Prospect Info: [2024 - 130th] Tyler Thorpe (RW) - Vancouver Giants (WHL)

[Adam Michaels]

Dunno if Merrill will work out but if Billy likes him, I like him. Just imagine that 4th line

Yes. Merrill too. 6'4" and as Billy said, he's 200+ lbs.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

If a 6'5" and 212 lbs player works out for this club, it could help transform the kind of line-up Habs ice.

You have Florian who is 6'4" and over 200 lbs. Imagine have Thorpe at 6'5"

Juraj at 6'4 and then add in Porter Martone and this team will be big and skilled.

Instead of usual small and semi skilled

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1829937250500845704

 

[NewDef]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1829937250500845704

Man that was great. Thanks

He is tha man. Just simple as that. In his mind, he's in it and going for it. His max *may* be 3rd-4th line but he could be that very good, team drafted, perenial bottom 6 dude that does a really good job for his role.

We might just have that nice steady 4th line allready. Say... Tuch also makes it and Beck becomes our Evans+ for the next 10 years... we good!

I really like our picks in the Hugue era and how the org manages the prospects person-side / athlete-side.

This is a kid with the right state of mind, ready to keep growing with a great athletic base and good iq. I'm excited about this dude. It'd be nice to see him make it and be that guy, we need that.

 

[Michoulicious]

Juraj at 6'4 and then add in Porter Martone and this team will be big and skilled.

Instead of usual small and semi skilled

To get Martone, we would need a very bad year.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

To get Martone, we would need a very bad year.

Yes, but I'm not even being greedy and asking for 1st overall, just 2nd.

The more likely target is Roger McQueen maybe.


However this draft has a lot of big boys, especially where the Habs are probable to draft ( around 10th is fair ) and throughout the draft to add to Thorpe and Xhekaj

Hoping for a big year. He'd need a monster first part of the season to be noticed by team Canada.

Edit: I really hope he gets a pre-season game, or two with the Habs

 

[Habs]

Yes, but I'm not even being greedy and asking for 1st overall, just 2nd.

The more likely target is Roger McQueen maybe.


However this draft has a lot of big boys, especially where the Habs are probable to draft ( around 10th is fair ) and throughout the draft to add to Thorpe and Xhekaj

Hoping for a big year. He'd need a monster first part of the season to be noticed by team Canada.

Edit: I really hope he gets a pre-season game, or two with the Habs

This franchise , if it could suck one more year and get a top 3 pick one more time, they would be well on their way and I'd be all for it. Great group of players top 5 this year, we could really really use them. I'm not sold on Roy, Newhook and who knows what Beck is going to do (I'm a fan of his however)

So many bottom teams got much better this year, we got Laine and really that's it. Our blueline is still going to be chasing teams, and the goaltending .. another question mark. I think we can draft top 5

 

[HABitual Fan]

Yes, but I'm not even being greedy and asking for 1st overall, just 2nd.

The more likely target is Roger McQueen maybe.


However this draft has a lot of big boys, especially where the Habs are probable to draft ( around 10th is fair ) and throughout the draft to add to Thorpe and Xhekaj

Hoping for a big year. He'd need a monster first part of the season to be noticed by team Canada.

Edit: I really hope he gets a pre-season game, or two with the Habs

I think the Habs are going to be looking at the top RD available rather than a forward this draft considering how poor the pipeline is after Mailloux and Reinbacher, RD are not easy to acquire in trades, especially if one of those two don't become top 4 NHL defensemen or Barron doesn't takes a huge leap this year, that could sink a rebuild quickly.

 

[schwang26]

Man that was great. Thanks

He is tha man. Just simple as that. In his mind, he's in it and going for it. His max *may* be 3rd-4th line but he could be that very good, team drafted, perenial bottom 6 dude that does a really good job for his role.

We might just have that nice steady 4th line allready. Say... Tuch also makes it and Beck becomes our Evans+ for the next 10 years... we good!

I really like our picks in the Hugue era and how the org manages the prospects person-side / athlete-side.

This is a kid with the right state of mind, ready to keep growing with a great athletic base and good iq. I'm excited about this dude. It'd be nice to see him make it and be that guy, we need that.

If I were Florian, I’d be working on my 200 ft game and forechecking. He could also slot in on the 4th.

This franchise , if it could suck one more year and get a top 3 pick one more time, they would be well on their way and I'd be all for it. Great group of players top 5 this year, we could really really use them. I'm not sold on Roy, Newhook and who knows what Beck is going to do (I'm a fan of his however)

So many bottom teams got much better this year, we got Laine and really that's it. Our blueline is still going to be chasing teams, and the goaltending .. another question mark. I think we can draft top 5

Health, more scoring, more experience, better PP. no way they’re drafting top 5 again. I think the difference between 5 and 10 last year was, what? 8-10 points? That’s easily made up.

 

[LaP]

Health, more scoring, more experience, better PP. no way they’re drafting top 5 again. I think the difference between 5 and 10 last year was, what? 8-10 points? That’s easily made up.

5 points was the difference between 5th and 10th.

11 points was the difference between 5th and 13th.

 

[Habs]

If I were Florian, I’d be working on my 200 ft game and forechecking. He could also slot in on the 4th.


Health, more scoring, more experience, better PP. no way they’re drafting top 5 again. I think the difference between 5 and 10 last year was, what? 8-10 points? That’s easily made up.

