LW Brayden Tracey - Moose Jaw Warriors, WHL (2019, 29th, ANA)

[Kalv]

Well he had a decent chance early in his debut as well as a couple nice passes. Although I don’t think he really played at all if ever in the third.

That pretty much sums it up. He was obviously a step behind, but even as a Ducks fan I have been pretty pessimistic of him, but he has had a decent first pro year in the AHL. He certainly needs at least another season before the big show, but to me, his debut is really good news.
He needs some muscle and more confidence/offensive dominance in the AHL and he could become a decent middle6 winger

PS
This was actually his 3rd game in 3 nights.

First two games were with the Gulls in San Diego and Ontario (was 1+1 in both).
So this was a fantastic weekend for him. And yeah, in his first shift in the NHL he came close to scoring

 

[Smirnov2Chistov]

Needs more games, but I'm glad he is starting to flourish as a playmaker

 

[MMC]

UFA after not being qualified by the Ducks. Will he get a two way contract?

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Needs a fresh start IMHO

 

[Smirnov2Chistov]

One of the worst draft picks in ducks history. Lots of better options on the board and they took a flyer on someone who was the ‘fastest riser’ at that time.

 

[MMC]

Is this kid retired?

 

[tomd]

Is this kid retired?

It appears he is in Tucson per the transaction section of THEAHL.com

 

[Jukurit]

Now playing in Liiga. 6 points in 13 games. Tracey has some nice hands, but also low compete, mediocre skating and weak shot. He's 23 and very very far away from being an NHL player. Awful first round pick.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Now playing in Liiga. 6 points in 13 games. Tracey has some nice hands, but also low compete, mediocre skating and weak shot. He's 23 and very very far away from being an NHL player. Awful first round pick.

Contract terminated by Jukurit today. Underrated forgotten bust

 

[cheesymc]

Now playing in Liiga. 6 points in 13 games. Tracey has some nice hands, but also low compete, mediocre skating and weak shot. He's 23 and very very far away from being an NHL player. Awful first round pick.

Ducks know how to draft forwards lol.

Maybe the scout(s) who pushed for him should be fired… nah… that’s accountability…

 

[Our Lady Peace]

He had 81 points in 68 games and was WHL rookie of the year that led in goals, assists, and points (mind you as a D-1 not D-2). He was projected to go around early 2nd and you could argue the Ducks reached a bit

Easy to claim well in hindsight people should be fired over one draft pick at the end of round 1 those types of players get picked all the time

 

[cheesymc]

He had 81 points in 68 games and was WHL rookie of the year that led in goals, assists, and points (mind you as a D-1 not D-2). He was projected to go around early 2nd and you could argue the Ducks reached a bit

Easy to claim well in hindsight people should be fired over one draft pick at the end of round 1 those types of players get picked all the time

His stats were padded playing on a high scoring team. He never showed any attributes that would indicate that he could succeed at the NHL. Scouts shouldn’t have drafted based on his stats, but more projectable skills…. Something they do well with defensemen like Lacombe who had size, skating, and shooting…

 

[Our Lady Peace]

His stats were padded playing on a high scoring team. He never showed any attributes that would indicate that he could succeed at the NHL. Scouts shouldn’t have drafted based on his stats, but more projectable skills…. Something they do well with defensemen like Lacombe who had size, skating, and shooting…

Tracey had size at 6'1, ~185lbs and he was drafted for his puck skills, vision, and skating. To which I would argue that they drafted a redundant player when they took Zegras 20 spots earlier

I think there was enough reason for scouts to believe that taking a late 1st on him was justifiable, just like Tampa Bay taking Nolan Foote 2 spots earlier from the Rockets (to play with his brother, and we now know how that worked out for them in the end). Nolan, who had a standout shot and release, I was down on at the time a bit more than Tracey. Mainly because Foote overcoming, ironically, his clunky foot speed was going to be a long shot when he wasn't really a standout at much else than his shot

Questions about his Tracey's game translating? I agree. There's plenty of forward duds, including from that 2019 1st round, that also had relatively low-projecting skillsets too. At least Anaheim walked out getting Zegras at #9 and then as you said hit on the defenseman Lacombe in early round 2