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

[tenken00]

So. Haakon Hänelt. Can he really play both Forward and Defense? I can see how that could be a secret weapon.

 

[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

#9 Bogdan Trineyev Dynamo St. Petersburg / VHL

RW | 6' 3" | 198 lb | Age: 19
Draft: 2020 WSH, 4th rd, 24th pk (117th overall)
9 Votes - 32.1%
2020 Ranking - #9

#10 Brett Leason Hershey Bears / AHL

RW | 6' 5" | 225 lb | Age: 22
Draft: 2019 WSH, 2nd rd, 25th pk (56th overall)
9 Votes - 47.4%
2020 Ranking - #12

#11 Bobby Nardella Djurgårdens IF / SHL

LD | 5' 9" | 180 lb | Age: 25
Draft: Undrafted
8 Votes - 38.1%
2020 Ranking - #7

#12 Beck Malenstyn Hershey Bears / AHL

LW | 6' 3" | 200 lb | Age: 23
Draft: 2016 WSH, 5th rd, 24th pk (145th overall)
8 Votes - 38.1%
2020 Ranking - #11

#13 Garin Bjorklund Medicine Hat Tigers / WHL

G | 6' 2" | 173 lb | Age: 19
Draft: 2020 WSH, 6th rd, 24th pk (179th overall)
5 Votes - 38.5%
2020 Ranking - Unranked

#14 Axel Jonsson-Fjallby Hershey Bears / AHL

LW | 6' 1" | 194 lb | Age: 23
Draft: 2016 WSH, 5th rd, 26th pk (147th overall)
6 Votes - 40.0%
2020 Ranking - #10


AJF as #14!

Alright guys and gals. Last vote #15! Vote now or forever hold your peace. At least until next year. And one last thank you to my lovely assistant @Calicaps White!

 

[Calicaps]

Done!

 

[Cush]

annoying music warning

 

[txpd]

Vol 1

Top 20 Prospects as of August 2021:

1. Connor McMichael - C, London Knights / OHL
2. Martin Fehervary - D, Hershey Bears / AHL
3. Alexander Alexeyev - D, Hershey Bears / AHL
4. Hendrix Lapierre - C, Acadie-Bathurst Titan / QMJHL
5. Aliaksei Protas - C, Hershey Bears / AHL
6. Vincent Iorio - RD, Brandon Wheat Kings / WHL
7. Garrett Pilon - C, Hershey Bears / AHL
8. Brent Johnson - RD, Sioux Falls Stampede / USHL
9. Bogdan Trineyev - RW, Dynamo St. Petersburg / VHL
10. Brett Leason - RW, Hershey Bears / AHL
11. Bobby Nardella - LD, Djurgårdens IF / SHL
12. Beck Malenstyn - LW, Hershey Bears / AHL
13. Garin Bjorklund - G, Medicine Hat Tigers / WHL
14. Axel Jonsson-Fjällby - LW, Hershey Bears / AHL

So....How many of these above are going to play 100 NHL games?

 

[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

#9 Bogdan Trineyev Dynamo St. Petersburg / VHL

RW | 6' 3" | 198 lb | Age: 19
Draft: 2020 WSH, 4th rd, 24th pk (117th overall)
9 Votes - 32.1%
2020 Ranking - #9

#10 Brett Leason Hershey Bears / AHL

RW | 6' 5" | 225 lb | Age: 22
Draft: 2019 WSH, 2nd rd, 25th pk (56th overall)
9 Votes - 47.4%
2020 Ranking - #12

#11 Bobby Nardella Djurgårdens IF / SHL

LD | 5' 9" | 180 lb | Age: 25
Draft: Undrafted
8 Votes - 38.1%
2020 Ranking - #7

#12 Beck Malenstyn Hershey Bears / AHL

LW | 6' 3" | 200 lb | Age: 23
Draft: 2016 WSH, 5th rd, 24th pk (145th overall)
8 Votes - 38.1%
2020 Ranking - #11

#13 Garin Bjorklund Medicine Hat Tigers / WHL

G | 6' 2" | 173 lb | Age: 19
Draft: 2020 WSH, 6th rd, 24th pk (179th overall)
5 Votes - 38.5%
2020 Ranking - Unranked

#14 Axel Jonsson-Fjallby Hershey Bears / AHL

LW | 6' 1" | 194 lb | Age: 23
Draft: 2016 WSH, 5th rd, 26th pk (147th overall)
6 Votes - 40.0%
2020 Ranking - #10

#15 Kody Clark Hershey Bears / AHL


RW | 6' 3" | 185 lb | Age: 21
Draft: 2018 WSH, 2nd rd, 16th pk (47th overall)
4 Votes - 26.7%
2020 Ranking - Unranked

And there you have it. Your top 15 HF Caps Prospects for 2021!

