Boston University Terriers 2026 Offseason Thread

[Scarlet]

I don’t think my sarcastic point came across. The article said he had a tough second half of the season, implying he played in the first half of the season. Which he didn’t. So the article was linda poorly written as was my response. I’ll see myself out.

Psyched to see that the Michigan State series is not the weekend in October that I thought it was. I can do November.

 

[Tater]

not surprised Xavier Villeneuve dropped to day 2- that had been predicted by a few draft pundits, but he won't be there long. the other undersized defenseman in this range, Ryan Lin, made it to 21st, and he's considered to have the higher floor. Villeneuve is a high ceiling boom or bust guy. maybe devils or canes would be interested?

I noticed that trend also with Villeneuve dropping to round 2 in many people's final mocks. A lot of concern with his defense. Where have we heard that before? Though the concerns seem more strong here than with the Hutsons.

PSA to Terrier fans: He is going to be fun to watch, but he may also be a turnover machine, at least early.

 

[Dave in DC]

I don’t think my sarcastic point came across. The article said he had a tough second half of the season, implying he played in the first half of the season. Which he didn’t. So the article was linda poorly written as was my response. I’ll see myself out.

Psyched to see that the Michigan State series is not the weekend in October that I thought it was. I can do November.

Not sure if you're responding to me, Scarlet. I was doubling down on the sarcasm.

 

[Parker Ranger 3]

Brady Knowling top rated NA goalie … 17th goalie taken. Did he kick a puppy or something?

 

[BU93]

Brady Knowling top rated NA goalie … 17th goalie taken. Did he kick a puppy or something?

I’ve seen in print that he has some holes to fill in his game. Something to the effect that he doesn’t always read the trajectory and speed of shots correctly which is a judgement thing. Gets beat clean way too much. Seems like a fairly important skill for a high end goalie. Hopefully the BU coaching can help improve his game. Doesn’t sound exactly sound like a promising #1. He’ll probably get his chance and we’ll see how it goes.

 

[cinnamoroll]

Brady Knowling top rated NA goalie … 17th goalie taken. Did he kick a puppy or something?

ntdp has been kinda brutal with goalies since augustine. most of them have needed extra time, which is what he will get with saginaw. people were surprised NHL central scouting named him top NA goalie. ridiculous amount of goalies went all day too and they still left plenty on the board- William Lacelle didn't get taken. drafting goalies is just weird overall

I’ve seen in print that he has some holes to fill in his game. Something to the effect that he doesn’t always read the trajectory and speed of shots correctly which is a judgement thing. Gets beat clean way too much. Seems like a fairly important skill for a high end goalie. Hopefully the BU coaching can help improve his game. Doesn’t sound exactly sound like a promising #1. He’ll probably get his chance and we’ll see how it goes.

hopefully Saginaw fills a few of those holes before he gets to college. goalie development is a fickle thing overall but theres a lot of promise there.

if you want to see a spectacular Knowling performance, check out the CHL/NTDP Challenge game, he stole that one.

this is the 4th straight year the sharks have drafted a Terrier- Svoboda, Celebrini, Wang, and now Knowling.

list of terriers taken:

round 1- Caleb Malhotra VAN, Tynan Lawrence STL
round 2- Xavier Villeneuve CHI, Niklas Aaram-Olsen VAN
round 3- Luke Schairer STL, Rian Chudzinski ANA
round 4- Brady Knowling SJS
round 7- Shawn Carrier COL

could be missing someone but i think thats the list