2022 Prospect Poll #1

[tsujimoto74]

It's that time of year again! Link to last year's poll results.

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.

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.

Notable graduates: Mattias Samuelsson, Peyton Krebs, Arttu Ruotsalainen, Casey Fitzgerald

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

• Forwards: Josh Bloom, Viktor Neuchev, Olivier Nadeau, Prokhor Poltapov, Alexander Kisakov, Tyson Kozak, Filip Cederqvist, Linus Sjodin, Lukas Rousek, Matej Pekar, Linus Weissbach, Aaron Huglen, Matteo Costantini, Gustav Karlsson, Jake Richard, Joel Berndtsson, Stiven Sardaryan, Viljami Marjala, William von Barnekow, Jakub Konecny, Brett Murray, Vasili Glotov
• Defensemen: Nikita Novikov, Mats Lindgren, Oskari Laaksonen, Vsemolod Komarov, Albert Lyckasen, Philip Nyberg
• Goalies: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Topias Leinonen

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[Ace]

Owen Power.

I guess add UPL. I wouldn’t have even had him behind Portillo.

 

[NotABadPeriod]

Power.

Definitely add UPL.

 

[Zman5778]

Power, add UPL

 

[Genny Screamer]

Power, add UPL

 

[Fly Boy]

Power, add UPL

Same

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Power. Add Quinn.

Yes I know Quinn is there

 

[zenthusiast]

UPL, add Power

 

[SundherDome]

Did not expect Power to run away with it.

 

[Zman5778]

Did not expect Power to run away with it.

Why not? Was a recent #1 overall pick who's done nothing to dissuade the notion that he's going to be a really good player for a long time.

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

Quinn add Nadeau

 

[Ace]

I don’t know how Power running away with it can be much of a surprise. I think there’s a much much much stronger argument that Quinn isn’t even the best forward prospect than there is that Power isn’t the best overall prospect. Shit I’d listen to arguments on two different guys in the top forward argument. I’d end up voting for Quinn…but I’d listen.

 

[Dingo44]

Power, add Lindgren

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

Easy to go with the consensus. Power. Add UPL.

 

[BotterilltheScrivner]

Power, add Lindgren.

 

[Digable5]

Looks like Isak Rosen has an account.

 

[truthbluth]

Power add Neuchev

 

[Bobby Bottle Service]

Power, add Bloom.

Edit: UPL prolly should have been on the starting list.

 

[HaNotsri]

I don’t know how Power running away with it can be much of a surprise. I think there’s a much much much stronger argument that Quinn isn’t even the best forward prospect than there is that Power isn’t the best overall prospect. Shit I’d listen to arguments on two different guys in the top forward argument. I’d end up voting for Quinn…but I’d listen.

I went back and fourth but picked Quinn based on the posdibility he makes yet another jump in development. Highly speculative I know but it's not like he's had ideal circumstances since being drafted and he still improves.

Power did well and I really like him but you kind of know how his career will play out.

I guess you could say I picked the mystery box....

 

[Matt Ress]

Add Nadeau

 

[SundherDome]

Why not? Was a recent #1 overall pick who's done nothing to dissuade the notion that he's going to be a really good player for a long time.

I think if he was pegged as a top pairing dman my tune would be different.

 

[Chainshot]

I still have Quinn here as they haven't had this sort of finisher in their prospect stable in a long, long time.

Add Luukkonen.

 

[Matt Ress]

I think if he was pegged as a top pairing dman my tune would be different.

What role do you think he'll settle in as?

 

[Zman5778]

I think if he was pegged as a top pairing dman my tune would be different.

The only reason he's not is that we have Dahlin. If he was in a lot of other organizations, he'd be touted as a legit #1 candidate.

 

[SundherDome]

What role do you think he'll settle in as?

Top four who can can play the power play and move up the lineup in a pinch.