What’s The Dealio With Tynan Lawrence?

[SameOldBlues]

I dont hear his name much when we’re talkin about the Blues probably gettin a high pick this year. Does this kid have warts that we haven’t heard about? Is there a reason ya’ll (those of ya who are draft knowledgeable) dont talk about him much to date? Cause after reading some scouting reports from some of the supposed experts, he sounds like just what the Dr. ordered as one of the prescriptions needed for what ails the Blues, along with a #1 Dman, but so far I dont see any sure fire number 1’s towards the top of the draft.

Lawrence is a young draftee with runway too, maybe he’ll grow another inch or 2 also perhaps? We could definitely use a high scoring 1C, and he sounds like your typical Blues player, with potential to give us a game breaker finally.

What say you’s? Here’s some scouting reports snippetts…

"Lawrence is a centre that can do it all. He’s got unbelievable skill, a battler’s mindset and work ethic and is just as a responsible and impactful defensively. He’s positionally sound, is quick to take time and space away from attackers and can quickly transition the other way."

"He adds his own bit of snarl to his dynamic scoring game, and he’s got excellent hockey sense to boot. He’s the kind of guy who doesn’t give the puck up once he gets it, except to make a play—and his plays are often precisely right for the moment."

"The Boston University commit blended skill and a bit of nastiness in Muskegon, where he played a huge role from the get-go. He’s a dynamic scoring threat who can absolutely dominate puck possession, and his two-way game is excellent without sacrificing offensive zone attacks."

"Adding to the excitement is that he'll be among the youngest players in next year's draft with an August birthday. He's a sturdy 6-foot center, who should improve even more with increased strength over the next season.“

[kimzey59]

No real “warts” but he’s been dealing with an injury since basically the start of the year. He hasn’t been on the ice for the scouts to gush over.

From what I saw of him before the injury, I would put him right on the cusp of the top 5 in terms of skill and he’s got priority positional value on top of that skill. May not be enough to force his way into the top 3, but that’s more because the top 3 are that good(McKenna, Stenberg, Belchetz).

[SameOldBlues]

No real “warts” but he’s been dealing with an injury since basically the start of the year. He hasn’t been on the ice for the scouts to gush over.

From what I saw of him before the injury, I would put him right on the cusp of the top 5 in terms of skill and he’s got priority positional value on top of that skill. May not be enough to force his way into the top 3, but that’s more because the top 3 are that good(McKenna, Stenberg, Belchetz).

I didn’t know he was injured, that would certainly explain the lack of word of mouth about him so far.

Verhoeff Isnt in your Top 3 eh?

[kimzey59]

No real “warts” but he’s been dealing with an injury since basically the start of the year. He hasn’t been on the ice for the scouts to gush over.

From what I saw of him before the injury, I would put him right on the cusp of the top 5 in terms of skill and he’s got priority positional value on top of that skill. May not be enough to force his way into the top 3, but that’s more because the top 3 are that good(McKenna, Stenberg, Belchetz).

I didn’t know he was injured, that would certainly explain the lack of word of mouth about him so far.

Verhoeff Isnt in your Top 3 eh?

I have Verhoeff at #5 right now.
I can't tell if it's a skating or hockey sense issue, but he can be caught out of position(I lean towards hockey sense but most people disagree). The package of tools is extremely impressive, but that's a pretty glaring issue that doesn't seem to be cleaning itself up.

I'm definitely taking the 3 wingers and Lawrence over him if the draft were today. And if Caleb Malhotra keeps doing what he's doing; there might be a discussion there, also(Malhotra is going to go a LOT higher than he's currently projected IMO).

[SameOldBlues]

No real “warts” but he’s been dealing with an injury since basically the start of the year. He hasn’t been on the ice for the scouts to gush over.

From what I saw of him before the injury, I would put him right on the cusp of the top 5 in terms of skill and he’s got priority positional value on top of that skill. May not be enough to force his way into the top 3, but that’s more because the top 3 are that good(McKenna, Stenberg, Belchetz).

