Prospect Info: Owen Beck

[Whitesnake]

Different opposition is it?

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Certainly a tale of two games for both him and his team.

Lol Yeah, Saginaw getting absolutely punked by London tonight. Spirit look awful. Beck included. London plays a hard, fast game.

 

[Intangir]

Lol Yeah, Saginaw getting absolutely punked by London tonight. Spirit look awful. Beck included. London plays a hard, fast game.

That's generally what happens the game after you've shellacked a team for 11 goals. You get loose, you get sloppy, you don't compete as hard, and you can get crushed, like what happened against the Knights last night.

Neither the 6 points in one game, nor looking downright bad against the Knights paint the full picture. Truth is in the middle, as always.

And besides, Beck still showed a lot of the qualities he was drafted for even in this ugly loss. Despite not executing on plays particularly well last night, he was fast, physical, decently talented offensively, responsible defensively, and a beast on faceoffs.

Seriously, Beck basically has "awesome third-liner" written all over him.

 

[Andrei79]

That's generally what happens the game after you've shellacked a team for 11 goals. You get loose, you get sloppy, you don't compete as hard, and you can get crushed, like what happened against the Knights last night.

Neither the 6 points in one game, nor looking downright bad against the Knights paint the full picture. Truth is in the middle, as always.

And besides, Beck still showed a lot of the qualities he was drafted for even in this ugly loss. Despite not executing on plays particularly well last night, he was fast, physical, decently talented offensively, responsible defensively, and a beast on faceoffs.

Seriously, Beck basically has "awesome third-liner" written all over him.

I'm fine with a 3ppg, its acceptable.

 

[Guess]

Beck be like, nooope not gonna let Mesar pass me on HF's internal ranking!

 

[ChesterNimitz]

I'm fine with a 3ppg, its acceptable.

Beck had an impressive showing tonight and clearly displayed the skills that will make him an impactful player in the NHL: speed; shot; offensive vision; play making and faceoff excellence.

Beck, who was a driving force in last night’s game, played in all situations including playing the left half boards on the power play; being his team’s lead penalty killer; being credited with 9 shots on goal (he must have directed at least 15 shots toward the opposing net) ; scored one goal (shorthanded); had two assists and was rightly chosen as the game’s first star.

Beck will be an important and versatile player for this team going forward.

 

[Team_Spirit]

Stealing candy

 

[Ozmodiar]

9 points in 3 games. So far so good, post trade.

 

[Junohockeyfan]

He's an important player for the Habs future. With Suzuki/Dack occupying the top 2 C roles, and with Dvorak playing himself out of Montreal, the door is wide open for Beck to be the future 3C as early as 2025/2026.

 

[Whalers Fan]

As much as I appreciate Evans, if the Habs ever want to become a contender they have to upgrade from Jake Evans. I am still trying to figure out why MSL used him so much in OT.

With Dach, Newhook and Dvorak out, someone other than just Suzuki has to play center. Monahan is kinda slow to play much C 3 on 3.

 

[JianYang]

I so remember people being very bullish about Suzuki and Caufield playing badly coming out of the WJC and Poehling being the standout. Case in point, this is just a tournament.

It's a fun tournament to watch because it gives access to watching your top prospects all gathered in one tournament.

It's especially cool for those who do not watch the prospects on a daily basis which I imagine makes up the vast majority of people here.

But yeah, I think we put too much importance on the player performances in this tournament. There's countless examples of guys who went to good nhl careers that didn't have a great world junior tournament and vice versa.

It's usually an entertaining tournament and we get to see some prospects that we normally would not. That's what it is, and it's probably fruitless to try and extract much more from it.

 

[ChesterNimitz]

It's a fun tournament to watch because it gives access to watching your top prospects all gathered in one tournament.

It's especially cool for those who do not watch the prospects on a daily basis which I imagine makes up the vast majority of people here.

But yeah, I think we put too much importance on the player performances in this tournament. There's countless examples of guys who went to good nhl careers that didn't have a great world junior tournament and vice versa.

It's usually an entertaining tournament and we get to see some prospects that we normally would not. That's what it is, and it's probably fruitless to try and extract much more from it.

It provides a base assessment of a player's comparative skill level. It allows skaters to prove that they can skate and shooters that they can can shoot. Some of the players progress and others stagnate.

In Beck's case, he displayed all the skills that should make him a productive NHLer: above average skating and shooting and a high level of face-off reliability/efficiency. What was most impressive was Beck's relentless style of play. He's one of those players who leaves nothing on the ice. That approach, coupled with his advanced skill set, makes Beck a promising prospect.

The fact that Beck is currently having offensive success back in the OHL is not surprising as he's been given an opportunity to play a more offensive role with superior players. On Saginaw's power play, which is run through Beck and Parekh, he's a veritable shooting machine. Its a role that he should ably fill on Montreal's second power play unit..

A lot of Montreal fans who don't have an opportunity to watch Beck play and largely rely on the prevailing description of Beck as projecting as a reliable defensive center/ forward, will be quite surprised when they see the level of offensive skill that he plays at.

I have little doubt that this kid, who is academically superior and a natural leader, will be a core player for Montreal for the next decade.

 

[montreal]

I didn't see his game against London but his last game was outstanding and clearly shows why he will easily be an NHLer as the guy just gets it. I don't know if he will be more then a 3rd liner as we'll just have to wait and see but if he keeps working on that shot, with his speed, skating, effort, two way play, FO's, he should be a solid player with a lot of NHL tools to work with.

