NHL Draft Prospect Profile: Tim Gettinger

Get to Know Tim Gettinger

Date of Birth: April 14, 1998 (18)
Place of Birth: North Olmsted, OH
Ht: 6’6” Wt: 203 lbs
Shoots: Left
Position: Left Wing/Right Wing
Team: Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

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What Scouts See
Bill Placzek, Draft Site
Oversized lanky wing with surprising feet and mobility, hockey sense and hands. has long term potential as an NHL power forward down the road. Plays on both the PP and PK. A three zone player with a good release, soft hands, and inside touch. Plays pretty strong with the puck and along the boards, and makes good decisions in all phases. Long term prospect with good upside.

HockeyProspect.com Black Book
Gettinger is a huge winger who has extremely skilled hands. He does a great job stickhandling around defenders despite lacking great skating ability to evade defenders. When he can combine this with good body positioning it makes it nearly impossible to get the puck off him. He has improved in this area, as he was too easy to knock off the puck early in the season. He has good positioning in the slot on the power play and has contributed to some goals here because of quick hands and the goaltenders inability to see past him.

What BSN Avalanche sees
Of course the very first thing you notice with Tim Gettinger is his size. Gettinger is big and lanky with a long powerful stride that transforms him into a speeding semi on the rush. He’s a strong skater with good edgework and balance.
Offensively Gettinger has good hands and uses his long stick to dangle past defensemen 1-on-1 but also handles the puck well in close and plays well on the boards and behind the net. While he shows flashes of high end vision and playmaking ability, those moments are often separated by quiet stretches where Gettinger disappears offensively. Gettinger has really good speed for a big guy and makes large sweeping circles in the offensive zone, both with and without the puck, that open up coverage and then punish defenders for leaving an open path to the net.
Gettinger is a smart defensive player who plays a big role on the Greyhounds’ penalty kill. He uses his long reach and his stick well to disrupt passing lanes and disrupt plays. The biggest issue for Gettinger is finding ways to be impactful on every shift and every night. He has lots of impressive tools and a frame to dominate at any level, but too often he finds himself thinking the game a step to slow and chasing the play.

NHL Potential
Gettinger certainly has the toolkit to become an impact player at the NHL level, but he’s a very raw prospect with a long way to go before he can fit that all together in a professional grade toolbox. With proper development, Gettinger could round out as a middle six winger who brings quality depth scoring.

Expected Draft Position
If Gettinger was 6’0” we’d be talking about him in the second half of the NHL Entry Draft, but you can’t teach size and Gettinger boasts a massive 6’6” frame that is integral to his game. Scouts love size so it’s conceivable that someone could make him an early 3rd round pick.

How Prospect Fits in Avalanche Organization
Joe Sakic and the Colorado Avalanche have been extremely public about their desire to get bigger both at the NHL level and throughout their system. Last year’s A.J. Greer pick in the second round has been a smashing success so far, and the selection of Tim Gettinger would fit the same pattern of play at a lower offensive level. The Avalanche are extremely thin at wing in their prospect pool, making Gettinger a quality fit.