C Anthony Cirelli - Oshawa Generals, OHL (2015, 72nd, TBL)

[OHLFan90]

http://overtimesportsnation.com/2015-nhl-draft-prospect-profile-anthony-cirelli/

 

[Woodhouse]

Brock has him at 29th among OHL'ers:

29. Anthony Cirelli - Forward - Oshawa Generals
A tough guy for me to get a read on this year. When you're watching the Generals, he's not a guy that stands out because he's consistently had the opportunity to play with some fantastic players (like Michael Dal Colle). But he finds a way to reach the score sheet and do things to help his team win. His hockey sense is strong, as is his play away from the puck. I think the thing I have a tough time guaging is his offensive potential, because he doesn't play a ton with the puck on his stick. In 2008, I found it similarly difficult to gauge the potential of a young Windsor forward named Adam Henrique (because of the role he was asked to play). And he's turned out OK. Next year will certainly be telling for Cirelli.

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[JawandaPuck]

Interesting comment from Kyle Woodlief RLR scouting service:

I would also take centre Anthony Cirelli from Oshawa. He got stuck behind two dominant junior centres on a championship calibre club, so he didn't get great icetime or any power play time. He's going to blossom into an absolute stud next year when Cole Cassels and Mike McCarron are gone.​

http://sportswire.usatoday.com/2015/06/23/nhl-draft-chat-kyle-woodlief-connor-mcdavid-jack-eichel/

 

[The Sweetness]

Bump. Anyone know how Cirelli is looking?

 

[The Sweetness]

Bump. I'll give this another try

 

[Bandit Keith]

He's doing fine. Lead his team in points and was given an ELC by Tampa for his efforts. Still needs to fill out a bit more and gain more strength but he's still only 18 so he has plenty of time to do that.

 

[LeafChief]

Having watched him through minor hockey and junior, I am quite certain he won't be a good pro player.

Others have proven me wrong though.

 

[Sky04]

Having watched him through minor hockey and junior, I am quite certain he won't be a good pro player.

Others have proven me wrong though.

He's had massive development since his draft, had a strong World Jr's in 2017 followed by a dominant playoff run last year, now leads Syracuse in scoring as a 1st year pro. Tampa called him up above some of the AHL vets and kid records a goal and an assist in his debut. Loving this pick so far.

 

[The Macho Man]

5 points in his first 4 NHL games...

 

[Generalsupdates]

Having watched him through minor hockey and junior, I am quite certain he won't be a good pro player.

Others have proven me wrong though.

@OldTakesExposed

 

[TMLeafs18]

does his progress make it easy for Tampa to move on from Johnson to save some cap?

 

[The Macho Man]

does his progress make it easy for Tampa to move on from Johnson to save some cap?

We're at least a season away from making that decision I think, but I don't think Johnson moves. Frankly - Yzerman doesn't give seven year contracts to guys who he doesn't view as core, so I'm guessing that Johnson is here.

That being said - I think our cap crunch is a little over stated. Kucherov is on record saying he doesn't want to "break the bank", so I would expect a minor discount. We have some bad contracts either coming off or close to coming off (Carle's 1.8m dead cap hit has two more seasons, Callahan's 5.8m has two more seasons but may be movable now that he doesn't have an NMC, Coburn's contract is almost up as well). With the cap seemingly going up about 5m, I think getting Kucherov and Point won't be too hard. The question is whether we can find a way to fit in McDonagh as well long-term.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

A young tampa player making an impact?? Shocker!!hahah

God i love what they are building in TBay

 

[Dominance]

@OldTakesExposed

So petty

 

[The Macho Man]

Cirelli has 3G, 5A in 10 games, and is a +6 - no PP time. The past two games he's had over 16 minutes in ice time (pretty much max of what someone not named Stamkos, Kucherov, or Point get at forward).

Kid is an absolute gamer. What a steal.