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

[rsteen]

Can he go to the AHL next season or has he not played enough in the OHL?

 

[VernonForrest]

He was invisible in 6/7 games and was like the 6th best player on his team in a tournament where he should have been the second best player overall.

This season was supposed to be where he proves everyone wrong and makes teams look silly for passing on him but in a redraft he probably goes 5 or 6.

I wouldn’t call this season a disasterclass because he scored an NHL goal, had that nice stretch in the AHL, captained Canada to a gold and produced at solid rate in junior. It just wasn’t anything

 

[Garo]

How long after the game/series do people normally wait to comment?
Do you generally wait a few weeks after an event for your hot takes? lol

You need some time to get in all the thoughts and prayers for his playoffs run.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Can he go to the AHL next season or has he not played enough in the OHL?

It's a bit unclear, normally a player in their 19 year old season has to go back to the OHL, but Wright was technically "exceptional player", which I think might not be subject to that since he'd normally have already played 4 OHL seasons by then (I think that's why Joe Veleno was allowed to play in the AHL in 2019-20)... but he's also only played three seasons in the OHL due to a COVID cancelled season.

An exceptional player having to go play in Juniors again for their D+2 season is pretty unprecedented. Obviously Day did but he wasn't good enough for the AHL anyways at the time.

 

[GermanSpitfire]

It's a bit unclear, normally a player in their 19 year old season has to go back to the OHL, but Wright was technically "exceptional player", which I think might not be subject to that since he'd normally have already played 4 OHL seasons by then (I think that's why Joe Veleno was allowed to play in the AHL in 2019-20)... but he's also only played three seasons in the OHL due to a COVID cancelled season.

An exceptional player having to go play in Juniors again for their D+2 season is pretty unprecedented. Obviously Day did but he wasn't good enough for the AHL anyways at the time.

Not unclear.

He is eligible for the AHL.

Look at Joe Veleno and Sean Day (who ended up getting sent back anyway) as examples.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Not unclear.

He is eligible for the AHL.

Look at Joe Veleno and Sean Day (who ended up getting sent back anyway) as examples.

those had played 4 seasons in Juniors, Wright didn't due to COVID, it needs to be clarified still

 

[rsteen]

Not unclear.

He is eligible for the AHL.

Look at Joe Veleno and Sean Day (who ended up getting sent back anyway) as examples.

He played 24 games this season, and I saw someone say a season for the purpose of the NHL/CHL agreement is 25 games. If it's 25 games played he can't go to the AHL. 25 games on the OHL roster he can, as he missed games while injured.

Is there a copy of the agreement text available anywhere?

 

[GermanSpitfire]

those had played 4 seasons in Juniors, Wright didn't due to COVID, it needs to be clarified still

Nope. It doesn’t.

The Covid year removed A year of eligibility for every other player that played in the CHL, why wouldn’t it apply to Wright as well?

I’m telling you, he can play in the AHL next year.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Nope. It doesn’t.

The Covid year removed A year of eligibility for every other player that played in the CHL, why wouldn’t it apply to Wright as well?

I’m telling you, he can play in the AHL next year.

You might be right but you haven't proven it

 

[Herby]

Is Wright another example of a guy who physically matured a couple years before his peers and really hasn’t taken much of a step forward in his game because of that. He’s still going to be a good NHL player but maybe more a 3C?

This happens all the time, but fans often seem to be unwilling to acknowledge it as a possibility in real-time and only realize it years later. Some are able to salvage things as a complimentary piece, some aren't.

Nolan Patrick, Alex Turcotte, Jared Cowen, Colten Teubert, Gilbert Brule, Lauri Tukonen, Angelo Esposito are some examples of 1st round picks who probably peaked way sooner than most of their peers.

 

[GermanSpitfire]

You might be right but you haven't proven it

I don‘t need to prove anything.

I’m telling you what I know + what I’ve been saying for months now

 

[rsteen]

Nope. It doesn’t.

