Draft Round 1 #23: New York Rangers Select RW Gabriel Perreault (Boston College, NCAA)

[JCProdigy]

Scary moment in the 2nd period of the game today where the UNH goalie Jared Whale got run into (his neck) by his own dman and laid motionless on the ice and had to be stretchered off. They ended up going to an early intermission and played the last 4 min of the 2nd afterwards, then 2 min break, then the 3rd period. The NESN crew updated that Whale had been moving his extremities and was taken to hospital for further obs.

Onto Perreault. He, like the rest of the team, looked like shit during the first period but he really turned it around in the last two. Looked more engaged, quicker and more decisive with his passes. Could have had a goal as he missed on a couple of grade A chances and also could have had at least three more assists if Hagens could have finished some nice passes.

 

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Gabe had a beautiful almost-assist to Leonard, who couldn't finish on the play because it wasn't an empty net. Anyway...

I feel like there's not really anything more to learn about Gabe at this point. Let's just get to the frozen four already. Will obviously be pulling for BC, but I wouldn't cry over an upset loss that gets him to the NHL quicker.