Prospect Info: 68th overall: Vancouver selects Tyler Madden (son of John, Northeastern University commit)

[DownGoesMcDavid]

Tyler seems like he likes to party like his dad John.

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[Icebreakers]

Hopefully he will sign after 1 more year at North Eastern.

 

[DownGoesMcDavid]

Hopefully he will sign after 1 more year at North Eastern.

Hes 150lbs. Id say hes on the Gaudette plan and will play 3 yrs of college hockey

 

[Ryan Miller*]

Madden is pretty far ahead of Gaudette at the same age. His puck skills look already better than Gaudette's. If he can bulk up a little, his development could really be fast-tracked. What a great looking pick.

 

[Boose Brudreau]

Tyler seems like he likes to party like his dad John.

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That was hard to watch. forcing someone to watch scrawny shirtless white guys trying to dance in skates should immediately replace water boarding as the go to torture/interrogation technique.

 

[GetFocht]

He's really turning into a steal of a pick

 

[Josepho]

Throw him in the AHL after his 2nd year at this pace. Gaudette wasn't doing this his first year at NU.

 

[TruKnyte]

Tyler seems like he likes to party like his dad John.

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That's the whitest thing I've ever seen lol

 

[Spectrefire]

He's really turning into a steal of a pick

He's no Jake Wise though.

Bad pick by Benning /s

 

[Spectrefire]

Really don't like this pick considering who was available. Wise, Nordgren, Lauko, Gruden. Madden is not someone I would have taken with an early 3rd.

And Chicago takes Wise immediately after..

Ehhhh. He's 150lbs.

34 points in 50 USHL games isn't bad. Overall not thrilled considering Wise is still somehow on the board.

Edit: ****. This feels like a Brandon Saad moment.

I don't understand Madden over Wise...

Wanted Wise...Not sure about a 5'11" 150lb center who hasn't put up great offensive numbers.

Agreed. So many other players I'd rather have picked. Weak pick

Wise was the pick to be made here. Madden is tiny at 150lb but can obviously grow and put on weight. This draft has been only ok so far- I haven't hated any picks completely but man has he left guys on the board that I'd rather have taken with all 3 picks.

Yeah I'd give this draft a C+/B-.

Hughes was a great pick, Woo was okay. This one is debatable.

Ouch. Really don’t like this pick, especially seeing Wise go one pick later to Chicago.

So far not a good day at all for the Canucks at the draft.

Way better players in the USHL were still available.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Yup I was off on that one. There's usually 1 a year where I am just way off.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Yup I was off on that one. There's usually 1 a year where I am just way off.

To be fair, how can you predict players coming out of high school? I still remember the Pat White pick.
Good on our scouts for getting the Madden pick right. They’ve done some great work in the US!
Demko, Gaudette, Madden. Getting some great value after the first round.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

To be fair, how can you predict players coming out of high school? I still remember the Pat White pick.
Good on our scouts for getting the Madden pick right. They’ve done some great work in the US!
Demko, Gaudette, Madden. Getting some great value after the first round.

Rathbone is looking good, Lockwood too.

US scouts are crushing it.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Rathbone is looking good, Lockwood too.

US scouts are crushing it.

For sure! And I forgot Boeser. Even though he’s a first, it was a late pick. Stecher as an undrafted player too.

 

[DonnyNucker]

For sure! And I forgot Boeser. Even though he’s a first, it was a late pick.

All of our picks should be made by the US scouts. We constantly fail with our junior selections

 

[WetcoastOrca]

All of our picks should be made by the US scouts. We constantly fail with our junior selections

Agreed. I read an interview of Brackett when he talked about picking Hughes because of his elite skating and not being as concerned about his size.
It looks like they took the same approach with Madden.

 

[sting101]

Posted this in the So you think you can draft...on June 25th

3-7 wouldn't change a thing and i was actually pining for Madden at 3 leading up to the draft so i'm really happy about that.
Have read a bunch on Utunen as well since and am extremely pleased abut that pick as well.

Brackett is the man so i'm pretty confident right now he's finding gems and i do like the high ceiling they are shooting for with the Pettersson and Hughes selections

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[cc]

To be fair, how can you predict players coming out of high school? I still remember the Pat White pick.
Good on our scouts for getting the Madden pick right. They’ve done some great work in the US!
Demko, Gaudette, Madden. Getting some great value after the first round.

Yeah. His previous point totals in the ushl don't look that impressive so his current skill level and production is a little suprising. What he showed in the prospects tourny after the draft really opened my eyes.

 

[groov2]

That was hard to watch. forcing someone to watch scrawny shirtless white guys trying to dance in skates should immediately replace water boarding as the go to torture/interrogation technique.

Well, that’s weird.

 

[elitepete]

Now do one for Juolevi

 

[elitepete]

Lol why can’t i reply to spectre fire?

 

[Motte and Bailey]

Lol why can’t i reply to spectre fire?

Apparently something breaks when you're trying to quote someone who whose post only contains quotes and no text.

 

[Canucker]

I can admit I am wrong when I am wrong...however I'm not ready to concede just yet. Madden looks great so far, much better than Jake Wise...but he's a long way from putting on a Canucks jersey just yet.

 

[VanJack]

It isn't just the skill-level with Madden, it's the 'compete level' which is just off the charts. The kid plays a relentless game and never takes a shift off. You could see it at the WJC.

Just needs some physical maturity. But already the 'go-to' center with Northeastern, and just turned 19. Potential for a home-run pick in the third round.

 

[Breakers]

@Spectrefire
You need attention?