andersen and Ondrej Palat.

And Zetterberg & Pavelski.