[2024 - 130th] Tyler Thorpe (RW) - Vancouver Giants (WHL)
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Kinda looks like Paul Dano aka Ridder in The Batman
Hey, we took my boy Thorpe. I've liked this prospect for a while. Big boy who seems to have figured things out and improved his skill as time has gone on. Had a nasty skate cut on his wrist last year that shortened his season. Lives in the dangerous areas in front of the net where basically no one can move him. Moves ok for a big boy.
Needs a looooot of work but we need this profile in our organization. Ecstatic we drafted him.
Needs a looooot of work but we need this profile in our organization. Ecstatic we drafted him.
Watched a small thing of highlights and he looks like he's a pain in the ass in front of the night
I like that HuGo uses the late round picks to swing for the fences. It's a very different philosophy from the previous regime, that used these picks for players seemed most likely to make it. Here the philosophy seems to be that in the small chance they make it, they could be something special.
After the 3rd round it really is about taking chances. No one expects a 6th round pick to become a key piece although it can happen.
If this guy can be a net front presence with touch around the net, I'll take it. Wonder if he has any meanness in his game?
And I get he technically is an 'overager', but I'd like a different term for HIS particular situation with these August birthdays lol
Overager makes you think '20 year old in a draft for 18 year olds'
But this guy is simply turning 19 this August lol and will be spending this entire D+1 'as' a 19 yr old til the next summer..
With 90%+ of the 18 year olds drafted this year turning 19 'during' the next season at some point anyway
Like Reinbacher for example
Drafted at 18 in June 2023, but by the following November 2023 was already 19 yrs old lol
This really isn't that too big a deal 'overage' wise
I'll take the size lol
Overager makes you think '20 year old in a draft for 18 year olds'
But this guy is simply turning 19 this August lol and will be spending this entire D+1 'as' a 19 yr old til the next summer..
With 90%+ of the 18 year olds drafted this year turning 19 'during' the next season at some point anyway
Like Reinbacher for example
Drafted at 18 in June 2023, but by the following November 2023 was already 19 yrs old lol
This really isn't that too big a deal 'overage' wise
I'll take the size lol
If he were born a little over a month later this would be his first chance at being drafted and I think given that he'd be a 2nd, or 3rd round just based off of that perceived notion of this being his first year of eligibility.
I didn't know about him before we drafted him, but I like the overall profile he has. We need some size in our pipeline, and he seems to have taken a big step last year. Let's see if he can take another one this year.
this really stood out to me:
It’s uncommon to see a player of Thorpe’s stature shoot in motion and off-the-catch with such impressive form. His hands always stay in front of his body and he really elevates his top arm to put his full body weight behind the net. He also has a knack for deflections bolstered by between-checks positioning. -EliteProspects 2024 NHL Draft Guide
Ability to create and capitalize on rushes is a big difference maker in today's NHL. I wonder if he could be a similar player to Nick Paul, except maybe he can put it together at a younger age.
Are there better comparisons we can think of?
Couple of things here.
- Coffee Crisp was a 3rd round pick. Thorpe is a 5th round pick.
- Crisp best pre being drafted season (turned 19 at the end of the season) was 36 points in 63 games with -31. Thorpe best pre being drafted season (18 all season) is 44 points in 51 games -9.
- Crisp is 6'2 Thorpe is 6'4.
I'm really intriguing by him and Sawyer. Both are nice looking pick!
Thing is....no team has a list of 130. Usually guys they end up picking 220, it's because they have him at 50 to 75. Anyway, most of the teams.
Teams have a list made up of what all of their scouts have said and come to a consensus. Every scout however has their own lists based on their scouting. He was likely taken from Ben Shutron's personal list.
I don't actually hate going after these type of picks late. They have a higher rate to result in a NHLer that teams end up paying 2nd/3rd rounders for after they get expensive: see Beck Malenstyn. Boom/bust are nice but these are also very useful and way better than reaching on McCarron.
His growth from last year to this is crazy.
His growth from last year to this is crazy.
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