Prospect Info: 37th overall: Vancouver selects Jett Woo (D, Moose Jaw)

[JanBulisPiggyBack]

What a disappointment OJ had been, I still think he has the potential to be a decent NHL Defenseman but at that draft position you would expect a surefire thing, regardless of where he slots onto the roster.

I’m just gonna state the obvious here and say drafting defensemen in the first round sucks. I’ve seen too many Barkers, Gudbransons, Juolevis and Pouilots for a lifetime, keeping drafting high end skill with those 1st round picks and then go heavy defense from 2-4.

 

[clay]

What a disappointment OJ had been, I still think he has the potential to be a decent NHL Defenseman but at that draft position you would expect a surefire thing, regardless of where he slots onto the roster.

I’m just gonna state the obvious here and say drafting defensemen in the first round sucks. I’ve seen too many Barkers, Gudbransons, Juolevis and Pouilots for a lifetime, keeping drafting high end skill with those 1st round picks and then go heavy defense from 2-4.

Generally agreed. D is way too difficult a position to project when a guy is 17, unless you have a clear franchise guy (Dahlin, Hedman, Doughty) near the top.

 

[nuxnuxnux]

What a disappointment OJ had been, I still think he has the potential to be a decent NHL Defenseman but at that draft position you would expect a surefire thing, regardless of where he slots onto the roster.

I’m just gonna state the obvious here and say drafting defensemen in the first round sucks. I’ve seen too many Barkers, Gudbransons, Juolevis and Pouilots for a lifetime, keeping drafting high end skill with those 1st round picks and then go heavy defense from 2-4.

Please don’t remind me, we could have had petey boeser and Tkachuk horvat lines for the next 10+ years

 

[Lindgren]

Woo isn't in the line-up tonight for Moose Jaw. He's been suspended a couple of games for that charge the other night.

https://discovermoosejaw.com/local-sports/warriors-head-to-alberta-for-three-games

 

[wetcoast]

Woo isn't in the line-up tonight for Moose Jaw. He's been suspended a couple of games for that charge the other night.

https://discovermoosejaw.com/local-sports/warriors-head-to-alberta-for-three-games

 

[bandwagonesque]

What a disappointment OJ had been, I still think he has the potential to be a decent NHL Defenseman but at that draft position you would expect a surefire thing, regardless of where he slots onto the roster.

I’m just gonna state the obvious here and say drafting defensemen in the first round sucks. I’ve seen too many Barkers, Gudbransons, Juolevis and Pouilots for a lifetime, keeping drafting high end skill with those 1st round picks and then go heavy defense from 2-4.

Do you have any evidence defencemen drafted with high picks tend not to succeed? All you've done is list 4 defencemen who busted out of dozens drafted high in the first round.

 

[GetFocht]

1A tonight

 

[Megaterio Llamas]

Kid continues to Woo with his excellent play

 

[Disappointed EP40]

Do you have any evidence defencemen drafted with high picks tend not to succeed? All you've done is list 4 defencemen who busted out of dozens drafted high in the first round.

Check it out for yourself.

NHL and WHA Draft History at Hockeydb.com

Historically, drafting dmen early is a bad strategy.

 

[Hansen]

Any footage of the scrum that ensues after that hit on Dach? How well can Woo chuck em

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

I know by CHL/AHL agreement , Woo can’t play in the AHL next season.
Is there any to get him there? Like maybe he can sign an one day contract with some European team or something

 

[NoShowWilly]

I know by CHL/AHL agreement , Woo can’t play in the AHL next season.
Is there any to get him there? Like maybe he can sign an one day contract with some European team or something

I think if his team goes out early in the playoffs he can join for the Comets run.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

I think if his team goes out early in the playoffs he can join for the Comets run.

Yeah but he can’t play a full season next season

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Say if he looks close to ready in the preseason
What do we do exactaly? Send him back to WHL for his senior year or keep him and give him limit ice times

 

[DownGoesMcDavid]

Say if he looks close to ready in the preseason
What do we do exactaly? Send him back to WHL for his senior year or keep him and give him limit ice times

Send him back to WHL. Let him develop properly by playing 25 min a night rather than 10 min here in the NHL.

He has a chance to play in the WJC too.

No need to rush him into the NHL only to limit his development.

 

[Blue and Green]

Say if he looks close to ready in the preseason
What do we do exactaly? Send him back to WHL for his senior year or keep him and give him limit ice times

Only 3 second-round draft picks from 2017 have played in the NHL and they have combined for just 25 games. Jett Woo is almost certainly going to be back in the WHL next season.

 

[M2Beezy]

Only 3 second-round draft picks from 2017 have played in the NHL and they have combined for just 25 games. Jett Woo is almost certainly going to be back in the WHL next season.

Woo was 2018 draft FACT

 

[WonderTwinsUnite]

Woo was 2018 draft FACT

Yeah, and next year he'll be the same age as the guys from the 2017 draft this season. And considering very few of those guys have played in the NHL by this year, there shouldn't be any expectation that Woo does so next season.

 

[LordBacon]

Still 2-3 years away but right now he is looking promising, the fact that he is Asian and has a cool last name is awesome.

 

[M2Beezy]

Yeah, and next year he'll be the same age as the guys from the 2017 draft this season. And considering very few of those guys have played in the NHL by this year, there shouldn't be any expectation that Woo does so next season.

Yeah agreed. And as we all saw this year with guys who had STELLAR whl and European seasons they struggled when transferred to AHL (lindy, Dahlen, etc)

 

[Blue and Green]

Woo was 2018 draft FACT

I was referring to D+2 players which is what Woo will be next season.

 

[M2Beezy]

I was referring to D+2 players which is what Woo will be next season.

My bad I see what where I misread that, sorry

 

[Josepho]

He's currently playing on SNP.

Moose Jaw PP is stacked, just got a nice assist.

Daemon Hunt also seems like a really interesting potential 1st round pick in 2020.

 

[VanJack]

Still 2-3 years away but right now he is looking promising, the fact that he is Asian and has a cool last name is awesome.

Uh no....he's not 'Asian'....he's a Canadian of Chinese ancestry, who as far I know has never set foot in Asia.

 

[Eddy Punch Clock]

Kid continues to Woo with his excellent play

Shut up Meg.

... or I'm going to become a mod and JETTison your arse outta here.