Prospect Info: Brayden Yager

[surixon]

Watching one of his memorial cup games and I actually think Logan Couture might be the best comp.

He plays a sound positional game. Moves quite well but isn't a burner. Does a nice job shielding and rotating with the puck off the forecheck and cycle.

 

[raideralex99]

There's more than one way to win a cup. Colorado the year they won I don't think anyone would classify them as a tough team. Don't think TBL either.

The Jets got dog walked this past PO's and it wasn't bc they weren't tough enough. Their skill and speed were lacking alot IMO and the goalie did not show up as he does in the regular season.

I think there's a misunderstanding about a tough team?
The defensemen boxing out players in front of your net ... going into the boards and coming out with the puck I call tough. Maybe strong is a better word.
MacKinnon is a bull doesn't fight but is hard to knock off the puck and he seems to win a lot of puck battles ... that's what I call tough.

 

[WolfHouse]

The more I read about Yager the more I like.
A true talented center is just what this team needs and, along with Lambert, helps our center depth immensely.
Now, if we could just trade someone for a legit RHD prospect...I wonder what Jiricek or Clarke would cost?

Should be able to get either of those guys once perfetti demands a trade...

 

[surixon]

I think there's a misunderstanding about a tough team?
The defensemen boxing out players in front of your net ... going into the boards and coming out with the puck I call tough. Maybe strong is a better word.
MacKinnon is a bull doesn't fight but is hard to knock off the puck and he seems to win a lot of puck battles ... that's what I call tough.

Agreed. I also count players willing to pay the price by going to the hard areas tough. We have some of those, but also have some perimeter guys. We also have big and tough. I honestly think there is a talent gap between us and the top teams in the league.

 

[DRW204]

I think there's a misunderstanding about a tough team?
The defensemen boxing out players in front of your net ... going into the boards and coming out with the puck I call tough. Maybe strong is a better word.
MacKinnon is a bull doesn't fight but is hard to knock off the puck and he seems to win a lot of puck battles ... that's what I call tough.

I can agree with that. May have misinterpreted tough or gritty. I do think our top 6 fwds are quite soft.
But there's also a speed and skill gap to go along with it compared to some other teams.
The Jets crew got outplayed thoroughly in a multitude of aspects vs the Avs.

 

[rkp]

the problem with this trade is the jets lose out in size up front....2 inches and 30 lbs difference going to Pitts...size is gonna help in the playoffs specially with skilled players like McG...Pitts won this trade...80%(McG) chance vs 50% chance of becoming a regular in the nhl

 

[gojetsgo]

the problem with this trade is the jets lose out in size up front....2 inches and 30 lbs difference going to Pitts...size is gonna help in the playoffs specially with skilled players like McG...Pitts won this trade...80%(McG) chance vs 50% chance of becoming a regular in the nhl

nvm you are basing it off a chart which you clearly don't know how to read properly

 

[surixon]

the problem with this trade is the jets lose out in size up front....2 inches and 30 lbs difference going to Pitts...size is gonna help in the playoffs specially with skilled players like McG...Pitts won this trade...80%(McG) chance vs 50% chance of becoming a regular in the nhl

You do know that 80% is heavily impacted by Rutger having an extra year of development. His % of being an NHL player was very similar to Yager's at the same age and stage in development. I'm sure Yager will have a similar % after his d plus 2.

Also, I put little stock in those charts.

 

[Thechozen1]

Yager’s release reminds me a lot of Joe Sakic’s. Now I’m in no way saying the Jets have the next Sakic, because those are prospect fairytales made up in Leafsland and Habsville. Players like him are rarities.

It will be good to see how Yager fits with the rest of the prospects in Penticton.

All things considered I am gutted because I thought RMcG was just the style of player this team needed, but that said I’d rather have players that want to be part of something with the Jets. Call me spiteful, but I wis RMcG nothing but the worst in his hopefully pathetic career.

 

[FlappyGiraffe]

Yager’s release reminds me a lot of Joe Sakic’s. Now I’m in no way saying the Jets have the next Sakic, because those are prospect fairytales made up in Leafsland and Habsville. Players like him are rarities.

It will be good to see how Yager fits with the rest of the prospects in Penticton.

All things considered I am gutted because I thought RMcG was just the style of player this team needed, but that said I’d rather have players that want to be part of something with the Jets. Call me spiteful, but I wis RMcG nothing but the worst in his hopefully pathetic career.

I'm actually kind of sad he's in the east - you couldn't write a better villain and heel turn for us Jets fans to enjoy for the next several years. Imagine if he went to the wild like it was rumoured at the draft, it would be even crazier

 

[PhilJets]

Welcome to the JETS LAND!!!

Does he have a nickname yet? That is cool hockey name. Yager

 

[ps241]

For those (like me) who were excited about having a harder to play against power forward I do think we need to see that play out in the NHL with McG. 6 penalty minutes in a full season means he doesn’t play the game on the edge or with edge yet at least. He is well built though and that might make him harder on the puck but let’s see what this all looks like in the NHL.

