Prospect Info: Kings Prospects in the CHL/College Part II

[Raccoon Jesus]

Don't worry, it didn't happen, haha.

Guelph and Rouyn-Noranda tomorrow.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

 

[Johnny Danger]

any opinions here on Drake Rymsha? was great in the OHL, but didn't bite in the AHL so far ...

 

[regulate]

any opinions here on Drake Rymsha? was great in the OHL, but didn't bite in the AHL so far ...

Watched him play this year. Career minor leaguer IMO, at least based on what I have seen so far.

 

[Peter James Bond II]

any opinions here on Drake Rymsha? was great in the OHL, but didn't bite in the AHL so far ...

He's 26th on the prospect chart:

1. Turcotte
2. Kupari
3. Vilardi
4. Anderson Mikey
5. Anderson-Dolan
6. Petersen
7. Clague
8. Kaliyev
9. Thomas
10. Bjornfot
11. Durzi
12. Fagemo
13. Dudas
14. Phillips
15. Hults
16. Moverare
17. Kehler
18. Strand
19. Lizotte
20. Hrenak
21. Shafigullin
22. Sodergran
23. Ingham
24. Eyssimont
25. Villalta
26. Rymsha

 

[Ghetty Green]

He's 26th on the prospect chart:

1. Turcotte
2. Kupari
3. Vilardi
4. Anderson Mikey
5. Anderson-Dolan
6. Petersen
7. Clague
8. Kaliyev
9. Thomas
10. Bjornfot
11. Durzi
12. Fagemo
13. Dudas
14. Phillips
15. Hults
16. Moverare
17. Kehler
18. Strand
19. Lizotte
20. Hrenak
21. Shafigullin
22. Sodergran
23. Ingham
24. Eyssimont
25. Villalta
26. Rymsha

Thats a damn good list. Need to keep adding tho

 

[KopitarFAN]

This is the full list of players likely to be in the CHL in the fall:

Akil Thomas
Arthur Kaliyev
Jordan Spence
Jacob Ingham

And none in the WHL.

I think that's it.

 

[Sam]

Dudas in the OHL as well.

 

[King'sPawn]

Making my own list as well; basically including anyone who's waiver exempt. Which is about 46 long.

I'm happy to say it's not an easy thing to do.

 

[KopitarFAN]

Dudas in the OHL as well.

Good catch. For some reason I thought he was older.

 

[KopitarFAN]

This is the full list of players likely to be in the CHL in the fall:

Akil Thomas
Arthur Kaliyev
Jordan Spence
Jacob Ingham

And none in the WHL.

I think that's it.

Well that didn't last long, Lukas Parik was selected by Spokane in the import draft.

 

[King'sPawn]

Well that didn't last long, Lukas Parik was selected by Spokane in the import draft.

It's still not a guarantee he'll report to Spokane.

 

[KopitarFAN]

It's still not a guarantee he'll report to Spokane.

Of course.

 

[Peter James Bond II]

'awakening' to Sodergran requires me to redo this!! Lizotte moves up. And added Parik and Spence. Not ready to add Nousiainen, Braden Doyle Andre Lee yet. Will know in about 6 months from
now or so...I am sure I am off a little anyways. Never seen this much QUALITY ever, in the Kings pipeline. Guys at 10-12 now, were like the 2-4 slots of just a few years ago; and not overrating them either.
Sodergran can be anywhere from 6-12 I think and this year should be a big year for him. Putting Kupari over Turcotte, for that matter. Both elite prospects. Kupari can be a superstar....but if falls
a little short, he's going to be dynamic.

Kupari
Turcotte
Vilardi
Anderson Mikey
Anderson-Dolan
Petersen
Clague
Kaliyev
Sodergran
Thomas
Bjornfot
Durzi
Fagemo
Lizotte
Dudas
Parik
Phillips
Hults
Spence
Moverare
Kehler
Strand
Hrenak
Shafigullin
Ingham
Eyssimont
Villalta
Rymsha

 

[SettlementRichie10]

Yeah, I would put Kupari over Turcotte right now for sure. Kupari has possible first line potential. I think Turcotte will likely develop somewhere between Mike Richards and Jarret Stoll. Still a damn valuable player, but not a game breaker.

 

[Sam]

 

[johnjm22]

Discounting injury concerns, I would put Vilardi over Turcotte or Kupari. He's the best player of the 3 IMO.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Discounting injury concerns, I would put Vilardi over Turcotte or Kupari. He's the best player of the 3 IMO.

A healthy Vilardi is head and shoulders our best prospect and arguably the best prospect in the NHL.

 

[KingLB]

Yeah, I would put Kupari over Turcotte right now for sure. Kupari has possible first line potential. I think Turcotte will likely develop somewhere between Mike Richards and Jarret Stoll. Still a damn valuable player, but not a game breaker.

If Blake an co see Turcotte becoming somewhere between Stoll and Richards they should be fired for wasting the number 5 pick.

 

[member 88115]

If Blake an co see Turcotte becoming somewhere between Stoll and Richards they should be fired for wasting the number 5 pick.

Well, he was going to be the next Toews, until the Blackhawks went with Dach

 

[SettlementRichie10]

If Blake an co see Turcotte becoming somewhere between Stoll and Richards they should be fired for wasting the number 5 pick.

I mean, who else are they going to pick? Outside of Kakko and Hughes, there wasn’t any surefire top flight forward available in this draft. It was a very deep draft for #4-9 forwards, but not #1-3.

Turcotte is a very “sure” prospect, meaning that his skillset and overall game make him almost certain to eventually carve out an NHL career. But people need to keep their expectations in check. A center who at worst will become Jarret Stoll is a good prospect. And of course he could very well hit his ceiling, which is Mike freakin Richards. At his peak, Richards was a top ten center in the league, arguably top five.

I don’t see how that’s an unfair spectrum of development for Turcotte?

 

[Fat Elvis]

True, Richards was a point-per-game C a couple times who played the big "tough" minutes each game. Poor dude had other demons that helped shorten a strong career. We should hope Turcotte can become a similar player with his head screwed on tighter.

 

[regulate]

Kings staff see Turcotte's potential as a very solid 2C, responsible two-way player. That is a win. They saw Dach as a future 1C with the most potential. So did Chicago and the NHL central scouting services. That's why he was rated higher in the NHL NA rankings by NHL scouting services. The internet is full of experts who make a lot of noise. In the end, it only matters what the teams think. Turcotte was the best available player. The Kings made the choice by all logic they should have made. Only time will tell in the end.

 

[KingLB]

Kings staff see Turcotte's potential as a very solid 2C, responsible two-way player. That is a win. They saw Dach as a future 1C with the most potential. So did Chicago and the NHL central scouting services. That's why he was rated higher in the NHL NA rankings by NHL scouting services. The internet is full of experts who make a lot of noise. In the end, it only matters what the teams think. Turcotte was the best available player. The Kings made the choice by all logic they should have made. Only time will tell in the end.

Disagree, a “solid” 2c is a failure at the number 5 pick. The implication is you need a top 3 pick to get a top line player. Let alone #1 D, will mean Kings need to tank for 2-3 more years.

 

[johnjm22]

I think we get caught up on the terms "1st line" / "2nd line" center.

ROR is a "solid" "2nd line" center who was the 1st line center of the cup winning team this year.

If you're a 2-way center scoring 60-80pts per year, you can play on the 1st or 2nd line of a good team.