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Sandman · 06-02-2021, 03:24 AM

LHD Isaac Belliveau, 6'2"185lbs (Gatineau, QMJHL): Last year (2019-20) on a star-studded Rimouski team that included Lafreniere, Pare, and Zavgorodniy, Belliveau finished 4th on the team with 53 pts in 62 games. Apparently, his production didn't falter without Lafreniere when Laf was suspended, or away at the WJC. This year, he started out with that same team, minus a lot of their high-end talent, scoring 5pts in 16 games. He was traded to a rebuilding Gatineau team, where he put up 12pts in 21 games. He has warts, but I'm intrigued.

He obviously has size, but he's also a smooth skater, and shows good edges and agility. He has solid positioning, and good gap control. Solid wrister, can hit the net from distance. He loves to jump up into the rush. Distributes the puck very well while walking the blueline, finds the difficult seams and executes. He's an excellent creator of offense, and has a good variety of passes, including his breakouts.

The bad news is that he is inconsistent from shift-to-shift. Sometimes he makes bad reads in transition and in the defensive zone, other times he handles those situations well. I question his top gear, and his backwards skating. Reminds me a little of Jeremie Poirier, who seems be working at rounding out his game, and hopefully, the same is true for Belliveau. Ranked 83rd by THN.

06-02-2021, 03:24 AM	#704
Sandman Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Calgary Exp:	LHD Isaac Belliveau, 6'2"185lbs (Gatineau, QMJHL): Last year (2019-20) on a star-studded Rimouski team that included Lafreniere, Pare, and Zavgorodniy, Belliveau finished 4th on the team with 53 pts in 62 games. Apparently, his production didn't falter without Lafreniere when Laf was suspended, or away at the WJC. This year, he started out with that same team, minus a lot of their high-end talent, scoring 5pts in 16 games. He was traded to a rebuilding Gatineau team, where he put up 12pts in 21 games. He has warts, but I'm intrigued. He obviously has size, but he's also a smooth skater, and shows good edges and agility. He has solid positioning, and good gap control. Solid wrister, can hit the net from distance. He loves to jump up into the rush. Distributes the puck very well while walking the blueline, finds the difficult seams and executes. He's an excellent creator of offense, and has a good variety of passes, including his breakouts. The bad news is that he is inconsistent from shift-to-shift. Sometimes he makes bad reads in transition and in the defensive zone, other times he handles those situations well. I question his top gear, and his backwards skating. Reminds me a little of Jeremie Poirier, who seems be working at rounding out his game, and hopefully, the same is true for Belliveau. Ranked 83rd by THN. Last edited by Sandman; 06-02-2021 at 03:33 AM.