Prospect Info: 2024 HF Hawks Prospect Rankings - #9

[Blackhawkswincup]

#1 = D Artyom Levshunov (70.4%)
HF Blackhawks #1 Prospect Vote Thread

#2 = C Frank Nazar (91%)
HF Blackhawks #2 Prospect Vote Thread

#3 = C Oliver Moore (62.2%)
HF Blackhawks #3 Prospect Vote Thread

#4 = D Sam Rinzel (62.7%)
HF Blackhawks #4 Prospect Vote Thread

#5 = C Sacha Boisvert (32.5%)
HF Blackhawks #5 Prospect Vote Thread

#6 = LW Marek Vanacker (57.7% via runoff)
HF Blackhawks #6 Prospect Vote Thread
HF Blackhawks #6 Prospect Runoff Thread

#7 = D Ethan Del Mastro (50.6%)
HF Blackhawks #7 Prospect Vote Thread

#8 = RW Roman Kantserov (52.4%)
HF Blackhawks #8 Prospect Vote Thread

Kantserov wraps up #8 spot, now things get interesting

 

[Mrfenn92]

Ryan Greene

 

[EddieTheEagle]

This is where I have Greene, Allan, and Lardis in a blender. Those are my next three.

I don't trust goalies. Hypocritical, I know.

 

[Ace Card Bedard]

Commesso.

Yes, goalies are magic but at some point you gotta give the kid his due.
He could be our next Crawford.

 

[x Tame Impala]

What are people's gripes with Commesso? I haven't watched any of his play

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

What are people's gripes with Commesso? I haven't watched any of his play

He looks fine in the AHL but doesn't pop and I'm all about tools when it comes to goalie prospects.

 

[Larmer83]

What are people's gripes with Commesso? I haven't watched any of his play

That his NHL ceiling is a solid backup. Good positioning, good rebound control, good puckhandling, but lacks athleticism. Good at everthing but not great at any one aspect.

 

[giza]

Lardis on upside.....

I think Gajan has higher upside than Commesso.

 

[Pile]

I too am going with Lardis' upside here.

Maybe I'm reading too deep, but I liked his interview at development camp. The kid seems confident and composed, which I think could help him translate his scoring ability into the NHL. Just the right amount of swagger, and he doesn't strike me as someone who will be afraid to shoot the puck.

 

[WarriorofTime]

If I had to pick a 0 vote prospect that's slept on a bit, Gavin Hayes had a higher PPG than Lardis in the OHL last season and plays a pretty projectable game to be possibly slot in anywhere in the lineup.

 

[bwanajamba]

If I had to pick a 0 vote prospect that's slept on a bit, Gavin Hayes had a higher PPG than Lardis in the OHL last season and plays a pretty projectable game to be possibly slot in anywhere in the lineup.

I like Hayes but 1.38 vs 1.35 while being a year older isn't a huge feather in his cap. (Making a stacked US WJC team as a CHL guy is though, even if he didn't see a ton of ice. I agree that he has a good chance of being a solid pro.) I see a higher ceiling for Lardis provided he can stay healthy.

 

[clydesdale line]

My fandom side wants to vote Lardis. I think his offensive ceiling is higher than Greene. f*** it I'm voting Lardis lol.

I have 0 issue with anyone voting Greene though. I think he's the most underrated prospect in our system.

 

[Taze em]

Dach, because despite his so so season I still see him as a complementary piece in a top 6. And he brings what the others don’t.

 

[TLEH]

I was between Dach, Allan, and Greene. I went with Greene. I think he's got 40-50 point NHL upside. Wish he had a bit more intensity.

 

[OldScool]

He looks fine in the AHL but doesn't pop and I'm all about tools when it comes to goalie prospects.

I don't want a goalie popping. I want a goalie who has all the tools and makes the stops he is supposed to. Most of the time a goalie that pops and makes the athletic insane saves is because he can't read the play and is out of position.