Prospect Info: Jonah "The Man Child" Gadjovich

[DadBod]

Just listened to his interview. Buddy's a beaut! He's going to drive the rockets wild.

 

[PetterssonSimp]

Lots of people here had this kid at 33. So I'm happy with him st 55 since Hague was gone

 

[JumpierPegasus]

Great first two rounds here with Pettersson, Kind, and Gadjovich. Really maximized these picks

 

[GetFocht]

He had a better season than Tippett. 46 goals is amongst the highest in this draft.

 

[LeftCoast]

He's got sick hands. The types of goals he scores - deflections, rebounds, etc. translate really well to the NHL. He also has a wicked wrist shot and slapper so can score from distance.

 

[Canucks5551]

It's almost like that BS about people having an agenda was ... BS. And people will post supportively if the franchise does things that make sense.

Yup. I've been incredibly critical of Benning from the start, but I'm not afraid to call good moves good moves if he makes them. This draft has been very promising with players with upside that aren't reaches for where they're taken EDIT: Gunnarsson aside now, unfortunately...

 

[Saturated Fats]

Reads and looks to me like a Patric Hornqvist-type. Bowling ball-build, parks his ass in front of the net and earns goals.

Love it.

 

[Icebreakers]

Patrick Maroon?

 

[Josepho]

Patrick Maroon?

That's a very good comparable.

 

[LeftCoast]

It's almost like that BS about people having an agenda was ... BS. And people will post supportively if the franchise does things that make sense.

There are a lot of agenda here. I'm as big a critic of Benning as any, but there are literally dozens of posts saying things like "Benning will trade up and then pick Rasmussen ..."

 

[PancakeHero]

He kind of gives me a Bertuzzi vibe.

 

[Pavel96]

He has a very similar statline to Virtanen in his draft year. Except we got him at 55, not 6.

What a ****ing awful pick that was.

Virtanen is going to score goals for us next year (Jim said)

 

[MS]

This is a great pick. To get a guy with size who scored at a goal/game clip in the 2nd half of a CHL season at #55 overall in a weak draft is massive.

A crappy playoffs dropped his stock which really worked in our favour here. Would have been happy with this player at 33 and rate him ahead of Lind.

 

[jigsaw99]

Virtanen is going to score goals for us next year (Jim said)

power forwards take time to develop (says Virtanen supporters)

 

[ginner classic]

This is a great pick. To get a guy with size who scored at a goal/game clip in the 2nd half of a CHL season at #55 overall in a weak draft is massive.

A crappy playoffs dropped his stock which really worked in our favour here. Would have been happy with this player at 33 and rate him ahead of Lind.

He did not play poorly in the playoffs, he just did not score. When Hancock played the left, Gadjovich dropped down a line. Still played well.

 

[ginner classic]

He kind of gives me a Bertuzzi vibe.

Troy Brouwer clone.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

He's good friend's with Palmu apparently.

 

[Pavel96]

power forwards take time to develop (says Virtanen supporters)

So do some dmen (says juolevi supporters)

 

[David Bruce Banner]

There are a lot of agenda here. I'm as big a critic of Benning as any, but there are literally dozens of posts saying things like "Benning will trade up and then pick Rasmussen ..."

Yeah the "watch Benning (do something ludicrously stupid)" posts were nothing more than grating.

Anyway, good pick, good upside. Send him to skating boot camp, pronto!

 

[TruGr1t]

Everything I've read is really positive about this pick. Gotta like his size, attitude, and goal output.

 

[Hansen]

JoJo Gadjet

 

[VanJack]

Lots of people here had this kid at 33. So I'm happy with him st 55 since Hague was gone

After watching those highlight packages, I'm surprised Vegas didn't grab him at 34....seemed to work well with Suzuki, their second first-round pick....but they grabbed the big d-man Hague instead.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

 

[Knight53]

Reminds me of Boone Jenner. Could be a solid middle sixer that brings skill with grit. Prospect pool needed someone like this.

 

[Nuckles]

He looks like he's in his mid-late 20s.