Prospect Info: Tyler Boucher (RW/LW) - Don`t sleep on Tyler Boucher

[BrawlFan]

Damn I wasn’t aware.

 

[Senator Stanley]

Damn I wasn’t aware.

If you don't know what's going on, why jump to such an extreme conclusion?

 

[BrawlFan]

If you don't know what's going on, why jump to such an extreme conclusion?

I hadn’t seen the picture of the sling. I scanned the last few pages and didn’t see an update clearly. So I found it suspicious that he’s been hurt then played then hurt again but it would have made some impact for a longer time. Clearly

 

[JD1]

If you don't know what's going on, why jump to such an extreme conclusion?

Cause it's HF?

 

[Golden_Jet]

Pretty obvious he isn’t hurt. There’s no updates no mention.

My bet is he’s demanded a trade bc of all the hate he took. Wants a fresh start.

Sens mgmt realize this coming out ruins his value. So they just shut him down to not further destroy his value.

Too bad. I’ve been a fan of his.

What,
his arm was in a sling a week or so ago, and posted on here.

 

[BrawlFan]

What,
his arm was in a sling a week or so ago, and posted on here.

The irony

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

Pretty obvious he isn’t hurt. There’s no updates no mention.

My bet is he’s demanded a trade bc of all the hate he took. Wants a fresh start.

Sens mgmt realize this coming out ruins his value. So they just shut him down to not further destroy his value.

Too bad. I’ve been a fan of his.

Hmm, I'll take that bet.

 

[SENATOR]

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[SENATOR]

As I said on a draft day. The kid is a waste of any draft picks and will never make NHL. It takes 10 min of vids to see he is no good for NHL on any line. WTF? People still post about him?

 

[Golden_Jet]

The irony

What irony, you thought he was faking it, and demanding a trade.

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

As I said on a draft day. The kid is a waste of any draft picks and will never make NHL. It takes 10 min of vids to see he is no good for NHL on any line. WTF? People still post about him?

 

[Oscar The Grouch]

Is he even an AHL player at this point?

 

[BondraTime]

Is he even an AHL player at this point?

Not really.

He’s an ECHL/AHL tweener.

Incredibly bad pick, and has had incredibly bad injury luck. Recipe for disaster.

I thought he was a guaranteed NHLer, because he was basically a 4th liner max. Just skate and hit. Hard to not live up to those type of draft expectations (which were definitely initially inflated because of where he was drafted). He still may, but it’s going to be a slow burn.

His lack of production in the NCAA and CHL is nearly unheard of for a 1st round prospect, let alone 10th. He’d have likely been ~ppg in his 19 year old season. Finished his CHL tenure, all post draft, at 31 points in 48 games.

 

[jbeck5]

Not really.

He’s an ECHL/AHL tweener.

Incredibly bad pick, and has had incredibly bad injury luck. Recipe for disaster.

I thought he was a guaranteed NHLer, because he was basically a 4th liner max. Just skate and hit. Hard to not live up to those type of draft expectations (which were definitely initially inflated because of where he was drafted)

Why is he not even good at skating and hitting in the AHL?

Ive seen him with other real NHL prospects over the years, and though he didn't deserve to be drafted that high and clearly lacked skill, he could skate with them, hit with anyone, and had weight on his shot.

How can he not even translate that into a 3rd line checking role?

Has he lost a step? Has he stopped hitting? What's going on?

 

[BondraTime]

Why is he not even good at skating and hitting in the AHL?

Ive seen him with other real NHL prospects over the years, and though he didn't deserve to be drafted that high and clearly lacked skill, he could skate with them, hit with anyone, and had weight on his shot.

How can he not even translate that into a 3rd line checking role?

Has he lost a step? Has he stopped hitting? What's going on?

Nothings going on, it’s just the reality of the situation. He’s not a very good pro hockey player, or bring anything more than hitting. He’s not good offensively, or defensively, and he’s not a guy like Rempe who will just toss knucks.

We went for an archetype, very foolishly, and it failed.

 

[Tuna99]

A big selling point on why we drafted him so high was that Boston was looking at him in the #20 spot and he wouldn’t be there early in the 2nd round - but Bostons drafting is horrible so what kinda reason is that?

 

[Micklebot]

A big selling point on why we drafted him so high was that Boston was looking at him in the #20 spot and he wouldn’t be there early in the 2nd round - but Bostons drafting is horrible so what kinda reason is that?

No, it was NYR that liked him at 16, but the point remains, we didn't think he'd slide to the second so we inexplicably took him at 10.