Prospect Info: Matthew Boldy, Left Winger, 12th Overall

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Not going to read too much into it right now, but Hutsko and Newhook are wearing red jerseys at practice while Boldy is wearing a beige jersey

 

[thestonedkoala]

Not going to read too much into it right now, but Hutsko and Newhook are wearing red jerseys at practice while Boldy is wearing a beige jersey

Explain, I don't know the jersey thing.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Explain, I don't know the jersey thing.

Newhook and Boldy are on different lines, meaning that they could be starting Boldy at center again. Just a guess.

 

[TaLoN]

Explain, I don't know the jersey thing.

It implies the possibility that Boldy is the center for those two being his wingers.

 

[thestonedkoala]

Newhook and Boldy are on different lines, meaning that they could be starting Boldy at center again. Just a guess.

Ah, hopefully second time around is different.

 

[2Pair]

It implies the possibility that Boldy is the center for those two being his wingers.

That's not how practice jerseys work. As of right now, Hutsko and Newhook are on the same line while Boldy is on a different line.

 

[Twoods1623]

Has there been any update on him playing center these last couple weeks?

 

[Minnesnota]

Has there been any update on him playing center these last coup weeks?

He's at WJC evaluation camp from the 8th-13th.

 

[TaLoN]

 

[TaLoN]

Pretty good result, even with the slow start.

Also, good read...

 

[physicaIgraffiti]

Was it ever explained why he didn't get a 2nd assist in the Russia game? On the Zegras goal that made it 4-3

 

[HotDish]

Was it ever explained why he didn't get a 2nd assist in the Russia game? On the Zegras goal that made it 4-3

they missed it.

 

[DANOZ28]

am i late to the party? why isn't everyone talking about boldy's goal shot between his legs? that was highlight reel. i see different thread still great performance today.

 

[TaLoN]

am i late to the party? why isn't everyone talking about boldy's goal shot between his legs? that was highlight reel. i see different thread still great performance today.

They are in the WJC thread

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

am i late to the party? why isn't everyone talking about boldy's goal shot between his legs? that was highlight reel. i see different thread still great performance today.

Those are becoming pretty routine.

 

[Al Lagoon]

Pretty amazing this guy fell into the Wild's lap - Rossi too.

 

[TaLoN]

Pretty amazing this guy fell into the Wild's lap - Rossi too.

That's why so many of us were hyped to get him last year. We didn't think he'd drop to us.

 

[57special]

Yeah, he was thought to go in the top 10. No one saw Seider and Broberg being picked so early, which moved guys like Boldy and Podkolzin back. Some even thought Soderstrom to be a reach, but I always thought he should've been a high'ish pick.

He's growing on me. Does a lot of little things well, and is smart. His game doesn't jump out at you compared to guys like Hughes, Zegras, or Caufield. I don't know if they'll continue the experiment of him playing C at BC, but he sure looks at home being a wing. His work on the boards is VG, as is his net front play. Those skills tend to be more useful to wings.

I would've been fine with Krebs or Newhook, partially because they are C's but Boldy was a good choice. In retrospect, McMichael and Tomasino would've been fine picks, maybe even Suzuki, but they weren't obvious picks at the time.

 

[Nsjohnson]

Boldy on some lists went as high as 6-8 (if I remember correctly).

He has talent, smarts, and a knack for doing the right thing with the puck OR being in the right place at the correct time.

And he has some size and tenacity.

That's a good package.

 

[thestonedkoala]

The top 15 is so ridiculous in terms of talent in 2019;

Hughes, Kakko, Dach, Byram, Turcotte, Seider, Cozens, Broberg, Zegras, Podkolzin, Soderstrom, Boldy, Knight, York and Caufield. After that is Newhook and Krebs.

That's a lot of talent there

 

[CROCODILE SEATS]

The top 15 is so ridiculous in terms of talent in 2019;

Hughes, Kakko, Dach, Byram, Turcotte, Seider, Cozens, Broberg, Zegras, Podkolzin, Soderstrom, Boldy, Knight, York and Caufield. After that is Newhook and Krebs.

That's a lot of talent there

Crazy part is that Hughes and Kakko didn’t even look that good last season. Still think they will be very good but it’s starting to look like Anaheim scored the best player of that draft. Zegras will be a treat to watch the next decade. I imagine him
and Boldy will get quite familiar with each other as opponents on L1

 

[MuckOG]

2019 draft better or worse than 2015?

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

2019 draft better or worse than 2015?

Worse. 2015 is an all-timer.

 

[Spurgeon]

2019 draft better or worse than 2015?

Too early to make that call. 2015 is hard to beat though.

 

[AKL]

Too early to make that call. 2015 is hard to beat though.

This is the politically correct answer, but then you realize 2015 had McDavid and Eichel and the actual correct answer is 2015.