Is Shane Wright development sparking concerns ?

[ViD]

I find it a bit concerning that a guy widely regarded as the clear #1 player in his draft class is still unable to make his NHL team and now he’s assigned to an affiliate again.

Are the Kraken trying their best not to rush him or there’s a legitimate concern his development is behind the schedule ?

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[HockeyVirus]

The moment I watched his pre-draft interview when the rankings were finalized and they asked him about being ranked #1 and he said "I deserve to be drafted 1st OA" I knew he would never make it. Completely wrong attitude. Similar to many other players who came before him who thought their talent guaranteed them success because it has to that point. A failure of his mentors around him.

 

[herashak]

It might just be his face but yeah somethings off

 

[SlafCaufield]

Habs made the right pick

 

[Peasy]

He was never the clear #1 leading up to the draft...

Despite what casual fans want to tell you.

 

[End of Line]

 

[KingsHockey24]

We'll give you Byfield for him.

 

[BonMorrison]

Have y’all seen the Kraken roster? There is no spot that currently makes sense right now. Once some guys are off the books next year he’ll be on the team, nothing wrong with cooking in the AHL for a year, dude is still junior eligible like chill.

 

[K Fleur]

Wright out here sparkling

 

[Osakahaus]

Simon Nemec and Logan Cooley are better than Slafkovsky and Wright. I dunno if Wright is a product of Seattle being loaded at center, but if he can't make a case to play this season (or next season), then yeesh. Slafkovsky also isn't doing much better. Don't flex Habs fans, you picked the wrong slovak.

 

[gstommylee]

He was never the clear #1 leading up to the draft...

Despite what casual fans want to tell you.

Tell the Canada hockey Media that.

 

[Backlund]

Tell the Canada hockey Media that.

Bedard was a clear cut #1, Wright was who a majority at the time ranked at #1. There's a difference.

 

[Peasy]

Tell the Canada hockey Media that.

Bob McKenzie's Final 2022 Draft Ranking - TSN.ca

It’s a photo finish for the No. 1 spot on TSN’s 2022 NHL Draft Final Ranking and, by the slimmest of margins, it’s Juraj Slafkovsky over Shane Wright.

www.tsn.ca

A clear cut number 1 is Bedard, Wright was the furthest from a "clear cut number 1"

 

[Forge]

Habs made the right pick

I doubt that. Think the right pick was probably Cooley or one of the defensemen, but we'll see. Slaf will take time if he manages to blossom

 

[Gliff]

Habs made the right pick

Just because they correctly passed on Wright doesn’t mean it was the right pick.

Rather have Cooley or 3 of the top 4 defensemen.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Only 19

 

[SlafCaufield]

Just because they correctly passed on Wright doesn’t mean it was the right pick.

Rather have Cooley or 3 of the top 4 defensemen.

they made the right pick because they took the best player

Cooley having a few good preseasons games while not understanding how to play defensively doesnt make him better than Slaf

 

[CanadienShark]

There's definitely no sparkle to his game.

 

[Puckclektr]

The moment I watched his pre-draft interview when the rankings were finalized and they asked him about being ranked #1 and he said "I deserve to be drafted 1st OA" I knew he would never make it. Completely wrong attitude. Similar to many other players who came before him who thought their talent guaranteed them success because it has to that point. A failure of his mentors around him.

To be succesful you have to have confidence in yourself and believe that you are the best or near the best. Most athletes and musicians feel the same way, but hockey players have been trained to be humble. Saying that you knew he would never make it for having conifidence and saying what probably 75% of people felt is kind of weird. Saying you deserve to be drafted number 1 is not the same as saying talent is guaranteed.

At the time saying you deserve to be number one isn't wrong. What is wrong is training kids to be so humble and polite that every interview is just filled with tthe same old cliches that are repeated over and over. Very rare does a hockey player act like themselves and speak whats on their mind during an interview and is probabyl why hockey players are some of the most boring interviews out of ALL famous people.

 

[ElLeetch]

I find it a bit concerning that a guy widely regarded as the clear #1 player in his draft class is still unable to make his NHL team and now he’s assigned to an affiliate again.

Seems to be a lot of "sure fire top of the draft players" having development issues these days.

Kakko, Laf, Byfield, Wright, Slafkovsky, Dach, etc

 

[Stealth1616]

Just don’t think he’s all that good.

And clearly has an attitude. Guy was a high level junior player and seemingly thinks he is entitled to be a high level NHL player

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

they made the right pick because they took the best player

Cooley having a few good preseasons games while not understanding how to play defensively doesnt make him better than Slaf

Cooley >> Slafkovsky. Montreal blew it.

We'll give you Byfield for him.

Why? Byfield is way better.

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

Only 19

So only non-alcoholic sparkling drinks for him!!

(except in Canada)

 

[Ace]

I mean…he’s so good he had to be let out of the OHL early. Where he scored 3 points in 4 playoff games and his team went home in round 1.

What more could he possibly have to learn?

 

[NyQuil]

I find it a bit concerning that a guy widely regarded as the clear #1 player in his draft class is still unable to make his NHL team and now he’s assigned to an affiliate again.

It's hard to think of him as the clear #1 player in his draft class when he was drafted 4th.