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Prospect Info: #126 RD Charlie Leddy, US-NTDP

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RD Charlie Leddy, US-NTDP (STI Ranking: #116, McKenzie: Not Ranked)
Leddy is basic -- a simple, stay-at-home defenseman who makes consistently smart and safe plays with the puck and wins one-on-one battles. He's likely not going to be drafted until the 6th/7th rounds and the Devils need RD prospects who have a high floor, making Leddy a player worth monitoring. He's a decent skater and uses smart physicality, which is to say shoulder checks and body positioning without looking to punish or intimidate opponents. His puck skills are passable, but he's never going to contribute too much on the scoresheets.

Leddy possesses most of the attributes you would want in a player of his ilk. Good gaps, good positioning. He uses his 6'1-180 physique quite well and I'd say he's quite strong for his size. He's clean in clearing the puck in space, though what he needs to work on the most is a propensity to bobble the puck under the pressure of high-level forechecks. He's not a guy to lead transition, he's more like the guy to follow it as a safety valve and the last player in the offensive zone. He's a good partner for offensive minded LDs, and as such we've seen him a lot alongside Lane Hutson.

Again, I don't see offensive upside here. Though his defensive awareness is high, his offensive awareness is two-dimensional. You're never going to see him on an NHL PP, but you could certainly see him be the bedrock of an NHL 3rd pairing. I'd say he has a very high floor as a shut-down guy in the AHL. As such, he's certainly a good pick from pretty much the 5th round on. He's not exciting, but he's effective in what he does, and from a Devils standpoint the need for prospect depth at RD is glaring. As such, he's a player to pay attention to in the late rounds of the 2022 draft.
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Good pick. I had him as a late third on my list, and you guys take him about a round later. I wouldn't have been surprised if someone took him round 2. This is the type of player NHL teams love.

I think this guy will play in the NHL. Probably a bottom pairing defenseman, but those are useful. He's big, physical, right shot, can skate, and defend. I've seen minimal offense, but I know there are some people that think he might have some untapped offensive upside. He was used in a very defensive role, so there was little chance to show that, even if he had it. Maybe he'll show more of that in college hockey. He played on an all-star team, and he's very much not an all-star style of player, so he may be someone who sees his jump in recognition once he's in a more typical team setting that doesn't have a full team of NHL draft prospects.
 
Well stated. In seasons of attrition and with depth always an issue, a stay at home defenseman even if just a #7 type has some kind of unique value.

Devils are stocking the D cupboard for sure. Expect them to go heavier at forward next year.
 
glenwo2 said:
It's like Fitz read these boards, saw my b*tching about preferring Stay-At-Home Defenseman and said : "HERE, GLEN. HAPPY???" :sarcasm:
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Another thing to keep in mind is the importance of shot-blocking. The Devils were very weak in this respect since trading Andy Greene, and Leddy might be the best shot-blocker in the entire 2022 class.

Leddy is just solid, solid, solid defensively in every imaginable respect. The ceiling is low, but for a 4th round pick you won't find a higher floor for a stay-at-home defenseman. Just a really strong pick.
 
My3Sons said:
Measured at 6'0.5" and 187 at the combine. If he can add a bit of height and weight he sounds like a very good defensive prospect if he can just develop the ability to move the puck from the dump in and make the first pass.
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Love Leddys game. I think after a few years marinating in college he is going to become a great player to support an offensive LD. Hoping the tutelage of new Head Coach Brown and Orpik at BC he'll get the coaching he needs to round out his game. However, I don't think the breakouts are what he really needs to work on... Write up from EP Rinkside...
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Thanks Steve, he did help to me with ustdp games.

I`m a big fan of mobile defensive defensemen. Because I understand how they can be very helpful on NHL level. They should have specific pack of tools. And Leddy is that kind of guy. He is mobile enough. Smart enough in defensive zone - when you want him to control the gap, he will, when he should to make a hit, he will hit, when he should to take away the puck he will. He is blockshootter. THis isn`t a very need thing, but it is ilussion. Guys who talk about control the puck, don`t understand that you cant control the puck in PK and should potrol the zone very smartly, when your team lose the faceoff in your own zone, defensemen should be ready to make blockshots and push away opponents, because they will have no time to prevent the shot.
And if Leddy will take away the puck - he will help transit away the puck from the own zone cleanly and accuratly.

