Prospect Info: Sean Farrell, C/LW, 124th Overall

[Cookie007]

Is this guy still even relevant

11gp and laying goose eggs across the board

 

[McGuires Corndog]

Is this guy still even relevant

11gp and laying goose eggs across the board

Bust city

 

[Habs4Life]

was a big time prospect at one time, now he sucks

 

[MasterD]

Is this guy still even relevant

11gp and laying goose eggs across the board

Physically weak player with average at best intensity. Possible journeyman at best. I'm not holding my breathe.

was a big time prospect at one time, now he sucks

I don't think he ever was. People got excited at college stats without watching his play.

College is a hard place to judge players, it's way less physical than the NHL. Kinda similar to the Q in that way, players' style doesn't always translate. ie. Kidney

 

[McGuires Corndog]

was a big time prospect at one time, now he sucks

Unfortunately his skating is nowhere near NHL level and his shot is non existent.

 

[montreal]

Is this guy still even relevant

11gp and laying goose eggs across the board

most prospects have ups and downs, he must keep working on getting quicker, stronger, better skating. He looks to be doing that but is it enough. Laval has struggled to create much offense outside of a couple players but he needs to get going. Scoring on that breakaway last game would have been good for him since his confidence is likely taken a hit. He's a very smart player but lacks physical tools, development can often take years so he'll either get there one day or he'll end up in the Euro leagues.

 

[ChesterNimitz]

Unfortunately his skating is nowhere near NHL level and his shot is non existent.

Funny, to this observer, the only skill that Farrell has that is close to NHL level is his skating. Farrell has to get stronger. He is too easily pushed off the puck and rarely wins board battles. But as his breakaway showed against Rochester, Farrell has straight forward speed and some quickness. I thought he played well with Beck and Davidson last night.

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

Unfortunately his skating is nowhere near NHL level and his shot is non existent.

His shot is actually pretty good but his skating and size issues are significant.

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

Funny, to this observer, the only skill that Farrell has that is close to NHL level is his skating. Farrell has to get stronger. He is too easily pushed off the puck and rarely wins board battles. But as his breakaway showed against Rochester, Farrell has straight forward speed and some quickness. I thought he played well with Beck and Davidson last night.

Farrell is a below average skater....this is very common knowledge and plainly evident to see.

There are many factors that lead the average fan to believe a player is fast when they see him pull away from a defender on a break away such as shift length, anticipation, pivots......Farrell is not an NHL calibre skater by any measure.

 

[McGuires Corndog]

His shot is actually pretty good but his skating and size issues are significant.

I think what separates him from NHL caliber shot is ultimately the other two issues you highlighted. His shot is not heavy enough or released quick enough to be effective at the NHL level because he doesn’t have the speed or hunger/size to get to spots to make what he does have for a shot a threat.

 

[Whitesnake]

was a big time prospect at one time, now he sucks

Big time...nah. He did better than his selection suggested....but he always had his weaknesses despite his USHL and NCAA seasons...

Farrell has reached his ceiling. He,s a less talented Jordan Schroeder.

 

[EXPOS123]

He was? When?

Our prospect pool was so atrocious under Bozovin that yes, he was hyped up quite a bit. Hell even Brett Stapley had people giddy. That’s how low the bar was set

 

[Laboeuf]

Reminds me of Corey Locke

 

[schwang26]

Won’t be long before he’s in the echl.

 

[Tyson]

Won’t be long before he’s in the echl.

Yeah nothing is working for him this year.

 

[Rapala]

Reminds me of Corey Locke

Except for the production.

 

[ChesterNimitz]

Except for the production.

If Farrell continues to play with Beck, I think he will start to produce. I'm not a huge fan of this player, but against Rochester, he had as many scoring chances as any Laval player. Let's see how he does playing with Beck (if that happens) who was able to find Farrell several times to set up quality scoring opportunities. Farrell will never be a play driver, but he has quickness and a track record of producing at the NCAA level. I don't think it's quite time to throw this kid under the bus.