We always say 'the team is going to be healthier' and they never are, so I wouldn't count on that. Plus the other teams around us got better, besides the obvious Columbus. Sharks and Ducks are going to be much better, so will Philly and the Sens. Bedard plays a full year in Chicago, they improve as well, but they will be a bottom team too.

We are going to score goals, we won't be keeping them out, I don't see it.

 

[DAChampion]

This might be an example of what people refer to as "progression".

 

[morhilane]

This might be an example of what people refer to as "progression".

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I'm pretty sure that's called an "explosion".

 

[Habssince89]

He's got the size but it's the fact that he has legit strength in shooting makes his NHL dreams not far fetched. Looking forward to seeing him continue his path

 

[yianik]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1829937250500845704

This kid is pretty well spoken. And a big physical guy who can skate and has a shot always has a chance as a bottom 6.

 

[jaffy27]

If a 6'5" and 212 lbs player works out for this club, it could help transform the kind of line-up Habs ice.

You have Florian who is 6'4" and over 200 lbs. Imagine have Thorpe at 6'5"

Don’t forget Luke Tuch….

Laine
Slaf
Dach
F. Xhekaj
Thorpe
Tuch

Our fwd group
Is starting to look like a herd of giraffes!!!

 

[LaP]

This kid is pretty well spoken. And a big physical guy who can skate and has a shot always has a chance as a bottom 6.

A big guy who can skate whatever he plays in the NHL or not is a matter of attitude. Travis Moyen had about 0 skills. He was big, could skate and had the right attitude.

I like Thorpe and Merrill picks. They look like good gamble to make at those rounds.

 

[yianik]

A big guy who can skate whatever he plays in the NHL or not is a matter of attitude. Travis Moyen had about 0 skills. He was big, could skate and had the right attitude.

I like Thorpe and Merrill picks. They look like good gamble to make at those rounds.

Dont know when you began watching the Habs, but I recall us taking, year after year, big guys who had various attributes, except skating. To name a few. Terry Ryan, Jason Ward, Mark Pederson and Brad Brown, All busted or were mediocre picks, Its remarkable how an organization can so little value the skill of skating for a game played on the ice. But that is the past. Now we are clearly valuing skating and therefore are making as you say, good gambles.

 

[LaP]

Dont know when you began watching the Habs, but I recall us taking, year after year, big guys who had various attributes, except skating. To name a few. Terry Ryan, Jason Ward, Mark Pederson and Brad Brown, All busted or were mediocre picks, Its remarkable how an organization can so little value the skill of skating for a game played on the ice. But that is the past. Now we are clearly valuing skating and therefore are making as you say, good gambles.

Yeah i'm old enough to remember "Le Boeuf de l'Ouest" era. The main problem is we also were taking them early like Lindsay Valis. Taking those guys in the first round is never a good idea unless the skills is elite. In the 5th round it's a good gamble.

 

[Garnet76]

You can add turner Stevenson to that list. The league back then wasn't a fast league like it is now. The bigger and tougher you were, the more likely it was for you to get drafted. Montreal was just terrible at drafting back then. So many first round busts in the 90's.

 

[schwang26]

We always say 'the team is going to be healthier' and they never are, so I wouldn't count on that. Plus the other teams around us got better, besides the obvious Columbus. Sharks and Ducks are going to be much better, so will Philly and the Sens. Bedard plays a full year in Chicago, they improve as well, but they will be a bottom team too.

We are going to score goals, we won't be keeping them out, I don't see it.

If the D and goaltending is so bad, then why were they involved in what, 30ish one goal games last year? While missing Dach and others for periods of time. I don’t see the Ducks or Sharks being better either. You’re going to be very, very surprised. Which is good!

 

[Habs]

If the D and goaltending is so bad, then why were they involved in what, 30ish one goal games last year? While missing Dach and others for periods of time. I don’t see the Ducks or Sharks being better either. You’re going to be very, very surprised. Which is good!

Out of the 30ish one goal games, I wonder how many were against bottom feeding teams like Montreal? I'd be interested to see how we stacked up against top vs bottom teams. We played a lot of bad teams down the stretch and bubble teams. I think the East is going to be tough again, the Sens and Philly will be better for sure.

The Sharks should be 10x better with their young talent coming on board, and Askarov, Smith.. they are on the way up. It will be a fun year in Montreal though

 

[MTL Dirty Birdy]

This franchise , if it could suck one more year and get a top 3 pick one more time, they would be well on their way and I'd be all for it. Great group of players top 5 this year, we could really really use them. I'm not sold on Roy, Newhook and who knows what Beck is going to do (I'm a fan of his however)

So many bottom teams got much better this year, we got Laine and really that's it. Our blueline is still going to be chasing teams, and the goaltending .. another question mark. I think we can draft top 5

You have to consider Dach returning( and staying healthy) as an add as well. We almost gained an entire second line from last year

 

[MTL Dirty Birdy]

Don’t forget Luke Tuch….

Laine
Slaf
Dach
F. Xhekaj
Thorpe
Tuch

Our fwd group
Is starting to look like a herd of giraffes!!!

We’re assembling one of the biggest rosters I’ve seen. seriously. Obviously not all forward prospects will pan out. But I’d say at least four of those guys play full time and then add Guhle/Reinbacher/Mailloux and Xhekaj on the back end.

 

[Habs]

You have to consider Dach returning( and staying healthy) as an add as well. We almost gained an entire second line from last year

His health , I have PDachST can he stay healthy …