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Draft Pick 2015 #194 D Matt Roy (Michigan Tech)

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Holden Caulfield said:
I know little to nothing except he was passed over in 2 drafts already

http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=191271
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Then allow me to fill you in. FYI, I saw quite a bit of MTU this past season.

I guess the best way to describe Roy is as a puck-moving defenseman. Fluid skater with great mobility. Moves really well with the puck. Probably won't score many goals at the pro level, but has the ability to rack up the assists due to his passing skills, which are quite good.

Roy is a project, so don't expect him in the pros anytime soon. Still needs some work on his defensive game, namely in containing opposing players. His positioning is good not great, but that should get better with further development. Please don't misunderstand me, I'm not saying that Roy is or will be a defensive liability, but it is an area that he'll need to continue to make improvements in before getting to the pro ranks.

I hope this helps. :)
 
Oilers Chick said:
Then allow me to fill you in. FYI, I saw quite a bit of MTU this past season.

I guess the best way to describe Roy is as a puck-moving defenseman. Fluid skater with great mobility. Moves really well with the puck. Probably won't score many goals at the pro level, but has the ability to rack up the assists due to his passing skills, which are quite good.

Roy is a project, so don't expect him in the pros anytime soon. Still needs some work on his defensive game, namely in containing opposing players. His positioning is good not great, but that should get better with further development. Please don't misunderstand me, I'm not saying that Roy is or will be a defensive liability, but it is an area that he'll need to continue to make improvements in before getting to the pro ranks.

I hope this helps. :)
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Who does his game compare to?
 
Oilers Chick said:
Then allow me to fill you in. FYI, I saw quite a bit of MTU this past season.

I guess the best way to describe Roy is as a puck-moving defenseman. Fluid skater with great mobility. Moves really well with the puck. Probably won't score many goals at the pro level, but has the ability to rack up the assists due to his passing skills, which are quite good.

Roy is a project, so don't expect him in the pros anytime soon. Still needs some work on his defensive game, namely in containing opposing players. His positioning is good not great, but that should get better with further development. Please don't misunderstand me, I'm not saying that Roy is or will be a defensive liability, but it is an area that he'll need to continue to make improvements in before getting to the pro ranks.

I hope this helps. :)
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Thanks for info, we appreciate it. Well, we shipped out one PMD and brought in another. And who knows? Nic Dowd was a seventh-rounder and Colin Miller was a fifth-rounder and they're both projected to make the NHL. Just watch. We'll develop Roy beautifully and get him close to NHL-ready...and then we'll trade him.
 
If there is karma, Matt Roy will be a great NHL player. Without giving Devils a favour so they could draft Anthony Brodeur, you wouldn't have got two picks on 7th round and Chaz Reddekopp would have been drafted with this pick and Matt Roy would have never been drafted by Kings.
 
Basilisk said:
Good catch! Maybe the Avs can take this guy instead of LaDue?
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I kind of doubt that. Matt Roy was a 7th round pick and while excelling, still a prospect, whereas Ladue could step into
the Avs D corp right now.

It seems more of our defenseman prospects, are fairing better than our forward ones.

Ladue, Gravel and Forbort are / will be NHL players. Cernak is still progressing and was capt of his World Jr team...and was called one of their 3 best players in the tournament.
Clague is doing well and played well for Team Canada in the WJC. MacDermid, Lintuniemi and Leslie are seemingly progressing in Ontatio. Hard to say if any of them make it to the NHL. Also add Reddekopp, who has 33 points in 37 games in the WHL this year...and now Matt Roy and don't forget Jacob Moverare. He has 20 pts in Mississauga and the Kings are pretty high on him. Wish our forward prospects were emerging this well. I know Kempe, Amadio and Austin Wagner are good prospects. Just wish we had some sure fire ones. I still believe Kempe and Amadio make it, just hard to say how much of an impact they will make. Good to see Kempe scoring goals the last week or so!

Anyone see Matt Roy play this year?
 
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Congrads to Matt Roy and glad he's signed.

Word is, he's already in Ontario. Glad he's getting underway and foregoing
his SR year.

First Team WCHA All Star. Former King Gary Shuchuk was asst coach at Mich Tech and
has said a lot of good things about Roy. Lots of tweets here, including Shuchuk, Yanetti, and another scout. ALso has a gif of a big open ice hit from him in final game vs Denver U.

https://twitter.com/mayorNHL

Yannetti on Roy- "Driven. One of our top 3 dev players. That's special because he had to do on his own, we can't pay or provide him a thing"

More Yannetti - Excellent in battle situations. Wide bodied, provides presence, w/ structure. Doesn't run around/chase to initiate contact

Yannetti on Roy- "Efficient. Smart & purposeful passing. Makes simple plays w/out being basic. Gets pucks to right options & the right time"

Scout - "His skating, ie lateral agility, has improved dramatically. As a result his game w/ puck both in transition & on pp has taken off"

More from scout on Matt Roy - "He is a natural leader."

Per NHL scout, re: @mattroy6 - "Was one of top dmen in WCHA last 2 yrs, has solid defensive instincts to go along with a physical presence"

Spoke to @gshuchuk re: new Kings signee @mattroy6 - "Great kid, first off, and a team player. Plays with an edge, but in control (continued

More from Shuchuk on Roy - "Sees ice very well. Good first pass, movement, gap control, shot from the point, & gets puck through to the net"

More from Gary Shuchuk on new LA Kings signee Matt Roy - "He was our best defenseman, by far. Going to be a good pro. Plays tough!

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Sounds quite promising. 26 points too and #1 on team only had 28.
It's good to know that since Gravel and Ladue have moved up, that
Ontario will have Roy...and maybe the year after that, Clague and
Moverare will be coming up too.

great read from Rosen too. Lots of quotes from Mike Donnelly

http://lakingsinsider.com/2017/03/27...efenseman-elc/
 
Maybe the emergence of Roy is why management felt they could part with Cernak? 2nd leading scorer on a division champion is nothing to sneeze at.
 
King'sPawn said:
Maybe the emergence of Roy is why management felt they could part with Cernak? 2nd leading scorer on a division champion is nothing to sneeze at.
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True. Pretty impressive. Michigan Tech's offense was not all that great and Roy was called "our best defenseman by far" says a lot.

We have heard that the one element that of physicality that McNabb has over the other young defensemen...it's good to hear from Yanetti that
Roy is physically aggressive. Lots of other good words like natural leader, etc.
First Team WCHA all star. It will be good for him to get some games in with Ontario,
going into Summer.
 
Last year I saw him on tv in one game. I know, but still, he looked very poised and calm, like he knew exactly where to go and what to do.
 
74 PIMS seems like a lot for a college guy although, to be fair, I haven't checked NCAA penalty minute stats in a long time.

Just looked...appears to be 15th highest total in the NCAA.
 
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BigKing said:
74 PIMS seems like a lot for a college guy although, to be fair, I haven't checked NCAA penalty minute stats in a long time.

Just looked...appears to be 15th highest total in the NCAA.
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Coaching staff at Mich Tech said he plays pretty physical, doesn't shy away. May have something to do with it.
 
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