Yes I would like to add a bit of bite to our top 6 but what we have desperately needed for a decade is some young, skilled, centre depth. We might finally have that now.

 

[10Ducky10]

Welcome to the JETS LAND!!!

Does he have a nickname yet? That is cool hockey name. Yager

Yagermeister

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Welcome to the JETS LAND!!!

Does he have a nickname yet? That is cool hockey name. Yager

Eren

 

[GeorgeJETson]

Welcome to the JETS LAND!!!

Does he have a nickname yet? That is cool hockey name. Yager

Yagermeister

YAGER!!!

 

[cbcwpg]

"We're very excited to add Brayden to the organization," Cheveldayoff said. "I think he's a very, very talented player (at) a very skilled position at centre where he can certainly make other players better around him.

"And that's kind of what we've watched and viewed throughout his draft year and obviously, in subsequent scouting situations after that. Obviously, you never know what comes up and just because you don't end up drafting a player, you don't stop keeping tabs on him."

“A kid from the prairies to get to play for a prairie team, something he was pretty proud of,” said Cheveldayoff. “It will be different, I'm sure, for him changing organizations. Again, that's kind of why you have the development side of things and the team services side of things and whether it's trainers or whether it's travel people, the logistics of all that is going to start moving very, very quickly. I assume it's a whirlwind for him today. I talked to him, like I say he was pretty excited.”

 

[RustyCat]

Somehow out of this Chevy managed to address the right positional need, with a two way player, who is western Canadian kid from the prairies, and with the bonus of shooting right handed. I dont know the first thing about NHL team management by any stretch but it is very impressive that Jets org were able to obtain that type of value and criteria in a very tough spot.

Welcome to Winnipeg, Yager. Hope your fam is excited that they are a lot closer to watch you play. To me, that stands out as the best part.

 

[ERYX]

the problem with this trade is the jets lose out in size up front....2 inches and 30 lbs difference going to Pitts...size is gonna help in the playoffs specially with skilled players like McG...Pitts won this trade...80%(McG) chance vs 50% chance of becoming a regular in the nhl

Pittsburgh may have won the trade, but nevertheless, given how he was backed into a corner, I don't think we could have realistically expected Chevy to do any better. It's just a shame McG turned out to be a complete douchebag when initially it looked like he had not just charisma but character. Overall Chevy did his best to make chicken salad out of chicken poop.

 

[GJF]

Found this hot take.

“Yager right now…has the best wrist shot in the NHL. It’s that good, and yes that includes 1st overall Bedard and also one man NHL showstopper McDavid.”

Brayden Yager: Draft Steal? Or Overreach?

Well, the Penguins got to actually draft themselves a first-round pick. Probably the only thing that ol’Hexy boy got right was keeping our first rounder. So how is the kid? Any good? Well acc…

penguinpoop.com

Aren't there people saying Barlow has the best shot of all the prospects out there? Now I am confused!
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and you forgot the hottest take in there!!!

I would say if I were shooting low, I would say he would end up Brendan Gallagher (50-55 pts a season with 25-30 goals). If I were to try to be more realistic, I’d say a Carter Verhaeghe, (60-70 PTS a season with 25-40 goals) maybe ocasionally hitting 80 PTS.

But if we go high, if he puts in the work I could see him being all the way up to a Teemu Selanne, maybe not having a 132 point season like him but I could definitely see something like averaging 80+ with the occasional 100 point season.

Maybe the answer is in the middle, he reminds me a lot of Brayden Point who was also a fellow Moose Jaw Warrior.

 

[SSCBLUEJET]

I'll take a kid from the prairies over an entitled, cheese eating frat boy any day.

 

[Gil Fisher]

Welcome to Winnipeg, Yager. Hope your fam is excited that they are a lot closer to watch you play. To me, that stands out as the best part.

I think you have to connect through Pittsburgh anyway to fly from Saskatoon to Winnipeg.

 

[abax44]

He takes the puck hard to the net and battles very hard on both sides of the puck. He also plays a very direct game. Looking at penalty minutes to derive toughness is pretty silly. The best players can ay tough without taking infractions.

Right? Rutger has 24 PIMs in his last 75 games. What an undersized puss.

 

[DRW204]

Yager will be on WST today.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1826997769954824513

 

[Sleestak Nation]

Welcome to the JETS LAND!!!

Does he have a nickname yet? That is cool hockey name. Yager

Tweak the spelling a little, drift your mind and ...

Taking out hockey kaiju's like a boss!

 

[Larabee]

Very much like this kid, wing vs center TBD but he's likely 2-3 years away from the NHL. IMO

Love the trade, Chevy got very good value back in a tough situation

FWIW Craig Button thought he was ready for the nhl last season