What ever happened to Jordan Schroeder?

[WarriorofTime]

Watching the Canada USA World Juniors game reminded me of the guy. Probably one of the best American forwards ever at the world juniors. He was a 1st round pick so even though he wasn't on the bigger side of things he obviously was considered a guy with nhl potential. Why didn't it work out for him?

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[Brodin Show]

His size hurts him.

He's doing well for our AHL team right now. Scoring plenty. Just can't do that at an NHL level yet.

 

[WinterEmpire]

Just too small to play in the NHL, he's not a player where his talents can outweigh his physical inability

 

[Jyrki]

Just didn't have the elite skill he needed to make up for his lack of size. Good speed, good vision, good stickhandling, alright finishing ability. But guys like that are dime-a-dozen. The Canucks brought in Linden Vey because he's essentially a younger, better version of Schroeder (and he's not even that good)

 

[Son of Frostback]

Echoing the other posters here: too small, and not Briere-y enough to make up for it. Exactly what the Nucks didn't need. I don't see him cracking the Wild's line-up either. He might be a good look on a lottery team.

 

[Jumptheshark]

His size hurts him.

He's doing well for our AHL team right now. Scoring plenty. Just can't do that at an NHL level yet.

Just too small to play in the NHL, he's not a player where his talents can outweigh his physical inability

pretty much size and inability to adapt to the NHL

 

[ManoWarrior]

He's skilled enough to be an NHL player. Great passer,good skater, good stickhandler and decently strong for his size, but he lacks the motor he needs to be a 5'8 player in the NHL. He's just too passive out there, does too much waiting around for the puck, skating towards players but never attacking them (with or without the puck).

Hopefully he learns some tenacity and becomes an NHLer with Minnesota.

 

[684]

Just didn't have the elite skill he needed to make up for his lack of size. Good speed, good vision, good stickhandling, alright finishing ability. But guys like that are dime-a-dozen. The Canucks brought in Linden Vey because he's essentially a younger, better version of Schroeder (and he's not even that good)

35 games into the season Vey has shown so much more than Schroeder ever did.

 

[D0ctorCool]

I think this is the golden age of 5ft tall forwards. But Goddamnit, they better have some identifying qualities.

Schroeder's identifying quality is that he has no identifying qualities.

 

[Giuseppe Sallo]

Hello! Max Domi. The kid is a midget but got mad skills.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

Hello! Max Domi. The kid is a midget but got mad skills.

Far grittier than Schroeder has ever been. Jordan was unwilling to battle in the dirty areas like pretty much every other forward sub 5'9 has to do to make the NHL full time.