Confirmed with Link: New York Rangers 3rd round pick - Sean Day (D)

[Gardner McKay]

93. Sean Day, D, Mississauga (OHL)
DOB: 1/9/98 | Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 228
GP: 57 | G: 6 | A: 16

Let's talk about Sean Day. Renowned for being named the fourth "exceptional" player by Hockey Canada, following John Tavares, Aaron Ekblad and Connor McDavid. Renowned, as well, for being in the same sentence with those names -- first overall NHL draft picks, all of them -- for only that reason. On the plus side, he's an elite skater with unbelievable four-way quickness for a big man. Day is a creative puck mover who can outlet the puck well and make plays in tight spaces. On his best days, Day is a calm, efficient puck mover who can win some battles and make some stops. On his worst days, Day is shooting his team in the foot with poor puck management and positioning. Despite all his talents, he has shown notably little progression during the past 12 months and is a very inconsistent player. He has also had issues controlling his weight and maintaining proper fitness.

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[Pavel Buchnevich]

Sean Day.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

This kid got Exceptional Status into the OHL, and hasn't lived up to the hype. Really polarizing prospect.

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

Scouting reports, please...

And what does "exceptional status" mean?

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Absurd skating and size, undisciplined defensively, good offensively. Character questions, but he's had some personal issues at home he's been dealing with.

 

[Ail]

Rangers are good at finding talent in the 3rd. That's all I got.

 

[ColonialsHockey10]

Bad pick.

This guys fall is worse than the McColgans, St Croixs, Duclairs out there. He dropped like a brick in the ocean.

I'd be shocked if he turned it around.

 

[DeflatedFootball7]

This kid got Exceptional Status into the OHL, and hasn't lived up to the hype. Really polarizing prospect.

Day's exceptional status wasn't like the other three. His was because he was so much bigger then all the kids he was playing with rather than a talent gap.

He was always thought of as a late first early second, but had this awful draft year that caused him to fall.

Long term project for sure.

 

[Doriva]

I like it, seems like a low risk potentially high reward guy.

 

[EpicDing]

Day was top 3 a year or 2 ago, huge faller which is what we need to look for when we pick this low. Good pick.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Corey Pronman's write up.

93. Sean Day, D, Mississauga (OHL)
DOB: 1/9/98 | Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 228
GP: 57 | G: 6 | A: 16

Let's talk about Sean Day. Renowned for being named the fourth "exceptional" player by Hockey Canada, following John Tavares, Aaron Ekblad and Connor McDavid. Renowned, as well, for being in the same sentence with those names -- first overall NHL draft picks, all of them -- for only that reason. On the plus side, he's an elite skater with unbelievable four-way quickness for a big man. Day is a creative puck mover who can outlet the puck well and make plays in tight spaces. On his best days, Day is a calm, efficient puck mover who can win some battles and make some stops. On his worst days, Day is shooting his team in the foot with poor puck management and positioning. Despite all his talents, he has shown notably little progression during the past 12 months and is a very inconsistent player. He has also had issues controlling his weight and maintaining proper fitness.

 

[McDonagh]

Scouting reports, please...

And what does "exceptional status" mean?

He was allowed in the OHL a year early. I think only McDavid and Tavares got the exceptional status as well

edit: looks like Ekblad had it too

 

[NYRFAN218]

Considering the talent level here, I'm more than fine with the pick. You can't teach skill or whatever the hell the saying is.

 

[DarthSather99]

Sean Day (defenseman). Seems a typical Ranger type pick over the years. Good size and possibly the best skater in the draft. Could this be another 3rd round steal? I like the pick.

 

[Fitzy]

Ugh. Almost too much of a gamble pick for my liking.

 

[nyr2k2]

And what does "exceptional status" mean?

It means the league allows the player entry at a younger-than-normal age because he's an "exceptional" player. McDavid, Ekblad and Hamilton I believe were the other exceptional players.

 

[LastWordArmy]

#56 on our draft list.

So why 56th overall on our rankings? Though all the tools are there, Day doesn’t put them together on a game-in, game-out basis. He really needs to work on being consistent and avoid some of the mental mistakes that have plagued him over his first two years in the OHL. The effort level does not always seem to be there, and there is some question as to how committed Day is to a career in the NHL. Whispers heard in the scouts section at the Hershey Centre include questions as to whether or not he truly loves the game.

Sean Day is the biggest boom or bust prospect in the draft. His raw skills and tools give him the ability to be one of the top defencemen in the game. However there are real questions about the fact that he’s not been able to put things all together to date, and some question if he ever will. In terms of style, his game is comparable to Jay Bouwmeester, but this is a stylistic comparison, and not one based on his skill or potential.

Link: http://lastwordonsports.com/2016/05/26/sean-day-scouting-report-2016-nhl-draft-56/

 

[Charlie Conway]

Corey Pronman's write up.

93. Sean Day, D, Mississauga (OHL)
DOB: 1/9/98 | Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 228
GP: 57 | G: 6 | A: 16

Let's talk about Sean Day. Renowned for being named the fourth "exceptional" player by Hockey Canada, following John Tavares, Aaron Ekblad and Connor McDavid. Renowned, as well, for being in the same sentence with those names -- first overall NHL draft picks, all of them -- for only that reason. On the plus side, he's an elite skater with unbelievable four-way quickness for a big man. Day is a creative puck mover who can outlet the puck well and make plays in tight spaces. On his best days, Day is a calm, efficient puck mover who can win some battles and make some stops. On his worst days, Day is shooting his team in the foot with poor puck management and positioning. Despite all his talents, he has shown notably little progression during the past 12 months and is a very inconsistent player. He has also had issues controlling his weight and maintaining proper fitness.

Planet Fitness and a personal trainer. Make it happen, Gorts!

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I like the pick. Take a first round talent in the third. Not a sure thing though.

 

[GAGLine]

Planet Fitness and a personal trainer. Make it happen, Gorts!

And a nutritionist.

 

[EpicDing]

If he booms, he is gonna really boom.

 

[Gardner McKay]

I like the pick. Take a first round talent in the third. Not a sure thing though.

I do as well. Based on what I just read about him We need defensemen that can skate.

Can someone post these threads for our next picks? I have got to run out in 15 minutes and will be gone for a few hours. Hunters Gatherers has done it every year since I have been on these boards but I guess he just forgot this year.

 

[cwede]

Bad pick.
This guys fall is worse than the McColgans, St Croixs, Duclairs out there. He dropped like a brick in the ocean.
I'd be shocked if he turned it around.

Its unreal to me how the potential of a kid who's only 18 can be so extreme and so certain
How many of us are exactly what our midteens projected us to be.?

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Sean Day just needs to mature, on and off the case. He needs to make smarter decisions defensively and with his puck management, and he needs to grow up off the ice. His talent is not in question. If he matures, we should get a first pair defenseman.

 

[Ghost of jas]

He's definitely high-risk, high-reward. Not the 1st time we've seen the Rangers do this. Both Buch and Duclair came with big-time question marks.