It`s a full skills set for defensive defenseman and good defensive hockey iq. He make right decisions in defensive zone. Yes, not the seciest pick, but very smart. Devils have Hamilton, Sevs, Nemec, Casey and even Walsh on the right side of defense. Some one should make all the work without the puck to prevent dangerous chances on the devils net.

 
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Headed to transfer portal. Guess that seals it in terms of him ever fitting in the Devils' picture.

Seems too bad. Always thought he was the defender type defensemen that the organization sorely lacks.
 
Jersey Fan 12 said:
Headed to transfer portal. Guess that seals it in terms of him ever fitting in the Devils' picture.

Seems too bad. Always thought he was the defender type defensemen that the organization sorely lacks.
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???

He just finished his sophomore year, I think we have his rights for two more years.

And while I'm fan of his, he apparently struggled this season becoming BC's 7th defenseman at one point. Hopefully he rebounds.
 
Him going to the transfer portal increases the chances of a Devils future, because he’ll presumably have more of an opportunity to get real work somewhere with a little less competition. If he’s pretty good next year we can still sign him, and he’s not the caliber of prospect to give up the guaranteed money of an ELC.

Now, he’s probably going to be nothing, for the same reason he’s entering the transfer portal, but you’re confusing cause and effect.
 
Hockeyville USA said:
Headed to Quinnipiac for 2024-25
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Quinnipiac is the big bully in a conference that has been severely diminished with the transfer portal - with players heading out while the Ivies don't take transfers. And the smaller schools like RPI, Union, Clarkson and St. Lawrence - once college hockey powers - no longer enjoy the advantages they had when college hockey was basically a regional sport.
 
Jersey Fan 12 said:
Headed to transfer portal. Guess that seals it in terms of him ever fitting in the Devils' picture.

Seems too bad. Always thought he was the defender type defensemen that the organization sorely lacks.
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Try and explain why this has anything to do with him "ever fitting".
 
Quinnipiac had a ton of departures after failing to repeat last season, could be a great opportunity for him. And we love to see a CT native around here.
 
Saw him play last night and continue to be a fan of his game - though I'm not sure how it translates to pro hockey since he is bigger and stronger than many of the college forwards he faces. Also, the structure with which Quinnipiac plays makes it difficult to evaluate defensive play since the Bobcats are rarely in their own zone for any significant amount of time

(The same could be said of trying to judge goalies. Was tough to determine how to judge current Hurricanes prospect Yaniv Perets' gaudy numbers when he played at Quinnipiac and the same could be said of Dylan Silverstein last night - when through two periods he faced eight shots).

As for Leddy, he played on the Bobcats' top pair with another college hockey "veteran" - North Dakota transfer Cooper Moore (Detroit, 5th rd. 2019). The strength of his game continues to be sound, simple plays, blocking shots, and preventing scoring chances.

Whether that fits the Devils' current philosophy is the question.
 
Jersey Fan 12 said:
Saw him play last night and continue to be a fan of his game - though I'm not sure how it translates to pro hockey since he is bigger and stronger than many of the college forwards he faces. Also, the structure with which Quinnipiac plays makes it difficult to evaluate defensive play since the Bobcats are rarely in their own zone for any significant amount of time

(The same could be said of trying to judge goalies. Was tough to determine how to judge current Hurricanes prospect Yaniv Perets' gaudy numbers when he played at Quinnipiac and the same could be said of Dylan Silverstein last night - when through two periods he faced eight shots).

As for Leddy, he played on the Bobcats' top pair with another college hockey "veteran" - North Dakota transfer Cooper Moore (Detroit, 5th rd. 2019). The strength of his game continues to be sound, simple plays, blocking shots, and preventing scoring chances.

Whether that fits the Devils' current philosophy is the question.
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Leddy’s averaging 15 minutes a game, 5th among Quinnipiac defenders.

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2024‑25 Quinnipiac Statistics Overall

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Maybe he gets a minor league deal.
 
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Admittedly ive never seen him play but the complete lack of offensive stats makes me think there is nothing there
 
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