I didn’t know he was injured, that would certainly explain the lack of word of mouth about him so far.

Verhoeff Isnt in your Top 3 eh?

I have Verhoeff at #5 right now.
I can't tell if it's a skating or hockey sense issue, but he can be caught out of position(I lean towards hockey sense but most people disagree). The package of tools is extremely impressive, but that's a pretty glaring issue that doesn't seem to be cleaning itself up.

I'm definitely taking the 3 wingers and Lawrence over him if the draft were today. And if Caleb Malhotra keeps doing what he's doing; there might be a discussion there, also(Malhotra is going to go a LOT higher than he's currently projected IMO).

Well now I must read up on this Malhotra fella!

[SameOldBlues]

Another center…with size, which I love. Awesome

[kimzey59]

No real “warts” but he’s been dealing with an injury since basically the start of the year. He hasn’t been on the ice for the scouts to gush over.

From what I saw of him before the injury, I would put him right on the cusp of the top 5 in terms of skill and he’s got priority positional value on top of that skill. May not be enough to force his way into the top 3, but that’s more because the top 3 are that good(McKenna, Stenberg, Belchetz).

I didn’t know he was injured, that would certainly explain the lack of word of mouth about him so far.

Verhoeff Isnt in your Top 3 eh?

I have Verhoeff at #5 right now.
I can't tell if it's a skating or hockey sense issue, but he can be caught out of position(I lean towards hockey sense but most people disagree). The package of tools is extremely impressive, but that's a pretty glaring issue that doesn't seem to be cleaning itself up.

I'm definitely taking the 3 wingers and Lawrence over him if the draft were today. And if Caleb Malhotra keeps doing what he's doing; there might be a discussion there, also(Malhotra is going to go a LOT higher than he's currently projected IMO).

Well now I must read up on this Malhotra fella!

Manny Malhotra's son(if you can remember him)
Plays with Jiricek in Brantford(4th on the team in points, granted that team is absolutely loaded on the top end)
Center
I've seen him as big as 6'3" 185lbs.
Above average skater but not quite "Elite"
Elite passer
Above average shot with an elite release but he doesn't use it enough(Bobby Tommy syndrome)
Has his dad's forechecking and defensive game
Committed to Boston U(depending on who leaves for the NHL(Eiserman, Ritchie, Boisvert, Murtaugh), that could be an extremely loaded Boston team next year)

[seattleblue]

No real “warts” but he’s been dealing with an injury since basically the start of the year. He hasn’t been on the ice for the scouts to gush over.

From what I saw of him before the injury, I would put him right on the cusp of the top 5 in terms of skill and he’s got priority positional value on top of that skill. May not be enough to force his way into the top 3, but that’s more because the top 3 are that good(McKenna, Stenberg, Belchetz).

I didn’t know he was injured, that would certainly explain the lack of word of mouth about him so far.

Verhoeff Isnt in your Top 3 eh?

I have Verhoeff at #5 right now.
I can't tell if it's a skating or hockey sense issue, but he can be caught out of position(I lean towards hockey sense but most people disagree). The package of tools is extremely impressive, but that's a pretty glaring issue that doesn't seem to be cleaning itself up.

I'm definitely taking the 3 wingers and Lawrence over him if the draft were today. And if Caleb Malhotra keeps doing what he's doing; there might be a discussion there, also(Malhotra is going to go a LOT higher than he's currently projected IMO).

Caleb Malhotra is the real deal. He is the single biggest reason IMO they are so dominating. Obviously there's O'Brien who is above almost everyone he plays against. But Malhotra is playing like a 1C for them, it's impressive as hell.

