Prospect Info: Olivier Nadeau, RW (97th overall, 2021) - Signed to ELC

[old kummelweck]

Welllllll, yeah. He's already signed his ELC. He'll be in Rochester next year, no doubt.

Not sure why you might think otherwise.

I don't think anything, it was just a statement.

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

The Lac-Etchemin Monster

 

[Chainshot]

One of the things Nadeau does so well is get to the net with or without the puck. And when he gets there, he knows what to do to keep pucks alive, finish in tight, or set up an open teammate.

 

[Matt Ress]

Highlights from tonight -



(He's 12 in white.)

-Screen on GF1
-Scores GF3 by knocking in a rebound in front on his second attempt
-Scores GF4 by completing a deflection play from the LW corner while standing in front
-Sweeps the puck to Kidney to get the secondary on GF5

The "fight" isn't in the highlight package.

It bugs me that they don't put fights in the highlight package anymore.

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[Chainshot]

I see the 67's and Olympique have renewed their Alexandria Cup series - Nadeau has an early goal against Ottawa and Gatineau leads 1-0.

 

[Chainshot]

Make that 2 for Nadeau.

His first goal is a partial breakaway that he puts back on a rebound.



He JUST scored the second on a wrap-around. I'll see if they post the video.

 

[Chainshot]

Start of the 2nd, still no tweet from Gatineau's twitter feed. The 67's crew going on about how fast Gatineau has played. It was nice to see Nadeau beating his man on that first goal and of course it's so very much a Nadeau goal to actually score on the rebound.

Edit - first shift for him in the 2nd period, he twice intercepts the puck in the LW corner, the second time feeding Riley Kidney who finishes the play from the mid-slot. Guess I picked the right game to watch...

 

[Chainshot]

Hat trick and fourth point - tries to feed a puck on his backhand to a back post teammate but it catches the goalie and goes through 5-hole. He was, as often the case, a few feet from the goalie and right on the crease. Earlier in the shift, he won a puck along the wall to keep a cycle alive, feeding the point.

 

[Chainshot]

Still no video on the wrap around but this is the assist to Kidney -



And this is the third goal -



Finally found the wrap-around -

 

[Chainshot]

Make it four goals - faceoff play to the goalie's left, straight to him and he beats Donoso from just inside the circle.

 

[Chainshot]

Here is the set play for his fourth goal -

 

[TheMistyStranger]

Here is the set play for his fourth goal -

That's the "0.4 seconds on the clock, pull the goalie" special

 

[toddkaz]

Hat trick and fourth point - tries to feed a puck on his backhand to a back post teammate but it catches the goalie and goes through 5-hole. He was, as often the case, a few feet from the goalie and right on the crease. Earlier in the shift, he won a puck along the wall to keep a cycle alive, feeding the point.

Re-draft you think he would make it into the 1st round or at least the 2nd?

I think the covid shortened seasoned kept this guy hidden from the scouts.

 

[Chainshot]

Re-draft you think he would make it into the 1st round or at least the 2nd?

I think the covid shortened seasoned kept this guy hidden from the scouts.

I don't know right now - I'd like to think he might go higher. He's a solid pro prospect because he plays well in high traffic areas with a frame that can work through it. But there are some others in that 3rd and 4th round who probably move up if scouts knew today what they were getting (Svozil, Sasha Pastujav, Del Mastro, Ufko, Savage, Duke, Roy if I just take a quick gander down that draft list). So... I don't want to just think he would because he's a Sabre pick. As a 20-year old, I want to see him really impose on the Q. This is his second explosive game, but I'd like to see him pushing into the scoresheet almost every night.

Edit - so yeah, probably more into the third round, but there are certainly a bunch of guys after him who have also been impressive and likely shuffle up as well.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Re-draft you think he would make it into the 1st round or at least the 2nd?

I think the covid shortened seasoned kept this guy hidden from the scouts.

The Covid seasons are gonna have a lot of “he shoulda went higher” and “he went too high” picks. Every team gets a mulligan on missing because of what was going on

 

[toddkaz]

The Covid seasons are gonna have a lot of “he shoulda went higher” and “he went too high” picks. Every team gets a mulligan on missing because of what was going on

Ya, I saw some CHL sophomores played 20-30 games before they shut the season down and these guys were eligible to be drafted in 2020 when they shut down hockey. Scouting definitely going to play a major role in getting some late round steals.

 

[Chainshot]

 

[barriers]

 

[Chainshot]

That's great news.

 

[Chainshot]

Gatineau responded to him being named captain with an 8-4 rout of Cape Breton. He picked up a pair of assists.

LHJMQ

theqmjhl.ca

 

[The Blunder Years]

Reminds me of Killorn. I think with his skill set he has a really good chance of having a long career in the league

 

[Chainshot]

 

[Chainshot]

@barriers posted it over in the general prospects thread, but the Olympique with Nadeau:

22-2-1

Without him:

21-10-4

Some (perhaps even much) of that can also be attributed to how well Riley Kidney (22 games, 53 points since arriving) has integrated into the team and specifically on a line with Nadeau and yet he's still very much helping them win games. I'm at times low-key excited by what he does since it's now pretty unique among their draftees - low play around the net front, providing screens and deflections, cleaning up rebounds, and keeping pucks alive in heavy traffic locations. They don't have a lot of settled in-zone offensive players in the pipe so perhaps that's part of the attachment. I also caution myself that Luke Adam was also a productive Q scorer with heavier feet and look what happened there. But man... he plays a 200' game. He's good at outlets. He goes to the right places to defend as well as just camping out in front of the net.

 

[Chainshot]

Took a double minor that lead to two PPGA in a 4-3 loss to Sherbrooke tonight. For only the 2nd time since coming back from his shoulder surgery, he was blanked in consecutive games.