Prospect Info: Round 1, Pick #19: Jay O'Brien, C, MA-USHS --> Providence U

[Jtown]

23 games . 5 points.

He was a reach at 19, and is having as disasterous of a freshman season of any first round forward draft pick I can ever recall. Can anyone name a first rounder who has been as ineffective as a college freshman as JOB?

 

[Tripod]

Thank you for trying to motivate him.

 

[Jtown]

@Tripod is one of the worst posters. He started off strong, but has really sucked since xmas break. Has any poster on hfboards had a streak of incompetence like the one we are witnessing from him.

 

[pit]

Has any poster on hfboards had a streak of incompetence like the one we are witnessing from him.

 

[Tripod]

@Tripod is one of the worst posters. He started off strong, but has really sucked since xmas break. Has any poster on hfboards had a streak of incompetence like the one we are witnessing from him.

Nah. I am great.

 

[Jtown]

Nah. I am great.

It's that type of demeanor that is going to prevent you from reaching your potential. Such a shame. You could have been the next @bennysflyers16 but now you will be lucky if you don't wind up as the next @Krishna

 

[Dicky Dangles]

Jay O'Brien is to Joel Farabee as Garth is to Wayne.

 

[Fight4yourRight]

23 games . 5 points.

He was a reach at 19, and is having as disasterous of a freshman season of any first round forward draft pick I can ever recall. Can anyone name a first rounder who has been as ineffective as a college freshman as JOB?

Bust

 

[Stizzle]

Bust

I'm sticking to my guns on this kid. I don't see a reason he won't figure it out. He has too much going on to bust. I'd love to know what his PDO is this year.

 

[baudib1]

I'm just hoping JOB can be a trade chit to get us a good veteran for a run in 2021. Anything he does beyond that is just gravy.

 

[Dicky Dangles]

I'm just hoping JOB can be a trade chit to get us a good veteran for a run in 2021. Anything he does beyond that is just gravy.

But, his current trade value basically is chit.

 

[DancingPanther]

Dude's been in the Flyers organization for 8 months and is already, seriously, being labeled as a bust by some.

Dude's been out of high school hockey for 10 months and is already, seriously, being labeled as a bust by some.

Dude got cranked twice in the beginning of the season and missed a load of games and is already, seriously, being labeled as a bust by some.

Dude is like 96 lbs and physiologically is still shaping into an actual adult body and is already, seriously, being labeled as a bust by some.

Dude made the WJC team fresh out of high school and is already, seriously, being labeled as a bust by some.

 

[Doodootheclown]

Dude's been in the Flyers organization for 8 months and is already, seriously, being labeled as a bust by some.

Dude's been out of high school hockey for 10 months and is already, seriously, being labeled as a bust by some.

Dude got cranked twice in the beginning of the season and missed a load of games and is already, seriously, being labeled as a bust by some.

Dude is like 96 lbs and physiologically is still shaping into an actual adult body and is already, seriously, being labeled as a bust by some.

Dude made the WJC team fresh out of high school and is already, seriously, being labeled as a bust by some.

 

[Delete99991]

The all-time vanity pick by the best GM who ever roamed the earth, Ron Hextall.

Shocking that he's still out of work, ain't it?

 

[Striiker]

Really? We’re actually doing this?

We didn’t learn our lesson the previous hundred times?

No? OK.

 

[CutOnDime97]

What kind of minutes is he playing?

 

[FlyguyOX]

Still can’t believe we took him before Kupari

 

[TheKingPin]

I’d say this season is lost. But he’s got to better next year.

 

[Doodootheclown]

The Flyers as an organization seem to rarely miss in the 1st round..IF this ends up being a miss, at least its in a year where we had 2 picks and the other is looking on track to be a player

 

[Stizzle]

What kind of minutes is he playing?

3rd line RW.

 

[GKJ]

Freshman or not, a 1st round pick on a college team should be among the best 2 or 3 players on the team.

 

[tictactoe]

Or Miller or Veleno... Clearly superior prospects at the time. Imo of course.

 

[wankstifier]

Freshman or not, a 1st round pick on a college team should be among the best 2 or 3 players on the team.

Hard transition from high school to college.

Mittelstadt struggled as well, though he didn’t deal with injuries.

 

[Jtown]

Hard transition from high school to college.

Mittelstadt struggled as well, though he didn’t deal with injuries.

Middelstadt had 30 points in 34 games. I wish JOB was struggling to that degree

 

[Larry44]

Freshman or not, a 1st round pick on a college team should be among the best 2 or 3 players on the team.

And from the coach's early comments, he was one of the top forwards. Concussions hurt his development, as they do a lot of players (Patrick, Laughton etc). He was back up to speed at the WJC, looking very dynamic early, unfortunately got sick and couldn't play the last couple games (although he dressed, he didn't skate per the coach).

We have to have some patience with him, he needs to not only adapt to college but fill out a bit. We'll see how he does next year, he certainly has an element of dynamic speed and skill that makes him different. I can see him playing two more years at college, depending on what the Flyers need and how he develops, or if he blossoms next year, bring him out then.