Prospect Info: Jonah "The Man Child" Gadjovich

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[LastWordArmy]

http://lastwordonhockeyprospects.com/2017/06/02/jonah-gadjovich-scouting-report/

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

I'm very pleased with this pick; love everything I've seen and read about this guy.

 

[HarrisonFord]

co-worker of mine's kid. apparently he's an amazing, all-around good person according to a different co-worker

 

[Pip]

Sounds good. Can't wait to see him play

 

[Captain Bowie]

Tell me about him. What's his style?

 

[PG Canuck]

I'm good with it.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

 

[Hansen]

We took the man-child lmao

His beard is Higgins quality at 17

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

46 goals this year.

Had a bad playoffs which is why he fell.

 

[Seatoo]

Was hoping for a dman, I don't really think he's going to amount to anything

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Tell me about him. What's his style?

He's a beast. He hits, he scores and will fight. A team first guy with awesome character.

Love this pick.

A feisty two-way winger that uses his size and speed to open up space for himself and teammates. Understands both sides of the puck well, and skates hard up and down the ice. Positionally sound and reads plays well. While not always the fastest player on the ice, his skating ability is noteworthy and he can catch the opposition off-guard on the rush. Not afraid to get into the mix, and will get under the skin of opponents. Definitely a team-first player that will find a way to make an impact for his line with each shift. (Curtis Joe, EP 2017)

 

[Captain Bowie]

With the stats Gadjovich put up, most would think he would be a first round pick. However, there is one big issue that is putting him further down in the draft rankings, and that is his skating. His start-up and acceleration are a bit clunky, and he really needs to work on that. Once he gets going the speed isn’t as bad, but it really takes a while to reach that top end speed. This means winning races to loose pucks and other short burst actions can be an issue. He does have decent agility and edge work though, and can get by a defender in one-on-one situations. Gadjovich has good lower-body strength and balance. He is strong on the puck and cycles effectively.

If there is an encouraging sign here, it is that his skating is much better than it was a year ago. It even seemed to improve as the year went along, leading to the breakout. If teams believe that improvement can continue, he could rise up draft boards quickly.

A little concerning. Some guys improve their skating, some guys don't. But certainly a gamble you can take at this point.

 

[M2Beezy]

Now this is good pick

 

[Verviticus]

i like this player, i just wanted ikonen

46 goals though, lol, thats more than virtanen had in his year

 

[JanBulisPiggyBack]

Really liking this draft

A lot of toolsy goal scorers, very unlike us

 

[tiny103]

Off to Kathy McIlwain he goes.

We should just hire her for the team

 

[Blueangel1891]

Send him to Bo's skating school and he's going to be gold

Great pick

 

[Red]

Gadjovich’s entire statistical profile suggests someone worthy of a first-round pick, so even if a team has concerns about his skating or the possibility of inflated production, he’s going to be a fantastic bet to make in the second or third round. pGPS pegs Gadjovich’s likely career assignment as a middle-six forward, with an expected success percentage of 51.9%, but there’s enough upside to indicate the transformation into a first-line winger isn’t out of the question. One of his closest statistical matches is Jeff Carter, which is likely the best case scenario for Gadjovich, production-wise.

https://canucksarmy.com/2017/05/31/nation-network-2017-prospect-profiles-40-jonah-gadjovich/

56th on composite scouting lists. High as 31st, low as 90th.

 

[DL44]

From link above ---He went from 14 goals and 24 points in 2015-16 to 46 goals and 74 points this year, despite playing in six fewer games. His breakout year, we part of the reason that the Attack ended up being one of the best teams in the OHL, and going to the Western Conference finals. Gadjovich finished the playoffs with four goals and three assists in 17 games.

His 46 goals was the most amongst draft eligible OHL players. After a slow start, Gadjovich had 39 goals in the last 40 games of the season, ----



Huge upswing in his numbers. I like taking a chance on these slightly delayed upswingers.

 

[Rotting Corpse*]

A bit wary of taking CHL players who just have the one big-goal season with no assists, after Virtanen. Obviously it's a different thing at #66 instead of #6 though. His D-1 and D seasons basically mirror Jake statistically.

 

[Zombotron]

He has the best nickname.

 

[Tryamkin]

Big goalscoring winger. Good pick. Just needs to pick up his skating. Good one timer and finds open space to set up for his shot, not afraid to bang and crash.

 

[Verviticus]

A bit wary of taking CHL players who just have the one big-goal season with no assists, after Virtanen. Obviously it's a different thing at #66 instead of #6 though. His D-1 and D seasons basically mirror Jake statistically.

to be fair, if we got virtanen at 66, i'd have been ecstatic

gadjovich also took 275 shots this year. volume shooters with lots of goals are easier to trust

 

[deckercky]

A little concerning. Some guys improve their skating, some guys don't. But certainly a gamble you can take at this point.

Skating is probably the most improvable aspect of a player. You won't go from poor skater to great skater, but many poor skaters are able to train and become solid skaters.