Thank you all for participating! You should soon receive your 2021 I Voted For HF Caps Top Prospects sticker in the mail sometime within the next 20 years!

 

[trick9]

So....How many of these above are going to play 100 NHL games?

I would be happy if 3 did but i would predict that 2 of them will.

 

[Rayquaza64]

So....How many of these above are going to play 100 NHL games?

4-5 is my guess.

 

[txpd]

I would be happy if 3 did but i would predict that 2 of them will.

McMichael and?

 

[txpd]

4-5 is my guess.

McMichael and Fehervary and who?

 

[trick9]

McMichael and?

I'll leave that for you to figure out.

 

[Rayquaza64]

McMichael and Fehervary and who?

alexeyev, lapierre, protas

 

[Hivemind]

100 games is a pretty low threshold. For reference, Travis Boyd is at 124 NHL regular season games. Siegenthaler spent basically all of last year benched, and is at 105 and counting. Christian Djoos is at 155. Madison Bowey is one ahead of Djoos at 156. Even if guys like Alexeyev, Fehervary, or Lapierre end up "busting," they will likely still hang around the NHL periphery long enough to hit 100 games.

 

[HecticGlow]

100 games is a pretty low threshold. For reference, Travis Boyd is at 124 NHL regular season games. Siegenthaler spent basically all of last year benched, and is at 105 and counting. Christian Djoos is at 155. Madison Bowey is one ahead of Djoos at 156. Even if guys like Alexeyev, Fehervary, or Lapierre end up "busting," they will likely still hang around the NHL periphery long enough to hit 100 games.

I suppose it still separates from the Riley Barbers - 100 games played indicates at least spending a few seasons in the NHL instead of simply being an AHL call-up/journeyman.

 

[Hivemind]

I suppose it still separates from the Riley Barbers - 100 games played indicates at least spending a few seasons in the NHL instead of simply being an AHL call-up/journeyman.

Definitely true. Some of that is draft pedigree/aging curve (1st and 2nd round picks and early bloomers will get a longer leash and more NHL chances than later picks, late bloomers, and guys who go thru the NCAA like Barber). That's why I specified some of the players I did in my post.

That being said, I would be very surprised if fewer than 4 or 5 guys hit 100 games from this list, and I'm not particularly Bullish on the Capitals prospect core. The top 3 seem like very safe bets to hit 100 games, even if they don't pan out as NHL stars (or even career NHLers). Lapierre has a little more boom or bust and injury concerns to his game, so it's possible he doesn't hit it, but there's enough talent there that he should be able to bounce around to 100 games even as a semi-bust (like a Marko Dano-type). Then hopefully at least one of the next bunch of prospects makes it as a career guy (and guys like Protas and Leason could flirt with 100 games as 4th liner types on the right teams even if their offense doesn't translate to the NHL).

 

[Ridley Simon]

So....How many of these above are going to play 100 NHL games?

I give.

So tell me…..how many?

 

[Ridley Simon]

Prob 5-6

MCMickey
Fever
Alexeyev

2-3 of Lapierre, Protas, Leason, Iorio, Johnson, AJF, Nardella, Bjorklund.

G’s can come outta nowhere. And the F’s could surprise. Plus the 2 new young D. Wouldn’t shock if either made some noise

 

[txpd]

I give.

So tell me…..how many?

I dont know. This is why I asked the question. To get some input from some people that know these players better than I do.

 

[Ridley Simon]

I dont know. This is why I asked the question. To get some input from some people that know these players better than I do.

I think history shows that maybe about a 3rd of the group will.

 

[txpd]

I think history shows that maybe about a 3rd of the group will.

I argue against the averages when supporting the Caps top players. I cant very well just buy the averages. I apoligize for asking. I was just hoping for some insight on these specific players.

 

[Ridley Simon]

I argue against the averages when supporting the Caps top players. I cant very well just buy the averages. I apoligize for asking. I was just hoping for some insight on these specific players.

No need to apologize.

My point is that at any one point in time, our drafting history usually shows that a third of our top 15 or so prospects will have an NHL “career”. I think your metric of 100 games is a good barometer for a “career”.

it may be more than that.

 

[pman25]

Has anyone been able to check out Rookie camp or not? I know that it's happening just haven't heard much reporting about it. Would love to hear any initial impressions

 

[Hivemind]

Has anyone been able to check out Rookie camp or not? I know that it's happening just haven't heard much reporting about it. Would love to hear any initial impressions

Not open to the public this year

 

[Langway]

Not open to the public this year

No, it was open.

The only reports I've seen spoke well of Iorio, Krebs, Shepard and Clark along with the big three forwards.

 

[pman25]

Not open to the public this year

I figured but it is actually open to the public. Usually we get one or two people here who share their thoughts but not much action this year i guess