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.

 

[tiggles]

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.

 

[RangersFan1994]

Can’t wait until he is on the 4th line getting 6 minutes a night until his 3rd season where he does not contribute as expected and gets traded for another Borgen

 

[The Crypto Guy]

BC won 2-1 in a shootout, Gabe was the only player that was able to beat the goalie during the game with a nice snipe, top corner, short side.

He also scored in the shootout.

 

[tiggles]

BC win 2-1 in a shootout. Gabe had a nice PP goal in the third and scored in the shootout.

 

[bl02]

BC won 2-1 in a shootout, Gabe was the only player that was able to beat the goalie during the game with a nice snipe, top corner, short side.

He also scored in the shootout.

makes me sad that the kid won't sniff pp time here. It's a joke

 

[noncents]

BC won 2-1 in a shootout, Gabe was the only player that was able to beat the goalie during the game with a nice snipe, top corner, short side.

He also scored in the shootout.

stud stud stud

 

[2014nyr]

I love that goal…but the shot was nothing special. What’s special is how damn smart this kid is with the puck on his stick and his elite ability to sell plays that regularly turn the play he makes into a layup.

i hope ppl realize how much skill there is in that goal. Being able to handle that pass clean and in the same motion whipping his body into fully selling the pass, without taking himself off balance at all, and keeping the puck controlled enough to get a pinpoint shot off…ill say this…there’s no one on the team currently capable of that outside of possibly laf - granted he’s highly unlikely to ever not make a pass if there’s any option at all.

Also i wish there was a video of his shootout goal but it’s probably better there isn’t…he could thump that goalers mother tonight right in front of him and it wouldn’t be as disrespectful as that move

 

[GAGLine]

Here's the video of the shootout goal:

 

[FoxysExpensiveNYDigs]

Here's the video of the shootout goal:

Filth

 

[TGWL]

makes me sad that the kid won't sniff pp time here. It's a joke

If we're being realistic. 2 of the players that would take the spot away from him are going to be gone within a year, even if they aren't traded. There's not going to be a long list of players taking his powerplay spot, unless we make some really good UFA signings or trades.

 

[bl02]

If we're being realistic. 2 of the players that would take the spot away from him are going to be gone within a year, even if they aren't traded. There's not going to be a long list of players taking his powerplay spot, unless we make some really good UFA signings or trades.

Well lets hope so but I wouldn't hold my breath.

 

[2014nyr]

makes me sad that the kid won't sniff pp time here. It's a joke

well the bc pp clippin at like 13% certainly ain’t helping his cause

 

[bl02]

delete

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Just scored this no look goal:

 

[The Crypto Guy]

2nd goal of the game:

 

[egelband]

Can’t wait until he is on the 4th line getting 6 minutes a night until his 3rd season where he does not contribute as expected and gets traded for another Borgen

If he earns the time he’ll get it.

 

[Psycho for Perreault]

If he earns the time he’ll get it.

You trying to be the next coach?

We SUCK. He doesn't need to earn time. He needs to get opportunities and play through them. It's weird. It's called development. Most bad teams try it with their young players.

 

[Overcast]

If he earns the time he’ll get it.

The deployment of damn near every single player over the last 10 years says otherwise. Hopefully Perreault is given some leash, is actually placed in the top 6, and is allowed to play through the inevitable hiccups. But I'm not holding my breath for any of that to happen. My guess is he'll average 12m/game with zero PP time.

 

[kovazub94]

You trying to be the next coach?

We SUCK. He doesn't need to earn time. He needs to get opportunities and play through them. It's weird. It's called development. Most bad teams try it with their young players.

Give us an example who should have gotten it? Is it Kakko? Lafreniere? Chytil? Jones? Fox had no problem getting it even with ADA doing well ahead of him?

 

[Psycho for Perreault]

Give us an example who should have gotten it? Is it Kakko? Lafreniere? Chytil? Jones? Fox had no problem getting it even with ADA doing well ahead of him?

We are not talking about a team on the precipice of ECF's. We are talking about a garbage team with an older core. So even if you want to say the last wave of young players had chances/didn't deserve it etc., that is NOT the situation Gabe is coming into. He should play in many roles immediately.

 

[kovazub94]

We are not talking about a team on the precipice of ECF's. We are talking about a garbage team with an older core. So even if you want to say the last wave of young players had chances/didn't deserve it etc., that is NOT the situation Gabe is coming into. He should play in many roles immediately.

Did you forget that this is the team that made ECF and since then got rid of the deadweight in Trouba, Lindgren, Goodrow and Kakko, then added JTM and partially revamped D - still in progress? There will be more to come but this is not a rebuilding team so Perreault will have to earn his PP time WHEN he gets here. Keep also in mind that maybe 2/5 of the current 1PP when healthy might not be there and this is not the PP unit that needs to be kept together - that had been at the top of NHL for several seasons in a row so you're being preemptively upset for no reason.

This is just one of the points. The other that you ignored was which prospect was non-deservingly kept from getting PP opportunities?

 

[SA16]

Perreault is already declining based on his production at BC this year compared to last year so how is he going to come in here and get PP time?

 

[bhamill]

Did you forget that this is the team that made ECF and since then got rid of the deadweight in Trouba, Lindgren, Goodrow and Kakko, then added JTM and partially revamped D - still in progress? There will be more to come but this is not a rebuilding team so Perreault will have to earn his PP time WHEN he gets here. Keep also in mind that maybe 2/5 of the current 1PP when healthy might not be there and this is not the PP unit that needs to be kept together - that had been at the top of NHL for several seasons in a row so you're being preemptively upset for no reason.

This is just one of the points. The other that you ignored was which prospect was non-deservingly kept from getting PP opportunities?

I think you are missing the point: most teams don't REQUIRE their top prospects to EARN opportunities, they GIVE them opportunities to facilitate development and live with the road bumps as necessary. Psycho didn't argue which prospects "deserved" opportunity presumably because 1) that's not the point and 2) its actually not crazy that a team trying to win it all wasn't willing to live with the growing pains in prominent roles.
THIS team is struggling to make the playoffs, with the veteran core breaking down, its not going to magically be a contender next year unless young guys take a step... which is less likely because we didn't prioritize their development. IMO, which you are free to totally disagree with, it would behoove this team to take the tact that teams who have more successfully groomed and developed their forward prospects. GIVE them (un-earned) responsibility and live with the growing pains. To me giving GP top six minutes and lots of PP1 time WHETHER OR NOT HE EARNS IT is an easy no-brainer. Jack Hughes was even worse than Laf his first year, but was stapled to PP1 and the top six. He was a bit better his second year and took off his third. All while making shit tons of mistakes and not getting yanked around over it. Now I'm not claiming Laf would have reached Hughes' level or anything, just that he would likely be way closer to his OWN ceiling way faster.

 

[bhamill]

Perreault is already declining based on his production at BC this year compared to last year so how is he going to come in here and get PP time?

Easy. He is just GIVEN it.
GP declined from 1.7 PPG to 1.4 PPG, and he was slowed by injury, its not like he started playing like garbage. hahahaha.