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

[Habs4Life]

when was he a big time prospect???? Fake news!

when he had 53 points in the NCAA and over 100 points in the USHL lol

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

when was he a big time prospect???? Fake news!

He certainly never was a big time prospect and he was definitely over hyped on the Habs board.

 

[montreal]

Elite Prospects - NCAA Stats 2022-2023

2022-2023 regular season player stats for NCAA, including top goal scorers, most games played, PPG leaders and more.

www.eliteprospects.com

so now we are going to act like being 2nd best in the NCAA isn't going to get you a lot of hype around here?

 

[HuGo Sham]

he's tailored made for the big ice in europe. he thrived there during the worlds and i could see him in the Swiss league sooner than later. Big ice and 0 physical play to worry about

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

Elite Prospects - NCAA Stats 2022-2023

2022-2023 regular season player stats for NCAA, including top goal scorers, most games played, PPG leaders and more.

www.eliteprospects.com

so now we are going to act like being 2nd best in the NCAA isn't going to get you a lot of hype around here?

It definitely got him hype around here but that is not the same as the statement that he was a "big time" prospect. These are very different statements with only the former being true.

 

[MasterD]

Elite Prospects - NCAA Stats 2022-2023

2022-2023 regular season player stats for NCAA, including top goal scorers, most games played, PPG leaders and more.

www.eliteprospects.com

so now we are going to act like being 2nd best in the NCAA isn't going to get you a lot of hype around here?

Hype on this forum doesn't mean you're a big time prospect

 

[WeThreeKings]

He also got the call to the Olympics and Worlds.

He wasnt an A prospect but he was a Hopeful B prospect.

Who knew of that group that Laferriere would be the most impactful

 

[JianYang]

Hype on this forum doesn't mean you're a big time prospect

"Big time prospect" can be interpreted many ways but he was clearly one of monteal's top prospects at one time.

I don't recall anyone saying he was a slam dunk but he had some impressive accomplishments for his resume at a young age

 

[Ezpz]

I mean I don't know what the surprise is. He swapped places in the lineup with Davidson and kidney and with their minutes from last year he's producing the same way they did. It's clear the new coach isn't a fan the same way Leblanc got pushed down in Hamilton before.

It's up to Farrell to prove he deserves a chair. More likely he is traded in a prospect swap but if he can't handle AHL diversity he's not going to be an NHLer.

Leblanc retired rather than put in the work.

Davidson has a better motor so it's hard to say he should lose his spot now. Farrell kind of has to learn the defensive side and improve his skating and wait for an injury.

 

[Natey]

Hype on this forum doesn't mean you're a big time prospect

True, but being a top NCAA player most definitely does qualify as top prospect. He would have got a contract from every team in the league if he wasn't drafted.

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

he's tailored made for the big ice in europe. he thrived there during the worlds and i could see him in the Swiss league sooner than later. Big ice and 0 physical play to worry about

Swiss league is full of physical beasts like Reinbacher I thought

 

[MasterD]

True, but being a top NCAA player most definitely does qualify as top prospect. He would have got a contract from every team in the league if he wasn't drafted.

Again though, top NCAA player by what criterias? Simply point production?

Someone brought up Corey Locke, great comparison. Charles Hudon produced a lot in junior and AHL, was he a top NHL prospect? Matheson produces a lot of points as a dman, is he a top NHLer?

Stats don't tell the whole story. Most people here, myself include, don't watch tons of junior/college games, and we don't know much about these guys.

As far as I'm concerned, Farrell never had what it takes in terms of physical ability to be considered a top NHL prospect. Weak, slow, weak shot. He is extremely smart, though, which allowed him to make it in college against similar-level players.

He can probably make a nice career for himself in Europe, but I doubt many NHL teams would trade for him right now. Except if they need AHL help.

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

True, but being a top NCAA player most definitely does qualify as top prospect. He would have got a contract from every team in the league if he wasn't drafted.

That is an egregiously incorrect assertion.

Being a top NCAA scorer has been irrelevant in so many cases over the years with respect to being a top NHL prospect. Getting a contract and being a top prospect are two entirely different things.

