Prospect Info: Rutger McGroarty, 2022 NHL Draft, #14 Overall
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In one of the articles I read, his mom's dad was named Roger, and she wanted to name him after her father. Rutger is the Scandinavian(?) version of Roger.
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Rutger Hauer | Actor, Producer, Director
Known for: Hobo with a Shotgun, Der Blade Runner, Hitcher - der Highway Killer
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All i know is the Jets are very good at drafting so i'm going with that. The kid seemed very happy to be drafted by the Jets and that's also a very big plus. And if he becomes a Tkachuk like player this team needs that, some grit and scoring would be perfect.
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I'm just hoping he doesn't play dirty as the Tkachuk brothers. I don't want that kind of play on this team.
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His name is very intriguing and I like his passion. It's only a feeling, but he is going to turn out great.
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I guess this will be the guy we will build our new culture round, which I think is a good thing.
If Rutger (such an IT-Consultant name in Sweden) can be our Landeskog on and off the ice, this worth more than a missed talent. Jets need a glue guy
If Rutger (such an IT-Consultant name in Sweden) can be our Landeskog on and off the ice, this worth more than a missed talent. Jets need a glue guy
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Keith Tkachuk 2.0? *Fingers crossed*
Dunno much about him. Rankings seem to be mid to late 1st which I think you usually have for a few players every year. Seems like a good upbeat kid, hopefully that translates to on ice top 6 nhl C talent, because we might desperately need that In 2 years. The Jets are V good in the top half of drafts so hope this continues the trend.
That’s a great moment. Shows some emotional intelligence and a heart
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I was in despair when I saw CUTTER Gauthier was taken but when I saw it was possible the Jets could draft Rutger Mcgroarty I knew we could win the draft. Best name out there.
At least to me anyway.How is he in the locker room
I know you're joking but apparently he's hilarious and a ball of energy and that likely added to the plus column.
Wheeler tweeted out that this is the 3rd year in a row that the Jets have drafted his favourite player to interview from the draft class (Perfetti, Lucius and now McGroarty)
The guys I had assumed we would pick in Geekie, Nazar or Korchinski all were off the board. Seeing how happy he is to come to Winnipeg seals the deal for me. Seems like a good complimentary skill set for the next core.
Go Jets Go.
Kind of funny that if you said the Jets would walk out of the draft with Lambert and McGroarty I would have thought they were picked in the reverse order but I would have been excited.
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I mean, the kid has a name like a kids’ cereal cartoon pitchman, but looks like his floor may be Copp-lite, and his ceiling Copp-plus, with plenty of versatility and leadership skills, which might make him a terrific complementary player for some of our straight-up talent on the wings.
But can he play with Brad Lambert?
But can he play with Brad Lambert?
IIRC he’s already working the great skater and coach Barb Underhill, so he’s clearly aware of the issues and putting time and effort (and $$$) into addressing them. Look at how far Cole P’s skating progressed between his D and D+1. RM is a bigger body and his stride is pretty strange, but he’s young enough and determined enough that I can see real progress being made.
The kid’s a cornhusker. It’ll take a bit of time.
From what I understand he doesn't transport the puck much from blueline to blueline but then dominates below the dots and Lambert is the best skater in the draft so it honestly could be a perfect match if Lambert handles the transition like an Ehlers does and then gets the puck to McGroarty below the dots in the Ozone to let him go to work.
The forwards for "the next core" are looking stacked with Perfetti, Lucius, McGrarty, Lambert, Barron, Gus, Torgorsson. Add in PLD or what is potentially returned for him in a trade and keeping Ehlers and KFC around as the vets. If these guys continue to develop we should score a lot of goals.
Man do we need a RHD with top pair upside for the group though to add to Samberg, Heinola & JMo.
I’m on the other side of that fence. For waaaaaay to long the Jets have been a physically reactionary team. It’s part of the reason I loved Dubois last year. He may have taken a couple too many penalties but no one else was getting in anyones face. Other teams have players who go hard on our stars including the goaltender, the Jets react to it and end up in the box. We need a guy or two who can initiate and create the type of distraction that takes the physical focus away from players like Connor and Ehlers.
Excellent analysis. Having now watched a few scouting analyses of McGrooooaaarty I think you’re dead on. Could prove to be an excellent complementary player that can slide up and down the lineup and jam in his fair share of goals from the dirty areas.
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