Prospect Info: Tyler Boucher (F) - PART III

[RAFI BOMB]

“Nick Ritchie has plenty of it and isn’t afraid to use it. In fact, it’s one aspect of his game that makes him such a prized item in this year’s draft. Standing 6’3″, 236 lbs, Ritchie is one of the most dominating scorers juniors has to offer. The big-bodied winger for the Peterborough Petes has amazing quickness for his size and packs a punch with his wrist shot.
The next great power forward in the making, Ritchie had a phenomenal OHL season scoring 39 goals and adding 136 penalty minutes. As I said before, he’s not one to shy away from physical play and oftentimes gets into the heads of players with his physical play. The one knock on his game might be his consistency”

Very similar guys. Both taken 10th, both big bruisers who had/have + skating for their size, both have received praise for their shots. Ritchie obviously had the production in his favour.

Their draft profiles might be similar but using Ritchie's pro career to project Boucher's seems very inaccurate. Ritchie, since turning pro, hasn't really been dedicated to his athletic development. He is never considered to be in peak physical condition, he is often criticized for eating too much, weighing too much or just generally lacking the discipline when it comes to his physical condition. On the ice he has also been criticized for his consistency, not just his consistency in production but also his general intensity and compete in games and his level of physicality on a game by game basis. He is a player that has generally been criticized as disengaged, disinterested, lacking in compete and intensity.

Boucher does not have any of those traits I listed. In fact his reputation is the opposite of Ritchie's in almost all ways. Boucher is completely dedicated to athletic development and is in pretty close to peak physical shape. He has a reputation for he compete level and intensity and the consistency of his overall compete and physicality. He would be considered as a player that is incredibly dedicated.

Therefore if you are going to use Ritchie as a comparable then we would need to adjust it to a hypothetical scenario where Ritchie was dedicated to being in peak physical shape and was engaged and full of compete and intensity every game and consistently displaying his physicality. That player would be far more valuable than the player that Ritchie currently is.

 

[SpezDispenser]

He is never considered to be in peak physical condition, he is often criticized for eating too much, weighing too much or just generally lacking the discipline when it comes to his physical condition.

There's the professional scouting report for me.

 

[JD1]

“Nick Ritchie has plenty of it and isn’t afraid to use it. In fact, it’s one aspect of his game that makes him such a prized item in this year’s draft. Standing 6’3″, 236 lbs, Ritchie is one of the most dominating scorers juniors has to offer. The big-bodied winger for the Peterborough Petes has amazing quickness for his size and packs a punch with his wrist shot.
The next great power forward in the making, Ritchie had a phenomenal OHL season scoring 39 goals and adding 136 penalty minutes. As I said before, he’s not one to shy away from physical play and oftentimes gets into the heads of players with his physical play. The one knock on his game might be his consistency”

Very similar guys. Both taken 10th, both big bruisers who had/have + skating for their size, both have received praise for their shots. Ritchie obviously had the production in his favour.

Ritchie was 6 foot 3, 236
Boucher is 6 foot 1, 205

That's a big difference. At 235 in junior you just bully players. You get space because of your size all the way thru the system. Then you land in the NHL, everything is fast, and you never really learned to play, you just succeeded because of a 50 pound size advantage.

At 205, 6 foot 1, the size advantage isn't the same. Boucher can be physical but he's not 50 pounds bigger than his average competitor and far less likely to get time and space because opponents are shy.

 

[RAFI BOMB]

 

[Sweatred]

I guess that’s good …

 

[Sweatred]

67’s in Kingston tonight - any chance Boucher plays ? The games on Rogers 22

 

[Burrowsaurus]

I’m not gonna spend money to see this game like I did the last one loool

 

[RAFI BOMB]

 

[RAFI BOMB]

67’s in Kingston tonight - any chance Boucher plays ? The games on Rogers 22

Yes. He is expected back in the lineup.

 

[RAFI BOMB]

I’m not gonna spend money to see this game like I did the last one loool

It will be on Roger's channel 22. You can also watch it online if you have Rogers Ignite TV.

 

[Sweatred]

Yes. He is expected back in the lineup.

Wonderful news

 

[Burrowsaurus]

It will be on Roger's channel 22. You can also watch it online if you have Rogers Ignite TV.

I have neither

 

[Sweatred]

Boucher - first shift drops a kid and gets a Penalty.

 

[SpezDispenser]

Holy shit...he destroyed that nerd. Gonna have to reign it in.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Holy shit...he destroyed that nerd. Gonna have to reign it in.

probably gets suspended.

Anyone watch the game?

 

[BondraTime]

probably gets suspended.

Anyone watch the game?

Going to be suspended for sure

Not a great start to his OHL career.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Going to be suspended for sure

Not a great start to his OHL career.

No not at all. Looking like another year with the 67's next year unless he has a dramatic change.

 

[BondraTime]

No not at all. Looking like another year with the 67's next year unless he has a dramatic change.

Oh should be no question. Hasn’t produced anywhere yet or found his game in any way, and can’t string together games because of injuries, illness and likely suspensions.

 

[JaredCowen4Norris]

Not sure how he only got a minor for the hit. Pretty safe bet he'll be getting a few games for that one.

 

[Crosside]

Remember the hit of Wilson on Chabot

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Looks like he had his elbow out in that clip...but a bit hard to see. He's got to clean up his form, if that's the case. Otherwise he'll be suspended into oblivion.

 

[JaredCowen4Norris]

Looks like he had his elbow out in that clip...but a bit hard to see. He's got to clean up his form, if that's the case. Otherwise he'll be suspended into oblivion.

I don't think he caught him with an elbow fully, but it was definitely a forearm to the head.

 

[TheDebater]

His career as a Senators prospect so far, as early as it is, and as unfair as it may be....has been a complete joke.

From moment he was drafted, to this potential suspendable hit tonight.

 

[OgieO]

Yeah, def not looking like a good pick thus far. I didn't think the hit was that bad though. Kids had his head down forever.

 

[SlapJack]

It's still impossible to say what kind of producer he'll be in the NHL since he's played about a half season worth of games over the last 2 years, but all I know is if he, Grieg, and Kleven are all on the team...yikes. 21st century version of the Hanson brothers.

Can't wait. Bit scared at the same time though.