C Alex Barre-Boulet, Blainville-Boisbriand, Armada (2015 undrafted, signed 2018 TBL)

[These Are The Days]

I didn't see a thread on him when I looked. So if you believe what you see on Twitter this guy is apparently going to sign some kind of a deal with the Lightning and is currently the QMJHL leading scorer by a fair margin. Other than the fact he is over-age and small in size is there anyone who can give any details?

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[schnapshot]

He seems to be your typical undersized, offensively exploding overager. But honestly, his numbers this year are impressive, he’s on pace for 125+ pts and is about 30 points ahead of the next QMJHL point leader (Alexandre Alain).

 

[Cap'n Flavour]

Alex Barre-Boulet and Alexandre Alain are Blainville-Boisbriand Armada's leading scorers? Seems alarmingly alliterative to me.

 

[These Are The Days]

Alex Barre-Boulet and Alexandre Alain are Blainville-Boisbriand Armada's leading scorers? Seems alarmingly alliterative to me.

lol I was thinking the same thing when I looked him up

 

[These Are The Days]

He seems to be your typical undersized, offensively exploding overager. But honestly, his numbers this year are impressive, he’s on pace for 125+ pts and is about 30 points ahead of the next QMJHL point leader (Alexandre Alain).

The best I found on him was a French article saying that he's like Crosby and Lemieux before him in terms of how far ahead he is in the scoring race but as for finding film on the guy it's hard to come by. I can't claim I've even so much as seen him skate

 

[Son of Petter]

Of course the bolts are going to sign him and make him the new Tyler Johnson or whatever haha.

 

[SEALBound]

When I look him up he comes up with the Vegas Golden Knights?

 

[JeromeHP]

Small and not a super fast player, but he thinks the game really well. Great puck skills, makes quick decision with the puck and sees the ice very well. He has made good progress with his overall game every year since joining the Q, he had a great playoff run last year and this year he's been very dominant obviously.

When I look him up he comes up with the Vegas Golden Knights?

Went to their camp last september

 

[rt]

ABBBBA

 

[God King Fudge]

TB has had some pretty fine luck with small, undrafted players.

 

[CapSpace]

Again the shitty Montreal management can't even find and try guys in their own backyard. Stupid f***s.

 

[CupsOverCash]

Again the ****ty Montreal management can't even find and try guys in their own backyard. Stupid ****s.

Maybe they just don't want to play there. TB is a little more attractive right now.

 

[Agalloch]

Small and not a super fast player, but he thinks the game really well. Great puck skills, makes quick decision with the puck and sees the ice very well. He has made good progress with his overall game every year since joining the Q, he had a great playoff run last year and this year he's been very dominant obviously.

Went to their camp last september

So Corey Locke?

 

[Son of Petter]

Or Yanni Gourde/Tyler Johnson . Either way it’s a lottery ticket.

So Corey Locke?

 

[God King Fudge]

Or Yanni Gourde/Tyler Johnson . Either way it’s a lottery ticket.

Exactly. TB loves these undersized and undrafted guys. They've been fairly successful with them as well.

 

[PG Canuck]

Maybe they just don't want to play there. TB is a little more attractive right now.

So they choose to go to an organization that is stacked with forwards right up to the nose? I fail to see how that is attractive to prospects, but I guess some prefer it.

 

[CupsOverCash]

So they choose to go to an organization that is stacked with forwards right up to the nose? I fail to see how that is attractive to prospects, but I guess some prefer it.

Well to be fair one of the reasons why we are stacked with forwards is because we have taken chances on these smaller guys while other organizations haven’t. Not only have we taken chances on them but they succeed here too. So that might actually be the bigger reason imo.

 

[PG Canuck]

Well to be fair one of the reasons why we are stacked with forwards is because we have taken chances on these smaller guys while other organizations haven’t. Not only have we taken chances on them but they succeed here too. So that might actually be the bigger reason imo.

It's very likely he may not have gotten too much interest, so he signed with whoever was the better deal/fit - hard to say. We all know he will be scoring 50 pts in some point of the next 3 years because Tampa.

 

[CraigBillington]

So they choose to go to an organization that is stacked with forwards right up to the nose? I fail to see how that is attractive to prospects, but I guess some prefer it.

I see it as that, if he develops nicely, tampa will make room for him. Who knows what Tampa's lineup looks like in three years, players may leave, there maybe an opening for him or he may force Tampa's hand and cause them to move a guy out.
Lightning have a track record for developing forwards, particularly small ones, I'm sure that weighed heavily in his decision, not what their roster looks like now or for next season.

 

[Tutu to]

Maybe they just don't want to play there. TB is a little more attractive right now.

I cant speak for all the kids from Quebec but if Montreal and Tampa both offered me entry level contracts I would take Montreal in a heart beat despite having a shittier team.

Actually I guess it would depend on what team I think I have a better chance making. However my point is that playing for Montreal is a dream for a lot of kids in Quebec.

 

[Sky04]

I cant speak for all the kids from Quebec but if Montreal and Tampa both offered me entry level contracts I would take Montreal in a heart beat despite having a ****tier team.

Actually I guess it would depend on what team I think I have a better chance making. However my point is that playing for Montreal is a dream for a lot of kids in Quebec.

Why sign with an organization with a shitty development program? Who was the last good depth guy Montreal brought up? If anything signing on a weaker team will make you look worse if the team can't win, at least the Tampa prospects can play with each other and make each other look good, if they don't make TB they'll have attractive stats and results for another team to find them attractive.

 

[Justwin]

Update Alex Barre-Boulet extends his points streak to 8 games (6g-5a) with 1g-1a as the Syracuse Crunch lead Cleveland 3-2 in the 2nd P. Barre-Boulet has scored in 6 of his last 7 games, has 17 pts (8g-9a) in 18 games this season.

 

[DFC]

Very interesting prospect. He looks SO small. TB pushed the "ignore size" thing to the limit with this kid, and, so far, he's making them look like geniuses.

 

[ProspectsFanatic]

Very interesting prospect. He looks SO small. TB pushed the "ignore size" thing to the limit with this kid, and, so far, he's making them look like geniuses.

Many teams showed interest in signing him.

 

[Son of Petter]

He just missed Pronman’s top 50 prospects, made the honorable mentions that followed (Pronman's midseason prospects ranking: Who just missed the...).

2nd in AHL rookie scoring, 36 points in 38 games. Seems like another Lightning home run.