Prospect Info: Joshua Roy Part 2

[CHwest]

Both players you mentioned are frustrating to watch for very different reasons.

Roy is frustrating because he got plenty of opportunities to establish himself but his work ethic sucks.

Mesar was frustrating to watch without the puck. His work ethic with the puck, well, before this year at least was exceptional and fruitful.

You implied alot that his no1 challenge was strengh but what i saw is a lack of understanding of NA hockey. What Mesar needed was proper guidance and teaching of the canadian style of hockey.

Me personally, the only thing i find that you’re not appreciating from Mesar’s game is the very high level of refined talent and skills he possesses in certain areas.

I seen you aknowledge his speed but youve been quiet about his other exceptional attributes.

Players that make it, take their opportunity no matter how small and make it work. Gallagher is a perfect example, neither Roy or Mesar have "it". Both will end up in Europe.

 

[Miller Time]

Players that make it, take their opportunity no matter how small and make it work. Gallagher is a perfect example, neither Roy or Mesar have "it". Both will end up in Europe.

Quite a bit premature to make that kind of prediction at this point.

Both, in particular Roy, have already advanced/ "made it" further in pro hockey than the vast majority of their same-aged.

While neither has made it at the NHL level, only about 20 players from Roy's draft class & less than 10 from Mesar's have played a full NHL season.

 

[WinterLion]

He stepped it up last night. Nice game.

 

[DiglettDangles]

Trade him to Chicago while Bedard still remembers him
Target Louis Crevier back, 24yo 6'8" RD

How can we go from Gorton's end-of-season presser where competitiveness and intensity were the new buzzwords, to thinking Roy is still in the organizational plans?

 

[Mrb1p]

Trade him to Chicago while Bedard still remembers him
Target Louis Crevier back, 24yo 6'8" RD

How can we go from Gorton's end-of-season presser where competitiveness and intensity were the new buzzwords, to thinking Roy is still in the organizational plans?

Im guessing you dont watch hockey much, riiight?

 

[DiglettDangles]

Im guessing you dont watch hockey much, riiight?

I've watched multiple Laval games live this year, and read enough of this thread to know your high opinion on him isn't shared by most posters and likely not by his own bosses, so imo it's time to move on.

For the record I don't bring up Crevier because he's a big Quebecor, it's because someone else posted about him near the end of the season as being a target of interest. CHI's D is taking shape and there might not be a spot for him behind Rinzel and Levshunov long-term.