RABBIT
wasn’t gonna be a fan but Utalked me into it
Honestly keep forgetting that he is in our organization. The Boedker deal was fairly underwhelming. I knew he really wasn't worth much at the time he was traded, but i always thought he would fetch us more than what he did. Tanguay was the bright spot of that deal.
Bleakley will most likely never wear a Coyotes sweater, and there is a good chance Tangs has played his last game as a Yote.
So we're left with Kyle Wood. I remember SOME Avs fans were buzzing about him, and were sad to see him go. It's hard to find any highlights of the guy because nobody had really ever heard of him until right before the draft, as he was a late bloomer. The scouting reports i find on him are kind of old. Hard to judge by his numbers because he hasn't played at the pro level. He is a very big boy, standing at 6'5, 210 lbs.
The scouting reports I HAVE read refer to him as "Mr. Security Blanket" meaning he is very safe on the backend, and if he ever does make a mistake, he's usually quick to make up for it. They also state that he uses his size to his advantage, which is refreshing to hear due to a lot of big boys in hockey nowadays playing like softies. They claim that he was Brampton's PP quaterback, has a very smooth and agile style of mobility, and has what they refer to as a "salivating" stretch pass. Claims Kyle is the perfect mixture of a stay-at-home defenseman and an offensive defenseman. His +/- is usually always in the positive.
He has put up fairly decent offensive numbers for the Brampton Battalion in the OHL:
16g, 24a, 40pts in 67 games in 2014-2015
and
8g, 31a, for 39pts in 49 games in 2015-2016
And he's only 20 years old. That being said, he was hardly scouted at all until the end of his draft year, when someone noticed him. NHL Central Scouting didn't even have him ranked early on, listed him unlikely to be drafted (ended up being a 3rd round pick.)
A lot of positives, but all from observations of his play in the OHL. Also A LOT of unknowns. For example, some sites have him listed as 6'5, 230lbs while others have him listed as 6'5, 210lbs. The dude doesn't even have a Wikipedia page
I think it's safe to say he's a huge wildcard. Do you guys think he has the potential to be an impact defender in the future?
Bleakley will most likely never wear a Coyotes sweater, and there is a good chance Tangs has played his last game as a Yote.
So we're left with Kyle Wood. I remember SOME Avs fans were buzzing about him, and were sad to see him go. It's hard to find any highlights of the guy because nobody had really ever heard of him until right before the draft, as he was a late bloomer. The scouting reports i find on him are kind of old. Hard to judge by his numbers because he hasn't played at the pro level. He is a very big boy, standing at 6'5, 210 lbs.
The scouting reports I HAVE read refer to him as "Mr. Security Blanket" meaning he is very safe on the backend, and if he ever does make a mistake, he's usually quick to make up for it. They also state that he uses his size to his advantage, which is refreshing to hear due to a lot of big boys in hockey nowadays playing like softies. They claim that he was Brampton's PP quaterback, has a very smooth and agile style of mobility, and has what they refer to as a "salivating" stretch pass. Claims Kyle is the perfect mixture of a stay-at-home defenseman and an offensive defenseman. His +/- is usually always in the positive.
He has put up fairly decent offensive numbers for the Brampton Battalion in the OHL:
16g, 24a, 40pts in 67 games in 2014-2015
and
8g, 31a, for 39pts in 49 games in 2015-2016
And he's only 20 years old. That being said, he was hardly scouted at all until the end of his draft year, when someone noticed him. NHL Central Scouting didn't even have him ranked early on, listed him unlikely to be drafted (ended up being a 3rd round pick.)
A lot of positives, but all from observations of his play in the OHL. Also A LOT of unknowns. For example, some sites have him listed as 6'5, 230lbs while others have him listed as 6'5, 210lbs. The dude doesn't even have a Wikipedia page
I think it's safe to say he's a huge wildcard. Do you guys think he has the potential to be an impact defender in the future?