Not only has his last year been a bit of a whirlwind, his draft rankings have seen him all over the map – as high as #1 early in the season to as low as #17. As you will see above, his production at BU was a little underwhelming with only 7 points in 18 games. However, don\u2019t let that fool you – it can be attributed to his age, mid-season adjustment, and BUs flawed roster. The median ranking for him lands him at #7 and #4 among North American skaters. Below is where the \u201cdraft experts\u201d have him ranked via his EP page:<\/p>\n But what did some of these guys say about Lawrence? This was from SpokedZ at Smaht Scouting in their mid-season rankings<\/a>:<\/p>\n He\u2019s an excellent skater with a relentless motor who pushes pace and brings endless energy shift-in-shift-out. He\u2019s a meticulous two-way center with a strong hockey IQ and tremendous details. When he\u2019s on his game and playing with confidence, he\u2019s constantly making plays in motion off the rush and inside the offensive zone.<\/p>\n And a little down the rankings, this is from Jason Bukala at Sportsnet in his most recent rankings<\/a> (yesterday):<\/p>\n It took Lawrence time to find his offence at BU, but he ended with two goals and five assists in 18 games. At the U18s, he contributed two goals and four assists in six games. I appreciate how fast Lawrence is playing the game and the fact he tracked the entire 200 feet at the college level when he was struggling to find offence.<\/p>\n And this is from James Connelly at Dobber Prospects in their December rankings<\/a>. Will he still be ranked four by them after his stint at BU?<\/p>\n Lawrence turns stout defensive play into transition offense in an instant. His speed is almost unparalleled in the USHL and will help him translate to the NHL smoothly one day. He works well off his teammates, which is quite impressive. Some players who have such a high skill gap compared to their teammates\/competition can become too possessive of the puck and individualistic, but not Lawrence.<\/p>\n In his preliminary review, Ryan Ma at Dobber Prospects<\/a> did note that while he is very fast, Lawrence is not the best puckhandler but is intelligent in his use of space in transition.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s Go to the Videotape<\/p>\n From a raw skills perspective, Lawrence isn\u2019t going to wow people with dangles or explosive speed. But that isn\u2019t necessarily a bad thing, because he has a very well rounded game for a 17 year old. Every profile I\u2019ve read, and from his highlights below you will see a smart, 2-way responsible center. His primary strengths lie in his intelligence and compete level and is relentless on backchecks. He is also dangerous in transition, uses his teammates well and has good speed. He doesn\u2019t have a lot of wasted activity in his game, although I wouldn\u2019t call him a simple North-South type of player because he does show a level of creativity East-West.<\/p>\n Admittedly, I had soured on Lawrence based on his raw production, but after watching a lot of film on him, you can see the details in his game are remarkable for someone as young as him. One niche skill that I noticed over and over was his backtracking and stick lifting, creating turnovers. Like a Ninja laying in wait for the right moment, and call me crazy, but we could use a little bit of that type of dog on the Devils.<\/p>\n What is also encouraging are his areas to improve are very coachable or can be developed as he ages. His commitment to the defensive side of the puck is typically the hardest things to teach a young player, and often the major hole seen in high end prospects.<\/p>\n First, while a good skater with decent speed, he does lack that first-step explosiveness. His skating mechanics are very good, so that can come with some training and coaching. Second, even though he is great defensively, that is largely due to his intelligence positionally and with his stick – he is not going to lay a big hit and does not seek out contact, but will engage (and win) 50\/50 pucks. One of the reasons players like the NCAA development path is it allows for significant time in the weight room and training. Third, he sometimes tries to do too much – we will see if that continues or he gets a better understanding of the time and space he has at the NCAA level.<\/p>\n If you would like to see some shift-by-shift videos of Lawrence, you can see here for his first game with Boston<\/a>. Below, there\u2019s a later game after he got his feet wet.<\/p>\n I don\u2019t see the make\/trade the pick debate as black and white and will likely be a more fluid situation in reality. If a big swing for a top 6 wing can be made I\u2019m all for it, but I don\u2019t think we should trade it just to trade it if nothing of value is there. And of value I mean Thomas, Tkachuk, Quinn, Matthews, Robertson. The tier below (McCann, Kyrou) I think can be finagled with a package that does not include this pick. I also agree with Chris that our prospect pool is sad, depressing, disgusting<\/a>\u2026 and we need to build that back up, particularly at the forward position. I can see him sliding into the 3C role or an additional C\/W slot in the top 6 in two years.<\/p>\n This is going to be an interesting draft, and with the amount of defenseman and likely run on them, I can see Lawrence sliding to 12 for the Devils. He is primed for a big sophomore campaign at BU, and if a trade doesn\u2019t materialize he is one of a few players we should absolutely be targeting. One of his comps per Byron Bader\u2019s NHLe model<\/a> was Matt Boldy, and I would sprint to the podium to get that type of player. Oh, and Matt Boldy was also selected 12th.<\/p>\n Byron Bader \u2014 Hockey Prospecting<\/p>\n I will leave you with this quote about great play he made against Vermont this past season to put the Terriers up 2-1 in the 3rd period:<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s on pucks, he\u2019s got a good stick (and) when he\u2019s moving his feet, he\u2019s hard to handle. I thought that was the type of play he\u2019s going to make \u2014 create a turnover and make a nice pass to the slot.\u201d \u2013 Jay Pandolfo, Boston Terriers head coach<\/a><\/p>\n What do you think gang? How do we feel about Tynan Lawrence? I think I talked myself into him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Howdy everyone, as Chris said last week, welcome to draft\/prospect season. 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