Prospect Info: 2018-19 Prospects Thread III (CHL, NCAA, Junior A, Europe)

[DanishAvsfan]

The past, present, and future of Avalanche player development

Did you guys read this? Pretty informative I thought.

 

[Avs_19]

First time I've read any positive developments for our pudgy round faced friend. Hopefully he can take advantage of the opportunity if he gets it.

 

[Ivan13]

Cale starts his Frozen Four action a day after the Avs open their playoffs with the game against Denver University. If they make the National Finals they will face either the 2nd ranked Minn Duluth or the unranked Providence on Sunday.

 

[Balthazar]

First time I've read any positive developments for our pudgy round faced friend.

...and yet, it was still preceded by "not as good as so and so"...

 

[MonsterMack]

Any good this year highlight videos for Cale? I can't seem to find any.

 

[Barklez]

Any good this year highlight videos for Cale? I can't seem to find any.

I think one was tweeted at one point and might be in this thread further back but I couldn’t find it on YouTube.

 

[MonsterMack]

Seriously though. Dude's about to win the hobey baker and there are no current highlight videos of him. How is he so not under the radar but also totally under the radar?

edit: I guess I mean that there are media dudes hyping him, but he seems totally unknown/not acknowledged by so many. Youtube has so little of him. I just want to get off on some Makar highlights.

 

[tigervixxxen]

His season isn't over yet might be part of it?

Here's a little something

 

[MonsterMack]

Thank you TV. You're probably right in that they are waiting for his season to be over

I just want one of those 5-10 minute videos that so many top prospects get, like for every year they play.

Edit: It's always nice to see you posting TV

 

[bromando]

Now that we know where we're at in the draft, I've realized we probably have the most stacked prospect group we've had in a long long while. Also, staying away from goalies in this ranking but Francouz, if he sticks around, would belong on the list...maybe others but doubtful...

Tier 1 (Blue Chips)
Cale Makar
2019 #4 Pick

Tier 2 (Potential for Top 6 or Top 4)
Shane Bowers
Martin Kaut
Conor Timins (Hopefully!)
Avs 1st Round Pick

Tier 3 (Bottom 6 or Bottom Pairing)
AJ Greer
Cam Morrison
Nicolas Meloche
Ryan Graves
Vladislav Kamenev
Avs 2nd Round Pick

Tier 4 (There's a glimmer of hope or more that they make it to the NHL full-time)
Logan O'Connor
Dominic Toninato
Brandon Saigeon
Nick Henry
Sampo Ranta
Brandon Saigeon

Wildcards
Igor Shvyryov
Nikolai Kovalenko

I may have missed some guys toward the bottom but the top of this list feels like it's brimming with potential. Add to it the youth on our team - under 25ers like Mackinnon, Rantanen, Zadorov, Girard, Jost, Compher, and Kerfoot. Thoughts?

 

[cgf]

The Meloche disrespect never ends.

 

[S E P H]

Yeah...I would definitely put Meloche in tier 2 now, he's made me a believer (could become a solid mid-pairing Ryan Wilson).

 

[UncleRisto]

The Meloche disrespect never ends.

I don't know, I think he ranked him spot on, cgf.

 

[Patagonia]

Meloche should be in the 2nd tier.

 

[cgf]

I don't know, I think he ranked him spot on, cgf.

His top 4 potential is just as realistic as Kaut & Bowers' top 6 potential

 

[UncleRisto]

His top 4 potential is just as realistic as Kaut & Bowers' top 6 potential

That is true...

 

[AllAboutAvs]

Meloche should certainly be in tier 2 and Kovalenko in tier 3. The rest I agree.

 

[klozge]

Yeah...I would definitely put Meloche in tier 2 now, he's made me a believer (could become a solid mid-pairing Ryan Wilson).

That would be so amazing.

 

[avsfan09]

The Meloche disrespect never ends.

Agreed. I think he would be a perfect partner for Girard.

 

[cgf]

Agreed. I think he would be a perfect partner for Girard.

Or we could pair him with Zads & go full bash bros with that pairing...

 

[avsfan09]

Or we could pair him with Zads & go full bash bros with that pairing...

True they could for a pairing like EJ and Zads did and just shut teams down. Only Meloche would add a great deal of nastiness. I kind of want someone with Physicality to help Girard though.

 

[cgf]

True they could for a pairing like EJ and Zads did and just shut teams down. Only Meloche would add a great deal of nastiness. I kind of want someone with Physicality to help Girard though.

Easy, pair Samwise with infamous thug Tyson Barrie.

 

[McMetal]

I'm looking forward to running the prospect polls again this summer, it should be a really deep group of kids to rank and a lively debate.

 

[The Kingslayer]

I'm looking forward to running the prospect polls again this summer, it should be a really deep group of kids to rank and a lively debate.

Im looking forward to you doing it.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

His top 4 potential is just as realistic as Kaut & Bowers' top 6 potential

This post should make me like Meloche better. But all it does is upset me even more that instead of having Aho and Ty Smith we have Meloche, Greer and Kaut.