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

[Oscar The Grouch]

Eight games in Belleville this year and his stat line is, to paraphrase former Raptors coach Sam Mitchell, zero, zero zero. No goals, no assists, no points. He has six penalty minutes and is a minus one. Do the kid a favour and send him to the ECHL where there is a chance he can maybe keep up and get in on a goal once every few games. Right now he is just taking up space that an actual prospect could use.

Agreed. Play him at a level where he can remember what it feels like to score goals and make plays. Once he's PPG, bring him back to the AHL. If he doesn't hit PPG in the ECHL, he's simply a total write-off.

 

[Senator Stanley]

Eight games in Belleville this year and his stat line is, to paraphrase former Raptors coach Sam Mitchell, zero, zero zero. No goals, no assists, no points. He has six penalty minutes and is a minus one. Do the kid a favour and send him to the ECHL where there is a chance he can maybe keep up and get in on a goal once every few games. Right now he is just taking up space that an actual prospect could use.

The stat line isn't going to necessarily tell you whether a bottom six forward is "keeping up".

Somebody who's watching the games would have to comment on how guys like Boucher, Halliday (2 assists in 8 games) and Pettersson (1 goal in 8 games) have actually looked out there.

 

[Xspyrit]

I think during his D+1 season I did a comparison with other 2021 CHL draftees. I mean he was getting out scored even by 5th round D-men

We really did not do him any service by drafting him that high, putting unreasonable expectations and a lot of pressure on a guy who should have been a 2nd round pick

He should sue Pierre Dorion and all people involved in that selection

 

[BondraTime]

https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/ottawa-senators/players/ottawa-senator-first-rounder-still-searching-for-first-ahl-point-of-the-season

Needs one to bounce off him to get off the schneid

 

[DrEasy]

https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/ottawa-senators/players/ottawa-senator-first-rounder-still-searching-for-first-ahl-point-of-the-season

Needs one to bounce off him to get off the schneid

Needs to practice with Chris Tierney.

 

[Alf Silfversson]

Needs to practice with Chris Tierney.

If Boucher gets more assists than Mark Stone one year, I'll let his poor start slide.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

How long does Boucher stick it out? Maybe they should send him down to the ECHL to find more of his game

 

[Icelevel]

How long does Boucher stick it out? Maybe they should send him down to the ECHL to find more of his game

It’s not looking good.
As optimistic as I was trying to be up till this year. I think I’ve stopped caring about him now. He really needs to figure it out soon.

 

[ottawah]

How long does Boucher stick it out? Maybe they should send him down to the ECHL to find more of his game

We sorta went over this last year with many thinking he'd benefit more from an overage year in junior as opposed to the AHL. A lot of people (me included) felt the stigma of doing an OHL overage year was too tough mentally, and I think the same applies to the ECHL. Thats pretty much admitting failure at this point. less than 2 months until he is 22, he has to figure it out in the AHL.

 

[Alex1234]

It's over

 

[Agent Zuuuub]

Coronato also emerging as a core player on the flames.

the only player in the first 17 picks who looks like they will never make the nhl is the giant reach lol.

but of course dorion had nothing to do with that pick.

 

[Xspyrit]

Tyler Boucher is the poster boy of this rebuild. We should give the curse away, if any organization wants him for free