Prospect Info: Caps Top Prospects General Discussion Thread Vol. 2 - 2021-22

[Hivemind]

 

[Langway]

Nardella, Gersich, Snively & Shepard are 25. Are they still prospects? Might as well add Pinho back if so. Could also throw Fucale in the mix.

I went Johnson mostly because of mobility and upside. I'd have gone Iorio if I had a better feel for his hockey sense, which may ultimately determine his upside. He's got a solid foundation so he could make a quick jump if it all really comes together. Any of the prime options in this next tier could at least put heat on Protas at five next season. Up to him to cement separation from the pack and put himself in the mix as a recall option.

 

[Futures Passed]

Does Pilon PK at a level that he could conceivably develop into an NHL level PKer? Because it's going to be hard for him to secure a future roster spot if he can't contribute to the PK.

 

[tenken00]

2021 Caps Top Prospects Rankings

#1 Connor McMichael Hershey Bears / AHL

C | 6' 0" | 183 lb | Age: 19
Draft: 2019 WSH, 1st rd, 25th pk (25th overall)
38 Votes - 88.4%
2020 Ranking - #1

#2 Martin Fehervary Hershey Bears / AHL

LD | 6' 2" | 202 lb | Age: 21
Draft: 2018 WSH, 2nd rd, 15th pk (46th overall)
21 Votes - 44.7%
2020 Ranking - #3

#3 Alexander Alexeyev Hershey Bears / AHL

LD | 6' 4" | 210 lb | Age: 21
Draft: 2018 WSH, 1st rd, 31st pk (31st overall)
15 Votes - 60.0%
2020 Ranking - #4

#4 Hendrix Lapierre Acadie-Bathurst Titan / QMJHL

C | 6' 0" | 178 lb | Age: 19
Draft: 2020 WSH, 1st rd, 22nd pk (22nd overall)
38 Votes - 95.0%
2020 Ranking - #2

#5 Aliaksei Protas Hershey Bears / AHL

C | 6' 6" | 210 lb | Age: 20
Draft: 2019 WSH, 3rd rd, 29th pk (91st overall)
34 Votes - 82.9%
2020 Ranking - #5

#6 Vincent Iorio Brandon Wheat Kings / WHL

RD | 6' 2" | 191 lb | Age: 18
Draft: 2021 WSH, 2nd rd, 23rd pk (55th overall)
8 Votes - 23.5%
2020 Ranking - N/A



Iorio by the non-existent hair on his face.


Onto #7 @Calicaps! Ty!

 

[JohnCarlsaurus]

Voted Nardella but at this point I'm not as sure about my choices. Iorio could be that good I just haven't seen enough of him to know one way or the other

 

[Hivemind]

Brent Johnson next for me. Then probably Nardella if we’re still considering 25 year olds as prospects. But it’s about to hit the area where it gets really murky

 

[Calicaps]

2021 Caps Top Prospects Rankings

#1 Connor McMichael Hershey Bears / AHL

C | 6' 0" | 183 lb | Age: 19
Draft: 2019 WSH, 1st rd, 25th pk (25th overall)
38 Votes - 88.4%
2020 Ranking - #1

#2 Martin Fehervary Hershey Bears / AHL

LD | 6' 2" | 202 lb | Age: 21
Draft: 2018 WSH, 2nd rd, 15th pk (46th overall)
21 Votes - 44.7%
2020 Ranking - #3

#3 Alexander Alexeyev Hershey Bears / AHL

LD | 6' 4" | 210 lb | Age: 21
Draft: 2018 WSH, 1st rd, 31st pk (31st overall)
15 Votes - 60.0%
2020 Ranking - #4

#4 Hendrix Lapierre Acadie-Bathurst Titan / QMJHL

C | 6' 0" | 178 lb | Age: 19
Draft: 2020 WSH, 1st rd, 22nd pk (22nd overall)
38 Votes - 95.0%
2020 Ranking - #2

#5 Aliaksei Protas Hershey Bears / AHL

C | 6' 6" | 210 lb | Age: 20
Draft: 2019 WSH, 3rd rd, 29th pk (91st overall)
34 Votes - 82.9%
2020 Ranking - #5


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#6 Vincent Iorio Brandon Wheat Kings / WHL

RD | 6' 2" | 191 lb | Age: 18
Draft: 2021 WSH, 2nd rd, 23rd pk (55th overall)
8 Votes - 23.5%
2020 Ranking - N/A



Iorio by the non-existent hair on his face.


Onto #7 @Calicaps! Ty!

Done

 

[Ridley Simon]

LuJo. I think he will have a really good year in Hershey.

