Prospect Info: 2021 Leafs Board Prospect Rankings #2

[Morgs]

Abruzzese was added with 2 votes. Vote for who to add next.

1. Each poll will be open for 24 hours.

2. As we never have a consensus way as to which players are still considered prospects, we'll be using my way (at least for the first few polls). The player must be U24 and have less than 50 GP in the NHL. The "prospects" that are left off because of these rules are Joey Anderson, Adam Brooks, Joseph Duszak, Vladimir Bobylev, and Nickolai Chebykin.

3. At this time we'll stick to the top-20, but if we want to go to 25 or 30 (I believe the Leafs have just over 30 guys that are eligible) I'll definitely go further.

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On the Docket:

Player	Position	Age	League	GP	Goals	Points	PPG	NHLe	Acquired
Timothy Liljegren	RHD	22.3	AHL	21	2	11	0.52	17.7	1st Round Pick 2017
Nick Robertson	W	20.0	AHL	21	5	16	0.76	25.7	2nd Round Pick 2019
Rodion Amirov	W	19.9	KHL	39	9	13	0.33	16.9	1st Round Pick 2020
Topi Niemela	RHD	19.4	Liiga	15	0	4	0.27	7.9	3rd Round Pick 2020
Matthew Knies	W	18.9	USHL	44	17	42	0.95	9.2	Pittsburgh Trade
Mikhail Abramov	C/W	20.4	QMJHL	25	12	30	1.20	15.6	4th Round Pick 2019
Veeti Miettinen	W	19.9	NCAA	31	11	24	0.77	11.2	6th Round Pick 2020
Mikko Kokkonen	LHD	20.6	Liiga	50	1	10	0.20	5.9	3rd Round Pick 2019
Roni Hirvonen	C/W	19.6	Liiga	54	6	15	0.28	8.2	2nd Round Pick 2020
Nick Abruzzese	W	22.2	NCAA	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	4th Round Pick 2019

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Next:

Player	Position	Age	League	GP	Goals	Points	PPG	NHLe	Acquired
Filip Kral	LHD	21.8	CZE	48	6	21	0.44	14.2	5th Round Pick 2018
Semyon Der-Arguchintsev	C	20.9	KHL	10	1	5	0.50	25.3	3rd Round Pick 2018
Pontus Holmberg	W	22.5	SHL	45	9	23	0.51	20.5	6th Round Pick 2018
Dmitri Ovchinnikov	C/W	19.0	MHL	40	20	51	1.28	17.8	5th Round Pick 2020
Mike Koster	LHD	20.4	NCAA	31	3	12	0.39	7.3	5th Round Pick 2019
Axel Rindell	RHD	21.3	Liiga	47	7	19	0.40	12.0	6th Round Pick 2020
Steeves, Alex	C/W	21.7	NCAA	29	15	32	1.10	20.9	UDFA
Voit, Ty	W	18.2	OHL	0	0	0	0.00	0	5th Round Pick 2021
Ryan Tverberg	C	19.6	NCAA	14	4	7	0.50	8.4	7th Round Pick 2020
William Villeneuve	RHD	19.4	QMJHL	33	3	20	0.61	7.9	4th Round Pick 2020
Mac Hollowell	RHD	22.9	AHL	27	2	10	0.37	12.5	4th Round Pick 2018
Semyon Kizimov	W	21.6	VHL	35	7	14	0.40	8.8	7th Round Pick 2018
Kalle Loponen	RHD	20.4	U20 Sarja	44	11	36	0.82	4.9	7th Round Pick 2019
Wyatt Schingoethe	C	19.1	USHL	44	10	21	0.48	4.6	7th Round Pick 2020
Joe Miller	C/W	18.9	USHL	40	8	18	0.45	4.4	6th Round Pick 2020
Kristans Rubins	LHD	23.7	AHL	22	1	3	0.14	4.6	UDFA
John Fusco	RHD	20.2	USHL	20	2	12	0.60	5.8	7th Round Pick 2020
Ryan O'Connell	LHD	22.3	NCAA	27	0	6	0.22	4.2	7th Round Pick 2017
Vladislav Kara	W	23.3	KHL	23	1	3	0.13	6.6	4th Round Pick 2017

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Player	Position	Age	League	GP	SV%	Acquired
Ahktyamov, Artur	G	19.8	VHL	14	0.927	4th Round Pick 2020
Scott, Ian	G	22.6	AHL	1	0.857	4th Round Pick 2017
Woll, Joseph	G	23.1	AHL	15	0.892	3rd Round Pick 2017
Vyacheslav Peksa	G	19.0	MHL	17	0.909	6th Round Pick 2021

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Past Results:
Prospect Info: - 2019 Leafs Board Prospect Ranking #20
Prospect Info: - 2020 Leafs Board Prospect Rankings #20

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[Anthrax442]

Scott and Woll should be moved up next

 

[Morgs]

Went Liljegren again (duh).

