Which player should the Mtl Canadiens pick with their 1 st choice?

[Per Sjoblom]

There is a good 50s western called "Shane" as well. Starring Alan Ladd!

 

[26Mats]

I also think it can't be ignored that he didn't play at all last year. That's a year of development that he missed out on.

Shane Wright is no Connor McDavid, but Connor was als granted exceptional status and they both put up 66 pts in their 15/16 year old seasons. McDavid did in in 63 games, Shane did it in 58. McDavid scored 25 goals that year, Shane score 39.

Shane is not generational like McDavid, but he is still an exceptional player.

I don't know the details if Wright. But the negative I hear is that he didn't progress enough after that 39 goal season you referenced. Great that he was a phenom at such a young age. But he has to still keep progressing.

So we'll see what happens...

I can think of a couple soccer players Bojan Kircik and Freddy Adu, who were phenoms at 14, 15, looked like the all time greats did at that age. Then had medicocre careers.

 

[NotProkofievian]

Shane Wright.

 

[Belial]

Wright ainec!

 

[Habano]

Wright Wright you're bloody well Wright
you got a bloody Wright to say
Wright, you're bloody well Wright
You know you got a Wright to say

Ok so I gave away my age

 

[WeThreeKings]

I'm still going with Cooley but I know they're taking Wright

 

[Licou]

Are there any blogs/sites that offer some decent "scouting" or information about Wright?

By reading this board, it's really hard to sort through wishful thinking and doomerism.

The opinions from posters that claim to be OHL fans and have seen Wright regularly are the ones that worry me the most. From what I was able to read, it's almost unanimous that Wright is just a better than average OHLer, nothing more. Sprinkled in there, you get Kingston fans saying that the team is a mess, but I would expect a player of such pedigree to still be able to overcome this.

On the other hand, his point totals are not that concerning, knowing that he was struggling for the first half of the season.

Concerns about lack of intensity and lack of will to get implicated in the play is scary. We can brush this aside and say that' just not his style, that he's a cerebral player but if you read all of the mainstream sports site, they only rave about his compete level and his leadership!

I really don't know what to make of all of this. To be frank, I am a bit bummed out

 

[FrankMTL]

I get that some posters have reserves about picking Wright 1st overall as he's had some flaws in his game this season, but with this guy's track record, I have a hard time seeing us pass over that type of player. Something bugs me in a major way in Kingston. The coach, the style of play, his teammates....I don't know, something is off.

I wonder how he'd have looked playing for a team like London.

 

[Licou]

I get that some posters have reserves about picking Wright 1st overall as he's had some flaws in his game this season, but with this guy's track record, I have a hard time seeing us pass over that type of player. Something bugs me in a major way in Kingston. The coach, the style of play, his teammates....I don't know, something is off.

I wonder how he'd have looked playing for a team like London.

He will already be picked by then, but I guess we will be watching this summer's WJC with great interest.

I will try to watch all Kingston games before they get eliminated. I watched 2 periods last night and yeah, I was not awed. But the team is indeed an absolute mess, I can't stress that enough.

Wright seemed extremely smart with the puck, but he was covering for his D... It was strange. He wasn't implicated offensively... really weird. He still managed to get 2 As though.

 

[Saxon]

He will already be picked by then, but I guess we will be watching this summer's WJC with great interest.

I will try to watch all Kingston games before they get eliminated. I watched 2 periods last night and yeah, I was not awed. But the team is indeed an absolute mess, I can't stress that enough.

Wright seemed extremely smart with the puck, but he was covering for his D... It was strange. He wasn't implicated offensively... really weird. He still managed to get 2 As though.

I've noticed this too. It's like he knows nobody on the D can drive offense, so he goes back to fill the offensive D role, which limits how he can implicate himself offensively. Combine that with DD 2.0 Caputi, and it's a really weird situation.

 

[DAChampion]

I do wonder what they'll do with Wright next year.

I hope that they do what Bergevin should have done with Galchenyuk and Kotkaniemi:

9-game tryout, with good minutes in those 9 games, then send him back to junior and let him compete in the WJCs. Maybe join the AHL at the end of the year.

Let Wright compete for the 2024 Calder trophy.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

I don't know the details if Wright. But the negative I hear is that he didn't progress enough after that 39 goal season you referenced. Great that he was a phenom at such a young age. But he has to still keep progressing.

So we'll see what happens...

I can think of a couple soccer players Bojan Kircik and Freddy Adu, who were phenoms at 14, 15, looked like the all time greats did at that age. Then had medicocre careers.

Hockey is not soccer.

Kids who dominated at such a young age in the OHL have almost all been stars, first liners and first pairers.

 

[WeThreeKings]

I do wonder what they'll do with Wright next year.

