Jets Director of amateur scouting Mark Hillier spoke following the conclusion of the NHL Draft:
Topics:
1) What is the organization getting in Rutger McGroarty?
2) Is there concern with McGroarty’s skating? (0:44)
3) What type of goal scorer that McGroarty is? (1:23)
4) What’s mentality as it gets later in a round (i.e Lambert falling) (1:45)
5) Brad Lambert’s skating (2:16)
6) Potential benefit of Lambert having a chip on his shoulder (2:47)
7) Does he think the Western League (Seattle) as a good development spot for Lambert? (3:11)
8) What are they getting in Elias Salomonsson (3:32)
9) Adding a pair of right shot defenceman to the prospect pool (3:59)
10) Did they watch Danil Zhilkin a lot? (4:13)
11) Thoughts on goalie prospect Domenic DiVincentiis (4:48)
12) What are they getting in defenceman Garrett Brown (5:33)
13) His thoughts on Fabian Wagner (6:22)
14) Big picture comment on the draft (6:44)
15) Connection between McGroarty and DiVincentiis (7:18)
16) Anything standout about this draft? (7:52)
17) Balance potential in Lambert with the fall (9:01)
18) McGroarty as a power forward (9:43)
