RW Jack Quinn - Ottawa 67’s, OHL (2020, 8th, BUF)

[bert]

Hope we wind up with him at #10 with the Coyotes pick. Thats if we can't land Holtz at #6. The Devils flat out need to walk away from this draft with atleast 1 legitimate goal scoring blue chip player.

Id be shocked if they didnt end up with one of them. I wonder which one they like more. The devils saw alot of Quinn this year and he was flst our incredible from the 10th game on.

 

[CambieKev]

Here's a look at one of Jack Quinn's recent performances, his game against the Niagara IceDogs on March 10, 2020. Enjoy.

 

[Kevin Musto]

How do y'all feel about Jeff Skinner as a comp?

 

[ConnorMcMullet]

How do y'all feel about Jeff Skinner as a comp?

TJ Oshie is my go-to comparison for him.

 

[m0pe]

How do y'all feel about Jeff Skinner as a comp?

Both great scorers but I don't see it.

Quinn is much more well rounded of a player with a terrific shot, while Skinner is a really unique skater who uses that and his scoring instincts to produce.

 

[Ja Sports]

New hype reel for Jack Quinn best pure goal scorer in this year's draft

Enjoy guys!

 

[Plekatorz]

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Is Quinn closer to 5OA or 10OA?

 

[bert]

Is Quinn closer to 5OA or 10OA?

5 to 12 is pretty interchangable in my opinion. Quinn and Lundell are the most underrated of the players in this group. Watching alot of the 67's personally I am of the opinion that anyone that thinks Rossi is in another class likely didnt watch them play very often. Id take Quinn, out of the two if i had to make the decision. More elite skill and room to grow. His two way play and compete is underated.

 

[ConnorMcMullet]

@bert I recently updated my list and Quinn is one spot behind Rossi.

Lukas Reichel is my pick for most underrated player in the draft though.

 

[Baaaaaaaaaaaaah]

I would take Quinn over Rossi. Late bloomer that isn’t stalling at all in his trajectory...I think he is closer to 5 than 10.

 

[newfy]

I would take Quinn over Rossi. Late bloomer that isn’t stalling at all in his trajectory...I think he is closer to 5 than 10.

Seems like the late bloomer/late riser that will go a bit higher in the draft than people outside of the NHL expect. Seider and Scheifele were kinda the same thing as well.

 

[Dominance]

Quinn is battling Holtz for #7 on my rankings. My bias is admittedly working in his favour, but I really like how Quinn brings so much more to the table while still being a great goalscorer, even while his shot isn’t as impressive a weapon.

 

[DatDude44]

How do y'all feel about Jeff Skinner as a comp?

In my opinion it's not even remotely similiar. But i hate the way skinner plays personally.

 

[Dominance]

In my opinion it's not even remotely similiar. But i hate the way skinner plays personally.

He was so good in his first years in Carolina, I don’t know what happened to him. Still has all the skills and skating, but just doesn’t seem to find the right areas and engage with the play as well anymore.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Wow just saw his stats and he had 52 goals in 62 games this year. His numbers are probably slightly boosted playing on tbay stacked Ottawa team but regardless that's an impressive goal total. I'm hoping we (the devils) wind up with one of Holtz , Perfetti , Quinn or Jarvis with one of our picks in the 1st round. We need a pure shooter in our system. Nolan Foote was a great add but we need more players like that.

Holtz or Quinn would be fantastic adds

 

[My3Sons]

Presumably he is on the board at 7. With so many current prospects playing for the 67’s, you have to believe NJ has seen a bunch of his games and has some insight into him from teammates. If he’s as good as some suggest he might go in that spot.

 

[Wierzbowski426]

Quinn at 7 would be horrible. Slightly less horrible with Arizona's pick (if they don't go far in the po), and it would be a pretty good pick with Vancouver's first if we get that.

 

[DatDude44]

Quinn> Holtz who’s mad?

 

[RememberTheName]

Quinn at 7 would be horrible. Slightly less horrible with Arizona's pick (if they don't go far in the po), and it would be a pretty good pick with Vancouver's first if we get that.

Can you please explain how Quinn at 7 would be a horrible pick. I frankly think it would be a great pickup for the Devils. A right wing with a good size and an absolutely disgusting shot. Not to mention he probably has some of the most underrated hands in the entire draft combined with good skating and a good physical and defensive game (he reminds me in a way of Mark Stone). He has also shown considerable improvement on a year to year basis and has gone on record saying that he has actually only been lifting weights since he was 15/16 and just recently his a growth spurt shooting him up to his current height of 6'1", which to me displays the fact that he still has just so much room to grow.

