Jessiman to the ECHL?

[calgARI '07]

The New York Post is reporting that it is likely given his awful performance in Hartford so far - pointless in 7 games.  As I have said from Day 1, he is one of the most overrated players I have ever seen and will never even sniff the NHL.  The NHL needs to learn not to just draft based on size.  

[Will]

That, and Jessiman needs to learn who Tom Seaver is. :-D

[jy3]

and he needs to control his temper. that game in dartmouth we saw 2 years ago...never seen a "skilled" player play so dirty

[RichH]

[Q]calgARI '07 Wrote:
The NHL needs to learn not to just draft based on size.  [/q]

See Prpic, Joel.

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid%5B%5D=15507
http://ohioohana.tripod.com/prpic/

[calgARI '07]

Prpic wasn't a first round pick or even remotely high.  

[RichH]

[Q]calgARI '07 Wrote:

 Prpic wasn't a first round pick or even remotely high.  [/q]

Thanks, Sherlock.  But remember that this was in the era before NHL over-expansion.  Being drafted anywhere was still something of note in the ECAC.  

My point was to support your own statement that some players are drafted for size alone.

[calgARI '07]

Um ok Sherlock.  My point was that Jessiman was a first round pick with projections as a superstar in the NHL.  As far as I'm concerned, for a 9th round pick, Prpic did pretty well.  Jessiman was the 12th overall pick.  Yes, they're both big guys who played in college but the expectations for a ninth round pick are nothing compared to what they are for a first round pick.  Prpic did better than most ninth round picks and exceeded expectations whereas Jessiman I believe will come in far below.

[Rich S]

I saw Jessiman in Albany two years ago in the semis vs Clarkson.

Actually, I didn't.  I tried to watch him play that night but as Marv Albert used to say, he was "invisible".  That night his teammate Lee Stempniak (sp?) was the best Dartmouth player on the ice by far!

Ironic that just the other day, Lee was called up to the NHL.  I agree with the assessment that Jessiman won't make the NHL.   An NHL GM and his Dir of Player Personnel told me they were stunned that Sather drafted him that high.

However, I must say, in reference to a post below, he wasn't drafted for his size alone.  Sather has said that several times.  Of course, whatever the reason he was drafted #1, that's wrong too!

[calgARI '07]

Sather has had a terrible drafting for nearly two decades.  Selmar Odelein, Scott Metcalfe, Kim Issel, Peter Soberlak, Francois Leroux, Jason Soules, Scott Allison, Tyler Wright, Joe Hulbig, Nick Stajduhar, Jason Bonsignore, Steve Kelly, Michel Riesen, Michael Henrich were all first round picks Sather made in Edmonton.

[RichH]

[Q]calgARI '07 Wrote:

 Um ok Sherlock.  My point was that Jessiman was a first round pick with projections as a superstar in the NHL.  [/q]

No it wasn't, because you didn't say that.  Your point as you wrote it was that he was drafted based on his size.

[jkahn]

After the draft, MSG had a special on the Rangers' draft preparations that year.  Tom Renney appeared to be running the process.  At one point they showed their blackboard with their rankings.  They had Jessiman ranked 4th overall.  I remember thinking and telling people that I thought that Parise was the steal of the draft (certainly compared with Jessiman who was vastly overrated).  Parise went #17 first round to the Devils, who always seem to know what they're doing.  Included in that MSG show was footage of the pre-draft interview they did with Ryan Suter.  They asked Suter who the best player he played with or against was, and he answered Parise, whom he had played with on a US team (U-18?).  They didn't listen.

[Rich S]

http://www.nypost.com/sports/rangers/30554.htm

[Tub(a)]

wishes not to have his name invoked on this thread any longer.

[ursusminor]

Note to self. Check this thread a month after Pokulok has turned pro. ;-)

[RichH]

[Q]Tub(a) Wrote:
wishes not to have his name invoked on this thread any longer.[/q]
Luckily, I was referring to Sherlock Goldstein, my dentist's cousin.