Prospect Info: With the 3rd overall pick in the 2021 Entry Draft, the Ducks select Mason McTavish

[Anaheim4ever]

I think Murray looks like he's more Tired there than disappointed, i have to imagine he hasn't had sleep in 48 hours trying to work out trades.

I will say that the first 3 picks all are the most safe to make a impact.

 

[OCSportsfan]

Is this the Lindholm vs. Dumba situation again.

 

[PuckProspects]

Not the player I would have taken. I love a competitive goal scoring top 6 center and I think he fits well with what the Ducks have but I really hope he has enough skill. 3rd overall is a bit too high but I agree that if we traded back he probably would have been taken at 5.

 

[tomd]

Not the player I would have taken. I love a competitive goal scoring top 6 center and I think he fits well with what the Ducks have but I really hope he has enough skill. 3rd overall is a bit too high but I agree that if we traded back he probably would have been taken at 5.

I don't see that Columbus would have had any motivation to trade up to #3 though. I have no doubt they knew who would take who ahead of them. What was their incentive to move off #5?

 

[nbducksfan19]

Wasn’t thrilled with the pick and the BM interview made me feel worse.

Hoping for the best.

 

[bsu]

Ducks GM Bob Murray said one trade offer he considered was to move back some spots and get another asset. "Almost. ... There was a chance to move back a few. I knew what they wanted to get, the other team. There was a chance. The value wasn’t there to do it that we thought was fair. So we just moved on. There was one little thing there. That was it," Murray said. The Ducks wanted McTavish all along but possibly get him at a lower spot.

 

[Duck Off]

Wasn’t thrilled with the pick and the BM interview made me feel worse.

Hoping for the best.

my exact thoughts

 

[Opak]

Oh nooo...

I really REALLY hope time will prove me wrong, but this seems like a terrible pick at 3. I hope you guys liked Ritchie and the way Bob handled him, because he's going to do the same thing all over again, except this time with an even better draft pick.

 

[Static]

Oh nooo...

I really REALLY hope time will prove me wrong, but this seems like a terrible pick at 3. I hope you guys liked Ritchie and the way Bob handled him, because he's going to do the same thing all over again, except this time with an even better draft pick.

Was Ritchie handled poorly? Seemed perfectly fine...

 

[Opak]

Was Ritchie handled poorly? Seemed perfectly fine...

IMO yes, as he was rushed into the NHL roster way too early. Then they kept him there as a grinder, when he should've been developing to become a scorer.

 

[Gliff]

Stop comparing him to Getzlaf. They are completely different players. He is closer to Ritchie then Getzlaf.

 

[Static]

IMO yes, as he was rushed into the NHL roster way too early. Then they kept him there as a grinder, when he should've been developing to become a scorer.

He played a full junior year and then half an AHL year after being drafted. That's about standard for most top 10 picks.

 

[Static]

Stop comparing him to Getzlaf. They are completely different players. He is closer to Ritchie then Getzlaf.

I don't see the Ritchie comparison whatsoever.

 

[bsu]

Could be a Kesler type. Seems like a pain the ass to play against but just trolling and not wanting to drop the mitts.

 

[PuckProspects]

I don't see that Columbus would have had any motivation to trade up to #3 though. I have no doubt they knew who would take who ahead of them. What was their incentive to move off #5?

Sorry didn't really word that right. I meant that if we traded back to like 6 or 7 McTavish would be gone by 5. So if McTavish was Murry's guy then we couldn't really have traded back to get him.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

Could be a Kesler type. Seems like a pain the ass to play against but just trolling and not wanting to drop the mitts.

What sells me on the pick is that Madden and Murray went to see him play in Switzerland and that he viewed the 2 to 8 prospects about the same.
Terry gets his Center is another plus to it.
He's like a sharper looking Kesler but goofier hair. He does give off a vibe he could become Kesler but with a cannon of a shot.

 

[Opak]

He played a full junior year and then half an AHL year after being drafted. That's about standard for most top 10 picks.

It doesn't matter what the 'standard' is, you have to tailor the development plan to the prospect, especially when drafting top-10. Fact of the matter is that there was no reason to yank Ritchie into the NHL as early as they did, especially when examining the state where the team was at the time. And as i poster earlier, the final nail in the coffin for Ritchie was that they repeatedly insisted on playing him in a grinder role.

And I fear they're lined up to do the same thing again with McTavish. Old Bob hasn't learned a damn thing over the years, so he's just going to throw this kid straight into the NHL roster in the hopes that McTavish will miraculously erase some of the problems that we have. Perhaps to try and cover up the fact he hasn't done anything worth mentioning to our NHL roster.

 

[Boo Boo]

If we’re lucky backes, if we are very lucky kesler, if we are very very lucky kesler/stone mix (kesler but with magical pickpocketing ability and higher scoring)

 

[Static]

It doesn't matter what the 'standard' is, you have to tailor the development plan to the prospect, especially when drafting top-10. Fact of the matter is that there was no reason to yank Ritchie into the NHL as early as they did, especially when examining the state where the team was at the time. And as i poster earlier, the final nail in the coffin for Ritchie was that they repeatedly insisted on playing him in a grinder role.

And I fear they're lined up to do the same thing again with McTavish. Old Bob hasn't learned a damn thing over the years, so he's just going to throw this kid straight into the NHL roster in the hopes that McTavish will miraculously erase some of the problems that we have. Perhaps to try and cover up the fact he hasn't done anything worth mentioning to our NHL roster.

The person most responsible for what Ritchie became was Ritchie. He was never limited or put in some shoebox. His brain and work ethic held him back.

 

[Masch78]

I will judge this pick in 5 years but not now.

 

[tomd]

What sells me on the pick is that Madden and Murray went to see him play in Switzerland and that he viewed the 2 to 8 prospects about the same.
Terry gets his Center is another plus to it.
He's like a sharper looking Kesler but goofier hair. He does give off a vibe he could become Kesler but with a cannon of a shot.

Yeah, it sounds like McTavish was the guy that Madden wanted as well as Murray.

I think people will appreciate the pick next season when he dominates the OHL and plays for Canada in the U20s. High-end 2nd line centers are one of the hardest positions to fill in the NHL. He'll match up well against Byfield for the next decade.

 

[tomd]

The person most responsible for what Ritchie became was Ritchie. He was never limited or put in some shoebox. His brain and work ethic held him back.

I was worried about Ritchie the first time I heard him speak.

 

[Opak]

The person most responsible for what Ritchie became was Ritchie. He was never limited or put in some shoebox. His brain and work ethic held him back.

Perhaps he didn't have the best abilities, but our organization didn't do him any favors either, did they?

The least they could've done was to let him develop properly, to at least somewhat salvage the pick.

 

[KickHisAssZegrass]

His game actually reminds me of Kesler a lot. Seems to always win puck battles and always in the middle of the ice. Looked like a pro playing in the U18 worlds, easily Canadas most complete player.

 

[Static]

Perhaps he didn't have the best abilities, but our organization didn't do him any favors either, did they?

The least they could've done was to let him develop properly, to at least somewhat salvage the pick.

The team has never had any issue letting kids marinate in the AHL. If he was up with the big club it's because whatever he needed developing was best done there. He just never put the work in.