Not saying you, but I feel like many fans seem to forget that Cross had several knee injuries that hampered his development, part of the reason he never made the next step, IMO.
Prospect Info: Round 2 - Pick #58 - D Mason Lohrei - Green Bay Gamblers / USHL - 20/21
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Not saying you, but I feel like many fans seem to forget that Cross had several knee injuries that hampered his development, part of the reason he never made the next step, IMO.
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Our dopey GM still traded up for him days after his unfortunate soft ball injury.
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I don't know, he played over 130 college games and almost 600 professional games post-injury. And he got 4 looks in the show. Good character guy though.
it was American Leagion Baseball not softball (super competitive league). Honestly these late pre draft injuries are hard to evaluate. Very tough call in that situation. You have a player rated very high, and then you have limited information about a late breaking injury. What do you do? the Bruins never did recover from trading Billy Sweat and Maxime Tanguay for Tommy Cross.
It's very easy to look back now and say they should have passed
In terms of Lohrei who the thread is about, someone asked where he would go in this draft. Honestly if he were available as is, at the age he is, he likely goes in the first round, maybe first few picks of second.
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LouJersey
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Yeah because that’s who the Bruins would have taken, but you’re cool w trading up for a guy that had a severe injury several days before the draft. More power to ya
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veganbruin
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Seidenberg was oft injured, had an albatross of a contract that was bought out. Trading Boychuck during our cup window was a huge mistake.
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However, our backend is always injured. I’ve said it before, I look into the training. It can’t happen every year, but it does.
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I look into opposing teams running them with intent to injure the Bruins young D. It was far too coincendental that they were being injured while playing certain Metro teams during the course of this past season.
Here is another one that got away from us.
I would feel much better having this guy coming to our camp this summer vs Lohrei, has one very good season in the AHL under this belt.
His shot reminds me of Laine.
He was taken three picks after we selected Lohrei.
Maybe we can trade JDB and Zboril for him?
I would feel much better having this guy coming to our camp this summer vs Lohrei, has one very good season in the AHL under this belt.
His shot reminds me of Laine.
He was taken three picks after we selected Lohrei.
Maybe we can trade JDB and Zboril for him?
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Lorhei/Sokolov. Both over-agers who could have been drafted a year prior and were passed 200+ times. I have a hard time seeing how Sokolov was one that got away.
No I’m not dealing legit NHL talent for a question mark.
Sokolov was passed just under 500 times before being picked. as he was skipped for 2 straight drafts, as he is a year older (draft age) than Lohrei. Basically the same age as Lauko.
Sokolov and Lohrei are actually an interesting comparison on scouting, and why/how guys slip through.
Lohrei of course is a late bloomer. He didn't play defense until he was 16. His first draft season was mostly in prep school with a brief stop in the USHL. I don't think he had much is any exposure in international tournies. In his 19 year old draft season he showed the physical tools, and put them with very good production, and of course the Bruins drafted him
Sokolov is the opposite. He has been a load for years. Fixture on Russian teams for his age. Productive in international tournaments. Put up big numbers in the Q as a 18, 19, and then 20 year old. Huge kid. In his case he was heavily scouted for years, and passed over repeatedly because of his lack of physical tools. Seems like his skating has improved a bit, which is why he got drafted his 3rd year. Still needs to improve his skating.
Shows you there are different ways and reasons people go undrafted.
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6'4" good skating, great playmaking defenseman.
A top 4 of McAvoy, Carlo, Gryz and Lohrei would have it on lock for a long time. Gryz is the oldest at 27.
Give him this year and maybe another at OSU, then a year or two in Providence and he's teed right up to take over from Reilly/Forbort.
God willing, Zboril, Vaak or Lyle turns into something as well. Add in Swayman and even if the Bruins are weak down the middle, they can win a lot of games with defense.
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Damn you and your good points. Maybe they on par for excitement level :p
I was reading this thread since it was recently bumped, saw all the Cross/knee injury talk and thought something bad had happened to Lorhei. Didn't realize for far too long I was reading posts from June lol.
In my eyes, Swayman's no longer a prospect since he's our #1 goalie.
I guess if we consider Swayman not a prospect any longer since he's made the opening night roster, started the first game, and doesn't look like he'll heading back to the AHL ever again.
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Swayman is a prospect until he no longer qualifies as a rookie, IMO.
For a team that doesn’t draft well, you could make the argument that the B’s have blue chip prospects at every position…
G: Swayman
D: Lohrei
W: Lysell
C: Studnicka
For a team that doesn’t draft well, you could make the argument that the B’s have blue chip prospects at every position…
G: Swayman
D: Lohrei
W: Lysell
C: Studnicka