I hope that they do what Bergevin should have done with Galchenyuk and Kotkaniemi:

9-game tryout, with good minutes in those 9 games, then send him back to junior and let him compete in the WJCs. Maybe join the AHL at the end of the year.

Let Wright compete for the 2024 Calder trophy.

Whatever they do, they need to force Wright out of Kingston.

 

[VirginiaMtlExpat]

Wright is still my number 1. But he sometimes looks like he has conditioning issues.

That would actually be a good thing, since pro-level conditioning will raise his ceiling, if he has the maturity to put it into practice. I'd rather have that problem than get a gym rat whose underwhelming top-level talent is exactly what you see.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

I get that some posters have reserves about picking Wright 1st overall as he's had some flaws in his game this season, but with this guy's track record, I have a hard time seeing us pass over that type of player. Something bugs me in a major way in Kingston. The coach, the style of play, his teammates....I don't know, something is off.

I wonder how he'd have looked playing for a team like London.

He's a diamond in the rough and MSL will do wonders with him.

 

[BLONG7]

I do wonder what they'll do with Wright next year.

I hope that they do what Bergevin should have done with Galchenyuk and Kotkaniemi:

9-game tryout, with good minutes in those 9 games, then send him back to junior and let him compete in the WJCs. Maybe join the AHL at the end of the year.

Let Wright compete for the 2024 Calder trophy.

Patience...........Patience is the way to go..............unless he is lights out, big time, and wows everyone is amazing in his 9 games..........and makes it impossible to not stay.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Ask the question again but this time... if you are wrong, you get publicly shamed or you pay $1000, or you loose your job. I bet some who didn't pick Wright would change their pick.

 

[VirginiaMtlExpat]

Glad StLouis will be coaching

I've said it for years with during the various tenures of dinosaur coaches. The team benefits from a coach who sees his(/her) job as reconciling short-term success with long-term nurturing of emerging players. Like some of the top coaches in Premier League who trust young players: Pep G at Man City with Youth Academy kids like Foden, Mikel A at Arsenal with kids like Saka and Martinelli, and so on.

 

[Habs Halifax]

That would actually be a good thing, since pro-level conditioning will raise his ceiling, if he has the maturity to put it into practice. I'd rather have that problem than get a gym rat whose underwhelming top-level talent is exactly what you see.

Suzuki is going going to be a great influence on Wright. Suzuki has shown ability to work on his game and add muscle and Wright is competitive with good IQ.

Weber quote... "You will get what you put into it if you work hard in training". Suzuki is a classic case of that and Wright plays the same type of game.

Put the guitar in the closet this summer and take it out for the Christmas holidays

 

[Habs Halifax]

I've said it for years with during the various tenures of dinosaur coaches. The team benefits from a coach who sees his(/her) job as reconciling short-term success with long-term nurturing of emerging players. Like some of the top coaches in Premier League who trust young players: Pep G at Man City with Youth Academy kids like Foden, Mikel A at Arsenal with kids like Saka and Martinelli, and so on.

I think the secrete is to manage each player differently based on their potential and not to be obsessive with any one particular area.

You can see MSL talk about not dwelling on a system and when a player makes a mistake. But then you see him lately talk about a system. He's balancing things which I like and it's simple... he's smart and can adapt on the fly.

Kevin Bieksa said something last night about this... You don't target players confidence, skill, or potential but if they are not working hard, you can attack their energy and worth ethic. Therrien, Julien, Ducharme, and so many other coaches get obsessive with systems and it trumps everything. That's the issue.

 

[VirginiaMtlExpat]

... So take my opinions for what they’re worth…

Someone who undercuts the value of his opinions. Are you sure you're in the right place?

 

[HomeAndHome]

Wright is who I think they should pick. All these years we've been starved for elite centers should be behind us. Wright + Suzuki has the potential to be amazing for a very long time. I can't wait to see what he brings to the next level!

 

[Nico Cauzuki]

if they want Wright back in the OHL i hope they force Kingston management to trade him or they keep him in the NHL because that team and coach is a complete mess

 

[Saxon]

if they want Wright back in the OHL i hope they force Kingston management to trade him or they keep him in the NHL because that team and coach is a complete mess

This, I'd trust MSL with Wright, way before I sent him back to Caputi.

 

[Habs Halifax]

if they want Wright back in the OHL i hope they force Kingston management to trade him or they keep him in the NHL because that team and coach is a complete mess

If he returns to the OHL and their team is heading into a different direction, you don't need to tell them anything, he will get traded to a contender for a boat load. However, in the OHL, I don't think you can trade 1st rounders like the Q.

Suzuki got traded in his age 19 season so I would expect that with Wright as well... if Kingston is not expected to contend.