Prospect Info: 2024 HFDevils Prospect Rankings #6

[Nubmer6]

Results:

Rank	Player	Draft Position	Vote %	2023 Result	2022 Result
1	Simon Nemec	2022 Round 1 #2 Overall	90.5	Luke Hughes	Luke Hughes
2	Anton Silayev	2024 Round 1 #10 Overall	90.1	Simon Nemec	Simon Nemec
3	Seamus Casey	2022 Round 2 #46 Overall	76.4	Alexander Holtz	Alexander Holtz
4	Arseni Gritsyuk	2019 Round 5 #129 Overall	89.5	Akira Schmid	Arseni Gritsyuk
5	Lenni Hameenaho	2023 Round 2 #58 Overall	87.5	Seamus Casey	Shakir Mukhamadullin

Last Pick: Lenni Hameenaho - Assat / Liiga

Added: Cam Squires


Eligible Players:

Barabosha, Artem Beckman, Adam Bowers, Shane Brennan, Tyler Brown, Cole Casey, Seamus Cheslock, Chase Diotte, Mikael Edwards, Ethan Filmon, Josh Foote, Nolan Graham, Max Gritsyuk, Arseni

Hameenaho, Lenni Hatakka, Santeri Hauser, Petr Hurtig, Viktor Karpovich, Daniil Leddy, Charlie Legare, Nathan Louhivaara, Veeti Malek, Jakub Melovsky, Matyas Misyul, Daniil Nemec, Simon _

Orlov, Daniil Pikkarainen, Kasper Poulter, Isaac Salminen, Samu Shlaine, Artem Silayev, Anton Squires, Cam Stillman, Chase Traff, Herman Vilen, Topias Wendt, Dylan Yegorov, Mikhail _

(Bolded = in poll, crossed out = selected)


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[SteveCangialosi123]

Now it gets interesting. I’ll go with Hatakka just because he looks like a safe bet to be an NHLer if he can stay healthy.

 

[None Shall Pass]

Let me vote for Yegorov or Poulter

 

[Nubmer6]

Let me vote for Yegorov or Poulter

You CAN!!!

(Just not right now)

 

[Better Call Sal]

I still have hope for Foote. I'm a podiatrist.

 

[Nubmer6]

Somehow, I set this up to have 3 max votes instead of 1. Dunno if the mods can fix this, but please, only pick one.

 

[Devs3cups]

Vilen for me.

 

[devilsfan950003]

I chose Hatakka, please add Stillman.

 

[Hockey Sports Fan]

it’s all basically coin flips from here on out for me. Someone could tell me Ethan Edwards has more of a chance of playing 200 NHL games than anyone currently eligible and i wouldn’t feel much urge to argue. I think I like Vilen’s upside the most right now? Sure, we’ll go with Vilen.

Add my boy Hauser

 

[devilsfan950003]

Now it gets interesting. I’ll go with Hatakka just because he looks like a safe bet to be an NHLer if he can stay healthy.

While with the Sharks, Hatakka was listed as their 18th-ranked prospect. I'm glad to see his growth considering he was a throw-in. All other throw-ins weren't re-signed.

 

[Saugus]

I think the right answer here is Hatakka, given that only he and Foote have any NHL experience, and Hatakka looked better in his outings. I can't say any of the guys left in the pool are great bets to be NHL players, but Hatakka is probably the closest, so I'll go with him.

However, I am struggling about what to do with the goalies. In my mind, there is not one goalie who is by far better than the others, and I'm not sure where to slot them in among the skaters either. Is Malek our top goalie? I don't know, but he's the only one in the poll right now. I think Poulter might be better than him, but he's not been added yet.

All of that to say: Hatakka, add Poulter.

 

[MartyOwns]

add stillborn

 

[Poppy Whoa Sonnet]

Vilen has the most impressive resume imo, and at 21 has some more runway.

