A J Spellacy will he be the next Tom Wilson ?

[dj Mahoney]

Seems like power forward / tough guys are a dying breed . A J seems to have it all , speed galore and an excellent athlete . Who are the other young power forwards out there ?

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[WarriorofTime]

His athletic traits are off the charts and he could have played D1 Football, which is very impressive as a draft pick in a sport where players tend to be ultra-specialized from a young age. As is though, he is a 3rd round pick who will be going back to Juniors, so let's ease up on the hype bandwagon for now.

 

[Briser la glace]

Spellacy is a very good athlete, a very strong skater and very physical. I would not be surprised if he becomes one of the good 4th liners in the league, but I don't think he will become a first liner, not even a Top-6 guy. I was very high on him (30th OA) due to his very high floor and athleticism, but I think his offensive ceiling is very limited.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Come on now

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

Liam Foudy was a hell of an athlete as well, but it takes more than that to succeed at the NHL level. I think Spellacy's development will be fun to watch but I'd pump the brakes for now.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I think being the next Rempe would be a better target. Tom Wilson type scoring is a long way from where Spellacy's puck game is.

 

[dj Mahoney]

I think being the next Rempe would be a better target. Tom Wilson type scoring is a long way from where Spellacy's puck game is.

Well If you look purely at stats before they were drafted Spellacy seems to have the advantage there . A J doesn't really have the experience either so many are saying the sky is the limit with such a raw product . Time will tell .

 

[Faceboner]

Depends where does he rank on the scale of alpha Rogan, sean Strickland, Alex Jones or Ben Shapiro

 

[dj Mahoney]

Depends where does he rank on the scale of alpha Rogan, sean Strickland, Alex Jones or Ben Shapiro

Wow some real gimps there !! Crippled

 

[LemonSauceD]

The next Rempe? Bro what.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

He reminds me more of Miles Wood, which would be a decent outcome.

 

[EXTRAS]

Well If you look purely at stats before they were drafted Spellacy seems to have the advantage there . A J doesn't really have the experience either so many are saying the sky is the limit with such a raw product . Time will tell .

Pretty identical per game scoring in their draft year. But 99.9% of guys who score at Wilson's pre-draft rate don't become wilson type nhl scorers.

 

[dj Mahoney]

Pretty identical per game scoring in their draft year. But 99.9% of guys who score at Wilson's pre-draft rate don't become wilson type nhl scorers.

Well 5 more Goals in 5 more games for A J in draft year . Faster than Wilson and a better athlete . Tougher , maybe not with fists but that remains to be seen .