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Prospect Info: Shane Wright (Round 1, Pick #4, 2022 draft)

The Marquis said:
Do you have a particular connection to Wright? (Kingston, Burlington, just a fan, something else?) Just curious, but glad to hear you've gone (mostly) deep.
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No connection. I just like the way he plays hockey. I really liked Galchenyuk until his injuries and issues brought him down.. Also love malkin and crosby because their passing abilities are so elusive.
 
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gillings said:
No connection. I just like the way he plays hockey. I really liked Galchenyuk until his injuries and issues brought him down.. Also love malkin and crosby because their passing abilities are so elusive.
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I hate 2012 discussion because there was a good period of four years where Galchenyuk was right on target to be what we thought he would become in Montreal but he's now labeled a bust. The problem was Michel Therrien constantly pushing him to the wing. Would play him on the right wing for no reason. Once put Mike McCarron in the top centre position over him. It was beyond frustrating. He gets traded for Max Domi, Max has his usual "one good season then a headcase" so he looks golden. The Coyotes suck so Galchenyuk gets criticized when he was third in scoring for a bad team. Gets moved in the Kessel deal, struggles to fit in Pittsburgh, gets traded to Minnesota and looks good but then he's a free agent. By then he's damaged goods. Gets blamed by some Toronto fans for the entire playoffs due to one bad play when he played great prior to the play. Finds himself back in Arizona an injury mess.

I truly believe if the Habs handled him better, weren't so obsessed with his defensive liabilities, and played him at centre with good wingers like they did in 16-17 earlier, he would have developed into a 60-70 point centre scoring 30 goals a season. Maybe not a franchise centreman but more of a Vincent Trocheck level guy.

I watched Galchenyuk quite a bit in Sarnia. Also saw him with Team USA in 13-14 with Gaudreau and Miller. He was just as good as those guys back then. Too bad. Good kid.
 
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Price is Wright said:
People love to say they want hockey culture to change and show personality but the moment anyone shows emotion the magnifying glass comes out.

Habs fans also want a built in excuse if Slaf fails. It won't be because the Canadiens selected the wrong player. It'll be Shane Wright's fault he didn't give better answers and made himself an unattractive pick. It'll be because he doesn't have the right attitude to make it in Montreal. Anything to deflect from the Canadiens own choice.
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Pretty much. They'd be jumping for joy if they had selected Wright.

It really doesn't matter because Francis picked the BPA at #4, which is what he needed to do. The Habs painted us in a corner and forced us to pick Wright. I'm not crying, lol.
 
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Price is Wright said:
I hate 2012 discussion because there was a good period of four years where Galchenyuk was right on target to be what we thought he would become in Montreal but he's now labeled a bust. The problem was Michel Therrien constantly pushing him to the wing. Would play him on the right wing for no reason. Once put Mike McCarron in the top centre position over him. It was beyond frustrating. He gets traded for Max Domi, Max has his usual "one good season then a headcase" so he looks golden. The Coyotes suck so Galchenyuk gets criticized when he was third in scoring for a bad team. Gets moved in the Kessel deal, struggles to fit in Pittsburgh, gets traded to Minnesota and looks good but then he's a free agent. By then he's damaged goods. Gets blamed by some Toronto fans for the entire playoffs due to one bad play when he played great prior to the play. Finds himself back in Arizona an injury mess.

I truly believe if the Habs handled him better, weren't so obsessed with his defensive liabilities, and played him at centre with good wingers like they did in 16-17 earlier, he would have developed into a 60-70 point centre scoring 30 goals a season. Maybe not a franchise centreman but more of a Vincent Trocheck level guy.

I watched Galchenyuk quite a bit in Sarnia. Also saw him with Team USA in 13-14 with Gaudreau and Miller. He was just as good as those guys back then. Too bad. Good kid.
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Liked McCarron, Thought he was super underused and never really given time to grow into his own potential.. Thats business I guess.
 
ButtKrak said:
Pretty much. They'd be jumping for joy if they had selected Wright.
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It's going to be a fun couple years to see how everyone pans out. Juraj Slafkovsky is a physical beast. He might take longer to get going. I am still putting all my money in the Shane Wright basket.

