HFBoards TOP 50 Prospects Ranking #21 (closed)

[amnesiac]

TOP 50 PROSPECTS


Criteria is 22 and under, 30 NHL GP or less, no goalies

1. Macklin Celebrini - C		18. Tij Iginla - C/W		35.
2. Matvei Michkov - RW		19. Sam Dickinson - D		36.
3. Ivan Demidov - RW		20. David Reinbacher - D		37.
4. Will Smith - C		21.		38.
5. Alexander Nikishin - D		22.		39.
6. Cutter Gauthier - C		23.		40.
7. Artyom Levshunov - D		24.		41.
8. Cayden Lindstrom - C/W		25.		42.
9. Ryan Leonard - LW		26.		43.
10. Simon Edvinsson - D		27.		44.
11. Zeev Buium - D		28.		45.
12. Brandt Clarke - D		29.		46.
13. Danila Yurov - C/W		30.		47.
14. Lane Hutson - D		31.		48.
15. Shane Wright - C		32.		49.
16. Beckett Sennecke - RW		33.		50.
17. Anton Silayev - D		34.

To add:
Michael Brandsegg-Nygard - RW
Trevor Connelly - LW
Tom Willander - D
Jimmy Snuggerud - RW
Oliver Moore - C
Matthew Wood - RW
Bradly Nadeau - LW
Tanner Molendyk - D
Adam Jiricek - D
Noah Oslund - C
Marco Kasper - C
Joakim Kemell - RW
Joshua Roy - RW
Colby Barlow - LW
Daniil But - LW
Tristan Luneau - D
Frank Nazar - C
Carson Rehkopf - C
Logan Mailloux - D
Andrew Cristall - LW
Michael Hage - C
Sacha Boisvert - C
Liam Greentree - LW
Brennan Othmann - LW
Jagger Firkus - RW
Riley Heidt - C/W
Liam Ohgren - LW
Ivan Miroshnichenko - LW
Scott Morrow - D
Josh Doan - RW
Theo Lindstein - D
Marat Khusnutdinov - C
Seamus Casey - D
Zachary Bolduc - C
Mackie Samoskevich - RW
Gavin Brindley - C



Past lists:
HFBoards TOP 50 Prospects Ranking #50 (closed) (summer 23)
HFBoards Top 50 Prospects Ranking #50 FINAL (summer 22)
HFBoards TOP 50 Prospects Ranking #50 FINAL (summer 21)
HFBoards TOP 75 Prospects Ranking #75 (FINAL) (winter 20-21)
HFBoards TOP 50 Prospects (summer 19)
Top 50 Drafted Prospects 2018: #46 - #50 (summer 18)
HFBoards TOP 50 Prospects #48 (summer 17)

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[majormajor]

Mateychuk

Yakemchuk
Brandsegg-Nygard
Catton
Kulich
Musty
Cowan
Simashev

 

[Xspyrit]

Habs prospects faring better here than in Atheltic's wheeler's ranking

Ivan Demidov (3rd) vs 3rd
Lane Hutson (26th) vs 14th
David Reinbacher (38th) vs 20th
Michael Hage (41st) vs ???

Shouldn't Hage be a voting option if Reinbacher was already voted?

 

[Haatley]

Habs prospects faring better here than in Atheltic's wheeler's ranking

Ivan Demidov (3rd) vs 3rd
Lane Hutson (26th) vs 14th
David Reinbacher (38th) vs 20th
Michael Hage (41st) vs ???

Shouldn't Hage be a voting option if Reinbacher was already voted?

No.

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

Mateychuk

Yakemchuk
Brandsegg-Nygard
Catton
Kulich
Musty
Cowan
Simashev

I'd take Danielson over MBN rather easily right now.

 

[amnesiac]

Habs prospects faring better here than in Atheltic's wheeler's ranking

Ivan Demidov (3rd) vs 3rd
Lane Hutson (26th) vs 14th
David Reinbacher (38th) vs 20th
Michael Hage (41st) vs ???

Shouldn't Hage be a voting option if Reinbacher was already voted?

was constantly behind guys like: MBN, Connolly, Jiricek in the pre-draft lists, he'll be added eventually. I would ague Roy and Mailloux are more proven already, but I think all 3 are close together.

 

[Xspyrit]

was constantly behind guys like: MBN, Connolly, Jiricek in the pre-draft lists, he'll be added eventually. I would ague Roy and Mailloux are more proven already, but I think all 3 are close together.

I was comparing with Wheeler's ranking but yeah it's just one list

I'd be curious to see other lists

 

[amnesiac]

Parekh
Catton
Perreault
Zellweger
Kulich/Bourque/Lambert

I was comparing with Wheeler's ranking but yeah it's just one list

I'd be curious to see other lists

McKeens ->

MCKEEN'S 2024 NHL PROSPECTS REPORT: TOP 30 NHL PROSPECTS

McKeen's Hockey releases their top 30 NHL Affiliated Prospects.

www.mckeenshockey.com

Button -> Cutter Gauthier, Alexander Nikishin lead Craig Button’s top 50 NHL-affiliated prospects list | TSN (FEB 24)

 

[Xspyrit]

Parekh
Catton
Perreault
Zellweger
Kulich/Bourque/Lambert


McKeens ->

MCKEEN'S 2024 NHL PROSPECTS REPORT: TOP 30 NHL PROSPECTS

McKeen's Hockey releases their top 30 NHL Affiliated Prospects.

www.mckeenshockey.com

Button -> Cutter Gauthier, Alexander Nikishin lead Craig Button’s top 50 NHL-affiliated prospects list | TSN (FEB 24)

I know it's the summer but would like them to update their lists post draft

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

was constantly behind guys like: MBN, Connolly, Jiricek in the pre-draft lists, he'll be added eventually. I would ague Roy and Mailloux are more proven already, but I think all 3 are close together.

