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I'm sold he's the next Debrincat. I take that player over anyone else remaining.
I'm sold he's the next Debrincat. I take that player over anyone else remaining.
K’Andre Miller has #1 d-man upside and a really high ceiling in general. And his floor isn’t bad either, so even if he doesn’t become a #1 d-man, he can realistically be a top 4 guy.Names I would drop from voting:
Gabe Vilardi
Rasmus Sandin
K'Andre Miller
Sami Niku
Fair enough.There’s actually not a lot of PPG players in the AHL. It’s a more physical and lower scoring league.
Go check the stats out yourself and see how many PPG players there are. You’ll be shocked.
Fair enough.
But hes 21. If a guy like Necas posted that at 19, Batherson shouldnt be 5-7 spots behind him on a best prospects list. Ty Smith was PPG as a defenseman at 19 while being strong defensively. If he played in the AHL at 21 who knows what he’d put up (he wont though, hes starting in the NHL this year)
I partially agree with you, but you can’t fault a guy for playing against lesser competition. I’m a Rangers fan, but I think Hughes is a slightly better prospect than Kakko even though Kakko is proven against men. I guess it depends on whether you value upside or certainty more.right and if Batherson's a Devil youd be voting him every poll. We get it.
Smith may play, doesnt mean he'll be good. Ask those I mentioned.
Why isn't Jokiharju an option?
Hold on, hold on.Names I would drop from voting:
Gabe Vilardi
Rasmus Sandin
K'Andre Miller
Sami Niku
Oh. Did I? I, um, ah, ok. This is embarrassing.Hold on, hold on.
On the last poll, Rasmus Sandin was on your list of 'defensemen that should be voted next'
On this poll however, he's someone you don't think should even be an option?
Any clarity?
Why are you so low on him?Oh. Did I? I, um, ah, ok. This is embarrassing.
[drops paper, fumbles with glasses]
Sorry folks, I guess I gave very little clarity. This time I checked back to my own rankings and tried to be consistent with those. Must have skipped that last time. Won't happen again.
Nice spot, Advanced Stats. And thanks for keeping me honest.
Sandin is #76 on my list. All the others are on there as well.
I didnt realize that Hronek is eligible in these polls. He should absolutely be on there. I also dont think Morgan Frost is much different of a prospect from Joe Veleno so to have him on here consistently but not Veleno seems odd.
As for this poll I went with Batherson. Hes on a big time upward trajectory which I like and he was impressive in the NHL on his call up in the games I watched
I'm just not as high on Cozens as I was on Zegras, but that's just my own board.I mean I do think that Zegras is the higher upside guy and all but I do find it amusing that a lot of the top 2019 guys went so high and Cozens is dropping like a rock.
Zegras at 13 is very surprising. People on here must love him.
Went with Podkolzin for upside but Frost outta be getting some love here soon.
They do share some similarities for sure in the way they attack in the offensive zone. I think Frost is a better skater and shooter but Veleno has better hands and passing. Both slight guys that will become even more dominant as they gain strength, I like the comparison.I kinda mentioned it earlier in the thread but how do you think Frost compares as a prospect to Veleno? I'm genuinely curious what the comparison is like from the other side of the coin. I have them as pretty comparable