Now in my opinion this sounds like exactly the type of player that the Devils need. I'm a little higher on Quinn then most so I would have no problem selecting him at 7 but to me I feel like he would be one of the top options for our pick.

 

[lawrence]

Can you please explain how Quinn at 7 would be a horrible pick. I frankly think it would be a great pickup for the Devils. A right wing with a good size and an absolutely disgusting shot. Not to mention he probably has some of the most underrated hands in the entire draft combined with good skating and a good physical and defensive game (he reminds me in a way of Mark Stone). He has also shown considerable improvement on a year to year basis and has gone on record saying that he has actually only been lifting weights since he was 15/16 and just recently his a growth spurt shooting him up to his current height of 6'1", which to me displays the fact that he still has just so much room to grow.

Now in my opinion this sounds like exactly the type of player that the Devils need. I'm a little higher on Quinn then most so I would have no problem selecting him at 7 but to me I feel like he would be one of the top options for our pick.

I think some people here thinks he might have been riding off of having a teamate as good as Rossi to play with and that if he didn't have that good of a teamnate on his team his stats might not be as good.

 

[RememberTheName]

I think some people here thinks he might have been riding off of having a teamate as good as Rossi to play with and that if he didn't have that good of a teamnate on his team his stats might not be as good.

It's definitely an argument I understand and will respect if people are turned off by him playing with such a powerhouse. I feel as though Rossi definitely left his mark more on the powerplay for him, but I do not still think it was all that much. By using the website Pick224 - Hockey Prospect Stats - Player Pairings, and plugging in Jack Quinn, we can see that Rossi only had a first assist on 8 of his 52 goals, most of which were more than likely on the powerplay (I didn't check but that is when most of his playing time came with Rossi). So its not like Quinn was being spoonfed all of his goals by Marco Rossi. Mitch Hoelscher was actually the most common first assist for Quinn, as he had 14. If we move away from the stats and look at his actual play, you can see that, although he does receive a good feed from time to time, he does a very good job of using his elite stick handling to get himself open for a high danger shot. The video I linked below does a good job of really showing off how he is able to create a lot of good scoring chances using his stickhandling as well, specifically in the time frame of about 6:27 to 8:27. I really do not feel as though he produces just off of good feeds from his teammates. In my opinion, albeit hard to compare because they are in different leagues, he is much better at creating chances for himself than a guy like Holtz, who in my viewings always strikes me as more of a pure sniper who doesn't have too much else going on at the moment (which I fully expect to change if he follows a proper developmental curve).

 

[ConnorMcMullet]

I think some people here thinks he might have been riding off of having a teamate as good as Rossi to play with and that if he didn't have that good of a teamnate on his team his stats might not be as good.

Quinn led the CHL in even-strength goals playing on a line without Rossi.

I'm not really a fan of the "product of their linemates" excuse. Just look at how the "Draisaitl is a product of McDavid" argument has aged.

 

[Wierzbowski426]

Can you please explain how Quinn at 7 would be a horrible pick. I frankly think it would be a great pickup for the Devils. A right wing with a good size and an absolutely disgusting shot. Not to mention he probably has some of the most underrated hands in the entire draft combined with good skating and a good physical and defensive game (he reminds me in a way of Mark Stone). He has also shown considerable improvement on a year to year basis and has gone on record saying that he has actually only been lifting weights since he was 15/16 and just recently his a growth spurt shooting him up to his current height of 6'1", which to me displays the fact that he still has just so much room to grow.

Now in my opinion this sounds like exactly the type of player that the Devils need. I'm a little higher on Quinn then most so I would have no problem selecting him at 7 but to me I feel like he would be one of the top options for our pick.

Easy.

He's very old for the draft class, and played on such a stacked team. He was almost old enough to be drafted last year. Not claiming to be an expert though, I am sure I am wrong more often than I am right about prospects.

 

[FormentonTheFuture]

Easy.

He's very old for the draft class, and played on such a stacked team. He was almost old enough to be drafted last year. Not claiming to be an expert though, I am sure I am wrong more often than I am right about prospects.

So was Lafreniere. Quinn does have risk because he's only had one good season, but he was extremely dynamic this year and has an It Factor. He would not be a bad pick at 7. I would take him over Rossi and Holtz. He didn't play with Rossi either, IMO he drives his own offense.