 

[EXTRAS]

Brett Leason

 

[hb13xchamps]

Pilon had a big year so went with him. Nardella is next for me. He will lose votes because of playing in Sweden with limited visibility but you can’t forget his breakout season last year.

 

[JohnCarlsaurus]

Pilon had a big year so went with him. Nardella is next for me. He will lose votes because of playing in Sweden with limited visibility but you can’t forget his breakout season last year.

Yeah I thought about voting Pilon as he has some skill and he's still pretty young and has potential to improve.

I feel like D have a better chance to develop more even past 25 where most Fwds are what they are which is why I voted Nardella because while he still needs some improvement he's already pretty skilled

 

[txpd]

How many of these players listed will play as many as 40 games in any one given NHL season?

 

[usiel]

Bogdan still for me gots a feeling.

 

[AlexModvechkin8]

LuJo. I think he will have a really good year in Hershey.

LuJo is a sunk cost at this point. He’ll be lucky if he can stick around the AHL.

 

[tenken00]

2021 Caps Top Prospects Rankings

#1 Connor McMichael Hershey Bears / AHL

C | 6' 0" | 183 lb | Age: 19
Draft: 2019 WSH, 1st rd, 25th pk (25th overall)
38 Votes - 88.4%
2020 Ranking - #1

#2 Martin Fehervary Hershey Bears / AHL

LD | 6' 2" | 202 lb | Age: 21
Draft: 2018 WSH, 2nd rd, 15th pk (46th overall)
21 Votes - 44.7%
2020 Ranking - #3

#3 Alexander Alexeyev Hershey Bears / AHL

LD | 6' 4" | 210 lb | Age: 21
Draft: 2018 WSH, 1st rd, 31st pk (31st overall)
15 Votes - 60.0%
2020 Ranking - #4

#4 Hendrix Lapierre Acadie-Bathurst Titan / QMJHL

C | 6' 0" | 178 lb | Age: 19
Draft: 2020 WSH, 1st rd, 22nd pk (22nd overall)
38 Votes - 95.0%
2020 Ranking - #2

#5 Aliaksei Protas Hershey Bears / AHL

C | 6' 6" | 210 lb | Age: 20
Draft: 2019 WSH, 3rd rd, 29th pk (91st overall)
34 Votes - 82.9%
2020 Ranking - #5

#6 Vincent Iorio Brandon Wheat Kings / WHL

RD | 6' 2" | 191 lb | Age: 18
Draft: 2021 WSH, 2nd rd, 23rd pk (55th overall)
8 Votes - 23.5%
2020 Ranking - N/A

#7 Garrett Pilon Hershey Bears / AHL

C | 6' 0" | 190 lb | Age: 23
Draft: 2016 WSH, 3rd rd, 26th pk (87th overall)
8 Votes - 22.2%
2020 Ranking - #16



And Pilon shoots up the charts from #16 to #7!

And if Vanna-- err @Calicaps can turn to the next number on the board! #8!

 

[Hivemind]

I think the COVID season broke the models a little bit. Pilon's chance of becoming a star shot up thanks to a PPG+ season in Hersehy, but Pilon only played 14 games in that season, and otherwise bounced back-and-forth with the taxi squad.

 

[Calicaps]

2021 Caps Top Prospects Rankings

#1 Connor McMichael Hershey Bears / AHL

C | 6' 0" | 183 lb | Age: 19
Draft: 2019 WSH, 1st rd, 25th pk (25th overall)
38 Votes - 88.4%
2020 Ranking - #1

#2 Martin Fehervary Hershey Bears / AHL

LD | 6' 2" | 202 lb | Age: 21
Draft: 2018 WSH, 2nd rd, 15th pk (46th overall)
21 Votes - 44.7%
2020 Ranking - #3

#3 Alexander Alexeyev Hershey Bears / AHL

LD | 6' 4" | 210 lb | Age: 21
Draft: 2018 WSH, 1st rd, 31st pk (31st overall)
15 Votes - 60.0%
2020 Ranking - #4

#4 Hendrix Lapierre Acadie-Bathurst Titan / QMJHL

C | 6' 0" | 178 lb | Age: 19
Draft: 2020 WSH, 1st rd, 22nd pk (22nd overall)
38 Votes - 95.0%
2020 Ranking - #2

#5 Aliaksei Protas Hershey Bears / AHL

C | 6' 6" | 210 lb | Age: 20
Draft: 2019 WSH, 3rd rd, 29th pk (91st overall)
34 Votes - 82.9%
2020 Ranking - #5

#6 Vincent Iorio Brandon Wheat Kings / WHL

RD | 6' 2" | 191 lb | Age: 18
Draft: 2021 WSH, 2nd rd, 23rd pk (55th overall)
8 Votes - 23.5%
2020 Ranking - N/A

#7 Garrett Pilon Hershey Bears / AHL

C | 6' 0" | 190 lb | Age: 23
Draft: 2016 WSH, 3rd rd, 26th pk (87th overall)
8 Votes - 22.2%
2020 Ranking - #16



And Pilon shoots up the charts from #16 to #7!

