Prospect Info: 68th overall: Vancouver selects Tyler Madden (son of John, Northeastern University commit)

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Another write-up: https://thehockeywriters.com/tyler-madden-2018-nhl-draft-prospect-profile/

William Lockwood comes to mind. Tenacious and gives his all, but a bit undersized. Hopefully Madden can avoid the injury pratfalls that have plagued Lockwood.

 

[y2kcanucks]

Ouch. Really don’t like this pick, especially seeing Wise go one pick later to Chicago.

So far not a good day at all for the Canucks at the draft.

 

[DownGoesMcDavid]

This is a judd brackett ushl special.

 

[opendoor]

I don't know about taking a '99 born 150 lb player like Madden when Wise was still available. Wise produced nearly 2.5 times more offense in the same league and that difference is too big to ignore IMO.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Also - Bob McKenzie had Madden ranked 62. That makes me feel kind of nice. I trust Bob's input.

 

[DownGoesMcDavid]

No chance we were drafting Wise who skates like hes on sand

 

[jeromemorrow]

I guess we're building familiarity in some school systems with Northeastern... It forces the conversations to be made by Gaudette to lend tips to Madden as well as selecting NHL-family bloodlines within the organization... I presume??

Don't know much about him yet... but as mentioned by other posters, I trust Judd Brackett's eyes more than mine

 

[Breakers]

Way better players in the USHL were still available.

 

[VeteranNetPresence]

like others have said i'll give our USHL scouts the benefit of the doubt

 

[Brock Boeser Laser Show]

best to wait and see how he performs in his freshman season before judging this pick.

Nobody thought much of Gaudette during his draft year.

 

[Nuckles]

I officially hate this pick

Edit: Tweet fdeleted. Here's a screenshot of it

 

[VeteranNetPresence]

Some people think this guy is pretty underrated and had him going early in the 2nd round so this may be a good value pick

 

[jimmythescot]

Way better players in the USHL were still available.

Well, if there's one section of the backroom staff we have; it's the USHL coaches. I'm willing to wait and see. We sure seem to be picking a lot of beanpoles in the last couple of years. I'm confident he'll fill out. I remember thinking his dad was on the chunky side.

 

[Jevo]

best to wait and see how he performs in his freshman season before judging this pick.

Nobody thought much of Gaudette during his draft year.

That's why Gaudette went 5th round instead of 3rd round.

 

[Cupless44]

Wise is a sexy name but his stock has dropped like a stone over the past year. Multiple teams have passed on him in 3 rounds.

 

[VancouverJagger]

Ok I admit to knowing ZERO about this pick other than the fact that he's a stick at 150lbs. I'm not nearly concerned about a player that has all the tools but needs to gain weight as I would be with a guy who has a man frame but can't skate worth shit.

Size and strength is something that can be worked on and IMO is the easiest of the attributes to address..........

At the end of the day this would appear to be a Brackett pick - which judging by his past history is good news for us.

 

[Serac]

150 pounds, seems to have a nose for the net, has an alright if not spectacular shot.

I don't know. if we had a 4th, I feel like we could have had him there. Nice to have a right handed C in the system though, I guess ?

 

[Bitz and Bites]

High upside on this kid and nice intangibles so a swing for the fences pick that I like.Imperative to add an offensive C prospect to our pool as well,even if he’s a project.

 

[Breakers]

The only other guy I liked in this spot was Ty Emberson of the USHL.

We could have free'd up our right side on defense with woo, and emberson.

 

[Cogburn]

I do like bloodlines, probably plays 2-3 years at least at Northeastern.

Pronger Cassels and Sutter come to mind for us...

Like a lot of us are saying, I trust our US scouts more then most branches of our scouting though. If he has a career like his Dad that's a huge win with a third round pick.

 

[timw33]

I officially hate this pick

**** this kid holy ****

Hate this pick for that. Absolutely inexcusable.

 

[LastWordArmy]

Scouting Report

2018 NHL Draft Scouting Reports: 91-100 - Last Word on Hockey

 

[Nucker42]

Number 62 on Mckenzies draft ranking.

 

[Lemmiwinks]

**** this kid holy ****

Hate this pick for that. Absolutely inexcusable.

Ridiculous reaction, and I'm far from a Trump supporter...

I'm liking this pick. It's a swing for the fences, but I'd be interested to see what this kid can do once he fills out his frame. He's decently tall, and from the sounds of it he plays with tenacity, even at his current size.

 

[D0ctorCool]

Much preferred Wise here. Brackett is our guy though.

Side note: Why are all of our American players ****ing Trump supporters

I'm afraid to ask, but who else?

 

[jimmythescot]

I'm afraid to ask, but who else?

Gaudette