Prospect Info: Joshua Roy Part 2

[KevSkillz4]

Toffoli must be the consensus comparison for him at this point. He reminds me so much of him. I'd take that from Roy any day.

Yeah, that would be amazing for Habs future if Joshua Roy has the same impact of Tyler Toffoli, i'm a big fan of Toffoli and we should be all thrilled about having a young player who can have the same impact.

 

[Wats]

Yeah, that would be amazing for Habs future if Joshua Roy has the same impact of Tyler Toffoli, i'm a big fan of Toffoli and we should be all thrilled about having a young player who can have the same impact.

Hopefully he shreds the AHL like Toffoli did in his rookie year.

 

[BLONG7]

Is that what happened ro SBah last year?

Wow..................forgot about Sbah and his over the top enthusiasm...............maybe Sbah was Bergevin!! lol

 

[AlexGretzchenvid]

I don’t like the toffoli comparison.

In fact I see Corey Perry more than toffoli.

 

[montreal]

I don’t like the toffoli comparison.

In fact I see Corey Perry more than toffoli.

he plays nothing like Perry though.

 

[Mrb1p]

I don’t like the toffoli comparison.

In fact I see Corey Perry more than toffoli.

You dont like the Toffoli comparison? He literally plays just like him though.

What do you think is different?

 

[AlexGretzchenvid]

You dont like the Toffoli comparison? He literally plays just like him though.

What do you think is different?

There mental game.. Sure they both have high skill and not the fastest skating but i think thats where comparison stops. I think Perry and Roy have a similar IQ, hans in tight, POISE, leadership/.

 

[McGuires Corndog]

There mental game.. Sure they both have high skill and not the fastest skating but i think thats where comparison stops. I think Perry and Roy have a similar IQ, hans in tight, POISE, leadership/.

Perry was also a much larger body that wasn’t afraid to use it in order to gain position and aggravate people.

He’s far closer to Toffoli than Perry, I do agree he seems to have the same type of poise Perry has.

 

[Skip Bayless]

I love his white stick.



EDIT:

 

[McGuires Corndog]

I love his white stick.

Pierre McGuire loves that you love his white stick

 

[jfm133]

Just to show how unjustified the rank at which Roy ended up being picked. Look at this list of players that were picked first overall in the Q since Mario Lemieux in 1981. Only two went undrafted afterward in the NHL, and from the 39 that were drafted in the NHL, Roy is dead last at #150. Only three other were picked outside of the top-100. It clearly shows how Roy's very low ranking is a special case of awful group thinking. A very negative tag was placed on this kid, and up to this day, he still fights to get rid of it. When you think about guys like Tony De Angelo and Ryan Merkley that had enormous red flags, and went around #20 anyway. It's hard to understand. Remember, Roy was a 2 points per game in the Midget AAA. The elite talent was clear early on.


1981: Laval – Mario Lemieux #1 overall
1982: Québec – Sylvain Coté #11 overall
1983: Drummondville – José Charbonneau #12 overall
1984: Trois-Rivières – Martin Desjardins #75 overall
1985: Granby – Pierre Turgeon #1 overall
1986: Longueuil – Yves Racine #11 overall
1987: Verdun – Martin St-Amour #34 overall
1988: Verdun – Pierre Sévigny #51 overall
1989: Verdun – Patrick Poulin #9 overall
1990: Drummondville – René Corbet #24 overall
1991: Victoriaville – Alexandre Daigle #1 overall
1992: Victoriaville – Cosmo Dupaul #91 overall
1993: Val d’Or – Stéphane Roy #68 overall
1994: Halifax – Étienne Drapeau #99 overall
1995: Moncton – Pierre Dagenais #47 overall
1996: Laval – Jonathan Girard #48 overall
1997: Baie-Comeau – Jonathan Gautier (undrafted)
1998: Baie-Comeau – Yanick Lehoux #86 overall
1999: Montréal – Chris Montgomery (undrafted)
2000: Val d’Or – Maxime Daigneault #59 overall
2001: Moncton – Steve Bernier #16 overall
2002: Sherbrooke – Alex Bourret #16 overall
2003: Rimouski – Sidney Crosby #1 overall
2004: Cap-Breton – James Sheppard #9 overall
2005: Saint-John – Alex Grant #118 overall
2006: Saint-John – Yann Sauvé #41 overall
2007: Saint-John – Simon Desprès #30 overall
2008: Moncton – Brandon Gormley #13 overall
2009: Val d’Or – Olivier Archambault #108 overall
2010: Lewiston – Dillon Fournier #48 overall
2011: Baie-Comeau – Nathan MacKinnon #1 overall
2012: Sherbrooke – Daniel Audette #147 overall
2013: Cap-Breton – Nicolas Roy #96 overall
2014: Saint-John – Luke Green #79 overall
2015: Saint-John – Joseph Veleno #30 overall
2016: Halifax – Benoit-Olivier Groulx #54 overall
2017: Rimouski – Alexis Lafrenière #1 overall
2018: Chicoutimi – Hendrix Lapierre #22 overall
2019: Saint John – Joshua Roy #150 overall
2020: Gatineau – Tristan Luneau #53 overall
2021: Sherbrooke – Ethan Gautier projected in 1st round

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

I think he can be better than Toffoli.

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

I think he can be better than Toffoli.

He looks more skilled than Toff to me. I think Roy can be potentially be a big part of the core going forward.

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

He looks more skilled than Toff to me. I think Roy can be potentially be a big part of the core going forward.

I agree. Many are slow to realize how good he is due to draft capital but think that will change quickly once he starts lighting up the AHL.

