C Shane Wright (2022, 4th, SEA) Part 4

[tmlmatus]

He hasn't really looked that bad to me to be honest. He was just supremely overrated so now the expectations are sky high.

 

[Legionnaire11]

Who could have possibly seen this coming??

Seen that Wright is a ppg player (2 points off from top-5) in the tournament or that you would show up knock him in this thread after a scoreless game?

I guess your efforts to downplay Bedard weren't going too well so you had to bounce back in here.

 

[MrHeiskanen]

He hasn't really looked that bad to me to be honest. He was just supremely overrated so now the expectations are sky high.

When someone is hyped as much as Wright, you expect a certain swag, ability, and skills. He has shown nothing.

Has he been bad? No. He has played fine for a 2C and done alright.. but this guy was supposed to be a #1 overall pick with game changing skills. He has shown nothing in that regard.

 

[Ryan Van Horne]

Seattle has to send him back to the OHL once the tournament finishes, right? He's obviously not beyond the junior level.

"Has to"? No, they don't have to, but it would be a wise decision for his development to get top minutes in junior hockey. He is not "too good for junior" this year as some have suggested.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Seen that Wright is a ppg player (2 points off from top-5) in the tournament or that you would show up knock him in this thread after a scoreless game?

I guess your efforts to downplay Bedard weren't going too well so you had to bounce back in here.

He's not been very good. Nowhere near the player he was hyped to be, as predicted.

He's supposed to be dominating this tournament and he's been mostly invisible.

 

[rsteen]

He hasn't been bad. But he looks like a junior player, not someone who's ready to make an impact in the NHL.

 

[ottawah]

"Has to"? No, they don't have to, but it would be a wise decision for his development to get top minutes in junior hockey. He is not "too good for junior" this year as some have suggested.

He did kill the AHL in his brief stint there, which is several levels beyond the OHL.

He really belongs in the AHL, or on an NHL team that is in a position to play him. But as those two are not possibilities, I'd send him down too.

 

[Naslund]

Kent Hughes

 

[NewEraGM]

Seen that Wright is a ppg player (2 points off from top-5) in the tournament or that you would show up knock him in this thread after a scoreless game?

I guess your efforts to downplay Bedard weren't going too well so you had to bounce back in here.

He may be 2 off the top 5 but he’s had a lot of PP time with Bedard who is clearly running this show. A few of his points, were literal tap in. So a PPG I don’t find very impressive.

That being said, he certainly hasn’t been bad. He just hasn’t impressed necessarily. His line really hasn’t done anything these last few games, he’s rarely noticeable . I don’t understand the trashing that some give him but he’s not impressing. He just isn’t.

I think he still becomes a good 2C

 

[NewEraGM]

Seen that Wright is a ppg player (2 points off from top-5) in the tournament or that you would show up knock him in this thread after a scoreless game?

I guess your efforts to downplay Bedard weren't going too well so you had to bounce back in here.

Also, saying that he is only “2 points off the top 5” is misleading. There’s only been 5 games played per team so far so there are tons of players in that 2 point spread.

He’s actually 14th in scoring and I would argue of all 2022 1st round picks in the tournament he has looked among the “least good”. (Cooley, Snuggerud, MgRoarty, Gauthier, Mesar, Jiricek, Nemec, Kulich, Bystedt, Korchinski)

I think the only ones who have played worse than Wright are the 3 Swedes (Lekkerimaki, Ostlund and Ohgren)

 

[Ryan Van Horne]

He did kill the AHL in his brief stint there, which is several levels beyond the OHL.

He really belongs in the AHL, or on an NHL team that is in a position to play him. But as those two are not possibilities, I'd send him down too.

Considering he missed almost an entire season as a 16yo (except for a few games at world under-18 championship) I think he should have been in junior from the get-go this season. No harm will be done by him finishing the season in junior.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Not enough swags/60 for HFBoards I guess. I think he's been overall good as a checking center, probably Canada's best defensive forward off the puck. Will be interested to see if he can elevate his game in the final two games of the tournament. Definitely want to see more from him offensively, he's got a great shot but he needs to use it.

 

[Ryan Van Horne]

Not enough swags/60 for HFBoards I guess. I think he's been overall good as a checking center, probably Canada's best defensive forward off the puck. Will be interested to see if he can elevate his game in the final two games of the tournament. Definitely want to see more from him offensively, he's got a great shot but he needs to use it.

Playing the bumper position on the power play, too, something he's never done before this tournament.

 

[SwedishFire]

Suspect player to say the least. His high end is 2nd line C. My gut tells me low end 2C.

 

[MrHeiskanen]

Suspect player to say the least. His high end is 2nd line C. My gut tells me low end 2C.

Russia bound.

 

[BenchBrawl]

I wouldn't trade Joshua Roy for Shane Wright.

 

[Antiillafire]

He was outplayed by Peter Repcik in the QF.

 

[GermanSpitfire]

He was outplayed by Peter Repcik in the QF. That’s all that needs to be said

Repcik was the one who made the phenomenal pass to Bedard, no?

 

[landy92mack29]

I think Seattle will be happy with a Bergeron type center

 

[Antiillafire]

Repcik was the one who made the phenomenal pass to Bedard, no?

Yeah that was an awful turnover, I don’t deny that.

 

[WTFMAN99]

I think he just needs to get some minutes at this point, not playing because of the pandemic and then Seattle...not playing him has hurt the development.

I think if Seattle isn't committed to playing him, send him down and let him get ice time. It's better than no ice time.

 

[Antiillafire]

In all seriousness I thought he was excellent in his last game for Seattle vs Montreal, obviously extra motivation there. The problem is probably that the expectations from his rookie OHL season to his draft season were so high. And he lost a lot of game time from the cancelled season.

I’m not sure his line gels that well here at the tournament. I think some more simplicity in his game here would help, and just work. He’s a real smart player, just keep the feet moving, get to positive areas of the ice and good things will come.

 

[stevo61]

In all seriousness I thought he was excellent in his last game for Seattle vs Montreal, obviously extra motivation there. The problem is probably that the expectations from his rookie OHL season to his draft season were so high. And he lost a lot of game time from the cancelled season.

I’m not sure his line gels that well here at the tournament. I think some more simplicity in his game here would help, and just work. He’s a real smart player, just keep the feet moving, get to positive areas of the ice and good things will come.

Yeah its a weird line, 2 shooters and Othmann has been off all tournament. Hes had some bright spots tonight but should be atleast physically dominating if the offense isnt there.

 

[MrHeiskanen]

Another game, another donut.

 

[Quinton Byfield]

I think Seattle will be happy with a Bergeron type center

He will never have the will, the fire, or competitiveness to be Bergeron. He ain’t “that guy”.

Settles in as a boring 2c to a future captain in Beniers real well though.