elvis15 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Here's McNally's write up from the Hockey Prospectus review of our prospect pool: 10. Patrick McNally, Defense 2011-12 Ranking: 7th Date of birth: 12/04/1991 Age: 21 Height: 6'2'' Weight: 190 Shoots: Left Statistics: 7 GP, 1 G, 3 P (Harvard, NCAA) Acquired: Fourth round, 115th overall in 2010 by Vancouver Year in Review: McNally missed most of the season due to a suspension by Harvard. The Good: McNally is a really gifted offensive player with a lot of tools. He is a high-end skater and puck handler who can really dazzle with his skill. He also flashes high-end vision. His top speed and acceleration are great, and while he can weave in and out of traffic, he can also slow the play down. McNally has a big shot from the point. The Bad: McNally's main issue has always been his defense. He has good hockey sense in terms of creativity, but his reads and risk averseness are not impressive, as he frequently can be caught out of position. The suspension and significant missed time are obvious knocks as well. Projection: He could be a third pairing defenseman, a power play specialist with an outside chance of being a top-four player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Harvard opens their season this saturday (For the third straight season, Harvard is the last team in the nation to begin its season.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 A bit of a make or break year for him. He really has to show some worth to have a chance at the pro level after last year's issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 A bit of a make or break year for him. He really has to show some worth to have a chance at the pro level after last year's issues. he has at least 3 years to make that impression... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 I'm including the AHL, mainly with a focus on if he can become better in his own end since his offence is already very good. He could end up being another Kevin Connauton for us though, that fails to make the next step and even dominate at the AHL level. If he doesn't bounce back from basically a year off, it will likely be an issue worth noting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred65 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Kevin Connauton played 1 game for Dallas this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Kevin Connauton played 1 game for Dallas this season He played his first game last finished with a solid plus 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Kevin Connauton has so far played 1 game for Dallas this season Fixed that for you. It's not like we're 70+ games in already, it's early and at least he's gotten his first NHL action in. He could get more before the year's done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonberries Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Good to see McNally finally playing again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Nauts had a solid finish to the game after a shakey first period. I wish we still had him. Including one year of AHL McNally (a sophomore at Harvard this year) has 4 season left to impress. As long as we see good progress each year I'll be happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFCanuck Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 People are still talking about Connauton? Tanev, Stanton and Corrado are better for this team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycho_Path Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 McNally wasn't in the lineup tonight and Harvard won 3-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollieo Del Fuego Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 McNally wasn't in the lineup tonight and Harvard won 3-0 Any idea why he wasn't playing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckRow Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Any idea why he wasn't playing? I recall reading somewhere that he isn't allowed to play until November or December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollieo Del Fuego Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 I recall reading somewhere that he isn't allowed to play until November or December. Still part of the suspension I guess, thanks for the update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 McNally wasn't in the lineup tonight and Harvard won 3-0 Yup he has to miss the first 7 games for some reason, likely to match up with the games he did play last year. Tyson Giuriato @TysonGiuriato Has to sit out 7 games. Will return on Nov 16 "RT @joshweissbock: @TysonGiuriato No McNally tonight?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Glad he's able to resume his hockey career. Hopefully he used his time off wisely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Still part of the suspension I guess, thanks for the update. you mean part of his plea deal. no suspension was handed out, he withdrew from classes voluntarily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newgm Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Sure hope this kid can overcome a lost year, it's the type of adversity that could develop a lot of character. Skill and size wise there's definitely upside, it'll be interesting to see if he can rise to the challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred65 Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 If he is serious about going the pro hockey route he'd be out of there, looking more and more like he's a teacher in the making. Harvard have now played 1 game this season. Utica has played 6 and play some thing like 80 games ....not so much the NCAA. He's 21 now and has managed some thing like 30 games in 3 seasons, not good prep time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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