Player Discussion Jack Quinn, RW (8th overall, 2020): Named AHL Rookie of the Year

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Easily the most disappointing player on the team relative to pre-season expectations. At least he's gotten a lot cheaper. I still like his potential and want to see what he has after a proper off-season.
Yeah. No reason to ship him out. His value has tanked. But, also no reason to cement him in the LU like years past. He's burned the bridge of trust. Now he has to earn it back. That's on his shoulders. If he takes another offseason off and is missing meetings, then his NHL stint will be very short. Some kids just don't have the mentality to be NHLers, and that's ok. He can find a less demanding career if that's the case.
 
Is it the same reason I missed a bunch of 8AM classes in college?
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Bizarrely mixed message- it’s not alarming but inexcusable? I feel like that 2nd one is worse than the 1st. Also, why do players miss your meetings so much, Lindy?

Hope Jack ain’t dealing with any actual issues, but you gotta show up to your job. Maybe don’t play like shit. Basic stuff.

I don’t think it’s a mixed message. Inexcusable means they will not accept an excuse for his actions. That’s why he was scratched. There were no excuses accepted, and a punitive measure was handed out.

It’s not alarming because he’s a young player and these things happen. They aren’t going to healthy scratch him for a month or trade him over it. He’s been on the big club for 3 seasons now and I think this is the first time it’s happened (although he does seem to have maturity issues and didn’t appear to take the offseason very seriously).
 
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Continued from Prospect Info: - Jack Quinn, RW (8th overall, 2020) -- Ottawa 67s (3 year ELC signed 11/16)


I'm going to expand on this too:

In his draft year, he had 50 goals, which is rare territory, but he also wasn't particularly fast nor was he the playmaking he now is in Roch.

Fast forward to 2021, and his ability to get his shot off is high-caliber NHL level...right now. That translation from jrs. to pros is what kills 90% of players like him.

Then, he's playing with JJ Peterka, who couldn't be a more perfect compliment (much faster, and a playmaker), and they develop an instant strong chemistry.

Finally, while I love Quinnterkrebs, anyone watching Roch right now can tell you that they're feasting on the PP...and 5v5 is a work in progress all around. Peterka-Malone-Quinn will have a few shifts of brilliance, and many more of being d-zone trapped. Incidentally, that's why I want him to stay in Roch right now. Primarily to work on 5v5. Krebs, Quinn, Peterka, and Laaksonen all fall into this category:

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We're back to why I didn't like him as a prospect. Not particularly fast. Not particularly big/feisty. Not a playmaker.

His one big gift was shooting, and he's stopped doing that. At the pace of a trajectory right now, he'll be in Europe within 3 years if he doesn't drastically change things.
 
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We're back to why I didn't like him as a prospect. Not particularly fast. Not particularly big/feisty. Not a playmaker.

His one big gift was shooting, and he's stopped doing that. At the pace of a trajectory right now, he'll be in Europe within 3 years if he doesn't drastically change things.
He reminds me of the Nylander kid we drafted.
We will probably trade him as well for some 1 st round dman another team gives up on.
If he wasn't in this organization he would still be in the AHL......
 
He reminds me of the Nylander kid we drafted.
We will probably trade him as well for some 1 st round dman another team gives up on.
If he wasn't in this organization he would still be in the AHL......

Nah. He was excellent after coming back from his injuries last year. He was far superior to ANylander in the AHL. Getting him right or getting him out is the path, but rewriting his history ? Nah.
 

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