I have so freaking much going on this month my eyeballs are gonna explode so I don't have eyes yet on Verhoff and Lawrence and the top picks yet. Triage. There is only so much attention in a day. But your description sounds like what watching Jiricek's games are like. Jiricek is caught out of position routinely. He turns into a forward once he hits the o-zone and he takes a lot of chances that cannot fly at higher levels.

[SameOldBlues]

No real “warts” but he’s been dealing with an injury since basically the start of the year. He hasn’t been on the ice for the scouts to gush over.

From what I saw of him before the injury, I would put him right on the cusp of the top 5 in terms of skill and he’s got priority positional value on top of that skill. May not be enough to force his way into the top 3, but that’s more because the top 3 are that good(McKenna, Stenberg, Belchetz).

I didn’t know he was injured, that would certainly explain the lack of word of mouth about him so far.

Verhoeff Isnt in your Top 3 eh?

I have Verhoeff at #5 right now.
I can't tell if it's a skating or hockey sense issue, but he can be caught out of position(I lean towards hockey sense but most people disagree). The package of tools is extremely impressive, but that's a pretty glaring issue that doesn't seem to be cleaning itself up.

I'm definitely taking the 3 wingers and Lawrence over him if the draft were today. And if Caleb Malhotra keeps doing what he's doing; there might be a discussion there, also(Malhotra is going to go a LOT higher than he's currently projected IMO).

Caleb Malhotra is the real deal. He is the single biggest reason IMO they are so dominating. Obviously there's O'Brien who is above almost everyone he plays against. But Malhotra is playing like a 1C for them, it's impressive as hell.

I have so freaking much going on this month my eyeballs are gonna explode so I don't have eyes yet on Verhoff and Lawrence and the top picks yet. Triage. There is only so much attention in a day. But your description sounds like what watching Jiricek's games are like. Jiricek is caught out of position routinely. He turns into a forward once he hits the o-zone and he takes a lot of chances that cannot fly at higher levels.

Saw this article awhile ago and took interest after you two mentioned em the other day. Wonder how far up he’ll end up rising?

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/676010 ... prospects/

[kimzey59]

No real “warts” but he’s been dealing with an injury since basically the start of the year. He hasn’t been on the ice for the scouts to gush over.

From what I saw of him before the injury, I would put him right on the cusp of the top 5 in terms of skill and he’s got priority positional value on top of that skill. May not be enough to force his way into the top 3, but that’s more because the top 3 are that good(McKenna, Stenberg, Belchetz).

I didn’t know he was injured, that would certainly explain the lack of word of mouth about him so far.

Verhoeff Isnt in your Top 3 eh?

I have Verhoeff at #5 right now.
I can't tell if it's a skating or hockey sense issue, but he can be caught out of position(I lean towards hockey sense but most people disagree). The package of tools is extremely impressive, but that's a pretty glaring issue that doesn't seem to be cleaning itself up.

I'm definitely taking the 3 wingers and Lawrence over him if the draft were today. And if Caleb Malhotra keeps doing what he's doing; there might be a discussion there, also(Malhotra is going to go a LOT higher than he's currently projected IMO).

Caleb Malhotra is the real deal. He is the single biggest reason IMO they are so dominating. Obviously there's O'Brien who is above almost everyone he plays against. But Malhotra is playing like a 1C for them, it's impressive as hell.

I have so freaking much going on this month my eyeballs are gonna explode so I don't have eyes yet on Verhoff and Lawrence and the top picks yet. Triage. There is only so much attention in a day. But your description sounds like what watching Jiricek's games are like. Jiricek is caught out of position routinely. He turns into a forward once he hits the o-zone and he takes a lot of chances that cannot fly at higher levels.

Saw this article awhile ago and took interest after you two mentioned em the other day. Wonder how far up he’ll end up rising?

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/676010 ... prospects/

He's the #2 center prospect available this year.
I'd be shocked if he didn't end up in the top 10, I just don't think he cracks the top 5(unless Lawrence looks like complete garbage; and given that he had a 2 point night in his first game back, I don't see that happening).