Player Discussion John-Jason (JJ) Peterka, RW (34th overall, 2020) -- Signed to ELC

[jc17]

Small sample size but I thought his playmaking in the WJC was pretty good, and one of the primary reasons I wanted him

 

[joshjull]

 

[p0nchik]

I feel like he is one of the prospects who we comfortably put behind Cozens and Quinn, but is the type of prospect to really blossom and become the best of the bunch

 

[LongWayDown37]

I feel like he is one of the prospects who we comfortably put behind Cozens and Quinn, but is the type of prospect to really blossom and become the best of the bunch

I don’t think anyone puts him comfortably behind Quinn.

 

[Matt Ress]

JJ looking like a steal and Quinn looking like a reach puts them in the same tier for me atm. But injuries and a weird season played a role in development. Would Quinn be a more exciting prospect if he put up 50 goals again? We'd probably just be complaining about CHL rules keeping him out of the A.

 

[elchud]

JJ looking like a steal and Quinn looking like a reach puts them in the same tier for me atm. But injuries and a weird season played a role in development. Would Quinn be a more exciting prospect if he put up 50 goals again? We'd probably just be complaining about CHL rules keeping him out of the A.

Quinn turns 20 in a few days he is done with CHL

 

[Zman5778]

JJ looking like a steal and Quinn looking like a reach puts them in the same tier for me atm. But injuries and a weird season played a role in development. Would Quinn be a more exciting prospect if he put up 50 goals again? We'd probably just be complaining about CHL rules keeping him out of the A.

Quinn and Peterka comes down to ceiling/floor for me.

Quinn, IMO, has the far higher ceiling than JJP. But JJP has the higher floor and is much more likely to make something out of his career. Quinn has the far higher bust possibility.

I still feel just fine slotting JJP behind Quinn as a prospect, but I consistently favor the higher ceiling in prospect rankings.

 

[Matt Ress]

Quinn turns 20 in a few days he is done with CHL

I meant last season. -would a 50 goal CHL season have been more impressive than an injury plagued and underwhelming yet, somewhat promising AHL season?-

My bad

 

[Matt Ress]

Quinn and Peterka comes down to ceiling/floor for me.

Quinn, IMO, has the far higher ceiling than JJP. But JJP has the higher floor and is much more likely to make something out of his career. Quinn has the far higher bust possibility.

I still feel just fine slotting JJP behind Quinn as a prospect, but I consistently favor the higher ceiling in prospect rankings.

Fair. All of my mumbo jumbo was just to state that I need to see more from Quinn because I didn't think it was a fair season to judge him. I'm excited to see what steps both take moving forward.

 

[Team Cozens]

Quinn and Peterka comes down to ceiling/floor for me.

Quinn, IMO, has the far higher ceiling than JJP. But JJP has the higher floor and is much more likely to make something out of his career. Quinn has the far higher bust possibility.

I still feel just fine slotting JJP behind Quinn as a prospect, but I consistently favor the higher ceiling in prospect rankings.

Rochester will be a much more exciting team to watch compared to the Sabres. JJP is my favorite Sabres prospect even over Quinn, Rosen and Power when draft position is taken into consideration.

 

[Man of Principles]

Don't know if I should slow my roll, but I am personally so excited for Peterka. I think we've got a real gem. I hope he can be as well-rounded and talented as he looks right now. We don't need him to be Brad Marchand, but I think it's possible he could develop into a fairly high scoring agitator with other abilities as well. I rank him near the top of our prospect pool.

 

[Satanphonehome]

Peterka over Quinn is nothing more than the emotional juxtaposition of Quinn not being Rossi combined with Peterka being drafted 10 or 15 picks later than he should have been.

Quinn does not have a lower floor than Peterka, he just has a greater chance of not justifying where he was picked. He is a better prospect with a higher floor and a higher ceiling.

I say this even being a fan of Peterka’s.

Peterka has better feet. Quinn has better vision, better hands and better attention to detail defensively.

 

[Jim Bob]

Peterka over Quinn is nothing more than the emotional juxtaposition of Quinn not being Rossi combined with Peterka being drafted 10 or 15 picks later than he should have been.

Quinn does not have a lower floor than Peterka, he just has a greater chance of not justifying where he was picked. He is a better prospect with a higher floor and a higher ceiling.

I say this even being a fan of Peterka’s.

Peterka has better feet. Quinn has better vision, better hands and better attention to detail defensively.

The Peterka vs Quinn debate will likely get a whole lot clearer after this season with them being teammates in Rochester.

The only time they played against similar competition was at the WJCs last year. JJP was tied for the team lead with Tim Stutzle in points with 10 points in 5 games. Quinn was way farther down the Canada lineup and only had 5 points in 7 games.

 

[jc17]

Peterka over Quinn is nothing more than the emotional juxtaposition of Quinn not being Rossi combined with Peterka being drafted 10 or 15 picks later than he should have been.

Quinn does not have a lower floor than Peterka, he just has a greater chance of not justifying where he was picked. He is a better prospect with a higher floor and a higher ceiling.

I say this even being a fan of Peterka’s.

Peterka has better feet. Quinn has better vision, better hands and better attention to detail defensively.

Disagree on the vision component. I think peterka makes a higher percentage of good plays with the puck, while Quinn has some bigger plays but a higher tendency to turn it over

 

[Satanphonehome]

Disagree on the vision component. I think peterka makes a higher percentage of good plays with the puck, while Quinn has some bigger plays but a higher tendency to turn it over

We can agree to disagree, and certainly not without it.

 

[Chainshot]

 

[Sabre Dance]

 

[elchud]

The question isn't if he will play any NHL games this season, but how many.

 

[Hasekperreault23]

The Peterka vs Quinn debate will likely get a whole lot clearer after this season with them being teammates in Rochester.

The only time they played against similar competition was at the WJCs last year. JJP was tied for the team lead with Tim Stutzle in points with 10 points in 5 games. Quinn was way farther down the Canada lineup and only had 5 points in 7 games.

Quinn was put into a defensive role with a powerful Canadian team while Peterka was on their top and only line with Germany. You can't compare their roles with their clubs.Love both prospects though

 

[GermanSpitfire]

How has Peterka looked?

 

[Kublakhan]

How has Peterka looked?

He is rightfully so getting a lot of love in Buffalo so far.. He has looked really good..

 

[Fjordy]

How has Peterka looked?

Very solid

 

[SRW1525]

Would most likely start in the AHL but would like to see him get some NHL experience this season. Exciting kid to watch play.

 

[joshjull]

Forgot about Peterka having a shot to play in the Olympics.

 

[missingmika]

Forgot about Peterka having a shot to play in the Olympics.

I like that Germany team! Peterka should get some time and make that team. They could medal.