Prospect Info: Jayden Struble, LD, St. Sebastians, Pick 46

[Habs Halifax]

Struble making his NCAA debute tonight!

No points in a 2-2 tie game. (0) +/- with 1 shot.

Anybody watch this game and can give an opinion on how he looked?

 

[Dongstoppable]

I think Struble is a great prospect who would get way more hype in the CHL. Hard for freshmen defensemen to produce in the NCAA. Not saying it's worse or better for his development, just a thought.

 

[AlexGretzchenvid]

I think Struble is a great prospect who would get way more hype in the CHL. Hard for freshmen defensemen to produce in the NCAA. Not saying it's worse or better for his development, just a thought.

The fact he played in high school is troublesome to me. It's not that he doesn't have tremendous skill, which he does btw, it's that he most likely hasn't lived the "immense?" Hockey life that players travel through in the OHL and similar leagues.

 

[Mrb1p]

I think Struble is a great prospect who would get way more hype in the CHL. Hard for freshmen defensemen to produce in the NCAA. Not saying it's worse or better for his development, just a thought.

Hes a project, NCAA and europe are the best development path for projects.

 

[Jee]

The Struble is real

 

[ahmedou]

Struble reads perfectly plays. He's always at the right position. Skating backwards is definitely one of his forte. He progresses slowly but surely.
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[Habs Halifax]

Mistake playing in the NCAA as a 18 year old? I guess this will be a transition season for him as he adjust to playing with men and less time and space. I think he is a long term prospect

 

[montreal]

Mistake playing in the NCAA as a 18 year old? I guess this will be a transition season for him as he adjust to playing with men and less time and space. I think he is a long term prospect

why would it be a mistake for him to play in the NCAA at 18?

 

[Vachon23]

 

[JoelWarlord]

NCAA is the perfect spot for a guy like Struble IMO, toolsy long term project type of guy who'll have tons of time to refine his game against a near-pro level of competition rather than being able to just physically dominate teenagers in Jr. A or even the CHL.

Damn watching that clip it sure looks like he'll need to become a better person

 

[Habs]

Busting harder that David Fisher on a craps table.

 

[montreal]

and that was against one of the very best teams in the NCAA.

 

[Favster]

Busting harder that David Fisher on a craps table.

Not sure if serious..?? Anyways, the kid is a freak athlete who needs to learn a pro game. I think the NCAA is an ideal spot for him. He just needs to learn what he can and can't do, to be successful.

 

[Intangir]

Busting harder that David Fisher on a craps table.

If he hade been a first-rounder and this was his draft+2 season, then I'd agree with you.

As things stand, with Struble finally playing after an injury that sidelined him for months and being a freshman in the competitive NCAA after having played high-school hockey the year before, your statement is erroneous, to put it lightly.

It is entirely possible that Struble never develops into the NHLer our scouting staff (and hockey community) hoped for, but judging him solely on the last few games is wrong and we should take into account the context and, most important of all, his progression from here on out.

 

[Habs Halifax]

You people need to chill. You come here and expect the 18 year old kid to shine like Caufield playing NCAA after an injury. The least you can do is realize that most 18 year olds don't play in the NCAA.

Struble is a very interesting prospect that could bust but also could be a beast for us. I think the jump he possibly might make is from 18 to 19 next year after he has a full NCAA season under his belt. Remember Poehling?

 

[Whitesnake]

People wonder why expectations are high for Struble? First, chosen high in a very good 2nd round. Then, Timmins comparing Struble to McAvoy. Don't look any further.

Just wonder though why being a freakin athlete means so much if you can't have the IQ to play hockey (not saying it's or it's not the case for Struble...). Joe Stejskal was an incredible athlete too who was succeeding in more than 1 sport.

 

[Scintillating10]

Well he certainly has wheels and good hands. Hopefully he is able to put it together

 

[Goldenhands]

Im not concerned about Struble, you knew he was a project just by the way he was playing in St-Sebastien, has great tools to start with, now its a matter of putting it all togheter and adjust to the NCAA, what he is trying to do after coming back from a bad injury... Gonna try to catch one of his games in the next couple of days...

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

Struble is a home run swing long term project. He's like a penny stock, don't be looking at the ticker every single day. Put it in the drawer, and review it in a year.

 

[montreal]

Struble is interesting for sure, like the physical game, he's no Fleury but he will finish his checks and with his frame/skating he looks solid there but needs to learn when to go for the big hit or when to back off.

Seeing him a few times now it makes what Harris did last year all the more impressive.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Well he certainly has wheels and good hands. Hopefully he is able to put it together

That's the key... can he put it all together. He's 18 playing NCAA for the first time. It's way to early to know

 

[1909]

That's the key... can he put it all together. He's 18 playing NCAA for the first time. It's way to early to know

And D , is the most difficult position to play.

 

[Whitesnake]

Well he certainly has wheels and good hands. Hopefully he is able to put it together

Not saying it will or won't be the case, WAY too soon to tell....but I cringe everytime I hear or read for a player to ONLY have to put it together. That's exactly what separates a pro from a non-pro....'Cause putting it all together is mostly about hockey IQ.

 

[The Great Weal]

I really hope Timmins got a good dman here, because to me, it seems that we valued his athleticism more than his talent which is a poor way of drafting. Kolyachonok and Kniazev are players I believed were better. I would love to be proved wrong.

 

[Favster]

Wasn't Struble like a week away from being eligible for this year's draft?