Thunderous

That's already half of my expected goal total on the year! Cornerstone and Locke are the real hero's of the play.

I figured you'd want to trade for 1st overall and select Tucker there! ?

The Day My Allegiance Changed By Legubrious Tucker My first love will always be the Saskatoon Wild, and I’ve been drafted by the Ottawa Lynx. It’s an interesting time that few could understand until they’ve walked in my shoes. The concept of drafting a player into an organization is both a great opportunity, and an organizational restriction of player freedoms. A time, for me, of mixed emotion. If you think that I am the only player to ever find frustration in the draft system you would be wrong, it just isn't often that we speak of it publicly. We are just good ‘ol Canadian boys who keep our heads down, work hard, and don't complain. I must share with you all the excitement I feel for my future being hand picked by Jardy and the Ottawa organization. To them I am grateful and always will be. I hope to contribute greatly to the future of my team. This article is not about my future, it is about this moment. About the conflict of growing up where the only game around was the Wild, and the only colour I’ve ever dreamt of was blue. I won't pretend not to be disappointed, and neither were my brother and father who both donned the Wilds blue. It ran in the family until this day, and I’m working on being okay with that. Never did I plan on pulling a Lindros and demand a trade or anything to that extreme, but I’d be lying if I didn't briefly think about how satisfying that would be. At eighteen years old I’m preparing to pack my gear and move to the nation's capital. I’ll leave behind the great plains of my youth, my family, and all I have ever known because there was an executive on the other side of the country who enlisted my services. This also means that through the years of living in the backyard of the Saskatoon Wild they didn’t see enough from me to merit a pick. I know several players, and have attended youth camps with Saskie year after year. Tournaments have been held on Wild home ice with scouting staff in attendance, and Ottawa must have found something they liked during those times. Why couldn’t the Wild have found the same? Nothing can be done now but to teach the Wild how bad of a decision they’ve made, and to prove Ottawa’s scouting right. My emotion has always powered my game, and I am aware that at times I can let it get the better of me, so I must let these results settle into my mind and come to grips with my situation. I will persevere, and flourish with my new team and family. I will come home victorious over the Wild. When my family needs blood it will now be orange that i bleed. I shall keep my head down, work hard, and win! Legubrious Tucker, Ottawa Lynx

Its the picture that does it, right? He's a looker ?

Legubrious "Loogie" Tucker Position: Two-Way D Height (inches): 6'6" Weight (lbs.): 243 Lbs Birth Date: Oct 13th, 1998 Birthplace: Castor, Alberta, Canada Initial Scouting Report: A big developing two-way defender with size, speed, and a good first pass. Has a hard time with shot accuracy, but rushes and passes the puck well into offensive situations. Tremendous edge work and acceleration often used to overcome positional deficiency. Plays the body, and willing to drop the gloves if merited. Often attempts to do too much to his determent. Has a chance to be a solid defender if he calms and simplifies his game at the next level. Scouts have likened the physical attributes to that of Dustin Byfuglien, with better speed but a worse shot. Currently looks to be at minimum a future shutdown defender, with the potential to become the coveted top pairing RHD. Playing Career: Drafted 3rd overall in the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft to the Kelowna Rockets Tucker has completely two full seasons with the club. Most recently playing top pairing minutes with Lukas Johansen in all situations in a successful season that saw the Rockets lose in the second round to the Victoria Royals. Tucker was named an assistant captain in 2016, and led the team is assists, hits, and PIMs. Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM 2014-15 Kelowna Rockets WHL 60 3 18 11 136 8 12 0 4 4 14 2015-16 Kelowna Rockets WHL 72 11 47 58 119 33 13 2 7 9 -- Strengths: Physical attributes (Size and Toughness) - Legubrious plays that game hard and fast. Physically dominate on a regular basis, and capable of using his impressive speed to find hits in all areas of the ice. Willing to stand up for teammates and create space for skilled forwards. Speed - His speed allows him to fly the zone well when first pass opportunities don't present themselves, and to maintain positioning against all but the best of opponents. Very rarely is the opposition capable of separation during offensive rushes. Hockey IQ - Showing mostly in the patience and awareness of his teammates Legubrious rarely turns over pucks, and tends to make the smart efficient plays particularly in the defensive zone. When on his game he plays a fast and simple brand of hockey where he is able to efficiently anticipate oppositions moves and defend accordingly. Weakness: Shot accuracy: Tucker’s primary offensive weapon is his slap shot, which has as much of a chance of missing the net as hitting it. He needs to improve accuracy even at the expensive of shot speed. Aggressive Play: There are times when Tucker attempts to do too much when the team is down. Jumping out of position for a big hit, taking a penalty in an attempt to initiate a fight, or just being stripped of the puck on an end to end rush. He needs to learn to rely on his team, and not attempt to carry everything on his shoulders. Emotional Control: Playing with an edge is an important part of Tucker’s game, but there are times when he goes beyond with dangerous stick infractions, boarding players in the numbers, and a litany of offences exemplified by his 10 game suspension in his 2014-2015 season for jumping the boards to fight Taylor Crunk of the Victoria Royals.