 

[Beastdog75]

Voted for Hatakka, add Yegorov

 

[Bad Goalie]

Karp.
Add Poulter

 

[Guttersniped]

Add Stillman (no really)

 

[Billdo]

Add Gavrus

 

[My3Sons]

Add Stillman (no really)

Put down the tray of brownies

 

[Forge]

Vilen, add yegorov

 

[TBF1972]

Add Stillman (no really)

is he a sweetheart like basti?

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Voted for Hatakka because he was rhe best option available - though he is a bit older than the rest of this group and will likely have to move to another organization to get an NHL shot.

Would have voted for either of the two high profile goalie prospects - Brennan or Yegorov - or Stillman but none are options yet.

Add Stillman.

 

[Guadana]

I'm going with Hattaka. Even if he wasn't so productive in ahl or impressive, he still looks like an okay third pair defenseman on nhl level. All this guys can have better ceiling or looked better defensively situationally but still have worries about their nhl future. Hattaka is more proven. At least now in the moment of time.
I hope it will change soon, because Hattaka shouldn't play regular role in actual circumstances, Misyul can win spot over him, Vilen can progress on defensive side of the game, some KHL guys can make step forward and if they will play bigger role in KHL level especially with better production - it will make them better prospect. Hattaka looks like 6-7th defenseman and future trade part. But for now it is what it is.

Stillman shouldn't be in top 10 at all. For now he proven himself in the negative way. A lot of our players looked better on the same level or better
Even if I understand he still has a chance to play some game in NHL, it doesn't make him better prospect, its just because he is former first round and may be because Fitz and his father are buddies.

 

[Clam Jensen]

Karp, add Yegorov

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

I'm going with Hattaka. Even if he wasn't so productive in ahl or impressive, he still looks like an okay third pair defenseman on nhl level. All this guys can have better ceiling or looked better defensively situationally but still have worries about their nhl future. Hattaka is more proven. At least now in the moment of time.
I hope it will change soon, because Hattaka shouldn't play regular role in actual circumstances, Misyul can win spot over him, Vilen can progress on defensive side of the game, some KHL guys can make step forward and if they will play bigger role in KHL level especially with better production - it will make them better prospect. Hattaka looks like 6-7th defenseman and future trade part. But for now it is what it is.

Stillman shouldn't be in top 10 at all. For now he proven himself in the negative way. A lot of our players looked better on the same level or better
Even if I understand he still has a chance to play some game in NHL, it doesn't make him better prospect, its just because he is former first round and may be because Fitz and his father are buddies.

On the contrary, Stillman is far more likely to have an NHL career than some of the players being discussed here. In fact, the trajectory of his career is looking similar to his father, a former first round pick who played 18 years and won two Stanley Cups.


Players like Wood, McLeod and Bastian were woefully under appreciated as prospects on these boards because they didn't have eye opening offensive numbers. I suspect Stillman is receiving the same treatment.

In sports like baseball or football, it is often advantageous to take players whose father's coach because they grow up around their respective games. Don't think the Devils drafted Stillman (and certainly not in the first round) just because his dad and Tom Fitzgerald were former teammates. There are a lot or players whose fathers played with Fitz.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Perfect example. This is the rankings from 2020.

Ty Smith was the second-ranked prospect with guys like Nolan Foote, Tyce Thompson, Reilly Walsh and Nick Merkley ahead of Bastian (#14).

Prospect Info: - 2020 HFDevils Prospect Rankings #15

RankPlayerDraft POSVote %2019 Result2018 Result 1Alexander Holtz2020 #788.6Jack HughesTy Smith 2Ty Smith2018 #1790.1Ty SmithMichael McLeod 3Dawson Mercer2020 #1863.8Jesper BoqvistJoey Anderson 4Nolan Foote2019 #2780.4MacKenzie BlackwoodJesper Boqvist 5Kevin Bahl2018 #5565.7Joey AndersonJohn...

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