Farrell was exclusively over hyped on this board and was not a big deal anywhere else. That is not to say that he was not an interesting prospect but no team would have at any point traded anything significant to acquire him from us. He was and is a dart toss who was never likely to be an impactful NHLer.

His brain has always been intriguing but he is tiny and a below average skater and was always a longshot. I am not entirely writing him off as a future NHLer but I do not see a future in Montreal for Farrell

 

[Egresch]

Hopefully, management also learns the lesson and trades these kind of players when they have some value. Guys like Farrell, Mešár, Kidney are not bottom 6 players. I mean we traded useful RHD NHLer in Kovacevic for 4th round pick. At some time, we could have the same by trading Farrell or Kidney.

 

[Mrb1p]

Farrell is a victim of having too many players in the AHL. He's not a bad prospect and there's clearly NHL potential there. With that said the decision by the management to run with 8+ NHL hopeful at forward is killing the potential of many.

Same thing at D. Same thing in Montreal.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Farrell is a victim of having too many players in the AHL. He's not a bad prospect and there's clearly NHL potential there. With that said the decision by the management to run with 8+ NHL hopeful at forward is killing the potential of many.

Same thing at D. Same thing in Montreal.

Nah, Farrell just isn't good.

He and Roy started off hot last year, but then both cooled down and Farrell has shown very little.

It's not even like he's creating things and his linemates can't finish, he's just not doing much.

Jared Davidson played bottom 6 minutes last year and would at least create somethings, or be noticeable.

Edit: just went through some lined and he's been listed to start on the 2nd line the games I've watched this year and nothing.

He gets 2nd PP usage, or better, too.

 

[JuJu Mobb]

Even Brock Trotter was better than this bum.

 

[Shred]

He also got the call to the Olympics and Worlds.

He wasnt an A prospect but he was a Hopeful B prospect.

Who knew of that group that Laferriere would be the most impactful

Didn’t expect him to not even have any sort of impact in AHL after he looked fine among fringe NHL caliber in those tournaments…

At some time, we could have the same by trading Farrell or Kidney.

Instead of recycling coaches, we recycle 4th round picks.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Hopefully, management also learns the lesson and trades these kind of players when they have some value. Guys like Farrell, Mešár, Kidney are not bottom 6 players. I mean we traded useful RHD NHLer in Kovacevic for 4th round pick. At some time, we could have the same by trading Farrell or Kidney.

No organizations just say, hey this guy was one of the best players in the NCAA, this guy was one of the best players in the Q, and this guy was destroying his competition on weak squads during best on best international tournaments and leading the OHL in play-off scoring as a 1st round pick.. let's just try to get a mid round pick back on them, rather than bring them into the organization and give them time to develop and see if we can improve their weaknesses, build on their strengths and make players out of them.

They made 10 picks last draft.
9 picks in 2023
11 picks in 2022.

They have 12 picks in 2025.
9 picks in 2026.

They don't need more picks, they need organizational depth and homegrown players in the system.

 

[Egresch]

They don't need more picks, they need organizational depth and homegrown players in the system.

Well, you only have six top 6 spots with Habs team they can fight for and we already have Slaf, Suzuki, Caufield, Dach, Newhook, Laine with the team and Roy, Demidov, Hage in the pipeline. None of Farrell, Mešár or Kidney is even close to their potential. In Laval, I want to develop guys like Beck, Davidson, Tuch, Xhekaj. Give them some top 6 vets to support.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Well, you only have six top 6 spots with Habs team they can fight for and we already have Slaf, Suzuki, Caufield, Dach, Newhook, Laine with the team and Roy, Demidov, Hage in the pipeline. None of Farrell, Mešár or Kidney is even close to their potential. In Laval, I want to develop guys like Beck, Davidson, Tuch, Xhekaj. Give them some top 6 vets to support.

Those guys are getting developed.

Plus, who would have told you that Carter Verhaege would become a legit star forward? If he was in our system you'd have advocated for him to be traded for a mid round pick, as well.

You bring those guys in and develop them, they get their opportunities and then get phased down if they don't win those jobs.

Mesar being included is even more silly since he's been PPG in his first 5 games in the AHL, as if that isn't worth developing as a previous first round pick?