HF Habs: 2022 HF Habs Prospect Rankings #8

[Maitz]

Hutson add Dichow

 

[Habs13]

You're just going to quit when things don't go your way? Pierte-Luc Dubois is that you ?

Lol. Well played.

 

[Matthew McConaughay]

Hutson and Mailloux are the best prospects, honorable mention to Xhekaj, but Mailloux is not in this list.

 

[NotProkofievian]

Goalies are immoral, voted smålboi. Add Mysak I guess?

 

[WatchfulElm]

Primeau is probably 10 times more likely to be an NHLer than Hutson, and I like Hutson. Voted Primeau.

Add Norlinder.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Hutson and Mailloux are the best prospects, honorable mention to Xhekaj, but Mailloux is not in this list.

...Mailloux won the last poll...

 

[Matthew McConaughay]

Primeau is probably 10 times more likely to be an NHLer than Hutson, and I like Hutson. Voted Primeau.

Add Norlinder.

Hutson will be a superstar, mark my words.

 

[WatchfulElm]

Hutson will be a superstar, mark my words.

I hope you're right, but I think his ceiling is pretty much Torey Krug.

There's a good chance his offense and talent translate to the NHL, but the challenge for him will be to find a way not to be a defensive liability who's easily pushed around by big attackers. If he cannot, coaches will never trust him with big minutes. And with his size, it's more likely that it doesn't happen.

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

Hutson should have been 2nd, so going with him for the 7th time here.

 

[Harry Kakalovich]

I don't think anyone is catching Hutson now

 

[SOLR]

Rohrer add Vinzenz

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

People are disrespecting my boy Harris big time. Short term memory galore

 

[Harry Kakalovich]

People are disrespecting my boy Harris big time. Short term memory galore

I have been voting Harris since #3, but I like all the guys above him. I though about voting all the guys that got voted ahead of him. Hutson will be the first guy that I haven't thought about voting for. But no hard feelings there - people love him and so that's kind of exciting.

But yeah I think Harris could be a good one.

 

[Catanddogguitarrr]

Hutson should have been 2nd, so going with him for the 7th time here.

I think habs fans are too quick with Hutson. We have to see how he could translate into nhl level.
If he was that good, he should have been early in the first round. But maybe because of his size he dropped in the ranking. Like MSL and Gourde who never been drafted. I have great interrest to see him play vs nhl pros.

 

[Harry Kakalovich]

I think habs fans are too quick with Hutson. We have to see how he could translate into nhl level.
If he was that good, he should have been early in the first round. But maybe because of his size he dropped in the ranking. Like MSL and Gourde who never been drafted. I have great interrest to see him play vs nhl pros.

I'm actually looking forward to seeing how he does in NCAA - I think that will show us a lot.

 

[Benstheman]

I think habs fans are too quick with Hutson. We have to see how he could translate into nhl level.
If he was that good, he should have been early in the first round. But maybe because of his size he dropped in the ranking. Like MSL and Gourde who never been drafted. I have great interrest to see him play vs nhl pros.

Hutson is a long term project. Probably 3-4 years. But reward might get impressive in his case.

 

[Catanddogguitarrr]

I have been voting Harris since #3, but I like all the guys above him. I though about voting all the guys that got voted ahead of him. Hutson will be the first guy that I haven't thought about voting for. But no hard feelings there - people love him and so that's kind of exciting.

But yeah I think Harris could be a good one.

I know Harris is supposed to become really good but there is competition. Primeau is almost an nhl goalie now, Heineman might be already an nhler and there is Hutson, Mailloux, RHP and nothers. At this rank (8th), they're all very close. But it's interresting to read different opinions. I feel like a gm who listen what his scouts says about the players who should be picked.

Hutson is a long term project. Probably 3-4 years. But reward might get impressive in his case.

I hope so.

I see ppl vote according to the long term projection, like the very high possible ceiling. More marging errors if ppl vote this way. Personnally I tend to vote on the short-middle term. Like who can play nhl within 2 years, top 6 forwards, top 4 defense or bottom forwards line or 5 to 7th D. To speculate into 4 years is almost going into random for my hockey knowlage level. 4 years, lot of things can change like personal problems, injuries, etc.