I explained to people before I see this draft like the Tavares draft. Shane Wright is Tavares, Juraj Slafkovsky is Evander Kane, and Logan Cooley is Matt Duchene. Even if Slaf ends up an Evander Kane without the headaches he still won't be worth more to a franchise than what Wright could and should become.
 
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Price is Wright said:
It's going to be a fun couple years to see how everyone pans out. Juraj Slafkovsky is a physical beast. He might take longer to get going. I am still putting all my money in the Shane Wright basket.

I explained to people before I see this draft like the Tavares draft. Shane Wright is Tavares, Juraj Slafkovsky is Evander Kane, and Logan Cooley is Matt Duchene. Even if Slaf ends up an Evander Kane without the headaches he still won't be worth more to a franchise than what Wright could and should become.
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Those are some interesting comparisons, and while I'm not usually one to compare, I think they all have potential to be fair comparisons.
 
Price is Wright said:
It's going to be a fun couple years to see how everyone pans out. Juraj Slafkovsky is a physical beast. He might take longer to get going. I am still putting all my money in the Shane Wright basket.

I explained to people before I see this draft like the Tavares draft. Shane Wright is Tavares, Juraj Slafkovsky is Evander Kane, and Logan Cooley is Matt Duchene. Even if Slaf ends up an Evander Kane without the headaches he still won't be worth more to a franchise than what Wright could and should become.
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I doesn't matter to us what Slaf, Nemec or Cooley do because they were off the table before Francis' pick. The only thing that matters is that Shane Wright plays the best that he can.

Keep in mind that his point totals might be hampered by his linemates if Matty takes the top center spot, whereas Slaf gets top billing as soon as he's ready.
 
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It is so weird to see a lot of the hockey world slag on Wright after he was the prize of the draft for so long. Seems a bit hypocritical to me. In any case I hope Shane uses this for fuel and develops into a franchise 1C for us.
 
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How has Shane looked in the dev camp so far? Slaf has been dissapointing, nice hands but loses puck battles and seems to have trouble processing the game at a high pace (but we've mostly played small area games and one 4v4 scrimmage)
 
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Guess said:
How has Shane looked in the dev camp so far? Slaf has been dissapointing (but we've mostly played small area games and one 4v4 scrimmage)
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He’s appeared to very much be focusing on his defensive game. He’s looked very good in that regard. He had an incredible 100 foot stick to stick pass that was put in in a scrimmage tournament today. 10 minute games. 3 v 3.

Generally I’d say he hasn’t stood out, but since I saw him working hard defensively, I’m betting that’s why.
 
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Agree with above. I went to the scrimmage yesterday and almost looked like he was playing the defensive position in the 3-on-3 games. Some great passes and coverage though.
 
Irie said:
I think Wright dropping to Seattle is maybe the best thing that could happen to Beniers.

This will allow Beniers and Wright to share the pressure of being "the franchise guy" on a building expansion team. That is a ton of pressure for young kids.

Having two premier prospects shouldering the load instead of just one will make it easier for both, imo.
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I agree with this. Having watched Crosby and Malkin come in about the same time I think made things easier as far as pressure but also added a bit of an internal competition between them. I will say it could not work well if either one does not accept or react well to that dynamic.

I am in no way comparing them to 87 and 71 but just the situation. Working out well for the Kraken so far.
 
krakpen said:
I agree with this. Having watched Crosby and Malkin come in about the same time I think made things easier as far as pressure but also added a bit of an internal competition between them. I will say it could not work well if either one does not accept or react well to that dynamic.

I am in no way comparing them to 87 and 71 but the situation. Working out well for the Kraken so far.
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I think Beniers has shown maturity beyond his years so far and I think that bodes well for us. Crosby was the same at the time. We'll know this season what kind of potential they both have.
 
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The Marquis said:
Kids will be kids. Says a lot about Beniers then, because Crosby was considered a nice well adjusted guy compared to most top tier prospects despite the whining.
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The whining thing attached to Crosby was a lot of bs created by rivals of the Pens as a means to distract. He complained about as much as any 18 year old would under the scrutiny he was under. Some of it deserved but not to the level the myth has grown.
 
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