And if Vanna-- err @Calicaps can turn to the next number on the board! #8!

 

[Futures Passed]

Pilon had a big year so went with him. Nardella is next for me. He will lose votes because of playing in Sweden with limited visibility but you can’t forget his breakout season last year.

Does Pilon PK much in Hershey?

 

[tenken00]

I'm stumped. I got the "sofa with matching love seat" part. What the hell is the first word? lol

 

[JohnCarlsaurus]

I'm stumped. I got the "sofa with matching love seat" part. What the hell is the first word? lol

Comfy?

 

[hb13xchamps]

Does Pilon PK much in Hershey?

He PKed but wasn’t a go to guy per say. A lot of the PK duties over the past two years were Gersich, Pinho, Malenstyn, AJF and Leason got PK time last year too. Pilon was lumped into that group. Hershey didn’t have just two PK forward pairings either. They usually had three groups IIRC

 

[Futures Passed]

He PKed but wasn’t a go to guy per say. A lot of the PK duties over the past two years were Gersich, Pinho, Malenstyn, AJF and Leason got PK time last year too. Pilon was lumped into that group. Hershey didn’t have just two PK forward pairings either. They usually had three groups IIRC

Thanks! It's much appreciated. I'm just trying to project what kind of roles these players might fill with the Caps. I think a lot of the potential openings that will emerge in the next couple of years will involve the PK and, at least for now, it doesn't seem like McMichael is playing that role, which puts more pressure on young players trying to grab a spot to play the PK. Even with the roster this season, the Caps just lost two major PK D in Chara and Dillon and, at the moment, Riemsdyke and Fever are the only two players on the roster other than Carlson and Jensen who look like they would fill that role. I'm looking forward to seeing Pilon get some NHL games this season though. He's definitely earned it.

 

[tenken00]

2021 Caps Top Prospects Rankings

#1 Connor McMichael Hershey Bears / AHL

C | 6' 0" | 183 lb | Age: 19
Draft: 2019 WSH, 1st rd, 25th pk (25th overall)
38 Votes - 88.4%
2020 Ranking - #1

#2 Martin Fehervary Hershey Bears / AHL

LD | 6' 2" | 202 lb | Age: 21
Draft: 2018 WSH, 2nd rd, 15th pk (46th overall)
21 Votes - 44.7%
2020 Ranking - #3

#3 Alexander Alexeyev Hershey Bears / AHL

LD | 6' 4" | 210 lb | Age: 21
Draft: 2018 WSH, 1st rd, 31st pk (31st overall)
15 Votes - 60.0%
2020 Ranking - #4

#4 Hendrix Lapierre Acadie-Bathurst Titan / QMJHL

C | 6' 0" | 178 lb | Age: 19
Draft: 2020 WSH, 1st rd, 22nd pk (22nd overall)
38 Votes - 95.0%
2020 Ranking - #2

#5 Aliaksei Protas Hershey Bears / AHL

C | 6' 6" | 210 lb | Age: 20
Draft: 2019 WSH, 3rd rd, 29th pk (91st overall)
34 Votes - 82.9%
2020 Ranking - #5

#6 Vincent Iorio Brandon Wheat Kings / WHL

RD | 6' 2" | 191 lb | Age: 18
Draft: 2021 WSH, 2nd rd, 23rd pk (55th overall)
8 Votes - 23.5%
2020 Ranking - N/A

#7 Garrett Pilon Hershey Bears / AHL

C | 6' 0" | 190 lb | Age: 23
Draft: 2016 WSH, 3rd rd, 26th pk (87th overall)
8 Votes - 22.2%
2020 Ranking - #16

#8 Brent Johnson Sioux Falls Stampede / USHL

RD | 5' 11" | 161 lb | Age: 18
Draft: 2021 WSH, 3rd rd, 16th pk (80th overall)
11 Votes - 32.5%
2020 Ranking - N/A






Poor guy. Doesn't even have a hockey profile pic yet. At anywhere. So he gets to be put up with his identical twin


Next please @Calicaps! #9! Thank you!

 

[txpd]

We need to get that guy in the NHL to force JoeB into another epic round of "no relation"

 

[tenken00]

Went with Bobby over Bogdan. But the Bo's are represented well!