Voting for Kral to be added after his massive season in the Czech league dominating play on one of the worst teams in the league.

 

[stickty111]

Still Liljegren, but again any of the 4 could go here.
Kral should be added for sure.

 

[Tarmore]

I picked Lilly same reasons.

List looks good for now, I vote add no one for next vote

 

[Cor]

Amirov

 

[Knies iT]

The guy with the biggest standout skill on the list and second best 19 year old AHL season among those eligible.

 

[ottomaddox]

I picked Hirvonen. Just rolling the dice on this one though.

 

[Kiwi]

I'm voting Liljegren

I really like Amirov and Robertson but when I watch Liljegren I still see a top 4 RD who has every opportunity to eat a lot of minutes in all situations which I think holds significant team value

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Amirov is just an outstanding prospect. He's performed at the KHL level when given a chance, and has been a standout internationally. He can contribute offensively, defensively, and in transition. He brings a level of talent and creativity that suggests top line upside if he can hit on his potential, and enough of a complete game to still be a great bottom 6 contributor if not

 

[Budz]

Amirov for me.

 

[Lauro]

Amirov

 

[Advanced stats]

Liljeren is legitimately one of the best defensemen in the AHL.

 

[Morgs]

Amirov is just an outstanding prospect. He's performed at the KHL level when given a chance, and has been a standout internationally. He can contribute offensively, defensively, and in transition. He brings a level of talent and creativity that suggests top line upside if he can hit on his potential, and enough of a complete game to still be a great bottom 6 contributor if not

I like his ceiling the most of the entire group, but I also think he has the highest full out chance at busting. Lets not forget he's essentially the same age as Robertson who has NHL games under his belt, superior production in a slightly weaker league, insane production in the O, and we don't need to question the transition overseas.

I honestly think it comes down to preference at this point and I'm not trashing Amirov obviously. I just think there's legitimate arguments for any of the four going in any spot, All I know is 100% of the votes until #4 should be split between Liljegren, Amirov, and Robertson.

 

[Man Bear Pig]

Tough call between the 3 obvious choices. Went with Liljegren. Just havent seen Amirov enough to make a judgement.

 

[diehardleafsfan9878]

I never liked Bracco, but how did you guys vote him as 3rd best prospect in 2019?

 

[Morgs]

I never liked Bracco, but how did you guys vote him as 3rd best prospect in 2019?

I mean he just came off a 79 point season in 75 games in arguably the 3rd best league outside of the NHL and was on the First All-Star Team.

I voted for Mikheyev though, so I'm obviously of superior intelligence

 

[Clark4Ever]

Sandin
Liljegren
Robertson

 

[SprDaVE]

Robertson because of his highest impact potential.

 

[aingefan]

Free Lili.

 

[justashadowof]

Robertson. His training dedication is unmatched. That will pay off in the future.

Add SDA then Holmberg.

 

[Maplebeasts]

Liljegren. He should honestly have been #1. Like Amirov he has everything to help him be an impact player and has no question marks with high end upside to match. He gets the nod for being proven in NA.

1. Liljegren
2. Amirov
3. Sandin
4. Robertson

 

[Maplebeasts]

I never liked Bracco, but how did you guys vote him as 3rd best prospect in 2019?

He was coming off an amazing AHL season and looked like a possible top 6 forward. Then he regressed the next season and the character concerns came to light.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

I like his ceiling the most of the entire group, but I also think he has the highest full out chance at busting. Lets not forget he's essentially the same age as Robertson who has NHL games under his belt, superior production in a slightly weaker league, insane production in the O, and we don't need to question the transition overseas.

I honestly think it comes down to preference at this point and I'm not trashing Amirov obviously. I just think there's legitimate arguments for any of the four going in any spot, All I know is 100% of the votes until #4 should be split between Liljegren, Amirov, and Robertson.

If you mean busting offensively then I agree, but I do really like his transition game and defensive focus as a safety net for him. Even if he can't put it together offensively, he should be a Pierre Engvall type contributor at worst.

Robertson is incredibly talented, but his injury history and insane playstyle are a little troubling. I think he's the least safe (although highest upside) since he either has to tone his play down a lot or risk always being hurt.

Overall, it's an awesome top 4. Liljegren and Amirov are safe guys with talent to be high end contributors if all goes well, and Sandin and Robertson have sky high potential with some risk

 

[Apex Predator]

Voted Amirov

add SDA