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

I agree. Many are slow to realize how good he is due to draft capital but think that will change quickly once he starts lighting up the AHL.

that and the skating. He needs to improve it but I think he's too good and he'll manage. Too smart and skilled.

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

that and the skating. He needs to improve it but I think he's too good and he'll manage. Too smart and skilled.

He’s definitely not a great skater, but I think it’s fine enough.

 

[NotProkofievian]

I agree. Many are slow to realize how good he is due to draft capital but think that will change quickly once he starts lighting up the AHL.

That's essentially all I'm waiting for lol. He and Kidney have done all that they can in juniors, now it's time to see what we've really got. Can hardly wait.

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

That's essentially all I'm waiting for lol. He and Kidney have done all that they can in juniors, now it's time to see what we've really got. Can hardly wait.

It's crazy that a guy who went over a 2 PPG pace in 35 games is pretty much a B level prospect for us lol. I totally get it but it's a nice spot to be in for a change.

I don't know if he quite has it myself but mostly this board (again myself included) has all but excluded him from our future line up projections. There's obviously something there. Hopefully he can have a great pro rookie year in Laval to assert himself a bit more in our future plans.

 

[Hannibal]

An underated skill he has, he’s strong as hell on the puck. Very rare to see someone push him off the puck. Very strong.

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

An underated skill he has, he’s strong as hell on the puck. Very rare to see someone push him off the puck. Very strong.

yeah I saw lately him doing some really good puck protection possessions. I think that's what really started to sell me on him.

Once I saw that, I became really sure on him. I think he can be more than just a top 6 complimentary player though that's not an unreasonable projection for him by any means.

He really could turn into one of the biggest steals we ever had at the draft.

 

[1909]

The real Q series are starting this week.

Sherbrooke vs Halifax
Quebec Vs Gatineau

Four very strong teams.


I hope Roy will have a chance to play in the Finals, at least.

 

[Destopcorner]

He will fit darn well next to Dach. Understanding the defensive game was is easy once he put his legs into it, I was really impressed during WJC. Skills are bleeding out his ears so I don't count him out of the NHL next year.

 

[HuGort]

Just to show how unjustified the rank at which Roy ended up being picked. Look at this liste of players that were picked first overall in the Q since Mario Lemieux in 1981. Only two went undrafted afterward in the NHL, and from the 39 that were drafted in the NHL, Roy is dead last at #150. Only three were picked outside of the top-100. It clearly shows how Roy very low ranking is a special case of awful group thinking. A very negative tag was placed on this kid, and up to this day, he still fights to get rid of it. When you think about guys like Tony De Angelo and Ryan Merkley that had enormous red flags, and went around #20 anyway. It's hard to understand. Remember, Roy was a 2 points per game in the Midget AAA. The elite talent was clear early on.


1981: Laval – Mario Lemieux #1 overall
1982: Québec – Sylvain Coté #11 overall
1983: Drummondville – José Charbonneau #12 overall
1984: Trois-Rivières – Martin Desjardins #75 overall
1985: Granby – Pierre Turgeon #1 overall
1986: Longueuil – Yves Racine #11 overall
1987: Verdun – Martin St-Amour #34 overall
1988: Verdun – Pierre Sévigny #51 overall
1989: Verdun – Patrick Poulin #9 overall
1990: Drummondville – René Corbet #24 overall
1991: Victoriaville – Alexandre Daigle #1 overall
1992: Victoriaville – Cosmo Dupaul #91 overall
1993: Val d’Or – Stéphane Roy #68 overall
1994: Halifax – Étienne Drapeau #99 overall
1995: Moncton – Pierre Dagenais #47 overall
1996: Laval – Jonathan Girard #48 overall
1997: Baie-Comeau – Jonathan Gautier (undrafted)
1998: Baie-Comeau – Yanick Lehoux #86 overall
1999: Montréal – Chris Montgomery (undrafted)
2000: Val d’Or – Maxime Daigneault #59 overall
2001: Moncton – Steve Bernier #16 overall
2002: Sherbrooke – Alex Bourret #16 overall
2003: Rimouski – Sidney Crosby #1 overall
2004: Cap-Breton – James Sheppard #9 overall
2005: Saint-John – Alex Grant #118 overall
2006: Saint-John – Yann Sauvé #41 overall
2007: Saint-John – Simon Desprès #30 overall
2008: Moncton – Brandon Gormley #13 overall
2009: Val d’Or – Olivier Archambault #108 overall
2010: Lewiston – Dillon Fournier #1 overall
2011: Baie-Comeau – Nathan MacKinnon #1 overall
2012: Sherbrooke – Daniel Audette #147 overall
2013: Cap-Breton – Nicolas Roy #96 overall
2014: Saint-John – Luke Green #79 overall
2015: Saint-John – Joseph Veleno #30 overall
2016: Halifax – Benoit-Olivier Groulx #54 overall
2017: Rimouski – Alexis Lafrenière #1 overall
2018: Chicoutimi – Hendrix Lapierre #22 overall
2019: Saint John – Joshua Roy #150 overall
2020: Gatineau – Tristan Luneau #53 overall
2021: Sherbrooke – Ethan Gautier projected in 1st round

Like to see these results for the O? Just to compare

 

[KevSkillz4]

An underated skill he has, he’s strong as hell on the puck. Very rare to see someone push him off the puck. Very strong.

He is a good one, for sure. Can't wait to see him in Habs uniform. Every pre-season, he was played very well.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Very much looking forward to see him in Halifax to play against the Mooseheads.