Prospect Info: Round 2 - Pick #58 - D Mason Lohrei - Green Bay Gamblers / USHL - 20/21

[Fenway]

 

[Drift]

Love that the talking heads had literally nothing to say on nhl.com, they just talked about the lightning pick and then skipped to the toronto pick. wtf

 

[PB37]

Vaak, Lauzon, Zboril, all high draft picks, all left side dmen

Wolff, Ahcan, college free agent signings, all left side dmen

Lohrei, left side dman

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

Like I said in the regular draft thread, this is like picking a project similar to Dustyn McFaul this early. You like the player and his read up (what you can find) but f***ing awful because of how early he went. And it’s a position we have guys at.

 

[JCRO]

Yet again an instance where it sounds as if Sweenius could’ve traded down....

Anyways, I hope for the best for this kid. As someone else said above it’s not his fault he was picked here. And hopefully he turns out to be something.

 

[Pay Carl]

Love that the talking heads had literally nothing to say on nhl.com, they just talked about the lightning pick and then skipped to the toronto pick. wtf

the Sweeney special

the analysts probably hate when the Bruins have a pick coming up

 

[PB37]

Like I said in the regular draft thread, this is like picking a project similar to Dustyn McFaul this early. You like the player and his read up (what you can find) but f***ing awful because of how early he went. And it’s a position we have guys at.

Forgot about McFaul. Another left side dman. Plus he has an unfortunate, built in nickname if he sucks.

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

Forgot about McFaul. Another left side dman.

A guy we should all really like and a guy taken where he was projected to go. A wild concept.

 

[chrisab123]

Does anyone want to tell Don that it's okay to draft someone on the right side? Or Nah?

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

here is what nhl draft report has to say... its actually quite positive

Scouting Report
A smothering two-way defenseman who served as the focal point of Green Bay’s defense, Lohrei is a Culver Academy product who excelled in his first full USHL season. Bound for The Ohio State University, Lohrei plays like a seasoned veteran with ice water in his veins. He is incredibly poised with the puck, but he also knows how to exploit the aggressiveness of checkers.

While most young defensemen look to get rid of the puck at the first sign of pressure, Lohrei seems quite comfortable in not only handling the puck, but luring opponents towards him for the sole purpose of drawing them out of position. He does this by maintaining a high panic threshold that allows him to delay with the puck just long enough for a subtle chip or bank pass to spring his mates in an odd-man situation.

Beating back a forecheck is more science than art, and Lohrei executes them at a doctorate level. Passing the puck with precision seems to come naturally for Lohrei, so it shouldn’t surprise anyone that he tied for the USHL lead among defensemen with 27 assists. On defense, Lohrei is a stopper, plain and simple. He holds firmly at the line and executes timely stick-on-puck checks, but his thick frame and strong lower body allow him to absorb the full weight of an onrushing puck carrier at top speed. He easily played over 20 minutes a game and was used in all specialteams situations.

Naturally, a 6-foot-4, 200-pound defender is not going to win any skating competitions. But Lohrei is quite mobile and uses a long, powerful stride to outpace pressure.

How old is his competition?

 

[BruinsFanMike82]

How long until we hear which team was going to draft this guy before the Bruins next pick came around and that they just had to make this pick at #58? Poor asset management at best. Awful pick at worst.

 

[Dr Hook]

As I mentioned in the draft thread, let's wait and see what Kirk says about this kid on Scouting Post as he works in the USHL and probably knows as much as anyone about Lohrei's game.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

How long until we hear which team was going to draft this guy before the Bruins next pick came around and that they just had to make this pick at #58? Poor asset management at best. Awful pick at worst.

A Swedish tier 3 league was probably considering signing him as an undrafted free agent.

 

[Alberta_OReilly_Fan]

How old is his competition?

im no draft expert... just spent some money on a few online draft reports this year since I participate in some sim leagues. honestly I had never heard of this guy personally

but my history of picking kids is bad... im not the guy you want to listen to as a scout.

I do know that facts are facts... very few guys chosen at 58 will ever make much impact in the nhl. Christian dvorak and tyler bertruzzi were a couple guys in the past decade but the guys picked at 58 over the last 6 years have a combind total of less than 40 games of nhl experience

if the bruins think this guy can play... its a good pick. most guys picked from this point on will never play

 

[Over the volcano]

Welcome aboard!

Love the scouting report - not so much the echoes in here

 

[CharaBadSenyshynGawd]

Sweeney been hanging around the Pats front office too much.

I don’t know anything about the kid, same as 99.9% of Bs fans. Obviously tough to get up for a reach but I’ll give him a chance like any other prospect. They have been pretty good with defensemen so it gives me hope.

I don’t remember if Carlo, Vaak, Zboril were considered reaches at the time. Would give me some more faith if so

 

[maxbme]

im no draft expert... just spent some money on a few online draft reports this year since I participate in some sim leagues. honestly I had never heard of this guy personally

but my history of picking kids is bad... im not the guy you want to listen to as a scout.

I do know that facts are facts... very few guys chosen at 58 will ever make much impact in the nhl. Christian dvorak and tyler bertruzzi were a couple guys in the past decade but the guys picked at 58 over the last 6 years have a combind total of less than 40 games of nhl experience

if the bruins think this guy can play... its a good pick. most guys picked from this point on will never play

I'm guessing they saw him while watching Jake Schmaltz and dug deeper on him, while most analysts are saying they haven't really seen him or know nothing about him, and zeroed in on a kid who could step in and play sooner than later.

I'd be really curious to see where the bruins had him on the big board,

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

it aint Sweeney if he doesnt draft a kid 3 rounds early...

 

[maxbme]

interesting. They must have been zeroed in on the kid.

 

[Blowfish]

Why not wait in later rounds? Why????

 

[Dr Hook]

Why not wait in later rounds? Why????

If there wasn't anyone they really wanted at that point, why not?

 

[Midship]

Seems like an outrageous reach

 

[goldnblack]

Trade down? Jesus

 

[LouJersey]

im no draft expert... just spent some money on a few online draft reports this year since I participate in some sim leagues. honestly I had never heard of this guy personally

but my history of picking kids is bad... im not the guy you want to listen to as a scout.

I do know that facts are facts... very few guys chosen at 58 will ever make much impact in the nhl. Christian dvorak and tyler bertruzzi were a couple guys in the past decade but the guys picked at 58 over the last 6 years have a combind total of less than 40 games of nhl experience

if the bruins think this guy can play... its a good pick. most guys picked from this point on will never play

You must give great motivational speeches

 

[SAVEBYTHOMAS]

Serious question, why do we do this? Why do we reach like this half of the times instead of taking best available?

If the kid is going to be there 100 picks later, why not trade down to get an additional asset like so many other teams do?