2022 Prospect Poll #13

[tsujimoto74]

RESULTS SO FAR:

1. Owen Power, D (--): 86/103 votes (83.5%). Runner up: Jack Quinn (11 votes).
2. Jack Quinn, F (+2): 65/78 votes (83.3%). Runner up: Devon Levi (4 votes).
3. J.J. Peterka, F (--): 40/91 votes (43.8%). Runner up: Matthew Savoie (35 votes).
4. Matthew Savoie, F (NR): 59/96 votes (61.5%). Runner up: Devon Levi (27 votes).
5. Devon Levi, G (+4): 79/96 votes (82.3%). Runner up: Jiri Kulich (11 votes).
6. Jiri Kulich, F (NR): 54/96 votes (56.3%). Runner up: Noah Ostlund (29 votes).
7. Noah Ostlund, F (NR): 77/98 votes (78.6%). Runner up: Ryan Johnson (8 votes).
8. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, G (+3): 30/97 votes (30.9%). Runners up: Ryan Johnson, Isak Rosen (28 votes).
9. Isak Rosen, F (-4): 40/95 votes (42.1%). Runner up: Ryan Johnson (40 votes, see tie-breaker)
10. Ryan Johnson, D (-4): 40/95 votes (42.1%). Runner up: Erik Portillo (7 votes).
11. Erik Portillo, G (-1): 36/73 votes (49.3%). Runner up: Prokhor Poltapov (10 votes).
12. Alexander Kisakov, F (+3): 25/82 votes (30.5%). Runner up: Prokhor Poltapov (15 votes).

RULES: Each poll will remain open for 2 days. In the case of a tie within the top 10, I'll create a 1-day runoff poll to decide the winner. Ties outside of the top 10 will be left as ties. For each additional poll, I will add the most commented next to add prospect.

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ELIGIBILITY: All players whose rights are held by the Buffalo Sabres and who are eligible to win the Calder Trophy for the 2022-23 season are eligible inclusion. That means a prospect is eligible if--

• He is under age 26 (as of September 15, 2022);
• He has played no more than 25 games in any single preceding season; and
• He has not played 6 or more games in each of any two or more preceding seasons.

NEXT TO ADD: Comment the player you want to see added to the next poll. The following players are eligible:

• Forwards: Linus Sjodin, Matej Pekar, Linus Weissbach, Matteo Costantini, Gustav Karlsson, Jake Richard, Joel Berndtsson, Stiven Sardaryan, Viljami Marjala, William von Barnekow, Jakub Konecny, Brett Murray, Vasili Glotov
• Defensemen: Oskari Laaksonen, Vsemolod Komarov, Albert Lyckasen, Philip Nyberg
• Goalies: Topias Leinonen

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[GOALOFSSON]

Neuchev

+Leinonen

 

[NotABadPeriod]

Neuchev, add Leinonen.

 

[Fly Boy]

Neuchev, add Leinonen.

Same

 

[Matt Ress]

Still pushing Nadeau
Add Leinonen

 

[Dingo44]

Kozak, add Leinonen

Kozak just gives me that super valuable third/fourth line center/PK/end of game/Leader vibe

 

[Reddawg]

Kozak. Not close.

+Leinonen

 

[Saggy]

Poltapov will never play for Sabres. Career in KHL

 

[Dingo44]

Poltapov will never play for Sabres. Career in KHL

Based on?

 

[Zman5778]

Poltapov. Add Leinonen.

 

[KiwiGriff]

Neuchev. Add von Barnekow-Lofberg

 

[elchud]

Nadeau, add Murray. Murray will play NHL games again, maybe not with us

 

[CowbellConray]

Kozak for me. I think he shows just s as much ability as Bloom, and is even stronger defensively.

He can be a 15-25 guy in the bottom 6

 

[Ace]

Poltapov will never play for Sabres. Career in KHL

We’ve already voted at least one person ahead of him that will never play for the Sabres. Probably two.

Should we go back and redo them all?

 

[Faceboner]

Neuchy bootchies

 

[Chainshot]

Novikov for me. Didn't even see this one until today... time to check my glasses.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Cederqvist. Add Markus Ketterer

 

[Matt Ress]

Based on?

Just guessing maybe because the KHL present (I believe) said that KHL players will no longer be drafted into the NHL. I mean, I don't know if anyone is going to adhere to that. Read that in the prospects main and it didn't have a link.

 

[Matt Ress]

I'm a little surprised Pro Pal is going here. Not super surprised because there's a chunk of good talented guys in this spot but he doesn't get a ton of pub here so I'm just curious what brought people to his vote.

P.S. I'm not looking for an argument, genuinely curious

 

[Dingo44]

Just guessing maybe because the KHL present (I believe) said that KHL players will no longer be drafted into the NHL. I mean, I don't know if anyone is going to adhere to that. Read that in the prospects main and it didn't have a link.

He wouldn't come over until 2025-26 anyway. That's a long way away.

 

[Zman5778]

I'm a little surprised Pro Pal is going here. Not super surprised because there's a chunk of good talented guys in this spot but he doesn't get a ton of pub here so I'm just curious what brought people to his vote.

P.S. I'm not looking for an argument, genuinely curious

The only guy with as high of a ceiling as Poltapov right now is Neuchev. But Neuchev is WAY more boom-or-bust than PP.

He's got a lot of JJP in him -- kind of a complete package on the wing. There's a reason he was drafted #1 in the 2nd round last year. He's got a ton of talent. He's gritty enough. He's a high-talent swiss army knife. Another one of those glue guys that should mesh with our higher-end talents well.