Prospect Info: Logan Mailloux Part 3 The Only Hockey Talk Thread

[Anardil]

I hate to say this, but I don't see much NHL upside with Mailloux. IMHO, every time I see him, I notice heavy feet and a slow brain. Also at times he makes things in his end an adventure, very Brisebois-like, but he is doing this in the AHL.

He has obvious NHL skills and size, but he still has a ways to go to make the NHL roster.

 

[Tyson]

I hate to say this, but I don't see much NHL upside with Mailloux. IMHO, every time I see him, I notice heavy feet and a slow brain. Also at times he makes things in his end an adventure, very Brisebois-like, but he is doing this in the AHL.

He has obvious NHL skills and size, but he still has a ways to go to make the NHL roster.

You are not alone in that assessment I am afraid.

 

[Andrei79]

I hate to say this, but I don't see much NHL upside with Mailloux. IMHO, every time I see him, I notice heavy feet and a slow brain. Also at times he makes things in his end an adventure, very Brisebois-like, but he is doing this in the AHL.

He has obvious NHL skills and size, but he still has a ways to go to make the NHL roster.

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He has all of the tools, but you're right to be cautious in your projection. The processor seems slow and while his top speed is very good, he lacks quickness and agility, but not any less than a guy like Kovacevic who people here have been crying like babies about. He needs time though, strength and tools can go a long way when you add lots of experience.

 

[montreal]

I hate to say this, but I don't see much NHL upside with Mailloux. IMHO, every time I see him, I notice heavy feet and a slow brain. Also at times he makes things in his end an adventure, very Brisebois-like, but he is doing this in the AHL.

He has obvious NHL skills and size, but he still has a ways to go to make the NHL roster.

I never once thought of him as having heavy feet, Thorpe, Martone, those guys have heavy feet for sure. Mailloux's problems to me have always been the IQ, decent tools but no tool box. He's big, mobile, long reach, good shot, can move the puck but can you live with the poor decisions? It should all come down to how well does his offense translate over the next few years.

He's 21 till the end of the season, has only played under 100 games in the OHL and 88 as a pro between NHL/AHL. He's got 60 pts in the AHL in 83 games so clearly the offensive production has been elite so far but it will likely take a couple years to work with him to hopefully get him to at least somewhat passable decision making.