Prospect Info: At 18th Overall the Winnipeg Jets Select C Chaz Lucius

[mazmin]

There should be a decent contingent of Jets prospects at the WJC this year.

I hope so! I think out of all eligible Jets prospects only Tyrell Bauer has little to no chance to make his team.

Johannesson will obviously need a fast start since he played 0 games in 20-21, but he's probably a lock to run their 1st or 2nd PP.

Torgersson should be a lock to make it, and should physically dominate that competition. I'm really keen to get a look at him vs the better teams in the WJC and betting that he'll shake the 'forgotten prospect' tag.

I think Perfetti only has a miniscule chance of playing WJC as the Jets will likely keep him at the pro level and not risk a Kirby Dach situation like last year.

Lucius should be there, but I guess if Kyle Connor can be snubbed after dominating the USHL, anything can happen. That said, he's a USNDP kid, so the big diss isn't likely.

Kuzmin will be running Belarus powerplay and likely their best overall player... if they're in the main tourney this year. I'm not sure what they're doing this year. Belarus wasn't in the main tourney last year and their D1A was cancelled so they had no chance to qualify.

Chibrikov will be there but may not get top 6 icetime until the following WJC

It seems like Jets will have safely have 3 players in the tourney, possibly 4 players, and maybe even 5 if Belarus is allowed to partake.

 

[Tasteless Beaver]

Does Chevy call each one of his draft picks before choosing them? We took a time out before drafting Chibrikov, and got confirmation that Rashevsky was willing to move to NA before drafting, reportedly. If he called Lucius first, the shock of hearing his name called is gone, the kid just has to try to keep it together and look cool.

 

[Gil Fisher]

I know there has been some Kyle Connor comparisons, but Chaz Lucius seems to have a Brock Boeser vibe to me.

Elite shot. Perhaps not the fastest skater but can get around the ice. I think Lucius starts at wing, especially with Mo coaching, and might find success with our elite top 6 play makers - Perfetti, Ehlers, Connor, Scheifele, and PLD.

Imagine a ‘Brock Boeser’ showing up after two years of college, ready to take Wheeler’s spot in the top 6.

Makes more sense than the Connor comp.

 

[Gil Fisher]

After watching some shift by shift video of Lucius, he seems to play mostly on right side, or comes into ozone late, and seems more like a winger than a puck carrying C to me.

Could be a great fit on a Perfetti-PLD-Lucius top 6 scoring line, to go with Connor-Scheifele-Ehlers top 6 line in the future.

PLD line looks slow.

Lucius PLD Ehlers
Connor Scheifele Perfetti

 

[truck]

The thing about the Jets scouting process is that when a highly skilled prospect falls to them they don't get cute or use some weird process, they grab the good player. When Lucius fell to the Jets I felt very relaxed and confident that they wouldn't overthink it, and just take the talent.

Same. I was confident he'd be the guy if he fell. Same way I felt about Ehlers, Connor and Perfetti.

 

[schmockeyknife]

Same. I was confident he'd be the guy if he fell. Same way I felt about Ehlers, Connor and Perfetti.

ehlers fell in his draft year?

 

[ps241]

Same. I was confident he'd be the guy if he fell. Same way I felt about Ehlers, Connor and Perfetti.

I can’t tell you how comforting it was (is) to hear the names called to cash in on a surprise fallers (Connor, Ehlers, Perfetti).

 

[nobody imp0rtant]

I can’t tell you how comforting it is to hear the names called to cash in on a surprise fallers (Connor, Ehlers, Perfetti)

Q: Which of the Jets draft picks was both a riser and a faller?
A: Scheifele, of course.

 

[gojetsgo]

didn't see it but it appears he scored in his game today

 

[DeepFrickinValue]

Q: Which of the Jets draft picks was both a riser and a faller?
A: Scheifele, of course.

Bambi joke?

 

[Hollel]

 

[Bob E]

Looks good going down that right wing.

 

[Flair Hay]

Ehlers was in play as early as #6 to Vancouver. They took Virtanen (bought out) instead. Then Carolina took Hayden Fleury (done nothing) before Leafs took Nylander.

Jets easily could have fallen for highly ranked Ritchie (not qualified) as well who went one pick later.

 

[nobody imp0rtant]

Bambi joke?

Yep.

 

[truck]

ehlers fell in his draft year?

I don't know if he "fell", but there was no guarantee he'd be there and I was begging for Dal Colle, Fleury and Virtanen to go - leaving Ehlers or Nylander for the Jets.

 

[gojetsgo]

 

[Romang67]

 

[Bob E]

Maybe he finds a home in Laine’s old spot on the pp one day.

 

[SM]

 

[Neuf]

As cool a name as Chaz Lucius is....Red Savage is just another tier of naming.

 

[Bob E]

Coronato also out? Is that to get a look at a couple of more players or are they both nursing an injury?

 

[MardyBum]

Oh lawd don't let the injury bug start again already with our prospects.

 

[kylbaz]

Chaz has the potential to be a top 3 player in this draft but also the possibility of flopping. One of the biggest upsides in this draft but needs a lot of work.

 

[Bob E]

Chaz has the potential to be a top 3 player in this draft but also the possibility of flopping. One of the biggest upsides in this draft but needs a lot of work.

Good thing he can just go to college and work on his game for the next couple of years.

 

[ps241]

Chaz has the potential to be a top 3 player in this draft but also the possibility of flopping. One of the biggest upsides in this draft but needs a lot of work.

I like taking this calculated risk. Drafting is always a bit of a crap shoot so let’s pick the kid in the mid 1st round with the highest upside that has great work ethic.