Caps top prospects poll #1

[Calicaps]

Who's best? Oldest birth year is 2000; we had too many guys if I kept it '98 or '99. This means no HHA, Gibson, Stevenson, Sutter, or Frank, unfortunately. Maybe we can do an overager goup after this. Jimi has been unretired.

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[ArmadilloThumb]

Easy, RL!

 

[Cappy76]

Yea as a pure impact to the game in all 3 zones has to be Leonard even if I think Cristall may potentially have the higher scoring peak

 

[895]

Voting cristall because of his ceiling

 

[Random schmoe]

Sticking with my recent manifesto, voting Leonard, in part because of his floor. Still have no idea what he'll eventually be - a 25 goal 60 point guy, more, or Nic Dowd's eventual replacement - but he's more or less guaranteed to be an NHLer.

(Agree with @895 that Cristall's ceiling is higher.)

 

[wickedwitch]

Yea as a pure impact to the game in all 3 zones has to be Leonard even if I think Cristall may potentially have the higher scoring peak

Agreed.

Also, and this becomes a bigger factor when comparing him to Hutson, Cristall hasn't done great in high-pressure situations. It's still a small sample size and that type of thing can change, but here he's getting compared with Leonard, who shines in those situations.

 

[Dr John Carlson]

It's Leonard.

If you're a Leonard doubter due to questions about his ceiling, certainly the contrarian vote should be Hutson instead of Cristall.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

It's Leonard.

If you're a Leonard doubter due to questions about his ceiling, certainly the contrarian vote should be Hutson instead of Cristall.

Yep this is my position….

 

[StrikingDistance]

From what I saw at world juniors, Cole Hutson looked awesome...with some attitude and flair to boot.

 

[Devil Dancer]

Marchand 2.0

 

[twabby]

Voted Hutson. 84% star probability according to Hockey Prospecting's NHLe model, by far the highest of any Cap prospect.

 

[kicksavedave]

I went with Joaquim Lemay because I've never even heard of him. Nor have any of you. Gotta root for the underdogs.

 

[DWGie26]

I voted for Leonard because I do think he is our best prospect, high ceiling, low floor and NHL ready. Regularly hailed as best player not in the NHL. I love Hudson and he’ll be my number two as i think his ceiling is high. but he still has some prooving to do.

I went with Joaquim Lemay because I've never even heard of him. Nor have any of you. Gotta root for the underdogs.

ha! We know who he is. Question is, will he get an NHL deal after this last year of college. I suspect he signs an AHL only contract.