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Zero chance he isn’t in the Rangers lineup for good starting game 1 of 25-26.
His skating isn't a plus and he’s on the smaller side, but his hockey IQ right now is elite even for NHL standards.
Draft Round 1 #23: New York Rangers Select RW Gabriel Perreault (Boston College, NCAA)
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His skating isn't a plus and he’s on the smaller side, but his hockey IQ right now is elite even for NHL standards.
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His option is play for BC again or sign an a deal and get sent to the AHL. I don't think he plays the trade him scenario.
Why are those the two options? Are the more realistic options not return to BC or sign to go to the NHL?
I don't find it to be a compelling case that a prospect of Perreault's pedigree would be in a hurry to leave the situation he's in to willingly spend an extended period of time in the AHL. I'm sure it might sound like a good idea to message board posters to send him down to the farm to get knocked around in the AHL while he waits for his chance, but the prospect has to actually agree to do that.
The leverage I'm alluding to is not necessarily that draftees can force trades (although we are seeing that as with Gabe's teammate last year), but more so that with the advent of NIL, there isn't as much of a financial necessity to sign as there was before.
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You don't sign a deal to go to the NHL. You sign a deal and hope to play in the NHL. If you're playing the I'm only signing if you give me NHL time, then that goes into the potential request trade scenario, which I don't see happening here.
Sometimes front offices have to offer incentives to prospects if they want to get them to sign. One such incentive is a development plan that expressly contemplates time spent on the NHL roster and not anywhere else. If this isn't fleshed out ahead of time, the prospect can simply tell the club that they will not sign. Whether that turns into a trade demand does not necessarily follow, although it could. There is also the possibility of free agency.
This type of situation is widely speculated to be the reason why Will Smith--Gabe's roommate at BC, by the way--is still on the NHL roster in San Jose and not been sent down to the AHL even though he has been a healthy scratch for multiple games.
Unless BC's season finishes early and Gabe agrees to play some games in the AHL on an ATO, he isn't spending a second in the AHL.
Ya'll are nuts if you think otherwise. It has nothing to do with preparedness or anything like that either because he'll make this team out of camp provided that he signs and he doesn’t get hurt.
OTOH, his game is pretty NHL ready and has been for a while. He’ll be 180 lbs+ by next September. We will have open spots.
Ya'll are nuts if you think otherwise. It has nothing to do with preparedness or anything like that either because he'll make this team out of camp provided that he signs and he doesn’t get hurt.
OTOH, his game is pretty NHL ready and has been for a while. He’ll be 180 lbs+ by next September. We will have open spots.
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Zapruder film analysis of a college prospect’s secondary assist is why HF Boards will always have a place in my heart.
Here's Gabe's primary assist from Sunday's game:
There was some serious hitting in this game - made for some entertaining hockey. Fortescue was on the receiving end of a fairly big hit in the neutral zone. Jacob Fowler (BC's goalie, Habs prospect) is a stud in net.
There was some serious hitting in this game - made for some entertaining hockey. Fortescue was on the receiving end of a fairly big hit in the neutral zone. Jacob Fowler (BC's goalie, Habs prospect) is a stud in net.
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We're going to need his ELC to help balance the team. Make upgrades to the defense because there are going to be spots in the top 9 most likely for young players to fill.
Are they going to pay Kakko? He's going to get a decent raise. Might be two spots in the top 9 available on the right side. Reilly Smith is a stop gap.
He's going to be in the group with Berard, Othmann, etc trying to make the team. I could see AHL time, but it might be for half a season.
We also have to consider that Kreider should be on the 3rd line soon enough. He's great on the PP in front, but he's going to regress. Would they move Laf back to the left side in this instance?
RW is going to be one of those spots they need. Maybe they will move Mika to the wing and try to get a 3C behind Chytil and Trocheck.
Are they going to pay Kakko? He's going to get a decent raise. Might be two spots in the top 9 available on the right side. Reilly Smith is a stop gap.
He's going to be in the group with Berard, Othmann, etc trying to make the team. I could see AHL time, but it might be for half a season.
We also have to consider that Kreider should be on the 3rd line soon enough. He's great on the PP in front, but he's going to regress. Would they move Laf back to the left side in this instance?
RW is going to be one of those spots they need. Maybe they will move Mika to the wing and try to get a 3C behind Chytil and Trocheck.
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Gabe was on the grassy knoll and made the shot blindfolded and banked it off the book depository building.
...but further on this assist, they showed a replay at the beginning of the feed for Yesterday's game, from a different angle (behind the goal towards up the ice) and it actually made the play look way more intentional/impressive. Also, simple but nice recognition and pass off the boards from Fortescue to Perreault to start the whole play.
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I wouldn't. For all the talk about his improved play, he still has one goal so far. That simply doesn't cut it.
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Gabe was pissed he had a VERY rare scoreless game last game…so he went ahead and scored 54 seconds into tonights game 
Those silky hands..
Those silky hands..
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