Prospect Info: Round 4 Pick 119 - Curtis Hall

[LastWordArmy]

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[Fenway]

Curtis Hall at eliteprospects.com

• NHL Rights
  Boston Bruins / Unsigned
• Drafted
  2018 round 4 #119 overall by Boston Bruins
• NHL Draft
  Prospect eligible for the 2018 NHL Entry Draft
• Rankings
  Ranked #119 by HOCKEYPROSPECT.COM
  Ranked #77 by FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS
  Ranked #79 by ISS HOCKEY
  Ranked #158 by MCKEEN'S HOCKEY
  Ranked #60 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (NA Skaters)

 

[CptxMorgan]

Two fast, two-way centers in a row. Hopefully one of them pans out.

 

[maxbme]

 

[Baddkarma]

Big, fast, and a pivot. Welcome aboard Curtis!

 

[JoeIsAStud]

Interesting, Seems Redline is a bit less enthusiastic on his skating, basically says he is good when he gets going but first steps are slow. Also they don't see the physicality in his game.

 

[maxbme]

Button had him at 33 a while back, seems like underproduced last year and dropped.

From the The Draft Analyst:

C Curtis Hall, Youngstown Phantoms (Ranked No. 96): Strong, powerful two-way center with speed who can finish in a variety of ways. It feels likes you can count on Hall to get at least one breakaway per game in addition to the three or four odd-man rushes he initiates. His overall puck skills are good for a kid who is willing to play physical, and most of his shifts are spent buzzing opposing defenders who are looking to break out. Hall, who is committed to Yale, is more of a finisher than a playmaking pivot, but his size, instincts and speed make him valuable on both the penalty kill and late in games.

 

[GloveSave1]

Hmm. You can definitely see that DS has a certain “attitude” in players...it keeps popping up most times.

Good to see. Speed and a bit of attitude are good places to start.

 

[Bruinaura]

 

[JoeIsAStud]

It will be interesting to see if one of the intrepid Bruins hockey reporters interview him, and ask what happened this year.

He was at 10 goals 7 assists time for team lead 17 points when he left for the World under 17 tourney in December. From that point on it was 37 games, 3 goals, 11 assists for the rest of the year. The person he had shared the team lead with prior to the tourney continued on at a near PPG pace.

So one would think either he got injured in some way, or Youngstown just changed the lines when he left and he never got his first line role back

 

[00BW]

If it weren't for the Canadians ridiculous draft (8 out of 11 are centers), I'd say the Bruins went center heavy. The Bruins are doubling down trying to find Bergeron and Krejci replacements. They might already have them in house but you don't want to be in the Canadians position of not having them so best to keep looking.

Hall seems like a good pick who will be stashed at Yale for the next 4 seasons.

 

[ODAAT]

If it weren't for the Canadians ridiculous draft (8 out of 11 are centers), I'd say the Bruins went center heavy. The Bruins are doubling down trying to find Bergeron and Krejci replacements. They might already have them in house but you don't want to be in the Canadians position of not having them so best to keep looking.

Hall seems like a good pick who will be stashed at Yale for the next 4 seasons.

Good post, it`s also good business management. Whenever I have been in a position of leadership, I have always tried to identify my successor knowing I work in the Hospitality industry and usually the life expectancy of someone in the same place dries up around the 3 year mark so I start my succession planning from the get go and also do the same for my Supervisor`s knowing that they too will likely move onto another gig.

I can`t speak to this kid, never heard nor seen him play but you can see what the B`s are doing here. My bigger concern is what are they doing about the goaltending succession plan? I know Dom seems high on, Keyser (think his name is Kyle or Curtis?), but do the B`s have one goalie currently that appears to be the guy they are working closest with the move onto the next level?

 

[Tim Vezina Thomas]

If it weren't for the Canadians ridiculous draft (8 out of 11 are centers), I'd say the Bruins went center heavy. The Bruins are doubling down trying to find Bergeron and Krejci replacements. They might already have them in house but you don't want to be in the Canadians position of not having them so best to keep looking.

Hall seems like a good pick who will be stashed at Yale for the next 4 seasons.

Agree with this post. Theres still some time to develop those replacements but the more darts you through at the board the better.

Let him marinate at Yale for 3+ years and see what you get.

 

[ON3M4N]

Could this kid be flying under the radar when we talk about prospects? I don't have the ability to get to nearly as many Yale games as I used too (even though I live 15 minutes away), but in the games that I have seen him, he's been good.

This season he has 23pt in 23GP and ranks T-35th in the NCAA in P/GP (min 20 games).

Listed at 6'3/220lb the kid has some size and can skate. Played on the U20 team for USA in a depth role and managed 1G in 5GP. Could he be a kid they try and get into the fold down in Providence after the NCAA season ends?

 

[Son of Donegal]

I do not have a link handy, but apparently his role on Youngstown changed after the world tourney...and hence, his drop in output. He seems like a Sean Kuraly type...but maybe a bit more offensive pop to his game. It will be fun to track him at Yale, who should have a solid slot for him next year.

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

Congratulations to Curtis Hall on signing his first professional contract.

 

[PB37]

I really like Hall. Solid draft pick at the time who's progressed in his formative years as a prospect. When he and Beecher hit the pro rostee in a couple of years, it's going to add a lot of size and speed to the lineup, with some skill and jam to boot.

 

[Smitty93]

Congratulations to Curtis Hall on signing his first professional contract.

I wonder if this is actually an ATO. I believe Hall has to sign a 3 year ELC based on his age, so a 1 year deal wouldn't make sense.

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

I wonder if this is actually an ATO. I believe Hall has to sign a 3 year ELC based on his age, so a 1 year deal wouldn't make sense.

His deal is with the Providence Bruins not Boston. Not sure if that factors in here.

 

[ON3M4N]

Really like this kid. I think he could be a solid bottom 6 guy in a few years.

 

[ReggiesLemons]

His deal is with the Providence Bruins not Boston. Not sure if that factors in here.

1 year deal with Providence so he will not burn a year of his ELC. He can still sign for 3 years after this one I believe.

 

[ON3M4N]

Boston signed Hall to a 3yr deal it sounds like

 

[LouJersey]

Boston signed Hall to a 3yr deal it sounds like

He could be a very pleasant surprise.

 

[22Brad Park]

I like Hall. I think he is going to be a good Bruin for a long time.

 

[trenton1]

Boston signed Hall to a 3yr deal it sounds like

I think you are correct. Cap Friendly has him now signed with Boston.

Curtis Hall - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps