GDT: NHL Draft - Round 2 - 11:30 AM ET - NHLN (US), SN, TVAS

[Johnnyduke]

Maybe they do, but are they 19 years old when they go to D1?
Give me one example of a 19 yr old from the USHL that went on to play D1 and then make the NHL as a regular.
The point I am making is that it looks like the Bruins wasted another pick ( I hope I am totally wrong) in the second round on an overage player playing at the lowest possible level of junior hockey.

College hockey has a ton of 20 and 21 year old freshmen so 19 is actually very common. The elite guys like Newhook and Boldy at BC came in at 18 but the vast majority of NCAA freshmen hockey players are coming in at 19. But if you're looking for an example, David Backes is one. Zach Sanford. Joe Pavelski was a 20 year old freshman at Wisconsin. Neal Pionk was also a 20 year old freshman.

 

[Fenian24]

Wisdom kid is a winner and knows how to dig deep and never gives up but Sweeney knows better

Sweengenius

 

[Gator Mike]

 

[BlackFrancis]

He is only three months older than the kid who went 1st overall.

This is true, and things like it are said every draft. But at the end of the day, those three months represent an entire season's development.

 

[KrejciMVP]

Wisdom to Philly

 

[Mick Riddleton]

can't believe tampa has all these picks

And the Habs and Sens, all in our neck of the woods

 

[BMC]

Right? Two guys who were draft eligible last year and no one took them. Donnie's first two picks!

Let me guess- Donnie once again trying to show everyone how much smarter he is than everyone else

 

[Memokerobi]

Imagine you are a non US region scout for the Bruins. You do extensive work all year but the mgmt keeps selecting prospects out the US pool only even if they are thought as lesser prospects. It would be totally demotivating as I’d think there’s little confidence in my scouting ability

 

[ON3M4N]

aaaaaaaaaaand Wisdom goes to Philly....FFS!!

 

[CDJ]

Imagine you are a non US region scout for the Bruins. You do extensive work all year but the mgmt keeps selecting prospects out the US pool only even if they are thought as lesser prospects. It would be totally demotivating as I’d think there’s little confidence in my scouting ability

Didn’t they pick Axel Andersson and Vaak with their first picks in like two straight drafts? They’ve picked multiple euros in the last 3 drafts


A lot of Complaining for the sake of complaining in this thread

 

[Boston Bruno]

Imagine you are a non US region scout for the Bruins. You do extensive work all year but the mgmt keeps selecting prospects out the US pool only even if they are thought as lesser prospects. It would be totally demotivating as I’d think there’s little confidence in my scouting ability

You think they actually have someone who scouts for them? They probably just rifled thru the recycling the year before and write the names down on a sticky note..

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Very true.

They might have needed to start picking 20 year olds in that event.

Soon we will be drafting 23 year olds because they are dominant against 17 year olds.

 

[JOKER 192]

Well at least Wisdom didn't go to the Habs

 

[remer]

Imagine you are a non US region scout for the Bruins. You do extensive work all year but the mgmt keeps selecting prospects out the US pool only even if they are thought as lesser prospects. It would be totally demotivating as I’d think there’s little confidence in my scouting ability

Yes.... that sounds about right.
Still amazed that Sweeney could not trade down for picks. Baffling. Pretty sure neither of his draft picks were anywhere near the consensus pick.

 

[ON3M4N]

Good news everyone! We don't have a 4th round pick, so we get a free round of not being disappointed

 

[Gator Mike]

 

[Bruinator]

My boy and buddy Mangy ( Mangiapane) was not drafted his first year either, however,
the difference in our picks vs Mangy was that he was a 6th round pick only after he scored 106 pts in the "O".
Why waste picks on overagers so early DS???????

Tanner Pearson was passed over his 1st year and was a 1st round pick the following year and he turned out pretty good. Sometimes guy are late bloomers or are just missed.

 

[Sheppy]

This is how i envision the Bruins draft.

 

[ON3M4N]

Maybe the best tweet I've seen about the Bruins draft so far

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[Mick Riddleton]

Imagine you are a non US region scout for the Bruins. You do extensive work all year but the mgmt keeps selecting prospects out the US pool only even if they are thought as lesser prospects. It would be totally demotivating as I’d think there’s little confidence in my scouting ability

True or it could be a cake walk of a job, sleep all day and play on the computer. Throw some names at them that end in OV or SSON. Tell them they have potential, blah, blah, blah. Right off a trip to Zelenogorsk to see Yuri Zapalinskeva play hockey, don't even go to the rink. Get some good Instagram pictures of the Radiation Lake. Sounds like a George Costanza job.

 

[Over the volcano]

Soon we will be drafting 23 year olds because they are dominant against 17 year olds.

You joke, but they’re pretty good at spotting and bringing in older players who’ve matured and dominated kids - just look at the drafted guys they’ve pulled out of the well seems like every year.

 

[bbfan419]

Hate Montreal even more. Mysak is another beauty.

Bergevin seems to always get a 2nd thrown his way in most deals he makes, DS trades them away to get rid of horrible signings, in this case a 1st in the Backes trade.

 

[bbfan419]

Disappointed that Boston did land Jan Mysak, but to make it worse he goes to MTL.

Sweeney could have traded Krug and a 4th for a better 2nd and drafted him.

 

[member 96824]

I’m 31 years old, see the B’s still have a couple picks left and Donny FIGJAM hasn’t been fired yet

keeping my phone close....just in case...

 

[Sheppy]

Even my buddy who's an Oilers fan just texted me saying "Well, It's better than everyone saying "WHO?" in the first round when the Bruins are on the clock"

He's an Oilers fan, OILERS.

What pisses me off is he's not wrong.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Good news everyone! We don't have a 4th round pick, so we get a free round of not being disappointed

Finally positive news.