Best U24 projected starting lline-up between MTL, ANA, CHI, SJS, DET and OTT?

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Anaheim Ducks
Carlsson is freaking stud, really really like McTavish and Mintyukov and it's crazy that team has such a big 3. Zellweger is great. Zegras I'm not sure what's going on there currently but I can't ignore two 60+ point seasons. I'm actually a Suchanek fan but he's a toss up for NHL starter or not. This group will be as quick as anyone to turn the puck the other way and put it in the back of your net

Detroit Red Wings
Built the best and biggest from the back end, and most proven of any back end. Cossa is the best goalie of the bunch. Raymond is a 70 point player already. Kasper has already elevated the team since arriving. Danielson is gonna fly under the radar and play big minutes for the Wings down the middle. With this group I think they will be the hardest to score on and biggest pain in the ass to match up against

Montreal Canadiens
Arguably the highest potential in their forward group. I do like Hutson and Guhle but the latter may top out as a #2. Also a big Fowler fan, though he's still young and in college. Caufield is a dangerous scorer and already stepped right into 20 playoff games for his career and proved himself there

San Jose Sharks
Celebrini and Smith is gonna be one of the most feared pairs down the middle for a decade. Eklund coming along very well. I like Dickinson but unsure if he's a bonafide #1 or a Hanifin-like #2. Cagnoni I'm not really high on but would be happy to be proven wrong. Askarov is still a wildcard to me, but I have liked him

Chicago Blackhawks
#98 is self explanatory! Love Nazar, but want more from Reichel. Levshunov I've been maybe a bit lower on, but he does have a lot of potential to eat big minutes. Vlasic is excellent though idk if he becomes a #1D. Commesso is a fine prospect, but closer to 10-15 in a prospect ranking for me

Ottawa Senators
Stutzle is gonna be flirting with 90 points more often than not. Pinto and Greig are very solid supporting players, especially Pinto. Sanderson is a beast and will eat big minutes for years and years. Yakemchuk though very early could be a huge boom. Love how he sees and moves around the ice. Never really liked Sogaard, but I'd be happy to be proven wrong

Suchanek is going to be a back up at best cause dostal is going to be our goalie for a while(dostal missed age cut off for this, but he’s only 24 and the ducks #1)

 

[ViD]

Columbus is better than a few of these teams, weird to not include them

 

[NyQuil]

Columbus is better than a few of these teams, weird to not include them

Make your own poll.

Problem solved!

 

[Baksfamous112]

to me it’s Anaheim - Montreal - Ottawa right now

 

[Stewie Griffin]

This is a really good poll and I haven't voted because I can't answer. I also can't decide who's the clear worst.

OTT/DET have guys that are already proven in the league. SJS guys all need to still actually play in the NHL.

Outside of Bedard, Chicago is clearly the worst, but he at least makes it a serious debate.

 

[Sting]

to me it’s Anaheim - Montreal - Ottawa right now

I think there's a very realistic chance Montreal comes out of their rebuild without a 1C (although I think Suzuki can be considered one), 1D and 1G. For that reason it is hard to rank them above teams where they clearly have 2/3 or even 3/3 of these in the system.

I think ANA/OTT/DET would be the clear top 3 here.

SJ and MTL have too many boom/bust types. They're not all going to hit.

Hawks need a lot more pieces to be considered with these teams imo.

 

[Baksfamous112]

I think there's a very realistic chance Montreal comes out of their rebuild without a 1C (although I think Suzuki can be considered one), 1D and 1G. For that reason it is hard to rank them above teams where they clearly have 2/3 or even 3/3 of these in the system.

I think ANA/OTT/DET would be the clear top 3 here.

SJ and MTL have too many boom/bust types. They're not all going to hit.

Hawks need a lot more pieces to be considered with these teams imo.

There’s no concerns about Suzuki’s ability to be a 1C. None at all.

I think there is concerns about Habs having a true 1D but they do have Hutson, Guhle and Reinbacher who has the potential to get there. You only really need to hit with 1 of them.

You can win a cup with a mid #1 goalie. Plenty of example in the past of teams doing it that way. Montembeault is just that. Fowler is our only chance to getting an elite goalie and even if he doesn’t hit, a good all-around team can win with a guy like Montembeault. It shouldn’t be a priority though

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

There’s no concerns about Suzuki’s ability to be a 1C. None at all.

I think there is concerns about Habs having a true 1D but they do have Hutson, Guhle and Reinbacher who has the potential to get there. You only really need to hit with 1 of them.

You can win a cup with a mid #1 goalie. Plenty of example in the past of teams doing it that way. Montembeault is just that. Fowler is our only chance to getting an elite goalie and even if he doesn’t hit, a good all-around team can win with a guy like Montembeault. It shouldn’t be a priority though

I think the big question mark for habs is can they find a reliable 2c…. Personally don’t think dach is that… hage is intriguing but prob at least 2 years out.

Defensively idk that any of the guys you listed become 1d, but I think Montreal can have a strong 6 balanced defense… something like 6 top 4 quality dmen. I feel similar with Anaheim d core(tho I think Mintyukov can be a #1)

Goalie I think fowler is fantastic and eventually becomes their net minder for the foreseeable future.

 

[Pablo El Perro]

I feel like Clara over sucahnek for Anaheim…. But our young goalie is already a starter in nhl, and will be for the foreseeable future(dostal, 24)

San Jose imo will be scariest going forward

I'm surprised I wasn't in the minority voting for Anaheim, and tend to agree with you on San Jose.

 

[Baksfamous112]

I think the big question mark for habs is can they find a reliable 2c…. Personally don’t think dach is that… hage is intriguing but prob at least 2 years out.

Defensively idk that any of the guys you listed become 1d, but I think Montreal can have a strong 6 balanced defense… something like 6 top 4 quality dmen. I feel similar with Anaheim d core(tho I think Mintyukov can be a #1)

Goalie I think fowler is fantastic and eventually becomes their net minder for the foreseeable future.

Yeah, I think Habs might have to look outside the organization for a 2C at some point. For the moment, they can give Dach another year or two to see if he's better off at C or at wing but eventually, they will have to make a decision. He's been pretty good at the of his first season at Montreal and for a game and a half last year before the injury but hasn't shown much so far this year.

We will see our D. Guhle is the closest to a finishing product and he does look like he's going to be an elite #2 or a low end #1. Hutson is doing things only Hughes and Makar have done at 20 but he still needs to show progression to eventually get to where Hughes and Makar are and it's not going to be easy, so we'll see. I think the biggest question mark is Reinbacher. He was pretty good when he went to Laval last year, I thought he was better than Mailloux already. He was timid during camp while showing flashes of his skill set. Missing 3/4 of the season is a hard blow and we'll see how he progresses when he's back and healthy.

I would be equally happy if Montreal doesn't end up with a 1D but has 2-3 #2 and another top 4 in Mailloux. We already have the depth for our last pairing, so even if no one pans out as a #1 D we can still manage with a deep core at D.

Fowler will probably play in the NHL. Goalies are hard to predict so we'll see. However, that's the least of my concerns. I'm way more concerned about the right side of our D than our G. Reinbacher and Mailloux are the two pieces that can't flop and acquiring a top 4 RHD in his prime is next to impossible, so we need those two to hit.

**I like where Anaheim is going with their D as well. I do think they are currently missing a top 4 minute muncher in its prime. Funnily enough, I think Montreal is also missing the same piece right now to be in the mix. Too many inexperienced D