Draft Round 1 #23: New York Rangers Select RW Gabriel Perreault (Boston College, NCAA)

[Profet]

How far away from the NHL can he be?? Is he going back to college next year? Hartford? Rangers? Could he play in the preseason?

I think he gets another year at BC... and then Hartford.

 

[ColonialsHockey10]

How does he not get on the Hobey Baker list? Like seriously

Didn’t even finish top 10 in voting from what I saw. Just wild.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

How far away from the NHL can he be?? Is he going back to college next year? Hartford? Rangers? Could he play in the preseason?

He should play 1 more year in the NCAA.

Game is ready, body is not.

 

[GAGLine]

How far away from the NHL can he be?? Is he going back to college next year? Hartford? Rangers? Could he play in the preseason?

I think he plays another year at BC, but what Leonard and Smith do could affect his decision.

 

[Leonardo87]

What a game by Perreault.

 

[NYR Viper]

Didn’t even finish top 10 in voting from what I saw. Just wild.

This is the part that’s mind blowing to me. Like, 10 guys are better than him? Seriously?

 

[ColonialsHockey10]

This is the part that’s mind blowing to me. Like, 10 guys are better than him? Seriously?

I’m not as familiar with Hobey Baker voting but there was some guys with pretty mediocre stat lines that finished ahead.

I wonder if they try to even it out by division.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

This is the part that’s mind blowing to me. Like, 10 guys are better than him? Seriously?

Honestly him getting hurt probably opened the door for Cutter Gauthier to win it.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Didn’t even finish top 10 in voting from what I saw. Just wild.

The injury screwed him. He would be leading the NCAA in points at the end of the season if he didnt miss those weeks.

I’m not as familiar with Hobey Baker voting but there was some guys with pretty mediocre stat lines that finished ahead.

I wonder if they try to even it out by division.

It’s fan voting. There was a poll on here that i posted a few times. After the top 10 fan votes, i think it’s voted on by the league/media. (I could be wrong)

 

[Fitzy]

Well, you look at some of the names that went off the draft board right before GP... wouldn't be the first snubbing.

 

[ColonialsHockey10]

Honestly him getting hurt probably opened the door for Cutter Gauthier to win it.

Feel like it’s Celebrini’s to lose. Could also see Lane Hutson winning.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Feel like it’s Celebrini’s to lose. Could also see Lane Hutson winning.

Cutter will probably get it which is a joke, he’s so overhyped so they give it to him. Not even the best player on his own team.

 

[ArPanet]

Watching BU gotta squint to see Celebrini.

 

[Leetch3]

 

[Fitzy]

Pretty good company indeed! And Danny Heatley is there as well!

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Pretty good company indeed! And Danny Heatley is there as well!

He’s a f***ing all star

 

[egelband]

No idea where he ends up playing the next couple years but can I please be the first to blame the rangers for “ruining” him? Thank you.

 

[GG96]

We’re screwed. I can’t get excited about prospects. I learned my lesson with Jamie Lundmark when I was trying to will the Rangers out of their late 90s/early 00s funk

 

[Mugless]

 

[RGY]

Kid is an animal

 

[2014nyr]

I think he gets another year at BC... and then Hartford.

i doubt he spends a day in hartford. he definitely needs another year at bc - possibly 2 but i doubt it. he'll be nhl ready when he leaves though. he's not a guy who would gain anything playing the ahl style of hockey...when he's pro ready he's nhl ready.

 

[egelband]

i doubt he spends a day in hartford. he definitely needs another year at bc - possibly 2 but i doubt it. he'll be nhl ready when he leaves though. he's not a guy who would gain anything playing the ahl style of hockey...when he's pro ready he's nhl ready.

Interesting thought. Do certain players simply not need the ahl step? Like, maybe players characterized as top six players. I don’t have an opinion. Just an interesting thought. Maybe the ahl is where you send your middle and bottom six guys. But not the pure skill guys. I think the answer is, it’s different for every prospect. But worth thinking about.

 

[jay from jersey]

This kid is a freaking stud…. It’s a sheer miracle that he dropped to us that late in the draft,
Miracle 2 happened when the organization whose known for out smarting themselves at the draft actually took him with the pick

 

[eco's bones]

i doubt he spends a day in hartford. he definitely needs another year at bc - possibly 2 but i doubt it. he'll be nhl ready when he leaves though. he's not a guy who would gain anything playing the ahl style of hockey...when he's pro ready he's nhl ready.

Maybe straight into our top 6 if there's any kind of hole. His hockey brain and stick skills have got to be pretty much on the same level as Fox and Panarin. He skates closer to Fox but even so Adam might not be super speedy but he shows defenders up constantly with what he has. Perreault has just been a point producing machine for BC as a freshman. I really think his line mates Smith and Leonard have had great seasons too but Gabriel strikes me as the stick that stirs the drink for that line.

 

[chosen]

We’re screwed. I can’t get excited about prospects. I learned my lesson with Jamie Lundmark when I was trying to will the Rangers out of their late 90s/early 00s funk

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