Depends on if you average out Connelly's ranking with the plethora of lists that had him as ND

 

[KevSkillz4]

Berkly Catton is my pick right there !

 

[amnesiac]

Depends on if you average out Connelly's ranking with the plethora of lists that had him as ND

well amongst 16 lists his average was 21.15 (range 14-22).... Connelly is said to have top 10 talent in the draft, but fell because of that incident. Hes also quite light at 6'1 161 lbs right now.

Are we considering this incident here? I would think not.

 

[Bouboumaster]

Catton

 

[majormajor]

I'd take Danielson over MBN rather easily right now.

I'm convinced that the consensus on MBN is wrong and that he's actually a high upside player. Danielson is pretty good too but not MBN has a more special gift for winning puck battles, and of course shooting.

well amongst 16 lists his average was 21.15 (range 14-22).... Connelly is said to have top 10 talent in the draft, but fell because of that incident. Hes also quite light at 6'1 161 lbs right now.

Are we considering this incident here? I would think not.

It's not one incident with Connelly, The Athletic had a whole article overflowing with incidents of his.

Anyways he's a very junior type player, and a long term project. He's top ten talent in stickhandling and skating but not top ten talent overall.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Simashev, Perreault, Mateychuk, Catton, Parekh jump out at me as a cut above the rest. Went Parekh since I think he has the most attractive player style but I think any of these guys has an argument.

 

[Skolman]

Mateychuk is going to be a much better pro than Parekh

 

[Haatley]

Mateychuk is going to be a much better pro than Parekh

Based on what?

 

[danisonfire]

Catton

 

[waitin425]

Parekh.....add Roy..still calder eligible

 

[PajamaBoy]

Habs prospects faring better here than in Atheltic's wheeler's ranking

Ivan Demidov (3rd) vs 3rd
Lane Hutson (26th) vs 14th
David Reinbacher (38th) vs 20th
Michael Hage (41st) vs ???

Shouldn't Hage be a voting option if Reinbacher was already voted?

Aren't Montreal fans coming in droves to vote em in? Lol so Stanley Cup coming to MTL in 3 weeks

 

[Bouboumaster]

Aren't Montreal fans coming in droves to vote em in? Lol so Stanley Cup coming to MTL in 3 weeks

I think that Joshua Roy and maybe Mailloux should be above Hage in the depth chart

At least Roy, for sure

 

[amnesiac]

Aren't Montreal fans coming in droves to vote em in? Lol so Stanley Cup coming to MTL in 3 weeks

Im not part of those homer votes that have Hutson and Reinbacher in this high, but to be fair Montreal were recently ranked 3rd in the league amongst the "NHL team prospect pools".

I think Mailloux and Roy would arguably have their place in the top 50, as they are AHL proven talents. Mailloux 3rd leading scorer in the AHL amongst Dmen as a rookie! Roy 32P in 41GP (Laval), had a great WJC with Bedard, and a respectable 9P in 24GP with the crapass Habs last season.

But theyll both be in the that huge mix as we get past #40 or so.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1809275023636722010

 

[biturbo19]

Actually Calum Ritchie this time. Fortunately, my miscast vote last time didn't stop Reinbacher from going where here should have, if not later already. But now is the time for Ritchie i think. Though i can see an argument for a few others.


Definitely add Willander. He's a guy who went around or ahead of a bunch of other guys on this list, within his own draft...and had a very solid first developmental year in the NCAA to justify sustaining that. Has done nothing to dissuade from the idea that he was worth a near Top-10 pick. Very much belongs in the conversation with, or ahead of a number of these other guys on the list.

Heck...i'd easily consider him Vancouver's Top Prospect tbh. Over Lekkerimaki. Who seems to be garnering plenty of votes already.

 

[amnesiac]

Actually Calum Ritchie this time. Fortunately, my miscast vote last time didn't stop Reinbacher from going where here should have, if not later already. But now is the time for Ritchie i think. Though i can see an argument for a few others.


Definitely add Willander. He's a guy who went around or ahead of a bunch of other guys on this list, within his own draft...and had a very solid first developmental year in the NCAA to justify sustaining that. Has done nothing to dissuade from the idea that he was worth a near Top-10 pick. Very much belongs in the conversation with, or ahead of a number of these other guys on the list.

Heck...i'd easily consider him Vancouver's Top Prospect tbh. Over Lekkerimaki. Who seems to be garnering plenty of votes already.

Wheeler, hockeywriters, hockeynews all have Lekkerimaki ahead.... just sayin

 

[biturbo19]

Wheeler, hockeywriters, hockeynews all have Lekkerimaki ahead.... just sayin

Lol. Didn't Wheeler have like...Brzustewicz ranked ahead of Willander even? He clearly just doesn't like the guy.

idk. I just don't really see it. But a lot of these sort of publications (and this voting list here) tend to massively overemphasize "Closeness to NHL". As well as just big raw counting stats at lower levels.

Neither of which is going to flatter Willander a lot. But that doesn't mean he isn't a better prospect than Lekkermaki. Much more important and valuable at the very least.