 

[Skip Bayless]

12 more points tonight.

 

[WeThreeKings]

I didn't see his game against London but his last game was outstanding and clearly shows why he will easily be an NHLer as the guy just gets it. I don't know if he will be more then a 3rd liner as we'll just have to wait and see but if he keeps working on that shot, with his speed, skating, effort, two way play, FO's, he should be a solid player with a lot of NHL tools to work with.

I expect a 3C that if you have to stretch him as a 2C for a short period of time, you can get it done.

 

[red devil]

 

[red devil]

 

[McGuires Corndog]

Grant is such a f***ing plug.

Beck needs to be on the team to tutor Dach on Faceoffs? Moron. It takes time to get good at faceoffs, look at Suzuki now.

 

[Nevins]

I would suggest the opposite. Dach has a 37.5% success rate on faceoffs while Beck dominated the World Junior Championship and the OHL in this regard. I would put Beck in the center, Dach on the left and Joshua Roy on the right but all that in 2 or 3 years.

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

Grant is such a f***ing plug.

Beck needs to be on the team to tutor Dach on Faceoffs? Moron. It takes time to get good at faceoffs, look at Suzuki now.

Grant is an embarrassment and a legitimate dimwit. He was never a real NHL scout but more of Timmins local errand boy in the Ottawa region. This particular episode with Beck had Grant pushing the cringe meter well into the red.

From what I have heard he is known as much for being a drunk as he is for being a low level scout.

 

[BaseballCoach]

I would suggest the opposite. Dach has a 37.5% success rate on faceoffs while Beck dominated the World Junior Championship and the OHL in this regard. I would put Beck in the center, Dach on the left and Joshua Roy on the right but all that in 2 or 3 years.

Dach is a natural center with poor faceoff results so far in his career, like Evgeny Malkin.

Beck could take faceoffs while on his line, but I would rather Beck play 4th line next year or the year after, whenever he is ready, while Dach is probably on the 1st line or 1B line.

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

I would suggest the opposite. Dach has a 37.5% success rate on faceoffs while Beck dominated the World Junior Championship and the OHL in this regard. I would put Beck in the center, Dach on the left and Joshua Roy on the right but all that in 2 or 3 years.

Dach is absolutely a center in every way other than faceoffs and that is extremely common in young players. I do not see Beck and Dach on the same line as they see the game very differently.

Beck is much more likely to be a 3C while I honestly believe that Dach is the most talented forward on the team and should be our future 1C. The faceoff thing gets too much attention as he has missed a lot of time and it takes time/reps to improve. As long as he gets his faceoffs to a respectable level I think Hab fans will be fine with that, especially if he becomes a legit play driving 1C.

 

[Paddyjack]

Grant is such a f***ing plug.

Beck needs to be on the team to tutor Dach on Faceoffs? Moron. It takes time to get good at faceoffs, look at Suzuki now.

It's indeed a ridiculous take. Beck should be 3C, that's about it. Is Newhook good on faceoffs? (can't remember and too lazy to check). If yes, then there you go, no need for Beck on that line.

 

[ChesterNimitz]

He's an important player for the Habs future. With Suzuki/Dack occupying the top 2 C roles, and with Dvorak playing himself out of Montreal, the door is wide open for Beck to be the future 3C as early as 2025/2026.

Had an opportunity to watch Beck play against Kingston.

Beck again showed the traits/skills that make him an exciting prospect. Beck displayed strong skating; relentless pursuit of the puck and excellent offensive vision and was able to set up/create multiple scoring chances with his speed, anticipation and play making ability . He scored one goal and was credited with assisting on another. Beck played in all high leverage situations, particularly killing penalties where his skating and defensive acumen were well employed. Surprisingly, Saginaw didn't use Beck on their first power play unit and Beck's usual dominance in the face-off circle was not as apparent during this game. If Beck is not used on his team's first power play unit, this omission will undoubtedly have an adverse effect on his offensive numbers.

But the more I watch Beck, the more convinced I become of his ability to succeed at the NHL. It was also interesting to listen to the Kingston commentators and the high regard they have for Beck's play and leadership capabilities. There is no question that Beck will prove to have been a great pick at the top of the second round and that he will surpass many of the players taken before him.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Was at the Saginaw game last last. They had a big comeback win 5-4. Beck had a decent game. Fumbled the puck quite a bit but could have had 3 goals last night. He's always on the right side of the puck and clearly has an NHL shot as shown on his goal. It was interesting that he wasn't on the first PP. Sapovaliv was in that spot.

Other players that stood out of me. Sapovaliv, Willis and the biggest surprise was Dionicio! 6-2 LHD. Skates very well, has great hands, edges and play the PP and PK. Made a few poor decisions with the puck but overall a very positive game. Great pick by the Ducks.

I was hoping the Habs would grab him, but of course they didn't. Decided they need 3 goalies.

It would be great, but I think Beck's ceiling is elite number 3C, which seems odd and everything. How can you be the 3rd best centre on your team AND be elite unless your team is ridiculously stacked ?

He'll do everything right and be trusted in any situation. A centre you want, but you'd need to overpay if he ever became a free agent, or pay a hefty price to acquire in a trade. Almost like Adam Lowry. Beck obviously won't have the fighting prowess of Lowry.