S N Y P E R S 7 Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Mitchell Mattson - 6'4 - 186lbs - University of North Dakota (2016-17) Bound A taller Brock Boeser? A tall, lanky center that has just as much offensive potential as any of the other guys in the first round. He skates well, and likes to use his long stride to his advantage. Proficient transitional game, and can start a play from anywhere. He is creative with the puck and makes quick decisions that keep the opposition on their toes. He has the potential to dominate offensively. He has excellent positional awareness, the soft, quick hands to keep puck possession, and the size to shield the puck away. He is the one that dictates the play and he knows when the right time is to either snipe home a bullet or make that cross-crease play to a teammate. He has a professional-level shot. Isn't relied on defensively, as he is a bit slow in his own end. His skating, his shot, his offensive abilities - they are all very good, and will get better as he develops under Brad Berry at the University of North Dakota. Those are the special parts of his game. His defensive game and overall strength should also be bolstered and expanded upon at UND. He's a center prospect in the truest sense, a guy with game-impacting potential. Whether he reaches that point is entirely up to him and how he develops. Anything else to add? Chip in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Projected 3rd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clam linguine Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 1 hour ago, S N Y P E R S 7 said: Mitchell Mattson - 6'4 - 186lbs - University of North Dakota (2016-17) Bound A taller Brock Boeser? A tall, lanky center that has just as much offensive potential as any of the other guys in the first round. He skates well, and likes to use his long stride to his advantage. Proficient transitional game, and can start a play from anywhere. He is creative with the puck and makes quick decisions that keep the opposition on their toes. He has the potential to dominate offensively. He has excellent positional awareness, the soft, quick hands to keep puck possession, and the size to shield the puck away. He is the one that dictates the play and he knows when the right time is to either snipe home a bullet or make that cross-crease play to a teammate. He has a professional-level shot. Isn't relied on defensively, as he is a bit slow in his own end. His skating, his shot, his offensive abilities - they are all very good, and will get better as he develops under Brad Berry at the University of North Dakota. Those are the special parts of his game. His defensive game and overall strength should also be bolstered and expanded upon at UND. He's a center prospect in the truest sense, a guy with game-impacting potential. Whether he reaches that point is entirely up to him and how he develops. Anything else to add? Chip in! Looks more like a soap opera star than a hockey player. 186 lbs? He'd do great against girls teams...they would be tripping over their tongues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 25 minutes ago, clam linguine said: Looks more like a soap opera star than a hockey player. 186 lbs? He'd do great against girls teams...they would be tripping over their tongues. 186 lbs is not that small, size wise. Sure, he is 6'4, but that doesn't mean he is necessarily "weak". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clam linguine Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 2 minutes ago, Dazzle said: 186 lbs is not that small, size wise. Sure, he is 6'4, but that doesn't mean he is necessarily "weak". Hehe..just kidding...but he will definitely need to put on more weight eventually. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaslundLindenBure Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Definitely worth taking a flyer on in the third round but no if we havent taken a dman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Monahan Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Pretty much what NLB said above me here. I'd be all for grabbing him with a third provided we've already nabbed a d-man. You can't have too many centers in the system really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Would definitely add to our flow points. The Canucks already have some serious flow in their system with Boeser, Demko, and Granlund. This is a guy that Benning would have on his list for sure. We need a big centerman in the system and North Dakota is a world class development school. Who knows, we could end up with him and Jost depending on what happens draft day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missioncanucksfan Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Hopefully he is still there at #63 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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