 

[NotProkofievian]

Rohrer add Vinzenz

Ey his name's vinnie the roarer, you know cuz he roars like a lion over here.

 

[Tetragrammaton]

1. Juraj Slafkovsky, 84.1% (NA)
2. Kaiden Guhle, 86.2% (-1)
3. Sean Farrell, 47.2% (+8)
4. Justin Barron, 50.4% (NA)
5. Joshua Roy, 38.6% (+15)
6. Filip Mesar, 38.8% (NA)
7. Logan Mailloux, 37.5% (-3)

Current order to be added to poll (suggest who you want next):
Mattias Norlinder
Jayden Struble
Jan Mysak
Ty Smilanic
Luke Tuch
Frederik Dichow
Rafael Harvey-Pinard
Blake Biondi
Gianni Fairbrother
Adam Engstrom
Cedric Guindon
William Trudeau
Oliver Kapanen
Dmitri Kostenko
Jared Davidson
Xavier Simoneau
Joel Teasdale
Cam Hillis
Rhett Pitlick
Daniil Sobolev
Emmett Croteau
Petteri Nurmi
Miguel Tourigny
Joe Vrbetic
Lucas Condotta
Nate Schnarr
Alexander Gordin
Brett Stapley (rights expire August 15)
Jack Gorniak (rights expire August 15)
Jack Smith
Arvid Henriksson


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Why is Farrell #3, I didn’t even remember he existed.. What made him go higher than the 4 guys after him?

 

[FrankMTL]

Definitely the Mayor of Munchkinland.

 

[Treb]

Why is Farrell #3, I didn’t even remember he existed.. What made him go higher than the 4 guys after him?

Farrell this year:
28 points in 24 NCAA games
6 points in 4 Olympic games (USA)
6 points in 10 World Championship games (USA)

You are wondering why a guy that went over 1 PPG in the NCAA and made both the Olympic and WC roster for the USA is ranked high?

That's not even accounting for just watching him play and seeing his tools.

 

[Nico Cauzuki]

I think habs fans are too quick with Hutson. We have to see how he could translate into nhl level.
If he was that good, he should have been early in the first round. But maybe because of his size he dropped in the ranking. Like MSL and Gourde who never been drafted. I have great interrest to see him play vs nhl pros.

short players drop all the time see Caufield,Point,Debrincat etc

 

[SOLR]

Ey his name's vinnie the roarer, you know cuz he roars like a lion over here.

And he chirps like a Marchand

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

I think habs fans are too quick with Hutson. We have to see how he could translate into nhl level.
If he was that good, he should have been early in the first round. But maybe because of his size he dropped in the ranking. Like MSL and Gourde who never been drafted. I have great interrest to see him play vs nhl pros.

Nah I had him ranked 10th on my board going into the draft and was screaming to pick him at 26. Wouldn't be surprised to see him end up more valuable than Slaf when we look back in 5-10 years

 

[Catanddogguitarrr]

short players drop all the time see Caufield,Point,Debrincat etc

Point is bigger and heavyer. The Point of today and not the 18 yr old player. Reminds me Naslund who was short but built like a truck. Koivu and Bouillon were little trucks too. Yserman, etc.

I remember sports analyst always quoting Theoren Fleury and MSL, as examples of small players who can succeed at a great ceiling in nhl. But I would say not all the small players are exceptionals like the players I mentioned. And translate into nhl success. That's a debate argument and might be intentional to keep more smaller players in nhl because they want to see great speed game or look less like 'football hockey'. Maybe the sports medias wants that because they know the ratings depending on witch teams play.

About a small player make an impact in the game, the answer is yes they can because of these names mentioned, and others, lol, I can include Desharnais who wasn't draft but he did played in nhl level. Let's ignore I mentioned dd, don't wanna elaborate on this.
Mete is playing in nhl ... but ... does he contribute to some success with his team or he just do nhl regular shifts, getting beaten 70% of time? Sam Girard was celebrating with the SC in his home village somewhere lac st jean, he's small and he did it. Hutson can become as good as Girard and Debrincat. As long as he doesn't fall into the montreal night life, that's a trap for young players, we lost too many high prospect in the past with that social problem.

Another small D player in the history : Bobby Orr and before him Doug Harvey.