Prospect Info: Round 2, Pick 52, Wade Allison, RW, Tri-City (USHL)

[Lindberg]

Laczynski and Allison have been as advertised, and they show the value of "marinating" prospects, 23 years old with 4 years college, a few games in the AHL to get acclimated to the pro game and they're NHL ready.

One reason to get excited about next season, adding Frost, Laczynski, Allison and York in one fell swoop.

If only i had the unbridled optimism that you have. Frost hasn't done much of anything yet to be that excited about.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Haha the Rangers havent picked yet and we have

Rubstov
Laberge
Hart
Allison

2016. Simpler times.

 

[deadhead]

2016. Simpler times.

That was a rough draft, nothing really of value (unless you want Howden or Bellows or Tage Thompson) until DeBrincat #39, Girard #47, Hart #48, Hronek #53, Fox #66.

 

[Striiker]

Can we all please keep expectations reasonable?

Allison has been good so far but lets not go overboard, like people did with Myers last year.

 

[Rebels57]

2016. Simpler times.

All we need to do is re-order the selections and it looks like a solid draft lol

1 - Hart
2 - Allison
3 - Rubstov
4 - Laberge

 

[TCTC]

So far Allison definitely looks like he has a future on this team and could even challenge for a top 6/top 9 spot next season.

 

[Tripod]

All we need to do is re-order the selections and it looks like a solid draft lol

1 - Hart
2 - Allison
3 - Rubstov
4 - Laberge

until you remember that they are all 1st or 2nd rounders. Could have been a great draft given the amount of high picks we had.

 

[Rebels57]

until you remember that they are all 1st or 2nd rounders. Could have been a great draft given the amount of high picks we had.

Yeah missing on Ruby and Laberge hurts but getting your #1 and a middle 6 forward is a fine haul at the end of the day. Every team has hits and misses each draft.

 

[Larry44]

Can we all please keep expectations reasonable?

Allison has been good so far but lets not go overboard, like people did with Myers last year.

Sure Debbie Downer! I think we know it's a small sample size for Allison, but you can see how he thinks the game, which should only improve.

And I'm still very high on Myers. He played great last year. This year it looks like he's thinking too much - and that could be cognitive dissonance in his own head from seeing what he would do by instinct and what the idiots behind the bench are telling him to do. Bad coaching hurts young players, and we have it in spades.

 

[Flyer lurker]

Can we all please keep expectations reasonable?

Allison has been good so far but lets not go overboard, like people did with Myers last year.

Can we we least see Allison stay healthy for a 70 games season first?
Ditto Frost.

 

[wasup]

All we need to do is re-order the selections and it looks like a solid draft lol

1 - Hart
2 - Allison
3 - Rubstov
4 - Laberge

No , number 3 is Laczynski and then the draft looks even better yet .

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

So far Allison definitely looks like he has a future on this team and could even challenge for a top 6/top 9 spot next season.

He's already better than that bum 3C Couturier. Sick of him.

 

[IronMarshal]

Love this pick!

Bump. Just repeating my post of June 25, 2016.
Even a blind squirrel finds a nut sometimes. LOL

 

[Appleyard]

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Honestly, with his positioning, his hitting and so on, he does feel like a Simmonds kind of player. And glad to see his underlying stats are quite good.

I was still legit afraid we weren't going to sign him.

 

[TCTC]

It's nice to see that they're keeping him in the lineup. He hasn't looked out of place or overwhelmed at all.
He can definitely add an element we were missing since Simmonds left.

 

[mja]

That was a rough draft, nothing really of value (unless you want Howden or Bellows or Tage Thompson) until DeBrincat #39, Girard #47, Hart #48, Hronek #53, Fox #66.

So, what you're saying is that we could have drafted a 40 goal scorer and 2 top pairing defensemen?

 

[IronMarshal]

Have we lost anyone other than Marody, and we got a 3rd rd pick for a guy who can't crack the Edmonton lineup.

W Kalynuk?

 

[Ghosts Beer]

It's nice to see that they're keeping him in the lineup. He hasn't looked out of place or overwhelmed at all.
He can definitely add an element we were missing since Simmonds left.

It’s nice to see a player with personality & a player who doesn’t gravitate to the perimeter.

He should be a bottom six regular next season.

 

[TCTC]

It’s nice to see a player with personality & a player who doesn’t gravitate to the perimeter.

He should be a bottom six regular next season.

Yeah, he should be able to secure that spot. He brings more to the table than NAK who's had a disappointing season and looks very replaceable right now.

 

[deadhead]

I think next year's Flyers will have a top line, two equal lines, and a 4th line.
Allison will NOT be on the 4th line.
The middle two lines: Farabee, Allison, Hayes, Frost are locks.
So pick out of Laughton, Lindblom, Voracek, JVR, Patrick.

The reason I think Frost is a lock is they need his speed and playmaking.

 

[wasup]

Holy ****. I didn't realize how bad WMU was last year. Definitely should temper expectations for Allison next year. If McCrimmon can't convince former Wheat King Ron Hextall to this kid to Brandon, he should hang em up.

He did hang em up , and went to Vegas that Rat bastard . lol

 

[Rebels57]

Yeah, he should be able to secure that spot. He brings more to the table than NAK who's had a disappointing season and looks very replaceable right now.

I'm hesistant to bail on NAK already after the majority of the team has looked like ass all year.

But yeah, when I was still watching, he was dissapointing.

He'll need a great camp next year to even make the team with Allison, Frost, Tanner in the mix.

 

[usahockey22flyers]

Can we all please keep expectations reasonable?

Allison has been good so far but lets not go overboard, like people did with Myers last year.

Yea I went way overboard with Myers lol

 

[wankstifier]

So, what you're saying is that we could have drafted a 40 goal scorer and 2 top pairing defensemen?

It’s worse... those are two Norris contenders