RD Brandon Montour (2012 undrafted; 2014, 55th, ANA)

[Gstank]

i wish bieksa would ****ing go away no way montour or theo are worse than that clown

I see Bieska is making friends in Anahiem. Thanks for the second

 

[Pyromaniac]

I see Bieska is making friends in Anahiem. Thanks for the second

I would rather Bieksa than Sbisa.

 

[lindholmie]

this is why im ok with vatanen being traded. theodore/montour are gonna be good

 

[Ducks Nation*]

Hes unreal, so electric.

 

[lindholmie]

kinda crazy he still has no hype lol only 7 pages in here

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

i wish at some point Ducks fell into injury trouble or something cause I was hoping he woulda gotten a handful of games with the Ducks this year. VERY curious to see how he would have done.

 

[alcolol]

i wish at some point Ducks fell into injury trouble or something cause I was hoping he woulda gotten a handful of games with the Ducks this year. VERY curious to see how he would have done.

... you mean like right now? Both Bieksa and Vatanen are injured yet neither Theodore nor Montour have been recalled. Stoner and especially Holzer have played solid hockey though.

 

[TopShelfWaterBottle]

Still don't think he will ever be a duck unfortunately

 

[kingsfan]

... you mean like right now? Both Bieksa and Vatanen are injured yet neither Theodore nor Montour have been recalled. Stoner and especially Holzer have played solid hockey though.

Now's not the time to give someone their NHL debut (in Montour's case). Let him sit in the minors and play games he's comfortable with. The only teams who should be calling up players now is teams like Toronto, where expectations are very low and mistakes aren't as critical, because mistakes will happen.

Next season will be interesting in Anaheim along the blueline.

 

[Kyle93]

kinda crazy he still has no hype lol only 7 pages in here

We would be on page 35+ if this was a Canadian team's prospect

 

[Boxscore]

Hes unreal, so electric.

What has he done recently that has impressed you so much?

 

[ChaseANA]

What has he done recently that has impressed you so much?

Watch a SD game if you can. Logs a ton of minutes, has a lethal shot, solid skater, getting better defensively, plays the entirety of the PP and is a beast PPQB.

 

[Boxscore]

Watch a SD game if you can. Logs a ton of minutes, has a lethal shot, solid skater, getting better defensively, plays the entirety of the PP and is a beast PPQB.

Yep, I really like Montour. Just thought I missed something in the last week or so. He is every bit what you described; huge future.

 

[Ducks Nation*]

Still don't think he will ever be a duck unfortunately

Why do you say this?

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Still don't think he will ever be a duck unfortunately

I think if he were to be moved, it woulda been at this past trade deadline. Since he didn't get traded, I think he will stay in Ducks organization and Vatanen will be dealt in offseason

 

[Gliff]

We would be on page 35+ if this was a Canadian team's prospect

This is pretty standard. I laugh when I see how much love our prospects get when they get to the NHL. Lindholm got nothing until he started killing it in the NHL.

I think if he were to be moved, it woulda been at this past trade deadline. Since he didn't get traded, I think he will stay in Ducks organization and Vatanen will be dealt in offseason

I doubt it. Bob, and the ducks as an organization, dont make big deals at the deadline ever. If he is going to be moved it will be at the draft.

 

[Goose of Reason]

Montour named to the AHL First All Star Team and the All-Rookie Team. Good year for him. 12+43 for 55 points in 64 games.

 

[KaseMeOutside]

Montour named to the AHL First All Star Team and the All-Rookie Team. Good year for him. 12+43 for 55 points in 64 games.

And to think people were calling him a reach for where he was drafted

 

[Kalv]

Last year he played in USHL, NCAA and AHL, being over or very close to PPG. First full year in AHL and not too far away from PPG.
So far he have adjusted to any level, obviously finaal step will be the biggest one but i`m even more confident with him and i was already excited after last year.

He is the leading scorer for a team that is fighting for 2nd spot in the division. As a defenseman

 

[lindholmie]

Is montour becoming a blue chip prospect? Or is he still a boom or bust?

 

[Pyromaniac]

Is montour becoming a blue chip prospect? Or is he still a boom or bust?

I don't think he can be classified under 'boom or bust' anymore. The boom factor is there but I really don't see a bust here. From what I have seen he looks like a legit NHLer but it's hard for me to say how good he will end up being.

His progression and his dominance in lower leagues has been impressive but I am still cautious to label him as blue chip. In any case I have a very small pool of players that I consider to be blue chip.

 

[lindholmie]

I don't think he can be classified under 'boom or bust' anymore. The boom factor is there but I really don't see a bust here. From what I have seen he looks like a legit NHLer but it's hard for me to say how good he will end up being.

His progression and his dominance in lower leagues has been impressive but I am still cautious to label him as blue chip. In any case I have a very small pool of players that I consider to be blue chip.

Fair enough. I do think he if he was drafted higher or maybe on a bigger team market he might have gotten that title. I don't think vatanen was considered a blue chip prospect and he turned out great

 

[Pyromaniac]

Fair enough. I do think he if he was drafted higher or maybe on a bigger team market he might have gotten that title. I don't think vatanen was considered a blue chip prospect and he turned out great

I won't pretend that draft hype doesn't play a big part. The higher a player is drafted, the more people are going to watch him play. I had only heard mentions of Montour from Ducks fans last year.

 

[Kalv]

He`s also already 21 years old tbh (was drafted as an overager in 2014). But he`s starting to get hype for sure. He made not even AHL first All-Rookie team but the general All-AHL team. That`s not bad at all.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

He's got really high upside and he's been a huge difference maker every time I see him, but he's still figuring out the defensive side, kinda raw there, so if he gets into the NHL next year, expect a steep learning curve in that regard, maybe even more so than Vatanen.