The Covid year removed A year of eligibility for every other player that played in the CHL, why wouldn’t it apply to Wright as well?

I’m telling you, he can play in the AHL next year.

Here's an article with the 25 games claim.

NHL needs to amend their transfer agreement with the CHL

For many years, the NHL's transfer agreement with the CHL has worked well. But it's time for some changes because it's not working.

puckprose.com

 

[MrHeiskanen]

Where are you getting "horrid WJC?" I was at every Canada game. Wright was a super solid two-way contributor and scored a key goal in the gold medal game. He's obviously not Connor Bedard, but you can say that for pretty much every prospect since Connor McDavid.

For the hype, attention, and draft position of the player he was at best the 5th best forward on the team. Majority of shifts he was invisible and he had zero high end plays. Was he a bad player on the ice? No. Did he do anything that would suggest he is a highend prospect with game breaking talent? Absolutely not.

He basically just played the games, didn't contribute much and went about his business.. which is fine for most prospects but when you are supposed to be a #1 overall selection and top end prospect it was a bad tournament IMO.

 

[ThisIsMyAlibi]

Bust?

 

[Osakahaus]

If you're traded for that much and you get swept by an 8 seed, I really don't like the chances of being a "bergeron" like player. Hopefully this is a good time for Shane to start maturing.

 

[majormajor]

If you're traded for that much and you get swept by an 8 seed, I really don't like the chances of being a "bergeron" like player. Hopefully this is a good time for Shane to start maturing.

It's not a good look for Shane but the Bergeron thing was always a bad comparison, that's not on him, that's on bad scouting.

 

[Osakahaus]

It's not a good look for Shane but the Bergeron thing was always a bad comparison, that's not on him, that's on bad scouting.

I never liked it either because Bergeron is essentially a "unicorn" type player where there can be only one type of player like him. But the mere fact that Wright's team was decimated by an 8th seed is incredibly worrisome.

 

[Sideline]

For the hype, attention, and draft position of the player he was at best the 5th best forward on the team. Majority of shifts he was invisible and he had zero high end plays. Was he a bad player on the ice? No. Did he do anything that would suggest he is a highend prospect with game breaking talent? Absolutely not.

He basically just played the games, didn't contribute much and went about his business.. which is fine for most prospects but when you are supposed to be a #1 overall selection and top end prospect it was a bad tournament IMO.

If you are going to describe a point a game, excellent two way play, and this


As a horrid tournament with no high end plays, then I hope every prospect my team drafts this year can be just as horrid and low end.

 

[Smirnov2Chistov]

Bust?

This is a joke - right?

 

[gstommylee]

I never liked it either because Bergeron is essentially a "unicorn" type player where there can be only one type of player like him. But the mere fact that Wright's team was decimated by an 8th seed is incredibly worrisome.

No its not. Decimated by a decent 8 seed team shows more about the team he played for than the player himself.

 

[gstommylee]

For the hype, attention, and draft position of the player he was at best the 5th best forward on the team. Majority of shifts he was invisible and he had zero high end plays. Was he a bad player on the ice? No. Did he do anything that would suggest he is a highend prospect with game breaking talent? Absolutely not.

He basically just played the games, didn't contribute much and went about his business.. which is fine for most prospects but when you are supposed to be a #1 overall selection and top end prospect it was a bad tournament IMO.

Reminder he lost a year of development in the OHL due to that cancel season...

 

[GlassesJacketShirt]

Reminder he lost a year of development in the OHL due to that cancel season...

Looks like he could have used the extra year of OHL development after all.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Reminder he lost a year of development in the OHL due to that cancel season...

So did everyone else

 

[seafoam]

Ceiling is JG Pageau

 

[Osakahaus]

Ceiling is JG Pageau

If he ends up like pageau then that sucks for a 4th overall. At least Beniers looks solid for the Kraken, but Wright has to be better than meh