Prospect Info: Jeff Taylor | D | Union College (ECAC) | 7th round, 203rd overall
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skullman80
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Couldn't make it through all the rounds without at least one D being drafted...
Know nothing of this kid though, obviously in the 7th round you are hoping for miracles.
Know nothing of this kid though, obviously in the 7th round you are hoping for miracles.
Its strange when they finally took a D-man it was an old one. I could have understand if they drafted a 96 born who was many years away.
Oilers Chick
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Hey Pens fans! Very good pickup of Jeff Taylor. Great puck-moving dman. On the raw side but has great upside & potential.
BTW, HF ranked him #10 on the NCAA rankings.
BTW, HF ranked him #10 on the NCAA rankings.
Zirakzigil
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Token defenseman draft pick for the Pens. Hopefully he shows something, cant have much expectation for a guy from the 7th round.
Sidney the Kidney
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Hopefully he's a homerun type pick, where chances are he'll bust but on the off chance he makes it, he'll become gem of a player.
I'm not a fan of going safe in the draft, especially the later rounds when no matter who you take, they likely won't make it. But at least if you keep taking swings for the fences, one of these times it might pay off big. As opposed to taking someone safe in the later rounds where even if they do pan out, you're looking at a bottom pairing/fourth line upside.
Roo Mad Bro
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Flyers fan stopping by.
I saw quite a bit of Taylor because he was Gostisbehere's (Flyers star prospect) partner for most of the season.
I would not have minded if the Flyers spent a 7th round pick on him.
Even though he's 20, he still has some upside to his game. Good all around dman. Won't wow you, but has good IQ, good skater and good distributor from the back end.
Was Gostisbehere's safety net at times, as Ghost would join the rush quite a bit.
Can struggle with physical play/when forechecked hard and sometimes makes bad reads in the dzone.
Will play a large role on Union after Bodie signed with the Rangers and Gostisbehere going pro.
I saw quite a bit of Taylor because he was Gostisbehere's (Flyers star prospect) partner for most of the season.
I would not have minded if the Flyers spent a 7th round pick on him.
Even though he's 20, he still has some upside to his game. Good all around dman. Won't wow you, but has good IQ, good skater and good distributor from the back end.
Was Gostisbehere's safety net at times, as Ghost would join the rush quite a bit.
Can struggle with physical play/when forechecked hard and sometimes makes bad reads in the dzone.
Will play a large role on Union after Bodie signed with the Rangers and Gostisbehere going pro.
Big McLargehuge
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Thanks for the scouting report, Roo.
He'll be an interesting prospect to follow. Is he a medium bloomer (I won't call him 'late' as quite a few decent NCAA defenders in the NHL weren't even drafted) or is he just a high floor/low ceiling AHL depth guy? He should be the #1 defenseman on the defending NCAA Champions, so this will be a pretty big year for him.
The Penguins were obviously going to draft a defenseman in this draft, 5 out of 5 forwards would be pretty weird, but I'm surprised they went with one who should appear in WBS so soon, this seems like the perfect spot for the Pens to do one of their patented draft a kid out of a Mid-Atlantic high school and watch as he spends all 4 years in college as a #5 defenseman picks. It is worth noting that despite being 20 he was just a freshman, so it could still be three years before we have to worry about signing him.
Checking out his Twitter feed shows him as a soccer fan. I like him already.
He'll be an interesting prospect to follow. Is he a medium bloomer (I won't call him 'late' as quite a few decent NCAA defenders in the NHL weren't even drafted) or is he just a high floor/low ceiling AHL depth guy? He should be the #1 defenseman on the defending NCAA Champions, so this will be a pretty big year for him.
The Penguins were obviously going to draft a defenseman in this draft, 5 out of 5 forwards would be pretty weird, but I'm surprised they went with one who should appear in WBS so soon, this seems like the perfect spot for the Pens to do one of their patented draft a kid out of a Mid-Atlantic high school and watch as he spends all 4 years in college as a #5 defenseman picks. It is worth noting that despite being 20 he was just a freshman, so it could still be three years before we have to worry about signing him.
Checking out his Twitter feed shows him as a soccer fan. I like him already.
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The Greatest 101
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gordie
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The pro leagues are concentrated on puck moving, so a D whose excels at this always have a chance.
