Fun Comparables For Cameron Abney

by Jonathan Willis on Jun 29, 2009 6:23 PM MDT

All of the numbers here come from the draft years of these players:

Georges Laraque: 62GP - 19G - 22A - 41PTS (31st overall)
Zack Stortini: 62GP - 13G - 16A - 29PTS (94th overall)
Derek Boogaard: 61GP - 1G - 8A - 9PTS (202nd overall)
Scott Parker: 64GP - 3G - 4A - 7PTS (63rd overall)
Cameron Abney: 48GP - 1G - 3A - 4PTS (82nd overall)

I think we have a pretty good idea which end of the scale Abney's going to end up at.

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Eric Godard as an 18/19 year old:

2-5-7 in 66 games.

Of course, Godard was never drafted.

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by Kent Wilson on Jun 29, 2009 6:31 PM MDT reply actions

There's a bunch like that

Jody Shelley didn’t play major junior, Steve MacIntyre put up no points in limited duty; but these guys all went undrafted. Boogaard was a late pick.

Guys like Parker and Abney are the exceptions (Parker later re-entered the draft and was taken in the first round by Colorado) and probably not good ones, though I’d love to see a guy with less than ten points who ever went on to be more than a 4th-liner.

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by Jonathan Willis on Jun 29, 2009 6:35 PM MDT up reply actions

That should say “Jody Shelley didn’t play Major Junior at 18”

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by Jonathan Willis on Jun 29, 2009 6:35 PM MDT up reply actions

Signing goons for league minimum doesn’t even make sense to me in the current NHL. But drafting them in the 3rd round….?

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by Kent Wilson on Jun 29, 2009 6:43 PM MDT reply actions

I’ve been railing against this to anyone who will listen for days, including in the thread below.

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by Doogie2K on Jun 29, 2009 7:29 PM MDT up reply actions

Stu MacGregor was saying that Bob Brown believes the kid can be a tough enforcer who can also play. He apparently was playing more in the second half of the season when Everett struggled with injuries at forward,and has upside in a checking role.

Still, the pick makes no sense. If you are interested in the player of this type keep an eye on him and use a pick when he’s 18/19 if he’s projecting well. And even then it’s arguably a waste of an asset if he goes undrafted and is available as a minor league pro later on.

BTW I’m a fan of the lot of you becoming website roommates. Less stops for me on the ridiculous Oilers blog-roll.

by Jon Kerber on Jun 29, 2009 7:40 PM MDT reply actions

I’ll trust the Oilers scouts a long ways, but a forward with four points shouldn’t get picked in the top-100. Period. I can’t think of a single example of a player with such negligible offense having much of a career.

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by Jonathan Willis on Jun 29, 2009 7:48 PM MDT up reply actions

I think from what we’ve seen from Tambelli over the last season its fair to say that he actively values the role of a goon so I don’t think we should be all that surprise that the Oilers went out and found him a promising pugalist. Last season he went out and acquired MacIntyre and another thug as I recall if only briefly.

by ChrisBat on Jun 29, 2009 10:22 PM MDT reply actions

Jesse Boulerice. Funny, I didn’t like that move, either.

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by Doogie2K on Jun 30, 2009 6:57 AM MDT up reply actions

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Northwest Standings

	GP	W	L	OTL	PT
Vancouver Nucks Misconduct	54	34	15	5	73
Colorado Mile High Hockey	56	28	25	3	59
Minnesota Hockey Wilderness	54	25	21	8	58
Calgary Matchsticks and Gasoline	55	25	22	8	58
Edmonton The Copper & Blue	54	21	28	5	47

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